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Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd.

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'''Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd.''' (世映 / 세영 ''Se Yeong'') was one of the [[South Korea]]n studios utilized in the production of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]. The company was also kept on for sibling [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] show ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and on ''Defenders of The Earth''. Outside of Sunbow, they were also one of the studios behind ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' and provided animation for ''The Super Mario Brothers Super Show'', ''Pro Stars'', ''Widget The World Watcher'', and ''Captain N: The Game Master''.

Akin to [[Sam Young Studio]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]] and Japanese studios [[Trans Arts Co.]], [[Studio Look]], [[Ashi Productions]], [[Nakamura Production]], and [[Studio No. 1]]; the company was mainly utilized to help out studios like [[Toei Animation|Toei]] and [[AKOM]] in areas such as effects, photography and finalization. They are known to have headed up production of at least one episode of the series, "[[Surprise Party]]."<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboplasticApocalypse/photos/a.2329350367103600/2329351747103462/?type=3&theater ''The Transformers'' status update document identifying "Surprise Party" as a Sei Young episode] - photograph by the Roboplastic Apocalypse on Facebook</ref> Additionally, they are known to have worked on the storyboards for "[[Heavy Metal War]]" and '[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]".

The company also provided in-between animation and key animation on several episodes of ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]''

They were absorbed into [[Dong Woo Animation]] in October 1998.

==Notes==
* Outside of ''The Transformers'', Sei Young worked on several of Toei's late '70s/early '80s anime like ''Galaxy Express 999''; usually with Dai Won as a partner.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0170279/ Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd on IMDB]

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The Transformers: The Movie/dubs

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'''''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''''' has been translated and dubbed into many languages, each with its own set of quirks and oddities.

==Brazil==
'''''Transformers: O Filme''''', as the movie is known in Portuguese, was released in Brazilian theaters in [[January 15]], [[1987]], not long after the launch of the series on television. It was later released on home video in the same year on a very small scale, which made it very hard to find in video stores. The movie was aired on television only twice, once in 1990 on Rede Globo (the same channel that broadcast the series) and again in 2000 on Fox Kids, each time receiving a new dub.

The most probable reason for the existence of the first two dubs is that the theatrical/home video dub was based on the American version of the movie while the television one from 1990 was based on the European release, as it had the ''Star Wars''-type text in the beginning and the narrator stating at the end that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] would return. These dubs are different not only in the choice of some of their voice actors but also in their translations. Which dub is the best is a regular topic of debate among Brazilian fans, though both versions have their share of problems. Unfortunately, neither of them allowed Spike to swear.

===Theatrical/Home video dub===
In the theatrical/home video dub, all of the pre-''Movie'' main characters are dubbed by the same voice actors who played them on the television series, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] does not receive a new voice when he is reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]].

This version is the most localized of the first two, but is also the most "childish" in nature. For example, when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] are running toward [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and spot the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], Kup states, "The Insecticons are in the way," with Hot Rod replying, "Wrong, they're on their way to the hole!", something that makes no sense at all and that the translator probably just thought would sound funny to the kids watching. A better example of localization happens when Kup and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] are greeting each other, in which both make references to Brazilian television series of the time. Kup even says "plim-plim", a reference to the sound effect used alongside the Rede Globo logo during vignettes and commercial breaks.

Instead of casting a deep-voiced actor for [[Unicron]], this dub chose to heavily distort the actor's voice, making him sound menacing but almost unintelligible. The same thing was done to the [[Quintesson]]s and their servants. A similar situation occurred with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]; since his voice actor could not talk as fast as [[John Moschitta]], his voice was also distorted to make it sound faster, which also made it difficult to understand.

Finally, the "robotic" effect on the Transformers voices was not done the same way as it was for the television series, which resulted in the characters sounding as if they're talking through a radio more than anything else.

In this version, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] does not rhyme.

===Rede Globo dub===
The movie was broadcast only once on Rede Globo during a special week dedicated to Children's Day, which in Brazil is celebrated in [[October 12]]. Most of the pre-''Movie'' characters retained the same voices they had on the home video release, but all of the new Transformers got new voice actors, including Galvatron. This dub also lost the localization aspect the other one received; while it resulted in more faithful translations, some instances lost all sense to Brazilian audiences.

The characters possess the same "robotic" distortion on their voices that they had in the television series, and no kind of heavy modulation was used. An actor with an actual deep voice was cast as Unicron and had his voice left unaltered, which made it much easier for the audience to understand his dialogue. On the other hand, no distortion was used for Blurr, so the actor was forced to try and emulate John Moschitta's impossibly fast speech pattern with debatable results.

One notable dubbing error occurs when Hot Rod opens the Matrix at the end of the film; the line "Light our darkest hour!" is delivered by Optimus Prime's voice actor instead of Hot Rod's. Because of this, Brazilian fans who had only watched this version were left to believe that it was in fact Optimus' spirit who was speaking through Rodimus in a deep "passing of the torch" moment. Of course, this belief became much less popular once the original American audio and the alternate dub became much more accessible to Brazilian fans by the start of the 21st century.

In this version, Wheelie rhymes.

===Fox Kids dub===
Little is known about the third Brazilian dub of the movie, other than the fact that it aired only once on Fox Kids in the year 2000 and has a list of voice actors available online. This version is by far the least known among fans, with a large portion of the fandom not even being aware of its existence and the few who claim to have seen it argue that it is the worst one of the bunch. While unconfirmed, the reason this dub was created is most likely because of rights issues involving the previous two versions.

Due to its obscurity, it's unknown if Wheelie does or does not rhyme in this version, nor if Spike gets to swear this time around (which is still highly unlikely).

==Denmark==
The first time the movie was shown was on Danish national television broadcaster DR in the fall of 2009. While there had been dubbed episodes of the original television show made in the 1980s for home video and later TV airings, the movie was not dubbed at that point. Rather a completely new cast was used for the movie, possibly made for this specific airing. The dubbed movie was re-broadcast 2 years later on a sub-station of DR.

The dubbing had a larger cast of voice actors than the late-80s dub of the TV series with one or two actors returning to the franchise after 25 years. However, some lines were omitted by mistake (a few characters could be seen moving their lips visibly but without any sound being heard) while others appeared at completely random times (a line uttered by Galvatron missing earlier in the movie "appearing" towards the end in a completely unrelated scene possibly due to a bad time code in the dubbing software).

This version was based on the UK print of the movie and has yet to see a public release on any kind of media.

==France/Quebec==
[[File:La Guerre des Robots.jpg|thumb|200px|left|upright=0.7|Is Arcee running away from Hot Rod?]]
The film was released in French theaters in April 1987,<ref name="france">"[https://www.cineanimation.fr/film/la-guerre-des-robots-transformers La Guerre des robots - Transformers]" at Ciné Animation.</ref> soberly titled "La Guerre des Robots" (''The War of the Robots''), which suggests that the marketing team really had no knowledge of the existence of the animated series.

For French-speaking audiences, who had thus far been given two separate dubs of the TV series (one made in France and one made in Quebec, a very common occurrence), a single dub was made in France for all French releases of the film. This release used a brand-new voice actor team rather than using either dub team from the series.

The film adds a prologue, voiced by the narrator, which is not present in the original version. It is added during the opening song, while the names follow one another on screen:
''{{quote|A new evil power crosses the universe. A monstrous planet that devours everything in its path. Its goal is the small planet Cybertron, on which the race of the Transformers robots continues to clash in a fratricidal war. A war between good and evil that has lasted for millions of years. These treacherous Decepticons, led by the evil Megatron, have sworn to crush their enemies, the Autobots. To achieve their goals, they relentlessly pursued them across the galaxy, from planet Cybertron to Earth. But the heroic Autobots and their courageous leader, Optimus Prime, are not easily defeated...}}''

Whereas the Canadian French dub used the Canadian French names from the toy packages, and the European French dub avoided using names or created some sort of improvised nicknames, the Movie used most of the characters' English names. However, here are the few exceptions:
:*The Constructicons are called ''Constructitors''. They were called ''Constructicans'' in the European French dub of the TV series and ''Constructicons'' in the Canadian French dub.
:*The Constructicons state that they can form ''le Dévastateur robot'' ("the robotic devastator").
:*The Dinobots, who kept their original name in both dubs, are firstly called ''Dinosaurobots'' in the Movie, then ''Dinorobots''.

Moreover, the Movie pronounced the names the original English way (notably "Optimus Prime", which was pronounced the French way in France and called "Optimus Primus" in Canada). For the factions, the Movie kept the pronunciation used in the European French dub ("Autobot" pronounced the French way and "Deceptican"). However, there is an exception in the last scene: when Rodimus Prime says "Autobots, transform and roll out!", he pronounces "Autobots" the English way.

Two characters were given gender changes for this dub; Starscream and Shrapnel both become females (Shrapnel being called "Mademoiselle Shrapnel").

Some robots don't have a continuous voice effect, it depends of the scenes. For example, Bumblebee says his first lines without any effect, and all of a sudden, his voice is exceedingly high-pitched, until the end of the film. Grimlock's voice is more or less altered depending on the scene, the same goes for Blurr. However, Soundwave does not have any particular effect, just the classic slight reverb, like in the TV dubs.

Megatron keeps the same voice once he becomes Galvatron, unlike in the original version.

There are several notable changes to the dialogs:
:*Arblus is not named. The line "Arblus, look! It's Unicron!" becomes "Watch out! Look, it's Unicron!".
:*The narrator states that "The evil Decepticons have invaded Cybertron, the home of the Autobots", which sounds like Decepticons come from another planet.
:*Starscream's line "How do you feel, mighty Megatron?" becomes "How do you feel, damn Megatron?".
:*When Starscream asks "Megatron? Is that you?" Galvatron's original answer, "Here's a hint!", is now much more direct: "Yes, but stronger than before!"
:*When the Decepticons make space in Astrotrain and push the others out, they say "The injured, jump!".
:*Hook tells Soundwave "Nobody would obey a cassette player!". Then Rumble says "Eh! No one has ever insulted Soundwave with such impunity!".
:*The Auto-combatant's line "Time out! Time out! Time out!" becomes "We don't negotiate anymore, it's too late!".
:*Slag's "Excuse me!" is dubbed by "Toi, écrase !". It's a pun with the expression meaning "You, lie low!" which uses the word "écraser" (to crush).
:*Wreck-Gar's noises as the Autobots plant the Quintesson ship in the ground are dubbed by "We have visitors! If you think this is where you're going to find oil, you're in trouble!".
:*Optimus Prime's line "Arise, Rodimus Prime!" followed by Hot Rod whispering "Optimus!" are replaced by Hot Rod saying... "Arise, Optimus Prime! Help me!".

There are several errors in the dub:
:*After Laserbeak's return, Megatron calls Soundwave "Cellule-espion" ("Spy Cell"). He will be called Soundwave for the rest of the film.
:*Optimus Prime's phrases are not the same in the replayed footage that Laserbeak shows, several words are different.
:*Blitzwing's line "Come on down, Autobrat!" is absent from the dub.
:*Hot Rod's line "Save it Kup, let's burn rubber!" is missing.
:*Starscream's line "Pathetic fools! There's no escape!" is missing.
:*Frenzy's line "Yeah! Let's kick tailgate!" is missing.
:*Spike's line "Oh shit! What are we going to do now?" is missing.
:*The first three faces of the Quintesson judge laugh, but the last two laughs are missing. This may be a technical issue since the cut is very harsh and we can briefly hear a sound during the last face.
:*Unfortunately, some key lines keep changing translation:
::*'Til all are one!" is firstly said by Optimus Prime "Until the day comes when all will be united", then Ultra Magnus says it the musketeer way, "One for all, all for one", and finally Rodimus Prime says "Until we become one".
::*"To light our darkest hour" is firstly said by Optimus Prime "To come and illuminate our darkest hours", then Ultra Magnus says "Didn't you say that the Matrix would light us in the darkness?", and finally Rodimus Prime says "Now light up our darkest hour".

On the nice hand, the Junkions make references to French TV:
:*"Vous pouvez toujours demander à Grand'Mère si elle fait du bon café !" ("You can always ask Grandma if she makes good coffee!") is a reference to French coffee brand ''Grand'Mère'', which had for TV slogan "Grand'Mère sait faire un bon café" ("Grandma knows how to make good coffee").
:*"N'oubliez pas de boucler vos ceintures ! Parce qu'un petit clic vaut mieux qu'un grand clac !" ("Don't forget to buckle your seat belts! Because a little click is better than a big clack!") refers to a 1975 French motto from the national road safety group.
:*Kup's phrase "Amis du soir, bonsoir !" ("Evening friends, good evening!") was often used in several night TV shows.
:*"Pousse, ça mousse!" ("Push, it foams!") refers to several French TV ads for soap brand ''Pousse Mousse''.

At the end, the film also adds a conclusion voiced by the narrator, which is not present in the original version. It is added during just before the head of Unicron reaches the orbit of Cybertron. Interestingly, it already announces the return of Optimus Prime.
''{{quote|The battle is over, but the galaxy waits, and the adventures of the Transformers will continue. And the greatest of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, will return.}}''

==Germany==
[[File:TFTM German DVD.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|German 2003 DVD cover]]
Germany also got two different dubs over the years:

===TV dub===
As the movie had never been shown in German theaters, the first dub, titled ''Transformers: Der Kampf um Cybertron'' (''Transformers: The Battle for Cybertron''), was made in 1994 for airing on the German TV station RTL, to serve as a "pilot" for the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|''Generation 2'' cartoon series]] which would be subsequently broadcast. (One might argue that the initial omission of the movie from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon's]] German airing schedule resulted in an information gap regarding the shift from the season 2 setting to the season 3 setting; but then again, the cartoon ''started'' with episodes from season 3 in Germany, and only ''six'' episodes from the first two seasons were ever aired during the entire original "Generation 1" run of the show, so it's not like context problems weren't already all over the place.)

Even though the dub was made only five years after the dub of the Generation 1 cartoon had started on German TV, only a few of the German voice actors returned, most of them not even in the same roles they had played before. Optimus Prime, for example, was now dubbed by Thomas Rau, who had originally voiced Rodimus Prime, Blaster and Scourge in the cartoon itself. As in the dub of the cartoon before, all the characters retained their English names... with the exception of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], whose name was translated as "Der Vernichter" ("the annihilator") for reasons unknown (he was "Devastator" in the dub of the cartoon itself). This version of the movie was only shown twice (not counting late-night reruns following those airings), on its TV premiere in April 1994 and one year later, in May 1995. It was never released on VHS either.

The TV version was based on the European edit of the film, including the {{w|Rank Organisation|Rank Film}} "{{w|Gongman}}" at the beginning. Contrary to a widespread rumor,<ref>[http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassung&fid=7489&vid=38680 German movie database still listing the rumor about Starscream's "edited death" in TF:TM]</ref> the German TV edition of the movie was ''not'' edited to omit Starscream's death scene.

Notably, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' dialogue was treated with a surprising amount of finesse, replacing their references to English TV and advertising phrases to contemporary German ones, including an ''extremely'' well-known and catchy advertising slogan used by Toyota. In addition, Bernd Simon's rendition of Starscream is spot on, coming ''frighteningly'' close to Chris Latta. Overall, despite a few minor hiccups, major technical and translation errors were far and far between.

===DVD dub===
[[File:TFTM German DVD 2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|German 2006 DVD cover]]
In 2003, the movie, this time simply titled ''Transformers'', was finally released on DVD in Germany, by a little-known, low-budget label. Since the TV edition of the movie had been used as a "pilot" for the G2 cartoon, and it had been archived under the title "Der Kampf um Cybertron", the dubbing masters were not located until more than a year later, so the DVD company assigned an entirely new dub... which makes the [[Omni Productions]] dub and the [[Voicebox Productions|Voicebox]] dub of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' look like masterpieces. Numerous translation errors resulted from the apparent lack of an original script, thus requiring the dubbers to translate simply from listening to the original audio; coupled with a lack of experience with the source material and a lack of professional knowledge in the English (and German) language in general, resulting in look-it-up-in-a-dictionary-use-first-suggestion translations, sentences that ''make no sense whatsoever at all'' in context, and generally stilted and unnatural-sounding dialogue. For example, after hijacking the Autobots' shuttle and killing off Ratchet, Prowl, Brawn and Ironhide, Megatron makes the completely nonsensical proclamation that he intends to get past the early warning system ''of'' the Autobots' shuttle (''which he is already in control of at this point''), instead of getting past the Autobots' early warning system ''in'' their own shuttle (as in, using the shuttle as a Trojan horse). Also, Grimlock's line "Me Grimlock need new strategy" gets misinterpreted as "Me Grimlock need ''no'' strategy", and the phrase "mockery of justice" is mangled into a completely nonsensical "Farce der Gerechtigkeit" ("farce of justice", with the loan word "Farce" mispronounced as if the voice actor had never seen that fancy word before, and "justice" in the sense of "fairness" rather than "judical system"). A much better translation would have been "Justizposse".

In addition, none of the voice actors sounded like they were particularly experienced in the field of dubbing, especially since none of their voices were recognizable from other productions.

The DVD is also notorious for its packaging, which does its best to obscure ''what exactly it contains'' (i.e. a feature-length animated movie). The front cover uses the cover artwork of the old Panini Generation 1 sticker album, while the back cover depicts stills from "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]", "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]" and "[[The Autobot Run]]", coupled with an (incorrect) summary of the general setting of the first two seasons of the Generation 1 cartoon, which implies (likely due to a misinterpretation of the English word "emerge") that the Autobots and Decepticons somehow come into existence on Earth, rather than simply reawakening after lying dormant for millions of years, with the term "Transformers" even translated into German as "Transformatoren".

A second edition of this DVD was released in 2006, this time featuring artwork of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Armada Optimus Prime]] on the front cover, with Earth (from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie's]] promo poster) as the background, plus the 1984 back-of-the-box artwork rotated by 270 degrees as an overlay, and the "Transformers" title logo from the 2007 movie. The back cover depicts a screencap from the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' video game]], [[Don Figueroa]]'s "All Optimus" poster and the 1984 back-of-the-box battle scene, plus the same sleeve text as featured on the 2003 release of the DVD, with none of the errors fixed.
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==Hungary==
The film was first dubbed into Hungarian by Mahir Studios for the Televideo company's 1992 VHS release; the second dub was recorded by Masterfilm Digital, and released by Mirax both on VHS and on DVD, the latter in 2004. Both versions include the scrolling text and other European edits; the Mirax one even has the "gong man". Issues they both have in common include small dubbing casts, inconsistent voices and translation errors. Neither dub used the name translations popularized by the Hungarian release of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|G1 comics]].

===Televideo===

The film's title was translated as ''Alakváltók'' (''Shape-shifters''), a rare instance of a name or expression matching up with the Marvel comic's terminology. The dub has a total of five voice actors (four men for random characters, one actress for Arcee, Daniel and most of Wheelie's lines), and is notorious for the dialogue almost never matching the lip movements and characters changing their voice on the fly. Certain lines are even missing or spoken at the wrong time (most notably Megatron's "Die, Autobots!" shout), and at times lines belonging to different characters were combined into one. Translation errors and flubbed line-reads also abound; Megatron ''berates'' Soundwave for jamming the Autobots' transmission instead of ordering him to do so, and Wreck-Gar calls Hot Rod Unicron at one point. But mistakes aside, the translation is surprisingly witty – Blurr's cheesy tongue-twister about shooting Decepticons is especially famous among older fans. In fact, the translator seems to have had a fondness for rhyming, as apart from Wheelie, the Dinobots, the Junkions and Blurr also deliver parts of their dialogue in verse. The problem is that the lines are also drastically ''compressed'', leading to many awkward moments of characters silently mouthing unspoken words.

There are numerous name changes, the most bizarre of which is the Decepticons being referred to as "Varangyok" ("Toads"). This may be a tribute to the '60s German sci-fi TV series ''Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffs Orion'' (''Space patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion''). In this series, the main enemy alien race is called "Frogs", but they were named Toads in the Hungarian translation. Other strange name changes include Peca ("Fisher" or "Fishing Rod") for Hot Rod, Zsaru ("Cop") for Kup, RC for Arcee or "IQ Jack" for the [[Ick-Yak]], all obvious misinterpretations of their original names. Curiously, one originally nameless characters ''gets'' a name: during the Decepticons' reformation scene, Unicron claims that there's only one Sweep, naming him "Karmos" (roughly, "Claws"). However, the Insecticons' nonsensical name ("Rovarángok") is harder to decipher. It can only be assumed that the translator intended it to be "Rovarangyok" ("Insectoads", a playful pun consistent with the Decepticon-Toad theme), and the voice actor has simply misread it.

