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Stinger (disambiguation)

2021-08-17T19:58:04Z

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The term '''Stinger''' has been applied to various different concepts in ''Transformers'':

{{disamb|y=[[2003]]*|[[Stinger (G.I. Joe)|Stinger]], the [[Cobra]] vehicle.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Stinger (weapon)|Stinger]], Bumblebee's signature weapon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', the [[Live-action film series|live-action ''Transfomers'' movie series]] and ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], the [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]-built [[drone]] from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[1985]]/[[2015]]|[[Stinger (G1)|Stinger]], the [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Cassette]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=2015*|{{gb|Stinger}}, the [[Renegade]] from ''[[GoBots]]''.}}

*First appearance in ''Transformers'' fiction.

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Sting (G1)|Sting]] or [[Sting (Adventure)|Sting]]
*The [[Bumblebee clone]] from ''[[Transformers: Shadows Rising|Shadows Rising]]''.
*[[Stingracer]]

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Cheetor (Cyberverse)

2021-02-20T21:07:37Z

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{{disambig3|Cheetor}}
:''Cheetor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:CyberverseCheetor.jpg|thumb|300px|"[[Chester|DANGEROUSLY cheesy!]]"]]

'''Cheetor''' was once one with the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], until he emerged from it on Earth in his new catlike form to serve as the relic's guardian. A dedicated protector with devout faith in the Allspark, he draws power from the relic to gain enormous strength and the ability to create [[GroundBridge]]s at will. Knowing the threat that the [[Decepticon]]s pose, Cheetor has chosen to join the [[Autobot]]s, who have taken to teaching the naïve young bot about the ways of this new world. In turn, he stands with them to defend the side of good, hoping the Autobots and Decepticons will someday settle their differences and together become one with the Allspark again.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[TJ Nelson]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)|[[Jonathan Simon]] (French), [[Amadeus Strobl]] (German), [[Héctor Mena]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Cyberverse Cheetor Beast Mode.jpg|left|thumb|"I'm a moon cheetah! You wanna do something with this?"]]
Cheetor was once one with the Allspark, but was brought to [[Earth]] by it and given his bestial form to act as the relic's guardian. For countless years, Cheetor traveled the world with the Allspark, using [[GroundBridge]]s to move from place to place. That all changed when he first noticed the Cybertronians [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]. From that point on, he observed both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from afar, hoping their war would one day come to an end so they could all be united together in the Allspark. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

In the aftermath of a battle on the [[moon (moon)|moon]], Bumblebee spotted Cheetor watching them all, but by the time he could draw anyone else's attention, Cheetor was gone. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} Cheetor observed the fallen form of [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] before leaving the moon, accidentally leaving the GroundBridge open behind him. {{storylink|Dark Birth}} Bumblebee continued searching for information about the mysterious "moon cheetah", only to spot him watching the Autobots from outside the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']]. Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] attempted to catch him, but Cheetor used a GroundBridge to escape, with Hot Rod inadvertently following him through. {{storylink|The Visitor}} The GroundBridge emerged in front of the ''[[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|Nemesis]]'', and after a scuffle with the Decepticons, Hot Rod fled the scene. Before he could retaliate, [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] spotted Cheetor entering a GroundBridge, piquing his curiosity. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron used the GroundBridge network to triangulate the Allspark's location, Cheetor manipulated the portals so that only the leaders could enter the cave and introduced himself to the two leaders. To determine which of them was worthy of possessing the Allspark, Cheetor challenged them to compete in "The Trials". When the trial of knowledge proved ineffective, Cheetor instead proposed a trial by combat, granting each contender new [[spark armor]]. While he was distracted by the battle, Starscream appeared and stole the Allspark. Distraught at the seeming failure of his life's purpose, Cheetor offered to aid Optimus and his team in reclaiming the Allspark. {{storylink|Trials}}

After explaining his origins to the Autobots, Cheetor joined them in a raid on the ''Nemesis'' where he attempted to discern the Allspark's location only to find that he could not sense it. Though he initially feared that the artefact had abandoned him, he eventually realized that the Allspark was not on the ship at all, using this revelation to force the others to stop fighting and have Megatron reveal that Starscream had gone rogue. The discussion caused everyone to realize that Cheetor's lunar portal had healed Starscream's otherwise fatal wounds and laid the foundations for the latest round of Autobot/Decepticon peace talks. {{storylink|Dark Birth}} As Optimus and Megatron negotiated, Cheetor expressed hope that the peace talk would be successful, providing a mark contrast to Hot Rod and Bumblebee's attitude, but found his optimism quickly misplaced after [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]]'s fatal attack on [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] led to a free for all. {{storylink|Parley}}

Cheetor was among a group of Autobots responding to a Decepticon distress call. When they arrived at the ''Nemesis'', the Autobots found the crew paralyzed with Cheetor's instincts guiding him to the Allspark. When the [[Scraplet]]s attacked, Cheetor managed to avoid being bitten and ran to the bridge to aid Optimus and Windblade. Pouncing on Starscream's [[spark armor]], Cheetor tried to reclaim the Allspark, managing to make physical contact with it, only for this to unleash a healing wave of energy, the kinetic force of which sent Cheetor flying away from Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}
[[File:Cyberverse Spotted Cheetor.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]

As Cheetor attempted to find his place in the Autobot chain of command, Bumblebee decided to train him as a scout. The two were eventually captured by Starscream, who sought to assimilate Cheetor's Allspark powers into himself, only for Cheetor to use liquid [[energon]] to briefly turn the Scraplets' feral hunger against the Seekers. Having managed to capture one of the critters, the two scouts brought it to [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] for study. {{storylink|Spotted}}

After [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] had arrived on Earth, he led the Autobots to the Allspark only for the group to be met by both the Decepticons and a now Allspark-empowered Starscream. Though Cheetor's powers allowed him a modicum of resistance to Starscream's new abilities, the day was saved only through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], its energy blasting the Allspark out of Starscream. After the Allspark had reconstituted its physical form, Cheetor managed to grab hold of it, carrying it back through the GroundBridge to the ''Ark''. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

After Optimus, in deep stasis after unleashing the Matrix, was secured in sickbay, the Autobots made ready to leave Earth. With Bumblebee, Cheetor remotely piloted an [[Autobot shuttle]], drawing the ''Nemesis'' away from Earth's [[space bridge]]. As the ''Ark'' made for the portal, [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]], having seen through the ruse, attacked the ship, delaying it long enough for the ''Nemesis'' to catch up and unleash the heavy artillery. At Starscream's suggestion, Cheetor used the Allspark to repair the ''Ark'', only for the Decepticons to blow up the space bridge, forcing the ''Ark'' to physically fly back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

Finding the celebration party on the ''Ark'' too loud for his liking, Cheetor joined Optimus on the vessel's roof, only for [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] to inform them that the others were going berserk. After finding that Starscream responsible, hacking into Wheeljack's badges and exposing the Autobots to the Allspark's raw energy, the trio fought off their raging comrades and shut down the delivery system, allowing sanity to be restored. {{storylink|Party Down}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through an asteroid field, Cheetor joined Bumblebee and Hot Rod for some solar surfing, finding great success in his [[beast mode]]. As the three enjoyed themselves, they were separated by a massive solar flare. When Cheetor rebooted, he was found by [[the Fins]], one of the three factions that comprised what was left of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] race. After fighting off a few of them, Cheetor found himself drafted by the group to aid in securing [[The Park]]. Upon arrival, he reunited with Bumblebee and Hot Rod, having both been drafted into [[the Tails]] and [[the Snouts]] respectively where Cheetor encouraged the Sharkticons to celebrate their commonalities and work together. And they did just that by turning on the Autobots, sending the three running back to the ''Ark''. Acting on a brainwave, Cheetor retrieved the Allspark and used its power to, largely, reconstitute the [[Sharkticon homeworld]], restoring peace to the species. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

As Cheetor reminisced about his old cavern on Earth, Windblade was possessed and took the Allspark down to a nearby red planet. Along with Optimus and Bumblebee, Cheetor followed the [[cityspeaker]] to the surface, finding a deserted city that Windblade sought to reach the centre of. Constantly delayed by the city's automatic defences, the trio could not stop Windblade from unleashing the Allspark at the city's heart only to find that the possessing entity was one of the legendary [[Titan (group)|Titans]]. Introducing himself as [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], the Titan told them his story, apologizing for any trouble he had caused before he set off to find the colonists that had been abducted from him. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

After forty cycles in space, the Autobots soon became bored. An EMP storm soon struck the vessel, locking Cheetor, and everyone else, in position. Needing to repower the ship, Cheetor's prone form was banged against the Allspark a few times by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] to try and rouse it to no avail. Once power was restored to the ''Ark'', Cheetor rebooted, none the wiser about what had happened. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}}

When a distress call from [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] came in, the Autobots repaired an old [[space bridge]] to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the ''Ark'' soon wound up trapped in [[Transwarp|unspace]], the void between universes. Meeting up with other versions of themselves, the nine groups of Autobots used all their Allsparks to punch open a portal back to their universes. Arriving in orbit of Cybertron, the Autobots had a hearty cheer that their struggles were finally over. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

Failing to raise Chromia, Optimus suspected a trap, entrusting the Allspark to Cheetor as he ordered everyone to abandon ship, leaving the ''Ark'' to be blown up by a [[laser snare]]. Guarded by Hot Rod and Bumblebee, Cheetor remained on the outskirts of the battle under orders to not enter the [[Threshold of the Well]] until a direct path had been cleared. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

After Chromia informed Windblade of a backdoor to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of the Allspark]], "Team Hot Rod" began making their way underground. When the three stopped at a toxic energon swamp to regain their bearings, [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] caught up with them. Though Cheetor welcomed Drift's aid, the swordsmech lunged at the three, revealing himself to having been a deep-cover Decepticon agent. As Hot Rod delayed the traitor, Bumblebee and Cheetor pressed further underground, coming to rest in a jungle. Looking around, Cheetor theorized that the environment was a remnant of Cybertron's prehistory before he noticed that Bumblebee had vanished. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}
[[File:Cyberverse BFC IV CheetorSacrifice.jpg|230px|thumb|right]]

Trekking through the jungle, Cheetor found his friend had been taken captive by [[Repugnus (Cyberverse)|Repugnus]] and his tribe of [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]], Cheetor using the Allspark to quell the diminutive Cybertronians' hunger and win their friendship. The Monsterbots guided the duo to the Well where they found Shockwave waiting for them. Though Cheetor was quick to follow his duty, Shockwave was equally quick in rendering him unconscious leaving Bumblebee to defeat the scientist. When Cheetor awoke, the two friends returned the Allspark to its resting point and brought their planet back to life only for Shockwave to extract his own spark and use it to try and corrupt the Allspark.

Realizing what he had to do, Cheetor bid a fond goodbye to Bumblebee and sacrificed his own spark to purify the Allspark and ensure the future of the Cybertronian race. As Cybertron began to heal itself, Cheetor's voice spoke out to Bumblebee one last time, assuring his friend that he would always be with him in spirit. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

====Alternate universe====
When a distress call from [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] came in, the Autobots repaired an old space bridge to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the ''Ark'' soon wound up trapped in [[Transwarp|unspace]], the void between universes. Though the Autobot teams worked together, along with a third Autobot group, to return home, time ran out for Cheetor's group and they were disintegrated by unspace's properties. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Spark-Armor-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There be nothing like an ocean storm to make a pirate feel alive, ha-har!"]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Elite Class, [[2019]])
**''Accessories'': "Sea Fury" battleship/armor

:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Elite Class Cheetor is a new mold transforming from robot to cheetah. He comes with the "[[Sea Fury]]" battleship, a retool of [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Bumblebee]]'s Ocean Storm Spark Armor, which can form battle armor in robot mode. His hands have a slightly open claw grip that can hold 5mm post accessories. While his tail can be easily popped on and off, it can't really be held as a weapon and appears to be removable [[for safety reasons]]. He has very decent articulation compared to earlier Cyberverse toys but lacks a waist swivel due to the hinged panel on his back, and the slot on his waist used for locking the Sea Fury armor chestplate in place.

:Like all ''Cyberverse'' Elite-class armor, the Sea Fury features a unique built-in helmet. Its armor mode has limited articulation, with elbow and bicep swivel joints, but does not have any shoulder articulation to speak of due to the way it automatically transforms when attached. As a result, it cannot assume the slightly splayed stance that it is shown in on the back of the package. It also has a flip-out anchor weapon which snaps into place in ship mode and unlocks by changing to armor mode. In addition, the armor features multiple 5 mm post holes, including the hands, shoulders, elbows, and one on the left forearm. While Cheetor himself sports an Autobrand on his right shoulder, the Sea Fury has a [[Maximal]] sigil on its prow. The Sea Fury is almost identical to Bumblebee's Ocean Storm, differing only in the [[repaint|color of the paint]] and the new helmet. The bridge and conning tower are only held in by friction, and as such may pop out during play. The clip that locks into Cheetor's waist can be rather tight, but can be disconnected by lifting the plate up rather than trying to pull it forward.

:The figure's design matches promotional artwork from Hasbro, and as such heavily deviates from the Boulder animation model.

:Cheetor was exclusively available at [[Target]] stores in the US. He was also released at general retail in Malaysia and Europe.

==Notes==
[[File:Cheetor-Cyberverse-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*Cheetor's design is a stylized version of his [[Cheetor (BW)|Beast Era counterpart]]'s original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' body.
*Throughout the series, Cheetor wields swords similar to the ones the original Cheetor uses in [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']].
*The design of Cheetor's animation model differs from the one shown on his toy packaging art (see right).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cheetus''' (チータス ''Chītasu'')

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]

Heatwave (dog)

2020-12-28T04:37:52Z

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{{disambig3|Heatwave}}
:''Heatwave is a dog from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:DogStrayAfternoon dog Heatwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
'''Heatwave''' is a dog belonging to the Murphys in [[Griffin Rock]]. Mr Murphy named him after [[Heatwave (RB)|his favorite Rescue Bot]].

He is sometimes known as '''Speedy''', '''Scoop''', '''Bouncy''' or '''Schnoodles'''.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
After [[Frank Murphy]] became trapped under snowfall during a blizzard and was missed by the [[Rescue Bot]] recruits, Heatwave followed them back through the [[GroundBridge]] portal to the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]]. The recruits didn't realize he was looking for help, and decided to adopt the dog, though academy rules meant they weren't allowed to have pets. Though Heatwave attempted to lead them back to the GroundBridge, [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] instead decided to play fetch with him. The recruits proceeded to successfully keep the dog secret from their teachers, inbetween trying to work out what to call him. The game was finally given away when there was a rescue alarm, and Heatwave charged right past the Rescue Bot Heatwave and through the GroundBridge portal. After the dog helped them rescue a human from a water slide, Heatwave (the Rescue Bot, not the dog) had them contact [[Mrs. Murphy]], who revealed that Frank was missing. Heatwave (the dog, not the Rescue Bot) was then able to lead the recruits to Frank so they could rescue him. He and Frank were taken by [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] to get checked out at the hospital. {{storylink|Dog Stray Afternoon}}
While the Murphys were away, [[Cody Burns]] looked after Heatwave for them. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] had [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] take over so Cody could visit the aquarium, and the recruit attempted to use one of his especially compiled lists to take care of the dog, only to find Heatwave wasn't keen on doing things his way. After Heatwave chased after some cleaning bots, Medix instead let Heatwave take the lead and the pair spent some enjoyable time together, even learning to play dead, until Cody returned. {{storylink|Heatwave's Shiny Coat}}

==Notes==
*Heatwave is visually based on Bo, a rescue dog adopted by writer [[Mick O'Hara]].

[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy characters]]
[[Category:Dogs]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]

Swindle (Cybertron)

2018-10-14T18:33:17Z

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{{disambig3|Swindle}}
: ''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SwindleUTDec-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|BLARGH!]]
'''Swindle''' is [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]]'s scuffed, cracked, and filth-encrusted brother. Where Hardtop is a highly-skilled sniper, Swindle would sooner beat your face in with his rifle than shoot you with it, all the while cackling madly like a [[hyenabot]]; in contrast to Hardtop's unwavering loyalty to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Swindle would gladly fight for someone else if they paid him enough.

Swindle thinks his brother is a coward for hiding behind his long-range scope, unwilling or unable to face the enemy face-to-face. He's not the smartest bot out there, but he's a genius when it comes to camouflage, trapping, and good old-fashioned head-smashing. He'll hide out in the wild for weeks, living like the animal he truly is.

==Fiction==
===Force of Habit===
Swindle and his brother [[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] were assigned to the ''[[Upstart]]'' by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], operating under [[Brushguard]]'s command while they searched the galaxy for more [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Their search took them to [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]], a world devastated by conflict between more than a half-dozen factions. The factions had beaten themselves into extinction nearly 350 megacycles ago, leaving behind a wasteland of corpses. A remarkably unpleasant 'Con under the best of circumstances, the lack of anything to hit made Swindle even more insufferable, especially to his commanding officer. But then Swindle went off and insulted Brushguard's plants. Nobody insults Brushguard's plants. So when the Decepticons uncovered a gi-normous armored door, which likely contained weaponry and supplies to pillage, Brushguard decided to let Swindle test the defenses. Sure enough, when the brash Decepticon opened fire on the door, he was immediately targeted by a hidden set of auto-guns. Hardtop and [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] eliminated the threat easily enough, but Swindle made sure to deck Brushguard for using him as disposable bait.

Behind the door was a virtual treasure trove of death—weapons and armaments of all possible varieties, just ripe for the taking. Despite his hard feelings, Swindle openly agreed when Brushguard suggested they needn't necessarily ''tell'' Megatron about their find. Swindle quickly claimed dibs on what he considered the pick of the litter: a pair of [[nucleon shock gauntlet]]s, banned by arms treaties across the universe, but just the thing to wipe a smile off an Autobot's face...and wipe their face off completely in the process. Eager for a small test of the merchandise, Swindle tapped his brother on the back...and accidentally sent him flying across the bunker, thanks to the [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] boost. A more evolved robot would've felt guilty, but Swindle's CPU didn't get him any farther than pure shock.

When they finally encountered the Autobots, the 'Cons were backed by an army of newly minted [[Decepticlone]]s. Having been deprived of his shock gauntlets by the super-fast [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]], Swindle flew into a rage and simply began beating on the Autobot captain, [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]], using his rifle as a club instead of a blaster. Capturing most of the Autobots, the Decepticons were on the verge of victory before some local [[Mini-Con]]s stole their shuttle...and the missing Autobot [[Armorhide (Cybertron)|Armorhide]] crashed ''their'' shuttle straight down on the Decepticon position. Swindle and the other Decepticons were left behind on Combatron for three weeks waiting for pick-up. While the others got sucked in to Hardtop's world of comic books, Swindle vented his frustration by smashing Decepticlone copies of himself.

There's something just not right about that robot. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cybertron-toy_Swindle.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I've slept in a corpse of a water buffalo that's tougher than you!]]
*'''Swindle''' (Scout class, 2006)
**''Accessoriers'': Rifle, Earth-style Cyber Key

: Swindle is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]] Hardtop in yellow, maroon, and olive green, transforming into a dune buggy of indeterminate model. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the butt of his rifle flips out an extended barrel for a "sniper" mode. He came with a silver-bordered [[Earth]]-style Cyber Key with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] "'''s4mr'''" stamped on the back.

: This mold was also used to make [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]

Kaon Police Academy

2018-09-24T05:53:42Z

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[[File:RiD2015 - Guilty As Charged - Order In The Court.jpg|thumb|right|300px|They ''are'' the Law.]]
The '''Kaon Police Academy''' is where eager young [[Autobot]]s looking to make a name in law enforcement go to learn from the brightest, the best, the most experienced cops [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has to offer. Their instructors are tough and their standards are high, but graduates of the KPA can be counted on to keep the peace wherever the long arm of the law reaches.

What an institution!

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==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] was a cadet at the Kaon Police Academy, teamed with Lieutenant [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] for on-the-force experience, when circumstances resutled in her winding up on Earth. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} One of her instructors at the Academy was [[Dropforge]], who she was fond of. {{storylink|Get a Clue}}. Her best friend at the Academy was [[Nightra]]; they were once caught by Dropforge drag-racing in the Hall of Studies. When Nightra attempted to have Strongarm cover for her for swiping a [[keyfile]], Strongarm refused to lie under questioning by the Academy's [[Proctor]]s, resulting in Nightra's expulsion. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Strongarm found herself missing her Academy days when she realised it was the time of year for cadets to choose their speciality. {{storylink|Get a Clue}}

[[Category:Cybertron]]
[[Category:Security organizations]]
[[Category:Transformer education]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) locations]]

Quickshadow

2018-04-17T01:22:58Z

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:''Quickshadow is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:PlusOne Quickshadow.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Allons-y, Let's Go!]]

Sleek, stylish and secretive, '''Quickshadow''' is a covert operations specialist sent by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to assist the [[Rescue Bot]]s on [[Griffin Rock]]. There's absolutely no denying she's ''very'' effective at her job, with a plethora of built-in spy-gear that lets her tackle missions with ease.

In fact, she may be a little ''too'' effective, as she's not exactly the easiest bot to work with. She's not antagonistic (though she is overconfident bordering on arrogant), she's just very used to working on her own without backup, both in personnel and planning, needing to get a job done right, fast, and on the first try. The heavily-team-based dynamic of [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] is very tough for her to adjust to. Perhaps Optimus sent her to learn from them just as much as they could learn from her....

She has operated on [[Earth]] for a long time, under a long list of code names, including '''Slipchain''', '''Bootlatch''', and '''Overdrive'''.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Kingston]] (English)}}
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] assigned Quickshadow to [[Earth]] {{storylink|Arrivals}} and allowed her to scan the car from the [[Maven Danger]] films. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}} One of her early assignments was to spy on [[Madeline Pynch]]. {{storylink|Cody's 11}} Quickshadow hijacked the [[GroundBridge]], resulting in [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and two humans landing up in the [[Sahara]]. {{storylink|Bridge Building}} She again encountered the two Rescue Bots when she hijacked the GroundBridge to the mainland near [[Griffin Rock]]. After saving a driver from plunging off a bridge, she followed Heatwave and Chase back to Griffin Rock, but maintained her cover in vehicle mode. Escaping the firehouse through a tunnel, she saved a pedestrian and rescued [[CeCe Greene]] from a bank vault before the rescue team cornered her in a parking garage. She revealed to them who she was and that she'd been sent by Optimus. {{storylink|Arrivals}}

[[File:RBGhostInTheMachine Boulder and Blades carry Quickshadow.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
After she took part in a rescue, Quickshadow attempted to share her wisdom with the other Rescue Bots, and Heatwave placed her in charge for a mission transporting [[Phodolite]] through town. Though she came up with a plan, she didn't have a backup when the plan went wrong, and ended up assisting when Chase provided a solution to the problem. Believing the team had nothing to learn from her, she instead opted to instead go to the mainland to instruct [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]]. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

Quickshadow was asked by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] to help with [[Halloween|Earliween]] preparations, however when she arrived in Griffin Rock, she found herself the subject of an attempted theft by [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] and [[Myles]] who mistook her for the car from Maven Danger. Following their next attempt, involving a device which overrode control of her alternate mode, she inadvertently exposed the Rescue Bots' secret to the pair. They attempted to use the video to force Quickshadow to turn herself over to them, however with the help of the townsfolk, she turned the tables and took Evan and Myles into custody. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}}

To Quickshadow's relief (Blurr and Salvage were really annoying) the day came to open the new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]]. After the base was transformed, she accepted Blurr's challenge to race around a slot car track, after having been shrunk using a [[Minimizer]], and easily beat him. Unfortunately the base's computer then refused to deshrink the pair. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} With the base's holographic disguise also failing, she and Blurr made their way to the front door, evading the cleaning equipment with some help from [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. They succeeded in exiting through a small hatch and restarted the hologram projectors once the cloaking device had been replaced. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

When Madeline Pynch stumbled on a deposit of [[Energon]], Quickshadow enlisted the rescue team for help in infiltrating the tycoon's mainland compound. As part of the plan, she posed as a relief car when Pynch's car broke down, allowing her to drive into the compound where she could release [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] who planted a device to let the team control the security systems. Following the successful recovery of the Energon and other tech, Pynch tried to make a getaway in Quickshadow, who promptly drove her to jail in Griffin Rock. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

During a brief visit to Griffin Rock, Quickshadow had the intention of making a quick exit when Maven Danger arrived, but was spotted by the actor and had to remain to avoid suspicion. She found herself being driven on a rescue by Maven, and when it later turned out that the whole visit was actually so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could steal a rare book, Quickshadow drove Mr. Danger to the nearest egress from the island. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When [[Dani Burns|Dani]]'s test space mission ran into trouble, Chase asked Quickshadow to keep Ground Control in the dark while the rescue team used the ''[[Sigma]]'' to head to the rescue. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}}

Quickshadow and High Tide were assigned as Blades's team to protect the [[Scrubber Initiative]] in [[Faxian]], [[China]], and arrived well before their new team leader. When the [[Morocco virus]], piloting a new [[MorBot]], entered the city and stole the lab's new [[resiliency patch]], Quickshadow was the first to intercept it via flying body tackle, slamming them both into a building. However, the resiliency patch allowed it to shrug off the blow, while the previously-stolen speed booster let it escape Quickshadow's capture cables. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Following the Virus's defeat (and the rebuilding of the GroundBridge network that stranded the separated Rescue Bots for a little while) she joined the whole team back at the mainland Training Center, where Optimus finalized everyone's new assignments, and everyone posed for a new family photo. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Quickshadow was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy Quickshadow.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm fast, like a shadow!"]]
*'''Quickshadow''' ([[2016]])

:Part of the eleventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' "Rescan" toys, Quickshadow automatically transforms from sports car to robot by pulling her arms/doors to the sides, and back to vehicle mode by pushing them in.

: She shares engineering with the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RescanCar|Rescan Bumblebee]] toy, but is an entirely new mold.

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*'''Quickshadow''' (Epic Figure, 2017)

:The only new bot in the fourth wave of Epic Figures, this version of Quickshadow is a 12-inch tall non-transformable action figure. She is largely hollow, with an opening clear-plastic chest compartment to allow the smaller [[Playskool]] "Heroes" style figures to ride inside. She has simple shoulder articulation, with [[5mm post|5mm holes]] in her fists to use rescue tool accessories.

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==Notes==
*Unlike most of the Rescue Bots, Quickshadow's driver's seat is positioned on the right side of her vehicle mode's interior. This matches her accent, as most vehicles manufactured in the United Kingdom use this configuration.

[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Spies]]

Bisk (RID)

2017-01-27T09:20:12Z

Speedbreaker: /* Robots in Disguise (2015) */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacon|Bisk (BW)}}
:''Bisk is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RIDconcept Bisk.jpg|right|thumb|300px|GIT GUD]]
Many [[Decepticon]]s fight because of boredom, for a higher cause, or because they just like to kill. '''Bisk''' does not qualify for any of those, preferring to fight for the highest score. He speaks in video game lingo, thinks of main objectives as "quests", and even gets irritated when even one thing makes him deviate from the main quest...like side quests or even the n00b [[Autobot]]s.

Despite his dislike of working with other "players," particularly ineffectual, low-XP scrubs like [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], Bisk is no slouch when it comes to combat. His impressive strength and overwhelming tactics allow him to take on multiple opponents at once, and he can even fire a laser from his mouth to knock his opponents unconscious. He's just as likely to frag you in a fistfight as he is in a video game.

{{quote|Whoever you are, you're playing against opponents with much higher combat attributes than yourself!|Bisk|"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Khary Payton]] (English), [[Setsuji Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Daniele Demma]] (Italian)}}

[[File:TRID E 33 Bisk Vehicle Mode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Eighty thousand dollars for this car and you ain't got no damn cup holder?]]
Bisk was one of the Decepticons held in stasis aboard the ''[[Alchemor]]'', breaking free after it crashed on [[Earth]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team found him on a golf course, and after a brief battle, managed to overwhelm him with teamwork (and by having [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] land on him). Sadly the golf course did not survive intact. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] broke into [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], he deactivated Bisk's stasis pod, alongside several others, as part of a bid to bolster [[Glowstrike]]'s forces. When [[Thunderhoof (BW)|Thunderhoof]] brought up Steeljaw's past failures at leadership, Steeljaw informed the Decepticons of his alliance with Glowstrike, and gave them coordinates to follow while he remained at the scrapyard. The escapees later reconvened at Steeljaw's coordinates, where they was inspected by Glowstrike, who seemed pleased by the new cadre of "[[Steeljaw's Pack|elite warriors]]". {{storylink|Misdirection}}

[[File:BumblebeesNightOff-Bisk&Minicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Why waste good technology on science and medicine?]]

Bisk partnered up with the Mini-Cons [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]. The trio set about breaking into the backstage of a [[Rear Axle]] concert so that they could steal some soundboards, a component vital for constructing a spaceship. Although the heist started off well, things took an unexpected turn when [[Russell Clay]] stumbled across the Decepticons and alerted [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to the intrusion. Bisk then crashed the concert proper to steal another soundboard, although the director mistook him for a human in an elaborate costume. Before he could storm the audience, he was attacked by Bumblebee, and they both tumbled onto the stage right in the middle of one of Rear Axle's songs. The two fought as the band rocked out; the humans at the concert thought that the fight was just a choreographed part of the show. With his Mini-Cons out of commission, Bisk tried to take on Bumblebee solo, but the Autobot managed to gain the upper hand, throwing Bisk into a wall of speakers. Bisk and his Mini-Cons were stashed in a nearby crate and taken back to the scrapyard for questioning. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}

{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the winner of the big race is... Hot Rod Zoidberg!]]
*'''Bisk''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:As part of the eighth wave of the [[One-Step Changer]] line, and the second wave of the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline, Bisk transforms from a robot to a sleek sports car in... well, not ''actually'' a single step. You do have to bend his elbows and rotate his lower claws to finish the transformation either way, but the ''bulk'' of the transformation is one step.

: Despite being labeled as "Mini-Con Weaponizer" compatible (and showing him holding [[Lord Doomitron]] in weapon mode), he does not actually have any [[5mm post|5mm post-holes]] anywhere on him, so the packaging is a liar. On the other hand, He can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], although this does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his vehicle front, accessible while still in-package.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/OSCBisk/bisk.htm More information on 1-Step Changer Bisk at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Three-Step-Changer-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bisk''' (3-Step Changer, 2016)

:Part of the 9th wave of the Three-Step Changer line, Bisk is a Voyager-sized figure which transforms from a robot into a sleek sports car in just 3-steps.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his robot front, accessible while still in-package.

:For some reason, he wears a plastic tray on his head while in-package, mostly to prevent his head's paint applications for getting damaged.
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You're welcome. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-60-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Bisk''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 29|10-29]]-[[2016]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV60'''
**''Accessories'': Blasters
:Part of the 8th wave of the Warrior Class line, and the second wave of the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline, Bisk transforms from a googly-eyed lobster-bot into a futuristic sports car. He comes with a pair of non-firing blasters, which can slot into the top of his claws via [[5mm post]]s. Because of his unique appearance, two-thirds of his head is molded in a softer plastic to safely transform the figure without damaging any of his many spindly facial features.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his robot front, accessible while still in-package.

:The ''Adventure'' release of Bisk features some paint applications for show-accuracy, and he features a different scan-badge.

:He is basically the greatest thing ever.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shrimp Biskit.]]
*'''Bisk''' (Legion Class, 2016)

:Part of the 8th wave of the Legion Class line, and the first wave of the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline, this smaller version of Bisk transforms into the same futuristic sports car. Bisk features 3mm compatible holes on his side knees and front claws, And because of this, he only can wield his weapons horizontally.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his chestplate, accessible while still in-package.

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-toy Bisk.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It wasn't a 'bot... it was a 'bot lobster!]]
*'''Bumblebee Disc Demolisher''' (2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0949'''
**''Pieces'': '''186'''
**''Kreons'': Bisk, [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#KreORid|Bumblebee]], [[Clampdown (RID)#Kre-O|Clampdown]]

:The [[Kreon]] version of Bisk was only available in the "Bumblebee Disc Demolisher" set. Rather than normal Kreon hands, he has a pair of asymmetrical claws. And a helmet for some reason.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers Kre-O'' product was skipped by retailers in the U.S. (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. In fall 2015, almost all of it was finally released in the U.S. through TJ Maxx discount stores, including this set. The "Bumblebee Disc Demolisher" was the first set to hit, and easily the most plentiful of them.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
[[File:TinyTitans Bisk.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Headmaster (Animated)|Ownage! Total ownage!]]]]
*'''Bisk''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Bisk is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode. The toy depicts him in his second-season Earth body, as opposed to his original Cybertronian form, and also possesses a scratched-out Decepticon insignia that marks him as a member of Steeljaw's pack.

: Sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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==Notes==
*His name is a delicious nod to {{w|Bisque (food)|lobster bisque}}.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bisk''' (ビスク ''Bisuku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bisk''' (比斯克 ''Bǐsīkè'')

[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Steeljaw's Pack]]

Scatterspike (RID)

2016-11-02T03:55:07Z

Speedbreaker: /* Robots in Disguise (2015) */

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:''Scatterspike is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]]
[[File:RIDart-Scatterspike.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Will eventually be replaced by her son, Scatterdaniel.]]

'''Scatterspike''' is the rowdiest, quick-slingin'est member of them [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavenger]]s. There's nothin' in life that she likes more than gettin' her paws on some good ol' fashioned [[Autobot]] salvage, even if it means tunnelin' through a whole mountain's worth o' dirt and muck and what have ya. Any dadburned claim-jumpers in the area know better than to try and tangle with Scatterspike, as they'll wind up with a mess o' her spines in their armor. Her quills have all kinds o' wild effects capable of hornswogglin' any of the varmits she deals with, just like [[Quillfire|some other feller]].

As o' late, she's been workin' with the [[Mini-Con]] [[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]], although the li'l critter's a bit too yellow-bellied for her rootin', tootin', tastes - prone to runnin' when the going gets hard and suchlike.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RiD 2015 Mighty Big Trouble Scatterspike.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"NOW FIGHT LIKE A HILLBILLY, FELLERS!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Robin Weigert]] (English)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} {{storylink|Worthy}}}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks

Scatterspike could be recruited to help fight off the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] clone army overrunning [[Crown City]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Scatterspike.jpg|upright=2|thumb|]]
*'''Scatterspike''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, quill

:Scatterspike is a [[redeco]] of [[Quillfire#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Quillfire]], and transforms from a spiky porcupine-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle. She does not, alas, feature a new head to match her [[character model]], instead retaining Quillfire's. She includes a small non-firing blaster weapon, as well as a single quill which she can either hold in her hand or plug into her back with a solid-molded array of quills.

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scavengers]]

Freezon

2016-09-21T22:34:33Z

Speedbreaker:

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the ''Kre-O'' Dinobot|Freezeout}}
:''Freezon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1-boxart_Freezon.jpg|150px|thumb|Jeez, even Freezon isn't safe from [[FIRRIB]].]]
Powered by the mysterious energy known as [[Nite-Glow]], '''Freezon''' seems to have a thing for shining the light on her fellow [[Decepticon]]s' interpersonal affairs.

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Freezon wrote a gossip column for the trans-dimensional magazine ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]''. In one particular issue, she dished the dirt on [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s relationship. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Freezon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Turn off the lights ... and I'll glow.]]
*'''Transformers Electric Racing Set''' (1985)

:Freezon was available with her slightly-[[retool]]ed [[Autobot]] twin [[Natron]], in [[Tyco]]'s licensed [[Electric Racing Set]]. Both transform from functional electronic slot cars based on the [[popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Ford Mustang|third generation Ford Mustang]] to functional electronic slot ''robots'' via a simple two-step process. Their robot modes feature glow-in-the-dark plastics, as do the pieces of track with which they came packaged. Freezon sports a red body with yellow racing stripes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/TERC/terc.htm More information on Freezon (incorrectly labeled as an Autobot) at TFU.info]''

*'''Transformers Electric Racing Car''' (1985)
:Freezon was also available as an individually carded figure for use with any TYCO slot racing track. She was unchanged from her release in the racing set.

==Notes==
*Freezon was not named on any of the [[Electric Racing Set]]'s packaging or paperwork, apparently having been solely referred to by that name on the set's television [[commercial]]. This spelling of her name was TFWiki's best guess and was later made official in the pages of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'', which also first identified her as a [[female Transformer]].
*Her gender being the product of a [[retcon]], Freezon retroactively usurped both [[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]]'s position as the first female Transformer toy, and [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]]'s as the first female Decepticon.
*Freezon's head appears to be based on the [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]/[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]/[[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] design.
*Freezon's box-art (as seen at the top of the article) depicts her as a blue car rather than red. However, all of the product photography on the box is of the red toy contained within.
*"MUSTANG" is printed on Freezon and Natron's windshields in big letters, but there is no indication anywhere on the set's packaging or instructions that Tyco got the proper licensing for the Mustang from Ford. (The box art of the car modes omits the windshield deco.)
*Freezon was the name of an energy source from [[Diaclone]].<ref>[http://transformerland.com/blog/diaclone-toy-catalog-scans-translation-1981-finally-some-bad-guys/ Diaclone Toy Catalog Scans Translation: 1981]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 Electric Racing Set commercial on YouTube]

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Journalists]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

Spotlight: Hardhead

2016-08-13T02:29:56Z

Speedbreaker: /* Transformers References */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #17
|prev=Spotlight: Cyclonus
|next=Spotlight: Doubledealer
|seriesissue2=''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]''
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Hardhead" "Revelation: Part Two"
|image=Spotlight Hardhead b.jpg
|caption=If I'm scared, then you '''know''' it's serious!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 16]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=July 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]]
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Revelation|Revelation]]
}}

'''With Hardhead in tow, Nightbeat retraces his steps on Gorlam Prime, while the Autobots piece together clues about the Expansion.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] is worried not only about his missing memories, but that his entire state of mind might be a danger to the [[Autobot]]s. As he investigates this mystery, he takes [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] with him to eliminate Nightbeat if he loses control. They travel to [[Gorlam Prime]], where Nightbeat discovers that the planet seems to be in suspended animation, and evolution has accelerated from organic, to techno-organic, to possibly fully technological. As they head toward the excavation site, Hardhead follows Nightbeat, giving him a clear shot if he needs it. Unfortunately, on the way, they encounter a large group of [[Micromaster]]s who begin shooting at them. Or, more precisely, at Hardhead, as they seem strangely uninterested in harming Nightbeat. Hardhead escapes by jumping from the freeway to crash through the lower suspended freeways down to the ground.

On [[Corata-Vaz]], the [[Wrecker]]s are fighting a futile battle against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], while [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] observe from the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. Optimus requests a report from [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], who says that there's a [[Nega-Core|large energy spike]] coming from the cavern Thunderwing's guarding that they can't categorize. He also reports that [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] has identified their "mystery Cybertronian" as being [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], and that he, along with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], was on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Optimus remembers that the first ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destination was the [[Benzuli Expanse]], and says that's where they'll start investigating.