One point in the dub's favor is that it at least attempted to retain the spirit of the Junkions' speech. For example, when putting Ultra Magnus back together, they shout "Aye-Tee-Tee!", a reference to old Hungarian {{w|ITT Inc.}} product commercials that were the subject of numerous jokes in the early '90s.

===Mirax===
[[File:TFTM Hungarian DVD.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|Hungarian DVD cover]]
The second dub has a reputation for including more profanities than the original version of the film. Although Spike's "Oh, shit!" line was cut, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], Galvatron and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] say terms akin to "asshole" (from Grimlock to Blurr), "bastards" (Galvatron to the Autobots), "stupid", "brainless, numbskull jackass" ([[Slag (G1)|Slag]] to [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]), "sons of bitches" (this one even twice, in place of the original's "Decepti-chops" and "Decepti-creeps"), and "chickenshit" (from Galvatron, regarding Hot Rod). Other oddities are Wheelie only rhyming half the time, Blaster's extremely high-pitched transmission to Optimus Prime (either an audio editing error or a very strange creative choice), and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and Unicron at first talking in a seg-men-ted, ro-bo-tic man-ner. Numerous grunts and screams were also inserted where there were originally none, even the Sharkticons can be heard yelling a lot.

This dub also uses a mix of untranslated or incorrectly translated names, and character voices – this time supplied by twelve actors – occasionally change from one sentence to the next. Erroneous names include Unicornis (Unicron), Prowl (Blurr), Mega-robot (Devastator, though he is also called "Devastator the Mega-robot" in one line), Constructors ([[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]), Deceptors ([[Decepticon]]s, but only said once), Astro ([[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], again only for one line), Gettison (unknown; derived and misinterpreted from the line "Jettison some weight."), Eject (this refers to no one, it was mistranslated from Soundwave's "Eject" call), and the Ick-Yak becomes a "Mega-Missort". Wheelie's name is omitted. Wreck-Gar's dialogue also lacks any sort of creativity, consisting instead of random nonsense and straight-faced reactions to what's happening on screen. These and a multitude of other errors suggest that the translator had no script to work from and had to rely solely on her hearing.

A major blooper also occurs during the attack on the Autobot shuttle: Ironhide speaks his final words in [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s voice ("Please, have mercy!"), and curiously, the translation of Megatron's "Such heroic nonsense." line corresponds with this sudden change of personality, as he responds with "Death to all traitors." before blasting him. Now ''this'' is foreshadowing.

The DVD case has G.I. Joe pictures printed on the back side, as well as on the DVD itself. Spiffy. On a positive note, the summary on the back of the case is actually competently written, even if the references to the cartoon series (which wasn't released in the country) and to the movie's place in its timeline are worded a bit confusingly, and unlike the dub, it renders Unicron's name correctly. Masterfilm Digital would later localize ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' (episodes 1-26 of which were likewise commissioned by Mirax), sadly still maintaining some of the general incompetence displayed by their handling of this movie.
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==Italy==
There are two Italian dubs: the original one and a 2007 redub made when the live movie arrived in cinemas.

===Original dub===
This dub uses the original names for the new characters, except for Wheelie, named here "Saetta" (which was already Wheeljack's Italian name, curiously). Lots of lines are completely different from the original script: Devastator's "Prepare for extermination!" became "I'll destroy you, Transformers!", Grimlock's "Me Grimlock like challenge!" is replaced with "We Dinobots ready for great battle!" Optimus's line "Soon I shall be all one with the Matrix" turns into "The most important thing now is the passage of the Matrix" and "Arise, Rodimus Prime" was changed to "Now rise up, Hot Rod!"

The scene on Quintessa also gets a weird rewrite: for some reason this dub refers to the Quintesson prosecutor as the evil "Emperor Quintesson" and all the dialogue said by the judge starts with "Yes, my Quintesson".

===2007 redub===
The redub uses the Italian names for everyone except Ravage, Laserbeak, Ratbat and Rodimus Prime (Hot Rod, although, is called "Folgore"). "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior" becomes "The Soundwave is superior, the Constructicon is inferior!" (no, seriously.)

There are many mispronounciations: Constructicons is pronounced "Con-STROOK-ticons", Laserbeak is named "Laserback" and [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] is called "Yoonk".

Blurr's speech is fast, and for some reason he also speaks in rhymes, probably to make it sound more repetitive.

Another amusing error is in the Junkion's chant of "remove the toughest stains", that is translated as "remove the toughest Slags"... as in "taking away an army of clones of [[Slag (G1)|the Dinobot who transforms into a Triceratops]]", since the actual Italian line is "rimuovere i Tricex più duri" ("Tricex" is Slag's Italian name). What.

The script is more faithful to the original version otherwise. The redub was poorly received by Italian fans.

==Japan==
[[File:UnicronWarMagami01.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]

The Japanese dub was an official translation by [[Katsushige Hirata]]. Although '''''Transformers: The Movie''''' (トランスフォーマーザ・ムービー) was advertised during 1987, and was even originally scheduled for a theatrical release in the summer of that year, unknown circumstances resulted in a delay of the Japanese release. It was not released in Japan until [[August 9]]th 1989,<ref>http://pastport.jp/user/kabochan/timeline/%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E4%BB%A5%E5%A4%96%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A7%E3%81%8D%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E5%B9%B4%E8%A1%A8/event/uUhfr2WcbUI</ref> first through limited charity screenings for UNICEF in Tokyo and Osaka (where a man in a [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]] costume greeted guests), followed immediately by a {{w|LaserDisc}} and VHS release. According to one attendee of the charity screening in Tokyo,<ref>https://kakuyomu.jp/works/1177354054884808234/episodes/1177354054886027093</ref> some tickets to the event were offered to [[S.T.A.R.S.]] members via lottery, the version screened was in English with Japanese subtitles, and [[Tessho Genda]] (Japanese voice of Optimus Prime) was present to speak with fans; according to a different fan, leftover mail-away [[Lander]]s from ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Masterforce]]'' were available as point-of-sale items at the screening.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=あちしはビクトリー時期のトランスフォーマー・ザ・ムービーチャリティー上映会の物販で買った記憶。|link=https://twitter.com/nekoteck2011/status/920069769323192320|name=nekoteck2011|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=10|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref> Footage taken during the charity screenings was included in the straight-to-video promotional film, "Transformers Theatrical Version!! Video Finally Here" (トランスフォーマー劇場公開バージョン!!ビデオついに登場). This was the second promotional VHS relating to the film, as ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]'' was produced to promote the movie prior to its Japanese release.

Unfortunately, the film's delay would later cause some continuity problems in future Japanese-penned ''Transformers'' fiction, as characters killed in the movie (notably [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]) appear in later series ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' respectively (though these would be addressed [[Controverse|years later]]).

Despite not being released in Japan in 1987 as intended, the events of the movie were [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|summarized]] in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' with accompanying artwork by [[Ban Magami]] and [[Studio OX]] so that children tuning into ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' would not be lost. The events of the movie would regularly be referred to as the "[[Unicron War]]", gaining something of a mysterious and legendary quality, as their events were constantly referred to but never ''seen''.

Although ''Transformers: The Movie'' was dubbed several years after ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' and ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Transformers 2010]]'' had ended, the majority of cast members from those series returned to reprise their roles.

The Japanese dub is notable for adding a lot of lines and voice effects to moments which had been silent in the English version, including the following:

*The shuttle attack scene originally doesn't have much talking during combat, but the Japanese dub adds numerous lines to many characters on both sides of the fight. For example, after killing Brawn, Starscream cheerfully asks who's next while waving Megatron around.
*During Optimus Prime's attack on the Decepticons and his fight with Megatron, every Decepticon Prime shoots can be heard screaming in pain, while his battle with Megatron has numerous grunts and curses added in.

[[File:TFTMMagnusJPCaption01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Hang on, there's something on the screen down here. Let me get that..."]]

Some of the additions were quite goofy (e.g., Blitzwing begs Prime not to run him over before getting out of the way) but some were actually quite disturbing. For example, when Starscream is killed by Galvatron, he gives off a long, tortured scream. In addition, the destruction of Lithone is made more horrifying by the sounds of the natives dying (some of them even being cut off mid-scream).

There are also a few slight dialogue alterations, such as Megatron ''specifically'' ordering the Insecticons to breach the Autobot defenses, to which [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] respond in unison with a high-pitched ''"Yessss siirrr!"'' Soundwave's famous "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior," is modified into "Soundwave is intelligent, the Constructicons are just idiots!"

The only other alteration of note in regards to the Japanese version is that whenever a character appears on screen for the first time, their name and function appears with them (written in Japanese, of course).

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==Latin America==
The Latin American Spanish dub was done in [[Los Angeles]] and is notable because it kept all the voice actors from the cartoon and the new characters remained with the same voices for the remainder of the show. Every character is referred to by their original English name, since none of the characters' names were translated when the cartoon was dubbed into Spanish (except Ravage, who was called "Destructor" on the cartoon, but kept his English name on the movie).

Features the Star Wars-type text in the beginning and the narrator at the end stating that Optimus Prime will return.

Though it is one of the most popular dubs of the movie, it has only been released domestically on home video once and is very difficult to find nowadays. In addition, it hasn't been shown on TV since the early Nineties. Despite this, the dub has been included in many international releases of the movie.

This dub removes all swearing and makes Optimus Prime's death scene even more traumatic by having Daniel ''actually'' crying when Optimus flatlines.

Galvatron sounds exactly like Megatron and Wheelie occasionally rhymes because his dialogue was ''literally'' translated.

==Poland==
In Poland, the movie was never professionally dubbed. In the only official (and cult classic) release on VHS in 1992, all the dialogue was read by a single voice-over actor, while the original sound was left intact and could be heard in the background. To this day, that characteristic form of "narrating" is a very popular solution in Poland when it comes to translating movies for TV or DVDs. Thanks to this method, you can both understand the story and hear all the original voices. In the case of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' it also forced translators to leave (almost) all the original names intact. (Yay!)

==Spain==
In Spain, the movie was aired once in Latin American on the channel ''Antena 3''. However, when the Generation 1 DVDs were published by the company Selecta Visión, they included both the Latin American dub and a new Spanish one (Castilian) that recycled the first's translations, but adding some errors in the character's names. It was aired for the first and only time in Castilian the year 2008 in ''Local Media TV'', but the audio quality wasn't very good, probably due to emission problems.

==South Korea==

===KBS dub===
The first Korean dub of the movie aired on the Korean TV channel KBS in 1989, titled "Unicron and the transforming robots". The voice acting is decent, almost matching the Japanese voices of Shockwave, Starscream, and Soundwave. At that time, many robot shows had only one robot appearing, but Transformers had more characters in their cartoon, gaining the attention of many children. KBS would later go on to dub several movies of the [[Live-action film series]]. This version is not found at the moment, and is still yet to reach the world of internet.

===VHS dub===
The VHS dub was titled "Transforming robots Transformers", and this time, Starscream sounds like the original US version. Just like the KBS dub, this version is not available on the internet.

===DVD dub===
The DVD dub, which was released in 2007, was titled just "Transformers", and it is filled with a lot of music errors, such as the first part of [[Dare]] being very quiet, [[The Touch]] had its lyrics repeating, and sometimes random music was added, for instance, when Hot Rod becomes Rodimus Prime, the music suddenly changes to Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way by Spectre General, and changes back to The Touch. Currently, this is the only dub that is available. The interest for this dub probably died out, as South Koreans could have easier reach to the original English version.

==References==
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Hello Kitty

2025-03-27T16:00:13Z

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:''Hello Kitty is an [[Autobot]] and a [[Decepticon]] cat from {{w|Hello Kitty}}.''
[[File:QTF2 ep12 HelloKitty.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Could I get a Hug?]]

'''Hello Kitty''' (ハローキティ ''Harō Kiti'') is an anthropomorphic cat who transforms into a truck.

==Fiction==
===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had hoped Kitty could appear as a guest on the ''Q-Transformers'' show and teach the Transformers the secret to being popular, but various circumstances got in the way. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}}

==Toys==
===''Hello Kitty × Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers HelloKitty.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hug!]]
*'''Hello Kitty''' (Q-Transformer, [[2015]])
**''Release date'': [[July 25]] 2015
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-01'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Hello Kitty transforms from a cat to a truck with integrated trailer based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode. As a result she resembles the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|''Q-Transformers'' Convoy]] toy, but is in fact a new mold and not a [[retool]]. Her packaging features unique [[Tech Spec]]s listing Hello Kitty's Strength, Height and Weight counted in apples, a reference to her being as tall as five apples and weighing as much as three apples.

:She was retooled with different heads into [[Kamiusagi Rope]], [[Akira Senpai]], [[Evangelion Unit-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01]], and [[Evangelion Unit-02]], as well as [[My Melody]], and [[Snoopy]] all within the same line.

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[[File:QTransformers HelloKittyHalloween.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Don't mind my stitches. They totally did not come from all the people who tried to escape me when I crushed them to death--I mean, hugged them.]]
*'''Hello Kitty Halloween Edition 2015''' (Q-Transformer, 2015)
**''Release date'': October ?? 2015
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-01H'''

:The Halloween Edition of Hello Kitty is a redeco of Kitty in a white, orange and purple color scheme decorated with a mummy bandage pattern and pumpkins. This version of Kitty is branded a Decepticon and her Strength stat is replaced with "Fear", which still only rates at half an apple.

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==Notes==
*[[Tara Strong]] previously voiced Hello Kitty in ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater''. Believe it or not, it was her first voice acting role.
*One previous design of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]'s R-33 GT-R alt mode has a Hello Kitty keychain on its rear bumper.<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9VPkv Previs design with Hello Kitty keychain]</ref> Sadly, though, this cute detail did not make it into the film itself.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{w|Hello Kitty}} at Wikipedia

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My Melody

2025-03-27T15:57:32Z

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:''My Melody is an [[Autobot]] bunny from {{w|Hello Kitty}}.''

[[File:QmYmelody toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Contrary to popular belief, My Melody is in fact ''not'' a stinker.]]

'''My Melody''' (マイメロディ ''Mai Merodi'') is a cutesy anthropomorphic bunny who transforms into a truck.

==Toys==
===''Hello Kitty × Q-Transformers''===
*'''My Melody''' ([[2016]]–[[January 18|01–18]])
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-06'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' My Melody is a retool of fellow Sanrio character [[Hello Kitty]] and transforms from a bunny to a truck with integrated trailer based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode. As the truck trailer halves end up on the back of the figure in robot mode, you can link up Q-Collaboration figures to one another, though like both Hello Kitty figures, the backdrop just has a sticker with a dotted pattern on it.

:She was retooled with different heads into [[Kamiusagi Rope]], [[Akira Senpai]], [[Evangelion Unit-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01]], and [[Evangelion Unit-02]], and [[Snoopy]] all within the same line.

==Notes==
*My Melody features unique tech-specs that rate her strength as a single cupcake, her "Spiritual Strength" as a cupcake, two macaroons, and two heart shaped cookies, and then her Birthday is listed as being [[January 18]]th (which is the day her Q toy was released).

==External links==
*{{w|List of Sanrio characters#My Melody (1975)|My Melody}} at Wikipedia

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100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!

2025-03-27T15:33:28Z

Spinroad: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue = ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' 3rd Operation
|prev = There Are 7 Capsules
|next = Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky
|title = "100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!"
|japanese = {{ruby|敵勢|サンドロン}}100000000000000000粒!!
|romaji = Sandron 100000000000000000 Tsubu!!
|image = Bwn-manga-03-cover.jpg
|caption =Life is too short to count all those zeroes.
|published in = ''[[Comic BomBom]]''
|publisher = [[Kodansha]]
|date = May 1999
|coverdate = June 1999
|script = [[Shōji Imaki]]
|artist = [[Shōji Imaki]]
|continuity = ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]'' manga
}}

'''Behold, the killer sand!'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Luxor]], [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] is being consumed by quicksand. [[Big Convoy]] jumps into the quicksand and saves Longrack, escaping by firing the [[Big Cannon]] to create momentum out of the pit. The [[Maximal]]s run toward a town located in higher ground. While running, [[Break]] nearly falls into the quicksand before he is saved by Big Convoy with his Mammoth Haken. He then gets dragged all the way into the town by Big Convoy. After entering the town, the Maximals find the residents are all dead, leaving nothing but only skeletons. Big Convoy tells the rookies stay in the town till [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] can repair and bring the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' in one hour.

Meanwhile, on the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] confronts [[Magmatron]], asking him why ordered them to retreat. [[Guiledart]] asks Dead End to stand down and has a quarrel with him. Magmatron tells Guiledart to stand down and explains to Dead End the existence of the "cannibal sand". The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] are elated at the prospect of Big Convoy and his trainees being eaten by the sand. [[Saberback]] even divines with tarot cards, predicting death.

[[Image:Bwn-sandron-manga-03-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[:Image:PrimeScrapletsEp7.gif|Cute things always bite.]]]]

At Luxor, [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] tells Big Convoy that Longrack now feels thirsty and is stuck in mid-transformation. Soon after checking on the others, Big Convoy starts to feel odd in his left knee. Thinking it might be some sort of infection, Big Convoy sends Longrack's body data to NAVI for diagnosis.

While Break and Heinrad are taking care of Longrack, [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] finds the sand has climbed into the town. He kicks and mocks the sand. After he leaves, the sand starts to impersonate Stampy.

After analyzing the data, NAVI tells Big Convoy that there is much sand in Longrack's body. She explains that this sand is in fact a kind of Transformer, known as the "[[Sandron]]", which are able to enter a victim from a joint, eat out the power system and the [[Circuits#Transform circuits|transform circuit]] before finally consuming the CPU in the head. NAVI theorizes the Sandron may related to the Angolmois energy. Big Convoy realizes that the Sandron are defending the capsule, which the Maximals have taken. Shortly after, Break and Stampy encounter the Sandron impersonating the Maximals and trying to seize back the Angolmois capsule. Break, Stampy, and Heinrad start to fight the legion of impostors. Big Convoy has little concern because, as the rookies are not powerful, the rookies' impostors will be not powerful. Feeling his body beginning to freeze, Big Convoy tells Break if anything happens to him, he wants Break to take command.

Just when Break thinks they are going to be defeated, NAVI arrives in the ''Gung Ho'', blowing apart all the Sandron impostors. After the Maximals retreat, Big Convoy feels relieved and lays himself on the deck. However, the Sandron form a legion of Big Convoys and use their imitation Big Cannons to fire at the ''Gung Ho''. Big Convoy destroys them immediately with the true Big Cannon by swinging himself rapidly. However, he falls off the ''Gung Ho'' because he can barely control his body. The Sandron soon form a gigantic Big Convoy out of the planet's surface and fire at the ''Gung Ho''. Break recalls Big Convoy's words and takes over the driver seat, managing to rise the ship's altitude in time to avoid the attack. The giant Big Convoy crumbles shortly after, as the Angolmois capsule is now too far away to continue to influence the sand. After the ship is safe, Break rushes out, trying to rescue Big Convoy —only to find he is safe. Break who falls off the ship, cursing Big Convoy.

Learning the ''Gung Ho'' has safely left Luxor, Magmatron decides it is now the time for him to battle Big Convoy.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (1)
*[[Break]] (2)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (3)
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (4)
*[[Big Convoy]] (6)
*[[Colada]] (7)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (12)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (8)
*[[Magmatron]] (9)
*[[Guiledart]] (10)
*[[Saberback]] (11)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (13)

|h3=Others
|c3=
*[[Sandron]] (5)

}}

==Quotes==
"Don't worry. Even though there are lots of enemies, they're still your {{w|doppelgänger}}s. Meaning, they aren't very strong. Looks like you guys are safe."
:—'''Big Convoy''', insulting and encouraging at the same time.

"Shut up, you should join the fight too!"
:—'''Break''' isn't impressed by Big Convoy's hands-off style.

"It would be bad if they copied me."
:—'''Big Convoy''' tempts fate.

"Damn you, you loafing instructor!"
:—'''Break''' to Big Convoy, upon learning of the latter's safety.

==Notes==
[[Image:bwn-saberback-manga-03-tarrot-death.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

*The "敵勢" (''Tekisei'') in the original Japanese title means "enemy force" or "number of enemies", but it was given a note to be read as "Sandron".

* It is unknown why Longrack feels thirst instead of pain when his transform circuit is attacked by the Sandron.

* Neither Break nor Stampy have any [[Relatives|siblings]].

* Heinrad's sake bottle can be used as a [[commons:Category:Ball and chain flails|ball-and-chain flail]].

* It is unclear whether the Angolmois energy temporarily evolved the sand into Sandron, or gave the Sandron the ability to impersonate other objects.

* It is unknown why the giant Big Convoy impersonation is sand color while other Sandron impostors have the same color as the originals do.

* For the record, that's one hundred quintillion grains.

===Real-word references===
* Heinrad's transformation doesn't visually come off as physical shifting, but more like a tanuki magically taking on another form, as in Japanese lore.

* Saberback uses {{w|tarot}} cards in his efforts at {{w|Divinatory, esoteric and occult tarot|divination}}. The card he draws is "{{w|Death (Tarot card)|Death}}".

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Barricade (G1)

2025-03-24T19:09:28Z

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{{disambig3.5|the racecar|the police officer|Barricade (IDW)|Barricade}}
:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1BarricadeBoxart.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|ARE YOU USERNAME LADIESMAN217?!]]
'''Barricade''' (aka '''Runner''') learned how to take care of himself while running with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the [[Race Track Patrol]]. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Legends Race Car Patrol Team.jpg|thumb|]]
====Toy bios====
Barricade was subservient to Motorhead, leader of the Race Track Patrol.

====''Zone'' story pages====
The [[Autobot]] Race Track Patrol defected to the side of the Decepticons, becoming rivals to the their former [[Micromaster]] comrades. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In the aftermath of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s destruction at the hands of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Race Track Patrol recovered [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]'s [[personality component]] and brought it to the [[Metrosquad]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Barricade motorhead victims of the revolution.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Runner was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Runner quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earned the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics. He was "scouted" by [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] and other Decepticons, and soon began preaching the Decepticon way to any Micros who would listen. When the [[Meltdown Riots]] hit, Barricade convinced a number of Micromasters to join him and officially sign up with the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:Barricade destined for nothing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Barricade eventually became leader of his own squad, the Race Track Patrol. After a time, however, he became disillusioned with the Decepticon leadership. The full-sized "guzzlers" hoarded the ever-scarcer energon supplies in the Decepticon camp, despite the significant contribution by Barricade and his men to recover that energon in the first place. [[Shockwave (G1)|Commander Shockwave]] did nothing but tell them to file a formal complaint, and so Barricade finally quit the Decepticons, taking the Race Track Patrol with him. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

Out in the [[Wastelands]], Barricade's team ran into their old rivals, the Autobot [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and his crew had come to a similar conclusion about the Autobots, and were looking to strike out on their own. Both groups made their way to [[Little Iacon]] to regroup and ponder their futures. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When [[Venom (G1)|Venom]]'s Insecticons arrived in Little Iacon looking for the Hot Rod Patrol, Barricade broke tradition to side with a faction instead of his fellow Micros, in order to secure safe passage for his team. Back at Decepticon headquarters, Barricade discovered [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] (a high-ranking Micro newly returned from space) had secretly overthrown Shockwave and put the Decepticons on the path to total war. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Skystalker was preparing a skirmish to wipe out the guzzlers altogether, and he wanted Barricade and the Decepticon Micromasters to stand with him in the new world order that would rise up afterwards. Listening to Skystalker's speeches, however, Barricade came to realize just how much the Decepticons had duped him in the past, using him to recruit the other Micros, but never truly respecting him or his fellow 'bots. Barricade convinced his team to join up with the Autobot Micros who had been taken prisoner in Little Iacon, and they responded to the scene of the guzzlers' battle, bringing an end to the conflict. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
====Gorlamite====
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Big Daddy Barricade Roadhandler Nightflight Flak Groundhog.jpg|thumb]]
Barricade was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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====Cybertronian====
[[File:ForeverIsALongTimeComing-Barricade.jpg|thumb|"Me? [[Barricade (Movie)|A bad cop?]] Poppycock."]]
{{main|Barricade (IDW)}}
{{note|The Barricade who appears in Phase 2 of the [[2005 IDW continuity]] is a composite of the Micromaster Barricade and [[Barricade (IDW)|the police car Barricade]]. For full details of his exploits, see the above-linked article.}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Barricade and the rest of the Race Track Patrol were among the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] guarding [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when the [[Resistance]] attacked, and all four were killed in combat with [[Colada|Corahda]]. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> [[Stingracer]], Runner, and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] were dispatched to follow [[Fireguard]], [[Roadburner]], and [[Windstorm]] to [[Micro]]n, where they would sabotage their mission to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] and seize it for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by the unstable energy for their troubles when the generator overloaded. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Barricade was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1-toy Barricade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably owned by a collector named ''PlayBoy217''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Race Track Patrol Team'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-341'''

: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Barricade transforms into a blue and magenta Ligier JS31 Formula-1 race car. Barricade is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Roller Force, sharing the same plastic colors.

: He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorhead]], and [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]].

: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Race Track Patrol Team", released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts. They are one of a whopping ''two'' Decepticon regular-retail releases in the entire ''Zone'' toyline, the other being [[Metrotitan (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan]]. This makes them the only [[Hasbro]] Micromaster team to keep their Decepticon faction in Japan.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Everybody! Everybody!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, "Decepticon Runner" is a redeco of fellow [[Race Track Patrol]] member [[Roller Force#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roller Force]], transforming from a robot into an off-road buggy with a racing spoiler. He comes with the final Race Track Patrol member, [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], intended to complete the team for hardcore collectors. He can combine with his accomplice to form a wieldable weapon, with Decepticon Runner forming the main gun while Motorhead forms the ammunition storage.

: Decepticon Runner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with Autobots [[Fireguard]], [[Roadburner#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roadburner]], and [[Windstorm]], and fellow Decepticons Motorhead and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

==Notes==
* The IDW Decepticon version of Barricade uses the design of [[Barricade (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' Barricade]]... who, while partially based on the [[Barricade (Movie)|movieverse Decepticon]], ''also'' draws heavily on the Generation 1 Decepticon Micromaster. Which page the IDW Decepticon belongs on is iffy, but this wiki has decided that the police function wins out for [[Barricade (IDW)|a separate page]].
** The decision is actually handy, what with Barricade being renamed "Runner" for his ''Earthrise'' toy being pretty significant. The toy's name change is not a case of [[trademark]] loss/protection, as is the usual reason for a name-change. Hasbro very much had "Barricade" thanks to the IDW Decepticon mentioned above, who got two toys not only in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', but also in the same ''Earthrise'' subline as the Generation 1 character.
**Ultimately, this shows that ''Earthrise'' Runner is probably the first time a character introduced in Generation 1 gets a name change for reasons other than trademark or [[Slag (G1)#Notes|issues with the name in other markets]]. In this case, a later character with that name has effectively supplanted them as "the" character associated with the name. Therefore, Hasbro wanted to keep the two characters definitely distinct. Helpfully, this version of Barricade already had a preexisting alternate name originating in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''French:'' '''Muraille''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Groundpounder (G1)

2025-03-24T18:55:30Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot Micromaster|the Aligned Decepticon|Groundpounder (RID)}}
:''Groundpounder is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Groundpounder cardart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The reason Micromaster box art always shows them reaching for your purse is because the toys didn't come with guns. And they want yours.]]
'''Groundpounder''' of the [[Construction Patrol]] lives by the philosophy, "Dig first, plan later." His tendency to dig into buried power lines, gas mains, and sewage pipes has made him less-than-popular with his teammates.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

Remember, {{w|Utility location|call before you dig}}!

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Groundpounder was present in the Micromaster barracks when [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] flew off the handle and stormed off with his [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Later, Groundpounder was testing his might against [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] in [[Little Iacon]]: both he and [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]] were arm-wrestling a single one of Bombshock's arms... and losing! {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat Flak Groundpounder.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.65]]
Groundpounder was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Gorlamites who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Groundpounder was decapitated trying to defend Jhiaxus from [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

A Cybertronian version of Groundpounder MAY have been seen in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the fall of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

{{Note|In [[Three Monologues|''Robots in Disguise'' #20]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s traditionally Targetmaster partners [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] and [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] were reimagined with construction vehicle designs to fit his "Construction Patrol". However, they were colored like the Micromaster Construction Patrol members [[Takedown]] and Groundpounder. In [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]], they were drawn in their Targetmaster bodies and correct colors. Then in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|''More than Meets the Eye'' #27]], characters with the colors AND designs of Takedown and Groundpounder appeared alongside Tracer and Holepunch's friends from ''Robots in Disguise'' #20. Whether these were actually the Micromasters, or the Targetmaster partners even more wrong than before, is up for debate.}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left]]
More than twenty-one years after the end of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Groundpounder and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] fell victim to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They assisted [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the resurrected Decepticon in creating a planet-wide version of the Gene Key in the [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} After [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and Perceptor foiled Scorponok's plans, a recovered Groundpounder and Erector were sent to [[Nebulos]] to establish their end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]], alongside [[Takedown]], [[Neutro]], and [[Crumble]], under the command of [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]]. The [[Dark Matrix]] creature-corrupted [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] awoke on Nebulos soon after and took control of the space bridge network, so it's best not to imagine the ugly fate that probably befell Groundpounder and the rest of the team. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
The Construction Patrol and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] were faced by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, they destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. (From the looks of it, Groundpounder did most of the work!) {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Groundpounder.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Build Patrol Team'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-351'''

: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Groundpounder transforms into an orange earth mover of undetermined model. His front-shovel can raise and lower. Yay! He's [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Takedown, sharing plastic colors.

: He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]], and [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]].

: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Build Patrol Team" in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Groundpounder/groundpounder.htm More information on Groundpounder at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Groundpounder''' (グランドパウンダー ''Gurandopaundā'')
*''French:'' '''Pilon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Cuneo'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Doryu (G1)

2025-03-24T18:23:52Z

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{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his possibly heroic mirror universe counterpart|Doryu (SG)}}
:''Doryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oddly enough when considering his English dub name, he always seems to be smiling.]]

'''Doryu''' (ドリュウ ''Doryū'') is the guy in [[Dinoforce]] that everyone likes. He's a hard worker, he's always ready to put himself on the front lines and in harm's way, does favors for the others, and just generally keeps the sense of comraderie among the team. Unfortunately, all that enthusiasm and drive has a nasty tendency to blow up in his face, and in the faces of his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. It's not just that he's not terribly smart (not that ''anyone'' in the Dinoforce is), sometimes he's just plain unlucky. But with every failure he picks himself up and has another go at it. Usually to the same disastrous result, but he's trying, dangit.

Were he smarter, he could definitely make better use of his talents. He's capable of projecting three-dimensional images made up of "phorogram rays" to serve as decoys and lures, which can actually explode with force once an enemy gets close. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Stegosaurus'' shell, he can emit toxic gasses and slime to make anyone attempting close-range combat really regret that decision. He can combine that with a devastating tail-swipe, a move he calls the "Do-Stego Cutter".

Naturally, every one of these moves can and will backfire on him on a semi-regular basis. Doryu can combine with his teammates to form [[Dinoking]], who isn't much smarter than Doryu.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Hironaka]] (Japanese), [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Japanese, episode 31)}}
[[File:Victory2 Doryu Pretender Shell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Doryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Doryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Doryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Doryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Doryu made it to the [[Necroworld]], where he ended up being punched by a superpowered [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Doryu okay with this heavy recoil twin-barreled gun.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Doryu transforms into a bipedal sorta-wolf-monster-thing. He can also form either legs to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Stegosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking foot-plate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, and the silver turning uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint issues.

:Doryu's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

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

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hold on, Doryu supposed to sign up for the Operation Meteor thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Rippersnapper's lost brother]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, back panel, scythe
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Doryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], transforming into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. While he still has the sword that came with the original version of the mold, he also comes with an all-new scythe weapon; while neither one is the melee weapon he had in the anime ([[Rairyu]] had the sword and [[Yokuryu]] had the scythe), the spirit is there.

: Doryu also forms the right leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]; part of his back comes off and reattaches to cover up his arms while in leg mode. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His scythe becomes the main shaft for Dinoking's huge axe.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan through TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' line.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Doryū'' corresponds with 土竜, meaning "Soil Dinosaur" or "Earth Dinosaur", although that word is usually read as ''mogura'', referring to the {{w|Talpidae}}.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Doryu carries a trident, though he can shoot energy from the main tip like it was a gun, so.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Scowl''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ăijiǎoguài''' (China, 矮脚怪, "Short-legged Monster")

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
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[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Pepsi

2025-03-24T13:09:40Z

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'''Pepsi''' is a [[Soft drink]] produced by PepsiCo.

[[File:PepsiConvoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Pepsi Convoy|He]]'s such a sellout.]]

==Fiction==
===''Kiss Players''===

After [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] crashlanded in [[Tokyo]], devastating the city, Japanese opinion of all Transformers (even [[Autobot]]s) began to become violently negative. To help the people of Tokyo, and to improve Autobot publicity, an unknown Autobot took on the form of [[Pepsi Convoy]]. With his new Pepsi-related powers, Pepsi Convoy made it his goal to soothe the thirst of the disheveled people of Tokyo. {{storylink|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#2005|Kiss Players timeline}}

===''Transformers'' film===
Pepsi advertisements could be seen in [[Mission City]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

==Promotions==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Canadians get the best things]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1985)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: A limited-edition release of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime toy]] sold as a mail-away exclusive by PepsiCo was made available in North America in 1985. This version of the figure came with a small fold-out leaflet glued to the top-right of the packaging, which contained two Pepsi logo stickers for the buyer to attach to Prime, mid-way through the traditional silver-and-blue stripe on his trailer.

: [[Canada]] also got a version of this promotional figure, but with much larger stickers that were the full length and height of the trailer.

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[[File:G1-toy PepsiConvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, wait, Japanese people do.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pepsi Convoy''' (Autobot, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "CO2 soda gun", "Bottle Station" trailer, cardboard Pepsi Twist bottle

: Pepsi Convoy is a new-trailer [[redeco]] of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Optimus Prime toy]], inspired by the 1985 special version of Optimus that came with bonus Pepsi decals for his trailer in the North American market. He transforms into a White Freightliner WFT-8664T cabover semi-trailer truck. The windscreen section can open to reveal ultimately-unused chairs that were originally designed for ''[[Diaclone]]'' driver figures. This release has several new Pepsi-themed paint masks and decals, including a Pepsi logo on his left shoulder. Both it and the Autobot insignia on his right shoulder are [[tampograph]]ed rather than stickers like on previous releases of the original Optimus Prime toy, which would be later carried over to subsequent reissues of the figure.

: Instead of the regular trailer that came with all previous releases of the original Optimus Prime toy, Pepsi Convoy is equipped with an entirely new "Bottle Station" (get it?) trailer unit, specially designed to carry a single 500ml-size bottle (a common size in Japan), three 350ml cans, or 12 bottle caps (bottle cap figurines being a common and popular collectible item in Japan). Pepsi Convoy's fists and rifle store on the Station's underside when he's in vehicle mode.

: Despite being a Japanese product, the packaging for Pepsi Convoy features "''The Transformers''" branding, which is the branding used for the English-speaking Generation 1 toylines.
{{-}}

===Classics===
[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Not quite as nice, but we'll take it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, 2007)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': Left & right fists, ion blaster, trailer, cardboard Pepsi bottle

: Inspired by the [[#The Transformers|1985 promotional version]] of Optimus Prime that featured Pepsi stickers on his trailer, this outlandish incarnation of Prime is a slightly altered version of Takara's 2005 [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure (which represented a different character to Prime). The figure was only sold by [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] at various conventions, and given away as a promotional prize by Pepsi, via their [[Mountain Dew]] brand.

: A redeco of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime cab robot sporting an egregious number of Pepsi-themed paint masks and details, Pepsi Prime's differences from Pepsi Convoy are minimal: he features the shortened smokestacks previously seen on the ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' release of the mold, the blue pattern on his decals are different (matching the American Pepsi can/bottle look at the time rather than the one used in Japan), and also has a different layout for the Pepsi logo on his left shoulder. Like Pepsi Convoy, he comes with an entirely new trailer unit, specially designed to carry either a single 500ml (16.9 oz) size [[soft drink]] bottle, three 350ml cans, or 12 bottle caps (bottle cap figurines being a common and popular collectible item in Japan). In a first for the Prime mold, the figure's fists store in holes on the underside of the trailer while he is in vehicle mode. His ion blaster (which also stores under the trailer) is the first Hasbro reissue to feature the original, thick-barrel sculpt, which was reinstated to the mold by the ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' release of Prime a few years prior.

::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/PepsiPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Pepsi Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
* Transform Your Summer sweepstakes on specially marked Pepsi, [[Mountain Dew]], and Sierra Mist packages.
* [[Capture the Cube]] online game.

In 2008, Hasbro released a ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figure of [[Dispensor]], a Mountain Dew vending machine Transformer seen in the [[Transformers (film)|film]]. However, the figure is adorned with no Mountain Dew logos, so it's apparently not an official PepsiCo promotion product

==Notes==
[[File:TFTG Unused Pepsi Payload Model.jpg|right|thumb|The most important cut content from this entire game.]]
* A variant of [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]], crudely textured with a shoddily compressed Pepsi livery, can be found in the internal files for ''[[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]''. It was most likely cut early in development.

==External links==
* {{w|Pepsi}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Drink]]
[[Category:Movie]]

Nightbeat (G1)

2025-03-24T12:46:24Z

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{{factions|autobot|autobotg2|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
{{disambig3|Nightbeat}}
:''Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat cvrA clean.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|My mind's like an engine, racing out of control; a rocket tearing itself to pieces, trapped on the launchpad...''I need a case!'']]

'''Nightbeat''', a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. Deny him information, and he'll doggedly pursue every possible lead until he's obtained it. This monomania has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count, yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. Over the course of his investigations, Nightbeat's wont to ignore rules, regulations, and any sort of social niceties. He has insulted creatures many times his size and committed huge faux-pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that, when the thrill of the hunt has him, he will not be denied.

Nightbeat has a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner, [[Muzzle]], whom he gets along ''amazingly'' well with. The two seem to have been of one mind even before they were [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]].

{{bigquote|For me, it's all about the '''details'''. Look closely at something and it'll make sense. If it '''doesn't''', look '''closer'''.|Nightbeat|"[[Omega's Conundrum]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Sirennightbeatbigshutdown.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Nightbeat, I thought 'Truth is revealed in the smallest detail' is what you always say."<br />"...Shut up, Siren."]]
''Shortly after being made a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and joining [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew on Earth, Nightbeat learned of a mysterious robot corpse which had seemingly washed up on the [[California]]n shoreline. He decided to investigate, bringing along [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] to serve as his personal "Watson". At the scene of the crime, they found a pair of Transformers hovering over [[Playback (G1)|the body]], and who quickly burned rubber once they spotted the Autobots. Sending Siren off to chase them down, Nightbeat pulled out the giant retractable magnifying glass in his sleeve and went to work collecting evidence from the body.''