Meanwhile, in the [[Dead Universe]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] reports to [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] that the three [[Nega-Core]]s and their guardians have all been activated. However, Cyclonus drew a fair bit of unwanted attention while activating his Nega-Core, and Nightbeat found his way back to Gorlam Prime. Nemesis is unconcerned about the results of Cyclonus's mistakes, given that Thunderwing is power incarnate, but tells Jhiaxus to see to Nightbeat personally.

Hardhead and Nightbeat enter the excavation site on Gorlam Prime while trying to elude the Micromasters. As they reach the end of the entryway, Jhiaxus suddenly takes remote control of Nightbeat, making him turn and point his gun right between Hardhead's optics. Jhiaxus speaks through Nightbeat, saying that the detective is now "theirs", and Hardhead has no place in the future they're planning.

In the [[Orcibe Cluster]], [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] arrives at what appears to be the aftermath of a major fight. After scanning for lifeforms, she discovers that [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] is still alive amongst the wreckage, and forces him to tell her what happened. He tells her someone came and took [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He doesn't know who they were, but he does know where they went, as each of Monstructor's parts has been tagged, so if Arcee works with him they can both get what they want. Arcee tells him that she'd follow him into the [[Pit|Abyss]] if the trail led to Jhiaxus.

[[File:SpotlightHardhead HardheadsHeadshot.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Not just a name, apparently.]]
Back on Gorlam Prime, "Nightbeat" shoots Hardhead point-blank... and is amazed to discover that Hardhead lives up to his name, as it accomplishes nothing but producing a smoking pinhole in his optics. He then sics the Micromasters on Hardhead, who attempts to do battle with them but is eventually pushed back into almost entering the massive Dead Universe portal. "Nightbeat" monologues about the Dead Universe and how Hardhead should just accept that his time is up and choose which way he wants to go out. Hardhead responds by executing Nightbeat with a head shot, then diving headlong into the portal, ready to meet whatever change lies beyond it.

Jhiaxus screams in fury about their "instrument" now being gone. Displeased, Nemesis Prime states this accelerates a confrontation he had wished to avoid, but with Nightbeat dead, he will now have to do what Nightbeat was intended to do: eliminate Optimus Prime.

[[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Groundbreaker]], and [[Waverider]] arrive at the Benzuli Expanse to find that the entire surrounding area—planets, stars, etc.—is now gone, with a literal nothing in its place. When they report this to Jetfire, along with the fact that all probes and drones sent into the "nothing" cease to function as soon as they cross the event horizon, Jetfire ponders, then says to Cloudburst that the four of them "just volunteered".

Optimus Prime tells Jetfire that he's not sure about using [[Pretender|this technology]] again, but Jetfire says they need to risk it to gain information on the anomaly. Optimus agrees, then receives a transmission from [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] on a priority channel. Dealer says that he's been monitoring the current situation, and he thinks that all of the answers they seek lie in the [[Magnificence]].

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*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (34)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (35)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (36)
*[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (38)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (39)
*[[Twin Twist]] (40)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (41)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (42)
*[[Skram (G2)|Skram]] (43)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (44)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (45)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (46)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (47)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (48)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (49)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (50)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (51)
*[[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] (56)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (65)
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (70)
*[[Cloudburst]] (71)
*[[Waverider]] (72)
*[[Groundbreaker]] (73)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (75)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (37)
*[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (66)
*[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] (67)
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (68)
*[[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] (69)
*[[Doubledealer]] (74)
|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Blackjack]]* (3)
*[[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]] (4)
*[[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] (5)
*[[Detour (G1)|Detour]] (6)
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (7)
*[[Free Wheeler]] (8)
*[[Tailspin]] (9)
*[[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] (10)
*[[Swindler]] (11)
*[[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]] (12)
*[[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] (13)
*[[Ground Hog]] (14)
*[[Neutro]] (15)
*[[Hubs]] (16)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Roller Force]] (17)
*[[Greaser]] (18)
*[[Crumble]] (19)
*[[Takedown]] (20)
*[[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]* (21)
*[[Powertrain]] (22)
*[[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] (23)
*[[Tote]] (24)
*[[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]] (25)
*[[Sidetrack]] (26)
*[[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)|Tracer]] (27)
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] (28)
*[[Big Shot]] (29)
*[[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]]* (30)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] (31)
*[[Growl (G1)|Growl]] (32)
*[[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]] (33)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (on-screen display only) (52)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (53)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (54)
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (55)
*[[Blaze Master]] (58)
*[[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] (59)
*[[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]] (60)
*[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]* (61)
*[[Tread Bolt]] (62)
*[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] (63)
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]] (64)
{{!}}}
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>See "Continuity notes", below

==Quotes==
"I want you to watch me like an [[Ardurian roc]], and if I lose control, even for an instant... '''eliminate''' me." 
"Sure."
:—'''Nightbeat''' and '''Hardhead''': Great ally both when you need your back watched ''and'' when you need it shot at.

==Notes==
===Continuity Notes===
*The inhabitants of Gorlam Prime are apparently an experiment of Jhiaxus's to prepare a template for the universe, where a species can withstand even the worst extremes in preparation for merging the Dead Universe with the "living" one. Based on the masses of Micromasters in the panel where this is explained, they're the final result of Gorlam's evolution.
*For those keeping track, out of the twelve original Micromaster Patrols, only [[Trip-Up]], [[Sunrunner]], and the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]] and [[Monster Truck Patrol]]s did not appear.
*This isn't the first time Hardhead has been charged with possibly having to eliminate an ally.
*One of the plane Micromasters is [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]], who [[Before & After|later]] shows up as a full-size Decepticon. In addition, three of the Gorlamites appear to be [[Blackjack]], who shows up again after "[[Spotlight: Nightbeat]]", [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], but they too later show up as non-Micromasters in "[[First Contact (IDW)|First Contact]]", [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|''All Hail Megatron'' #11]], and "[[The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar]]", respectively.

===Transformers References===
*Nightbeat's license plate number is "[[Minerva (Masterforce)|M1N-3RV4]]".
*Two of the inhabitants of Gorlam Prime look like they're dressed up as Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
*Hardhead's last line is about meeting his fate, whatever it may be, "...HEAD ON!", with those specific words emphasized by being saved for his last panel/caption box. This seems to be an uncharacteristic reference by Furman to the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'']] anime series, where this was the "transformation call" of the titular characters, including Hardhead.

===Trivia===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead unused.jpg||thumb|150px|Hardhead, or hard-core?]]
*Roche's original cover had a background of skulls, and the image was reversed and lighter (see image on right).
*[[Swindler|Swindler's]] Gorlan Prime-styled vehicle mode resembles the DeLorean DMC-12 of his original toy, but with [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|two large heat sinks on the back]].
*The flashback scene of Cyclonus was previously used as the sketch cover to "[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]".

===Errors===
*In the bottom-left hand panel on page 12, Nemesis Prime's faceplate appears to have been drawn incorrectly; usually it has a different colored piece coming up from his chin. In this panel, it is drawn as one solid piece, like Optimus Prime's faceplate.
*"Banzai-Tron" was written as such in Arcee's lifesign readings, but is otherwise parsed without the hyphen as "Banzaitron".

===Covers===
*'''Cover A:''' Hardhead amongst rubble, second part of 4-issue image by [[E. J. Su]].
*'''Cover B:''' Animated style of Hardhead, by [[Nick Roche]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.
<gallery>
File:Spotlight Hardhead a.jpg|Cover A
File:Spotlight Hardhead b.jpg|I'm hard as a rock.
File:Spotlight Hardhead ri.jpg|Hardhead a virgin? Doubtful.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*''[[Transform and Roll Out]]'' DVD (inside front cover)
*"[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]"
*''Doctor Who: The Forgotten'' in [[IDWords]] section
*''Doctor Who: The Forgotten''
*''Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire''
*''Spike: After the Fall''
*''The Dreamland Chronicles''
*''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series
*''Galaxy Quest''
*DrawerBoxes Box Anchors (back cover)

===Reprints===
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers: Spotlight: Revelation]]''
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection|The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 2]]''
*[[2011]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Four]]''

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Hardhead]]

Spotlight: Hardhead

2016-08-13T02:29:26Z

Speedbreaker: /* Transformers References */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]'' #17
|prev=Spotlight: Cyclonus
|next=Spotlight: Doubledealer
|seriesissue2=''[[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]]''
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Hardhead" "Revelation: Part Two"
|image=Spotlight Hardhead b.jpg
|caption=If I'm scared, then you '''know''' it's serious!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 16]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=July 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]]
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Revelation|Revelation]]
}}

'''With Hardhead in tow, Nightbeat retraces his steps on Gorlam Prime, while the Autobots piece together clues about the Expansion.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] is worried not only about his missing memories, but that his entire state of mind might be a danger to the [[Autobot]]s. As he investigates this mystery, he takes [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] with him to eliminate Nightbeat if he loses control. They travel to [[Gorlam Prime]], where Nightbeat discovers that the planet seems to be in suspended animation, and evolution has accelerated from organic, to techno-organic, to possibly fully technological. As they head toward the excavation site, Hardhead follows Nightbeat, giving him a clear shot if he needs it. Unfortunately, on the way, they encounter a large group of [[Micromaster]]s who begin shooting at them. Or, more precisely, at Hardhead, as they seem strangely uninterested in harming Nightbeat. Hardhead escapes by jumping from the freeway to crash through the lower suspended freeways down to the ground.

On [[Corata-Vaz]], the [[Wrecker]]s are fighting a futile battle against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], while [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] observe from the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. Optimus requests a report from [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], who says that there's a [[Nega-Core|large energy spike]] coming from the cavern Thunderwing's guarding that they can't categorize. He also reports that [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] has identified their "mystery Cybertronian" as being [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], and that he, along with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], was on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Optimus remembers that the first ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destination was the [[Benzuli Expanse]], and says that's where they'll start investigating.

Meanwhile, in the [[Dead Universe]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] reports to [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] that the three [[Nega-Core]]s and their guardians have all been activated. However, Cyclonus drew a fair bit of unwanted attention while activating his Nega-Core, and Nightbeat found his way back to Gorlam Prime. Nemesis is unconcerned about the results of Cyclonus's mistakes, given that Thunderwing is power incarnate, but tells Jhiaxus to see to Nightbeat personally.

Hardhead and Nightbeat enter the excavation site on Gorlam Prime while trying to elude the Micromasters. As they reach the end of the entryway, Jhiaxus suddenly takes remote control of Nightbeat, making him turn and point his gun right between Hardhead's optics. Jhiaxus speaks through Nightbeat, saying that the detective is now "theirs", and Hardhead has no place in the future they're planning.

In the [[Orcibe Cluster]], [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] arrives at what appears to be the aftermath of a major fight. After scanning for lifeforms, she discovers that [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] is still alive amongst the wreckage, and forces him to tell her what happened. He tells her someone came and took [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He doesn't know who they were, but he does know where they went, as each of Monstructor's parts has been tagged, so if Arcee works with him they can both get what they want. Arcee tells him that she'd follow him into the [[Pit|Abyss]] if the trail led to Jhiaxus.

[[File:SpotlightHardhead HardheadsHeadshot.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Not just a name, apparently.]]
Back on Gorlam Prime, "Nightbeat" shoots Hardhead point-blank... and is amazed to discover that Hardhead lives up to his name, as it accomplishes nothing but producing a smoking pinhole in his optics. He then sics the Micromasters on Hardhead, who attempts to do battle with them but is eventually pushed back into almost entering the massive Dead Universe portal. "Nightbeat" monologues about the Dead Universe and how Hardhead should just accept that his time is up and choose which way he wants to go out. Hardhead responds by executing Nightbeat with a head shot, then diving headlong into the portal, ready to meet whatever change lies beyond it.

Jhiaxus screams in fury about their "instrument" now being gone. Displeased, Nemesis Prime states this accelerates a confrontation he had wished to avoid, but with Nightbeat dead, he will now have to do what Nightbeat was intended to do: eliminate Optimus Prime.

[[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Groundbreaker]], and [[Waverider]] arrive at the Benzuli Expanse to find that the entire surrounding area—planets, stars, etc.—is now gone, with a literal nothing in its place. When they report this to Jetfire, along with the fact that all probes and drones sent into the "nothing" cease to function as soon as they cross the event horizon, Jetfire ponders, then says to Cloudburst that the four of them "just volunteered".

Optimus Prime tells Jetfire that he's not sure about using [[Pretender|this technology]] again, but Jetfire says they need to risk it to gain information on the anomaly. Optimus agrees, then receives a transmission from [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] on a priority channel. Dealer says that he's been monitoring the current situation, and he thinks that all of the answers they seek lie in the [[Magnificence]].

==Featured characters==
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*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (1)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (2)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (34)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (35)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (36)
*[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (38)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (39)
*[[Twin Twist]] (40)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (41)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (42)
*[[Skram (G2)|Skram]] (43)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (44)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (45)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (46)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (47)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (48)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (49)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (50)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (51)
*[[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] (56)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (65)
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (70)
*[[Cloudburst]] (71)
*[[Waverider]] (72)
*[[Groundbreaker]] (73)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (75)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (37)
*[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (66)
*[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] (67)
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (68)
*[[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] (69)
*[[Doubledealer]] (74)
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Blackjack]]* (3)
*[[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]] (4)
*[[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] (5)
*[[Detour (G1)|Detour]] (6)
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (7)
*[[Free Wheeler]] (8)
*[[Tailspin]] (9)
*[[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] (10)
*[[Swindler]] (11)
*[[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]] (12)
*[[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] (13)
*[[Ground Hog]] (14)
*[[Neutro]] (15)
*[[Hubs]] (16)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Roller Force]] (17)
*[[Greaser]] (18)
*[[Crumble]] (19)
*[[Takedown]] (20)
*[[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]* (21)
*[[Powertrain]] (22)
*[[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] (23)
*[[Tote]] (24)
*[[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]] (25)
*[[Sidetrack]] (26)
*[[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)|Tracer]] (27)
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] (28)
*[[Big Shot]] (29)
*[[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]]* (30)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] (31)
*[[Growl (G1)|Growl]] (32)
*[[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]] (33)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (on-screen display only) (52)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (53)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (54)
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (55)
*[[Blaze Master]] (58)
*[[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] (59)
*[[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]] (60)
*[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]* (61)
*[[Tread Bolt]] (62)
*[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] (63)
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]] (64)
{{!}}}
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>See "Continuity notes", below

==Quotes==
"I want you to watch me like an [[Ardurian roc]], and if I lose control, even for an instant... '''eliminate''' me." 
"Sure."
:—'''Nightbeat''' and '''Hardhead''': Great ally both when you need your back watched ''and'' when you need it shot at.

==Notes==
===Continuity Notes===
*The inhabitants of Gorlam Prime are apparently an experiment of Jhiaxus's to prepare a template for the universe, where a species can withstand even the worst extremes in preparation for merging the Dead Universe with the "living" one. Based on the masses of Micromasters in the panel where this is explained, they're the final result of Gorlam's evolution.
*For those keeping track, out of the twelve original Micromaster Patrols, only [[Trip-Up]], [[Sunrunner]], and the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]] and [[Monster Truck Patrol]]s did not appear.
*This isn't the first time Hardhead has been charged with possibly having to eliminate an ally.
*One of the plane Micromasters is [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]], who [[Before & After|later]] shows up as a full-size Decepticon. In addition, three of the Gorlamites appear to be [[Blackjack]], who shows up again after "[[Spotlight: Nightbeat]]", [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], but they too later show up as non-Micromasters in "[[First Contact (IDW)|First Contact]]", [[All Hail Megatron issue 11|''All Hail Megatron'' #11]], and "[[The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar]]", respectively.

===Transformers References===
*Nightbeat's license plate number is "[[Minerva (Masterforce)|M1N-3RV4]]".
*Two of the inhabitants of Gorlam Prime look like they're dressed up as Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
*Hardhead's last line is about meeting his fate, whatever it may be, "-HEAD ON!", with those specific words emphasized by being saved for his last panel/caption box. This seems to be an uncharacteristic reference by Furman to the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'']] anime series, where this was the "transformation call" of the titular characters, including Hardhead.

===Trivia===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead unused.jpg||thumb|150px|Hardhead, or hard-core?]]
*Roche's original cover had a background of skulls, and the image was reversed and lighter (see image on right).
*[[Swindler|Swindler's]] Gorlan Prime-styled vehicle mode resembles the DeLorean DMC-12 of his original toy, but with [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|two large heat sinks on the back]].
*The flashback scene of Cyclonus was previously used as the sketch cover to "[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]".

===Errors===
*In the bottom-left hand panel on page 12, Nemesis Prime's faceplate appears to have been drawn incorrectly; usually it has a different colored piece coming up from his chin. In this panel, it is drawn as one solid piece, like Optimus Prime's faceplate.
*"Banzai-Tron" was written as such in Arcee's lifesign readings, but is otherwise parsed without the hyphen as "Banzaitron".

===Covers===
*'''Cover A:''' Hardhead amongst rubble, second part of 4-issue image by [[E. J. Su]].
*'''Cover B:''' Animated style of Hardhead, by [[Nick Roche]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.
<gallery>
File:Spotlight Hardhead a.jpg|Cover A
File:Spotlight Hardhead b.jpg|I'm hard as a rock.
File:Spotlight Hardhead ri.jpg|Hardhead a virgin? Doubtful.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*''[[Transform and Roll Out]]'' DVD (inside front cover)
*"[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]"
*''Doctor Who: The Forgotten'' in [[IDWords]] section
*''Doctor Who: The Forgotten''
*''Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire''
*''Spike: After the Fall''
*''The Dreamland Chronicles''
*''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series
*''Galaxy Quest''
*DrawerBoxes Box Anchors (back cover)

===Reprints===
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers: Spotlight: Revelation]]''
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection|The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 2]]''
*[[2011]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Four]]''

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Hardhead]]

Kicker Jones

2016-06-28T16:51:33Z

Speedbreaker:

{{picsneeded|Cartoon section}}
{{disambig3|Kicker}}
:''Kicker is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Kicker-card.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I wanna be Bob Dylan, Kicker Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky.]]
'''Kicker Jones''' is the son of [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]] and [[Miranda Jones]]. He's brash and headstrong, always ready to leap before he looks. During the war over [[energon]], Kicker accompanied the [[Autobot]]s on many of their missions, even fighting [[Decepticon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] himself by utilizing a high-tech battlesuit developed by his father. He is a top-notch cyclist, though his real strength is in his mysterious ability to detect and harness the power of energon.

Traumatic experiences while traveling with his father as a child have left Kicker a neuroses-riddled mess; agoraphobia, claustrophobia, technophobia, scotophobia, gigaentomophobia and borderline attachment disorder are just the beginning of his problems. He's slowly learning to trust others and, with the Autobots' continued love and support, might even one day be on speaking terms with his father!

True to his name, he tends to kick things. Usually his Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|partner]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brad Swaile]] (English), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japanese), [[Masumi Asano]] (Young Kicker, Japanese)|[[Johan Svensson]] (Swedish), [[Jimmy Redler]] (French), [[Alessio Puccio]] (Italian)}}
{{noteslonly}}

[[File:Energon ep1 Autobot jerks.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Meanies.]]

As the Unicron Battles ended, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] assumed command of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to lead the new Autobot-Decepticon alliance. With it came contact and diplomatic ties to Earth's governments, including Dr. Brian Jones, humanity's foremost expert on the newly discovered ore, energon. Doctor Jones travelled to Cybertron to meet with the Autobots, and he brought along his young son, Kicker. Kicker was initially very afraid of the strange, metal world and its towering robot inhabitants. While his father was busy, Kicker ran away, hiding in a long-ruined part of Cybertron. This led Optimus Prime to search for him, warning that the areas was strictly off-limits. While trying to escape the Autobot leader, Kicker accidentally fell down a long shaft only to be saved by a mysterious glowing sphere - [[Primus]], the living heart of Cybertron. Fascinated by the boy, Primus imbued him with a special gift - the ability to detect energon, which manifested itself as an eerie, yellow glowing of his hair. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

[[File:Energon Kicker DrJones Mars.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|A father and son walk on the surface of a hostile planet... sounds fun.]]

Dr. Jones exploited his son's new talent, dragging the young Kicker from planet to planet, wherever they expected to find energon. At times, he would strap Kicker into a space suit, and send him out into the void alone, with nothing but a radio and a single tether line connecting them. On one occasion, Kicker's line detached and he floated miserably in the vacuum of space, unable to contact his father or control his movement. When he eventually landed on an asteroid and managed to recontact his father, Dr. Jones continued to insist Kicker press onwards to find more energon. This experience gave Kicker an extreme fear of dark places and being alone in the vacuum. Over time, due to this and many similar experiences, Kicker came to greatly resent his father and the Transformers. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}} Nevertheless, he still cared about his family, especially his younger sister, [[Sally Jones|Sally]], and would fight to protect them. As he grew up, Kicker and his family came to live in [[Ocean City]], a subaquatic mining facility that was one of many established around the globe by the Earth-Cybertron alliance to search for energon. He formed a relationship with [[Misha Miramond]], a young scientist stationed on a research outpost in [[Desert City]].

[[File:Kicker hit wall.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Feel my angst, stupid wall!]]

Some ten years later on the day Ocean City discovered energon, Kicker was still bitter at his ordeal and his status as a tool for his father's scientific research, which concerned his mother. After the [[Mars City|Cybertron City on Mars]] was destroyed by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. Kicker was the first to realize Ocean City was their next target, thanks to his innate Primus-given sensitivity. Riding outside the city with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in tow and concerned for the safety of his family inside, Kicker lured the strange beast Transformers away until he was surrounded but was saved at the last moment by Optimus Prime's Autobot reinforcements. Angry that his father had asked Optimus Prime to look after the boy, Kicker took off again away from the city and soon ended up in trouble despite assistance from the young Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Once again, Optimus Prime came to his rescue by throwing him a special suit developed by Dr. Jones specifically to protect Kicker in dangerous situations. After the dust settled, Optimus Prime explained that Dr. Jones knew Kicker would refuse to allow the Autobots to protect him, so the suit was made so Kicker could fight alongside the Autobots. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Kicker did not follow orders easily, and he loudly interrupted a strategic meeting between Optimus Prime and Alexis over what to do about the Terrorcon threat. Ocean City and the other mining colonies were evacuated of the human civilians and most of the staff, for fear of further attacks. Kicker's mother and sister left Ocean City behind, but he was very concerned about Misha, who chose to stay behind in Desert City with a skeleton research staff. Optimus teamed Kicker with [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], a young Autobot rookie, but Kicker ditched the big galoot the first chance he got to go flying into battle with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in defense of Lunar City. Optimus Prime gave Kicker a stern warning after the battle, threatening to send the young punk home to his mother if he didn't watch out for his partner in the future. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

Now that the Terrorcons had passed the energon mining colonies on the asteroid belt, Mars, and the Moon, Optimus was sure that one of the Earth cities was their next target. Kicker correctly predicted that Desert City, Misha's colony, was the next target, and the Autobots bridged out to Desert City to save Misha and Hot Shot, who was on scene. Kicker and Ironhide fought their way into the mining facility past the Terrorcons, and successfully pulled Misha and the research team to safety. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} Despite his hotheadedness, Kicker slowly became comfortable following orders. When Mars City was attacked, Kicker was eager to leap into action and defend the miners, but Optimus chose to keep the team in reserve on Earth, fearing a sudden Terrorcon strike if the planet was left unguarded. Kicker reluctantly listened and, when Prime proved to be correct, he also followed orders in battle on Earth that initially kept him away from the fighting and on crowd control. In this battle, Kicker encountered the [[Energon Saber]] Mini-Cons for the first time, and began his rather unorthodox use of the sword as a personal hoverboard. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

[[File:Energon KickerGrindor Ep5.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He's competing against Daniel in the hoverboard championship.]]

Kicker experienced a vivid dream of a new source of Energon in the frozen mountains. After locating the mountain from his dream online, he led an expedition out into the ice to pinpoint the energy source. During the search, however, the ground gave out underneath him and [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]], causing them to tumble into a crevice. Luckily, the crevice turned out to be the location of the Energon they were looking for. Unluckily, the Terrorcons arrived at the location, hunting for the same Energon that Kicker was now sitting right on top of. The other Autobots managed to hold the Terrorcons off long enough for [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] to pull Kicker and Grindor to safety, and they triggered a Space Bridge signal to Cybertron. Once that signal went out, Doctor Jones lowered an entire Energon-mining installation down on top of the Energon...and the Terrorcons. Kicker was impressed with how his dad saved the day and, looking back, he began to realize that his father had always been looking out for him on their Energon expeditions, too. He finally began to accept that his dad DID care about him as a son, not just as an Energon detector. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

As the Autobots and Omnicons began to steady themselves for invasion, the various energon cities were reinforced with considerable firepower and defenses. Kicker congratulated Misha on her idea to use energon in place of regular power for the gun turrets, although she was reluctant to accept the idea that her work was being used for war. During a Terrorcon raid, Kicker shanghaied a [[Battle Ravage]] and used it to find energon in the mine FOR the Omnicons, knocking it out once it did its job. Things seemed to be going well for the Autobots...too well, as [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] soon returned and assumed control of Alpha Q's operation. Kicker and the Autobots arrived at Plains City to find Megatron had demolished the installation and dismembered Hot Shot. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} Optimus Prime benched Kicker from the next fight, out of genuine fear for what Megatron would do if he learned of Kicker's abilities. Despite this, Kicker eventually entered the battle anyway, providing Prime with a clone of Megatron's sword to counter the Decepticon leader in personal combat. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

At Ocean City, Kicker started to get a vague sense that something was wrong. Trusting his feelings, he eventually identified [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], an invisible assassin sent to Earth by Alpha Q to eliminate Optimus Prime. Despite Prime's protests, Kicker helped organize the other Autobots to keep watch over their leader and prevent him from coming to harm. Optimus soon fled to the moon, hoping to lure his assassin away from any comrades that could be hurt in the crossfire. When Prime fell in battle, Kicker worked desperately with [[Sky Blast]] to bring him back on-line, and Optimus later told Kicker how touched he was by the boy's dedication. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}

When the Autobots discovered a mysterious signal emanating from the asteroid belt, Kicker and the team Bridged out into space to search for it. The Autobots were relying on Kicker's intuition to guide them to the threat, but he had difficulty locking onto it. This was partly because Kicker was being plagued by visions of a previous space mission with his father as a young boy, where he tumbled untethered through space for a time. Without any means of propulsion on his own, Kicker felt very exposed out in the vacuum, especially after Ironhide and the others left him behind to confront the enemy. Caught in a mega-blast when an enemy ship exploded, Kicker nearly lost it as he was tossed uncontrollably through the vacuum. The Autobots rescued him and brought him home to Ocean City, where he lamented about his poor showing during the mission. Misha managed to cheer him up, though, reminding Kicker that even Optimus was a young rookie once, and he just needed to push past his weaknesses and do better next time. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}}

Kicker had a lot of trouble adjusting to his father's return to Earth. Their relationship hadn't improved any by Kicker's time with the Autobots, and he showed no interest in making an effort to improve it either. He ran off to [[Jungle City]] with Misha to avoid spending time with his father, and missed it when a Terrorcon attack struck Ocean City. Despite hearing cries for help over the radio, Kicker initially refused to return to Ocean City, childishly declaring that his dad would fix everything, and EVERYTHING would be fine as long as the great Doctor Jones was there. Only after his sister Sally got on the line and lied to Kicker, claiming his father was badly wounded, did he swallow his resentment and rush back to his father's aid. {{storylink|Energon Tower}}

Kicker was assigned by his father to lead an energon prospecting team in the dark mines below [[Blizzard City]], as the energon tower landing on top needed a power source. He initially lashed out at his teammates to cover his own discomfort, but Kicker eventually came to realize that, unlike his father who lowered him alone into dark scary places as a child, his friends were here ''with'' him and weren't going to abandon him — even if he kicked them. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

On a visit to [[Jungle City]], Kicker and Misha went out to their favorite place to meet as children, the steps of the long abandoned Mayan temples which sat overlooking the energon mining facility. As they spent the day together reminiscing, Kicker suddenly got a flash of insight that there were Terrorcons nearby, and he alerted the Autobots. Sure enough, Alpha Q had sent new [[Command Ravage|stealth-capable Terrorcons]] to steal the energon right from under the Autobots' watchful eyes. As Misha and the civilians were evacuated for safety, she had Optimus Prime promise to do his best to preserve the Mayan ruins because of how special those memories were to her and Kicker. Unfortunately, the arrival of the Decepticons and their Terrorcons as well as Alpha Q's pushed the situation to its breaking point, and Kicker and the Autobots were forced to destroy Jungle City and the surrounding area to prevent their enemies from getting the energon. Back at Ocean City, Kicker and Misha were regretting the day's losses when Kicker had another special insight...there was still energon on [[Lunar City]]! {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}} In order to help search for the intermittent energon readings he was getting, Kicker had [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] lasso a [[Battle Ravage]] drone salvaged from one of their battles, using its senses to guide them to the energon. Out on the surface of the moon, they were met by Demolishor, who half-heartedly attempted to hide the fact that he was there to kidnap Kicker for Megatron. Kicker agreed to go along with Demolishor, believing he could spy on Megatron's forces in the process. Plans changed when the true source of the energon readings was revealed...Omnicon survivors from the earlier raids on Lunar City. By raising their tower base, Doctor Jones was able to dispatch an energon field generator from Cybertron, unleashing a wave of energon that blasted the Decepticons and Terrorcons off ol' Luna. As it powered up, however, the leashed Ravage began speaking to Kicker, in the voice of [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]. The Terrorcon's mysterious creator talked to Kicker, asking him how he could sense energon. Before the conversation got too in depth, though, the Ravage was destroyed by the energon tower's shockwave, leaving Kicker with many questions about Alpha Q. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

Back on Earth, the energon towers' construction was nearly complete at the various cities. In was just in time too, as Megatron launched a set of artificial comets from Unicron at the Earth, which could potentially wipe out human civilization. [[Desert City]]'s tower failed to power-up properly, so Kicker took Misha and Ironhide out to check on the problem. Inside the tower, Kicker and Ironhide found a pair of wounded Terrorcons causing the malfunction. Instead of attacking the Terrorcons, Kicker tried offering them an energon star, which they accepted and then voluntarily left the tower, allowing it to come online in time to save the Earth. As the Terrorcons departed, Kicker first began to realize that Alpha Q and the Terrorcons might not be as big a threat as Megatron. {{storylink|Energon Grid}}

With the [[energon grid]] activated, Earth and its energon were effectively secured against any further attacks by Megatron or Alpha Q. The Autobots no longer needed to devote most of their efforts to defensive work, and Optimus Prime began drafting a battle plan to return to space and seek out Unicron to destroy him before someone resurrected him. Kicker was nonplussed about returning to the void of space, and Ironhide's bumbling attempts to take his mind off it only helped a little. The duo followed Hot Shot to Mars when he left Ocean City without alerting anyone beforehand. They found him arguing with Rodimus, and when Rodimus shot Hot Shot point-blank, they tried to fend off the aggressor. But Rodimus and his highly-trained allies easily beat them down and then took off. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}} As the ''[[Miranda II]]'' prepped for launch, Kicker was surprised to learn that Optimus recruited Misha for the away mission as well. On their way out of the solar system, the Autobots deployed a mobile warp gate to continue their travels, but it was damaged by a Decepticon attack before they could pass through. The Autobots and Omnicons exited to repair the gate and confront the Decepticons, but several were injured during the melee. Eventually, Kicker was the only teammate still available to fix the gate, forcing him to overcome his fear of space. Stepping out into the vacuum alone, Kicker faltered at first and nearly went into a panic attack. With Ironhide and the rest of the team cheering him on over the commlink, though, Kicker marshaled his courage and reached the gate, repairing it in time for the team to press onwards. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

As they proceeded along their search for Unicron, Kicker temporarily halted their progress when he sensed energon on a nearby planet as they passed. Optimus Prime ordered them into the planet's atmosphere for a search expedition, but the extreme sub-zero weather caught the ship in some fast-forming ice. Kicker began to blame himself and his abilities for their predicament, and his self-contempt only increased when Jetfire got injured during a Terrorcon attack and couldn't make it back to the ship. Jetfire finally snapped at him and told Kicker to quit taking responsibility for every mishap—they were soldiers, it was war, bad stuff happens. The important thing was to support your team. Together, Kicker and Ironhide helped get Jetfire back to the ''Miranda II'', and everyone made it safely off-planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

When Rodimus arrived to meet with Optimus about leaving Alpha Q alone, it didn't go well. Ironhide chose to sneak onto Rodimus's ship as he departed to follow him back to Alpha Q's hiding place. Despite the danger involved, Kicker supported his partner and gave him a kick farewell. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} During the battle that followed at Unicron, however, Kicker's sensitivity warned him that Ironhide was in danger, and he broke off from the fight to go looking for his missing friend. Misha joined him, and they were soon met by Rodimus who offered them a lift to their destination, as Alpha Q was anxious to meet Kicker in person. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

Inside Unicron's head, Kicker and Alpha Q came face-to-face (...to-face-to-face-to...), but Kicker immediately sensed something was wrong. His intuition told him that NONE of the faces Alpha Q showed him were real, but instead they were all "masks". He attacked Alpha Q physically, and pushed the creature into revealing his past to Kicker. Kicker saw how Planet Q was devoured by Unicron, and felt Alpha Q's suffering at the loss of his world. Nevertheless, he pulled no punches with Alpha Q, and demanded that he step up and join the Autobots in opposing Megatron. Otherwise, Unicron could be resurrected for evil purposes once more. As Kicker, Misha and Ironhide prepared to depart, Alpha Q gave his answer and began to move Unicron's head through space, joining the fight at Kicker's side. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}}

As Unicron's head arrived in Cybertronian space, Kicker forced Optimus and Rodimus to put aside their differences and meet peacefully with Alpha Q to discuss an alliance. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} During the negotiations, Unicron began to go wild, mindlessly reaching out for more energon to feed his hunger. Rodimus attempted to coordinate a squad to reach Unicron's core and feed energon directly into his systems, but the creature's unguided instincts kept making it block their way. Kicker reached out to Alpha Q, who was still able to exert a limited influence over Unicron's systems, to open up the passageways for them. [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], summoned by [[Primus]], joined the group, and together they reached Unicron's core and completed their mission. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} When Alpha Q shut down after the effort and refused to talk to Kicker, Misha decided to have a go at it. Kicker was too stubborn to let anyone else try to talk to Alpha Q, but Misha managed to slip past Scorponok while Kicker was kept outside Alpha Q's chamber by the guard. Miraculously, Misha's efforts to talk to and empathize with Alpha Q got him out of his shell faster than threatening to play "kick the can" with his head. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

With the threat of Unicron heating up, Kicker continued to demand things of Alpha Q just as he lamented that his father always demanded things of him. Alpha Q pointed out this hypocrisy to Kicker, and it gave Kicker the "kick" in the pants he needed to ask his father for help, calling upon the energon of Earth for the fight against Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Once the energon arrived from Earth, Kicker had it directed straight into Unicron's head, giving Alpha Q the jolt he needed to begin reviving his planets. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Megatron tried to stop them, however, by releasing energon from Unicron's body. The backlash of this energon crossing with Alpha Q's own supply would have been catastrophic, and so Kicker insisted Alpha Q flee the area. Alpha Q could not bring himself to leave Scorponok behind, though, and the resulting energon conflagration tore a hole through space and time. Alpha Q, Unicron, and most of the Autobots and Decepticons fell through the rift into the unknown beyond. Kicker and Misha rallied the Omnicons and their other allies to prepare to pursue Optimus and the others through the rift, and rescue their friends. {{Storylink|Ripped Up Space}} They traveled through the rift in the ''Miranda II'', and eventually emerged from the other side. {{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}}

Kicker and the ''Miranda II'' located Prime inside the rift, where Alpha Q had recreated all the lost planets from Unicron as a new solar system filled with life. Kicker's unique abilities kept him in contact with Alpha Q, even though the creature was now stationary inside Unicron's head, effectively the new star for the solar system. Kicker, Arcee, Ironhide and the others joined Optimus Prime's team on [[Iron Planet]], where they captured the Decepticon, [[Shockblast]]. {{storylink|Protection}} Kicker and Misha brought the ''Miranda II'' to [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]] at Alpha Q's direction, as one of the many new worlds Alpha Q was vitalizing through the energon sun. It had a purified, Earth-like atmosphere and was very nearly a paradise. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Jungle Planet was attacked by the Decepticons, Kicker fought alongside Ironhide and Inferno against Scorponok's Terrorcons to defend the world. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

As the Autobots began to secure Alpha Q's new planets, Kicker made contact with his family back home so that they knew he was okay. An energon tower was sent from Cybertron to Jungle Planet as a defense against further Decepticon invasions. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} In time, the Autobots fortified [[Rock Planet]] and [[Blizzard Planet]] with towers as well, but the tower meant for [[Ocean Planet]] fell before Mirage. Inferno had been infected with a Decepticon virus, but he volunteered to use his affliction to lure the Decepticons away from Ocean Planet long enough for a replacement tower to be sent. Kicker went with Ironhide and several Autobots to back him up just in case the Decepticon influence on his system became too strong. As Inferno began to succumb to Megatron's control, Kicker ordered Signal Flare to blast him with an energon star, which temporarily restored Inferno's true personality. Inferno eventually managed to purge himself completely of the Decepticon power in the light of Alpha Q's energon sun, but his body was destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Once the energon grid was established, Kicker and the Autobots had successfully protected all the developed worlds behind and impenetrable barrier. The problem was, this cut Alpha Q off from Scorponok as well, and he still harbored hopes that his companion could be redeemed. Despite Kicker's objections, Alpha Q irradiated a planet outside the grid with energon, making it a fine prize for the Decepticons. Alpha Q hoped to lure Scorponok to this recreation of their home world and reach him, but his efforts failed. Kicker and Ironhide fought against Scorponok in the ruins of Planet Q's palace until Alpha Q drove him back. Afterwards, Kicker provided comfort to both Ironhide and Alpha Q and they mourned the loss of the true Scorponok. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

On Ocean Planet, Kicker received word from his parents and sister on Cybertron, checking up on him. Even a short video message from his father was enough to push Kicker's buttons, so he was less than enthusiastic to discover Sally had convinced Hot Shot to bring her over from Cybertron in person, too. When Hot Shot and Ironhide took off through the Space Bridge, Kicker took the opportunity to fly off after them with Jetfire, and discovered the first Autobot Grand Prix being held on [[Circuit Planet]]. When he saw his partner Ironhide struggling with the race, Kicker hopped out to join him and took the wheel. Working as a team, Kicker and Ironhide rapidly closed the gap with the lead racers, and pulled into second place behind Hot Shot. Ultimately, though, it was Misha and Arcee who won the race, showing up Kicker after he ditched her on Ocean Planet to go gallivanting with Jetfire. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

Kicker operated aboard the ''Miranda II'' with Misha and Arcee during the big confrontation with Unicron. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} When the energon grid failed to prevent Unicron from reclaiming his head from Alpha Q's [[Energon Orb]], Kicker kept encouraging Alpha Q not to give up, even once he was in Unicron's grasp. Alpha Q sent the ''Miranda II'' to a new planet he had grown. Thinking this was part of a plan to defeat Megatron, Kicker agreed, but when he arrived on [[Plains Planet|Grass Planet]] he found only wide empty pastures of green grass. Alpha Q explained to Kicker that he created this planet especially for him, as it matched the images in Kicker's mind of the peaceful place he and Misha played together when they were children. It was his final gift to them before Megatron and Unicron tore through the Energon Orb. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Returning to the battleground within Unicron, Kicker took Arcee and Ironhide on a suicidal mission to recover Alpha Q's body. They recovered the lifeless form, and against all odds, escaped Unicron's body with the help of Rodimus. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Kicker and Misha lay Alpha Q to rest on Grass Planet, burying him underneath a simple headstone before returning to the fight. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Aboard the ''Miranda II'', Kicker helped Arcee and Misha coordinate the Omnicons on Alpha Q's remaining worlds. They brought together the energon towers for an offensive strike against Unicron. Along with the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron was ultimately destroyed, his essence scattered throughout space. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Kicker and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Kicker feared for his family's safety, and so he joined the Autobots on the ''Miranda II'' in returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Ambition}} They encountered Decepticon forces at the space port, and the Autobots were driven back when a new form of energon gas was released that was harmful to their circuitry. Kicker prepared to forge ahead alone to find his family, despite Prime's warnings, but he was pulled to safety by the new Autobot warrior [[Superion Maximus]]. {{storylink|Wishes}}

Realizing that only Kicker and the Omnicons were immune to the energon gas, Optimus Prime prepared to drop them to Cybertron's surface in order to find some way of turning the gas off. Kicker rode Arcee out of the ''Miranda II'' in a high altitude drop, careening off the side of an energon tower to slow their descent to the ground below. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} Once they landed, Kicker and Arcee coordinated with the Omnicons to examine the gas pipelines, and decided to try hardening gel to cut off the flow to the towers. Kicker then took to the air with [[Sky Blast]] to bring down one tower, creating a momentary gap for Optimus, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots to penetrate the gas cloud and reach the planet's surface. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point, Kicker looked over the Autobots as they participated in a "virtual training exercise." The whole thing took the form of a video game, and Kicker marveled that the Autobots' weren't as different as he thought from humans when it came to recreation. {{storylink|Distribution}}

As they met up with Wing Saber and his partially organized resistance, Kicker was astonished to learn that Ironhide had a [[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys|fan club]], and that they actually minded that he kicked the big lug all the time. Optimus Prime assigned Kicker to work with Hot Shot, Arcee and Omega Supreme in penetrating the Decepticon defenses around Central City. Their goal was to find Kicker's family and retake control of the command center and the energon towers. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} Deep inside the planet's tunnels, Kicker finally located Sally and his mother, leaving them in the relatively safe care of Hot Shot. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Next he found his father, and brought him back to the Primus chamber where the Jones family was reunited at last. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} The Joneses and Omnicons attempted to repower Primus completely, but Primus exhausted his energon to give Optimus Supreme enough strength to stop Cybertron from hurtling into Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Kicker and his team decided to make their way to the Super Energon pool, in hopes of claiming it from the Decepticons. They were slowed by a pack of Battle Ravages, however, and were too late to prevent Galvatron from immersing himself in the pool again, growing to colossal size as a result. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Kicker and the Omnicons went to work severing the strands of Super Energon that connected Galvatron to the pool. They succeeded, but it did nothing to reduce his power levels, and Galvatron fled into space. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

As Optimus Prime managed to power up and keep Galvatron occupied on Jungle Planet, Kicker sensed the presence of Unicron out in the vacuum of space. He had Jetfire fly him for a distance, then continued the trek himself. He located a small green orb floating in space, all that remained of Unicron's power. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} Primus told Kicker he intended to use Unicron's power to revitalize Alpha Q's planets with a new sun. Kicker tried to defend Unicron's orb from Galvatron, who wanted to destroy the orb for manipulating him over time, but he and Omega Supreme could not keep Galvatron from striking at the orb and inadvertently merging with Unicron once more. And yet, Galvatron remained in control of his own actions, plunging into Primus's new sun to destroy Unicron's essence within him.