''Finding a serial brand from a Decepticon prison on the body, and identifying a signature Decepticon [[cyclone cannon]] as the murder weapon, Nightbeat concluded that a lone, well-armed Decepticon was hunting down escaped Autobot prisoners. Siren returned at that moment, correcting Nightbeat's analysis by informing him the prisoners weren't escapees, but deliberately let loose as prey to be hunted down. His source? The surviving prisoner, [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and the lone, well-armed Decepticon named [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who was right on their tails. Thinking quickly, Nightbeat had his Nebulan partner Muzzle binary-bond with the dead Autobot in order to partially reactivate his motor functions. Caught off-guard by his prey supposedly coming back to life right in front of him, Thunderwing left himself wide open when Muzzle disengaged and Nightbeat blew up the Autobot's fuel core at close enough range to send Thunderwing packing into the waves to dose the flames. Hosehead then returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with Nightbeat and Siren.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}} {{storylink|Rage!}}

[[File:Nightbeatdeathbringer.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Get your head out of 1984, Prime!]]
''Optimus Prime was confiding in Nightbeat his desire to find a way to restore the warriors who were destroyed during the [[Underbase Saga]] when they received a distress signal from the Earth's surface. Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], Siren, Hosehead, [[Getaway]], and himself, and under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades. There they found the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], who had come to cleanse the planet of life. Ironically, Deathbringer was powered by the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the very thing Prime had desired earlier to restore his fallen warriors! And it had to be destroyed to save Earth! While the rest of the combat team were getting slaughtered by Deathbringer, Nightbeat pulled away and consulted via comlink [[Waverider]] on the Ark. Through Waverider's information digging, Nightbeat learned that Deathbringers were mechanoids designed to give death painlessly to the terminally ill. Though this particular Deathbringer's purpose had been twisted, Nightbeat devised a means to use its own programming against it. Nightbeat clued Optimus in on his plan, and the Deathbringer was told that its own body was diseased, and that it should destroy itself. It did, leaving Nightbeat and Prime a hollow victory with questions about the true essence of the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

''Later, Thunderwing emerged from the ocean, intent on destroying Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren. To this end, he led his troops on a suicidal attack on the Ark, interrupting the Autobots' downtime in the process. As he helped repel the invaders, Nightbeat revealed to Siren that he had already begun suspecting that Thunderwing had survived their previous encounter. Despite his immense power, Thunderwing was no match for all of the Autobots aboard the Ark, and was soon repelled.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Nightbeatincontrol.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|But what does he think about waterboarding?]]
During the Matrix Quest, Nightbeat led Hosehead and Siren on a search of the planet [[Pz-Zazz]] for any sign of the Matrix. Pz-Zazz was on file as a vibrant, lush world; in reality it was a cesspool, festering with mob violence and untamed decadence. While questioning the wrong sort of people, the Autobots were caught in the middle of a crossfire between B'hgdad's men and Gutt's boys. One alien on the street fared worse than they did, passing on a mysterious [[bird|bird statue]] to Siren before dying in his arms. Despite Nightbeat's keen interest in the clear film noir plot developing around them, Siren and Hosehead convinced him to put the bird aside and continue searching for the Matrix.

At the next bar they were canvassing, the Autobots were confronted by the delightful Miss [[Fatale]]. Fatale informed them of a legendary Font of Life which had once lit a nearby mountaintop. The sick and weak would pilgrimage to the mountain in order to touch a "sacred idol" and heal their wounds. She offered to lead them to the temple on the mountain in exchange for the bird, which she claimed was her property. Suspicious, Nightbeat sent Hosehead and Siren ahead to the mountain with Fatale while he retrieved the bird from where they had stashed it. Confronted by B'hgdad and his men, Nightbeat only managed to escape after chipping off a piece of the bird's outer enamel, revealing the radiant life-source within. Briefly considering keeping the bird as a replacement for the Matrix, to help heal all his comrades aboard the Ark, Nightbeat quickly rejected the idea and returned the bird to its rightful place on the mountain's altar, releasing waves of pure light and hope to revitalize Pz-Zazz and its people.

Then he got shot in the back. No good deed goes unpunished. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}

Thunderwing and his [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] had gotten wind of Autobot parties searching this one area of the galaxy, and his curiosity was piqued. Hooking Nightbeat and the others up to his torturous [[Mind Leech]] device, Thunderwing extracted all he needed to know about the Matrix Quest and the possible planets on the search list. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} The Autobot trio remained captives on board the [[Thunderwing's ship|Decepticon ship]] until Thunderwing backhanded his minion [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] into some equipment. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} This caused a short circuit which, unknown to the Decepticons, freed Nightbeat and his team. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Learning that Thunderwing had successfully found the Matrix in their absence and was planning to sneak aboard the Ark in a stolen [[Ark shuttlecraft|Autobot shuttle]], Nightbeat and pals stowed away on the shuttle in the hopes of disrupting the Decepticons' schemes somehow.

[[File:Nightbeatmatrixguideme.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Stop writing our captions for us, Nightbeat.]]
The situation was worse than they thought. The Matrix was corrupted from a series of unstable hosts, and now had an evil sentience that had overwhelmed Thunderwing and made him a puppet to its will. With the combined forces of the Ark unable to best the Thunderwing / Matrix combo, Nightbeat devised a desperate plan. As Siren triggered the shuttle's self-destruct sequence, Nightbeat fired the ship's grappling [[harpoon]] straight through Thunderwing's chest and shut off the docking clamps, just as Hosehead turned off the [[artificial gravity]] in the hangar bay. The result was the shuttle being sucked out into the black void, taking Thunderwing and the Matrix along with it before exploding. Thunderwing was last seen hurtling through space, still harpooned to a piece of flaming debris. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Nightbeateyeofthestorm.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And a second gunman! On the grassy knoll!]]
Optimus Prime next gave Nightbeat an investigational assignment to look into the disappearance and supposed death of [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in a massive explosion on Cybertron some months back. After reviewing witness statements and making a few leaps of deductive logic, Nightbeat reached the hypothesis that Ratchet may have been cast into a [[trans-time dimensional portal|dimensional portal]] they knew had been active at the time of the explosion and then been caught between space as the explosion destroyed the delicate portal mechanism. To test his theory, Nightbeat arranged for an inter-dimensional probe to search for and retrieve Ratchet's spark signature in [[unspace]], assuming it was anywhere to be found. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

It was. Nightbeat witnessed Ratchet materializing on the Ark, fused at a molecular level to Megatron in a horrific blending of two mechanoids, both in constant and indescribable agony. [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] was more than willing to put the grotesque fusion down, but Nightbeat begged him to stay his hand. Upon explaining how the Ratchet/Megatron fusion had come to appear on the ship, Nightbeat was berated by Kup, who asked him if he didn't think their friend was better off dead than in his current state. The discussion on the matter was cut short by the creature tackling the Autobots into a nearby wall and then scampering off to cause havoc throughout the Ark. Nightbeat and the others tracked it down to the engine room, where Kup told Optimus that his recent unpopular decisions risked turning the rest of his crew against him. Optimus turned to the others for confirmation on Kup's statement, and Nightbeat couldn't bring himself to look his leader in the eye. Finding his resolve, Optimus managed to subdue the creature, and Autobot medic [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] took steps to separate the pair, who were then placed in stasis chambers. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

[[File:AllThisAndCivilWar2 NightbeatScorponok.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|right|"If I'm to save the world, your existence must come to an end before you take office."]]
During the aftermath, Optimus Prime surrendered his forces, including Nightbeat, to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons on Earth, hoping to use his desperate action to unite both factions against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. This alliance was about to form when the entire Decepticon base imploded in on itself due to an attack from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s small team of rival Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Nightbeat survived this initial strike, and along with Optimus Prime and the other Autobots, emerged and tried to keep the new Decepticon Civil War from spreading beyond the area. Optimus charged himself and Nightbeat with keeping Scorponok specifically out of Manhattan. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} However, when [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s team of robot-fighting mutants, the [[Neo-Knights]] arrived, Nightbeat was the first to fall at the hands of the psychotic [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. As the fighting neared its end, and the alliance began to form again, [[Primus]] teleported the Earth-bound Transformers to Cybertron; Nightbeat's antenna was in contact with the Neo-Knight's helicopter, accidentally bringing them to Cybertron as well! {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

[[File:Nightbeatsnapdragon.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|left|Oh no! Muzzle!]]
Once on Cybertron, Nightbeat, able to stand up again, watched as Primus spoke through [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], telling "his children" of their origin and their charge to defeat Unicron. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Once Unicron arrived, the alliance was put to the test, and Nightbeat was among several Autobots who utilized [[sky-sled]]s in their attacks on the Dark God. He was annoyed at both Siren's and Hot Rod's reckless abandon when they joined in on the attack, but all three managed to survive this cataclysmic battle. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Nightbeat nailed both an Autobot and Decepticon logo on the wall of their fragile alliance's headquarters {{storylink|Still Life!}} and joined the Autobots in their delayed evacuation of Cybertron. As they headed for [[Klo]], he urged [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to cool down and save his bring-a-prick for the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Unfortunately, the Decepticons were aware of the Autobots' surprise attack, and all but five Autobots were destroyed. [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] kicked a head away from Nightbeat's remains. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|It can be assumed that Nightbeat was revived along with the other casualties by the [[Last Autobot]].}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
When the Decepticons took control of the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], Nightbeat joined a commando unit of Autobots to infiltrate their position. Their first obstacle was [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], but luck was on their side. The Decepticon tracker was looking to kill something, and bent waaaaay over the water trying to skewer a fish. Nightbeat just had to give him a tiny nudge, and Fangry fell over into the waiting arms of the Autobots hidden in the murky water. The rest of the surviving Decepticons were defeated in short order afterwards, bringing an end to the Cybertronian civil war. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Nightbeat was present when Powermaster Optimus Prime led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders Shockwave and Megatron, who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. Nightbeat was hit by a laser, causing him to transform into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

Recordings of the attack on Alaska, along with Optimus Prime reviewing Nightbeat's characteristics to Bumblebee, were used in a wayward simulation experienced by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

Nightbeat was among the Autobots who fought to safeguard the nuclear arms at [[Nevada Alpha]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|We hate you, Furman, forever.]]
Nightbeat worked on a computer console as Optimus Prime and Megatron observed some data on the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]] attacked the base, Nightbeat's console exploded, sending him flying across the room. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Tales of Earth Part Six}}

He later appeared among the Autobot forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the Swarm, self-destructing alongside [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Detective by trade, but moonlights as a babysitter.]]
When the war ended with the Decepticons' defeat on Klo, Nightbeat initially accepted [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s offer to search the galaxy for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his scattered troops. However, Nightbeat soon tired of this mission and left. He and his former [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] partner [[Muzzle]] were put back on track when Optimus hired them as his personal investigative agents, but they quickly found themselves stifled by military authority, and struck out on their own. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Muzzle profile}} They teamed up with [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and his partner [[Quig]], and afterwards picked up [[Lug (G1)|Lug]] from [[Nebulos]] {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Lug profile}} The group was afterwards joined by a new [[human]] recruit, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] became part of the gang when the two intoxicated Dinobots burst in on one of their sting operations. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|''Classics'' Slag profile}}

[[File:Nightbeatcheapshotsnoggin.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right|You'd lose the ears, too, if you hung out with Siren.]]
Nightbeat's crew once had to <s>set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs</s> crash their ship into the only repair bay on Azure equipped to repair their ship, and they were stranded there for the interim. After a barroom brawl, Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]''. ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. However, the entire arrangement was a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. The Decepticons were brutalized and Phyrion was returned to ''Amory''. Regretting her involvement, ''Amory'' paid the Autobots for her services, plus she chipped in for a new head for Nightbeat, as his was damaged during the battle. Despite their short run-in with good luck, Nightbeat and his crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

Nightbeat and the rest of the crew eventually set up an official "Nightbeat and Associates" agency for hire. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}} Nightbeat and his team managed to survive the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their universe]] and ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Epilogue}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Zero unit the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"I'm afraid we're not going to get much help from the Batcomputer, Robin. It can't go back to prehistoric times."]]
When "[[Primus]]" set [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] adrift in [[Zero Space]] he witnessed a series of events that could spell the end of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] including Nightbeat and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] battling the [[Dark Matrix]]-infected [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}} After becoming Rodimus Prime, he formed Nightbeat and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] into the "[[Zero Unit]]", a group tasked with finding the cause of the Zero Effect around.

Working out of [[Ops-Command HQ]], the Zero Unit decided that out of the four disparate strands of the Zero Effect, their time would be best spent investigating the missing Senator [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], realising that as a prominent Cybertronian he would most likely have had offworld dealings. They sent bulk pulsewaves to any mech civilisations that might have encountered him asking for information but received nothing back in reply until they launched a probe... and suddenly Jhiaxus's entire fleet materialised in the skies above Cybertron! {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

Rodimus returned to the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] to consult with Nightbeat, Bumblebee and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. They cautioned against making any aggressive moves, instead advising the Autobot leader to meet with Jhiaxus at the [[Eugenesis Plaza]] where he could be covered by snipers nearby. The Zero Unit monitored the situation as Prime took the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] leader to [[Nova Point]] to continue their conversation in "private", moving in along with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] the moment diplomacy went out of the window and Jhiaxus turned violent. Nightbeat directed [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to attend to the casualties while he, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] dug out their leader. Appraising Prime of the situation, he noted that the Zero Unit had managed to capture a large amount of data during the Cybertronians' visit and had perhaps come up with a way to hurt them, convincing Rodimus to take the fight to the enemy. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

[[File:Nightbeat the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"To the Beat-Mobile!!"{{-}}"You mean your Chevy?"{{-}}"...Yes."]]
Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and Bumblebee, Nightbeat landed at area 59, subdivision 17.4, branch 5: Z-9-#J-4 of the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] and using telemetry from the probe they had launched and structural analysis of the Hub itself, he postulated that striking a key link of the superstructure—with the warhead yields synchronised with the local frequency harmonics—would cause a chain reaction, destroying the whole network. While the Autobot ships ''[[Lancer One]]'' and ''[[Lancer Two]]'' launched the warheads successfully, Jhiaxus had anticipated this entire strategy and taken steps to protect the Hub. He then sent his troops to retaliate against the invading Autobot forces, forcing Rodimus Prime to surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

Locked up in the [[Corral]] and forced to watch their comrades being arbitrarily executed, Nightbeat and the rest of the Autobots were eventually freed when Rodimus Prime took advantage of the distraction afforded by the [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]/[[Underbase]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]/[[Ark (G1)|Ark]] hybrids. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Upon their return to Cybertron they found that it was a ghost planet, populated by energy-draining [[shadow-leech]]es that Nightbeat quickly surmised were deadly to the touch after they sucked the lives out of [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. As Rodimus Prime headed into Zero Space to confront the leeches' Dark Matrix master, the rest of the Autobots secured the [[Star Chamber]] where Nightbeat deduced that the situations unfolding on [[Earth]] and [[Nebulos]] were also part of the Dark Matrix's plan and dispatched teams of Autobots via [[space bridge]] to deal with them. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Nightbeatageofwrath.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|''War Within'' Nightbeat transforms into Roger Clemens.]]
One of the few remaining Autobots battling the Decepticons during the [[Age of Internment]], Nightbeat was leader of a strike team consisting of Hosehead, Siren, [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], and [[Getaway]]. They were tasked with acquiring a member of the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] for [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to study and, hopefully, find some sort of defense against. Using Getaway as a decoy with the rest of the team hiding under a [[null-field cloak]], they managed to lure three of them into a trap at [[Nova Cronum]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} After the first two drones were destroyed, the third simply shut itself down. As Nightbeat discussed the best course of action with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], he approached it with an [[inhibitor claw]] - only for it to suddenly reactivate and slam Nightbeat against a wall, temporarily knocking him out of commission. Nightbeat revived shortly afterwards but was helpless to stop the rampaging drone, which was eventually put down by Getaway. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} When Optimus finally returned to Cybertron, Nightbeat and Perceptor brought him up to date with their current situation. Under his leadership, the Autobots were able to overthrow Megatron and thwart a Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Nightbeat|Transformers Spotlight: Nightbeat]]''}}

[[File:Nightbeat quark maccadams post hoc.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Quark finds out that his role of Dr. Watson has been recast for Hardhead.]]

'''Nightbeat of [[Yuss]]''' {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]]. He was among the first of the first wave of constructed cold Cybertronian brought online. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} He desired to solve one of the "Big Three" mysteries, finding [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], finding the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark-1'']] or determining the purpose of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s alternate mode. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

Four million years ago, Nightbeat was a hostage negotiator with an interest in political news. He disapproved of the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]] and watched the early Decepticon movement with interest. Nightbeat was sharing a drink outside of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]] with his friend [[Quark]] when they discovered the body of Senator [[Sherma]] hanging from the underside of the [[Sherma Bridge|Interstate Bridge]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

Years later, Nightbeat was assigned by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] to work a hostage exchange with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. They were attacked by [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] on the way there and Nightbeat was consistently annoyed by Alpha Trion's nebulous platitudes. The whole thing turned out to be a trap set by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to capture Alpha Trion. Nightbeat and the others managed to get away while Orion Pax covered their escape. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

After the war officially began, Nightbeat was part of the [[113th Battalion]] and took part in a massive battle against [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Nightbeat The Hunting Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Some time after Metroplex's departure from Cybertron, Nightbeat, [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] were in space pursuing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Empirion|ship]] from a distance, trying to put a stop to them despite being outnumbered and outmatched. When Bludgeon found a remote asteroid with a small civilization of [[Urtuskian]]s and his troops attacked the outpost, the Autobots intervened to save as many lives as they could. Nightbeat was left on the asteroid's surface while Jetfire took care of the Decepticons' shuttle, and Bumblebee pursued Thundercracker down a tunnel. Though tired after having been through a long day, Nightbeat warded off the Decepticons until they broke off their attack. With their ship destroyed, Nightbeat and the others found themselves stuck on the planetoid for an unspecified amount of time. Thankfully, this was another of those "Bumblebee makes a friend" stories, as Nightbeat put it, and so they had hospitable hosts until they were rescued. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Decades ago, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] was tried by [[Aequitas]] for several crimes as [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Xaaron]], Nightbeat, and others watched in disgust and/or intrigue. They decided that the records of the trials would be sealed until the final verdict was reached, for fear of the damage the information about the trials would do to Autobot morale and potential for Decepticon propaganda usage. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Nightbeat also participated in the infamous [[Magnus Inquiry]] in [[Room 113]] of the [[Kimia Facility]], where High Command investigated allegations that "[[Gideon's Glue]]", the substance which brought such devastation on Flame's original troop on [[Babu Yar]], had been created originally by an Autobot. The investigation was ultimately inconclusive, and no formal charges were filed. {{storylink|Bullets}}

At some point Nightbeat was talking with Rewind, who recorded what he said. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:SpotlightNightbeat NightbeatKrakon.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Nightbeat, star of CSI: Kalis.]]
Nightbeat, passing the time by trying to answer the mystery of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', went to meet with a mechanoid trader named [[Krakon]], only to find him dead by unknown means. Nightbeat followed the clues that the late Krakon (and his killers) left behind and was lured into an apparent trap on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He found a strange dimensional portal deep beneath the world, but got captured by an [[Straxus (G1)|unknown villain]] before he could tell anyone. They put something in his head, erased his memory, and then sent him back out into space. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and ordered to head for [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

Nightbeat was one of the many bots surprised to hear of Blaster's miraculous return. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Aboard ''[[Ark-32]]'', Nightbeat arrived in Earth orbit with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] in tow just as Optimus Prime and his troops were confronting [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] head-on in the breakaway Soviet state of [[Brasnya]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} While his two rather over-eager companions headed to the surface, Nightbeat remained aboard the ship and provided intel for the Autobots below. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

Planetside, Hot Rod succeeded in carrying out his primary mission, the capture of the Decepticons' [[Facsimile construct|facsimile avatar]]. Anxious to re-join the battle, he requested Nightbeat to send him through a double orbital bounce—transporting him up to the ship just long enough to drop off his captive, then returning to the planet. Nightbeat was rather bemused at the thought of the thrill-seeking Hot Rod abandoning a combat zone, but complied. At that instant, though, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived and attacked Hot Rod. Nightbeat reported back to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] that Hot Rod was in a [[CR chamber]], and the facsimile—injured by flak—had expired. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[File:Nightbeat-devastation1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|I can bluff my way through anything, he thought, even Pictionary.]]
After [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s disappearance, Nightbeat began investigating the sequence of events that led to his capture. Examining the [[SM-40]] Notepad stolen by [[Verity Carlo]], he discovered a homing device that had allowed Sunstreaker's unknown assailants to discover the underwater location of ''[[Ark-19]]''. Nightbeat ordered [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] on a scouting mission along the shores of [[Lake Michigan]], where Bumblebee discovered a great deal of advanced surveillance equipment. Deducing that ''Ark-19''’s location was compromised, Nightbeat advised Optimus and Prowl to move the ship immediately. Nightbeat handled navigation chores as the ship lifted off. Unfortunately, the Decepticon [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacked shortly thereafter, sending ''Ark-19'' plummeting to Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

Per Optimus Prime's order, Nightbeat transferred the damaged ship's data to ''Ark-32'', then moved with the other Autobots to the ship's cargo bay shortly before it crashed into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and self-destructed. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}}

Nightbeat and the others survived, however {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} and while the other Autobots battled Sixshot, Nightbeat attempted to activate the orbital bounce abilities of the ''Ark-32''. After a few Autobot injuries, Nightbeat was able to beam them up to the ship, along with [[Jimmy Pink]] and Verity Carlo, who nearly died during the bounce. Optimus Prime stayed behind to battle Sixshot alone, but once Sixshot left the battle, Nightbeat also evacuated Prime seconds before an air strike by the U.S. military. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}}

Afterward, Nightbeat studied the telemetry [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]'s unit sent on [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]]'s death. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} After examining the data, Nightbeat observed that it was as though a virus of unlife had attacked and destroyed every living cyber-cell in Leadfoot simultaneously, in a fraction of a [[Units of time|nano-klik]]. While it was something he had never encountered before, he couldn't shake the nagging feeling that he had forgotten something important, as if his memory had been tampered with. Seeking inspiration to jog his memory, he went down to the hangar of ''Ark 32'' where his personal ship was stored. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} Nightbeat soon found out that he logged a message about his trip to Gorlam Prime, which he had no recollection of. He asked Hardhead to help him with his investigation. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:Nightbeatexecuted.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Watson had finally had enough of Holmes' lip.]]
Discovering a large part of his memory missing, a worried Nightbeat realised someone may have tampered with him and asked Hardhead to accompany him to Gorlam Prime, with orders to terminate Nightbeat if he turned. Upon arrival, they found the entire planet frozen. Nightbeat theorised that the planet was evolving somehow, from organic to techno-organic... to something like Cybertronians. His musings were interrupted by a force of small Transformers. As Hardhead held them off, Nightbeat found some kind of tunnels leading down to a strange cavern. There, losing control of himself, he turned his gun on Hardhead and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] revealed himself to be in control of the Autobot. After providing some background on their plans, Jhiaxus, as Nightbeat, shot Hardhead in the head. However, he had not counted on Hardhead's resilience, and the Autobot escaped to the strange pool that served as a portal between the living and Dead universes. Jhiaxus attempted to persuade Hardhead into accepting a quick death over pointless resistance, but as he did so, Hardhead suddenly shot Nightbeat. As the Autobot died, Jhiaxus screamed, revealing to [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] that their agent was gone. Nemesis considered that he was now forced to take Nightbeat's mission as his own: Find and kill Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

However, thanks to the Dead Universe, Nightbeat wasn't as dead as he seemed. Kept alive by its properties, he was dragged into the other universe, unbeknownst to Hardhead or anyone else, including the fabled Necrobot. But his brush with death left Nightbeat feeling that there was no [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], no life ''after'' death. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

[[File:FinestHour-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Probably sounds like Benedict Cumberbatch.]]
Nightbeat would eventually reappear 7 years later, following Orion Pax's group when they entered the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} He later appeared to the group after [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] started to leak strange fluids from his face. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} He then proceeded to convince them of his reliability by recounting the [[Spotlight: Hardhead|circumstances of his death]]. He then performed a cold-reading of Cyclonus and reassured him that [[Tailgate (G1)|his friend]] would recover, though the stoic Tetrahexian did not remotely approve of being read without consent. He then lead the group to the contraction point of the Dead Universe.

All of this turned out to be a ruse on Nova Prime's part to lure the team into a trap, with Nightbeat still being a sleeper agent. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} He was then left by Nova to protect the containment field that Pax's team were trapped in. He was briefly broken out of Nova's control by the contents of [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]' palm just before Nova Prime arrived. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} He was then ordered to take the group to a separate cell where he explained that Nova was planning to use their [[spark]]s to strengthen the [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|space bridge]] at the center of the Dead Universe.

He was fully broken out of Nova's control by Rodimus asking him to ask him the solve the mystery of what was in his palm, Rodimus knowing Nightbeat would never be able to resist a mystery. He then set them free from the cell. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} He then led the team through the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] horde to the chamber holding Kup and was there when Nova Prime arrived. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} He helped the others keep the Sweeps busy while Orion Pax fought Nova Prime and reclaimed the title of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

However, the team still had more problems as the Dead Universe was rapidly contracting around them and the Gorlam Prime portal was nowhere to be found. Nightbeat found a miniscule tear in the fabric of the universe which the group used to send a transmission through to [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The group escaped the Dead Universe in time to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], via [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s chest. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Unfortunately Nightbeat, Cyclonus and Kup started to collapse due to the destruction of the Dead Universe, but Brainstorm managed to stabilize them. He later explained to Rodimus how the group managed to escape the Dead Universe: by creating a Space Bridge from Nova Prime's corpse. He also explained to Brainstorm why he had a space bridge in his chest, he was later interested in how Rodimus had gotten the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:WordsHangInTheAir-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Nightbeat's door is too cool for the silent K.]]
Nightbeat later joined the crew of the ''Lost Light''. Before Megatron's trial took place Nightbeat exposed [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s "crew auditions" as fake due to the fact that Ultra Magnus would never allow them to be advertised as "Crewditions". He was also present at Megatron's trial on Luna-2. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Toward Peace}} Six months later, Nightbeat was among the group given a tour of the ship by [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He later joined [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in trying to get [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] to leave his hab suite (number 208) and was instead intrigued by the number 8 being missing from the door. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Toward Peace}} Chromedome approached the detective to investigate a sudden change in the content of [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s [[The Gloaming|message]], Nightbeat was quick to blame the change on the mnemosurgeon's grief (as the message had returned to its normal content) but quickly changed his mind when he saw Rewind himself standing in the doorway to the room. On the way back to Nightbeat's quarters the detective explained that he had seen a [[data ghost]] of Rewind due to the little 'bot's function as an archivist, but Nightbeat was shocked to find that the walls of his quarters had disappeared! {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} As part of "Team Rodimus" Nightbeat was called in to investigate the dead body of a duplicate Rodimus. When Rodimus came to the conclusion that hacking off his right arm was the best way to proceed, Nightbeat stopped him. He reasoned that the body was not Rodimus' future self due to the Crisis Vote missing from his right hand. However, Rodimus revealed he had removed the results from his hand due to a talk with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], only to be ignored as the wall in the room disappeared. When the entire ship began disintegrating Nightbeat and twenty other bots crammed into the new [[Rodpod]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

[[File:TwentyPlusOne NightbeatMagnoGlass.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|left]]
Rodimus issued an order that everyone was to regroup at [[Ofsted XVII]]. [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] then suddenly disappeared, followed by [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Chromedome, Hound, and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] then made his presence known and was knocked out by Megatron. Nightbeat dedicated himself to finding a pattern linking those who had been taken. Inspired by Cyclonus, he put forward the theory that those who were taken were all Forged. The theory seemed to be accepted by the [[M.T.O.]]s present, only for Ratchet to point out several in the room were Forged and a few taken were constructed cold. Ultra Magnus eventually made contact with the Rodpod via holomatter and informed them everyone else had disappeared on the [[Leading Light]], only for he himself to disappear mid-sentence. Nightbeat then requested all the information on the crew, trying to find the common denominator. It was only when [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] revealed that he was '''not''' on board the ''Lost Light'' when it first launched did Nightbeat make the connection. Everyone who disappeared was part of the original crew. Megatron was not amused and scolded him for failing to save anyone. Nightbeat, rattled, tried (badly) to suggest that it still counted that he'd worked it out.

Shortly after the Rodpod arrived at Ofsted XVII and found a bisected ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Boarding the ship, the Autobots released Ravage to use his tracking ability. Ravage eventually found a dead Ultra Magnus, or rather [[Minimus Ambus]] stripped of his armour. Skids identified that Magnus had been killed by a [[fusion cannon]] and Megatron and Ravage were locked up by the Autobots at Megatron's request. Nightbeat and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] made their way to the engines to try and stop the leakage of quantum foam. The two began to discuss the strangeness of recent events and began to bond in the process, Nautica eventually came across Brainstorm's [[Time case|briefcase]]. Opening it they found nothing - failing to notice local space-time warping around them. Eventually they came to stairs leading to a lower deck, despite them being on the lowest deck. There they found [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s headless corpse, Nightbeat realized who had attacked the ship and when he called his crew mates they all realized that the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] were responsible. Nautica, however, refused to leave until they had searched the entire ship for survivors, despite Megatron arguing there would not be any. Ravage however soon detected Rewind hiding in the [[Magnus Armor]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:Slaughterhouse2-BeneathBrainstormsFaceplate.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"Oh yeah? Then what is THIS?"]]
Nightbeat's being alive, combined with a ''female'' Nautica and an ''Autobot'' Megatron proved too much for the alternate Rewind, who began whimpering and offered a data slug to Nightbeat to explain what happened. While he analyzed it Nautica realized that the ''Lost Light'' undergone a quantum duplication at launch, creating an exact copy just as valid as the original. Nightbeat confirmed this, saying the Rodimus they had found in the coffin was from this ship and had died during the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] fiasco. Drift interred him and someone (according to Rewind ''deliberately'') deactivated Overlord's cell, luring the D.J.D. to the ship. Nautica proposed deactivating the engines as the foam would destroy Ofsted XVII and theoretically restore their ship. Rewind offered to deactivate one of the quantum drums but would need someone of equal size to deactivate the other. The Autobots went to find the [[mass-displacement gun]] that their Brainstorm invented, in the hope the alternate one had also built one, in order to shrink someone down to help Rewind. While there Nightbeat and Nautica theorized that the alternate Rewind and his altered message appeared on their ship due to cross-contamination. They concluded that their ship disappeared because of how close it got to the alternate one, the paradox being too massive to ignore. Nightbeat then made the startling discovery that Brainstorm had a Decepticon insignia painted in his faceplate and that made their Brainstorm a spy! When they could not find the gun, Megatron offered to shrink himself down and help Rewind. The drums were deactivated and the Autobots blasted off in Rodpod with the alternate Rewind in tow. Nightbeat and Nautica theorized over how Rewind survived the quantum erasure, with Nightbeat joking it was the "Power of Love". Nautica then asked him to explain how he managed to hold onto the alternate Brainstorm's briefcase. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

It turned out the briefcase was actually part of an intricate time-travel machine. Nightbeat immediately went to work studying it, until [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] borrowed it. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

[[File:TheSensuousFrame NightbeatGetawaySurrounded.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|Nightbeat and Getaway in- ''The Case of "'''HOLY $#%&, WHAT THE $#%& ARE THOSE???'''"'']]
A few days later, the ''Lost Light'' set down on [[Scarvix]]. While wandering the ship, Nightbeat nearly got hit by Tailgate joyriding about on a [[hoverboard]]. Shortly thereafter he was present at Brainstorm's hearing at the hands of the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee]]. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

When Rodimus summoned the entire ship's crew to make the momentous announcement that they'd actually accomplished something, Nightbeat and Nautica were some of the last to actually arrive, something Nightbeat felt was cool. It turned out Thunderclash was dying, and the entire crew had been invited to his pre-wake on the ''Vis Vitalis''. Once there, Nightbeat was one of the four people present who didn't dance at all. Eventually, feeling judged by everyone else, he decided to borrow [[Nautica's wrench]] and go off for a snoop, brushing off Nautica's attempt to introduce him to her ''Amica Endura'' Firestar. He soon stumbled upon Getaway having a lie-down, and tried to fake concern at him. This was interrupted by a manic Ravage running past, babbling about "them" being "everywhere". Following him into the morgue, Nightbeat wasn't interested in the bodies contained within, until he looked over [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s corpse and found it was covered in hundreds of throbbing pustules, which were also growing on Getaway. Almost immediately, the two found themselves surrounded by strange shambling creatures. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

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The creatures did not appreciate Nightbeat trying to determine how they'd managed to remain hidden, and attacked him. Fortunately, Ravage appeared to drive them off, and at Getaway's suggestion they fled the morgue, though not before Nightbeat took a moment to study [[Photon (G1)|Photon]]'s corpse. The three soon met up with everyone else who'd ran into the creatures at the same time. Nightbeat began examining everyone, and found the creatures had already gotten to Skids, though he was confused as to why they seemed drawn to some people and not others. It was thanks to Firestar pointing out those people all had charismatic traits that finally clued Nightbeat in on what they were: [[personality tick]]s. Nightbeat had always dismissed these as a myth, but he worked it out from Firestar was burning a black diamond, which only came from the planet the ticks originated on.

He had an idea to kill the creatures, summoning the most charismatic people he knew of to kill them, but before he could implement it, the ticks attacked again. As the motley crew fought the ticks, they suddenly perished at the arrival of Rodimus and Megatron, baffling Nightbeat, since he hadn't had a chance to summon them. Turned out some other bunch of people had already come up with the idea and done it themselves. Afterward, Nightbeat attended an Earth Dance party at Swerve's, where he contributed to the dancing by tapping his foot. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

[[File:Luther, Bender, and an engineer walk into a bar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"Surprise! I actually sound like Idris Elba!"]]
When Swerve disappeared suddenly and was found half-dead, it was Nightbeat that worked out how the bartender had been using a [[Holomatter|holomatter avatar]] to appear in public for him while he wasted away. Everyone went on a massive rescue effort on the hologram planet of "[[Swearth]]" in human avatars, with Nightbeat working with Rodimus, Nautica, and Megatron. While there, he rebuked Megatron for commenting that humans were fragile, believing the man was calling them weak. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} It turned out the cause of Swerve's ailment was an old injury, inflicted during an encounter with the D.J.D. many years ago. When Velocity examined the wound, she found a message from Agent 113, which included the location of the Necrobot's homeworld. Naturally, the investigative Nightbeat leapt at the chance to "explain" that, and joined the expedition. When the ship landed, Nightbeat spotted the Necrobot at the front door of the vast structure he lived in, only to get the door slammed in his face. This did not deter Nightbeat, who made it clear he wouldn't leave until he got answers.

[[File:TheNotKnowing NightbeatHope.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
So the Necrobot opened the door and ushered him in. As they walked and talked, he was surprised to find the Necrobot (aka [[Mortilus|Censere]]) could talk, and was old. Old enough to remember [[First Cybertronian Civil War|the ''first'' war]]. Nightbeat expressed profound disappointment that the Necrobot wasn't in fact magic, that he was just a "phony" using technology to track death, rather than what Nightbeat wanted: proof of life after death, proof he hadn't gotten after his headshot back on Gorlam Prime, which was causing him a severe amount of distress. However, Censere countered that just because there wasn't proof of the Afterspark didn't mean there ''wasn't'' either. Then Nightbeat asked why the Necrobot had let him in. It turned out it was because Nightbeat's unusual manner of death had made him a mystery, one of the disappeared. Learning of the list of the disappeared, Nightbeat examined it, and found the name of [[Dominus Ambus]], something he showed to a depressed Rewind. Later, as the crew prepared to leave, Nightbeat asked whether Censere would've saved him, had he been able to. When he was told he wouldn't, Nightbeat suggested that maybe the ancient 'bot should try saving those still living in the future. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds NightbeatWill.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Maybe you can, I dunno... fit a little man in there or something."]]
At some point, Nightbeat was approached by [[Getaway]] and/or [[Atomizer]] and asked whether or not he would stand with them in a mutiny against Megatron. Responding in the negative, Nightbeat's memories of the event were then erased via [[nudge gun]]. Nightbeat later attended one of Megatron's lectures on the [[Knights of Cybertron]] where the class theorized about the clan markings they'd seen in their travels before Megatron, the victim of a psychic attack, punched Minimus Ambus across the room and dismissed the class. As part of [[Team Rodimus]], Nightbeat got volunteered to go on a mission to discover the cause of the attack. The group found themselves back on [[Necroworld]] with Censere having been brutally murdered. Accessing the logs, Nightbeat found the signal was beamed to the ''Lost Light'' but Censere deliberately corrupted it to try and scare off the crew. Eventually making contact with the ship, they found Getaway had led a mutiny against Rodimus and Megatron and the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] was knocking at the door. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

With the D.J.D. due to return at sunset, Rodimus gave orders to search the fortress for anything useful. Nightbeat found a teleport chamber that had just enough power to teleport them all to safety before Nautica and Velocity revealed the existence of organics in life-support pods. As the group began to debate their actions, Megatron announced he was staying behind and made a passioned speech that convinced the group to stand and fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} With death seemingly assured, Nightbeat recorded a will asking that his head be preserved but that the rest of his body be burned. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:DoNotGoGentle NightbeatRungGeobomb.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
As Brainstorm measured Minimus for a new suit of armor, Nightbeat literally begged him for a chance to investigate the mystery of Necroworld's hollow interior in the hopes that solving one last mystery could save them all and promising to return before sunset. Taking [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] with him, the two briefly stopped off to take part in Nautica's [[Amica Endura]] ritual, in which the Camien boat thanked Nightbeat for his curiosity. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Despite his earlier promise, the internal gravity played havoc with their internal clocks and Nightbeat and Rung were gone long past ''sunrise''. As they emerged onto the center of the hollow world, Nightbeat revealed to Rung how long they had really been gone before the psychiatrist pointed out the inverted pattern of the [[Vinvissius Canals]]. The two realized that Necroworld was the mould that Cybertron had been poured into before the moment was ruined by a [[geobomb]] suddenly teleporting in. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:AWorldMisplaced BrainstormNightbeatSquees.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Nerds.]]
After "very nearly" being teleported back to the surface, Nightbeat ran to Rodimus and explained his findings along with the geobomb's seemingly harmless detonation. With a group ready to return to Cybertron, Minimus ordered Nightbeat to keep an optic on [[Anode]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} Nightbeat passed the time by analyzing a flower dedicated to people [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] had killed before Rodimus called with news that caused Brainstorm to squee and do three laps. Taking over, Nightbeat was informed that they were in a [[Functionist Universe|parallel universe]] causing him to squee and do three laps. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

Seeking to break Rung out of his funk, Nightbeat invited the doctor to a sit-down. Rung soon revealed that [[information creep]] caused him to forget much of his past, including his ability to produce [[photonic crystal]]s. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} With all three mysteries now lost to him, Nightbeat devoted himself to finding out if there was life after death. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

[[File:TheGodWar NightbeatAscends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Nightbeat tends [[End of the Road! (US)|to die]] [[A Rage in Heaven!|at the]] [[Spotlight: Hardhead|eleventh hour]].]]
After returning to their native reality, Nightbeat was part of the group welcoming back Rodimus's team. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} He later talked with Brainstorm about the science of how they'd made it home. Nightbeat then boarded [[Skip]] to leave Necroworld. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}} Aboard the cramped ship, Nightbeat sequestered himself in a small corner and had drinks. {{storylink|Sardines}}

When the ship started to collapse as the mass displacement override wore off on Skip, Ten (of all people) guided the crew through the [[Warren]] in effort to reach a [[Mederi]] facility so as to seek aid for Ratchet. While they managed to access the quantum structure, the crew was forced to bail out mid-transit, their bodies being ravaged by super-compressed space. Nightbeat then found himself in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], the realm turning him melancholic at his failure to solve any of life's great mysteries, even the one he had set himself. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} As the group continued to explore the Afterspark, Nightbeat continued to mope until he spied a trail of photonic crystals and followed them back to the hovering Matrix. In doing so, he belatedly realized that Rung had not needed to transform to produce the crystals, meaning their production could not have been his alternate mode's purpose. As he continued to gather them, he eventually worked out what Rung actually turned into but before he could share his discovery with anyone, his sheer joy at solving one of the Big Three mysteries caused him to "ascend" on the spot, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} never learning that the "Afterspark" was nothing more than an elaborate hologram created by the telepaths on the original Mederi, a moon-sized euthanasia clinic that the crew had accidentally wound up on. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
An ancient [[Titan Master]] as well as a skilled detective, Nightbeat helped crew the massive [[Titan (group)|Titan]] robots as they explored the universe near the dawn of time. His special spark gifts which he carried out to the friendly worlds they met and was able to share with any robot he joins with were enhanced tracking abilities. Upon returning in modern times he joined up with the Autobots. {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Nightbeat online bio}}

===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsManga BonusEdition42 Minerva Verse.jpg|thumb|left|100px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr-Lw11xO6U -I'm Barry Allen<br> -I'm Barry Allen]]]

Nightbeat was a [[human]] resident of the [[Legends World]] and that universe's version of [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. When Minerva appeared in the same world, Nightbeat figured that if they were the same person, she could become a [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]] warrior too. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} She succeeded thanks to a pair of prototype [[Master-Brace]]s provided by [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], who hired her services to solve the mysteries surrounding the Masterforce system. As part of their partnership, Rewind collected data on the subject by having her Master-Braces mass-produced, temporarily creating an army of Headmasters identical to her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}}