With the war over and Alpha Q's planets safe, Kicker and Ironhide shared a moment looking out over Ocean Planet. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronKicker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Fear the power of my anime mullet!"]]

Kicker was present for the launch of the four recovered colony ships ''[[Atlantis]]'', ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'', ''[[Hyperborea]]'' and ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'', the restarting of the galaxy-spanning [[space bridge]] mission.

He had a mullet. Weird. {{storylink|Beginning|Beginning}}

{{note|Kicker's appearance is only in the ''Cybertron'' version of the cartoon. Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and Kicker did not appear in the ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show (though Alexis ''did'' appear briefly), as at the time [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] had taken the position of the show being a [[Continuity|continuity reboot]]... a position they later [[retcon]]ned, placing it as the direct sequel to ''Super Link'' as was originally planned. Confused yet? Why did he have an image of ''Energon'' Hot Shot behind him rather than Ironhide, with whom he was more closely associated? Who knows?}}
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===''Energon'' comic===
[[File:Kicker Comic Unsuited.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Even Scorponok knows a stupid name when he hears it.]]
At 16 years of age, '''Chad "Kicker" Jones''' was spending his time in the Australian outback, using his unexplained energon-detection powers at [[Alterenergy]]'s Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation. He longed for more excitement, but he complied with the wishes of his father, who also worked for Alterenergy.

The monotony was broken, however, when [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] led a [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] raid on the facility. This was possibly the first Decepticon attack on Earth in a decade, and it's unclear whether Kicker even knew about the existence of Transformers. He fled on a motorcycle, but [[Battle Ravage]] gave chase. Nearby, Alexis had been leading a protest against Alterenergy's strip-mining practices, and she saw Kicker wipe out. When Battle Ravage caught up, she shot the Terrorcon in the eye with a flare gun, then joined Kicker on his bike. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} But that only prolonged the hunt; Battle Ravage still managed to capture them and bring them back to Scorponok. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}

Just by looking at him, Scorponok could tell that Kicker had a "unique physiology;" the proximity of energon fired sensory nodes in his medulla oblongata, resonating throughout his entire nervous system, and allowing the boy sense that energon. When the Autobots inevitably appeared, Scorponok kept Kicker specially captive, but Alexis was able to escape with the help of Rad and Carlos, who were part of an Alterenergy rescue team. Rad also destroyed one of the Terrorcons' energon siphons, which damaged their operation enough that Scorponok felt the need to retreat. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

[[File:KickerRadAlexis Comic.jpg|left|thumb|Have a stupid name, get a white tech-suit. It's tradition.]]

But he didn't retreat far; they simply attacked Alterenergy's nearby Mobile Command Center. Scorponok was betting that Kicker would be emotionally attached to someone there and would help the Terrorcons if they stopped the assault. He was right. Dr. Jones himself was there, and in fact was nearly killed. So Kicker led them to another energon source, but the Autobots were still in pursuit. As the battle renewed, Hot Shot rescued Kicker, who had already laid the seeds for the Terrorcons' defeat. The energon source he had found for them "wasn't, y'know, exactly... pure." This caused the siphons to explode, and [[Alpha Quintesson]] teleported all the Terrorcons back to Unicron.

During the rescue, Hot Shot had given Kicker a protective suit. [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] said it was something Dr. Jones and the Autobots had "cooked up together." Kicker would never be seen dressed in anything else from that point on. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

Kicker seemed quite happy helping the Autobots afterwards, probably due to the newfound adventure. They took him around the world in search of energon, from the [[Yukon]], where he helped Hot Shot track down some runaway Omnicons, {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} to the [[Black Sea]]. In the latter locale, he had [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] create an energon bubble around him so he could go underwater and plant a drill module while his [[Omnicon]] companions stayed onshore. But just as he was setting up the drill on the sea bottom, a Terrorcon squad attacked. Signal Flare's energon stream was interrupted, and the bubble collapsed. Despite his super-special suit, Kicker simply choked and then floated motionless. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}

[[File:Kicker Comic Suited.jpg|thumb|Kicker Jonah.]]

[[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] engulfed him and may have purposefully revived him, as the mission had been to capture him alive. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} At any rate, Sharkticon surfaced and flipped on his back, then his belly burst open. Kicker levitated out from within, aglow with the energy of "energon well" below. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} He saw the Terrorcons standing over the defeated Omnicons onshore, so he sent streams of energon into his allies, reviving them. They quickly chased the Terrorcons off, and Kicker reveled in how his energon-manipulation powers were growing. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

At some point, Kicker and the Energon Saber Mini-Cons waited within the lower levels of [[Ocean City]] for the arrival of [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]], who was making a rather sad attempt to silently infiltrate the city. The three Mini-Cons formed the Energon Saber, and in Kicker's hands, sent Sharkticon back into the briny deep. {{storylink|Perspective}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}

Realizing Kicker's unique physiology could serve as a replacement for the [[Conduit (Energon)|Conduit]] in his plan, Alpha Quintesson sought to capture the human. {{Storylink|Armageddon Part 4}}

Kicker worked with Alterenergy to develop his abilities and find why the Terrorcons wanted him, but he tired of the organization's standards and rules. Leaving his training, he attempted to hitchhike on a truck, but it turned out to be [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} Demolishor captured Kicker for Alpha Quintesson, {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}} which led to a concentrated search by the forces of Earth to find the boy. {{Storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} Thanks to information from the [[United Nations]], Rad was able to find Kicker's location just as Demolishor was about to send Kicker over to Alpha Quintesson. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}} Rad and his team were able to rescue Kicker from Demolishor's clutches {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} and Kicker used his power to channel all of Earth's energon into a blast that destroyed Demolishor. After saying his goodbyes, Kicker crossed Demolishor's [[space bridge]] to join the battle against [[Unicron]] at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:EV4 Battle.jpg|thumb|left]]

Kicker rode [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] in a battle between [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

Kicker, with a small group of Autobots, investigated an energon site. There, they found [[Grand Scourge|Scourge]], a dark duplicate of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. Kicker initially took him for a friend till he shot at the group, forcing Optimus into battle with his counterpart. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.1}} Kicker watched as the battle took its turns and twists till Scourge left the battlefield through a mysterious portal. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.2}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Kicker''' (Microman, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SL-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Sword, chestplate, backpack, belt

: The first Kicker toy is based upon [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s 2003 ''[[Microman]]'' body. As such, it is super-posable, and its parts are fully interchangeable with other ''Microman'' figures. He is armed with a small, non-transforming silver version of the [[Energon Saber]], plus his torso armor and belt are removable.

: The toy is ''incredibly'' breakable. Some people have bought them only to find them broken ''in-package''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Kicker/kicker.htm More information on Kicker at TFU.info]''

{{-}}
*'''SL Grand Convoy and Kicker''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Sword, Destron Clone Sword, chestplate, backpack, belt
[[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]

: This limited-edition "Transformer X Microman Anniversary Set" (celebrating the 30th anniversary of ''Microman'' and the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' in Japan) contains an exclusive variant of Kicker, with an exclusive variant of the Deluxe-level [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]]. This version of Kicker uses clear-black plastic rather than opaque (which makes it ''even more'' susceptible to breaking with even moderate pressure than the normal Microman Kicker, so '''''be careful'''''), uses vacuum-metalized chrome on the body armor, plus along with a gold-chromed version of the Energon Saber accessory, also has an exclusive chromed "[[Energon Sword|Destron Clone Sword]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/AnnivKicker/kicker.htm More information on Anniversary Kicker at TFU.info]''

{{-}}
*'''Kicker Energon Edition''' (Microman, 2004)

: This special clear-red version of Kicker is a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize, limited to 100 pieces. He also comes with a red-chromed Energon Saber accessory (and goes very well with the Japanese mail-away "Fire" version of STD Grand Convoy). Contest entries were found in the ''Super Link'' soundtrack CD and the first three volumes of the ''Super Link'' DVD, and the prize winners were announced in August 2004.

{{-}}
*'''Energon Kicker with High Wire''' (Deluxe, 2005)
[[File:Energon Kicker HighWire toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I hear they're over their sophomore jinx.]]

: [[Hasbro]]'s release of Kicker is an all-new sculpt, based around the 3'3/4 inch 2003 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Valor Vs Venom" body design. He comes packed with a Joe-scaled (though slightly oversized) version of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], also an all-new sculpt. Kicker has a [[spark crystal]] located on his backpack, which can be used as a mounting point for [[Energon star|energon chips]]. While this version of Kicker isn't prone to the same ''type'' of breakage as the Takara version, the O-ring that holds the upper and lower halves together is susceptible to decay. This is especially problematic, as the location of the spark crystal covers up the screw that binds the figure together, making repairs extremely difficult.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Kicker/kicker.htm More information on Energon Kicker at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In the episode "[[Energon Tower]]", Kicker's father calls him "Junior" twice (three times in ''Superlink''). Whether this means his real name is "Brian Jones, Jr." or "Junior Jones" or if his father was just using "junior" as a term of endearment is left open to interpretation.
* Kicker is ''really cool''. You're ''sure to like him''. At least, that's what [[Aaron Archer]] claimed during the [[Hasbro]] Panel at [[OTFCC 2003]] so it must be true. Would Hasbro lie to you?
* The majority of Kicker's problems and phobias (including his fear of Ironhide) have magically vanished by around halfway through ''Energon'', despite all of them being completely debilitating and causing lasting effects on Kicker's psyche. Hmm.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Kicker Jones''' (キッカー・ジョーンズ ''Kikkā Jōnzu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadóc''' ("Rogue")

==External links==
*[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/energon/dvdkicker.htm Kicker Energon Edition gallery at Autobase Aichi]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Kicker}}
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Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1

2016-05-17T20:12:49Z

Speedbreaker: /* Errors */

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'''After capturing a trio of troublemaking Decepticons, the wandering Drift is joined by Ratchet to investigate the larger threat they warn of.'''

==Synopsis==
Ever since leaving the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] has been bouncing around the outer rim of the galaxy, taking out rogue [[Decepticon]]s who have been causing trouble on alien worlds. It is on one such world that we now join the ex-[[Autobot]], as he saves a young alien boy and his father from Decepticon fire, before diving for cover in the cerise waters of the ocean. At the orders of their commander, [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], the two [[Decepticon desperadoes|Decepticon gunmen]] fire into the water, but Drift is too good for them, bursting out of the ocean, and taking them both down with a series of well-aimed kicks, punches, and sword-swipes. Grit draws a gun on him, and the pair size each other up for a moment before making their moves; Drift outpaces Grit's blasts and quickly subdues him.

The defeated Decepticons are paraded before the aliens they tried to oppress, then loaded onto Drift's shuttle. Grit assumes Drift is taking them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but is horrified to discover he plans to hand them over to the [[Galactic Council]], which hates Transformers. When the shuttle arrives at council [[outpost WHZ-745]], Drift gets a surprise of his own: [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] has tracked him down, and has come to bring him back to the ''Lost Light''. Drift refuses, content with his current path, causing Grit to scoff audibly; there are more Decepticons out there than Drift realizes, he claims, but will say no more than that. Ratchet tries to get the details out of him by offering to take him back to Cybertron, rather than leave him with the council, but even that is not enough to sway Grit... but it ''is'' enough to convince his two flunkies to cough up the details instead. After a brief argument, Drift relents and allows Ratchet to accompany him as they scout out the location provided, and the pair set off.

As Drift's battered little shuttle arrives at the designated world, a scan of the planet reveals only faint readings, suggesting nothing big is down there. Alas, this is quickly proven untrue when a huge energy blast shoots up from the planet and nails the shuttle, bringing it crashing down to the surface in flames. Ratchet, Drift, and Grit emerge from the shuttle just seconds before it is blown up by a missile attack from a small squad of Decepticons. Hurled clear by the blast, Ratchet and Drift watch as Grit is surrounded by the Decepticons, who suspect him of being a traitor simply because he was on a ship with Autobots. Refusing to let the Decepticon be executed, Drift springs into action, and when he starts to struggle against his foes, Ratchet comes to his aid. The fight is soon brought to an abrupt conclusion, however, when another, larger squad of Decepticons arrives, and Drift, Ratchet, and Grit are taken into custody. They are marched back to the Decepticons' base, a large stone castle that Drift appears to recognize, and presented to the [[Gigatron (G1)|Decepticons' leader]], who welcomes "Deadlock" back into the fold, and expects him to join them in tearing the star system apart!

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*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] (8)
*[[Gigatron (G1)|Gigatron]] (9)
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==Quotes==
"Cybertronians handle our own '''in house.''' 'Cons and 'Bots. We '''don't''' involve outsiders. '''That's''' the rule." 
"Here's a rule. Be shoosh. How's that for a rule? Is that a fun rule?"
:—'''Grit''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a Decepticon. I am strong and I am powerful. Torture me, lock me up... I don't care. You can make me stew in a Galactic Council prison for a '''million''' years and I ain't '''ever''' gonna rat." 
"'''I'll''' rat! Can '''I''' rat?" 
"'''Me too!''' I'll rat as well please."
:—'''Grit''' and his '''flunkies'''

"Not getting much of a readout from the planet." 
"That's because half your sensors aren't working. What '''happened''' to all of this?" 
"Adventures happened, okay? Amazing adventures happened to it."
:—'''Drift''' and '''Ratchet'''

"'Light readings.' 'Not much in the way of tech.'" 
"You know, you shouldn't live in the past. There is only the true moment in which we're currently living." 
"You talk like that to deliberately annoy me, don't you?" 
"Pretty much."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Drift'''

"There's no point in living if you sacrifice everything you are to do it."
:—'''Drift'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*''Empire of Stone'' catches up with Drift following his departure from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' around a year and a half prior to the publication of this story, in [[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]]. Meanwhile, Ratchet's departure from the ''Lost Light'' to bring Drift back would not be portrayed until nearly half a year later in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]].
*The Galactic Council has been an occasional presence in ''More than Meets the Eye'', first showing up in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 annual]]. The hatred of Transformers by other races, though, dates back to [[Spotlight: Drift|Drift's own original ''Spotlight'' issue]].
*Vanquish previously appeared in a vision experienced by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] in [[Windblade issue 4|issue #4 of her self-titled mini-series]]. However, see Errors.

===Transformers references===
[[File:VictoryMicroCriminalsEp18.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*The twin Decepticons working under Grit are a pair of desperadoes from the [[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber|first episode]] of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' anime.
*The team of Decepticons who Ratchet and Drift battle are also from the ''Victory'' anime; they appear among a crowd of [[generic]]s in the episode "[[Rescue! Guyhawk]]" (pictured).
*Continuing the ''Victory'' theme is an appearance by [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], one of the main ''Victory'' Decepticons, making his first appearance in Western fiction, outside of [[BotCon]] comics.
*The leader of this team of Decepticons is a Generation 1 incarnation of [[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron]], with the only real difference being the presence of Decepticon symbols on his shoulders. He is unnamed this issue; issue #2 would reveal his name to be "Gigatron", which is the ''Robots in Disguise'' character's Japanese name.

===Errors===
*While it is not unusual to see a character who is traditionally a [[Micromaster]] appearing as a full-size Transformer—the same having happened with [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] over in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]''—it ''is'' a little odd to see Grit and Vanquish chosen to be treated this way over the many other possible Micromasters who could have taken their roles. This is because they are normally [[Micromaster Combiner|Micromaster ''Combiners'']], and [[Windblade issue 4|''Windblade'' #4]] ''just'' got through establishing that the IDW version of Micromaster Combiners hail from [[Devisiun|a colony world of their own]], separate from the war, with no Autobots or Decepticons. It's not really an error in the case of Grit (just a very odd choice), but Vanquish actually ''appeared'' in the aforementioned ''Windblade'' issue. We could perhaps rationalize, however, that the colonist Vanquish in ''Windblade'' vol. 1 #4 is his [[Vanquish (ROC)|Autobot ''Return of Convoy'' counterpart]].
*Ratchet says that Drift was "just following orders" when he took the fall for [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] after the Overlord fiasco; in actuality, Drift ''volunteered'' to do so.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Drift, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' A blank cover for sketches
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' A pencil drawing of Drift and Ratchet in "another fine mess", by [[Guido Guidi]], designed to look like one of IDW's ''Artist's Edition'' books, including visible page border.
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===Advertisements===
*''Empire of Stone'' #2
*''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|#35]]
*''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]
*''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]'' [[Primacy issue 4|#4]]
*''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' graphic novel
*''More than Meets the Eye'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' graphic novels
*''Machi Koro''
*''[[Angry Birds Transformers (comic)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' (back cover)

==External links==
*[http://tformers.com/idw-comics-preview-drift-empire-of-stone-1/25237/news.html Preview]

X-Gunner

2016-05-17T19:59:24Z

Speedbreaker:

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
:''X-Gunner is a [[Decepticon]] [[Cyberjet]] from the [[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:X-Gunner-cardart.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|X-Gunner give it to ya!]]

'''X-Gunner''' (イクスガンナー ''Ikusuganā'') is one obsessed dude. He's obsessed with combat. He's obsessed with being the very ''best'' in combat. As such, he's obsessed with constantly upgrading his body and weapon systems. And to that end, he has become obsessed with his old [[Autobot]] [[Cyberjet]] comrade, [[Delta Seeker]]. X-Gunner longs to smash Delta into the ground and wrench his "Gauntlet Frame" missile launcher from the Autobot's arm socket, using it to upgrade his own Gauntlet Frame.

There can be only one.

==Fiction==
===''Robotmasters'' online manga===
X-Gunner aided [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]] and [[Double Face]] in taking off with a large amount of [[solitarium]] after the [[Autobot]]s were caught in a trap. {{storylink|Defend the Solitarium!}} Later, with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Wingstun]], X-Gunner challenged an [[Autobot]] patrol to a flying race after noticing his old comrade [[Delta Seeker]]. X-Gunner was close to winning, but victory was snatched by [[R-Blade]]. The former Autobot flew away in shame. {{storylink|Through Sea and Sky: The World's Fastest Race}}

===''Robotmasters'' 3D diorama manga===
X-Gunner manned a secret Decepticon base at Space Point X that appeared to be just an ordinary artificial satellite orbiting [[Earth]]. When [[Delta Seeker]] came snooping around, X-Gunner emerged from the satellite and shot out some of his new homing missiles. However, X-Gunner was hoist by his own petard when Delta Seeker fooled the missiles into colliding with the base, destroying it. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 6}}

===Wars comics===
X-Gunner was among [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces stationed aboard the mighty [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. He was part of the assault on the weakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], and in the heat of battle, was finally able to take Delta Seeker's special Gauntlet Frame arm, though Delta survived the encounter otherwise intact. Though he scored a personal victory in the fight, X-Gunner was ultimately forced to retreat when the partially-rebuilt—and severely upsized—Metroplex entered the fray and blasted the crap out of Metrotitan. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

==Toys==
===Robotmasters===
[[File:RM-toy XGunner.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I used to be a gunner.]]

*'''Delta Seeker vs. X-Gunner''' (Two-pack, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''RM-20'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Cyberjet]] [[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]] mold, X-Gunner transforms into a forward-swept-wing fighter jet resembling a [[Wikipedia:Sukhoi Su-47|Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut]]. In both modes, he has a pressure-launch missile launcher. Unlike the other Cyberjet molds, he actually has two "normal" robot mode hands, rather than his whole right forearm being taken up with the "Gauntlet Frame" launcher. He was available only in a two-pack with the Autobot [[Delta Seeker]].

: This mold was also used to make the ''Generation 2'' incarnation of the former [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Strafe]], the ''Generation 2'' former Decepticon [[Strafe (G2)#Toys|Strafe]], as well as the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of Space Case.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/X-Gunner/x-gunner.htm More information on X-Gunner at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* His jet mode somewhat resembles the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Conquest X-30" fighter jet, which is not only based on the same real-world craft, but also has a gray body, striped lines along its side and carries yellow missiles.

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[[Category:Robotmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Talk:Stick To Your Guns

2015-10-17T00:43:20Z

Speedbreaker:

Does anyone else think the mention of the legends of the Transformers as "old gods" slumbering beneath Castle Destro may be an allusion to the ARAH episode "Skeletons in the Closet", the one where it's revealed that there's a Lovecraftian Old One beneath Destro's ancestral home?--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] ([[User talk:Speedbreaker|talk]]) 20:43, 16 October 2015 (EDT)

Talk:Stick To Your Guns

2015-10-17T00:42:56Z

Speedbreaker: Created page with "Does anyone else think the mention of the legends of the Transformers as "old gods" slumbering beneath Castle Destro may be an allusion to the ARAH episode "Skeletons in the C..."

Talk:The Quintesson Journal

2015-07-22T20:17:59Z

Speedbreaker:

very interesting, but I don't agree with you
Idetrorce
:What? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 23:07, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
::[http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/303328.html?thread=8774368#t8774368 Heck if I know.] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

== Xetaxxis representative... ==

...is named Agha, Ağa, or Aga (アーガー ''Āgā''), apparently from a [[Wikipedia:Agha (Ottoman Empire)|Turkish title]] or surname. Voiced by [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] in Japanese. Lanarqian representative is voiced by [[Takurō Kitagawa]]. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:04, 3 August 2011 (EDT)
:The Sunbow dialogue script has it as "Aagar" of Xetaxxis. He is also identified as "Chief Xetaxxan", while his counterpart is identified as "Chief Lanarqan". --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 11:40, 20 August 2011 (EDT)

== Daniel ==

We have "Daniel has black eyebrows again." in the errors. Daniel isn't listed in the characters, though. When does he show up? --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 12:29, 17 August 2013 (EDT)
:As far as I can tell, he doesn't. They might be talking about Spike, maybe? From a survey of his episodes, Spike's got brown eyebrows in the movie and Ultimate Weapon, and black everywhere else (bar a couple of animation errors where they're brown). I couldn't find any instance of Daniel with black eyebrows. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:31, 17 August 2013 (EDT)

==Galactic Peace Council==
I was surprised to find out there was no mention of it on this site, but when Cyclonus refers to Xetaxxis and Lanarg, he says the "Galactic Peace Council" is trying to negotiate a truce between them. Could this then be assumed to refer to some sort of UFP-esque political organization that the Autobots presumably joined post-Movie, hence all the peace talks and diplomacy and whatnot going on in season 3? --[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] ([[User talk:Speedbreaker|talk]]) 16:17, 22 July 2015 (EDT)

Talk:The Quintesson Journal

2015-07-22T20:17:18Z

Speedbreaker:

Wheeljack (G1)/toys

2015-07-12T22:07:40Z

Speedbreaker:

{{suite}}
'''[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toys blow up in his labs, but hopefully these won't!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Wheeljack''' (1984, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''03'''[[File:G1Wheeljack toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Do your arms hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 shoulder cannons, 4 rockets, 2 wings

: The original Wheeljack toy, released as part of the [[1984]] series of Autobots, was based on a ''[[Diaclone]]'' Lancia Stratos Turbo. The deco is based on a specific racing version, the "Group 5" Stratos,<ref name="group5">[http://www.geocities.ws/simontmallett/stratos.html Information about the real-life Group 5 Stratos]</ref> with sponsor decals by Italian airline [[Wikipedia:Alitalia|Alitalia]], which were changed to "Alital'''l'''a" for the toy (presumably to avoid licensing problems... yeah, it apparently did work like that back in the day). He comes with two rocket launchers that can fire four projectiles and two clear wings. In robot mode, the rocket launchers and the wings mount onto his shoulder and back respectively. The bar his launchers clip to is a 3mm bar, making this the earliest example of the 3mm [[C joint]] system in ''Transformers''. For some reason, Wheeljack's lower arms/hands cannot lock into his upper arms, leaving them hanging at an angle.

: In [[1986]], he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in multiple offers, including [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] fliers packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $8 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

: Unfortunately for many collectors, Wheeljack's mold has been damaged or destroyed, meaning his chances of future reissue look bleak. The closest version of the figure to currency is the European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue.

: Wheeljack's back-mounted wings can be left attached in vehicle mode, making them easier to keep track of. They can also be used in conjunction with the fold-down doors to give Wheeljack a flight mode.

: A [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed version of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy was the basis for the [[Decepticon]] [[Exhaust]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-wheeljack/248/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Wheeljack at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AMWheeljack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|At least I come with the [[Wikipedia:Ferrari Testarossa|''Miami Vice'' car]].]]
* '''Wheeljack''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: [[Action Master]] Wheeljack is a non-transforming action figure sculpted based upon his cartoon appearances. He comes with the [[Turbo Racer]], a large red sports car based upon the Ferrari Testarossa that can seat two Action Master figures. The Turbo Racer has an "attack mode" where it transforms into something vaguely resembling an aircraft made from car parts.

: The Wheeljack figure was later redecoed to make [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Action Master Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:SpychangerWheeljack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Where's your head at?]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Spychanger, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:This version of Wheeljack is a redeco of [[Spy Changer]] [[Daytonus]], transforming into a Porsche 962 Le Mans racing car, specifically, a Kremer 962CK6. He is cast in white plastic with mostly black paint. The toy has several stickers to represent Wheeljack's earlier Lancia Stratos colours, including his racing number 539. He comes with a small black rifle that can be stored between his legs in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Spychanger Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:BTWheeljack toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Mustang Wheeljack! You better slow your Mustang down!]]
* '''Wheeljack''' ([[2005]])
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''13'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/"Laser-strafer rifle", "[[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Cryo-Sword]]"

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Wheeljack is a retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]]. He transforms into a 2005 (S197 chassis) model Ford Mustang GT, painted white with blue stripes. In vehicle mode, he features highly realistic styling, opening doors, hood and trunk, as well as a detailed car interior. In robot mode his removable engine becomes a double-barreled laser; he is also equipped with a "Cryo-Sword" made of clear plastic with blue paint apps.

:The Japanese ''Binaltech'' release of the figure has a slightly retooled head (see image inset), different paint applications, and is partially constructed of die-cast metal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 wrenches, 1 shoulder launcher
[[File:Generationstoy-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You don't want to drop ''these'' wrenches.]]
: ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Wheeljack is a retool of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Tracks (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]], featuring a new head, wings, clip-on wrenches (that replace the missile launchers), new vehicle mode front fenders and rear spoiler, and a modified transformation sequence (with new legs) so as to present a robot mode reminiscent of the original Wheeljack toy. The rear rotatable flip-out panel and the joint it's mounted on are still there, although the spoiler prevents it from being rotated, while the panel itself now lacks the mounting tabs that were previously there.

: He has a flight mode similar to Tracks', though with the clip-on weapons attached over the wings instead of on the rear of the vehicle. He also retains Tracks' gun, which in reality was Wheeljack's own rocket launcher, and as such, nominally clips onto his shoulder. The gun was slightly redecoed, with the ''entire'' jointed rocket piece being painted over this time, and the C joint clip being a darker shade of gray due to [[gang-molding]] with other parts. With the new retool of his legs, the black inner parts under the car mode hood feature [[C joint|3mm bars]] where you can store Wheeljack's wrenches when not being held, as the clamps of the wrenches are actually C joint clips. Additionally, the wrenches ''themselves'' also have 3mm bars on them, in case Wheeljack should try to make some sort of new gadget. [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]] sold separately.

: Though Wheeljack's toy is heavily retooled, his instructions do not reflect this. They depict Wheeljack with his proper head, but most of the rest of the art depicts Tracks' parts, including Tracks' leg transformation. Do not attempt to extend Wheeljack's legs as far as the instruction art shows, because that's some excessive force that's not meant to be applied. The instructions also show the wrenches mounting on the shoulders as weapons, with the shoulder launcher as a hand-held weapon.

: This version of the mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and ''Timelines'' [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], while the original version was redecoed into [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[Tracks (SG)|Turbo Tracks]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Generations'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CWDlxWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From wrenches to bowie knives.]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (2016)
**''Accessories:'' Knife-sword, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

:Wheeljack is an extensive remold of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]] sporting a new head, chest, legs, feet, and front bumper. Being a Combiner Wars figure, Wheeljack can combine to form [[Sky Reign]] as either an arm or a leg.

:This mold was also retooled as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]].

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===United===
[[File:Unitedtoy wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You laugh, but few sights have Cons (and Bots) flee in more desperate terror than Wheeljack brandishing tools.]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-19'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 wrenches, 1 shoulder launcher

:Part of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline, TakaraTomy's version of Wheeljack features some subtle differences from the ''Generations'' version. He now sports silver painted ears, metallic green paint and medium red paint for his stripes, which follow a different pattern, and continue down the back of the car. He no longer has a painted rear window (instead leaving it white with the stripe detailing), features different tail light applications, a silver outlined Autobot symbol (rather than one without a border), painted clear blue eyes, and a more blue-green plastic instead of the slightly brighter green of the Hasbro version.
:United Wheeljack was released before ''Generations'' Wheeljack was released to retail stores, but not to online retailers. Wheeljack's United instructions show the proper transformation. His instructions also leave out the flying car mode, likely due to it being intended originally for Tracks and not Wheeljack.
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots_EliteWheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
* '''Wheeljack''' (Elite, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''55'''
: Part of Wave 1 of Construct-Bots Elites, Wheeljack can transform into a car.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ConstructBots_ArsenalPackWheeljack.jpg|thumb|300px|Just when Wheeljack thought it was safe to go back in the water...]]
*'''Arsenal Pack Wheeljack''' (Elite, <strike>2014</strike>)
**''Pieces:'''67'''
: Arsenal Pack Wheeljack is slightly a redeco of the previous release, changing some pieces from black to gray. He includes new accessories, such as two swords and two odd shark-like pieces.
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===Masterpiece===
[[File:MP-20 Wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, Optimus! I've built a machine to calculate the chances of getting a Marlboro repaint out of this! [[Exhaust|Hey whaddya know, it worked!]]]]
* '''Wheeljack''' ([[September 20|09-20-]][[2014]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Shoulder Cannon, missile, Laser Gun, Hypno-chip Disruptor ([[Amazon (website)|Amazon.jp]] exclusive)

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Wheeljack transforms into an officially-licensed Lancia Stratos with proper (licensed?) "Alital'''i'''a" markings. As with other figures in the ''Masterpiece'' line, he is intended to be an accurate representation of his [[Character model|cartoon model]]. Roughly as tall as a [[Size class|Voyager Class]] figure, he is also in [[scale]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Wheeljack lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic. Additionally, his side mirrors come detached out of the box, and can be found separately packaged inside the instruction bag. An extra pair of mirrors is included in case of loss or breakage.

:For accessories, he comes with his gun and shoulder launcher, the latter with a removable non-firing missile. In vehicle mode, the shoulder launcher mounts on the roof like the weapons of the other ''Masterpiece'' cars, while the gun stores underneath as the car's exhaust pipe.

:As a curious easter egg, dismantling his head reveals a moustache hidden under his faceplate, similar to the one [[Wheeljack (Animated)|his ''Animated'' counterpart]] sports.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/masterpiece-mp-20-wheeljack-hidden-face-reveal-181175/ "Masterpiece MP-20 Wheeljack - Hidden Face Reveal?" at TFW2005]</ref>

:If purchased in Japan through Amazon.com, one additionally gets a toolbox based on the hypno-chip disabling device he used in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]". If purchased in other Asian markets outside of Japan, a collector's coin is included instead of or in addition to the toolbox. The coin package is shaped and colored like his hood deco, and identifies him as "Weeljack" {{sic}}.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into [[Exhaust|MP-23 Exhaust]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/MPWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Masterpiece Wheeljack on TFU.net]''
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===Q-Transformers===
[[File:QTransformers Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' ([[January 24|1-24]]-2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-10'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Wheeljack transforms from a cute [[super deformed]] Lancia Stratos to a just as cute robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Wheeljack as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

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==Merchandise==
===Stamp Bot===
[[File:Wheeljack stampbot.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Wheeljack''' ( 1984)

:Made by HG Toys, Stamp Bot Wheeljack is a small, non-poseable figurine of Wheeljack based on his toy with a rubber stamp on the base, and a cap with a felt "floor" that was soaked in ink. The stamp made an image of Wheeljack's race car mode.

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===Zipper Clip===
[[File:Zipperclipwheeljack.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Wheeljack''' ( 1985)

:Also made by HG Toys, Zipper Clip Wheeljack is a scaled-down version of Stamp Bot Wheeljack, minus the rubber stamp base. Molded onto his head was a small hole, through which a metal clip was looped, allowing the figurine to attach to the end of a zipper.

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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy wheeljack.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)
: This small red rubber figurine of Wheeljack was released in Japan as part of a large multi-pack of similar figures, which were used as playing pieces for ''Transformers'' board games. The figure features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Wheeljack's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, which served some function in the gameplay the figures were used for.

*'''Wheeljack''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''22'''

: The Wheeljack figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (22, in Wheeljack's case). Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Decoy Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:Wheeljack scf pvc.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (2002)

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Wheeljack was available in the seventh ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''-centric wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. Additionally, the pewter version of Wheeljack came packaged with the right "boot" piece needed to transform the wave's [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] figure into Victory Saber.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on pewter Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Wheeljack''' (2003)

: Wheeljack's ''Super Collection Figure'' PVC was released the following year by Hasbro as part of their ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Like all the figures in the series, Wheeljack was given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head. Unlike the Japanese version, he was sold separate on a blister card and came packaged with the right arm of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:Wheeljackbust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Optimus Prime! I built a machine that removes legs and replaces them with small pedestals! Come see!]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Hard Hero, 2003)

:[[Hard Hero]] released a polystone bust of Wheeljack, based upon his appearance in the Generation 1 television series. The tenth bust in their main ''Transformers'' series, Wheeljack is some six inches tall and was limited to 2500 normal copies and an additional 100 exclusively signed by the sculptor.

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===Palisades===
[[File:Wheeljackstatue.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Small, expensive, and puffy.]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Palisades, 2005)

:[[Palisades Toys|Palisades]] released a 6-inch polystone statue of Wheeljack, based upon [[Pat Lee]]'s rendition of him in the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics.

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===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:Tlswheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Wheeljack is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He has several accessories and a mixed design that takes elements from the animation model and original toy. This figure also has a special gimmick: LED "ears". For every 16 figures, there are 2 Wheeljacks.

:Like most of his wave, his bio card plagiarizes this wiki article's opening paragraphs, with his motto taken from the "Fire on the Mountain" quote directly below it.
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneWheeljackConcept.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|If only...]]
* An early concept design of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Generation 1 Wheeljack was depicted in a catalog from late 1982/early 1983, depicting a considerably better proportioned robot mode with longer legs.
* Wheeljack was given an homage in the form of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]. Downshift has Wheeljack's colors, face, and even feet modeled after the Lancia grill. The character was even called Wheeljack in Japan's ''Super Link'' series, something Hasbro could not do because the name had already been used on [[Wheeljack (Armada)|a character]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|previous series]]. Downshift was later [[redeco]]ed as the [[BotCon 2010]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer/"Decepticon Slice"]], representing the same character as the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-only Generation 1]] [[Action Master]] Slicer, a redeco of Wheeljack's Action Master toy (while simultaneously representing [[Wheeljack (SG)|another Wheeljack]]).
* ''Energon'' Downshift also received a new-sculpt toy in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' line, which looked considerably less like Generation 1 Wheeljack save for the head sculpt... and the ''feet'', which are sculpted after Wheeljack's distinct Lancia Stratos grill feet. Now ''that's'' a weird homage.
* The retool of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (presumably in red), but ultimately ended up as Wheeljack instead, with a new head sculpt. Meanwhile, the head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger ended up being used for the retool of ''Alternators'' "Windcharger" (the Honda S2000 mold, designed as [[Overdrive]] and released under that name by Takara) instead, and now named "[[Decepticharge]]".
* ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Wheeljack was the original version of the sculpt, with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (whose toy ended up in ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'') intended as the retool, but the two were ultimately released in reverse order (and different toy lines).<ref name="generations11">TakaraTomy staff interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]'' vol. 1, [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/428825-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-united.html translation at TFW2005].</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Spy Changers]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Ghost in the Machine (G1)

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{{disambig2|the cartoon episode|the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' event|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)}}
{{episode|
|series=G1toon
|series2=2010
|ep=80
|ep2=16
|prev2=Fight or Flee (episode)
|next2=Webworld
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=22
|prev3=Masquerade
|next3=The Ultimate Weapon
|image=GhostMachine Starscream Scourge Unicron.JPG
|caption=Screw you guys, I'm going home.
|title="Ghost in the Machine"
|production code=700-100
|airdate=[[October 21]], 1986
|written by=[[Joey Kurihara Piedra]] [[Michael Charles Hill]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Set on regaining a physical body, the ghost of Starscream possesses Scourge and makes a deal with the devil.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:GhostMachine Scourge approaches Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Your ''break''fast, Sir!]]

On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost appears and possesses [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies to the severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[File:GhostMachine Metroplex eye explode.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|There are no eye-drops for this.]]

On Earth, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transforms]], but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|former soldiers]], and steal one of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream possesses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner... for Galvatron.

[[File:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads off to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead]]s to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions to complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions.

[[File:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Refusing to call Triple-A, Starscream prepares to jumpstart Unicron.]]

Within Trypticon, the Battlecharges and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trypticon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots manage to plant some [[energon cube]]s on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream's ghost has lost control.

On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in the night...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (with [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]]) (9)
* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (10)
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (11)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (13)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (14)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (15)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (16)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (17)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (18)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (19)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (26)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (27)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (28)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (29)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (30)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (31)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (cameo) (33)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (2)
* [[Sweep]]s (3)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (4)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (5)
* [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (6)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (7)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (20)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (21)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (22)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (23)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (24)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (25)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (32)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)

|c4=
* [[Unicron|Unicron's head]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"THERE IS NO REASONING WITH HIM! DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:—'''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)|the kettle]] black.

"Decepticon intruders IN MY BRAIN!"
:—'''Metroplex''', on the perils of being city-sized.

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:—'''Galvatron''', giving his outburst a rare preamble.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', getting sassy with Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:—'''Starscream''' has picked up some [[wikipedia:Stinking badges|Earth culture]].

"Starscream! You are a dead mechanism!" 
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" 
"I'm already sorry!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream''', bickering like [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|old times]].

"Unicron! If you want the connection made, you'd better give me a new body now!" 
"You shall have it." 
''(Unicron shoots lasers from his eyes, and Starscream's body is reformed)'' 
"I live again!" 
"Now, do my bidding. Complete the connection!" 
"Ha! Do it yourself!"
:—'''Unicron''' bet on the wrong pony, and '''Starscream''' just loves being a prick.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
[[File:GhostMachine Magnus with hands on hips.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* Wrong color models used by AKOM include:
** Cyclonus's eyebrows are purple. His chin is still grey, though.
** And of course the movie-original characters have colored mouths: purple for Galvatron, red for Ultra Magnus.
** Scourge is consistently shown with the outdated "head-sticking-up" model of his hovercraft form.
** The circle on Bumblebee's back is black instead of yellow.
** The tops of Rodimus's shoulders are the same color as his arms, instead of white.
* "There is no reasoning with him!" - Galvatron's head clips through his cannon barrel.
* Headstrong has Galvatron's cannon sound effect as he opens fire on Scourge.
* "He is a traitor! Give him no quarter!" - Headstrong is colored with Breakdown's color scheme.
* Scourge disappears into the sky... then is shown cruising along at ground level for a lengthy shot, then disappears into the sky ''again''.
* Unicron's helmet was all gold [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|the last time we saw it]]. Now it's blue with gold horns.
* After entering Unicron, Scourge/Starscream lands and walks forward for several seconds. The scrolling background behind him isn't long enough to make it through the whole shot, however - at one point it abruptly jumps back to the start.
* As he says, "Only three?," Starscream's eyes are suddenly huge.
* Scamper, shown at toy-based scale in one of Metroplex's vehicle bays as Sky Lynx lands, is HUGE, dwarfing the shuttle.
* In the next shot, Sky Lynx takes off again, but Kup and Spike are gone. And so is the giant Scamper!
* Kup and Spike enter Metroplex through an upward-sliding door... which disappears into a solid doorframe, with no gap to actually accommodate the door.
* Blaster's voice is missing its usual reverb effect.
[[File:GhostintheMachine blaster startled.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* The Autobots react a little too quickly to Blaster accidentally turning on some music - the music and their laughter all occur at the same instant.
* As Blaster warns Kup, Kup's mouth is hanging wide open for no real reason. It's also colored the same light gray as his face.
* When Scourge first approaches Metroplex's eye, it's almost as big as he is. Later it's small enough for him to carry with ease.
[[File:GhostInTheMachine Bumblebee huge wheels.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Top this Putt-Putt.]]
* When Bumblebee and Spike discover Scourge stealing Metroplex's eyes, Bumblebee has enormous wheels.
* Bumblebee gets the wrong transformation sound effect (descending pitch) as he returns to robot mode.
* Just before setting the charge inside Metroplex, Scourge's eyes are green instead of red.
* "I don't see any enemy" - Silverbolt is the one speaking, but both he and Skydive mouth the line.
* After the bomb goes off, the next shot of the inside of Metroplex shows a star background on his monitor. A few shots later, it's the usual Earth sky.
* Metroplex has "regular" small eyes as he stumbles around firing, rather than his usual large googles.
* An explosion comes out of each of Metroplex's eyes... without actually shattering his eyes or causing any visible damage.
* As Scourge exits Astrotrain/Starscream to dig out Metroplex's eye, he's still carrying Trypticon's eye. It disappears in the next shot.
* As he re-enters Astrotrain/Starscream, Scourge just sort of clips into him through a solid wall.
[[File:GhostMachine Blurr violated airspace.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* In a layering error, the "Unidentified craft" warning message that flashes up on Blurr's screen overlays his head.
* In his first several shots, Hot Spot has a mouth on his faceplate. It disappears between shots as he prepares to fire on Astrotrain.
[[File:G1 GhostintheMachine Groove lockedloaded.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* Groove has a totally different voice for his one line ("Locked and loaded!"), sounding somewhat like Beachcomber. Usually, he sounds more like a higher-pitched Trailbreaker.
* When he accuses Astrotrain of stealing Metroplex's eyes, Magnus's whole face is blue.
* As Rodimus realizes that Unicron has his eyes again, rough pencil marks are visible on him and Magnus.
* In the second shot of Sky Lynx approaching him, Unicron's eyes are missing again. Unicron is also shown in front of some massive hunk of space debris that's far bigger than he is.
* During Scourge's attack on him, Sky Lynx has a Decepticon symbol on his nose.
* Hot Spot says, "Look out, Scourge!" with the emphasis of the line suggesting that he's addressing Scourge, when he's actually reacting to Scourge.
* As he berates his troops, the tops of Galvatron's shoulders are missing their red squares.
* As Magnus's team floats through space, Springer is colored as Kup.
* When Trypticon approaches Unicron, Scourge is standing in Unicron's mouth. He vanishes between shots, however, and Unicron's mouth goes from having a hollow inside to being a solid gray field.
* Galvatron's squad includes three Divebombs. (One of them, along with a Sweep, is obliterated a moment later!)
* As Scourge is brought to Rodimus, an overhead shot shows Ultra Magnus with circular cogs on his shoulders instead of the usual white pillars.
* When Galvatron shoots at Starscream, his cannon sounds like a regular Decepticon laser.
* When Rodimus shakes Magnus's hand, Magnus has an Autobot symbol on his left shoulder. He should only have one on his right shoulder.
* As Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, a reaction shot shows Magnus's other (right) shoulder. This ''should'' have an Autobot symbol, but doesn't!
* The next shot shows a solid wall behind Rodimus even though he's still standing in front of the display (showing space).
* Rodimus's mouth isn't moving when he says "Just kidding."
* After Rodimus jokes about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, Hot Spot is shown with Ultra Magnus's color scheme.

===Continuity errors===
* While Scourge makes a respectable attempt at fighting off Starscream's control of his body in this episode, he displayed no such strength of will when he was possessed by the latter at the end of "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
* Cyclonus won't go near Unicron's head because that would alert the Autobots, but they don't seem to notice Scourge approaching it.
* Putting one wire back together is enough to reactivate Unicron's mind! You'd think a body-consuming explosion would have done more serious damage.
* Powerglide's appearance seems to contradict "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", where he was among a fleet of Autobot ships getting blown up by the Quintessons. But considering the Aerialbots were also blown up, and recalling AKOM's propensity for grabbing whatever random animation model off the shelf, it's probably ''that'' episode which contains the error. (It would also be a serious violation of the cartoon's ethos to kill off ''any'' main character, especially one with a toy on the shelf.)
* And incidentally, Powerglide is implied to be one of the "Aerialbots" in both Silverbolt and Warpath's lines in the scene where they take off together. Though this may seem like less of an error retroactively in light of [[Combiner Wars|recent events]].
[[File:Gitm kup and screamer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1| ]]
* Starscream enters Kup's body and somehow immediately causes an explosion in a random wall that blows out Metroplex's ''entire'' security system.
* Following that scene, Scourge is already in Metroplex. Nobody noticed him fly to Earth? What happened to the Earth Defense Command satellites?
* What is Trypticon doing on that random planet? And why doesn't he notice Scourge stealing his eye?
* Although undoubtedly big, Metroplex and Trypticon's eyes should be ''way'' too small for Unicron to use as like-for-like replacements.
* Flying Autobots:
** Magnus's team flies out of Sky Lynx and into Unicron's head with no obvious means of propulsion.
* Why don't the Autobots just blast Unicron's repaired circuits as soon as they enter his head?
* When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because Trypticon neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.
* Why doesn't Rodimus just jump inside Unicron's head and open the Matrix again?
* The plot seems to forget that Trypticon is still hanging out on Cybertron at the end of the episode! Once Starscream loses his control over him, he just vanishes from the story.

* Warpath and Bumblebee appear (for one shot each) on the Autobots' base on Cybertron at the end of the episode. Is there some reason why they made the trip there from Earth?



===Continuity notes===
[[File:G1toon starscreams last appearance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right| ]]
[[File:GhostMachine Decepticon execution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|"Death comes to me. It just doesn't ''stay''."]]
* This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. His first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]].
** Starscream is last seen tumbling away through space in his new body, damaged from Galvatron's attacks but still very much alive. This is sometimes seen as a point of conflict with his appearance as a ghost in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Possession]]". Fans have reconciled this by speculating that he died again off-screen, or else traveled through time to the ''Beast Wars'' era (and back) before this episode took place chronologically. Alternatively, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon does not follow strictly from any specific Generation 1 continuity, allowing the "error" to be dismissed entirely.
* Speaking of dying, Dirge's appearance here - clearly scripted and complete with a single spoken line - rather flagrantly contradicts his two "deaths" and his seeming appearance in the Decepticon crypt.
* Only appearance of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]].
* Of all the Transformers Starscream is seen possessing in both this episode and "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", Scourge is the only one who puts up a fight for control of his own body and retains his memories of what happened while "under the influence". (This is admittedly inconsistent with the ending of the prequel to this episode, however.)
* Unicron displays the ability to electrocute the Autobots inside his head and expel them through his neck.
* Unicron off-handedly tells Scourge that "what I have given you, I can also take away", in reference to his creation of Scourge during the events of the movie.

===Real-world references===
* The title's literal meaning obviously applies to the events of the episode, but the phrase has a history in philosophical discourse. It was [[Wikipedia:Ghost in the machine|coined as a pejorative]] against the [[Wikipedia:Mind-body dichotomy|mind-body split]] of [[wikipedia:René Descartes|Cartesian]] dualism, and by the time this episode was made, it had also been used as the title of [[wikipedia:The Ghost in the Machine|a book]] and [[wikipedia:Ghost in the Machine (album)|a rock album]].
* Starscream delivers the line, "I don't have to show you no [[wikipedia:Stinking badges|stinking passes]]"
* ''Star Wars'' sound effects:
** ''Millenium Falcon'' engine burst as Scourge smashes his way out of Metroplex.
** TIE Fighter roar as Silverbolt dives back toward Metroplex after the explosion, and again as Starscream exits Trypticon's body.
** X-Wing diving whine as Scourge flees from Unicron.
** Lightsaber hum as Unicron recreates Starscream.
** Death Star superlaser as Scourge and Astrotrain make their exit.

===Trivia===
* Given what later series and other media would reveal about Cybertron, Unicron is basically trying to bodyjack [[Primus|his own brother]].

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Geist im Roboter'''" ("The Ghost inside the Robot")
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Starscream kehrt zurück'''" ("Starscream Returns")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' スタースクリームの復活 (''Starscream no Fukkatsu'', "Starscream's Revival")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 13]], [[1987]]

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prizrak v mashine'''" (''Призрак в машине'', "Ghost in the Machine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — The Action Adventure Collection II (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 11: The Decepticon Possession ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;[[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]]
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/ghost_in_the_machine.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]

Similarly Different

2015-07-03T15:15:46Z

Speedbreaker: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 22
|image=RID-Grimlockvsscowl.jpg
|caption= We'll meet all the species on the Dinosaur Train.
|prev=Lockout
|next=The Buzz on Windblade
|title="Similarly Different"
|airdate=???, [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Derek Dressler]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''A restless Grimlock ponders returning to old habits when another Dinobot goes on a rampage.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Russell Clay]] is having a rough time of it at his [[Denny Clay|dad]]'s trailer; his father's incessant snoring is keeping him awake, forcing him to sleep in the diner. The next morning, a groggy Russell confesses that their current living arrangements may not be ideal, inspiring Denny to build a brand-new trailer for his son. In his own words, it'll the "coolest trailer ever", a statement that worries both Russell and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]].

Meanwhile, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] is on an uneventful solo patrol out in the woods. Grimlock is feeling increasingly restless and bored, and fondly remembers the days when he could smash things for fun. He eventually stumbles onto a [[human]] demolition site, where he notices something tearing down the abandoned stadium. The "something" turns out to be another [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]], who introduces himself as [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]! Scowl explains that he was also locked up on the ''[[Alchemor]]'', and invites the impressed Grimlock to help him smash the building. Grimlock, realizing that the building is already going to be demolished, happily joins his new friend. Together, they make short work of the stadium and most of the construction machinery. In the aftermath, though, Grimlock realizes that he has to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl wins him over, promising not to harm any of the "[[human|screamers]]", and Grimlock reluctantly lets him walk free.

Back at the scrapyard, an increasingly worried Russell tries to spy on his dad's construction efforts. Russell worries to Fixit about his dad's propensity to do things "Denny-style," although Fixit doesn't quite understand. They're interrupted by a suspiciously cheery Grimlock, who hastily assures [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and the gang that his patrol was completely uneventful.

Fixit, however, picks up a Decepticon signal in the woods, suspiciously close to where Grimlock was patrolling. Grimlock breaks down and confesses that he let Scowl go, but insists that Scowl wouldn't deliberately hurt anyone. Fixit calls up Scowl's criminal record, which reveals that Scowl used to work for [[Thunderhoof]] as hired muscle. Realizing that Scowl might lead them to Thunderhoof and the rest of [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s gang, Bumblebee orders his team to roll out. Meanwhile, Fixit and Russell continue to try and peek inside Russell's new RV, but Denny manages to keep his project a secret.

In the woods, Grimlock maintains that Scowl isn't a bad 'bot, and even suggests to Bumblebee and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] that he could mentor Scowl in the same way that Bumblebee did with him. Before they can discuss the matter further, they're interrupted by Scowl himself, who pounds Grimlock and accuses him of being a traitor. Although Grimlock tries to talk to his old "buddy", Scowl brings down a tree on the Autobots and flees.

The Autobots catch up to Scowl at a nearby train station. Scowl throws a bus at his pursuers, then clambers up onto the tracks. Although Bumblebee tries to talk him down, Scowl simply smashes the bridge, intending to bring down the elevated tracks and derail the next train. The other Autobots work to repair the bridge in time while Grimlock and Scowl face off. Eventually, Grimlock gains the upper hand against Scowl, and punts him into the station roof, temporarily taking him out. Bumblebee realizes they can't hold up the badly-damaged bridge, and together the Autobots resort to grabbing the train and turning it around, sending it back the way they came. By the time they're ready to capture Scowl, however, they discover that the Decepticon has already disappeared.

Russell finally confronts Denny over his pet project. Denny admits that although the job isn't easy, it's something that he genuinely enjoys, and intends to finish off his work with a roof-mounted arcade, a feature that Russell finds genuinely cool. Unfortunately, the arcade is too heavy, and summarily flattens the rest of the RV. Denny is momentarily disappointed, although he and Russell agree to work together to re-build it.

Scowl is terrorizing more humans at a local spa, although he's pursued by the Autobots, who split up to keep Scowl contained on the property. [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his two students search the shower for Scowl, although he quickly gets the drop on the trio. Scowl and Grimlock tussle again, until Scowl comes across a group of meditating, oblivious humans. He tries to bring the roof down on them, only to be stopped by Grimlock, who keeps Scowl at bay while protecting the humans. Scowl manages to overpower Grimlock and knock him into the wall. Before he can finish him off, Grimlock has an apparent change of heart, and confesses that smashing whatever he wants ''is'' easier... but that doesn't make it right. Instead of giving his former buddy a tail-five, Grimlock dislodges a nearby stone ornament and sends it rolling toward Scowl, taking the Decepticon out of commission. Bumblebee consoles a saddened Grimlock, who muses that you can't help a 'bot that doesn't want to be helped.

With Scowl in tow, the Autobots return to their base, where Denny, Russell, and Fixit are putting the finishing touches on Russell's new trailer. Russell decides to add a disco ball to the hood, and the trio decide to boogie down... much to the confusion of the other Autobots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (10)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] (5)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*Hotel guests (12)

}}

==Quotes==
"I detect early onset stubbornness in Denny Clay." 
"Me too. He's going to build me my own place to live and says it's going to be the coolest place ever." 
"That sounds ominous."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Russell''' showing confidence in Denny's interior design skills

"That was just a warmup! Let's you and me smash this lousy planet to splinters!" 
"Uh, well Scowl, the thing is… I kinda have to arrest you now." 
"What!?"
:—'''Scowl''' discovers that friendship is magic with '''Grimlock'''

'''Bumblebee''': Ok, Autobots. Let's wreck and roll! [silence] You see, 'wreck' because Scowl wrecks, and then I was like 'roll' because… that's what we do. 
'''Sideswipe''': And 'lame' because that was lame.
:—Bumblebee still doesn't have it

"What if I take him under my... claw? I could be what you were for me! Y'know, a-a minotaur." 
"Mentor. And I don't think that's a good idea, Grimlock. Based on his rap sheet, Scowl seems unlikely to change his ways any time soon." 
"His name is Scowl. I mean, it's totally a bad guy name."
:—'''Grimlock''', '''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe''' discuss Scowl

"If you can't get in there, I'm gonna be stuck with a room decorated with all my ''father's'' favorite things! Eight-track tapes. Flowered wallpaper. Shag carpet!" 
"''It's too horrible to even imagine! And I don't even know what those things are!''"
:—'''Russell''' and '''Fixit''' continue to show their confidence in Denny's skills

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Bumblebee's attempt on a catchphrase is 'wreck and roll', a play on the Wreckers' classic "Wreck and Rule!" [[Fire, When Ready!|This is not the first time]] a permutation of the Wrecker slogan has shown up in the series.

===Real-world references===
*Grimlock's fight with Scowl is reminiscent of dinosaur fights depicted in the ''Jurassic Park'' franchise.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Amis jurés'''" ("Sworn Friends")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur

2015-06-05T22:07:48Z

Speedbreaker: /* Errors */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]''
|prev=Timeless
|next=Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''
|prev2=A Common Foe
|next2=Hoist the Flag
|title="Tornado's Personal Journal"
|image=TornadoProfilePicture.jpg
|caption=[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] isn't the only Decepticon who can use social media.}}

'''Tornado passes the time aboard the ''Tidal Wave'' by recording his thoughts and arguing with [[you]].'''

==Synopsis==
[[Squadron X]] mounts an attack on [[Torax Prime]] in an attempt to draw out the [[Wrecker]]s, but quickly realize that their [[Autobot]] foes aren't coming—the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] has ended. [[Fang]], [[Triton]], and [[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] all attempt to disobey [[Macabre]]'s orders to stay put, and are summarily executed by the Squadron's leader. When [[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] subsequently goes mad, blowing up himself and Macabre, [[Tornado]] and [[Ferak]] are left as the group's last surviving members.

The duo flee Torax Prime in a cobbled-together ship, but find themselves pursued in deep space by an Autobot fighter craft. The [[Decepticon]]s are saved, however, by the timely intervention of the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'' and her crew of [[Star Seeker]] pirates. The ship's captain, [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]], agrees to take the pair aboard on the condition that they assist with an enigmatic heist he is planning.

Tornado and Ferak fall in with the crew's everyday pillaging and plundering, including one raid that leads them to a vault containing a parchment map that relates to Cannonball's grand plan. Ferak and existing crew-member [[Axer (G1)|Axor]] bond over their shared love of weaponry, whilst Tornado develops a distaste for [[Olin Zarak]], a young [[Nebulan]] who inherited the [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] body from [[Mo Zarak|his father]] and acts as muscle for the ship.

The ''Tidal Wave'' passes into the [[Demon's Maw]], a region of space rendered devoid of light by gas clouds. The crew pass the time in various ways, with [[Stormcharge]] and [[Turbolift]] hunting [[vapor-rat]]s, whilst others listen to tales of the Star Seekers' history from the ship's ancient bartender, [[Thunderlane]]. Eventually, however, the monotony is broken by an attack by a vast space monster. Thanks to forewarning from the bartender's pet [[sonicondor]], [[Ferrocious]], the pirates are able to react quickly, but not before the creature swallows part of the ''Tidal Wave'' and several of her crew-members, including Thunderlane. The ship is nearly lost, but a cunning Cannonball has Master Gunner [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]] hold fire until they are nearly inside the creature's mouth, allowing them to fire down its throat and send it running.

Leaving the Maw, the Star Seekers restock supplies on the planet [[Greengard]], picking up [[Rockhopper]], a near-Cybertronian who never leaves his penguin-like [[alternate mode]], as a new maintenance technician at the same time. Not long afterwards, Cannonball makes a grand motivational speech for the crew, aided by the [[Chairman]], a robot who acts as speech writer, teleprompter and—in alternate mode—the captain's chair.

Tornado settles back into everyday life on the ''Tidal Wave'', bemoaning the noise as [[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]], Cannonball's [[Shokaract|bestial tracker]], [[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]], and [[Thunderclap]] tear through the corridors. Ferak continues to work on outlandish weaponry, whilst Tornado decides to dabble in the ship's black market, run by two of Brimstone's gunners, [[Cutback]] and [[Lockpick]], the latter of whom contains a miniature [[Transwarp]] device thanks to chief mechanic [[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]]. After dealing with a [[Trepdillian Lava Flea]] infestation courtesy of organic pirate [[Squirm]], Tornado has the black marketeers procure an alien [[Sky Seer]] bird as a test of their abilities.

Before Tornado can make his next 'order' with Cutback and Lockpick, the ''Tidal Wave'' arrives at [[Ventax II]], where Cannonball aims to loot more supplies for the upcoming heist. The diminutive Decepticon is smuggled into the planet's capital by ace pilot [[Skyduster]], and proceeds to sabotage their defense grid and orbital scanners, allowing the ''Tidal Wave'' to move in for a full scale assault. Tornado is given a ride to the battlefield by one of Ferak's new transforming "[[Arms Minicon]]" weapons, where Scorponok steals a Ventaxan energy generator before the crew withdraws.

Back on the ship, Tornado makes his new request of the black marketeers: a [[Lukythian Warp Star]], a self-firing bullet that would negate the perpetually jammed nature of the small Decepticon's weapon mode. Although Ferak unwittingly finds the device before Tornado can retrieve it, he lets his larger partner hold on to it on the basis that he'd likely be the one firing him anyway.

In preparation for the heist, Ferak and Scorponok carry out upgrades to the ship's Transwarp engines, whilst Arms Minicons are distributed to the crew. Cannonball locks himself away with the reptilian [[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]], and Tornado takes an opportunity to exact revenge on Squirm by coating his bedding in an attractant for Cannonball's tracker beast. Eventually, the captain reveals that the ''Tidal Wave'' will be spending a marathon six solar cycles in Transwarp, but their destination remains secret. Brimstone insists that the crew carry on as normal, and whilst boatswain [[Neurotoxin]] and Axor prepare their weapons, Tornado visits Ferak, who claims that his work on the Arms Minicons has given him ideas as to fixing the small Decepticon's alternate mode.

Some time later, once the ''Tidal Wave'' has entered Transwarp, Tornado begins noticing strange goings-on, such as [[Boltcaster]] repeating a sentence twice, and inexplicable voices and log entries in the communications system. Several of these mysterious log entries are written by somebody called "[[Apelinq]]"... To pass the time in Transwarp, Tornado has a nose around the ship's computer system, uncovering a secret surveillance system manned by Brimstone and Cannonball's log from the day he recruited the Hunter.

{{note|The following events occur after the events of the [[BotCon 2014]] comic "[[Hoist the Flag]]".}}

Having been taken prisoner by the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, Tornado bemoans the crew's situation after their failed heist. He and recent recruit, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], discuss the fates of Squadron X and the great Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and the mercenary reveals a secret compartment within her calf containing a possible ticket to their escape: the Lukythian Warp Star. With Scorponok and Brimstone having absconded by Space Bridge to the ''Tidal Wave'', and the Hunter seemingly vanished, Tornado resolves that they will have to free the captain and the rest of the crew themselves.

Eventually, the Star Seekers are able to make their escape, and Tornado downloads a chunk of the prison's database on the way out. Whilst mostly unremarkable, there is one hidden gem amongst the files: surveillance footage of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s cell. Cannonball recognizes that the star charts the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] has scrawled across his walls are in fact a map to the undying [[spark]] of the notorious [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and the crew quickly sets out to find it, believing it to be the key to untold wealth.

The journey takes them through the [[Unknown Sector]], uncomfortably close to Old Quintesson space now controlled by the territorial [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and where all normal navigation instruments are rendered useless by the great number of [[black hole]]s in the region. Despite the Navigator's unease with travelling through the Unknown Sector blind, they eventually reach [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a planetoid]]. To endure the gravitational forces on the last lap to the planetoid, Ferak concocts "[[Electro-Magnetic Refracture]]", which creates a magnetic field allowing for safe transport. The ride is nevertheless bumpy, but they manage to arrive at the planetoid in the middle of seeming nothingness and the captain takes a small party to the body.

The landing party locates an empty stronghold, but Cannonball takes his dagger and chips away a wall, revealing a message in [[Ancient Cybertronian]]: "Beyond this wall is to know treachery. Beyond this wall is to know betrayal. Beyond this wall is to know immortality." Tornado blasts a wall, revealing a decayed [[Quintesson]], who claims to have partnered with Starscream to plunder the planetoid for riches and power, but ended up being betrayed and left for dead. He promises to reveal where Starscream went if Cannonball takes him back to the ship. Once there, the Quintesson is ceremoniously left in the brig, where he lies motionless after entering.

The ''Tidal Wave'' is essentially stuck where it is and odd things begin happening on board, such as crewmembers acting strangely and trashing rooms. Tornado decides to investigate for himself and spies, via hidden camera, on Flamewar speaking with Lockpick, who is holding a [[Spark Containment Chamber]] that Ferak was working on. Ferak comes up with using [[forestonite]] to supercharge the engines and escape the black holes, but as the plan is about to commence, Flamewar shows up on the bridge with Starscream's spark! The spark is quick in its work and knocks out all of the crew on the bridge, other than Cannonball and Tornado. Flamewar reveals that she plans to use the ''Tidal Wave'' and its crew in her ambitions to resurrect the Decepticon Empire. Just as Tornado realizes that Starscream had used the Quuintesson as a Trojan Horse to escape the planetoid, Flamewar throws a container at Cannonball, allowing Starscream to enter his body and take over. The process mutates Cannonball's body into a form similar to Starscream's and expels Cannonball's spark, which is then trapped in the Spark Containment Container. Tornado is hit with the realization that the Lockpick talking to Flamewar wasn't Lockpick, but Starscream making a deal with Flamewar to take out Cannonball in exchange for freedom from his prison.

With Cannonball out of the equation, Flamewar and Starscream gather the Star Seekers and give them three choices: Stay with Cannonball's spark on the planetoid, die, or join Flamewar in her mission to bring the Decepticons back to their former glory. A third of the crew decide to remain with their captain, loyal to the end. Ferak and Tornado are much more pragmatic and elect to go with Flamewar. The ''Tidal Wave'' leaves the prison thanks to the remaining forestonite and Starscream flies off to parts unknown. Flamewar becomes the next Cannonball and asks Tornado if he brought any useful files from their escape from prison, to which he responds affirmatively.

The first file Tornado pulls up is Apelinq's journal entry for the first time he met [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]]. At the [[Training Academy]], Apelinq has come to bring Flareup, a promising new cadet to the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s. [[Primal Prime]] is also there, ignorant that Ginrai has already asked Flareup. Primal Prime asks the cadet to join the [[Wrecker]]s, but Flareup informs the commander that she has already accepted Ginrai's invitation to join the Knights. Another journal entry bemoans the Knights being forced into a meditation session with [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]], the ancient sage who founded the Knights. Tornado finally finds some interesting facts in a journal entry that contains logs from the ''[[Rodimus Major]]''. It starts with [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzzsaw]]'s pranks on the crew, but it is eventually revealed that the Wreckers fell into a spatial anomaly at the [[Dark Nebula]] while trying to investigate a Predacon colony. Tornado thinks the colony would be of interest to Flamewar...

==Journal entries==
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmLTBxZ2xHTF9PVjg/edit Tornado, date index 284.252.01]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmTTR3U0FHMjU5QkU/edit Tornado, date index 284.255.24]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmaTJOekpPUzVNRm8/edit Tornado, date index 284.756.13]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmNkJOU0k3bDQtX2c/edit Tornado, date index 284.756.17]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmSExiY25CeHFJdUU/edit Tornado, date index 284.347.67]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmNUJObjBpVy1KclE/edit Tornado, date index 284.372.99]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmVEZFOHZ5SDdCc2c/edit Tornado, date index 284.756.17]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2Nmc1kzY0JCN2R4bVk/edit Apelinq, date index 468.900.12]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmSEx1QlRZWGNBYmM/edit Apelinq, date index 468.910.08]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmUUZpMThFeXl2UjA/edit Apelinq, date index 468.912.18]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmNTFLaTBTZFlHTGc/edit Apelinq, date index 469.136.04]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmeEFwc1B3NTd3VEE/edit Tornado, date index 285.877.15]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmMVl0SVRjcFd2Rms/edit Tornado, date index 284.447.86]
*[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmTTUzaXB3dzZkWTQ/edit Tornado, date index unknown]

*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmbXZCQXhhMWMxaUE/view Apelinq, date index 466.824.06]

*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2NmZUZJaDlLQTJCZTQ/view Apelinq, date index 467.713.75]

*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT6x2Nma2JadEdXVXhXY3c/view Apelinq, date index 469.822.09]

==Mentioned characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Star Seeker]]s|c1=
'''Present crew'''
*[[Tornado]] (1)
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (2)
*[[Ferak]] (3)
*[[Neurotoxin]] (4)
*[[Wheellock]] (5)
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]] (6)
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]] (7)
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]] (10)
*[[Olin Zarak]] (12)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (15)
*[[Stormcharge]] (28)
*[[Turbolift]] (29)
*[[Thunderlane]] (30)
*[[Ferrocious]] (31)
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]] (36)
*[[Rockhopper]] (40)
*[[Chairman]] (41)
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]] (42)
*[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]] (43)
*[[Thunderclap]] (44)
*[[Cutback]] (45)
*[[Lockpick]] (50)
*[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]] (51)
*[[Squirm]] (52)
*[[Izzerkilod]] (53)
*[[Skyduster]] (54)
*[[Vez]] (56)
*[[Pillage]] (57)
*[[Plunder]] (58)
*[[Boltcaster]] (59)

'''Former crew'''
*[[Guillotine]] (33)
*[[Gallows]] (34)
*[[Prism Glider]] (35)
*[[Star Dasher]] (37)
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 3rd]] (38)
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 4th]] (39)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
'''[[Squadron X]]'''
*[[Macabre]] (8)
*[[Horror Show]] (16)
*[[Warwolf]] (17)
*[[Gristle]] (18)
*[[Munitia]] (19)
*[[Fang]] (24)
*[[Triton]] (25)
*[[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] (26)
*[[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] (27)
*[[Sky Creeper]] (45)
*[[Red Star]] (47)
*[[Nullifier]] (48)

'''Other'''
*[[Mo Zarak]] (13)
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 1st]] (32)
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (74)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (75)

|h3=[[Autobot]]s|c3=
'''[[Wrecker]]s (present)'''
*[[Tripwire (G1)|Tripwire]] (20)
*[[Drop Zone]] (21)
*[[Backstop (G1)|Backstop]] (22)
*[[Wide Scope]] (23)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (46)

'''Wreckers (future)'''
*[[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] (65)
*[[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]] (67)
*[[Fireflight (Universe)|Fireflight]] (71)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Major]] (72)

'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] (11)
*[[Ginrai]] (61)
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] (77)

'''Other'''
*[[Vector Oracle]] (54)
*[[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] (64)
*[[Magna Stampede]] (66)

|h4=[[Maximal]]s|c4=
'''Cybertronian Knights'''
*[[Apelinq]] (60)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] (63)

'''Wreckers (future)'''
*[[Primal Prime]] (62)
*[[Night Viper]] (68)
*[[Quickstrike (BM)|Quickstrike]] (69)
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzzsaw]] (70)

'''Other'''
*[[Optimus Primal]] (73)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Rajalpearl]] (7)
*[[Llyra]] (14)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (76)

}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*As part of the [[Wings Universe]], Tornado's Personal Journal takes place in a continuity nearly identical to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. The Wings Universe also contains the "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" comic, nearly identical versions of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon, and similar events to the 3H ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|The Wreckers]]'' comic. Tornado's Personal Journal also acts as a companion story to the [[BotCon 2014]] comic "[[Hoist the Flag]]".
*The Autobot fighter that tries to apprehend [[Tornado]] and [[Ferak]] is a [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor]], the same class as the famed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.
*Cannonball the First appeared in "[[A Team Effort]]".
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] was a member of the Wreckers, paralleling his role in ''The Wreckers'' portion of the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|3H ''Universe'' comics]].
*[[Olin Zarak]] references the Decepticons' arrival on [[Nebulos]], which occurred in the cartoon episode "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Major]] died sometime in the past, paralleling the events of "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]".
*In addition to [[Apelinq]]'s journal entries being a new version of [[Apelinq's War Journals]], Apelinq keeps having visions of events in the 3H ''[[Reaching the Omega Point]]'' storyline and the [[Shokaract|Hunter]] for yet to be specified reasons.
*Apelinq notes that [[Alpha Trizer]] is technically prehistoric as he predates the loss of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]] archive unit. This appears to be an explanation for how no one seems to know anything about Alpha Trizer's background despite the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon occurring only a few centuries earlier, a relatively short span of time for a Transformer. Apelinq also states that Alpha Trizer has been around for as long as anyone can remember. This seems like a weak explanation, however, as several characters in the Journal and its companion piece "Hoist the Flag" were alive in the era of the G1 cartoon, long before Alpha Trizer presumably came online: [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], [[Ironhide (G2)|Ironhide]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], [[Volt]], [[Electro (G2)|Electro]], and [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].
*When Apelinq was a protoform, he was told stories of Alpha Trizer being a member of an elite team of ancients whose [[Beast Wars (event)|battles crossed time and space]].
*As in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, Cybertron does not have active contact with Earth in the future era. Apelinq is only aware of Earth as a "fabled planet" from Cybertronian texts. What does that mean, then, for Electro and Volt, two Earthborn Autobots?
*In the Wings Universe, [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] died in million of years earlier in "[[The Coming Storm: Part 6]]", but he is alive in the post-''Beast Machines'' era. This appears to not be an error, however, as he acknowledges in-story that he has "already been dead once". While the cause has yet to be specified, resurrection is hardly unprecedented in the ''Transformers'' franchise.
*Following the background events of the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon, Wings Universe [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] is now calling himself [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] once more and has somehow re-acquired a regular Predacon-sized body. It would appear that after ''Beast Machines'', Waspinator came into contact with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] at least once more as Waspinator knows the location of Starscream's prison in 2984.
*The [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]s controlling former Quintesson space also parallels the events of "Wreckers: Finale Part II".
*Forestonite has heavily featured in the Wings Universe, beginning with the BotCon 2010 comic "[[Generation 2: Redux]]".
*In the logs of the ''Rodimus Major'', [[Night Viper]] notes how he does not trust [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzzsaw]] because of the previous team's experience with "former" enemy agents. This probably refers to a parallel version of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s actions in the 3H ''The Wreckers'' comic.