[[File:Legends be vol 42 nightbeat.jpg|thumb|200px]]

When [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] began building a new [[Godbomber]], Nightbeat believed it held a clue and used her similarity to Minerva to infiltrate their base and copy Godbomber's blueprints. Caught in the act, she revealed her true identity as well as the fact that she was working with [[Decepticon]]s despite them only wanting to use Godbomber for evil. They stole Godbomber and finished construction thanks to [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], and when they learned it needed a Headmaster to function, she took the spot to test her Masterforce abilities. Impressed by the power Godbomber granted her, she tested herself further by taking on and easily defeating [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]] before another Godbomber showed up, controlled by its own Headmaster. It combined with Ginrai into God Ginrai, who defeated Nightbeat and explained that Godbomber itself was a Master-Brace that connected humans and robots through [[Chōkon Power]]. Realizing that Master-Braces served to bridge organic and robotic life to create a new type of lifeform, Nightbeat declared the mystery solved and was delighted that Godbomber's technology could be used for the [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] project. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}}

Nightbeat continued helping the Decepticons with Trypticon, even charming [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into lending a hand. She participated in the Decepticons' attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], controlling [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]'s transtector for him while his head component sneaked in and stole Metroplex's [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} She was among the world's Masterforce warriors when they all joined forces to defeat [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Nightbeat watched on as the Autobots, Zamojin, and Legends refugees restored the universe. She was one of several people whose wishes were channeled through [[White Leo]]'s [[MVP Weapon]] to aid in the recreation. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part One|''Transformers'' #13]]}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned to Cybertron, he cracked down on policing, sending ''every'' [[Security Operations]] member to root out [[the Rise]]. Kicking down the door to a drug den, Nightbeat requested calm and to be directed to [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s squad from the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:Prowl, Nightbeat & Green.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Nightbeat visited a brooding [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], seeking his old colleague's help. He commented on the unimaginative name Prowl had picked for [[Green|his pet]] and told Prowl that Security had a new lead on The Rise. Soon, Nightbeat had cadets [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] observing as Prowl forcefully interrogated [[Singe]] to shake loose some information. Singe's tip-off led them to [[Swindle's]], with the illegal gambling den possibly having ties with The Rise. Nightbeat let Prowl form the plan to infiltrate Swindle's and look for evidence of Rise activity, waiting outside as Bumper entered alone and scouted the place. After Bumper was rumbled by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], Nightbeat and the rest busted in and chaos erupted. Nightbeat was taken out when [[Whisper (G1)|Visper]] rammed into him in jet mode, but recovered just in time to help Prowl apprehend and prepare to interrogate [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

After Sentinel Prime convened a [[Senate]] session to denounce the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction, Nightbeat stood on guard outside the building facing a massive crowd, and watched them part to allow [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his fellow Ascenticon senators to approach. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

Following the start of the Decepticon uprising, Nightbeat was among those who accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to the [[Forge Pyramid]] and helped defend it against a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Nightbeat later evacuated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with the rest of the Autobots after Optimus Prime's parlay with Megatron failed. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Nightbeat took part in the defense of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] when the Decepticons launched an attack to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. The Autobots succeeded in launching the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and headed to the [[Winged Moon]] to plan their future out among the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Feel the beat of the rhythm of the Nightbeat.]]
While being driven by [[Muzzle]] on the surface of an unidentified planet (with [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] at his side), Nightbeat transformed into [[robot mode]]. Shortly thereafter, three [[Decepticon]] Headmasters burst through a wall, and Nightbeat engaged [[Horri-Bull]] in battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Early in the war, Nightbeat, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion escorted the Decepticon prisoners Rack'n'Ruin towards a prisoner exchange. After encountering Slicers and fending them off, the group met with Bludgeon, only to be ambushed by the Decepticons. In the confusion, Alpha Trion was captured, only to be later rescued by the combined efforts of Nightbeat and Orion. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Nightbeat teamed up with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to investigate when a suspicious pattern emerged in a string of Decepticon victories. They eventually uncovered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s infiltration and sent the Decepticon and his tapes packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations}}

Nightbeat and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] were dispatched from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to explore a distant planet. There they met a group of Decepticons, and joined forces with them to battle their mutual foes, the [[Ammonite]]s. Though several Ammonite attacks were thwarted by the alliance, soon differing opinions caused infighting in the group. Eventually, both the Ammonites and the Decepticons were defeated, and the two Autobots returned to their spaceship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsNightbeat.jpg|thumb|right|400px|His objective here is to find out what is the purpose of these battles.]]
Nightbeat participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Rare character that could be recruited by collecting 75 units of Cybermetal, 35 units of Transmetal, and 20 soldier cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
A self-appointed detective, Nightbeat and his Headmaster partner Muzzle served as Optimus Prime's personal private eye. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Nightbeat toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Too cool for Playskool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Muzzle" Headmaster driver, seat/helmet, "[[plasma blaster]]" rifle, left & right "[[photon pistol]]s"
{{toydesigner|[[Tetsuya Ikeda]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in the European line), Nightbeat transforms into Porsche 959. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior that can seat a Headmaster in their humanoid mode; for the smaller fifth-year Headmasters, a secondary "seat" is required to keep the Nebulan from rattling around. In vehicle mode, he can also attach his rifle on his roof, and the smaller twin blasters on his hood.

: In [[robot mode]], Nightbeat has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec]] meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence when a Headmaster in head mode is plugged into his neck socket; Nightbeat's readouts are all on a single plate unlike the prior year's toys' individual tumblers, and will show the same ratings regardless of what Headmaster is attached.

: Siren comes with his Nebulan Headmaster partner [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]].

: In Japan, this mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minerva]], then later offered without changes (and in Hasbro packaging!) as "Minerva Nightbeat" in a [[Robot Point]] mail-away offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPATD311042&id=O6IoAAAAEBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4#PPA2,M1 Nightbeat's patent on Google.]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Nightbeattimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Deluxe, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, radar
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The other of my first 2 proposals was Nightbeat from Energon Hot Shot. This one went through bigger changes when they went with it, as they wanted it for the Shattered Glass line. But it's fun to compare the concept to final here.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370248868307345408|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]], Nightbeat transforms into a modified {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. The new head is based on the character model's head (by which we mean [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]'s with some nods to the toy-Nightbeat's, see Notes below), but is missing its "ears" thanks to clearance and production timing issues. He can carry a transparent spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot.

: He was one of two 2008 [[Fun Publications]] "[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]" exclusives. He was originally announced to be available by [[BotCon 2008]] in April, but after multiple delays, preorders finally went up months later on [[August 27]], 2008, with a release date of "within four weeks" of September 30, 2008.

: This mold (with the original head) was also used to make "[[#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]", and the new-head version was used to make ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)#Toys|Nightbeat]].

::*''[https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370248868307345408 Designer commentary on ''Timelines'' Nightbeat from Joe Moore on Twitter]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFCCNightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnhbeRLlVnI Promotional YouTube video for ''Timelines'' Nightbeat, featuring lots of spinny-spinny]''
{{EnergonHotShotMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why is he not a retool of Jazz? That's a mystery for ''[[you]]'' to find out.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #020'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters

: Part of the tenth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Nightbeat is a retool of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a muscle car that resembles a fifth-generation [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]]. He comes with two blasters which peg via [[5 mm post]] into his hands, forearms, and rear vehicle sides, and can also combine into a large weapon. The new head is designed to feature [[light-piping]], but is painted over on both the front and back in red, thus rendering the [[gimmick]] useless. Some units have shins that are glued into place so that they no longer move laterally during transformation.

:[[File:GenerationsNightbeatJazzvsBumblebees.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|left|One of these is not like the others.]]
: He comes packaged with a copy of "[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9]]", in which Nightbeat appears in the background of a single panel.

: Evidence indicates that a different sculpt was originally intended to be redecoed into Nightbeat for this release: In January 2014, Japanese online retailers Red Mercury and eToysJapan (among others) listed preorders for the wave containing Nightbeat, [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]], and [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]], making this the first official confirmation of Nightbeat and Jhiaxus. The images used for Nightbeat depicted a retool of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|2010 ''Reveal the Shield'']] [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]] with a new head sculpt and spotlight accessories.<ref name="redmerc">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generations-classics-44/generations-2014-deluxe-wave-4-is-jhiaxus-nightbeat-and-windblade-179062/ TFW2005 news story] on the Red Mercury preorders for Nightbeat, Windblade and Jhiaxus.</ref> In addition, the [[package art]] for the Nightbeat toy itself, i.e. the cover of the [[pack-in material|included]] [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic, ''also'' depicts him in the 2010 Jazz body,<ref name="botcon2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2014-hasbro-transformers-figure-display-photos-180437/ Nightbeat and other ''Generations'' toys on display] at BotCon 2014.</ref> suggesting that the decision to use the Bumblebee sculpt instead was made at a very late point in the development process.

: Nightbeat was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]], and the mold was separately retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Carzap (BT)#Toys|Carzap]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenNightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on ''Generations'' Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
{{note|The [[Punch (G1)#Kre-O|Punch]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] is inexplicably named "Nightbeat" for reasons we cannot discern. See Punch's page for details.}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Nightbeat in "The Mystery of the Disappearing Bodies!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat''' (Titan Master, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Titan Master mini-vehicle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of individually-packed ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Nightbeat transforms from robot to a head based on the original Nightbeat toy's. In this mode, Nightbeat can serve as the head of any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of ''Titans Return'' figures. His blue plastic matches the colored plastic used by [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]] and [[Topspin (G1)#Titans Return|Topspin]].

: Nightbeat is packaged with a small vehicle that can transform into three modes: a jet for Nightbeat to ride, a drill-tank formed by combining with Nightbeat, and a 5 mm drill weapon for larger figures. His head has a tendency to get stuck, causing it to pop off at the neck when removing him. The shape of the tank's back end also makes inserting him as instructed somewhat awkward. A solution to both problems is to insert him into the slot with his head mode face pointing up, rotating the body, and then finally folding the legs in place.

: As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5 mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. Also, most of the units had a problem with the legs not folding down neatly in head mode due to the tolerance of the side panels on the legs.

: Nightbeat was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head-mode design. Between the promotional render and the final product, the plastic color of Nightbeat's shins was changed from yellow to blue. His face is also a more orange-y yellow than the brighter yellow plastic, while his eyes are dark orange instead of blue.

: His vehicle was redecoed as [[Moguru#Toys|Moguru]] and packaged with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Legends|Chromedome]]. His head mode served as the model for [[Soundwave (BW)#e-HOBBY comics|Soundwave]]'s head in several [[e-HOBBY]] comics. Nightbeat, along with Skytread, was also re-released as part of the fourth wave of Titan Masters alongside Shuffler and Repugnus. Nightbeat's main body was later retooled into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legends|Ghost Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRNightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Nightbeat at TFU.info]''
{{TRNightbeatMold}}
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG28-Nightbeat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm an evil blonde.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rewind & Nightbeat''' (2016)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG28'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 24]], 2016

: Released in the fourtheenth wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline, Nightbeat is a redeco of the above ''Titans Return'' figure, only now ''extensively'' painted to get both modes closer to the original toy's... though the priority is on the head mode's deco, resulting in blue and black arms rather than yellow, giving him the black "antennae" look on the sides of his noggin.

: He was only available in a small set packed in with [[Rewind (G1)#Legends|Rewind]].
{{TRNightbeatMold}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Nightbeatsirenswappedheads.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Top row: toy Nightbeat, toy Siren. Bottom row: comic Siren, comic Nightbeat.]]
*In Nightbeat's [[:File:Transformsfromracecartorobot.jpg|toy packaging photography]], Muzzle's legs are blue instead of the final black, and the flame stickers on Nightbeat's doors are different. This early flame design made it into [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Nightbeat Nightbeat's ''Universe'' profile art] and, as a result, into some Marvel Comics stories.
*For their [[character model]]s, the face/Nebulan and helmet/seat pieces of Nightbeat and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] were inexplicably switched. (It is difficult to tell for sure, but they may have kept the correct antennae/guns judging by the basic shapes involved.) This switch gave comic book Nightbeat the "shades" he's remembered for, as well as the crest on his forehead, while comic book Siren ended up with his trademark combined brow/nosepiece. Likewise, the model sheet for Nightbeat's car mode has Siren's antennae guns on the hood. Nightbeat and Siren's guns are even swapped on the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ&ab_channel=walruslaw commercial]. How or why this switch happened, and in what stage of development it occurred, is unknown.
*He was depicted with his own toy's head (for the first time) in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''. Nightbeat's appearances in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''Transformers'' comics retain the Siren face design, but inside the Nightbeat helmet. In [[Fun Publications]]' "[[Cheap Shots]]", his appearance is based on his new toy, whose head is based on Siren's face and helmet.
[[File:Nightbeatchests.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get that extra boob?]]
*Another Nightbeat visual oddity is the large difference between the design of his toy's chest and of the character model's chest. While the toy's chest is an asymmetrical shape with one "boob" and a "tummy grill" not unlike Optimus Prime's, the character model gives him a concave octagon which symmetrically houses two hollow boxes. Where did this design come from, and why is it the only thing on his character model, other than the swapped head, that departs from his toy design?
*Due to his asymmetrical chest details, Nightbeat's original [[package art]] is noticeably flipped horizontally, putting his "boob" on the right instead of the left. Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[:File:Nightbeatg1.jpg|profile art]] of him, seems to have been based on the boxart's flip, as well as IDW's material for a long time. In ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' [[Devastation issue 6|#6]], IDW's Nightbeat chest is symmetrical, mirroring the half of his chest with the "boob," giving him an approximation of the made-up Marvel Comics/character model chest — but in "[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]", it's back to the asymmetrical design again.
*Nightbeat has worn the trenchcoat and fedora on occasion. [[:File:MarvelUK-230.jpg|Sometimes]] the artist remembers he has very tall shoulders under there, [[:File:MarvelUS-62.jpg|sometimes not]].
*In the (hilariously bad) [[Omni Productions|dub]] of ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] is called "Nightbeat."
*At [[BotCon 1997]], [[Simon Furman]] was asked why he killed Nightbeat in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]''. He said:
{{bigquote|I don't have a good answer for you... It was too easy to say, I'll kill off all the incidental characters, all the ones I don't like. It sort of added to the bigger picture by ... some of the favorites got it in the neck as well... It's like, say [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] or something died, it's like.. Who cares? I do like Beast Wars as well... it was too easy to just knock off 'B' characters...}}
:Suffice to say, Furman wasn't very familiar with ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' at the time.<ref>[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT at builtstlouis.net]</ref>
*A "dinner mystery theatre" starring Nightbeat was planned for [[OTFCC 2004]], with Optimus Prime as the murder victim. Instead, the Transformer theme was shelved and attendees were subjected to [[DEATH BY CHOCOLATE]].
*Quite bizarrely, the Chinese and Korean release of the original toy had a sticker depicting [[Shūta Gō]] on the box; conversely, Minerva was on the box for Siren. Don't believe us? [http://web.archive.org/web/20140317164832/https://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/NightbeatKoreaStickerMISB1.html Here's your proof].
*Nightbeat's [[holomatter]] avatar in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]] is based on {{w|Idris Elba}} as the eponymous Detective Chief Inspector John Luther in ''{{w|Luther (TV series)|Luther}}''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightbeat''' (ナイトビート ''Naitobīto'')
*''French:'' '''Veilleur''' (Canada, "Watcher")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Éjvadász''' ("Night Hunter")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nightbeatg1.jpg|Dreamwave profile art
File:TFCC-Classics-Nightbeat-profile art.jpg|''Timelines'' / ''Classics'' profile art
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.builtstlouis.net/tf/nightbeat/index.html Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About NIGHTBEAT]

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Brisko

2025-03-24T12:38:53Z

Spinroad: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Z_Foundation.png|cSize=27x30px|cLink=Z Foundation}}|decepticon}}
:''Brisko is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Brisko DWMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not Bruce Campbell.]]
'''Brisko''' is a cartographer. An ''evil'' cartographer. With a photographic memory, to remember those evil maps clearly. He transforms into the head of [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and is one of the few [[Lug (G1)|black people]] known to exist on [[Nebulos]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Krebbriskolokos.jpg|left|thumb|(Center) You wouldn't like me when I'm Fangry.]]
The Nebulan Brisko was recruited into the Decepticons on Nebulos and paired with Fangry in the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process. After arriving on [[Earth]], he helped [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] set up the [[Z Foundation]], a front company for the [[Decepticon]]s. Brisko went under the alias "Mr. B," and alongside "[[Kreb|Mr. K]]" and "[[Lokos|Mr. L]]," hired four of the best bounty-hunters in America to hunt down Autobots, offering them $50,000 per capture. [[Burn-Out]], [[Randy Horton]], [[Skunge]], and [[Felix]] readily accepted the job. Codenamed the "[[Roadjammers]]," these humans were equipped with [[jammer]] devices to prevent transformation or independent action by a single robot. Mr. B and his compatriots dispatched the Roadjammers to the [[Shawungunk Mountains]] area of New York, where a trio of Autobot prisoners would be released to test out the jammer equipment. The bounty-hunters were successful in their task, and easily defeated [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Fizzle]], and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]].

But the Roadjammers' curiosity had gotten the better of them during their mission. Upon their return, they broke into the Z Foundation's garage, where they discovered the headless bodies of Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]], and [[Horri-Bull]]. The Nebulans caught them in the act and connected with the bodies to teach the little snoops a lesson. But some double-crossing work on the jammers by Felix left the robots under his control... which was eventually broken by Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]'s "anti-jammer," when he and Scorponok deemed it necessary to intervene personally. The device also freed the Autobots however, allowing them to escape, and leaving the Decepticons with nothing to show for their efforts in this endeavor. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

{{note|Since Fangry appeared a ''lot'' in later issues, technically so too did Brisko. However, this is the only time we see Brisko independently of his Decepticon partner.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:CityOfSteel-BriskoTreadshotWilder.jpg|thumb|400px|No one's asking the hard questions, like, "Why does Brisko have Wilder's face on his back?"]]
Brisko was a Cybertronian Decepticon. During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Treadshot (IDW)|Treadshot]], Brisko, and [[Wilder (robot)|Wilder]] killed the inhabitants of [[Traujor]] for aiding the [[Autobot]]s. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

After the war ended, the three plotted to steal from [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and begin a life elsewhere. Their plans never began, as they were killed {{Storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] for their crimes. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After obtaining the Allspark, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] escaped through a [[space bridge]] to protect it from the Decepticons. Arriving in an alternate universe, he prepares to face new beast threats including [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and Brisko. {{storylink|Source:Buzzworthy Bumblebee Worlds Collide|Worlds Collide}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Briskocommercial.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Able to jump tall robots in a single bound!]]
[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] burst through a wall, Brisko became Fangry's head as they transformed, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Brisko G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oddly happy for a guy who's partnered with a giant flying cosmic robot murder dog.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Fangry''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in Europe), Brisko is a small armored humanoid figure that fits within the pilot compartment of any smaller Headmaster figure; in Brisko's case this is usually in [[Fangry (G1)#Toys|Fangry's]] belly when the larger robot is in winged-wolf mode.

: He folds up to form Fangry's head, though he is also compatible with any other Headmaster body; doing so activates the [[Tech Spec]] meter in the robot's chest. Even though the smaller Headmaster bodies have a single-piece tumbler in their chests, meaning they always show the same rankings regardless of what head is plugged into them, the small heads like Brisko still have individual "tabs" so they convey their partners' stats when applied to the prior year's larger, three-tumbler'd bodies.

: He was, of course, only available with his larger partner Fangry.

: This toy was sold in Japan that same year, with no notable changes, as [[Wilder (G1)#Toys|Wilder]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Brisko/brisko.htm More information on Brisko at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Fangry.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticon Fangry''' ([[Titan Master]], [[2016]])}}</ul>
{{main|Fangry (G1)#Generations}}
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-Brisko.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-multi|'''Worlds Collide''' (Multi-pack, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''
{{toydesigner| [[John Warden]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFYx_vu-JS/ Design notes on ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Fangry] from Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: Released as part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" 4-pack, Brisko is a redeco of the Titan Master portion of [[#Generations|''Titans Return'' Fangry]], transforming into the head of the included [[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]]. While in beast mode, Brisko can ride in a compartment within the stomach, or stand on the beast's back.