===Transformers references===
*Tornado's Personal Journal is '''chock-full''' of references to other Transformers continuities.
*The titular character Tornado and his partner Ferak, members of the Decepticon commando team [[Squadron X]], are originally from the UK portion of the [[Marvel Comics continuity]] and have only appeared outside of that in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].
*Cannonball originally debuted as a ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' toy who featured in [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan|a ''Timelines'' story]].
*Tornado's Personal Journal introduces the Wings Universe version of the [[Star Seeker]]s, who debuted in the [[Aligned continuity family]] novel ''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''.
*Although the Wings Universe is based on the North American G1 cartoon, the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] from the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity exists in the Wings Universe.
*[[Olin Zarak]] mentions his half-sister [[Llyra]], who originated in the Marvel G1 comic.
*Toruin and Sperity of the [[Twin Star]] comes from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Battle for Defense of the False Planet]]".
*Tornado's Personal Journal makes the first mention of the Wings Universe of the [[Wrecker]]s, the elite Autobot commando team in multiple continuities.
*The [[Knights of Cybertron]] are a legendary group of Transformers from ancient times who originated in the IDW G1 continuity and also exist in the live-action movie continuity. It has not been specified when exactly the Wings Universe version existed before becoming legend, but [[Alpha Trizer]] apparently has the authority to "reinstate" them as the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s.
*[[Ginrai]] is a character who debuted in the ''[[Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon, part of the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity. Wings Universe Ginrai rose to fame in something called the "[[Transtector]] Incident". The rumor about him battling a Decepticon superweapon on Earth's moon references Ginrai's fight with [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] in the ''Super-God Masterforce'' episodes "[[God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!]]" and "[[God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon]]".
*Ginrai is also mentioned as having saved the [[Godbomber|Bomber Project]] from the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], the monstrous result of [[budding]] which debuted in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel G2 comic]].
*[[Fireflight (Universe)|Fireflight]], a ''Universe'' 2003 character from an unknown continuity and a [[Child of Primus]] was stranded in the ''Wings Universe'' after the end of the [[Universe War]]. Primal Prime notes that his extradimensional chassis has FTL capability.
*[[Land Powered]] may have created the [[Land Powered's King Atlas for Protoforms]]. The Atlas's name may also be a reference to [[King Atlas]].
*As with her counterparts in "[[Descent into Evil]]" and "[[The Razor's Edge]]", [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] is a fanatical Decepticon who desires the return of the [[Decepticon Empire]] in the era of the Predacons and still believes that [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is alive.
*Flare-Up notes how Apelinq and [[Primal Prime]] look nearly identical and both have [[hoverboard]]s, referencing how their BotCon 2014 toys use the same mold.
*An accomplishment of Primal Prime known to [[Flareup (G1)|Flare-Up]] is his involvement in the [[Dromedon]] Infestation.
*The warning message written on Starscream's prison is written in [[Ancient Cybertronian]].
*Starscream's new body, refashioned from Cannonball's body, is his ''Timelines'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines|G2 toy]].
*A [[Dark Nebula]] first appeared in the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon.

===Real-life references===
*Of the former crew members mentioned by Thunderlane, [[Guillotine]], and [[Gallows]] are named after [[Cobra]] Plague Troopers from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', whilst [[Prism Glider]] and [[Star Dasher]] take their names from ''[[My Little Pony]]'' characters.
*Primal Prime does not know what bananas are though Buzzsaw does.

===Errors===
*It may or may not be an error, but Apelinq lists one of the lesser challenges than mandatory meditation as [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s swarming Cybertron's cities. This seems more like a reference to the Terrorcons of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Unicron Trilogy]] or [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Aligned continuity families]], of which there were hordes, than to the G1 Terrorcons, of which there were only 5.

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tornado-Decepticon-Saboteur/735228939844774 Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur] on Facebook

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[[Category:Wings Universe]]

Fixit (RID)

2015-03-06T04:26:59Z

Speedbreaker: /* Robots in Disguise (2015) */

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{{disambig3|Fixit}}
[[File:Fixit-Tranformers-Robots-in-Disguise-Animated-Series.jpg|thumb|184px|Wheels for feet, no weapons... [[The Weak Component|does this mean that he'll team up with Megatron?]]]]
:''Fixit is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Fixit''' is a hyperactive [[Mini-Con]] who oversaw a prison ship that crashed on [[Earth]], so now he's advising [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] on recapturing all the [[Decepticon]]s set loose, while also designing various devices to help recapture them. He's developed a verbal tic as a result of the crash, which causes him to occasionally finish off his sentences with a word that rhymes with the intended word, rather than the correct one. Due to Fixit's small size, he cannot transform into Earth vehicles like the rest of the [[Autobot]]s, and, instead, transforms into a multitude of different mechanical tools to aid him in his job as the team's resident mechanic.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Mitchell Whitfield]] (English), [[Yoshiyuki Matsūra]] (Japanese)|[[Federico Viola]] (Italian)}}
Fixit was assigned to the maximum-security prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'', which contained some of Cybertron's most dangerous Decepticon war criminals. As the only conscious member of the ship, he spent most of his time doing nothing. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (episode)|More than Meets the Eye}} Unfortunately, the ship crashed on Earth under mysterious circumstances, stranding Fixit, and deactivating most of the [[stasis cell]]s intended to keep its inmates under control. Fixit struggled to reactivate the ship while trying to reestablish contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was eventually found by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who had arrived on the planet in response to a vision from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Fixit briefed them on the ''Alchemor'' and its cargo until the ship's tracking system eventually rebooted, and the pair went to investigate a nearby signal. The Autobots encountered [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]], and ended up having a fight in the wreck of the ''Alchemor'' while Fixit tried to take cover with [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} While the others pursued Underbite, Fixit failed to make friends with [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and continued with his repair work. He was able to get a [[stasis pod|stasis cell]] back online and scrounge up some capture tools which he supplied to the rest of the team. After Underbite's defeat, he and the other Autobots moved their equipment to [[Denny Clay]]'s scrapyard. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

Fixit succeeded in detecting some nearby fugitive signals, and also in receiving a human distress signal. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}}

{{spoilers|More than Meets the Eye (episode)|March 7}}
After hearing tales of the Autobot's fight against [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], Fixit wished to be able to go out on a field mission, though it was against regulations. He got his chance when [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] attempted to steal liquid oxygen from a manufacturing plant, accompanying Denny while disguised as a [[human]] as they searched the plant for the Decepticon. Unfortunately Fixit found himself captured by Chop Shop and forced to act as the combiner's right arm, and to his alarm, he was used to batter his own friends. He finally managed to fight back, allowing the Autobots to capture Chop Shop. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (episode)|More than Meets the Eye}}

{{spoilers|W.W.O.D.?|March 8}}
Fixit undermined the sobriety of Bumblebee's presentation of stasis pod locations by pointing out they resembled [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. After the team was sent to the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]], he was able to fill them in on the [[Buffaloid]] [[Terrashock]]. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}
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==Games==

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (mobile game)===
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
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[[File:2015 RID One-Step Fixit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Wheelie (G1)|A small, orange Autobot with a speech impediment that involves rhyming?]] We can already hear the annoyed groans of fans.]]
*'''Fixit''' (One Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV-05'''

:Part of the upcoming Robots in Disguise One Step Changers, Fixit transforms into some kind of a driller unit.

:For some reason, TakaraTomy had released the prototype and its ID number before Hasbro did.

{{charstub}}
{{-}}

[[File:RID2015LegionFixit.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Fixit''' (Legion, 2015)
{{-}}

[[Category:Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

War Without End!

2015-02-23T03:58:46Z

Speedbreaker: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig3|War Without End}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' #1
|prev=Ghosts
|next=All or Nothing!
|title="War Without End!"
|image=MarvelUSG2-01.jpg
|caption=Foil covers suck for scanning.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=September [[1993]]
|coverdate=November 1993
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Derek Yaniger]]
|inker=
|colors=[[Sarra Mossoff]]
|lettering=[[Richard Starkings]] with [[Gaushell]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''They're baaaaaack...'''

==Synopsis==
In deep space, a group of [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|construction workers]] are brutally slaughtered, without warning or quarter, by heavily armed brutes who enjoy their work... Yes, it's a team of [[Autobot]]s led by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and they've just stopped some Decepticons from destroying the planet of [[Nexus Seven]]. When [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] begin arguing about each other's conduct, Grimlock tells them to remember that they're all Autobots: "good guys". Later, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], the leader of this group of [[Decepticon]]s, hears about the attack and decides to take matters into his own hands. Curiously, he has to explain to his aide [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] what the 'archaic' terms "Autobot" and "Decepticon" mean...

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] is called for a meeting on an uninhabited world with Grimlock. (Actually some of Jhiaxus' Decepticons are still there but Optimus, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] kill them all) He's troubled: the war is over and all their old enemies are gone, but many Autobots like Grimlock have gone off looking for ''new'' reasons to fight. He himself is having visions of a great and terrible apocalypse, and worries he too is just looking for another reason to fight. This concern ends when Grimlock and his team reveal that this dead planet used to be inhabited and the Decepticon colonists "miscalculated", destroying the environment. Worse, they've found ''seventeen'' inhabited planets that have been violently eco-structured into replica Cybertrons! Optimus knows that even if [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] lied about giving up war, he'd never be able to do all this... which is when Jhiaxus catches up and captures them all!

Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] military unit send a message to Cybertron: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] is back with a new body!

On Jhiaxus' flagship, Grimlock and Prime are taken before the Decepticon leader to be informed of the truth: the [[Cybertronian Empire]] is ''not'', in their mind, a group of Decepticons, but people who've put the war and the factions behind them. They realised Cybertron was a wreck four million years ago, while Prime was asleep on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and left it behind, leaving behind all the uncool losers like [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. The Autobots, the Decepticons, and the war are outdated ideas. When Optimus protests that the Empire, for all Jhiaxus' polite words, is still oppressing and killing worlds, Jhiaxus says that they simply don't ''care'' about other life forms: the genocides aren't about malice, the aliens just get in the way.

Optimus is left shaken by the discovery of this larger picture but Grimlock snaps him out of it, pointing out how the Cybertronians see ''too'' big a picture: the Autobots learned on Earth how important the 'lesser' life forms were. He breaks them out and they spring their fellow Autobots, cripple the ship with an explosive, and escape on a stolen vessel. Jhiaxus is annoyed but lets them run... so he can pursue them to their base and destroy ''all'' of them!

The Autobots now know the war is still on and even greater than they knew, but terrible as this threat is, Optimus Prime is still having visions: there's something even ''worse'' on the horizon...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (4)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (5)
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (8)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (9)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (10)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (14)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] (15)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (17)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (18)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (20)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (21)
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (25)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Mott]] (23)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (22)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (24)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (26)

|c4=
*[[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] (13)
*[[Unicron]] (16)

|h5=[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]|c5=
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (1)
*[[Rook (G2)|Rook]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"No! '''Nonono!''' It all sounds very '''wholesome'''. But however you dress it, it is still '''conquest and oppression!''' You - and this new regime - are as '''evil''' and '''contemptible''' as Megatron and his Decepticons ever were!" 
"Hhh. How can I '''simplify''' this for You? It is not a question of '''good''' or '''evil''' - lesser beings simply have '''no value''' to us." 
:- '''Jihaxus''' explains the situation to a sarcastic '''Optimus'''.

"We're a joke and everyone knew the punchline, except us."
:- '''Optimus''' gets a little sad.

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
* Optimus Prime is depicted on the cover as having bullet casings lodged in his head, despite the fact that bullets are not fired in their entirety from the barrel of a weapon.

===Continuity errors===
* Optimus Prime mentions [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] among the threats the Autobots have overcome. In the U.S. continuity, most of the people who actually encountered [[Galvatron II|one Galvatron]] ended up dead, and the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|few]] that survived didn't learn his name. So how does Prime know it? (In the UK continuity, Optimus encountered Galvatron (or Galvatrons) on several occasions, but whether ''this'' issue has a place in UK continuity is debatable.)

===Continuity notes===
* Grimlock and others revived with [[Nucleon]] can transform again, with no explanation. Since "[[Another Time & Place]]" doesn't fit into this continuity, we are to assume they found some other way of canceling Nucleon's effects. A later letters page briefly explained that upon retaking Cybertron the Autobots had found a proper energy source, restoring their transformation.
* The [[Last Autobot]] was activated at the end of the Generation 1 comic to watch over the [[Transformer|children of Primus]]. He appears to be no longer around.
* Grimlock cites Earth as a place where the Autobots learnt the value of human life. That's a big step for him as aside from a few exceptions, ''he'' did not see the value of human life for most of the G1 run.
* Megatron and the Joes cameo is a tie-in to the prequel run in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'': Megatron has gained his new body in an alliance with [[Cobra]]. A version of the same scene appeared in "[[Goin' South]]", although Optimus was around to pick the phone up in that story and Megatron was in [[Milleville|a town]] and not the ''Ark''.
* The Autobots now have warp gate technology.
* On page 16, Optimus Prime reflects on threats faced in the original Marvel comic series. Optimus later refers to Bludgeon's claim to be taking the Decepticons into voluntary exile from [[End of the Road! (US)|the final Generation 1 issue]].
* Pages 25–26 tie in to the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] comics tie-in from issues #138–142.
* Page 28 shows [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in a flashback, describing him as a "small-minded tyrant".
* Page 31 depicts a flashback of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] attacking [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], presumably from issue #37 of the U.S. series.

===Real-life references===
* The cover tagline "This is not your father's Autobot!" is a play on the then-current advertising slogan for Oldsmobile cars.

===Other trivia===
* As the first issue, this was 50% longer than normal - 33 pages of action instead of the usual 22.
* In the first draft of the fold-out cover's battle scene, Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was used rather than the ''Generation 2'' tank model.{{fact|First draft? Published where?}}

===Covers (4)===

<gallery>
File:MarvelUSG2-01.jpg|'''Transformers: Generation 2 #1''' cover A
File:Dark designs tpb cover.jpg|'''Dark designs''' TPB cover
File:Dark designs hb cover.jpg|'''Dark designs''' Hardcover
</gallery>

* '''Transformers: Generation 2 #1''' cover A: Optimus Prime with bullets in his head by [[Derek Yaniger]]
* '''Transformers: Generation 2 #1''' RI cover: foil version of cover A
* '''Dark designs''' TPB cover: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s toe and half of the [[Liege Maximo (G2)|Liege Maximo]], by [[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]].
* '''Dark designs''' Hardback cover art: Megatron and the graves of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by [[John Byrne]] and [[Chris Blythe]].

===Advertisements===
* [[Sega]] GAME GENIE (Inside Cover)
*Life Savers Candy "Win A Sonic Spinball Game and SEGA System) contest
*''Rocket Knight Adventures'' Videogame for Sega Genesis
*''Soldiers of Fortune'' Video game for SEGA Genesis or SNES
*''Bram Stoker's: Dracula'' Videogame for SEGA Genesis and SNES
*Nickelodeon VHS tapes
*Kay bee (Later [[KB Toys]]) Toy stores
*ANOTHER Kay bee Toy store ad
*1,000,000 Comix Comic store
*MORE Nickelodeon Home Videos
*''FLEER'' brand NBA Basketball Trading cards
*''SkyBox'' Brand 1993 [[Marvel]] Masterpiece Trading cards. (No.... Not THAT [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]!)
*Sears "Funtronics" videogame ad

===Reprints===
*[[2002]] — ''[[Transformers: Dark Designs]]''

[[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]]

Alpha Trion (ROTF)

2015-02-13T19:58:25Z

Speedbreaker: /* Prepare to Battle prequel material */

{{faction|autobotfilm}}
{{disambig3|Alpha Trion}}
:''Alpha Trion is presumably an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

{{faceless}}

The great historian '''Alpha Trion''' preserved [[datatrax|data tracks]] of [[Vector Sigma]] and ancient relics for future generations.<ref>Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref><ref>[[Cyber Missions 1]]</ref>

==''Prepare to Battle'' prequel material==
As a guardian of the ancient relics of Cybertron, Alpha Trion created a group to guard the [[AllSpark]], the [[Knights of Cybertron]], to prevent it for being used for chaos and destruction.

When the All Spark was lost in space, the Knights were approached by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] for a deal, but when it was revealed to be a trap, they contacted Alpha Trion, who was unable to help. Then he transmitted coordinates for the youngest of the Knights, [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]], for him to follow off Cybertron, that would hopefully lead Optimus Prime and the All Spark. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)}}

==Notes==
* The profile card for ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] says that all Alpha Trions are basically the same, so we feel pretty secure putting this guy in the "Autobots" and "Elderly Transformers" categories. (On the other hand, that Alpha Trion turned out to be the evil one.)

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category: Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]

Ginrai: God On of Rage!!

2015-02-11T21:12:45Z

Speedbreaker: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=Masterforce
|ep=11
|image=Angrygodon.jpg
|caption=Who needs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]? You've got Ginrai!
|title="Ginrai: God On of Rage!!"
|japanese=ジンライ怒りのゴッドオン!!
|romaji=Ginrai: Ikari no God On!!
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Katsutoshi Sasaki]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|airdate=[[June 21|21 June]] 1988
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''While Ginrai debates over whether or not to join the Autobots, the Decepticons begin a series of fatal attacks on his trucker friends in an effort to draw him out.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:GodOnofRage Deathball golf.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When a military jet investigates the appearance of [[Decepticon Base|a mysterious "island" in the middle of the ocean]], its flight through storm-riddled skies is soon brought to an abrupt end when the object of their investigation turns out to be the [[Decepticon]] base. Perched atop the base are [[Giga]], [[Mega]], [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], in a bizarre scene—Giga stands poised with a golf club, a large purple sphere resting on a tee by his feet. He drives the ball high into the sky, and it suddenly bursts into flame, smashing through the windshield of the plane, and destroying the aircraft in a massive fireball. This is the Decepticons' newest invention, the [[Deathball]], which Hydra and Buster are ordered to put to use in destroying the new [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]], [[Ginrai]].

[[Image:GodOnofRage Lander brought wine.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
At the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]], Ginrai and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] await the arrival of [[Lander (Masterforce)|Lander]], who soon arrives to educate Ginrai on the Decepticons. Showing him various newspaper clippings detailing Decepticon attacks, Lander, like Diver before him, tries to convince Ginrai to join the Autobots. Ginrai jokes that he'd rather appear on television, and Lander asks him to do it for the sake of the world—an argument that strikes a chord with Ginrai, who says that he will not become part of the Autobot army and command structure, but promises to fight the Decepticons when they appear. Ginrai departs to complete a delivery job, and Diver relays their progress to [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Hawk]], who in turn reveals Ginrai's existence to the [[Headmaster Junior]]s, telling them that he is sure the trucker will soon join their forces.

[[Image:GodOnofRage Hydra watches truck burn.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Elsewhere in America, Buster and Hydra's search for Ginrai has begun, as they launch Deathball attacks on numerous tractor trailers in an attempt to locate him. A pair of truckers named [[Dan and Couga]] meet their end in a blaze of fire when their truck is destroyed... but this is totally unknown to Ginrai, who has met with fellow trucker [[Billy Husky]] at a gas station, and arranges to meet him for a drink that evening at the [[Bar Neluson]], a favorite haunt of his fellow [[Union Transportation]] drivers. Unbeknownst to either man, it's a drink that will never be had, as Billy, on his last delivery of the day, finds himself pursued by a massive big rig that ultimately forces him off the road. Billy's truck fishtails and explodes; and from within the big rig's cab, Hydra watches Billy burn...

[[Image:GodOnofRage Ginrai with photo.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
At the Bar Neluson that evening, Ginrai is distraught to hear of Billy's death on the news, and learns of the attacks on truckers from others at the bar. Diver and Lander also see the report, and quickly deduce that the Decepticons are involved; after informing Hawk of the situation, they go searching for Ginrai, but he too has realised that the Decepticons are to blame and has taken his truck out on the road to try and lure them out. Hydra's big rig soon appears alongside Ginrai on a treacherous mountain road, and Ginrai attempts to force it into a cliff face. Hydra returns the favor, and as they drive along the road, Ginrai has to swerve to avoid a sports car coming in the opposite direction, almost going over the side of the cliff. As Hydra attempts to push him the rest of the way off, Ginrai manages to drive past him, however Hydra sees the damage to Ginrai's cab repair itself, and knows he has finally found the Autobot Godmaster.

[[Image:GodOnofRage Ginrai takes revenge.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Furious, Ginrai attempts to ram Hydra's truck, but a Deathball from Buster sends him toppling off the cliff. As he crawls from the wreckage clutching a picture of his deceased friends, Diver and Lander arrive on the scene, but Buster holds them off while Hydra attempts to finish Ginrai, who has forgotten the code-phrase to trigger his transformation. With a little prompting from Diver, he gets his words right and combines with his [[Transtector]], but Hydra is ready for him and parries his every blow, until a ray of sunlight glints off Ginrai's photograph and hits Hydra right in the optics, dazzling him long enough for Ginrai to tackle him and drive him to the ground. At that point, Metalhawk and [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] arrive, and the outnumbered Decepticons pull out, covering their retreat with a hail of Deathballs. At the dust settles, the Headmaster Juniors arrive to introduce themselves to Ginrai, who swears over the photograph of his friends that he will avenge them. Hawk extends the hand of friendship to Ginrai, asking him if the Autobots could replace the friends he has lost, and Ginrai says that he will think it over.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] (7)
* [[Lander (Masterforce)|Lander]] (8)
* [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] (14)
* [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] (18)

'''Human Autobots'''

* [[Ginrai]] (6)
* [[Cab]] (9)
* [[Shūta Gō]] (11)
* [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] (12)

|c2=
'''Human Decepticons'''

* [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] (1)
* [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] (2)
* [[Mega]] (4)
* [[Giga]] (5)

|c3=
* [[Dan and Couga]] (15–16)
* [[Billy Husky]] (17)
* [[Driver C and Driver D|Driver C]] (18)
* [[Driver C and Driver D|Driver D]] (19)

|c4=
*[[parrot and armadillo|Armadillo]] (10)
*[[parrot and armadillo|Parrot]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Things like taking orders and command structure isn't my thing. A trucker's first rule is 'to go where the wind blows and where his heart resides!' That's how it is for me."
:—'''Ginrai'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
[[Image:Cougar and dan.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Although all the trucks attacked by Hydra and Buster are said in dialogue to be red (since the brothers remember that Ginrai's transtector is that color) Dan and Couga's rig is colored blue.
*The blue car with the young couple make an impossible sideways squeeze between Ginrai and Hydra driving their trucks side by side. Ginrai's truck even hops in the air a little to make room. In the shot immediately after this, Hydra's truck is no longer next to Ginrai's and appears to have vanished. This makes Ginrai inching to the edge a bit puzzling, unless an ''invisible'' Hydra is there shoving him off.

===Continuity errors===
*The Headmaster Juniors are asked to guard the Autobot base while Metalhawk goes to the aid of the other Autobots, but they disobey him and drive up in their Transtectors to greet Ginrai at the battle's end. Problem is... the battle was in AMERICA, and the Autobot base is in JAPAN. ''Masterforce'' is never averse to having characters cover great distances in disproportionately short periods of time, but c'mon, the Juniors can't even fly over the ocean.
*When Ginrai attempts to get his trailer off from the ledge, his trailer's wheels spin, trying to grip the road. EARTH TRAILERS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY.
*Ginrai is 19 according to the title sequence. He is able to purchase beer at a bar without issue.

===Transformers references===
*This being a Japanese cartoon, it's not a surprise to see the word "Destron" (the Japanese name for the Decepticons) in the headline of one of the newspaper clippings that Lander shows Ginrai. What is amusing, though, is that on the opposite page, there's a headline that uses the word "Decepticons!"
*The newsreader who reports Billy Husky's death appears to be the same one who reported on the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors' rampage in "[[Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules]]".

===Real-world references===
[[Image:Kabukiginrai.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This is the guy that's gonna save us? We're so [[Frag|fragged]].]]
*Diver regards [[Wikipedia:Robert Mondavi|Robert Mondavi]]'s wine as California's best.
*When Lander pulls out his "for the sake of the world" line, he and Diver are a bit taken aback when Ginrai unleashes a massively over-dramatic bit of pose-striking as he loudly and repeatedly insists that Lander "wait just a minute, please!" He is, in fact, talking and moving as if he were in a [[wikipedia:Kabuki|Kabuki]] play, a traditional form of Japanese theatre, as emphasised by the ornate background he is superimposed against.
*[[Dan and Couga]] are a reference to the anime ''[[Wikipedia:Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|Chōjū Kishin Dancouga]]''. The reference is constantly emphasised by Ginrai stating "Dan...Couga" at multiple points in the episode.

===Trivia===
*For the whole of the "Generation 1" era, the code-phrase for transformation in Japanese ''Transformers'' shows is simply the ''English'' word, "transform". When Ginrai forgets the code-phrase in this episode, though, he tries the ''Japanese'' word for "transform", "henshin". Funnily enough, "henshin" went on to become the Japanese substitute for [[Activation code|"Maximize" and "Terrorize"]] in their dub of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and subsequent shows, including ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Turn the Anger to Power'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title:'' "'''Ginrai: God-On of Rage!!'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce episodes]]

Gale

2015-01-07T19:14:37Z

Speedbreaker: /* Differences with Micron Legend */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=15
|prev=Overmatch
|next=Credulous
|title="Gale"
|furigana=はやて
|japanese=疾風
|romaji=Hayate
|translation=
|image=galeminicon.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[December 20]], [[2002]] (English) [[April 18|18 April]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''During a search for the latest Mini-Con, Scavenger and Hot Shot continue their rivalry on an unfinished highway. But who is the mysterious newcomer?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Gale jaamsword.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hot Shot pays tribute to his unused mold.]]
Within The Big City, a mysterious rider on a toyetic purple motorcycle lands from space.

In the [[Autobot]] base, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is practicing swinging his [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] suspects that since the Star Saber is the most powerful weapon in the universe, Hot Shot, by extension, is the most powerful Transformer. Although [[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] feels that's not exactly how things work. Soon [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] comes to tell Hot Shot another [[Mini-Con]] has been detected and the males pledge to be Hot Shot's cheerleaders. In the Autobots' main control room, [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] determines the [[Mini-Con]] panel's location in a freeway tunnel in grid sector 29365. The Autobots rush into action and the kids come along too, for cheerleading purposes (with Red Alert's approval).

Already at the scene, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] guard the outside of the tunnel and see the oncoming Autobots. Inside, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] oversee [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]'s digging, who resents having to do this labor.

[[File:ArmadaSidewaysTransformationsm.jpg|120px|thumb|Little do they realize that the ''source'' of Sideways' power is funny-looking hats!]]
To delay the Autobots, Cyclonus transforms and uses his alt mode to force a civilian truck into lodging itself in the highway horizontally, retarding the flow of traffic. Hot Shot uses Jolt to circumvent this traffic obstacle, while [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] drops off Billy and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]], speeding away before noticing the mysterious purple bike drive by to pick up one of the kids.

Cyclonus is chased by Hot Shot (carrying [[Rad White|Rad]] and Carlos), who in turn is being chased down by Scavenger. Hot Shot drops off the kids, transforms, and summons the Star Saber to again engage in Scavenger in direct combat. Cyclonus attempts to take advantage of the fight, by shooting Hot Shot from behind. As soon as Cyclonus misses, the cries of Billy, kidnapped by the motorcyclist, distract everybody.

[[File:Gale manyhugsofBilly.jpg|left|300px|thumb|[[Alpha Quintesson|"I'll hug you."]]]]
The motorcyclist stops and lets Billy off so that Billy can hug Rad. (Fred meanwhile, remains alone and unloved.) Then the purple bike returns to the duel between Scavenger and Hot Shot, and with an impressive jump, the bike takes Cyclonus out of the sky. Just then, Alexis, with the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]], arrives near the duel scene and meets up with Rad, Billy, and Carlos, who she yells at for abandoning her.

Scavenger and Hot Shot finally begin their battle, and Scavenger grabs Hot Shot out of a slow-motion leap and slams the Autobot into the ground. Seeing the unfinished section of the highway, Hot Shot releases the Star Saber Mini-Cons and drives away, and Scavenger chases after him. The motorcyclist continues to follow the fight.

Fred: Still unloved.

Within the tunnel, the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s battle, while Hot Shot and Scavenger literally drive right through, and Cyclonus gives up his struggle with Smokescreen to follow the duel. When Scavenger arrives on the incomplete section of the highway, Hot Shot leaps from the sky and lands behind Scavenger. With much vigor, Hot Shot slices the entire section of the road away, causing it to fall. Scavenger just manages to make it back onto the stable section of the road by hanging onto Cyclonus's flying alt mode.

Defeated, Scavenger laughs and berates Hot Shot, saying that he will prove Hot Shot's incompetence another day. At that moment, the motorcyclist also laughs at Hot Shot.

Inside the tunnel, the defeated Decepticons teleport away again. Hot Shot, the kids, and the motorcyclist arrive in the tunnel too. Optimus thanks the stranger, and the bike transforms and introduces himself as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Smokescreen then announces that he's found the Mini-Con panel, which activates and reveals itself to be [[Spiral]].

[[File:Fred Spiral01.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The inspiration for Energon's Powerlinxing.]]
Back at the Autobot base, Billy is riding around with Sideways some more, and Fred accepts an offer (translated by Carlos) to ride on Spiral. Hot Shot and Red Alert agree that Sideways might not be entirely trustworthy. Inside the base, Rad and Alexis also admit to each other that they also get a bad vibe from Sideways. Fred, after riding around on Spiral for a while, inquires regarding the location of the bathroom.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (1)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (12)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (13)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (15)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (4)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos Lopez]] (6)
*[[Rad White]] (7)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] (9)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*Sideways's [[Mirror|rider]] (2)
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (14)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (18)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (19)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (21)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (22)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (23)
*[[Spiral]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
:—'''Alexis''', regarding the boys tagging along as Hot Shot's cheer squad. You and us both, sister.

"Lucky for us Scavenger is here to do all the digging, don't you think, Starscream? Otherwise, you'd be in there getting your hands dirty." 
"Right! There's no way you'd catch me playing in the dirt like that." 
"If I had known I'd be the only one doing all the work down here, I would have never left Cybertron!"
:—Mine boss '''Megatron''' with '''Starscream''' and '''Scavenger'''.

"Billy, Fred—sorry, but it looks like things might get a little dangerous out here. I think it's best if you stay put up here for awhile." 
"Aww, gee whiz! But I thought we were backup?" 
"Yeah...well...you can back us up from here! Oh, and stay put!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' dumps '''Billy''' and Fred on the side of the road.

[[File:Gale Needalift.jpg|200px|thumb|Surely this huge motorcycle doesn't attract any attention at all.]]
'''Fred:''' "Oh, this really bites, big time." 
'''Billy:''' "I told you we should have gone with Hot Shot, but no, you wouldn't listen, would you, doofus? 
''(A large purple motorcycle suddenly approaches)'' 
'''Billy:''' "Huh?" 
'''Fred:''' "Huh??" 
'''Sideways:'''"You lookin' to hitch a ride? I got room for one. That's it." 
'''Fred:''' "Hey, B-Billy, that bike—" 
'''Billy:''' "—talked to us! Wait a sec: Autobot or Decepticon?" 
:—Fred and Billy lament being dumped before the enigmatic Sideways approaches.

"Your battling days are over!" 
"Hahaha! I like a bot with a sense of humour!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' lamely trash-talks '''Scavenger'''.

"Hahahaha! Oh, ''joy!'' This is as easy as shooting bots in a barrel! Hahahahaha!"
:—'''Cyclonus'''

"Remember me?!? I'm Billy's friend!"
:—'''Fred''''s cry of loneliness after Hot Shot, Scavenger and Sideways pass him without sparing a glance.

"Back on Cybertron, they used to call me Sideways. I guess I'm a bit of a drifter. Maybe that's why I'm here."
:—'''Sideways's''' self-introduction to the Autobots

"Oh, don't worry, Hot Shot. You must remember they're only human, and probably in a couple of days or so, they'll be all over you again."
:—'''Red Alert''', on the fickle nature of children

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* Rad's narration expositing over Sideways' arrival is an addition of the dub.
* Originally, Megatron orders Cyclonus to cause a diversion on the freeway, whereas in ''Armada'' he restates that "nothing must interfere with our mission!" and the helicopter maniacally flies off on his own accord.
* When Sideways offers Billy and Fred a ride, Billy originally simply asks if the bike is a Transformer, instead of rather pointedly (and toyetically) asking "Autobot... or ''Decepticon''?"

===Animation and technical errors===
* After Demolishor reports that the Autobots are closing in on their location, Megatron's left leg is miscoloured grey and red.

===Continuity errors===
*In the flashback, Scavenger says "My Star Saber—is undefeatable." which, in the previous episode (presumably Hot Shot's only encounter with Scavenger) he never said. And why would he say that, anyway?
*Megatron says that Scavenger will keep the Mini-Con he finds as his own; however, in [[Linkage Part 4|part 4]] of the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic, Scavenger picks up his Mini-Con soon after landing on Earth. Of course, Scavenger might have not revealed [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] to Megatron. Or more likely, the translation was entirely unaware of ''Linkage'', as it was not released until well after the episode had been translated.
* Red Alert reports to Optimus Prime that a gridlock (created by Cyclonus) is ahead of them, shortly before spotting the culprit himself. Optimus muses that the Decepticons must have not found the Mini-Con yet, then suddenly states that there is a blockade ahead. What, did he suddenly forget that Red Alert told him about the traffic jam 11 seconds ago?
* After Hot Shot and Scavenger jump the highway, Hot Shot lands on the ground and quickly transforms in a semi-stock animation sequence. He is not shown stopping to disembark Rad and Carlos, who were riding inside at the time. However, when Hot Shot and Scavenger prepare to fight, both the kids are now outside, watching from afar.
*Optimus tells the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] to "stay with the kids", but at the time, the only one present is Alexis; the boys are watching Hot Shot and Scavenger fight.
*Alexis yells at the boys for abandoning her, but it was Optimus who left her alone on the freeway.

===Trivia===
[[File:Gale weirdfight.jpg|200px|thumb|WTF?]]
*From this episode on, [[Jim Conrad]] narrates the introduction instead of Rad.
*This episode is the first time Billy and Fred are seen wearing fashionable Autobot jumpsuits.
*Just what the heck is Red Alert doing to Starscream during the Decepticon's struggle with Optimus Prime?!?
*The light shining from the Mini-Con panel bears a striking resemblance to the Mercedes logo—possibly an intentional visual nod, since Spiral transforms into a Mercedes C-Class luxury car.
*Demolishor complains about having to stand guard. He's gonna be doing a lot of that [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|later]].

===Foreign dubbing===
'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A titokzatos idegen'''" ("The Mysterious Stranger")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Korek'''" ("Jam")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 4 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Gale

2015-01-07T19:06:47Z

Speedbreaker: /* Differences with Micron Legend */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=15
|prev=Overmatch
|next=Credulous
|title="Gale"
|furigana=はやて
|japanese=疾風
|romaji=Hayate
|translation=
|image=galeminicon.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Osamu Kamijō]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[December 20]], [[2002]] (English) [[April 18|18 April]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''During a search for the latest Mini-Con, Scavenger and Hot Shot continue their rivalry on an unfinished highway. But who is the mysterious newcomer?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Gale jaamsword.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hot Shot pays tribute to his unused mold.]]
Within The Big City, a mysterious rider on a toyetic purple motorcycle lands from space.

In the [[Autobot]] base, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is practicing swinging his [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] suspects that since the Star Saber is the most powerful weapon in the universe, Hot Shot, by extension, is the most powerful Transformer. Although [[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] feels that's not exactly how things work. Soon [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] comes to tell Hot Shot another [[Mini-Con]] has been detected and the males pledge to be Hot Shot's cheerleaders. In the Autobots' main control room, [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] determines the [[Mini-Con]] panel's location in a freeway tunnel in grid sector 29365. The Autobots rush into action and the kids come along too, for cheerleading purposes (with Red Alert's approval).

Already at the scene, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] guard the outside of the tunnel and see the oncoming Autobots. Inside, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] oversee [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]'s digging, who resents having to do this labor.

[[File:ArmadaSidewaysTransformationsm.jpg|120px|thumb|Little do they realize that the ''source'' of Sideways' power is funny-looking hats!]]
To delay the Autobots, Cyclonus transforms and uses his alt mode to force a civilian truck into lodging itself in the highway horizontally, retarding the flow of traffic. Hot Shot uses Jolt to circumvent this traffic obstacle, while [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] drops off Billy and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]], speeding away before noticing the mysterious purple bike drive by to pick up one of the kids.

Cyclonus is chased by Hot Shot (carrying [[Rad White|Rad]] and Carlos), who in turn is being chased down by Scavenger. Hot Shot drops off the kids, transforms, and summons the Star Saber to again engage in Scavenger in direct combat. Cyclonus attempts to take advantage of the fight, by shooting Hot Shot from behind. As soon as Cyclonus misses, the cries of Billy, kidnapped by the motorcyclist, distract everybody.

[[File:Gale manyhugsofBilly.jpg|left|300px|thumb|[[Alpha Quintesson|"I'll hug you."]]]]
The motorcyclist stops and lets Billy off so that Billy can hug Rad. (Fred meanwhile, remains alone and unloved.) Then the purple bike returns to the duel between Scavenger and Hot Shot, and with an impressive jump, the bike takes Cyclonus out of the sky. Just then, Alexis, with the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]], arrives near the duel scene and meets up with Rad, Billy, and Carlos, who she yells at for abandoning her.

Scavenger and Hot Shot finally begin their battle, and Scavenger grabs Hot Shot out of a slow-motion leap and slams the Autobot into the ground. Seeing the unfinished section of the highway, Hot Shot releases the Star Saber Mini-Cons and drives away, and Scavenger chases after him. The motorcyclist continues to follow the fight.

Fred: Still unloved.

Within the tunnel, the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s battle, while Hot Shot and Scavenger literally drive right through, and Cyclonus gives up his struggle with Smokescreen to follow the duel. When Scavenger arrives on the incomplete section of the highway, Hot Shot leaps from the sky and lands behind Scavenger. With much vigor, Hot Shot slices the entire section of the road away, causing it to fall. Scavenger just manages to make it back onto the stable section of the road by hanging onto Cyclonus's flying alt mode.

Defeated, Scavenger laughs and berates Hot Shot, saying that he will prove Hot Shot's incompetence another day. At that moment, the motorcyclist also laughs at Hot Shot.

Inside the tunnel, the defeated Decepticons teleport away again. Hot Shot, the kids, and the motorcyclist arrive in the tunnel too. Optimus thanks the stranger, and the bike transforms and introduces himself as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Smokescreen then announces that he's found the Mini-Con panel, which activates and reveals itself to be [[Spiral]].

[[File:Fred Spiral01.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The inspiration for Energon's Powerlinxing.]]
Back at the Autobot base, Billy is riding around with Sideways some more, and Fred accepts an offer (translated by Carlos) to ride on Spiral. Hot Shot and Red Alert agree that Sideways might not be entirely trustworthy. Inside the base, Rad and Alexis also admit to each other that they also get a bad vibe from Sideways. Fred, after riding around on Spiral for a while, inquires regarding the location of the bathroom.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (1)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (3)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (12)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (13)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (15)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (4)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (5)
*[[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos Lopez]] (6)
*[[Rad White]] (7)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] (9)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*Sideways's [[Mirror|rider]] (2)
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (14)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (18)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (19)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (21)
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (22)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (23)
*[[Spiral]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
:—'''Alexis''', regarding the boys tagging along as Hot Shot's cheer squad. You and us both, sister.

"Lucky for us Scavenger is here to do all the digging, don't you think, Starscream? Otherwise, you'd be in there getting your hands dirty." 
"Right! There's no way you'd catch me playing in the dirt like that." 
"If I had known I'd be the only one doing all the work down here, I would have never left Cybertron!"
:—Mine boss '''Megatron''' with '''Starscream''' and '''Scavenger'''.

"Billy, Fred—sorry, but it looks like things might get a little dangerous out here. I think it's best if you stay put up here for awhile." 
"Aww, gee whiz! But I thought we were backup?" 
"Yeah...well...you can back us up from here! Oh, and stay put!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' dumps '''Billy''' and Fred on the side of the road.

[[File:Gale Needalift.jpg|200px|thumb|Surely this huge motorcycle doesn't attract any attention at all.]]
'''Fred:''' "Oh, this really bites, big time." 
'''Billy:''' "I told you we should have gone with Hot Shot, but no, you wouldn't listen, would you, doofus? 
''(A large purple motorcycle suddenly approaches)'' 
'''Billy:''' "Huh?" 
'''Fred:''' "Huh??" 
'''Sideways:'''"You lookin' to hitch a ride? I got room for one. That's it." 
'''Fred:''' "Hey, B-Billy, that bike—" 
'''Billy:''' "—talked to us! Wait a sec: Autobot or Decepticon?" 
:—Fred and Billy lament being dumped before the enigmatic Sideways approaches.

"Your battling days are over!" 
"Hahaha! I like a bot with a sense of humour!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' lamely trash-talks '''Scavenger'''.

"Hahahaha! Oh, ''joy!'' This is as easy as shooting bots in a barrel! Hahahahaha!"
:—'''Cyclonus'''

"Remember me?!? I'm Billy's friend!"
:—'''Fred''''s cry of loneliness after Hot Shot, Scavenger and Sideways pass him without sparing a glance.

"Back on Cybertron, they used to call me Sideways. I guess I'm a bit of a drifter. Maybe that's why I'm here."
:—'''Sideways's''' self-introduction to the Autobots

"Oh, don't worry, Hot Shot. You must remember they're only human, and probably in a couple of days or so, they'll be all over you again."
:—'''Red Alert''', on the fickle nature of children

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* Rad's narration expositing over Sideways' arrival is an addition of the dub.

===Animation and technical errors===
* After Demolishor reports that the Autobots are closing in on their location, Megatron's left leg is miscoloured grey and red.

===Continuity errors===
*In the flashback, Scavenger says "My Star Saber—is undefeatable." which, in the previous episode (presumably Hot Shot's only encounter with Scavenger) he never said. And why would he say that, anyway?
*Megatron says that Scavenger will keep the Mini-Con he finds as his own; however, in [[Linkage Part 4|part 4]] of the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic, Scavenger picks up his Mini-Con soon after landing on Earth. Of course, Scavenger might have not revealed [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] to Megatron. Or more likely, the translation was entirely unaware of ''Linkage'', as it was not released until well after the episode had been translated.
* Red Alert reports to Optimus Prime that a gridlock (created by Cyclonus) is ahead of them, shortly before spotting the culprit himself. Optimus muses that the Decepticons must have not found the Mini-Con yet, then suddenly states that there is a blockade ahead. What, did he suddenly forget that Red Alert told him about the traffic jam 11 seconds ago?
* After Hot Shot and Scavenger jump the highway, Hot Shot lands on the ground and quickly transforms in a semi-stock animation sequence. He is not shown stopping to disembark Rad and Carlos, who were riding inside at the time. However, when Hot Shot and Scavenger prepare to fight, both the kids are now outside, watching from afar.
*Optimus tells the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] to "stay with the kids", but at the time, the only one present is Alexis; the boys are watching Hot Shot and Scavenger fight.
*Alexis yells at the boys for abandoning her, but it was Optimus who left her alone on the freeway.

===Trivia===
[[File:Gale weirdfight.jpg|200px|thumb|WTF?]]
*From this episode on, [[Jim Conrad]] narrates the introduction instead of Rad.
*This episode is the first time Billy and Fred are seen wearing fashionable Autobot jumpsuits.
*Just what the heck is Red Alert doing to Starscream during the Decepticon's struggle with Optimus Prime?!?
*The light shining from the Mini-Con panel bears a striking resemblance to the Mercedes logo—possibly an intentional visual nod, since Spiral transforms into a Mercedes C-Class luxury car.
*Demolishor complains about having to stand guard. He's gonna be doing a lot of that [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|later]].

===Foreign dubbing===
'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A titokzatos idegen'''" ("The Mysterious Stranger")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Korek'''" ("Jam")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 4 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Swoop (episode)

2015-01-07T18:30:24Z

Speedbreaker: /* Differences with Micron Legend */

{{disambig3|Swoop}}

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=13
|prev=Prehistory
|next=Overmatch
|title="Swoop"
|furigana=つるぎ
|japanese=聖剣
|romaji=Tsurugi
|translation=Holy Sword: Sword
|image=ArmadaSwoop_MegatronStarSaber.jpg
|caption=Sadly, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] received no royalties for this episode.
|production code=TF: A-13
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[November 29]], [[2002]] (English) [[April 4|4 April]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The Decepticons, intent on completing the Star Saber, invade the Autobot base.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ArmadaSwoop Starscreamstockreport.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"It says here the Dow Jones is down by 100 points!"]]
Patrolling the skies, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] searches for the exact position of the [[Autobot]] base, for which the [[Mini-Con]] [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] was able to determine the general location. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is surprised that [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] can understand the Mini-Cons' language. Cyclonus finds the base, and Megatron, having gained another advantage, has a hearty laugh.

Within the Autobot base, [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]], [[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] start to give [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] the grand tour. But before the two can be shown around, an alarm goes off, and Alexis, Carlos, and Rad rush to the control room, abandoning their friends. Billy has the brilliant idea for himself and Fred to explore. Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] notes that a warp gate has opened within the base.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Shotinthecrotch.jpg|150px|thumb|NUTSHOT!]]
Megatron and the [[Decepticon]]s, along with Sonar, arrive in the Autobot base and are soon caught on security cameras. Red Alert activates some defense devices built into the base by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. Billy, hopelessly lost as Fred predicted they would be, concedes that his navigational skills have failed him. The Decepticons walk by, not noticing the humans, and come under attack from the defense lasers, unwittingly putting the two humans into danger. Optimus characteristically orders a ceasefire, and Megatron assumes it must be a system malfunction and presses forward.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Megahorns.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Megatron is ''really'' happy to see Hot Shot!]]
[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] determines that the Decepticons are tracking the [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s containing the other two [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] Mini-Cons, and Hot Shot eagerly rushes to confront them. Optimus takes the panels elsewhere, drawing the Decepticons away from the control room. Alexis then uses the room's computer to track Billy and Fred's movements.

Hot Shot, on his own, attacks the Decepticons, but Megatron uses his antlers to grab Hot Shot's head, suspend the Autobot in the air, and then toss him aside. The other Autobots arrive, and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] activates a screen—of smoke!—to allow them to fall back into a separate chamber. By the time the Decepticons blast through the door, they only see Hot Shot drive away.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Cyclonusteleport.jpg|200px|thumb|Out you pixies go, through the door or through the window!]]
The Autobots use the chase to isolate each member of the Decepticons from the rest. Smokescreen is able to lasso Demolishor. Red Alert baits [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into a hall of mirrors, his reflected taunts leading the seeker into a trap pit.

The three friendly human kids find their two jerky peers, and Cyclonus finds all five of them. The Decepticon intends to capture and ransom them for the Mini-Cons, but they use the Autobots' warp gate to teleport Cyclonus to some place far away.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Megatronlightning.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You gotta eat lightning and crap thunder!]]
Megatron, the only Decepticon left, is double-teamed by Optimus and Hot Shot, but the skirmish leads to Megatron holding his cannon right up to Hot Shot's face. Sonar awakens his brethren, and Megatron seizes the Star Saber. But just as he holds his new weapon in the air, Optimus blasts it out of Megatron's hands, directly into Hot Shot's.

Megatron links with Leader-1 and offers Hot Shot one last chance to reconsider his side, which Hot Shot refuses. Megatron opens fire. The torrent of energy blasts blows back Hot Shot, but the coaching of his human friends gives him the inspiration he needs to use the Star Saber to resist Megatron's gunfire. After Hot Shot gets close enough to slice off one of Megatron's antlers, the Decepticon leader orders an immediate withdrawal.

Optimus lets Hot Shot keep possession of the Star Saber, and the children celebrate this victory. On the moon, Megatron wishes revenge so hard it hurts.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (16)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (1)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (6)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Rad White]] (8)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] (9)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (10)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (2)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (5)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (13)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (18)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (19)
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (19)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe they ran out of ammo." 
"Lasers don't run out of ammo!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Starscream''' trade ideas on why the automatic defenses have stopped shooting.

"Man, that laugh of yours is really annoying."
:—'''Hot Shot''' to Megatron.

"Try and download THIS!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' risks attacking Megatron with a bad computer pun.

'''Billy:''' "Cyclo-butt!" 
'''Fred:''' "That's Cyclonapus!" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "It's ''Cyclonus''!" 
'''Billy:''' "...Thanks for clearing that up, mister." 
'''Fred:''' "You have a nice day!"
:—Billy, Fred, and Cyclonus in a rare '''purposeful''' ''Armada'' name mix-up

"Time for a SYSTEM CRASH!"
:—Lame computer pun #2 from '''Hot Shot''' as he tackles Megatron.

'''Megatron:''' "Yes, this is more like it, I'm going to pixelate every one of you Autobots." 
'''Optimus:''' "He's out of control." 
'''Megatron:''' "Now you will do as I say, hand over all your Mini-Cons to me, or I'll have no choice but to re-format your friend's memory bank." 
'''Hot Shot:''' "You... won't get anything from me!" 
'''Megatron:''' "Then I'll have to execute your program."
:—Megatron gets computer-pun vengeance on Optimus Prime and Hot Shot.

"For the last time: Access denied."
:—'''Hot Shot''' tries something different for rejecting Megatron's offer of allegiance: a computer pun!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* In the opening scene in ''Armada'', Cyclonus and Demolishor just generally grouse about the Autobot base being difficult to find; in ''Micron Legend'', Cyclonus is complaining about Blackout's search capabilities, and Demolishor defends his Mini-Con partner.
* In ''Micron Legend'', the human children do not seem to see nor react to the holographic projection of Star Saber, but the ''Armada'' dubbing team seem to have misinterpret this as the Autobots' deactivating some kind of force field.
* In ''Micron Legend'', Hot Shot explains that Smokescreen and Red Alert installed the Autobot base's new internal defenses. In ''Armada'', he claims to have invented and installed it himself.
* When said defense systems cease fire, Megatron rationalizes it as a systems malfunction. In ''Micron Legend'', he just sort of accepts it.
* Cyclonus plans to capture the humans and ransom them for the Mini-Cons, whereas in ''Micron Legend'' he chases them thinking they'll lead him straight to Hot Shot and the Mini-Cons.

===Animation and technical errors===
* During the close up of Sonar sitting upon Megatron's arm, Megatron's entire arm is miscolored red.
* When Runway and Jetstorm react to Sonar's proximity by projecting an image of the Star Saber, Carlos reacts to it by saying "Hey! The Autobots shut off the force field! Follow me, you guys!" This is presumably an error, as there was no force field present.
* After Megatron warps into the Autobot base and instructs Sonar to find his partners, one of Sonar's chest panels is miscolored yellow.
* Before running off to find the Decepticons, Hot Shot says, "You watch, I'll show them what it means to break into our ''face''" No doubt this is meant to be "''base''".
* After Red Alert says, "Now, Smokescreen" (signaling Smokescreen to release the smokescreen), Smokescreen is missing his antenna/horn. It proceeds to vanish and reappear in the scenes after as well.
* After failing to transform in the corridor, Cyclonus is colored like Demolishor.
* After being blasted by Megatron and Leader-1, Hot Shot's visor is briefly miscolored yellow instead of black.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 聖剣 would be pronounced as "''seiken''", while "''tsurugi''" is used for the kanji 剣.
*Taking a wild stab in the dark, this episode was probably meant to named "Sword" instead of "Swoop", as the events of this episode have pretty much nothing to do with "swooping" and just about everything to do with a sword. This is supported by the episode's Japanese title. Guess someone goofed and wrote the wrong five-letter "Swo--" word. Oops.
*This is the first episode in which the opening is narrated by [[Jim Conrad]] instead of Rad.
*The establishing shot of the Autobot base is the same establishing shot seen in episode 5, "[[Soldier (episode)|Soldier]]".
*It is revealed Hot Shot is responsible for the internal defense systems of the Autobot base, which explains a ''lot''.
*Smokescreen activates... a SMOKESCREEN! As his Japanese name is "Grap", this probably wasn't an intentional bit.
*Cyclonus is ''really stupid'' in thinking he can capture the kids and trade them for the Mini-Cons, after all, [[Confrontation (episode)|he just did it]]!
*Speaking of Cyclonus, this episode shows a rare moment of Crumplezone's cockpit mode combination with Cyclonus. At the same time it's a moment of toy-inaccuracy as Blackout is somehow attached to Cyclonus's undercarriage.
*The Decepticons apparently use paper.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Schwert der Mini-Cons'''" ("The Sword of the Mini-Cons")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rajtaütés'''" ("Strike")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Uderzenie'''" ("Strike")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 4 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Best Of The Decepticons ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:04 ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Swoop (episode)

2015-01-07T18:29:44Z

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{{disambig3|Swoop}}

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=13
|prev=Prehistory
|next=Overmatch
|title="Swoop"
|furigana=つるぎ
|japanese=聖剣
|romaji=Tsurugi
|translation=Holy Sword: Sword
|image=ArmadaSwoop_MegatronStarSaber.jpg
|caption=Sadly, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] received no royalties for this episode.
|production code=TF: A-13
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Masayuki Motsumoto]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[November 29]], [[2002]] (English) [[April 4|4 April]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The Decepticons, intent on completing the Star Saber, invade the Autobot base.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ArmadaSwoop Starscreamstockreport.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"It says here the Dow Jones is down by 100 points!"]]
Patrolling the skies, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] searches for the exact position of the [[Autobot]] base, for which the [[Mini-Con]] [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] was able to determine the general location. [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] is surprised that [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] can understand the Mini-Cons' language. Cyclonus finds the base, and Megatron, having gained another advantage, has a hearty laugh.

Within the Autobot base, [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]], [[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]] start to give [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] the grand tour. But before the two can be shown around, an alarm goes off, and Alexis, Carlos, and Rad rush to the control room, abandoning their friends. Billy has the brilliant idea for himself and Fred to explore. Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] notes that a warp gate has opened within the base.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Shotinthecrotch.jpg|150px|thumb|NUTSHOT!]]
Megatron and the [[Decepticon]]s, along with Sonar, arrive in the Autobot base and are soon caught on security cameras. Red Alert activates some defense devices built into the base by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. Billy, hopelessly lost as Fred predicted they would be, concedes that his navigational skills have failed him. The Decepticons walk by, not noticing the humans, and come under attack from the defense lasers, unwittingly putting the two humans into danger. Optimus characteristically orders a ceasefire, and Megatron assumes it must be a system malfunction and presses forward.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Megahorns.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Megatron is ''really'' happy to see Hot Shot!]]
[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] determines that the Decepticons are tracking the [[Mini-Con storage panel]]s containing the other two [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] Mini-Cons, and Hot Shot eagerly rushes to confront them. Optimus takes the panels elsewhere, drawing the Decepticons away from the control room. Alexis then uses the room's computer to track Billy and Fred's movements.

Hot Shot, on his own, attacks the Decepticons, but Megatron uses his antlers to grab Hot Shot's head, suspend the Autobot in the air, and then toss him aside. The other Autobots arrive, and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] activates a screen—of smoke!—to allow them to fall back into a separate chamber. By the time the Decepticons blast through the door, they only see Hot Shot drive away.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Cyclonusteleport.jpg|200px|thumb|Out you pixies go, through the door or through the window!]]
The Autobots use the chase to isolate each member of the Decepticons from the rest. Smokescreen is able to lasso Demolishor. Red Alert baits [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into a hall of mirrors, his reflected taunts leading the seeker into a trap pit.

The three friendly human kids find their two jerky peers, and Cyclonus finds all five of them. The Decepticon intends to capture and ransom them for the Mini-Cons, but they use the Autobots' warp gate to teleport Cyclonus to some place far away.

[[File:ArmadaSwoop Megatronlightning.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You gotta eat lightning and crap thunder!]]
Megatron, the only Decepticon left, is double-teamed by Optimus and Hot Shot, but the skirmish leads to Megatron holding his cannon right up to Hot Shot's face. Sonar awakens his brethren, and Megatron seizes the Star Saber. But just as he holds his new weapon in the air, Optimus blasts it out of Megatron's hands, directly into Hot Shot's.

Megatron links with Leader-1 and offers Hot Shot one last chance to reconsider his side, which Hot Shot refuses. Megatron opens fire. The torrent of energy blasts blows back Hot Shot, but the coaching of his human friends gives him the inspiration he needs to use the Star Saber to resist Megatron's gunfire. After Hot Shot gets close enough to slice off one of Megatron's antlers, the Decepticon leader orders an immediate withdrawal.

Optimus lets Hot Shot keep possession of the Star Saber, and the children celebrate this victory. On the moon, Megatron wishes revenge so hard it hurts.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (16)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (17)

|c2=
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (1)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (6)

|c3=
*[[Carlos Lopez (Armada)|Carlos Lopez]] (7)
*[[Rad White]] (8)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]] (9)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (10)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (11)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (2)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (5)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (13)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (18)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (19)
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (19)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"Maybe they ran out of ammo." 
"Lasers don't run out of ammo!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' and '''Starscream''' trade ideas on why the automatic defenses have stopped shooting.

"Man, that laugh of yours is really annoying."
:—'''Hot Shot''' to Megatron.

"Try and download THIS!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' risks attacking Megatron with a bad computer pun.

'''Billy:''' "Cyclo-butt!" 
'''Fred:''' "That's Cyclonapus!" 
'''Cyclonus:''' "It's ''Cyclonus''!" 
'''Billy:''' "...Thanks for clearing that up, mister." 
'''Fred:''' "You have a nice day!"
:—Billy, Fred, and Cyclonus in a rare '''purposeful''' ''Armada'' name mix-up

"Time for a SYSTEM CRASH!"
:—Lame computer pun #2 from '''Hot Shot''' as he tackles Megatron.

'''Megatron:''' "Yes, this is more like it, I'm going to pixelate every one of you Autobots." 
'''Optimus:''' "He's out of control." 
'''Megatron:''' "Now you will do as I say, hand over all your Mini-Cons to me, or I'll have no choice but to re-format your friend's memory bank." 
'''Hot Shot:''' "You... won't get anything from me!" 
'''Megatron:''' "Then I'll have to execute your program."
:—Megatron gets computer-pun vengeance on Optimus Prime and Hot Shot.

"For the last time: Access denied."
:—'''Hot Shot''' tries something different for rejecting Megatron's offer of allegiance: a computer pun!

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
* In the opening scene in ''Armada'', Cyclonus and Demolishor just generally grouse about the Autobot base being difficult to find; in ''Micron Legend'', Cyclonus is complaining about Blackout's search capabilities, and Demolishor defends his Mini-Con partner.
* In ''Micron Legend'', the human children do not seem to see nor react to the holographic projection of Star Saber, but the ''Armada'' dubbing team seem to have misinterpret this as the Autobots' deactivating some kind of force field.
* In ''Micron Legend'', Hot Shot explains that Smokescreen and Red Alert installed the Autobot base's new internal defenses. In ''Armada'', he claims to have invented and installed it himself.
* When said defense systems cease fire, Megatron rationalizes it as a systems malfunction. In 'Micron Legend'', he just sort of accepts it.
* Cyclonus plans to capture the humans and ransom them for the Mini-Cons, whereas in ''Micron Legend'' he chases them thinking they'll lead him straight to Hot Shot and the Mini-Cons.

===Animation and technical errors===
* During the close up of Sonar sitting upon Megatron's arm, Megatron's entire arm is miscolored red.
* When Runway and Jetstorm react to Sonar's proximity by projecting an image of the Star Saber, Carlos reacts to it by saying "Hey! The Autobots shut off the force field! Follow me, you guys!" This is presumably an error, as there was no force field present.
* After Megatron warps into the Autobot base and instructs Sonar to find his partners, one of Sonar's chest panels is miscolored yellow.
* Before running off to find the Decepticons, Hot Shot says, "You watch, I'll show them what it means to break into our ''face''" No doubt this is meant to be "''base''".
* After Red Alert says, "Now, Smokescreen" (signaling Smokescreen to release the smokescreen), Smokescreen is missing his antenna/horn. It proceeds to vanish and reappear in the scenes after as well.
* After failing to transform in the corridor, Cyclonus is colored like Demolishor.
* After being blasted by Megatron and Leader-1, Hot Shot's visor is briefly miscolored yellow instead of black.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 聖剣 would be pronounced as "''seiken''", while "''tsurugi''" is used for the kanji 剣.
*Taking a wild stab in the dark, this episode was probably meant to named "Sword" instead of "Swoop", as the events of this episode have pretty much nothing to do with "swooping" and just about everything to do with a sword. This is supported by the episode's Japanese title. Guess someone goofed and wrote the wrong five-letter "Swo--" word. Oops.
*This is the first episode in which the opening is narrated by [[Jim Conrad]] instead of Rad.
*The establishing shot of the Autobot base is the same establishing shot seen in episode 5, "[[Soldier (episode)|Soldier]]".
*It is revealed Hot Shot is responsible for the internal defense systems of the Autobot base, which explains a ''lot''.
*Smokescreen activates... a SMOKESCREEN! As his Japanese name is "Grap", this probably wasn't an intentional bit.
*Cyclonus is ''really stupid'' in thinking he can capture the kids and trade them for the Mini-Cons, after all, [[Confrontation (episode)|he just did it]]!
*Speaking of Cyclonus, this episode shows a rare moment of Crumplezone's cockpit mode combination with Cyclonus. At the same time it's a moment of toy-inaccuracy as Blackout is somehow attached to Cyclonus's undercarriage.
*The Decepticons apparently use paper.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Das Schwert der Mini-Cons'''" ("The Sword of the Mini-Cons")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rajtaütés'''" ("Strike")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Uderzenie'''" ("Strike")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 4 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Best Of The Decepticons ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:04 ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Metrowars 2

2014-06-17T03:05:02Z

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{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''Transformers''
|prev=Metrowars
|title="Metrowars 2"
|japanese=メトロ大戦2
|romaji=Metro Taisen 2
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=
|date=[[2013]]
|published in=''[[Figure Ō]]'' #187
|story & art by=[[Yuki Ohshima]]
|continuity=Japanese Generation 1 continuity
}}

'''Metrobomb tries to run off with the secrets of Metroplex.'''

==Synopsis==

When a [[Decepticon]] is detected somewhere within the walls of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] comes rolling out, bemoaning the fact that most of the [[Autobot]]s are out protecting a nearby town against a Decepticon attack. Believing that the invaders are after his [[transformation cog]], Metroplex transforms to battle station mode to cut off access to it, and suspects that the attack on the town was a distraction—something soon confirmed by the appearance of the boastful [[Metrobomb (Zone)|Metrobomb]], who blasts off one of Scamper's arms. The cog, however, is not Metrobomb's aim: he is here to obtain data on Metroplex's new form.

At the Decepticon base, a badly injured [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] convalesces after his recent defeat at Metroplex's hands, seething with hatred for his opposite number and vowing to destroy Metroplex once the data Metrobomb has been sent to steal has been used to rebuild him into comparably powerful new body. Recalling Metroplex's previous claims of Decepticon brainwashing, Metrotitan believes that his ability to ''feel'' such hatred is proof that his emotions and mind are his own, free of tampering... while [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], perched on his shoulder with his hand wired into his head, calmly whispers in his ear to "validate" his beliefs.

Data obtained, Metrobomb is picked up by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] for extraction, but before he can get away, a manipulator arm rises from Metroplex's surface and seizes him. A surge of energy from the arm wipes the data from Metrobomb's system, and Scamper cheers for their victory.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (1)
*[[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] (2)
*[[Discharge]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Metrobomb (Zone)|Metrobomb]] (4)
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (5)
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (6)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (7)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===
* The ship Kickback comes to pick Metrobomb up in is the jet pod from the toy that was sold as the [[interstellar shuttle]] by [[Hasbro]], and as the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. This being Japanese continuity, the immediate reaction would to be to consider this pod to have come from the ''Thunder Arrow'', but that was a ''biiiiig'' ship, so this strip's depiction of the pod as a small one-man craft would make the [[scale]] super-off.
* And why is Kickback in the ship? Well, he and the other two [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s were available as mail-order items in Japan at the time Metrotitan was available in stores.

===Real-life references===

===Other notes===

==External links==
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/2013/09/metro-wars-2 "Metrowars 2" in English at TFPulp]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{issuestub}}

[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Manga]]

Maximum Dinobots issue 4

2014-04-13T03:24:55Z

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{{Comicstory
|series=maxdinos|issueno=4
|prev=Maximum Dinobots issue 3
|next=Maximum Dinobots issue 5
|image=Maximum Dinobots 4a.jpg
|caption=Too awesome for words!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 1]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=March 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]] & [[James Raiz]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]] & [[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]
}}

'''While Shockwave makes a deal with Soundwave and his minions, Sunstreaker goes to recover his real head and the Machination crumbles.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] breaks into a house in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]]. His mission is to reclaim [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] from his "owner", [[Jimmy]]. Seeing Soundwave, Ravage orders [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to reclaim him, which he does. As Jimmy's mother runs upstairs to see if he's alright, the two [[Decepticon]]s take Soundwave to [[Mount St. Helens]]. However, Soundwave is weak, and can barely block [[Skywatch]]'s control signal on the cassettes, due to being [[Spotlight: Soundwave|shunted in his cassette player mode]]. [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] suddenly appears, orders Soundwave to stand Ravage and Laserbeak down, and proposes a deal to the three.

In [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] escapes from the [[Machination]] HQ, but collapses due to his crushed foot. Hearing a voice, Hot Rod is aghast, believing he has run into another [[Sunstreaker clone]]—but it's not a clone, it's the real [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] who blasts two [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s following Hot Rod. Hot Rod tries to warn him about the dangers, but Sunstreaker doesn't care; he just wants his head back. Hot Rod, upset over Sunstreaker's arrogance, decides to call for reinforcements while Sunstreaker stomps into the facility. He has had enough, and is determined to get his real head. But [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] is watching!

On the [[Monsterbot]]s' shuttle, 60,000 feet above northern [[Nebraska]], the Monsterbots are waiting for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to give them what he promised them, for which they had to travel to [[Earth]] and participate in the battle in [[Fallon]] to save the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. Grimlock says they'll get what they want, but not yet. This upsets [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]], who says that he's willing to trust Grimlock, but that [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are more likely to rip Grimlock's head off. Grimlock says their prize is nearly all the technology that was in Shockwave's onboard data-cache [[Spotlight: Shockwave|before the Dynobots blew his ship up]]. Repugnus believes that the data is encoded and Grimlock confirms this, but is upset that they need someone to ''de''-code it and find out more about Shockwave's time on Earth, and how the Earth once had a stratospherically high level of [[energon]].

Outside the cockpit, the Dynobots wonder what the conversation's about. [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] doesn't care, but doesn't like it anyway. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] believes it's another sign of just how ''far'' the Dynobots have fallen. Based on Repugnus's comments during the battle at Fallon, Snarl thinks that the Dynobots' original operation—all that time ago—wasn't officially sanctioned, as they were told by Grimlock. The Dynobots wish that they could return to the simple days of bustin' [[Decepticon]]s, but have a bad feeling that there's no going back. Grimlock leaves the cockpit, announcing that he managed to extend their alliance with the Monsterbots. They plan to rebuild the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', so that Grimlock can get even with Scorponok. However, he ends up getting a stern look from the Dynobots.

At the Machination headquarters, Hot Rod tries to boost his internal comm system to the right audio reception so that he can get a strong enough signal for someone to answer his call for reinforcements. He manages to get the comm to work, but it shocks him badly. Despite this, he sends out a message galaxy-wide to any [[Autobot]] listening in the vicinity. Inside the headquarters, Sunstreaker manages to find to his original head, but as he opens a large door, he is blasted point-blank in the chest by Scorponok. Scorponok advances towards Sunstreaker to go for the kill, but notices that [[Hunter O'Nion]] is gone. Scorponok is enraged, but before he can find Hunter, [[Drake]] calls to warn about an approaching Cybertronian vessel, closing in fast. Scorponok mobilizes the headquarters' defenses, as Hot Rod hopes that it's not another epic/heroic tilt.

Inside the Monsterbots' vessel, the Dynobots don't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock says that Scorponok made it ''their'' fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagrees, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it's now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. Snarl asks Grimlock, "Does getting even matter so much, you're willing to take us ''all'' down with you?" Inside the cockpit, the Monsterbots target the defenses and blast away at them. Grimlock exits the ship, saying that there's no way he can let this go. With or without the Dynobots, there will be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decide that arguing is pointless and follow Grimlock. Scorponok orders that the neural clamps be activated, but the technician says that the implants aren't responding. Scorponok decides to settle the matter... ''personally''.

Hunter comes out of his hiding place and enters the room holding Sunstreaker's real head. Outside, the Dynobots tear away at the Sunstreaker clones with ease, trying to dismantle the Machination empire piece by piece. Snarl gets hit in the leg, and muses that bad language is their ''only'' option now. Grimlock wants to settle the score with Scorponok personally, but Snarl rebukes this, saying that they fight or fall together, and that they're Dynobots to the bitter end. Inside, Hunter says to Sunstreaker that what he's about to do is only because there are no options left. With tears of remorse, Hunter pulls the cords from Sunstreaker's head, shutting him down.

With Sunstreaker offline, the clones cease to function. Grimlock wonders what happened, and Hot Rod slowly walks over to him, saying that Sunstreaker pulled the plug on himself. Sludge cries out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasts [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] into stasis. Scorponok is furious, now that his empire is in shambles, and decides to take revenge on Grimlock. However, Shockwave also appears overhead, wanting revenge as well, and a new battle is about to begin.

In space, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] has also received Hot Rod's signal, and vows to Scorponok that only ''one'' of them will walk away.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] (6)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (7)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (10)
* [[Doublecross]] (11)
* [[Grotusque]] (12)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (14)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (15)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (16)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (17)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (20)
|c2=
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (1)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (4)
* [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (5)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (9)
|c3=
* [[Jimmy]] (2)
* [[Joshua Red]] (2)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (18)
* [[Drake]] (19)
|c4=
* [[Sunstreaker clone]]s (8)
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Sludge MaximumDinos heads.jpg|150px|thumb|No one knows where Sludge's nose goes.]]
* Roche and Raiz keep drawing Sludge with two different robot-mode heads. See image on right.
* Sludge also seems to have a slaggingly big [[energo weapon|energo-sword]]. Wonder [[Exhaust port|where]] he keeps that thing?
* When Ravage breaks into Jimmy's house, Jimmy is playing with a [[Snake-Eyes]] action figure.
[[File:Maximum_Dinobots_-4_page04.jpg|150px|thumb|The dream of the 80s is alive in Portland!]]
* The cassettes return Soundwave to Mount St. Helens, the same place the trio were recovered by Skywatch in "[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]".
* When Hot Rod sends his signal into space, it appears to register in four places:
**The Monsterbots' ship
**A satellite resembling [[Sky Spy]]
**A satellite receiver in [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s colours
**Ultra Magnus's ship
* The rather large door within the Machination complex which Sunstreaker opens has a huge lock thing on it that, coincidentally or otherwise, resembles the chest of the pre-Transformer [[Microman]] robot [http://www.microforever.com/punchrobo.htm Punch Robo].

==Errors==
*[[Mount St. Helens]] is said to be in [[Oregon]] when it's actually located in [[Washington]].

===Covers (2)===
* '''Cover A:''' Repugnus riding atop Sludge, about to stomp on a red Sunstreaker clone; art [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover B:''' Grimlock protecting an injured Hot Rod, art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
<gallery>
Image:Maximum_Dinobots_4a.jpg|Hi ho, Sludge, away!
Image:Maximum_Dinobots_4b.jpg|Him not heavy, but him not me Grimlock's brother.
</gallery>

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File:Maximum Dinobots -4 page04.jpg

2014-04-12T20:49:42Z

Speedbreaker:

{{comicinterior}}
Page 4, panel 1 of Maximum Dinobots issue #4, art by Nick Roche and James Raiz.

Maximum Dinobots issue 4

2014-04-12T20:46:47Z

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{{Comicstory
|series=maxdinos|issueno=4
|prev=Maximum Dinobots issue 3
|next=Maximum Dinobots issue 5
|image=Maximum Dinobots 4a.jpg
|caption=Too awesome for words!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 1]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=March 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]] & [[James Raiz]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]] & [[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]
}}

'''While Shockwave makes a deal with Soundwave and his minions, Sunstreaker goes to recover his real head and the Machination crumbles.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] breaks into a house in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]]. His mission is to reclaim [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] from his "owner", [[Jimmy]]. Seeing Soundwave, Ravage orders [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to reclaim him, which he does. As Jimmy's mother runs upstairs to see if he's alright, the two [[Decepticon]]s take Soundwave to [[Mount St. Helens]]. However, Soundwave is weak, and can barely block [[Skywatch]]'s control signal on the cassettes, due to being [[Spotlight: Soundwave|shunted in his cassette player mode]]. [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] suddenly appears, orders Soundwave to stand Ravage and Laserbeak down, and proposes a deal to the three.

In [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] escapes from the [[Machination]] HQ, but collapses due to his crushed foot. Hearing a voice, Hot Rod is aghast, believing he has run into another [[Sunstreaker clone]]—but it's not a clone, it's the real [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] who blasts two [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s following Hot Rod. Hot Rod tries to warn him about the dangers, but Sunstreaker doesn't care; he just wants his head back. Hot Rod, upset over Sunstreaker's arrogance, decides to call for reinforcements while Sunstreaker stomps into the facility. He has had enough, and is determined to get his real head. But [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] is watching!

On the [[Monsterbot]]s' shuttle, 60,000 feet above northern [[Nebraska]], the Monsterbots are waiting for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to give them what he promised them, for which they had to travel to [[Earth]] and participate in the battle in [[Fallon]] to save the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. Grimlock says they'll get what they want, but not yet. This upsets [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]], who says that he's willing to trust Grimlock, but that [[Doublecross]] and [[Grotusque]] are more likely to rip Grimlock's head off. Grimlock says their prize is nearly all the technology that was in Shockwave's onboard data-cache [[Spotlight: Shockwave|before the Dynobots blew his ship up]]. Repugnus believes that the data is encoded and Grimlock confirms this, but is upset that they need someone to ''de''-code it and find out more about Shockwave's time on Earth, and how the Earth once had a stratospherically high level of [[energon]].

Outside the cockpit, the Dynobots wonder what the conversation's about. [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] doesn't care, but doesn't like it anyway. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] believes it's another sign of just how ''far'' the Dynobots have fallen. Based on Repugnus's comments during the battle at Fallon, Snarl thinks that the Dynobots' original operation—all that time ago—wasn't officially sanctioned, as they were told by Grimlock. The Dynobots wish that they could return to the simple days of bustin' [[Decepticon]]s, but have a bad feeling that there's no going back. Grimlock leaves the cockpit, announcing that he managed to extend their alliance with the Monsterbots. They plan to rebuild the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', so that Grimlock can get even with Scorponok. However, he ends up getting a stern look from the Dynobots.

At the Machination headquarters, Hot Rod tries to boost his internal comm system to the right audio reception so that he can get a strong enough signal for someone to answer his call for reinforcements. He manages to get the comm to work, but it shocks him badly. Despite this, he sends out a message galaxy-wide to any [[Autobot]] listening in the vicinity. Inside the headquarters, Sunstreaker manages to find to his original head, but as he opens a large door, he is blasted point-blank in the chest by Scorponok. Scorponok advances towards Sunstreaker to go for the kill, but notices that [[Hunter O'Nion]] is gone. Scorponok is enraged, but before he can find Hunter, [[Drake]] calls to warn about an approaching Cybertronian vessel, closing in fast. Scorponok mobilizes the headquarters' defenses, as Hot Rod hopes that it's not another epic/heroic tilt.

Inside the Monsterbots' vessel, the Dynobots don't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock says that Scorponok made it ''their'' fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagrees, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it's now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. Snarl asks Grimlock, "Does getting even matter so much, you're willing to take us ''all'' down with you?" Inside the cockpit, the Monsterbots target the defenses and blast away at them. Grimlock exits the ship, saying that there's no way he can let this go. With or without the Dynobots, there will be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decide that arguing is pointless and follow Grimlock. Scorponok orders that the neural clamps be activated, but the technician says that the implants aren't responding. Scorponok decides to settle the matter... ''personally''.

Hunter comes out of his hiding place and enters the room holding Sunstreaker's real head. Outside, the Dynobots tear away at the Sunstreaker clones with ease, trying to dismantle the Machination empire piece by piece. Snarl gets hit in the leg, and muses that bad language is their ''only'' option now. Grimlock wants to settle the score with Scorponok personally, but Snarl rebukes this, saying that they fight or fall together, and that they're Dynobots to the bitter end. Inside, Hunter says to Sunstreaker that what he's about to do is only because there are no options left. With tears of remorse, Hunter pulls the cords from Sunstreaker's head, shutting him down.

With Sunstreaker offline, the clones cease to function. Grimlock wonders what happened, and Hot Rod slowly walks over to him, saying that Sunstreaker pulled the plug on himself. Sludge cries out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasts [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] into stasis. Scorponok is furious, now that his empire is in shambles, and decides to take revenge on Grimlock. However, Shockwave also appears overhead, wanting revenge as well, and a new battle is about to begin.