: Included in the set alongside Fangry and Brisko is [[Nemesis Primal#Toys|Nemesis Primal]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Blackarachnia]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]. Outwardly branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' on the packaging, the instructions bizarrely label the set as part of ''[[Studio Series]]'', under the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie, instead.

: As with other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, it is exclusive to [[Target]] in the U.S.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Brisko.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Brisko''' ([[2020]])
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T46'''
**''Stars: ''2

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to [[May 29]], 2020.
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==Notes==
*For twenty years, Brisko was the only known black [[Nebulan]]. In "[[Cheap Shots]]", it was revealed that [[Lug (G1)|Lug]] was Black Guy Number Two.

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy Decepticons]]
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Snaptrap (G1)

2025-03-23T20:32:27Z

Spinroad: /* The Transformers */

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{{disambig3|Snaptrap}}
:''Snaptrap is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Turtler boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snaptrap leads, [[Donatello]] does machines!]]
If asked what three words would best describe himself, '''Snaptrap''' (also '''Snap Trap''') would likely answer "unstoppable killing machine" and then try to eat your brains. He truly earned his nickname of "Butcher of the Bogs" when he massacred an [[Autobot]] regiment in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As powerful as he is deranged, escaping Snaptrap is impossible and defeating him is even harder. While his [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] underlings all share a unanimous love of the hunt, Snaptrap prefers the capture and gutting of the prey. Fueled by an unquenchable bloodlust, even his fellow Seacons know to tread lightly in his presence, as even the slightest offense can invoke Snaptrap's psychotic brutality.

Snaptrap can combine with his Seacon warriors to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. Despite their new Earth-forms being largely untested, Snaptrap urged his teammates to do their best against their opponent. He quickly realized that their best simply wasn't good enough, and so called his troops back so they could combine into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Even in this form, however, they were trounced by Galvatron's seemingly-infinite might.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''At some point, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Snaptrap and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Snaptrap chose [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] as an easy target during the skirmish, blasting away at the unarmed Autobot. Prime then ordered [[Hi-Q]] and the other [[Nebulan]]s to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] drown and rescued them instead.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, he set up shop in [[Fortress Sinister]]—Snaptrap, for reasons unknown, stuck with him and helped recover [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s body (well, a clone Megatron's) from the Thames. Snaptrap showed previously unknown mechanical skills by repairing Megatron's body to full working capacity.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''Whatever it was that caused Snaptrap to stick with Shockwave, it didn't last long - shortly after, they joined the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].''

[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|thumb|Life can be better / down where it's wetter / take it from me]]
The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. Starscream summoned the Decepticons of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the ''[[Semper Tyrannis]]'' to Ratbat's base without first warning him. Snaptrap nearly destroyed their fellow Decepticons when the Seacons formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to confront this unexpected visitor. Both sides were wary of each other after that, eventually leading to a [[Decepticon Civil War]] just as Starscream planned. The Seacons protected their leader Ratbat from the fuel-supping fangs of [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] during the skirmish. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were ultimately forced to unite in order to stop Starscream from seizing ultimate power. Their forces were scattered to several key cities they knew Starscream planned to attack, with the Seacons being stationed in [[New York City|Manhattan]]. When their target was pushed into the waters underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, Snaptrap and his teammates attempted to swarm him, only to be destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Earthforce=====
[[File:Snaptrapflashback.jpg|left|thumb|When they say Snaptrap is [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s puppet, they mean that literally.]]
Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] [[time travel|traveled back in time]] through a [[Flashback Doorway]] and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the Underbase incident, in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
When Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]], he gave a "statue" of Snaptrap as a gift to the city. Just what they always wanted. Unsurprisingly, this statue turned out to be Snaptrap in disguise. Once night fell, Snaptrap transformed into Piranacon (on his own apparently) and went on a rampage. He was eventually stopped by the mighty force of the [[Sparkabot]]s, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Optimus Prime would later review footage of this incident to uncover another Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Wanderer Between the Worlds}} Those events were also recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

The characteristics of Snap Trap and the "Small Targetmaster Seacons" under his command were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed, and came to serve under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. Snaptrap rose in the Decepticon ranks to become one of Bludgeon's top lieutenants. As the conflict between Bludgeon and the re-emerging rival faction led by Megatron reached its peak, Snaptrap was attending to his leader's battle plans on a distant planet in preparation for an attack from space. Once Bludgeon learned that a member of his own team had compromised their strategies to the enemy, he ordered Snaptrap to assemble the Seacons so that might confront the betrayer. They located the alleged traitor, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], and a fight broke out. Snaptrap traded blows with Hun-Grrr until the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] leader summoned his fellow combiners and merged into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]].

Undaunted, Snaptrap directed the Seacons to blast at Abominus's joint linkages, the weakest part of any combination robot, but to no avail—the savage warrior was too far gone to notice the pain. Snaptrap therefore ordered his comrades to combine into Piranacon. Taking advantage of his interchanging limbs and extra [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] components, Piranacon levelled the mighty Abominus. Luckily for the other Decepticons, Snaptrap had retained the foresight to set Piranacon's internal timer, forcing him to disassemble just as the battle concluded before his hunter's instinct led him to attack the other Decepticons.

As Bludgeon's men prepared for the coming attack by Megatron's vessels, Snaptrap directed his men to their stations. Once Bludgeon was engrossed in the tactical display, however, Snaptrap showed his true colors. It was the Seacons, not the Terrorcons, who had betrayed Bludgeon to Megatron. A fact he may have recognized nanoclicks before Piranacon's mass compression cannon obliterated him. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

As the universe was obliterated, Snaptrap was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] where the ambient [[energon radiation]] required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} Snaptrap was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader activated three new Decepticons from [[stasis pod]]s. He and the others were blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after the newcomers failed to terminate the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} As Megatron manipulated the equipment in the cavern they found, Snaptrap reflected that whatever he was working on, it was going to be big. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier and merged into [[Piranacon (G1)#Classics|God Neptune]], so they could fight off [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Snaptrap and the others accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
After awaking in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved the bodies of the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase]] victims from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], including Snaptrap, and formed them into a lobotomized [[zombie]] army to conquer the [[Earth]]. Following Megatron's defeat in [[2012]], the Autobots gathered up the inactive zombies and threw them into a big pit in [[West Virginia]] where they would be vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Snaptrap was present at the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] announced his plans to invade [[Stanix]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
In the form of Piranacon, Snaptrap and the Seacons battled [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in the [[Gladiator Zone]] before joining [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Still combined, the Seacons subsequently helped their new leader capture a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] before attacking an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Although Piranacon helped take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], he was defeated when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rammed [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] into his face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Snaptrapinfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Like his fellow Seacons, Snaptrap was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}
[[File:Snap trap rodimus before & after.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
Before the war was in full swing, Snaptrap was one of the many bots that came from distant regions of Cybertron to attend demonstrations of power performed by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Following the end of the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon war, Snap Trap {{sic}} joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]], and their combined team invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. Conquering the capital [[Sensensica]], they set up "[[Battery|The Battery]]" and started using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the [[Temptorian|natives]] into [[energon]]. It wasn't long before the Autobots on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' got wind of this operation and, assuming that the Decepticons had kidnapped the [[Circle of Light]], attacked. Snap Trap grappled with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] while insisting that the Decepticons were well within their rights. His argument was cut short when [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] stuck a [[sword]] through his head. {{storylink|Before & After}} He survived and was placed in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig, where [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] filmed him demanding to be let out. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Once Snap Trap and his crew were released, however, they went on to prove that old habits died hard, storming Megatron's trial and attempting to spirit their leader away via [[orbital jump]]. However, the Decepticon leader declined to do so, and Snap Trap was presumably defeated and recaptured with the rest of the Seacons and Terrorcons. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-knockknock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Snaptrap was allied with the Ascenticons as the coup against the Senate went down. He joined the Great General [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] [[Strika's Heavies|Heavies]] as an elite commando unit opposing Autobot attacks on the occupied Senate. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} The Heavies took to the field again when the Autobots surfaced at the [[Forge Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

Snaptrap and Strika's Heavies assembled with the Decepticon army to attack the Autobot-occupied [[Crystal City]]. Their heavy firepower helped to breach the outer defenses. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Later, at the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Snaptrap fought to bring down the Autobot combiner, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Snaptrap ran afoul of [[Quickswitch]] out at sea. A couple of blasts from the Autobot's hovercraft mode sent Snaptrap fleeing. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}
*Snaptrap and the Seacons attacked a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine deep underwater. They then combined into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to wreck havoc in a city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Using a storm as cover, Snaptrap and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by [[Waverider]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}}

[[File:Battle-Tactics-Snaptrap.jpg|thumb|400px|left]]
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Snaptrap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Piranacon Hunt" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Snaptrap was a member of the Seacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Snaptrap toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blastoise, I choose you!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Snaptrap''' (Seacon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE6'''
:*''Accessories'': [[atom-smasher rifle]], [[incendiary sword]], half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth year in the European line), Snaptrap transforms into a mechanical land tortoise, which is odd considering the aquatic theme of the Seacons. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his [[beast mode]] head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. His large black rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell. All four of his legs are articulated, the beast mode head is articulated at the neck and has an opening jaw. In [[robot mode]] he is armed with his rifle and large sword. The rear half of the turtle shell can be fitted on his shoulders as a shield.

:He forms the torso of the combined mode [[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]]; since the mold uses the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]" style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction. The rear of the shell/shield becomes Piranacon's chest. The Piranacon fists that come with Snaptrap allow the combiner to hold any Seacon in their artillery cannon mode, being designed to hold both a combiner square-peg and a standard [[5 mm post]] accessory.

:This toy was concurrently sold in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' line as [[Turtler#Toys|Turtler]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Snaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Piranacon''' (Giftset, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': atom-smasher rifle, incendiary sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:Snaptrap was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates [[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]], [[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]. [[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]] was not included. All of the toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Halfshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''God Neptune''' (Multi-pack, [[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-21'''
:*''Accessories'': sword, shell-shield
{{note|[[Halfshell]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Snaptrap in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''.}}
:A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)#Toys|Seacon]] Snaptrap, Halfshell transforms into a mechanical tortoise. Halfshell lacks the large rifle from the original release of the mold, however. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his beast mode head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. He forms the torso of the combined mode [[God Neptune#Toys|God Neptune]], and as the mold uses the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]" style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction.

:He was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with his teammates [[Coelagon#Toys|Coelagon]], [[Scylla#Toys|Scylla]], [[Sea Phantom#Toys|Sea Phantom]], and [[Terrormander#Toys|Terrormander]].

:For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking ''all'' of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Halfshell/halfshell.htm More information on Halfshell at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Snaptraptimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The yellow stands for "danger."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Piranacon''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': rifle, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Snap Trap {{sic}} was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes.

:This toy was originally intended as a [[Walmart]] exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team was to be called the "Piranhacons", with their combined form "Piranhaking", but this other Snaptrap's name would have remained "Snaptrap" (or maybe "Snap Trap").

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCSnaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Snaptrap toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Multi-pack, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': rifle, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:All six Seacons were released as a "shared exclusive" for several online toy merchants ([[BigBadToyStore]] in particular), in... well, ''close'' to its original colors. Unlike the previous 1988 version gift set, the set now includes all the Seacons: Snaptrap, [[Overbite (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Seawing]], [[Skalor#Transformers (2010)|Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Tentakil]], and [[Nautilator#Transformers (2010)|Nautilator]].

:''Most'' of the aqua-blue plastics have been changed to a more greenish seafoam color, and Snaptrap's robot head is now bizarrely enough the same seafoam color (the original being black plastic). The stickers, now pre-applied, also appear to have been remastered after a fashion, as new highlights and gradients have been added to almost all stickers, as well as just being remarkably crisp and vibrant in general. Previous screwed-on connectors have been changed to riveted points.

:Just like the previous use of the mold set, certain degradations of the mold are very obvious, although the [[5 mm post|5mm holes and pegs]] have been readjusted somewhat from the much degraded state they were in on the ''Timelines'' release. The pegs and holes on all figures still are not exact fits in all cases, however.

:The set is packaged in a way reminiscent of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''-style transparent display box. The toys are fully combined in Piranacon mode, holding Overbite's Targetmaster mode in his right hand and Snaptrap's newly-chromed incendiary sword in the left. The set also includes seven metallic-finish bio cards (the seventh being for Piranacon).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSSnapTrap/snaptrap.htm More information on 2010 "Decepticon Snap Trap" at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Snaptrap.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4475'''
:*''Pieces'': '''95'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] Snaptrap can be rebuilt from a robot into a turtle with cannons on his shell. He can also contribute his bricks to form Piranacon: his torso forms the super robot's upper torso, plus his helmet inexplicably ends up as the right kneecap.

:For some reason, he uses the "human" Kreon style arms with smaller and rounder shoulders, rather than the blockier-shouldered arms that most Transformer Kreons use.

:Snaptrap was only available as part of the [[Piranacon (G1)#Kre-O|Piranacon]] combiner set, along with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Nautilator#Kre-O|Nautilator]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]], sold in the second wave of Combiner sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OSnaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Turtler.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|どんなトラ？ No no, I'm the American guy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Seacons Turtler''' (Voyager, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 25]], 2020
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''TT-GS03'''
:*''Accessories'': Laser gun, sword, 2 combiner feet/gatling guns, 2 combiner feet claws/knuckles, shield/combiner chestplate, 2 small blades, 2 large cannons
{{note|''Generations Selects'' [[Turtler#Generations|Turtler]] was sold through Hasbro Pulse as "Turtler (Snaptrap)".}}
:A TakaraTomy-initiated addition to the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' series, "Seacons Turtler" is an extensive [[retool]]ing of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Power of the Primes|Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr]], sharing the arms, thighs and many internal workings, transforming into... a valiant attempt at turning that mold into a robotic turtle. While the shell-cannons have lost the pom-pom action, they are now detachable at the base and can be hand-held thanks to using the nigh-universal [[5 mm post]] attachment, plus they can accommodate [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] [[Fire Blast effect]]s.

:He is also able to form a torso mode for any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style super robot, but is obviously meant to be the core of [[King Poseidon#Generations Selects|King Poseidon]]. He comes with a pair of newly-tooled combiner feet that resemble the original 1988 Piranacon feet, but actually consist of multiple parts - a core foot component, detachable "talon" toe pieces, and cannons on both sides that can be flipped around, turning the whole assembly into a weapon.

:Turtler was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. The Seacons were also available via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.

: This mold was later redecoed to make [[Halfshell#Generations Selects|Halfshell]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Snaptrap transformers universe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Turret syndrome.]]
*Snaptrap's original [[toy]]'s [[packaging]] [[bio]] and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' [[profile]] both describe—and in the latter case, depict—him having a turret mounted with eight [[photon beam port]]s in addition to his [[sonic shell cannon]]s, atom-smasher rifle, and incendiary sword. This appears to be the result of an idea that was dropped relatively late in production being carried through to these profiles and an early [[character model]], though the turret had been removed by the time Snaptrap appeared in the Marvel comic stories.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Snap Trap''' (スナップトラップ ''Sunappu Torappu'')
*''French:'' '''Traquenard''' (Canada, "Trap")

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Piranacon (G1)

2025-03-23T20:24:38Z

Spinroad: /* The Transformers */

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{{disambigm|Piranacon (disambiguation)|God Neptune}}
:''Piranacon is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Piranacon.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Seafood SLEWis.]]
When it comes to [[combiner]]s, most suffer from the same problem: an inability to agree on ''anything'' while in their super-robot form, resulting in limited intelligence and limited effectiveness. Such is not the case with '''Piranacon'''. The [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] who compose Piranacon can all agree on one thing, they ''love'' to hunt. In fact, they love it so much, that once they combine, they absolutely ''will not stop'' until they've either run out of energy or are destroyed. This has gotten to be such a problem that their commander, [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], has been forced to activate an [[automatic timer]] upon combination, forcing Piranacon to disassemble after a period of time. Despite this one set-back, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] considers Piranacon an ideal warrior and wishes he had more Decepticons like him.

Piranacon is usually the combined form of:

*[[Nautilator]] (firearm)
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] (right arm)
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] (left arm)
*[[Skalor]] (right leg)
*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] (torso)
*[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] (left leg)

All of the Seacons, save for Snaptrap, have a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] mode that can be used by Piranacon himself. Overbite was intended to be the combiner's main weapon but Nautilator's incompetence results the formation mentioned above.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Enemy action seacons.JPG|left|thumb|Eh, he's not so big.]]
''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] sent the Seacons to attack [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] when the future Decepticon neared the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island base]] and threatened his position as Decepticon leader. When the six warriors failed to put a dent in Galvatron, they combined into Piranacon and renewed their attack. Even in this massive form, after a long and brutal underwater battle, Galvatron defeated them. Blasted into their component parts, the Seacons were abandoned where they fell. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}''

[[File:Piranaconcoldwar.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Also available in Tropical Berry.]]

Soon after their island base was relocated to the Arctic, Piranacon's might was called upon again. A [[Semper Tyrannis|mysterious starship]] had entered their airspace, and this potentially hostile action had to be answered with a show of strength. Piranacon assembled and grappled the edge of the starship as it landed, but he was called off when [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that these were no intruders, but a second group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] come to visit. Piranacon set the starship gently on the ground. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

====Transformers Comic-Magazin====
When Megatron made peaceful gestures to humanity in [[New York City]], he gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Just what they always wanted. Unsurprisingly, this statue turned out to be Snaptrap in disguise. Once night fell, Snaptrap transformed into Piranacon (on his own apparently) and went on a rampage. He was eventually stopped by the mighty force of the [[Sparkabot]]s, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were also recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

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

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:ShatteredHope God Neptune.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Bring me the brown trousers."]]
During [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] campaign against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], the Seacons sided with the skeletal samurai Pretender. When Bludgeon was informed that [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] had betrayed him in favor of Megatron, he and the Seacons confronted the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] leader. Hun-Grrr was outraged at the accusation, and hostilities lead to both teams combining. Abominus put up a good fight, but in the end, Piranacon jammed his sword into his opponent's back. The Terrorcons collectively entered [[stasis lock]].

Fearing that Hun-Grrr was able to leak his battle plans to Megatron's forces, Bludgeon prepared for an immediate strike. Back at his command station, he issued orders to the Seacons. They made as if to obey, but secretly combined into Piranacon once more. Bludgeon turned, discovering the true traitors, and acknowledged that Megatron was his tactical superior. Piranacon blasted the Pretender to oblivion with his [[Mass-Compression Cannon]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

Following their arrival on prehistoric [[Earth]] in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|another reality]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] and [[Nautilator]] were killed {{storylink|Shattered Time}} and later replaced with [[Scylla]]. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} Consequently, Piranacon's consciousness was destroyed, and when the Seacons next combined while trying to steal the Maximals' energy purifier, the combined form called itself '''God Neptune'''. This new, more intelligent and tactical combiner kept [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] busy with a typhoon attack while [[Autojetter]] and [[Autolauncher]] secured the purifier. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Joining [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault in an attempt to obtain the [[Origin Matrix]], the Seacons again merged into God Neptune and battled Magnaboss, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] opened a dimensional rift, and the Predacons were all sucked through. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Although any member other than Snaptrap could take turns, the team usually tried to make sure that their resident screw-up Nautilator was the one relegated to the role of Targetmaster. Nautilator's incompetence was so severe that his fellow Seacons preferred to exclude him from the primary gestalt, having discovered that Piranacon's effectiveness was noticeably impaired whenever his mind was part of the mix. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #5}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Piranacon AoW4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Ocean man, take me by the hand...]]
The Seacons formed Piranacon as a response to the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] assaulting Nautilator and wrestling in on their part of the [[Gladiator Zone]]. The Seacons' combined form proved inferior to [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], however, and Piranacon was defeated and nearly killed. He was saved due to the intervention of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who recruited both combiners into his Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Soon afterwards, Piranacon helped capture a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] who had arrived on Cybertron in search of Serpent O.R. During an assault on an Autobot peace ceremony, Piranacon helped Predaking and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] fight [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} After the three combiners disabled the giant Autobot, Piranacon started hunting down civilians until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] steered [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] into crashing into his face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Who was that new Transformer talking with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]? Why, it was [[Doubledealer]], the Powermaster Mercenary! And, uh, he was also talking to Piranacon! Who was holding onto [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] for him, while he was over at the Autobots' camp. Well, let's hope that's addressed at some point. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Doubledealer|Doubledealer commercial}}
*The Seacons combined into Piranacon to attack a city. Partway during the attack, Skalor and Seawing swapped positions in the gestalt; Seawing became Piranacon's right arm while Skalor become his gun. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons commercial}}
*Despite Piranacon guarding the entrance to the Decepticons' lair, several Autobot [[Micromaster]]s were able to make it inside the base and muck about the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Piranacon.jpg|thumb]]
Piranacon participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. He could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Piranacon was the combined form of the Seacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It was 1988. Can you tell?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Snaptrap''' (Seacon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE6'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nautilator''' (Seacon, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE3'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overbite''' (Seacon, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE1'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Seawing''' (Seacon, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE2'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skalor''' (Seacon, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE4'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tentakil''' (Seacon, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE5'''
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the fifth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in Europe), Piranacon is a super robot formed out of five of the six Seacons. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]" style combiner, each smaller Seacon attaches as a limb onto the central body, [[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]. With five smaller members, this leaves one left over; that one can be added in their artillery cannon mode, held in Pirancon's special fists that are designed to hold both a combiner square-peg and a standard [[5 mm post]] accessory.