In space, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] has also received Hot Rod's signal, and vows to Scorponok that only ''one'' of them will walk away.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] (6)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (7)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (10)
* [[Doublecross]] (11)
* [[Grotusque]] (12)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (13)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (14)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (15)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (16)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (17)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (20)
|c2=
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (1)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (4)
* [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (5)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (9)
|c3=
* [[Jimmy]] (2)
* [[Joshua Red]] (2)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (18)
* [[Drake]] (19)
|c4=
* [[Sunstreaker clone]]s (8)
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Sludge MaximumDinos heads.jpg|150px|thumb|No one knows where Sludge's nose goes.]]
* Roche and Raiz keep drawing Sludge with two different robot-mode heads. See image on right.
* Sludge also seems to have a slaggingly big [[energo weapon|energo-sword]]. Wonder [[Exhaust port|where]] he keeps that thing?
* When Ravage breaks into Jimmy's house, Jimmy is playing with a [[Snake-Eyes]] action [[File:Maximum_Dinobots_-4_page04.jpg|150px|thumb|The dream of the 80s is alive in Portland!]]
* The cassettes return Soundwave to Mount St. Helens, the same place the trio were recovered by Skywatch in "[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]".
* When Hot Rod sends his signal into space, it appears to register in four places:
**The Monsterbots' ship
**A satellite resembling [[Sky Spy]]
**A satellite receiver in [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s colours
**Ultra Magnus's ship
* The rather large door within the Machination complex which Sunstreaker opens has a huge lock thing on it that, coincidentally or otherwise, resembles the chest of the pre-Transformer [[Microman]] robot [http://www.microforever.com/punchrobo.htm Punch Robo].

==Errors==
*[[Mount St. Helens]] is said to be in [[Oregon]] when it's actually located in [[Washington]].

===Covers (2)===
* '''Cover A:''' Repugnus riding atop Sludge, about to stomp on a red Sunstreaker clone; art [[Nick Roche]] and [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover B:''' Grimlock protecting an injured Hot Rod, art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
<gallery>
Image:Maximum_Dinobots_4a.jpg|Hi ho, Sludge, away!
Image:Maximum_Dinobots_4b.jpg|Him not heavy, but him not me Grimlock's brother.
</gallery>

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2014-04-12T20:42:04Z

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Trypticon (WFC)

2014-03-19T00:37:08Z

Speedbreaker: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Trypticon}}
{{disambig3|Nemesis}}
:''Trypticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC One Shall Stand Trailer.jpg|thumb|400px|Yes, there was a grammatically incorrect caption regarding my discharge of energy weaponry. Why do you ask?]]
A titan of a Decepticon, '''Trypticon''' casts a vast shadow across the battlefield whenever he appears. Though he once turned into Trypticon Station, a neutral scientific outpost, Trypticon's intelligence is only just enough to make him an effective warrior, even if it hardly seems needed with his vast array of weapons. He is equally formidable in his current alternate form of the Decepticons' fortress of a warship, the '''''Nemesis''''', even after a [[space bridge]] accident sent his personality into [[stasis lock|stasis]]. Carrying [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and the remnants of his Decepticon uprising, the ''Nemesis'' is still a force to be reckoned with.

{{quote|You cannot stop me, Autobots. I am... Trypticon. I am... your death.|Trypticon, before he goes [[Godzilla]] on everyone|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Prior to the war, Trypticon Station was used for research that could not be conducted planetside, including the first forays into sequestering the [[Dark Energon]] that had resulted from [[Unicron]]'s attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its security was seen to by the [[Seeker (body-type)#Aligned continuity|Seeker]] caste. There were records that indicated that at the time Dark Energon was placed aboard by an ancient High Council, the station underwent a major overhaul: [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] confirmed that it was given a spark and made a living being at that point. [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was one of the few with knowledge of its secrets. As a result, he ordered his forces to occupy it after the capture of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. Megatron decided he tired of negotiations and took Trypticon Station by force. Upon Starscream's return to the station, Megatron pressed the Seeker and ultimately gained access to the facility's research on Dark Energon. Megatron noted to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] that there was potential for a spark within Trypticon, though Shockwave pointed out the [[Well of All Sparks|Well]] no longer produced sparks. Megatron suggested he use the sparks of the scientists killed and maimed in the seize of Trypticon to give life to the station.

The supplies of Dark Energon from the initial harvest were slender, so Megatron required the means to transfer large quantities of [[energon]] to the station so that they could be converted into the rarer resource. As Trypticon Station was configured to receive fuel from the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] in [[Crystal City]], the Decepticons were able to transfer an initial supply, but not nearly enough for the ravenous rate at which they were consuming Dark Energon. This was eventually remedied by Megatron's capture of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which provided a nearly unlimited source of fuel directly from Cybertron's core.

After a team led by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ventured into the planet's core to cut off the transfer, Megatron decided to switch tactics. He allowed Shockwave to apply the experimental knowledge he had gleaned over the course of the war, and Trypticon was granted true life, including the ability to shape its corridors into a dizzying array of defense drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s. Ultimately, a team of Autobots aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' found a gap in the station's external defenses and managed to venture within and knock the behemoth from orbit.

Victory was brief, however, as Trypticon revealed a robot form and crawled from the wreckage planetside. Though initially the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] were tasked with keeping the gargantuan Decepticon away from the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' launch, this proved to be in vain, as Megatron boarded Trypticon along with a hand-picked crew of the Decepticon elite. Transforming into a ''Nemesis''-class battleship, Trypticon pursued the ''Ark'' to, and subsequently through, the last remaining functional [[space bridge]] in Cybertronian orbit. As the ''Ark'' emerged in unknown space, the ''Nemesis'' was nowhere within sensor range. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The ''Nemesis'' was heavily damaged due to its traveling through the last remaining, yet faulty, space bridge, and thus Trypticon's sentient functionality and transformation abilities were lost, perhaps forever. Megatron didn't care too much. The ''Nemesis'' was still a functioning, fearsome battleship, and that's all he required. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
{{charstubfiction}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English), [[Engelbert von Nordhausen]] (German), [[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[Image:Nemesis-Primepainting.jpg|right|thumb|400px|This doesn't look like [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] at all!]]

Long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, the ''Nemesis'' was in orbit of planet when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream's]] [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] forces captured the Autobots [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], the latter of whom had received a coded Autobot transmission. Starscream attempted to gain this information by torturing and then imprisoning Cliffjumper alongside Arcee on board the ''Nemesis'', but failed to get any satisfaction. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The ''Nemesis'' served as the Decepticons' primary base of operations during their time on [[Earth]]. Constantly moving through the skies of the planet and cloaked against detection by either Autobot or human systems, it provided the villains with a mobile headquarters that allowed them to often remain one step ahead of their adversaries.

Sometime after arriving on Earth, Cliffjumper got a taste of the power of the ''Nemesis'' first-hand when he found it hovering over an [[Energon]]-filled crater, and it opened fire on him. Captured by Vehicon and brought aboard, Cliffjumper was slain on the ship's bridge by his old adversary Starscream, his body unable to be reclaimed by his fellow Autobots due to the ship's perpetual cloaking field hiding its location. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Soon after, Starscream relinquished command of the ''Nemesis'' to Megatron when he returned from his three-year sojourn in deep space, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} but when he left to explore the properties of [[Dark Energon]], control of the craft returned to Starscream, who had the Autobots' human ally [[William Fowler]] captured and brought to the ship's brig for interrogation. The Autobots subsequently invaded the ship on a rescue mission, during which [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] damaged the ship's interstellar navigation array, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} leaving it unable to triangulate co-ordinates for the Decepticons' new orbital space bridge. [[Image:Masters&Students-Nemesisbridgescreen.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The ''Nemesis'' bridge must be great for watching the Super Bowl.]] Using a human installation as a substitute, the Decepticons moved the ''Nemesis'' into space so Megatron could send Dark Energon through the bridge to Cybertron, but when the Autobots sabotaged the bridge and caused it to explode, Starscream betrayed Megatron, moving the ''Nemesis'' out of range and leaving the Decepticon leader to be consumed in the blast. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}


Although Starscream was re-instated as commander of the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron's seeming death, the crew responded unenthusiastically to his dramatic first address. Soon after, when it was discovered that Megatron had actually survived the explosion thanks to Dark Energon, his stasis-locked body became a fixture of the ship's medical bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} The ship later gained another new resident in the Autobot [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], who was captured and locked up in the brig while the evil [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] took his place among the Autobots before escaping. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:OutHead-Arcticbeam.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Romulans!]]

When the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s electromagnetic shielding broke while orbiting above [[China]], the Autobots were able to locate the ship and infiltrate it in hopes of locating a cure for the [[Cybonic plague]] Optimus Prime had recently become infected with. Although successful, their actions set in motion the reawakening of Megatron, {{storylink|Sick Mind}} who returned to life and retook command in the middle of Starscream's newest plan, which involved equipping the ''Nemesis'' with a powerful heat ray. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}} With Megatron back in charge, the ''Nemesis'' continued its stoic, continuous motion around the Earth, at one point moving out of Earth's atmosphere and into orbit. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

As the Decepticons began looking for components for their new space bridge, the ''Nemesis'' returned to Earth's atmosphere and headed for a human military installation so Megatron could personally steal the new power source it contained. Optimus Prime and Bulkhead made it aboard the ''Nemesis'' and stole the power source back, but Optimus proceeded to go on a rampage through the ship's corridors until Megatron had him [[GroundBridge]]d out. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Megatron subsequently left the ''Nemesis'' under [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s command while he prostrated himself before [[Unicron]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} who took the ship back to orbit. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} When Airachnid attempted to incite rebellion among the crew, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] smacked her down and took charge of the ''Nemesis'' until Megatron returned with an amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Though the Decepticons tried their best to keep "Orion Pax" in the dark, they had a security lapse when Arcee managed to get on board to hunt for the lost Autobot leader. Soundwave was able to get her back off the ship through deft use of the GroundBridge. It happened again sometime later when Starscream sneaked on board to steal [[energon cube]]s and stumbled on Orion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream fled the ship, but his visit raised Orion's suspicions and he accessed the Decepticon database to find out the truth. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} The Decepticons had a full log of his activities and he was left under Vehicon guard to continue his work, but soon broke free and left the ship to help the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

In control of a vast swarm of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]], Airachnid launched an attack on the ''Nemesis'' in an attempt to kill Megatron. Meanwhile, Starscream was ''also'' gunning for Megatron after creating several clones of himself, which he dispatched to the ''Nemesis''. In the middle of these attempted coups was a very confused Bulkhead who was inadvertently beamed up to the ''Nemesis'' whilst investigating an energon signal. Seeking an avenue of escape, he crippled the ship's power core, causing it to crash land and allowing Bulkhead to escape in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

Megatron infused the ship's core with Dark Energon, bringing it back online, but also awakening the ship's mind. It immediately began its mission, decoding the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] database and heading towards the first of the coordinates in [[New York City]]. When the Decepticons resisted, the warship put them all into stasis. Fowler and the three kids GroundBridged aboard, and the ship at first failed to detect them as it wasn't scanning for organic life, which gave them the opportunity to try to reverse the ship's energon supply. Though the warship tried to stop them, they succeeded, and the warship returned to its mindless state. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

During the hunt for the relics, [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] was infected with a virus by Ratchet so when Soundwave returned to the ship, the Iacon database was transmitted to the Autobot mainframe. {{storylink|Triage}}

Tensions rose between [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]], Knock Out, the Insecticons and the rank and file Vehicons on the ''Nemesis'', leading to an all-out brawl. {{storylink|Hurt}}

MECH leader [[Silas]] - integrated into the corpse of [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] - approached the Decepticons in an attempt to join their ranks, offering [[Project Damocles]], a space-based particle cannon, as a token of friendship. The Decepticons launched an operation to retrieve the satellite weapon's interface codes from human military servers while the ''Nemesis'' deployed Damocles into space. Though the weapon worked as intended, the Autobots and their human allies ultimately destroyed Damocles, and for his failure Silas was dragged away to Knock Out's dissection table on the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

The ''Nemesis'' was deployed to a set of coordinates from the Iacon database that indicated the resting place of an ancient relic. There, Megatron discovered that the relic was the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], a weapon of immense power, and one that must not fall into the hands of Optimus Prime. After failing to retrieve the weapon or otherwise blast it out himself, he ordered the Decepticons to carve out the massive boulder in which the sword was embedded so the ''Nemesis'' could carry it away. As it was in the process of doing so, the Autobots suddenly attacked, with Optimus Prime charging in after the Star Saber. Despite Megatron's best efforts, Optimus managed to pull the sword from the boulder and then cleaved the rock in twain when Megatron had the ''Nemesis'' drop it on the Autobot leader out of spite. As Megatron watched on helplessly, Optimus followed this up by unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis'' which destroyed part of its engine array, causing it to narrowly miss crashing into a mountainside and forcing the ship to limp away. {{Storylink|Legacy}}

[[Image:DarkestHour-Basedestroyed.JPG‎ |right|thumb|300px|The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.]]

The ''Nemesis'' flew Megatron and Dreadwing to the Decepticons' space bridge orbiting the dark side of the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] when they returned to Cybertron to find a way to counter the Star Saber's power. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} When [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was determined to be an [[Omega Key]], he was captured and brought aboard the ship. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After being interrogated via cortical psychic patch, the Autobot stole the Keys stored aboard the ''Nemesis'', and escaped by literally jumping ship. Starscream later returned to the ship with all four Keys in an effort to return to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Inside Job}} and is allowed to once he is deemed fit to return by Megatron after a cortical psychic patch. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} An enraged and disillusioned Dreadwing steals the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] and gives it to the Autobots, and is killed in the ship's medical bay by Megatron when he tried to kill Starscream. The ship later flew Megatron and an army of flying Vehicons to the space bridge when the time came for a battle on Cybertron over the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} When Megatron created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|new fortress]] on Earth with the Omega Lock's power, the ''Nemesis'' arrived in [[Jasper]], and was the launch point for the assault on the newly discovered [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. As the battle between the Autobots' [[Wheeljack (Prime)|other]] [[William Fowler|allies]] and the Decepticons' flyers raged, the ''Nemesis'' positioned itself over the base. When the battle had ended (with Wheeljack being shot down and Fowler forced to retreat), the ''Nemesis'' fired a colossal cannon on the base, destroying the mountain. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

The ''Nemesis'' was docked at Darkmount with the Decepticons now using the fortress as their main base of operations. However, the ship was still used for coordinating attacks {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} as well as storage of the Forge, the stasis-locked Airachnid, the Apex Armor, and the Star Saber. Smokescreen retrieved the Forge from the ship when prompted to save a dying Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} The ''Nemesis'' was finally deployed once again when an Autobot assault destroyed Darkmount, the Decepticons regrouping onboard the ship. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

The ''Nemesis'' had a kennel set up for [[Predaking (Prime)|the Predacon]], where Starscream failed to train it. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} The ship's communication dish was damaged by the beast, blacking out Decepticon communications, and Starscream unsuccessfully tried to have it repaired before Megatron found out. {{storylink|Plus One}} Soon afterwards, Starscream and Knock Out's experiment to create an army of super-soldiers backfired spectacularly when Cylas was turned into a Terrorcon that drained Energon from a victim. The ensuing battle spread all over the warship, and resulted in Cylas's death, and Airachnid being freed from her stasis pod, though she and her Insecticon army were bridged to a moon of Cybertron by Soundwave. The Decepticons' numbers were severely depleted with the loss of the Insecticons and more than half of their remaining troops. {{storylink|Thirst}}

[[File:Deadlock-NemesiswithLock.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Megatron: "Shockwave, lock onto those coordinates and fire the Omega Lock!" Shockwave: "Your redundancy is most illogical, my liege."]]
When Megatron resolved to rebuild the Omega Lock, {{storylink|Minus One}} it was constructed on the underbelly of the ''Nemesis'' by the time Ratchet had been brought aboard to finish his work on synthetic Energon. {{storylink|Persuasion}} When the formula was completed, Ratchet made a run for it and tried to sabotage his work, but was caught in a hallway of the ship. He was given to Predaking for execution, but he turned the juggernaut on the Decepticons, triggering a rampage in which many Vehicons were slaughtered. Megatron was able to defeat Predaking and ejected him from the ship, {{storylink|Synthesis}} but he still clung onto the ship while Ratchet brought the Autobots onboard to take the warship. As Optimus and Megatron dueled, and the latter's lieutenants fought Arcee, Ratchet and Smokescreen, Jack and the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]-clad Miko took the bridge, banishing Soundwave to the shadowzone, while the Wreckers took on the rest of the Vehicons aboard the ship. When Megatron was killed by Bumblebee, Starscream and Shockwave fled along with what remained of the Vehicons, leaving the ship in Autobot control. The team took the ship to Cybertron, using the Omega Lock to revive the planet through the Well of All Sparks, and parking the ''Nemesis'' on the surface of the restored Cybertron, while Predaking flew off for parts unknown. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

The Autobots used the ship as a base during their work, keeping the remaining Decepticons in a cell. It was taken into battle for the last time when Unicron returned to the planet, raising an army of Terrorcons with which to destroy Primus. The warship didn't last long before it was shot down and crashed near the Well of All Sparks. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Commercial appearances===
[[Image:NemesisXmas.JPG|thumb|right|250px]]
The ''Nemesis'' was decked out for the holiday season by two rogue Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}

{{quote|Ha! Ha! Ha! You haven't defeated me, Autobots. You have only untethered your own destroyer!|Trypticon decides to freak out the Aerialbots|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

[[Image:WFC-Trypticontrackingdescent.jpg|left|thumb|250px|'CUZ I'M FREE! FREE FALLIN'!]]

After Optimus Prime learned of the coming corruption of the [[Core]], he ordered an evacuation of all Autobots. When Megatron started using his space station to blow up the ships, Optimus Prime sent Jetfire, Air Raid, and Silverbolt to destroy the station. Flooding it with coolant while under heavy fire, the jets were about to blow it up...until they discovered that the station itself was alive. At this point, the Trypticon orbital weapon gun began first targeting locations on Cybertron such as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Vaults]], the [[Hall of Ancients]], the [[Stellar Galleries]] and the [[Code Archives]] before finally acquiring the coordinates for Optimus Prime. The fliers hoped that they could prevent Iacon's destruction by destroying Trypticon's [[Transformation cog|conversion cog]], reverting him to his robot mode.

[[Image:WFC-Trypticonyoulost.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Well hello it's me, the giant.]]

Unfortunately for the aerial Autobots, his robot mode was a gigantic, metal dinosaur. Jetfire destroyed his jetpack, and Trypticon plummeted to the planet below. Optimus, Ironhide, and Bumblebee went to investigate the crash and battled the titan, destroying his shoulder-mounted weapons systems by overloading them with energon batteries. The Autobots proceeded to shoot his exposed heat vents and to destroy a set of three power cores along his shoulders and back. Defeated, Trypticon made a last-ditch effort to attack, but lost his balance and fell into an energon lake below when Optimus Prime hit him with his axe. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}
{{-}}

===''Cybertron Adventures''===
After his weapons were restored, Trypticon made a stand for the Decepticons and started destroying Autobots. Optimus, convincing the Autobots to keep the fight going, made a stand with Bumblebee and Ironhide. The bad news was that Trypticon's only weak spot was in his mouth, but the good news was the Autobots didn't give up.

After half of his health depleted, Trypticon made one more stand, and used his true power. Even though the blasts were powerful, Optimus and the Autobots fired one huge blast, making the monster fall to his demise. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures}}

===''War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFC-TrypticonDS.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]
Megatron conquered Trypticon Space Station to manufacture Dark Energon to aid in his planet-wide conquest. However, Megatron found he needed to access the Core of Cybertron to continue to power their Dark Energon supply. Upon defeating Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and later Omega Supreme, Megatron succeeded in his quest.

However, not too long afterwards, newly ascended Autobot leader Optimus Prime freed the Core from the Dark Energon, and ordered a planet-wide evacuation of the population from Cybertron. Megatron began using Trypticon Space Station to fire upon the evacuating Autobot masses, prompting a strike from Optimus' team. The Autobots were able to make Trypticon Space Station crash to Cybertron... only for it to transform into a city-sized Decepticon dinosaur. Luckily, Optimus and his men finally defeated the titan, and ended the threat of Dark Energon for good. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron}}
{{--}}

===''Fall of Cybertron''===
{{quote|Nemesis superior, Trypticon inferior}}

After his defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime, Trypticon's body was salvaged from the Energon pool, and dismantled, kept in (still very large) pieces.

Sometime later, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] informed Megatron of a [[Earth|planet]] rich with resources that they could reach by space bridge, and all they needed was a vessel to take them there. While the scientist worked on the space bridge, the leader led an assault on the labs where Trypticon's body parts were being held. Piece by piece, the Decepticons were able to retake the monster's body. Eventually, after some tinkering, Soundwave was able to reassemble Trypticon despite his gargantuan size. Soundwave stated that there was massive damage to the reptilian Decepticon, and it would likely take some time to repair.

Megatron had other plans and informed Trypticon that as he'd failed in his task of destroying the Autobots, he would be rebuilt into a new warship form. Though Soundwave informed Megatron that due to the damage, Trypticon would be stuck as a warship, Megatron ordered him to begin the procedure. Once Soundwave's work was complete, the ''Nemesis'', as it was now referred to, pursued the Ark as it departed Cybertron, and engaged it in a fierce ship-to-ship battle in front of the wormhole of a space bridge. As Optimus and Megatron dueled, the space bridge began tearing both ships apart, and ultimately sucked both ships through to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game trypticon.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]

{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Trypticon's head is available as a Fire Breather-type component for [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer.
* Trypticon has two seemingly conflicting origins in ''Exodus''. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] researches the station and discovers that in "ancient times" it was secretly "recreated" from a simple space station and was raised to sentience, given a living [[spark]] (pg. 82) when [[Dark Energon]] was hidden aboard by an "ancient" iteration of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] headed by Sentinel Prime. Alpha Trion confirms this to be true. Beforehand, however [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] refers to the station as being "semi-sentient" and afterwards as a sparkless drone before Shockwave makes it into a Transformer with ''many'' sparks.
*When asked whether Trypticon was alive after that first sparking or not until Shockwave, [[Alex Irvine]] passed on commenting on the grounds that to do so would give something important away...
* In the end credits for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', Trypticon is briefly seen grappling with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Now if we had only seen ''that'' in gameplay.
*Trypticon seems to suffer from mass-displacement. Considering the scale of his space station mode, he should be much bigger in robot form. In fact in Fall of Cybertron, he appears to be smaller (likely half the size he was in the last game), and yet as the Nemesis he's as big as the Ark.
* In "[[Flying Mind]]", neither Megatron nor the other Decepticons directly confirm that the Dark Energon is affecting Trypticon himself.

===Foreign names===
====''Nemesis''====
*''Japanese:'' '''''Nemesis''''' (ネメシス ''Nemeshisu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Bàoyìng Hào''''' (China, 报应号, "Retribution")
*''Russian: '''Nemezida''' (Немезида "Nemesis")

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Heavy Metal (Energon)

2014-03-14T08:50:34Z

Speedbreaker:

{{disambig2|the Mini-Con|the member of [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]|Heavy Metal (G.I. Joe)}}
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:''Heavy Metal is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Super Link Heavy Metal.png|thumb|300px|Give me the Loc-Nar!]]

'''Heavy Metal''' is the combined robot mode of three [[Extreme Competition Team]] Mini-Cons: [[Breakage]], [[Kickflip]] and [[Mudbath]]. She assists the [[Autobot]]s in searching the galaxy for deposits of raw [[energon]] ore and defending them from the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Toys==
===Super Link===
*'''Brake''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
*'''Damper''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
*'''Filter''' (Micron Booster, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of ''Energon'' [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], Frenzy combines the three Mini-Cons Brake, Damper and Filter into a single robot mode. She was never sold as a set; she could only be completed by getting all three individual Mini-Cons from the third [[Micron Booster]] assortment.

: The same mold is used by [[Windcharger (Energon)|Windcharger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Frenzy/frenzy.htm More information on Frenzy at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* This is the only combiner to be referred to with female pronouns.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Frenzy''' (フレンジー ''Furenjī'')

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Energon chain

2014-02-02T19:27:37Z

Speedbreaker:

[[Image:Sideburnsobsession energon chains.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just like in my [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Japanese comic books!]]]]
If a [[Transformer]] needs to restrain another and more sophisticated means aren't available, they can always fall back on simply tying their enemy/opponent/victim up with '''energon chains'''. Energon chains are applied with the aid of a gun, which doubles as the chains' generator. If the gun is destroyed, so are the chains.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:SOSDinobots Autobots in chains.jpg|thumb|left|200px|How come [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] are the only ones with their arms raised?]]
After defeating them in battle at the [[Great Falls]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had a group of [[Autobot]]s collected, wrapped up in energon chains and lined up for their execution. Before the [[Decepticon]]s could fire at their helpless foes, backup arrived in the form of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. With the Decepticons busy, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] made his way to his comrades. He used [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s flare gun to dry them off and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s gun to re-energize them, and this somehow made the chains disappear. Don't ask. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}
{{--}}
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:Starscream gijoe energyropes.jpg|100px|right|thumb|]]
Though not specifically called such, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] seemingly used energon chains to restrain [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
{{--}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:SideburnsObsession energon chain gun.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] had captured [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Dark Scream]] shot him in energon chains. And when [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] came to rescue his soldier, he too was tied up. [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] proceeded to beat up his enemy in preparation of killing him, but was prevented from doing so because [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] destroyed the energon chain gun, thus freeing his [[Supreme Commander|commander]] and comrade. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends Energon Chains.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Energon Chains were one means by which Transformers could be trapped. Unlike [[Energon Net]]s, chains were able to restrain even the mightiest of warriors. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends}}

{{note|Energon Chains are one of the mechanisms in Transformers Legends by which the player can obtain new cards. Though 100% effective, they're also an item the user has to pay for if they want more than the few complementary Energon Chains that can be obtained through various means.}}

[[Category:Energon|Chains]]
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Energon chain

2014-02-02T19:27:11Z

Speedbreaker:

[[Image:Sideburnsobsession energon chains.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just like my [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Japanese comic books!]]]]
If a [[Transformer]] needs to restrain another and more sophisticated means aren't available, they can always fall back on simply tying their enemy/opponent/victim up with '''energon chains'''. Energon chains are applied with the aid of a gun, which doubles as the chains' generator. If the gun is destroyed, so are the chains.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:SOSDinobots Autobots in chains.jpg|thumb|left|200px|How come [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] are the only ones with their arms raised?]]
After defeating them in battle at the [[Great Falls]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had a group of [[Autobot]]s collected, wrapped up in energon chains and lined up for their execution. Before the [[Decepticon]]s could fire at their helpless foes, backup arrived in the form of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. With the Decepticons busy, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] made his way to his comrades. He used [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s flare gun to dry them off and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s gun to re-energize them, and this somehow made the chains disappear. Don't ask. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}
{{--}}
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:Starscream gijoe energyropes.jpg|100px|right|thumb|]]
Though not specifically called such, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] seemingly used energon chains to restrain [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
{{--}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:SideburnsObsession energon chain gun.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] had captured [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Dark Scream]] shot him in energon chains. And when [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] came to rescue his soldier, he too was tied up. [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] proceeded to beat up his enemy in preparation of killing him, but was prevented from doing so because [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] destroyed the energon chain gun, thus freeing his [[Supreme Commander|commander]] and comrade. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends Energon Chains.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Energon Chains were one means by which Transformers could be trapped. Unlike [[Energon Net]]s, chains were able to restrain even the mightiest of warriors. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends}}

{{note|Energon Chains are one of the mechanisms in Transformers Legends by which the player can obtain new cards. Though 100% effective, they're also an item the user has to pay for if they want more than the few complementary Energon Chains that can be obtained through various means.}}

[[Category:Energon|Chains]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Restraining devices]]
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Sideburn's Obsession

2014-02-02T18:45:46Z

Speedbreaker:

{{episode|
|series=RiD
|ep=7
|title="Sideburn's Obsession"
|japanese=スピードブレイカーの危機!
|romaji=Speedbreaker no Kiki!
|translation=Speedbreaker's Crisis!
|image=Sideburnsobsession titlecard.jpg
|caption=[''[[Template:Sic|sic]]'']
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Studio Gallop]]
|written by=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]] (Japanese) [[Richard Epcar]] (English)
|director=[[Akira Katō]]
|animation studio=Studio Gallop
|airdate=[[May 17]], [[2000]] (Japanese) [[September 15]], [[2001]] (English)
|continuity=
}}

'''Side Burn likes sports cars''' 
'''Megatron is in disguise''' 
'''Fatal attraction'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Sideburn's Obsession Megatronsideburn.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Megatron's milkshake brings Side Burn to the junk yard]]
It all starts with [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] chasing down a weird looking red car. Alerted to his brother's lovesick pursuit by a report of two speeding vehicles, [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] tries to stop them, but his compulsion to follow traffic laws means he stops at a red light and loses them. Side Burn follows the car into a junkyard and is shocked and upset to discover that the red car is actually [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. (Which brings up an interesting point, does Side Burn care about the car's gender?) The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] apparently know about his taste in cars and used it to trick him. Side Burn is then captured by the Predacons and is now part of their evil plan.

The next day [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus]] and Side Burn's brothers are all worried that he hasn't checked in and go out to search for him. They are stopped by the Predacons who leave a message that if they want to see Side Burn again, Optimus has to go get him alone. Optimus decides to go, against the wishes of his soldiers who know it's a trap.

[[Image:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburngasskunkdarkscream.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cue "Dueling Banjos"]]
Meanwhile [[Koji Onishi|Koji]] is with his friend [[Karl]] and Karl's father at a car crushing facility. The Predacons attack and order them to leave. As they run, Koji spots Side Burn as their prisoner and stays to see if he can help. Inside the Predacons tell Side Burn their plot. They're going to use Side Burn to lure Optimus into a trap and then hand him over to [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]].

Back at the base Prowl and [[X-Brawn]] convince [[T-AI]] to send the [[Spy Changer|Spychangers]] to help Optimus. The two brothers decide to help out by going in disguise. Sadly it doesn't seem that Prowl has any imagination (he's wearing a NO ENTRY bib and holding a NO ENTRY sign while asking his brother to guess who he is) and X-Brawn tells him that it's the dumbest disguise he has ever seen. Thankfully X-Brawn has imagination...but no taste; he and Prowl wind up in vehicle mode but covered in goofy looking paint jobs.

[[Image:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburntricycle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I want to ride my tricycle. I want to ride my trike.]]
Meanwhile the Predacons are curious as to why Side Burn is into red sport cars. Side Burn then tells a woeful tale of when he was a classic blue sports car and how he met a classic red sports car, but after a tragic accident Side Burn was left all alone. Now the Predacons are all feeling sorry for him, particularly after hearing how, when Side Burn was just a young tricycle, a red tricycle was his first love. Of course, as an irritated [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] reminds them, Side Burn is from Cybertron and was never a classic blue sports car or a tricycle.

Optimus finally arrives and, even though Side Burn tries to warn him, is captured in Energon ropes. Outside, Prowl and X-Brawn arrive and witness Megatron arriving. Fortunately he doesn't notice them and goes inside the building. Inside, Sky-Byte hands over Optimus, and Megatron uses this moment to use the helpless Autobot leader as a punching bag. (Low, Megatron, even for you.)

Outside, Prowl and X-Brawn need a plan to help their brother and leader. They spot Koji and contact him through his phone. Prowl asks him to switch on the magnetic machine so he can get into the building unnoticed. As the machine lifts him into the air the Predacons all agree that Prowl is one ugly car. As Prowl lands on the conveyor belt he transforms and blasts the machine which powered the Energon ropes, freeing Optimus and Side Burn. The Spychangers suddenly show up and Optimus and Side Burn decide that it's time for payback. After a rousing fight, the Predacons flee back to base, where Sky-Byte neatly shifts the blame onto Gas Skunk and Dark Scream.

Side Burn apologises and says he'll never chase a red sports car again. Sadly (and very predictably), the moment he promises this a red sports car whizzes by and he tails it screaming that he thinks he's in love.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] (2)
*[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[T-AI]] (9)
*[[X-Brawn]] (10)
*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]] (15)
*[[R.E.V.]] (16)
*[[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]] (17)
*[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] (18)
*[[W.A.R.S.]] (19)
*[[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s
|c2=
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] (4)
*[[Gas Skunk]] (5)
*[[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (6)
*[[Dark Scream]] (7)

|c3=
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] (11)
*[[Koji Onishi]] (12)
*[[Karl]] (13)
*Karl's father (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Oh baby, you're looking fine, you know I can't resist a red sportscar!"
:—'''Side Burn''', admiring Megatron's ass.

"Oh man, what a downer."
:—'''Side Burn''', realizing the sportscar he's been admiring is actually Megatron in disguise.

"Sometimes you're as stubborn as a Packbot!"
:—'''X-Brawn''', on Optimus Prime's predilection for self-sacrifice.

"I know it's not right to seek revenge. Think we should just turn the other fender, maybe cut 'em a break?" 
"Let's teach these creeps a lesson they won't forget!" 
"Works for me!"
:—'''Side Burn''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Car Robots''===
*''Robots in Disguise'' splices an extra shot of Prowl into the pursuit at the beginning of the episode, suspecting that there is something odd about the "red sports car".
*''Robots in Disguise'' digitally recolors the traffic lights Prowl stops at, so that the green light is actually ''green'', instead of the blue normally used in Japanese cartoons. [[Hidden#Trivia|Have a read here]] for more details on the history behind this coloring oddity. Incidentally, while it's obvious from the visuals, ''Car Robots'' makes super-certain we know by having Prowl loudly announce that the red light is the reason he has stopped, while ''Robots in Disguise'' just has him grouse about Side Burn.
*After Side Burn and Megatron turn into the staging area for the Predacons' trap, ''Robots in Disguise'' shortens the scene a little by cutting down on Side Burn's flirtatious dialogue. In ''Car Robots'', among his general flirts is the proposal of a date to the real-life [[wikipedia:Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge]].
*Side Burn is bound with an "electric rope" in ''Car Robots''; ''Robots in Disguise'' dubs these bonds as [[energon chains]] (see ''Transformers references'', below).
*As ever, ''Robots in Disguise'' removes the Japanese toy ID numbers from the member select program screens. For the first selection, as in "[[The Secret of the Ruins]]", only the Autobot Brothers' numbers are replaced with their names; the Spy Changers don't get that luxury until they get their dedicated member selection later in the episode.
[[Image:Rid_ep7_prowlscreens.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*In ''Car Robots'', Prowl responds to T-AI's call with an image of his face on his internal dashboard screen. ''Robots in Disguise'' replaces this with a newly-created scene of Prowl appearing on one of T-AI's screens in the Autobot base.
*X-Brawn and Prowl are much more adamant that Prime allow them to undertake the Side Burn rescue mission in ''Car Robots'', claiming that he is their brother, and their responsibility. The end result is the same, though ''Robots in Disguise'' does cut out the shot that ends the scene, which is of Prowl looking down solemnly.
*In ''Car Robots'', as Dark Scream sets up the energon chains, the scene repeatedly cuts back to Sky-Byte as he thinks over his plan. In ''Robots in Disguise'', Dark Scream monologues for the whole scene, with the cut-backs to Sky-Byte serving no purpose.
*In ''Car Robots'', T-AI turns down X-Brawn and Prowl's request for the Spy Changers to be sent out on the basis that only Optimus Prime can give the order, eventually relenting when she is told that Optimus is in danger. In ''Robots in Disguise'', she simply doesn't want to recall them from an assignment they're already on, and is talked into it.
*''Robots in Disguise'' adds in extra clips of Hot Shot and R.E.V. rolling into action.
*When the episode returns to Side Burn in the clutches of the Predacons, ''Robots in Disguise'' adds in a panning shot of the exterior of the scrapyard to establish the scene.
*''Robots in Disguise'' adds CGI POV targeting shots as Optimus Prime and R.E.V. draw beads on Megatron and Gas Skunk, respectively.
*Extended scenes created for ''Robots in Disguise'' by looping and repeating footage include:
**Sky-Byte gloating over Side Burn's capture.
**Sky-Byte laughing as Side Burn is bound.
**Prime requesting T-AI run the member select program.
**T-AI calling Prowl, and talking to him on his internal screen.
**Prime telling Prowl to wait before he pursues Slapper.
**Prime swearing he'll rescue Side Burn.
**Dark Scream's monologuing as he sets up the energon chains.
**T-AI and Prowl talking about the Spy Changers.
**Optimus demanding the Predacons hand Side Burn over.
**Several of X-Brawn and Prowl's exchanges in the scrapyard.
**Prowl's conversation with Koji over his communicator.
**Megatron threatening Gas Skunk and Dark Scream.

===Animation or technical errors===
* Side Burn's name is incorrectly spelled as one word in the episode title.

===Continuity errors===
* T-AI says the Spychangers are "on assignment", but when she contacts them, they're not actually doing anything.

===Transformers references===
* Slapper mentions [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]].
* The Predacons bind Side Burn with [[energon chains]], previously seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".

===Trivia===
[[Image:Carrobots cgi intromod.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

* The red car Side Burn chases at the end of the episode has a license plate 97-99.
* Prowl's "Jet Boosters!" attack involves... throwing his gun at his opponent (Megatron bats it aside). Unsurprisingly that's the sum total of Prowl's contribution to the fight. Way to go, genius.
* While chasing Side Burn (and Megatron), and despite the fact he's running both lights and sirens, as well as having taken over control and responsibility for a high-speed pursuit originally requiring four police cars, Prowl ''stops'' at a red light of an empty intersection. He later claims that "they lost me". Presumably he also doesn't arrest criminals who state that they "didn't do it, man".
* Starting this episode, the [[title sequence]] for ''Car Robots'' has Team Bullet Train appearing in CG rather than traditional cel.

{{-}}

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Transformers: Car Robots'' — Vol. 2 ([[Pony Canyon]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Volume One ([[Maximum Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Three-Disc Box Set: Part 1 of 2 (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Battling the Predacons (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Special Edition 2-Disc Set (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Season One (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Ultimate Collection (Maximum Entertainment)

==External links==
*[http://www.ridforever.info/episode-transcripts/rid-episode-07-sideburns-obsession "Sideburn's Obsession" transcript on RiDForever.info]

[[Category:Robots in Disguise episodes]]

Multiplicity, Pt. 2

2008-03-18T09:01:01Z

Speedbreaker:

'''The Autobots take action to fight back against the Terrorcon rampage on Earth.'''

{{comicnav | Energon (comic) | 27 | seriesname=Dreamwave Energon| prev=Multiplicity | next=Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

=Energon #27=

'''Writer:''' [[Simon Furman]] 
'''Pencils:''' [[Alex Milne]] 
'''Inks:''' [[Elaine To]] 
'''Colors:''' [[Jong-Im Lee]], [[Josh Perez]], [[Sigmund Torre]] & [[Yvonne Poon]] 
'''Lettering:''' [[Ben Lee]] 

*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Alpha Quintesson]], [[Tidal Wave| Mirage]], [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]], [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]], [[Strongarm]], [[Signal Flare]], [[Kicker]], [[Divebomb (Energon)|Dive Bomb]], [[Cruellock]], [[Battle Ravage (Energon)|Battle Ravage]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Alexis]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Avalon]], [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Beachcomber (Energon)|Beachcomber]], [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]], [[Bulkhead]], [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]], [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], [[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]], [[Landquake]], [[Grindor]], [[Sureshock]], [[High Wire]], [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]

*''Cover date:'' September, 2004
The issue starts with a brief flashback where Alpha-Q introduces Tidal Wave (now reformatted into Mirage) to Slugslinger and Sharkticon. Mirage brings up the fact that he's fallen out of Scorponok's favor in light of his failure to acquire the seismic warheads from Ironhide, and Alpha-Q responds that Scorponok has fallen out of favor with Unicron as well. Back in the present, Mirage's team continues their heavy offensive against the Omnicons as Sharkticon scoops up an unconscious Kicker underwater.

Deep inside of Unicron, Megatron continues to show Optimus Prime what the Terrorcons are doing on Earth. Though Prime is reluctant to unleash Megatron upon the universe once more, Megatron again offers him a choice: Prime can help him escape, and Megatron will destroy the Terrorcons and help the Autobots defeat Unicron, or he can sit back and enjoy the show.

In Los Angeles, Rad starts crying with the realization that Alexis is dead, until she comes out of nowhere and tries to drag him to safety. Rad embraces her and tells her never to leave again, before they both run for cover.

On Cybertron, Jetfire and Councillor Avalon lament Prime's disappearance, and the fact that none of the other councilors are willing to accept the fact that they are once again at war, when Prowl interupts with the news of the attack on the four earth Cities. Jetfire gathers together an army of Autobots (and one former Decepticon) and opens a space bridge portal to each of the beseiged cities. As they prepare to step through, Grindor, Sureshock, and High Wire arrive. They've a vested interest in making sure Rad, Alexis, and Carlos survive, and they combine together to form Perceptor before they all march through the portals and into the war zones.

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime makes his way through the tunnels within Unicron, telling Megatron (and possibly himself too) that he's doing it for the good of the universe, not for Megatron. After a short and unanticipated swim through a pool of acid, Optimus Prime arrives at Unicron's lateral sensor nodes. He is just about to shut them down when Unicron's defenses activate and swarm over him.

Back on Cybertron, it is revealed that Avalon's decision support Jetfire was not out of concern for Earth, but as part of an insidious plan constructed in collaboration with none other than Alpha Quintesson!

==Items of note==
* The large group shot of Autobots does not contain the [[Armada]] recolors in the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] line ([[Treadbolt]], [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], etc).
* Red Alert and Thrust appears as they did in for the duration of the Armada, and not in their [[Powerlinx]] colors.
* Landquake's head has been significantly redesigned to differentiate him from Landmine.
* Like his toy, Slugslinger appears to have some kind of "Two-Face"-esque facial irregularity. However, in [[Perspective]], which takes place later, chronologically, he has no such deformity.
Contains advertisements for: 
*[[The Route Of All Evil|TF Ongoing #10]], [[Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2]], [[The Age of Wrath, Part 2|The War Within: The Age of Wrath #2]], [[More Than Meets The Eye|G1 MTMTE TPB]], [[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]
* Reader mail is answered by [[Matthew Hansen]].
* [[Wavelengths]] page contains an article from the desk of [[Erik Sander]](E-Rock) 

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Sound and Fury (episode)

2008-03-01T00:20:01Z

Speedbreaker:

{{episodenav|animated|10|season=1|prev=Along Came a Spider|next=Lost and Found (Animated episode)}}

[[Image:Soundw anim.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Beginning now: Operation Revolution. Beginning afterwards: Check local listings for episodes of [[Wikipedia:Ed, Edd n Eddy|Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]].]]
'''Sari's new musical toy robot seems to have an evil streak and the ability to control other machines, but Bulkhead is the only one who sees it.'''
==Synopsis==
[[Image:soundwave_shematics.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Naughty.]]
[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] takes [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] toy shopping for her birthday (or "construction date" as he terms it), to purchase her something that makes the loud music she loves so much. The two of them are attacked by [[Professor Princess]], who is on an ironically violent crusade to destroy violent toys. They are able to defeat the bizarre villainess only after Sari uses the power of her Key to trigger a powerful sonic attack from the stereo systems in the toy store. [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], monitoring events via security cameras as usual, notices both the power of the Key and the frivolous ways in which Sari employs it. He designs a new robot for Sari and tricks [[Isaac Sumdac|Dr. Sumdac]] into allowing him to produce it.

[[Image:animated_soundwave_cassette.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Masterpiece Soundwave sure is big.]]
Sari's birthday party isn't much fun; she has no real friends, the only attendees being the children of Sumdac Systems employees, who continue to be put off by her bad manners. When the [[Autobots]] arrive to help celebrate, the kids are quite happy to go play with the giant robots and leave the weird girl behind. Bulkhead tries to present Sari with his gift for her, a xylophone (''Awwww!''), but Dr. Sumdac steps in first and gives her the "toy" designed by himself and Megatron: a responsive, interactive, dancing, music-and-light-show robot known as [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]. It's hard for Bulkhead to compete with that. As days go on, Sari pays less attention to Bulkhead and far more to Soundwave. When she inevitably starts to grow bored with her new toy, she uses her Key on it. Each dosage of the Key's power unlocks new features on Soundwave, making his musical light show more involved and impressive, and even ''more'' fun than plain ol' Bulkhead and the Autobots.

This has been Megatron's plan all along. Soundwave's systems were designed to grow and evolve when exposed to the Key; eventually, Sari will unwittingly upgrade him into a suitable body for Megatron himself. Bulkhead begins to see signs of Soundwave's evolving nature—"Did that thing just move by itself?"—but no one believes him. Megatron successfully uses Soundwave's weaponry and voice-modulation systems to make both Sari and the Autobots think Bulkhead is erratic, jealous, and dishonest.

Soundwave's musical transmissions soon become powerful enough to control other Sumdac Systems automatons...which are pretty much everywhere. Megatron had not foreseen this. Sari takes Soundwave and [[Tutor Bot]] to the park, where they have an impromptu concert, complete with garbagebots banging on their fellow garbagebots, and dancing humans. (Even Tutor Bot does a little dance.) Bulkhead arrives, trying to convince Sari that something is wrong with Soundwave. However, as she turns her back to Soundwave, the music-bot activates a cannon and targets Sari. Bulkhead destroys Soundwave, forcing Sari to use the key to restore him, and he immediately starts up again. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] tells Bulkhead to give Sari a little time and space, saying that she still values her friend more than her toy, but Bulkhead isn't so sure. Megatron is convinced that Bulkhead is no longer a problem and decides it's time to take Soundwave for a test run.

[[Image:garbage_bot.JPG|left|150px|thumb|R-E-C-Y-C-L-E! Something trash has got to be!]]
But even Megatron himself is surprised when, after sufficient doses of All Spark energy via the Key, Soundwave grows fully self-aware and enhanced with Cybertronian upgrades. Neither Megatron nor Sari can control Soundwave anymore. As he explores [[Detroit]], he is puzzled and angry to see machines like himself forced into servitude for humans; he finds this illogical and believes it should be the other way around. Megatron reveals himself to Soundwave, rather straightforwardly telling him of the Decepticon goals of conquest and machine supremacy, the injustice of the Key in Sari's possession, and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons']] hatred for the treasonous Autobots who value organic life. Soundwave compels hundreds of smaller [[automaton|automatons]] to merge with him, constructing a new transforming body for himself and proclaiming himself to be a Decepticon. He commences "Operation Recruitment", using his sonic signals to turn all the automatons against both Autobots and Humanity. The Autobots attempt to track down Soundwave, but they are overwhelmed by his minions and flustered by his ability to forge deceptive messages on their own communication systems. Bulkhead manages to come face-to-face with Soundwave, but even the largest Autobot is swatted down by Soundwave's concussive sonic attacks. Soundwave attempts to convince Bulkhead of the rightness of the machine cause and the inferiority of Humanity, and orders him to destroy Sari. Bulkhead plays along for a few moments, but it's all a trick; as soon as he gets within range, he clobbers Soundwave, who shatters into his component automaton pieces.

[[Image:soundwave_ending.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Rise of the iPods.]]
The crisis averted, Bulkhead and Sari strengthen their friendship over some (quiet) music. Megatron fumes in disgust at their victory, swearing again to reconstruct himself. And, far beneath the city, the last intact piece of Soundwave flickers back into activation....
{{-}}

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Henry Gilroy]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Ben Jones]], [[Shunji Oga]]
*'''Original airdate:''' February 23, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (10)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] (11)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Professor Princess]] (3)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (5)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Sparkplug (Animated)|Sparkplug]] (6)
*[[Tutor Bot]] (12)
|}

==Quotes==
"Oh, music! Yes, she does love it. The louder, the better, apparently." 
:{{m-}}'''Isaac Sumdac''', showing that Sari has much in common with [[Blaster|some]] [[Jazz (G1)|Autobots]].

“Onward Powdered Sugar! Lets discontinue this big, naughty battle toy once and for all!”
:{{m-}}'''Professor Princess''' to her Little Pony

'''Bumblebee''': Here it comes! 
'''Bulkhead''': Swing it! Give it the old Bulkhead treatment, Sari! 
'''Optimus''': Why exactly is she swinging at a colorful animal? 
'''Ratchet''': Smack it! Smack it already! 
'''Bulkhead''': Hold on, Sari, I'll help! I don't even need to use a bat. 
'''Prowl''': This will not end well... 
:{{m-}}The Autobots are introduced to the piñata concept.

"I am Soundwave! I am Decepticon! The revolution begins now!" 
:{{m-}}'''Soundwave''' achieves sentience...and a new body.

"Good afternoon, Sari. Today's lesson is... the ''extinction of all humanity''!" 
:{{m-}}'''Tutor Bot''' turns on Sari. All that abuse has finally caught up.

"We're coming to you live from downtown Detroit, where, from what we can tell, it appears that all the automatons in Detroit have gone amuck... including my camerabot! ''AHHHHHH!''" 
:{{m-}}'''The Anchorman''' reporting on{{m-}}and participating in{{m-}}the robot revolution.

"Machines of Detroit, hear my signal and make it your code. Today begins the liberation of robotkind." 
"I liked you better when you danced for me." 
"Silence, fleshling!" 
:{{m-}}'''Soundwave''' and '''Sari Sumdac''' on his newfound sentience.

"Split up! Bumblebee, you're with me. Prowl, you're with Ratchet. Bulkhead{{m-}}" 
"Yeah, yeah, I'm on my own. As ''usual''." 
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s orders depress '''Bulkhead'''.

"Soundwave's loss was unfortunate, but the key's power will be worth his sacrifice when I get my servos on it...as soon as I ''have'' servos."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' reflecting on the defeat of Soundwave.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron wanted to use Soundwave as his own body; but in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", Megatron makes clear that such a body would have to be built from [[destronium]], which he cannot acquire. Then again, Soundwave was very easily damaged by Bulkhead at all stages of his evolution; perhaps Megatron meant to use the permanent repair powers of the Key to make up for sub-par construction materials.

*The Tutorbot said good afternoon to Sari while it was in the evening.

===Animation errors===
*When Megatron watches over Sari and Bulkhead after she has put the key into Soundwave, the key is still present around her neck.
*When Soundwave is shown from behind after Bulkhead's punch connects, his left thumb is colored blue instead of yellow.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:animated_kremzeek.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Please stand by as this annoying electric lifeform causes havoc with our machinery.]]
*The store in the opening scene, Wyatt Toys, is almost certainly named for ranking ''Transformers Animated'' staffer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]].

*[[Kremzeek]] is part of the "Please Stand By" image on a malfunctioning TV station.

*The animation model for the TV station's reporter looks like an older version of Hasbro/Sunbow cartoon newsman [[Hector Ramirez]], right down to the suit he's wearing.

*One of Sari's "friends" is based on [[Daniel Witwicky]]. He was last seen with [[Spike Witwicky|his]] [[Carly Witwicky|parents]] in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]". Since all the "friends" are identified as children of Sumdac employees, one can assume that "Spike" and/or "Carly" work for Isaac Sumdac.

*The piñata at Sari's birthday party is a [[Megatron (BW)|purple theropod dinosaur]], yesssss....

*When arguing against using the key, Bulkhead brings up various disasters it has caused:
**The creation of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s and their subsequent rampage in "[[Blast from the Past]]".
**Adding the turbo-boosters to Bumblebee in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]".
**[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] draining the life from everything organic in "[[Along Came a Spider]]".

* Soundwave is positively ''oozing'' references to his [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 predecessor]]. He speaks in a similar heavily-processed robotic monotone; at one point, he manifests a cylindrical shoulder cannon; he orders his minions around by directing them to perform an "Operation"; and his eyes switch from yellow (like the original toy) to red (as they appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon).

* The appearances of the present box Soundwave arrives in and the remaining piece of Soundwave are based on the Generation 1 Soundwave's altmode, albeit in a teal and gold color scheme instead of blue and silver.

===Real-world references===
*The episode's title is, of course, taken from a line in William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'', but it probably signifies nothing.

*Professor Princess's mount, "Powdered Sugar", could have stepped right out of [[Hasbro]]'s popular girls-toy brand ''My Little Pony.'' Its decapitation, meanwhile, seems to be a nod to a famous scene from the movie ''The Godfather.''

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Oh my god, the fanwank.

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Isaac Sumdac (Animated)

2008-02-13T17:22:44Z

Speedbreaker: Well, he did help build them in the cartoon, and revived them in the comic...

:''Isaac Sumdac is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IsaacSumdacModel.jpg|thumb|150px|For building so much, he has very tiny arms.]]

What Henry Ford and Bill Gates were to the 20th century, '''Isaac Sumdac''' is to the 21st. He plays a vital role in the [[automaton]] industry of near-future Detroit. The founder of [[Sumdac Systems]], he is also the adoptive father of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]. He probably won't be winning any parenting awards soon, considering he leaves the raising of Sari to robots, seemingly neglects her for days while he works in his lab, and lets her stay overnight with a group of [[Autobot|giant alien robot]]s at an undisclosed location.

With his fame, wealth, and expertise, he will probably be of no interest whatsoever to the [[Decepticon]]s. Certainly his friend, [[Megatron (Animated)|the giant talking head in his lab]], would let him know if that wasn't true!

He seems to think big, psychotic, [[Dinobot (Animated)|robot dinosaurs]] would be a good thing to have around. [[Simon Furman|Some]] [[Ratchet (G1)|would]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|agree]].

{{quote|I should be more careful when reverse-engineering alien technology.|Isaac Sumdac|"[[Blast from the Past]]"}}

==Fiction==
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Kenny]] (English)
As a youth, Sumdac found [[Megatron (Animated)| Megatron]]'s head after it crashed on Earth and [[Sector Seven|reverse-engineered]] it. It is from this that he gained all of the technology he used to build his robots. He is (understandably) terrified that the Autobots, not to mention the world at large, might find out what launched his robotics empire. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

He was shocked to find Megatron still functioned. He confirmed that the robot was indeed an old friend of the Autobots, but bore no grudge. Megatron even suggested the Autobots would be more forgiving of Isaac dissecting him if the scientist gave him a new body before revealing the truth. As a sign of good faith, Megatron helped Sumdac rebuild his [[Dinobots (Animated)|robot dinosaurs]]. Unfortunately, a glitch made them rampage twice, and Isaac felt annoyed at the bad job he'd done. However, Megatron took the blame upon himself and was ashamed that he'd built weapons into the dinosaurs out of his desire to have a body again. Sumdac sympathized with his friend, promising not to tell the Autobots and to restore him one day. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

{{-}}
==Trivia==
* It is probably no coincidence that 'Sumdac' is '[[Wikipedia:Cadmus|Cadmus]]' spelled backwards. His first name is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]], of ''I, Robot'' (the book, not the movie) fame.

* It looks like he is using Megatron's ''hand'' as a chair...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumdac, Isaac}}
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Destronium

2008-02-12T16:18:05Z

Speedbreaker: /* Transformers Animated cartoon */

:''Destronium is a substance in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Destronium.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"But where can I find this Atmospherium?" "That is for you to know. That's not my problem. I sleep now."]]'''Destronium''' is an essential substance for building [[Decepticon]]s. The genuine material's properties are unknown, save that it allows the creation of substances sturdier than normal Earthly ones for building servos and such. However, its Earth-made synthetic equivalent is incredibly unstable. Moving it at high speed makes it incredibly volatile, risking detonation within a matter of minutes.

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
While experimenting with robotic parts, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] said to [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] that in order to build his new body, he needed Destronium circuitry. Sumdac regretfully informed Megatron that Destronium doesn't come in such vast quantities on [[Earth]] as it must [[Cybertron (planet)|wherever Megatron comes from]], but he'd been able to synthesize a small amount. However, by the time that sample was shipped to his lab from across town, it would be useless or highly explosive. The only way to avoid that would be to transport it in under 10 minutes. Megatron then hatched a scheme to use Prof. Sumdac's experimental turbo suit to transport the Destronium within the required time. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

==Trivia==
*Destronium is most likely derived from ''Destron'', the Japanese name for the Decepticons. Considering that the Japanese name for the Autobots is ''Cybertron'', it may even be a counterpart of sorts to [[Cybertonium]], a slightly differently spelled substance from the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] which was critical for the proper functioning of Transformer bodies.

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File talk:SariLayingDown1.jpg

2008-02-12T15:52:25Z

Speedbreaker:

Is that my avatar? ...that IS my avatar! O_O ;) --[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 15:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

Talk:Energon weapon

2007-11-16T11:29:21Z

Speedbreaker:

* ... What's a "Frankenstein Rake"? Do they mean a pitchfork? [[User:Fulcrum|Fulcrum]] 19:26, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

The term "Frankenstein rake" comes from Sam & Max, IIRC. It refers to those rakes that are held by the angry mob in Frankenstein alongside the torches and pitchforks.--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 11:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

Attack from Outer Space

2007-11-05T13:31:51Z

Speedbreaker: /* Synopsis */

{{picsneeded}}
{{Episodenav|RiD|17|prev=Volcano|next=The Test (RID episode)}}
'''Sideburn chases love''' 
'''Decepticons destroy stuff''' 
'''Movor is to blame'''

'''Written by:''' Matthew V. Lewis 
'''Producer:''' Jamie Simone 
'''Executive Producer:''' Eric S. Rollman 

*''Japanese air date:'' July 26, 2000 
*''[[Attack_from_Outer_Space#Items_of_Note|Canadian air date*]]:'' January 12, 2002
*''Characters (in order of apearance):'' [[Movor]], [[Koji]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], [[T-AI]], [[Commando|Commandos]], [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] [[Sky-Byte]], [[Predacon Trio]], [[X-Brawn]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Kelly]], [[Team Bullet Train]]

==Synopsis==

A human space agency launches a space shuttle into orbit. The [[Predacons]] and [[Autobots]] watch a broadcast of the launch with fascination. What the humans and Autobots are unaware of is that the shuttle is actually the Decepticon Movor. Movor begins tracking Autobot movement. Tracking Tow-Line is fruitless as he is too preoccupied towing vehicles. Tracking Prowl is equally pointless. Megatron is impatient with Movor's inability to discern the location of the Autobot base.

Distracted from his mission, Movor watches Sky-Byte and his underlings carve a giant image of Megatron's face into the ground for reasons that I think must make sense to them. As Movor spectates from orbit, X-Brawn finds the four Predacons and after a brief scuffle, he escapes and reports back to the Autobots.

Movor spies on Side Burn, who is doing what he does to who he usually does it to. The object of his affection only turns each of his pick-up lines around. Side Burn happens to drive by Sky-Byte and co, but a laserblast from Movor discourages the shark from interfering. Side Burn leads Movor to conclude the Autobot base in in Sector 12, which the rest of the Decepticons quickly destroy.

Finding nothing in Sector 12, the Decepticon's follow Movor's report to where Side Burn was seen last, Sector 14. The Decepticons quickly detonate ten empty summer homes, but soon notice Side Burn has already moved on, still chasing the car of his dreams. A power plant's destruction later, the Decepticons blow up an airport, which is quickly followed by the destruction of a shipyard. Sideburn doesn't notice the carnage trailing behind him as he's too busy following his heart. His would-be lady-friend eventually ditches him by driving into a hole.

The Autobots, who have been trying to figure out why the launched shuttle isn't responding to to them, determine that Movor has been tracking their movements. Determining that the Decepticons are tracking Side Burn, they trick the gullible Side Burn into going to Pier Seven B. Giving the shuttle one last chance, the Decepticon's follow Movor's report and head to the pier.

Side Burn waits at the pier, hoping to meet his chica. Instead, he meets the five Decepticons. Optimus and the other Autobots arrive and have a few yuks. Even though they're hopelessly outclassed, Scourge looks forward to fighting Optimus. Movor attempts to use his Argon Ray to help his leader, but instead of hitting Scourge's opponent, he hits Scourge right in the back. Another attempt at helping Scourge has pretty much the same results. Seeing how the battle isn't going too well, the Decepticons retreat.

In the aftermath, the Autobots have an intervention to help Side Burn deal with his addiction to interspecies sexual harassment, even if it was useful this one time. As they have a big manly laugh, miles above, Movor is knocked out of orbit by a satellite and lands in the ocean.

==Railleries in Dialog==

"I knew a gal, named dirty McGall. With a laser beam- to sEE me!"
:'''-X-Brawn sings worse than Strong Bad.'''

**'''Sideburn:''' I do have a sensitive side. I can cry at movies. Especially during car crashes. And all of my doors dent surprisingly easily. You know, maybe we can go see one of those movies about actually really falling in love! ...if it doesn't go on to long. 
**'''Kelly:''' Thank you, but I'd rather eat a mouth full of thumb tacks.

*'''Movor:''' This is exciting. I had front row tickets to a heavy metal concert once, but this is way better. I'll just sit back and watch the action.

**'''Midnight Express:''' Lasers from space? Look, that's hardly sporting. 
**'''Scourge (regarding Movor):''' I hate this guy, I really hate this guy.

*'''Movor:''' I don't think I'm real popular right now. I never found the base, I blew up the wrong stuff, and I shot Scourge twice.

==Items of Note==

* Because of post-[[Wikipedia:September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]] sensitivity, this issue never aired on television in the United States because of a fear that the gratuitous destruction of buildings would have a disturbing effect on people.
** And let's be honest, that's pretty reasonable.

* Movor's first-person-perspective shots are digitally altered from the original Japanese version to have more on-screen effects.

* How could the human space agency (never explicitly referred to as NASA) not have noticed that their shuttle had been replaced with an evil duplicate? Well in the RiD universe, shuttles are a lot more frequently manufactured and thus aren't under such strong security all the time as they are in real life.... Look it's a stand-alone episode and it's just best you don't question the logistics and just enjoy the wacky antics.

* Sideburn's reference to a movie "About a big ship that started to sink" could be a reference to the film [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titano Titanic].
* His reference to a film about dinosaurs eating cars might be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_%28film%29 Jurassic Park].
* The movie about aliens that take over people's minds is maybe a reference to... I don't know, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_%281956_film%29 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers]?

==External links==

* [http://www.ridforever.info/transformers-transcripts/rid-episode-17-attack-from-outer-space.php Attack from Outer Space transcript on RiDForever.info]

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Streetwise (G1)

2007-11-05T12:41:39Z

Speedbreaker: /* Generation 1 */

{{disambig2|Streetwise the [[Autobot]] combiner from [[Generation 1]]|Streetwise the [[Micromaster]] combiner from [[Universe]]|Streetwise (Universe)}}

:''Streetwise is an [[Autobot]] and a [[Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:streetwise_g1_boxart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What snakes? What plane? I don't get it.]]

Who's the [[neon|black]]-and-white [[Protectobot]] 
That knows every street and parking lot? 
'''STREETWISE'''! 
Ya damn right! 
 
And who is the bot that would risk his [[spark]] 
For his brother bots? 
STREETWISE! 
Can you dig it? 
 
What interceptor won't back down 
Till his target's run to ground? 
STREETWISE! 
Right on! 
 
They say this cop car is a [[Depth Charge|bad mother-]] 
SHUT YOUR MOUTH! 
I'm just talking about Streetwise! 
We can dig it! 
 
He's a [[combiner|combination]] bot 
But no one gets to use him but [[Defensor]]. 
STREETWISE! 

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Aviso''' 
:''Italian name'': '''Phantom'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

:''('''Note''': Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)''

[[Image:Streetwise-g1issue35.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Streetwise has gotten the Protectobots totally lost, apparently.]]

Streetwise and the other Protectobots were created on Earth by [[Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator|Devastator's]] combiner transformation sequence and modified it ''(and after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky]] shared a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future with the [[Special Teams]] in it)''.

On their first mission, the Protectobots joined Optimus Prime in protecting Energy Futures Industries and the hydrothermocline from Megatron and the Combaticons. After agreeing to battle for prize in a virtual reality so that neither the hydrothermocline nor innocent bystanders would be harmed, Optimus and the Protectobots entered the bizarre landscape of Multi-World. Searching for the Combaticons, Streetwise and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] entered Vineland. On a hunch, Streetwise chose to lift a falling web of vines out of their path instead of blasting through it. This left them open to attack by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but it also earned the respect of the living vines populating Vineland, who entangled the Combaticons long enough for the Protectobots to beat their opponents.

''Later, Streetwise helped a [[Christmas kid|young boy]] teach [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] the meaning of Christmas. Okay, so actually he was trying to shoot Starscream. And sure, Starscream didn't actually learn the meaning of Christmas so much as deliberately fake it in order to piss off Streetwise because the humans liked him better than the Autobot. But still...holiday spirit and all that.''

====Generation 2====

===Animated continuity===

Streetwise and the Protectobots were not given an origin in the cartoon. Instead, the Autobots just picked up the comm one day and called the Protectobots at their already-established headquarters in a major urban center. Most Combiner teams in the cartoon were built on Earth, but it is possible they arrived from Cybertron at some point as well. Either way, Streetwise managed to go 30 episodes without being named on-screen.
{{-}}
===Dreamwave continuity===

[[Image:Streetwise-warwithin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hot buttered 'bot]]

Streetwise stuck with his team after the signing of the Crisis Intervention Accords and took part in the battle against [[Devastator]] in the Tagan Heights. Streetwise flipped the switch which overloaded the giant [[Ultracon]]. Course he shouldn't be too proud since not long after he was hypnotized into blasting [[First Aid]] by [[Mindwipe]].
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Streetwise''' (Protectobot, 1988)
: ''Team ID number:'' '''P1'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-73'''

: Streetwise transforms into a Nissan 300ZX Turbo police car. In car mode, he has a large rear-mounted double-barrled cannon accessory. He can also form a limb of any [[Scramble City]]-style combiner, but his usual place is as [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s left leg. He was avalible both on an individual card or as part of the Defensor giftset.

: This mold was also used to make [[Streetstar]].

===Generation 2===
* '''Streetwise''' (Unreleased)
:''Team ID number:'' '''P4'''
: Streetwise and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released as part of the ''[[Generation 2]]'' toyline. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon]]s were cancelled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown]], of course). The reason for the cancellation is unclear: it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold Transformers then, and would most likely want ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|left|thumb|Officewise]]

* Streetwise's animation model appears in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] as a "generic" Cybertron at (presumably) Autobot HQ, alongside [[Wide Load (G1)|Wide Load]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]/[[Lander]] and [[Sixknight]]. He is only seen from the back and pretty heavily miscolored, making him hard to identify. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Streetwise/streetwise.htm Streetwise at TFU.info.]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Streetwise Streetwise's Universe profile at NTFA.net.]

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[[Category:Protectobots]]
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Cliff Dietz

2007-11-05T12:38:12Z

Speedbreaker: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{disambig2|the "outed" friend of Spike Witwicky|the used car employee|Clifford}}
:''Clifford Dietz is a [[human]] friend of the [[Autobots]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cliff.jpg|thumb|right|Clifford loves purple.]]

'''Cliff''' is [[Spike Witwicky]]'s best friend at college. He's a major klutz and is coming to terms with his identity. He lives in [[San Francisco]], and he wears a pink hat.

=Fiction=
===Marvel Comics continuity===

Cliff is the best friend of [[Spike Witwicky]]. A bit of a klutz, and self conscious about the fact that he wears glasses, but learning to be more comfortable with himself. As he says, "Lots of [[Director|famous]], [[Donny Finkleberg|respected]] [[Christmas kid|people]] wear glasses."

During a ski trip with Spike, who had been binary-bonded to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Cliff and Spike are attacked by the Pretenders [[Carnivac]] and [[Snarler]], who had been ordered by Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to assassinate Spike. As the pair flee, Spike is forced to share his secret with Cliff, who helps Spike feel more comfortable with Spike's own identity. This proves instrumental in ensuring their survival. Normally klutzy Cliff proves his worth even more when he is able to retrieve Spike's headmaster helmet from Snarler while skiing down a slope. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}}

==Trivia==
* As of 1989, Clifford lived in San Francisco, California. If he hadn't moved by 1994, he probably died with everyone else in the area when [[Jhiaxus]] nuked the place. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}

[[Category:Comic-only characters|Dietz, Clifford]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters|Dietz, Clifford]]
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Wreck-Gar (G1)

2007-10-28T17:00:34Z

Speedbreaker: /* Animated continuity */

{{disambig2|the Junkion from ''Generation 1''|the garbage truck from ''Transformers Animated''|Wreck-Gar (Animated)}}

:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WreckGar-Gen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Geroni-do-run-run-roni-MOOOO!!!]]

'''Wreck-Gar''' is the leader of the Junkions, a tribe (or possibly race) of junk-robot Transformers who call the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] "home sweet home". Like all Junkions, Wreck-Gar's speech is a hodge-podge mish-mash of phrases taken from [[Earth]] broadcasting, especially television, which has become the focal point of Junkion culture. He is generally suspicious of strangers, but once he considers you a friend, he's a steadfast and selfless individual. He oversees his people's daily activities of "sorting" through their planet's collection of scrap, though what basis they use to sort the material has yet to be identified. He seems to have some sort of relationship with a Junkion lady named [[Nancy]].

In battle, Wreck-Gar is easy to knock down, but near-impossible to ''keep'' down, thanks to the very unique physiology of the Junkions. He tends to lose pieces easily when he takes damage, but he can repair that damage with lightning speed, and it's possible that even if he's reduced to a pile of parts it's only a short time before he's back on his feet again swinging his axe. This rapid-healing ability reaches almost instantaneous speed on his home planet of Junk, or anywhere he can get his hands on scrap metal. Many would-be conquerors have mistaken the Junkions for harmless idiots. Most of them are currently scattered across the rusted surface of Junk.

{{quote|Yes, friends, act now! Destroy [[Unicron]]! Kill the Grand Poobah! Eliminate even the toughest stains!|Wreck-Gar, [[TFTM|The Transformers: The Moive]]}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Ferraille'''
:''Italian name'': '''Chopper'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Eric Idle]], [[Tony Pope]] (US); [[Toshirō Ishii]] (Japan)

[[Image:WreckGar.JPG |right|thumb|Wreck-Gar and his droogs get ready for a bit of the ol' ultraviolence]]

At first Wreck-Gar views the Autobots as thieves and enemies. Attacking without warning after [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' 'death', Wreck-Gar and his fellow Junkions soon learn that they were wrong. Wreck-Gar fights [[Springer]] for a while, before being taken down by Daniel Witwicky, with a steel bar to the back of the head.

Following their defeat and the arrival of [[Hot Rod]], [[Kup]], [[Wheelie]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]--and subsequent pacification with the [[Universal Greeting]], Wreck-Gar has the Junkions rebuild Ultra Magnus, and dance with the Autobots to [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] until they decide maybe they should protect Cybertron from [[Unicron]] after all.

After boogieing down for an unspecified amount of time, the Junkions reveal their rather cruddy-looking ship to the Autobots and prepare to "destroy Unicron, kill the Grand Poobah, and eliminate even the toughest stains".

The Junkions, like pretty much everyone else, didn't fare well against Unicron. Their ship managed to last longer than most in the battle, proving to be highly resistant to Unicron's fire-breath (due in part certainly to the Junkions' rapid-repair skills), but was ultimately crushed by Unicron's hand... though its passengers apparently lived.

Wreck-Gar survived as did [[Perceptor]], appearing with the rest of Rodimus Prime's Autobot team on Cybertron. Though he returned to Junkion after Unicron's defeat, he remained a reliable ally for the Autobots afterwards.

He is one of the few beings in the galaxy who likes [[Lippo the Clown|clowns]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
:''('''Note''': Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)''

''After the destruction of [[Unicron]], Wreck-Gar remained on Cybertron for a time and helped the Autobots regain control of the planet while attempting to fend off Decepticon attacks under the new command of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] planned a time travel adventure to end the threat posed by former Decepticon commander, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Wreck-Gar decided to come along and lept into the time-jump effect at the last second, causing his landing vector to be significantly displaced away from his fellow traveller. Stumbling across the deactivated body of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] by chance, Wreck-Gar put his considerable mechanical talents to work and rebuilt the scrapped Autobot into a new form as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]. The two then joined Wreck-Gar allies and the present-day [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in an attempt to stop Galvatron's schemes. Wreck-Gar managed to get ahold of Galvatron's time-jump mechanism, and planned to jerry-rig the device to permanently send all the time travellers back to 2007. His recalibrations failed, though, and the Autobots returned to the future while Galvatron remained in the past.''

''Still, Wreck-Gar had proven himself a worthy ally, and Rodimus gave him an official escort back to the planet of Junk and his people. Upon arriving home, however, Wreck-Gar stumbled into a plot by the Dark God himself, Unicron, to co-opt the planet Junk as a new body. It seems Unicron's head had blown free when his original body was destroyed by the Matrix, and it drifted into range of the planetoid. Unicron's vast mental powers enabled him to enslave the entire Junkion people, and Wreck-Gar was forced to "cancel" one of his fellow Junkions while making his escape, an act he swore Unicron would pay dearly for. After escape another of Unicron's mind-pawns named [[Death's Head]], Wreck-Gar gathered a large quantity of explosions directly underneath Unicron's head and set them to blow. He managed to destroy what was left of Unicron's body just as Rodimus Prime contained the Chaos-Bringer's living essence within the confines of the Matrix, ending his threat for the moment.''

''Sometime later, by sheer cosmic chance, Wreck-Gar came into possession of a [[Quintesson]] journal, a message cannister containing details of their plans to leave the dying planet Quintessa and colonize other mechanical worlds, including Cybertron. When he attempted to bring this information to Rodimus Prime and the Autobots, Wreck-Gar was intercepted en route by the Quintessons and taken captive. They tried to torture the location of the cannister out of him, but all they got was total nonsense. Managing to escape, Wreck-Gar hooked up with an Autobot spy named [[Wheelie]], and the two of them blasted off from Quintessa. After eluding his pursuers, Wreck-Gar met up with some of his fellow Junkions and rigged the message cannister so that its contents were broadcast across the universe. Instantly, all the potential colony worlds were alerted and forewarned of the possibility of a Quintesson invasion, and overnight the Quints became one of the most hated and hunted races in all the galaxies, throwing all their future plans into turmoil.''

===''Battle on the Junk Planet''===
{{Storylink | Battle on the Junk Planet| Sticker Book }}
When an [[Autobot shuttle]] is forced to land on [[Junkion (planet)|The Junk Planet]] for repairs, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] catches the attention of Wreck-Gar. Wreck-Gar is impressed by Blurr's powerful engine... and decides he wants it! He attacks the Autobots with a horde of Junkions, intent on hacking the still-sputtering engine from Blurr's body, and fights [[Springer]] in the process.

The misunderstanding comes to an end when [[Kup]], an old hand at negotiating with natives, locates their missing shuttle and instead engages the Junkions in a barter session, trading weapons and energon. The Junkions wave as their new friends depart with all their parts intact.

===Blackthorn Comics continuity===

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Wreck-Gar found the chassis of the near-dead [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] floating in space, where it had been abandoned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while on a supply run. Wreck-Gar brought Megatron back on-line, and even salvaged several [[Seeker|Air Warrior]] drone bodies from the surface of Junk for him so he could reclaim his position as leader of the Decepticons. For his efforts, Megatron stabbed Wreck-Gar through the chest.

''('''Note''': [[Dreamwave]] declared bankruptcy before many of its plot threads could be resolved. Due to the Junkions' rapid-repair, very-hard-to-kill physiology, it seems unlikely that Wreck-Gar was a fatality.)''

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
''"Collect and Save" by [[Tim Waggoner]]''

When the [[Recyclon]]s arrived on Junk, intending to convert the planet into energon for their overseers the [[Harvest Lords of Sigrath]], Wreck-Gar apprached the leader [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]], and got two blaster bolts in the chest. After a near-instantaneous repair job, Wreck-Gar called out his fellows and swarmed the Recyclons, severely damaging them and forcing them to retreat to their ship the ''[[Reclamation]]'' and lift off.

Salvage returned to the planet's surface, leaving the ''Reclamation'' in orbit, in order to make peace with Wreck-Gar. But it was all a ruse; Salvage slapped a device on Wreck-Gar, a more powerful version of the Junkion leader's own decelerator laser, preventing him from attacking or calling his people while the orbiting Recyclons fired a beam from the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to convert the planet to energon from space. However, Wreck-Gar proved even stronger than Salvage expected, and he called the Junkions to fire a tractor beam at the ''Reclamation'', sending it crashing into Junk seconds before the Prime Processing Unit activated, causing the ship to explode. Salvage himself lived only a few seconds more than his fellows, as the Junkions closed in on him immediately afterwards.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Autobot Hero, 1986)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-81'''

: Wreck-Gar's only toy transforms into a Cybertronic "junk" motorcycle, and is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in the Transformers toy line. The original toy commercial portrayed him as a Decepticon, presumably to keep with the theme of the movie and not spoil a surprise... even though the toy was always labelled and packaged as an Autobot.

: Unfortunately, two Wreck-Gar toys are completely incapable of riding one another, unlike the action depicted in the movie.

===MyClone===
[[Image:WreckGar-MyClone.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Awesomest MyClone EVER]]

*'''Wreck-Gar''' (MyClone, 2003)

A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Wreck-Gar was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body. In Wreck-Gar's case, this is especially appropriate.

==Trivia==
* In Wreck-Gar's starring toy commercial, he is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] rather than Tony Pope.

* For nearly 20 years, Wreck-Gar was the ''only'' Junkion toy, until the creation of the [[e-Hobby]] exclusive [[Detritus]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]

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