:The instructions that come with each component show [[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]] as the right and left legs (respectively), [[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]] and [[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]] as the right and left arms (respectively), and [[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]] in cannon mode as the combiner's weapon, which is not how most of his media depictions go. This configuration also requires Tentakil to have his legs extended to match Nautilator's leg-mode length, making this version of Piranacon taller than the arrangement most people are used to seeing.

:Nominally, each component was sold individually, with Snaptrap coming in a box with the combiner [[kibble]], and the remaining five bots on cards.

:This entire mold-set was sold in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' line, without changes, as [[King Poseidon#Toys|King Poseidon]].
{{G1SeaconMold}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Piranacon''' (Gift set, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': All individual-release toys' accessories

:Piranacon could also be bought in a box set. However, this set omits Nautilator from the team, sticking with only four limb-bots like all of the other combiner box sets.

:Because Nautilator is now missing, his instructions put Overbite in his place as the right leg. But the box-front illustration shows Overbite as the right arm, with Skalor as the right leg, the configuration shown in most media.

:The figures in this box set, minus almost all of the weapons and gun-mode stands for the individuals, were [[redeco|redecoed]] as [[God Neptune#Toys|God Neptune]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Piranacon/piranacon.htm More information on Piranacon at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Lobster's Ultimate Feast]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Piranacon''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Piranaking" was available [[exclusive]]ly as a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] gift set, containing all six "Piranacons" in new color schemes. This set, unlike the original US giftset, includes [[Nautilator#Timelines|Nautilator]]. The box looks like a modified version of King Poseidon's.

:The toy is packaged with a reproduction of the original Piranacon instructions, which show Skalor as the right arm, Seawing as the left arm, and Nautilator as the right leg. However, the box art and on-package photos show Nautilator as the right arm and Skalor as the right leg, while the accessory layout gives the right fist to Seawing and the left fist to Nautilator. Confused yet?

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCPiranacon/piranacon.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Piranacon at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Multi-pack, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:All six Seacons were released as a "shared exclusive" for several online toy merchants ([[BigBadToyStore]] in particular), in... well, ''close'' to its original colors. Unlike the previous 1988 version gift set, the set now includes all the Seacons: [[Snaptrap (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Snaptrap]], [[Overbite (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Seawing]], [[Skalor#Transformers (2010)|Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Tentakil]], and [[Nautilator#Transformers (2010)|Nautilator]].

:''Most'' of the aqua-blue plastics have been changed to a more greenish seafoam color, but Skalor and Tentakil retain the original aqua colors (or close enough). Snaptrap/Piranacon's giant sword has now also been covered in silver chrome. Snaptrap's head has apparently been moved from a black plastic [[sprue]] to a green one; this is likely a holdover from the ''Timelines'' run, as it was not the case on [[Halfshell#Toys|Halfshell]]. The stickers, now pre-applied, also appear to have been remastered after a fashion, as new highlights and gradients have been added to almost all stickers, as well as just being remarkably crisp and vibrant in general. Previous screwed-on connectors have been changed to riveted points.

:Just like the previous use of the mold set, certain degradations of the mold are very obvious, especially in Nautilator's hip area, although the 5mm holes and pegs have been readjusted somewhat from the much degraded state they were in on the Timelines release. The pegs and holes on all figures still are not exact fits in all cases, however.

:The set is packaged in a way reminiscent of the Hasbro ''Masterpiece''-style transparent display box. The toys are fully combined in Piranacon mode, holding Overbite's Targetmaster mode in his right hand and Snaptrap's newly-chromed [[incendiary sword]] in the left. The set also includes seven metallic-finish bio cards (the seventh being for Piranacon).

:The set is packaged with [[Nautilator#Transformers (2010)|Nautilator]] as the right leg and [[Skalor#Transformers (2010)|Skalor]] as the right arm, a combination also reflected in the new packaging art, box photo and instructions. However, the Piranacon card included with the set reuses the original box art, which depicts Skalor as the right leg and Nautilator as the right arm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSPiranacon/piranacon.htm More information on 2010 Piranacon at TFU.info]''
{{G1SeaconMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4475'''
:*''Pieces'': '''95'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the second wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Piranacon comes as a set of four component Kreons ([[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]], and [[Nautilator#Kre-O|Nautilator]]). Each Kreon can be rebuilt into their beast modes, or all four can be built into Piranacon by taking them apart and combining their pieces. Piranacon gets to wield Snaptrap's axe, and a gun made of other leftover parts. Piranacon's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:Like the other Micro-Changer combiner sets, Piranacon comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing & a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also,

:Some packages of Piranacon contained a duplicate Overbite rather than a Tentakil. Oops.

:The two remaining Seacons were released in the [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] Micro-Changer assortment: [[Seawing (G1)#Kre-O|Seawing]] was in the third assortment, while [[Skalor#Kre-O|Skalor]] didn't arrive until the sixth. You can try and figure out how to incorporate them into a Piranacon build if you like.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OPiranacon/piranacon.htm More information on Piranacon at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-King-Poseidon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Somewhere, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Liokaiser#Combiner Wars|Liokaiser]] is crying down a well.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Turtler''' (Voyager, 2020)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gulf''' (Deluxe, 2020)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kraken''' (Deluxe, 2020)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Lobclow'''{{sic}} (Deluxe, 2020)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Overbite''' (Deluxe, 2020)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tentakil''' (Deluxe, 2020)}}</ul>
{{see|King Poseidon#Generations Selects}}

: When importing the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]]s exclusively into the US and Canada through [[Hasbro Pulse]], the listings on the website were given their US [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] names in parentheses, presumably to make them more relatable to the English-speaking fans and most likely due to there being no plans on making a full release of those molds in any of the [[Hasbro]] mainlines.

:Aside from the listings on the website being altered to include the names of the English versions of the characters, the packaging and figures themselves were unchanged imports.
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==Notes==
[[File:Piranhaking-combined.jpg|thumb|Khanna? Guidi? We'd like to know!]]
*Piranaking's motto, "Underwater, no one can hear you scream", is a reference to the 1979 film ''{{w|Alien (film)|Alien}}''.
*As shown at [[OTFCC 2004]], Piranhaking was to have original box art. However, the box art of the ''Timelines'' Piranacon is a recolored version of his original art instead of that newly commissioned piece. Piranhaking's unused art appears to have been drawn by [[Dan Khanna]].

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǎi Dǐ Kuáng Mó''' (China, 海底狂魔, "Seafloor Mad Devil")<ref>2010 [[Hasbro]] China Piranacon set instruction booklet</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
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[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
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Pounce

2025-03-23T17:50:14Z

Spinroad: /* Legends */

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:''Pounce is a [[Decepticon]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Pounce-G1-Boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|At your Lincoln-Mercury dealer!]]
'''Pounce''' is the Decepticon equivalent of [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (though the difference between the two is fairly microscopic). He does the dirty jobs that even the other Decepticons find appalling. And as far as he's concerned, the dirtier the better. Anti-social, vicious, nasty, wily, silent, deadly and merciless are all appropriate descriptors for Pounce. What few realize is that much of Pounce's success at his job stems from the carefully cultivated reputation he's created for himself.

Pounce is the clone brother of [[Wingspan]].

{{bigquote|Terror is the stage on which I perform.|Pounce's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Jin Horikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Albert Augier]] (European French)}}
[[File:Wingspan Pounce robot mode.jpg|276px|thumb|Hi, I'm Pounce, and this is my job. I explore the planet looking for robots who aren't afraid to get dirty. Hard working mechs and femmes who make an honest living doing the kinds of jobs that make civilized life on Cybertron possible. Now get ready, to get dirty.]]
Pounce and Wingspan sneaked into Autobot City to retrieve the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] tried to warn them that his Autobot counterpart was not only nearby, but REAL nearby, but they didn't listen. Despite showing an obliviousness usually reserved for Lois Lane, the Clones beat Punch when he showed up and returned the Key to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] so that his unit could infiltrate the Plasma Energy Chamber itself. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
[[File:Hm34 Sixshot Trashes Clones.jpg|150px|thumb|left]]
The Decepticon Clones were recruited by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] after betraying their former friends, the [[Fastlane|Autobot]] [[Cloudraker (G1)|Clones]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Pounce was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} The Clones later assisted Scorponok in setting up Death Towers across the Earth. Heavy damage by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] broke their necks, {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} but they were seemingly repaired and resumed their mission in time for the final battle. Their fate subsequent to the Decepticons' retreat from Earth is unknown. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Pounce and Wingspan sought vengeance on the world for being treated as lab rats for cloning experiments, and having failed to reach their goal by becoming powerful Decepticons, they returned to the [[Pirate Planet]] in [[2021]] to search for traces of [[proton energy]]. Discovering a portal to [[Legends World|another dimension]] and reasoning that the energy must be on the other side, they passed through and discovered [[Spoilsport]], [[Peacemaker]], and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], who had absorbed the energy and grown super powerful. The Clones saw this as their chance to get their due by conquering the world and seized the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], using them to defeat [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. However, they were confronted by their Autobot counterparts who separated them from the Targetmasters and forced them to flee. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 61|Bonus Edition Vol. 61}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Pounce and Wingspan volunteered along with [[Flywheels]] for [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s mission to make [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s weekend more interesting. The outcome of the mission was never revealed. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

The two clones spied on the Autobots as the existence of [[Metascan Alpha]] was revealed. After using their identical appearances to confuse the Autobots, the pair returned to the derelict destroyer to report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately they were forced to admit they'd been unable to obtain the coordinates to the planet. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[All His Engines|Transformers vol. 1 #7]]
[[File:Dreadwind pounce all his engines.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.55|Living up to his name]]
One of the Clones was seen on the Decepticon orbital station. Given that it was apparently a monitoring or data entry post, it was probably Wingspan. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

A few years later, Pounce was among the Decepticons who gathered on a barren planetoid under [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s rule. When it was discovered that [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] had been stealing fuel for himself, several Decepticons began hunting him down, and Pounce was the one to sniff the thief out. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Either Pounce or Wingspan was present when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned to take back leadership from Starscream. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

Pounce and Wingspan were among the Decepticons in Autobot captivity on Cybertron when the Transformers finally reclaimed their planet. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} When Megatron returned from a long absence, the two joined the other Decepticons in rioting in celebration. {{storylink|City on Fire}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:NaturalSelection5-PounceWingspanSurrender.jpg|thumb|Pounce is on the left.]]
When the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons, Pounce "readily" agreed to follow the former Headmaster as Soundwave was off-planet and Scorponok had already killed [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] for questioning him. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

While manning the [[Civil Defense Hub]] at Iacon during Scorponok's insurrection, the Clones detected [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' returned from their Earth mission. They planned to lure the unsuspecting Autobots into range and then blow them out of the sky. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} The free remaining Autobots on Cybertron managed to retake the Hub, however, capturing Pounce and Wingspan. When the pre-programmed missiles began flying at the ''Valiant'', [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] demanded the pass-code from Pounce. As the Clone hesitated, Crosshairs blew him away to prove he wasn't bluffing, and quickly got the proper pass-code from the remaining Clone. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Under unknown circumstances, Pounce and Wingspan were once contained in a [[Legendisc]]. That artifact was on display in the [[Museum of Decepticon Heritage]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:SiegeOnCybertron-Pounce versus Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
In a mission on Cybertron, the silent and lethal Pounce clashed with [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]].<ref>''Titans Return'' Siege on Cybertron pack-in blurb</ref>
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===''All Spark'' comic===
Pounce and Wingspan accompanied [[Mega]] to the place where [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was fighting [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>
Pounce was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Sergeant]]. {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}

Pounce and Wingspan were searching for [[energon]] on [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], when they ran into [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]. Fortunately for the two Decepticons, their beast modes gave them a distinct advantage in jungle warfare, as the Autobots had the terrain and the inhabitants against them. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 3: Biosfera Clones}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
Pounce and [[Wingspan]] ran through the Earth wilderness in perfect step, ending some acrobatics over a rocky terrain with weapons-fire towards [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]. Then the Autobot [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] transformed to evade the blasts, leading Pounce and Wingspan to do likewise and press the attack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{note|Pounce is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1PounceToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He claims that his alt-mode also makes him a clone of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. But nobody's buying it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Pounce / Wingspan''' ([[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]], [[1987]] / [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-94'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "anti-personnel missile launching bayonets"

: Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Decepticon Clone Pounce tranforms into a robotic puma (at least, according to his bio). His robot mode is (mostly) identical to his Clone brother [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]] (from the front at least). Pounce also has two heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s on his torso: the one on his groin reveals the traditional Decepticon symbol, while the one on his chest reveals a puma head image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the kitty legs on the backs of his limbs.

: His twin "anti-personnel missile launching bayonets" can be held as blasters or as swords, thanks to having dual [[5 mm post]]s. They can be mounted on his back/shoulders or on his haunches in puma mode.

: The [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese release]] of Pounce<ref>http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+1/pounce/199</ref> & Wingspan,<ref>http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+1/wingspan/198</ref> released in 1993, lacks the "puma" rubsign, which has been replaced with a foil Decepticon insignia sticker.

: He was only available in a two-pack with his brother/fellow Clone, Wingspan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Pounce/pounce.htm More information on Pounce at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-SoC-Pounce.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Grr. Arrgh.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Siege On Cybertron''' (Gift set, 2017)}}</ul>

: ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Pounce" is a Legends-sized figure based heavily on his original toy, transforming from robot into a mechanical puma. His puma-mode back can accommodate [[Titan Master]] figures, who can ride just behind his head. As with all four of the Clones in this line, Pounce has a (non-heat-sensitive) painted symbol evoking his original "puma" rubsign.

: Pounce was only available as part of the "Siege of Cybertron" set, which also includes [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]] & [[Ginrai (human)#Generations|Ginrai]], [[Fathom#Toys|Fathom]] & [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]], [[Haruma Gō#Titans Return|Professor Go]] & [[Metalhawk (G1)#Titans Return|Metalhawk]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)#SiegeOnCybertron|Thunderwing]]. In the United States, this set was exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]], but it saw a wider release in Canada where it was available at [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], the Canadian [[Walmart]] online store, book store chain Indigo and several PC retailers (seriously!). Additionally, it was also available at retail in Hong Kong and Singapore and even saw an official release in the Netherlands, where it was exclusively available from BOL.

: Pounce was later retooled into his brother [[Wingspan#Titans Return|Wingspan]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-Clonetron-Set-Pounce.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Clonetron Set''' ('''Decepticon Clones''') (Multi-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 24]], 2018
:*''ID number'': '''LG61'''

: Sold in the twenty-sixth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline, this release of Pounce is a [[redeco]] of his ''Titans Return'' toy with a higher-contrast color layout based on his appearance in the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' anime]].

: He was only available in a two-pack with [[Wingspan#Legends|Wingspan]]. This pack includes the mini-comic [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 61|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 61]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Cybertron-Decepticon-Clones Pounce.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wingspan / Decepticon Pounce''' (2-pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>

: "Decepticon Pounce" and his brother [[Wingspan#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wingspan]] received a re-release as a two-pack for the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise: Cybertronian Villains]]'' subline. The decoes of both figures are identical, or near-identical, to those from TakaraTomy's ''Legends'' Clonetron Set.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of the packaging includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. The Decepticon clones' piece of the map contains the labeled location of the planet "[[Aquatron|AQUATRON]]".

: This set was released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the USA, a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada, and an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in Europe. The set ultimately became a heavy shelfwarmer at Targets, to the point unsold stock was set up in non-''Transformers''-related aisles.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5DecepticonPounce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Pounce//Infiltrator''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T46'''
**''Stars: ''8

:This card's set was originally scheduled for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
* The [[BotCon 2014]] "[[Dread Pirate Crew#Toys|Dread Pirate Crew]]" is decoed in [[homage]] to Pounce and Wingspan; in-fiction, they are mass-produced soldiers created using the Decepticon Clones' "blueprints".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pounce''' (パウンス ''Paunsu'')
*''French:'' '''Fauve''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Roboclon'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tūjī''' (China, 突击, "Pounce")

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]

Cloudraker (G1)

2025-03-23T17:48:35Z

Spinroad: /* Titans Return */

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{{disambig3|Cloudraker}}
:''Cloudraker is an [[Autobot]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Cloudraker MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
If ever there was a robot in need of years in [[Torkulon|therapy]], '''Cloudraker''' is he. Nothing is good enough for him. He envies his younger clone brother [[Fastlane]]'s popularity and social skills, wishes he was on the ground with people while simultaneously being terrifed of being grounded. In response to this fear he flies as high as possible, but then becomes frustrated by being bound in an atmosphere. Internal malfunctions lead him to feel claustrophobic at all times, even when flying in an empty sky. Simply a mass of crossed circuits, phobias and frustrations, it's a wonder he's able to function at all. On top of the psychological problems he can also suffer "[[transformation paralysis|mode-lock]]", trapping him in one form.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Danny Mann]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German, "The Rebirth, Part 2"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French)}}
[[File:Rebirth1 Fastlane Cloudraker Punch.jpg|thumb|Cloudraker used Photoshop to edit out Punch holding the 'V' sign up behind his head.]]
Upon arriving on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to [[Nebulos]] by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm34 Cloudraker Crashes.jpg|thumb|left]]
Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the [[Pirate Planet]]. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Cloudraker and his brother made contact with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] aboard the Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

The Clones accompanied the Headmasters back to Earth, and remained there allied with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] took his men to defend the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. As the Decepticons began a series of attacks around the globe, Spike dispatched Fastlane, Cloudraker and the [[Throttlebot]]s to Santiago, Chile to investigate the emergence of one of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Death Towers. They were thoroughly trounced by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who was guarding the tower. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In [[2021]], the Clones fled to the [[Legends World]] after Fastlane got targeted by the [[Universal Peace Alliance]] for stealing data proving their chairman, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], was an impostor. Cloudraker was caught by the fake Spike and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] when they mistook him for Fastlane, though they realized their mistake when his claustrophobia manifested and he started panicking about being cornered. Cloudraker accused "Spike" of his deception until Fastlane came to rescue his brother, and the two were able to uncover his true identity as the evil [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] before Hound's eyes. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 58|Bonus Edition Vol. 58}} When Pounce and Wingspan arrived in the Legends World, Cloudraker sensed their presence and confronted them alongside his brother. Finding that their counterparts had stolen three [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] and defeated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the Autobot Clones battled them and successfully released the smaller robots from their grasp. They then remained at Metroplex to guard him, expressing hope that they'd be able to get along with their Decepticon brethren someday. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 61|Bonus Edition Vol. 61}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cloudraker and Fastlane were on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. The two clones dealt with [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] by luring him through a door and then clocking him on the head with a metal bar. Once the coast was clear, Optimus insisted on going on alone. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]''}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Cloudraker and Jetfire.jpg|thumb|]]
Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] raided the facility, the clones fought alongside [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Cloudraker fell in battle along with several Technobots, but the extent of his injuries was unclear. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} He later got to go "oooh, shiny!" at a deactivated [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

After the war, Fastlane and Cloudraker returned to Cybertron and were seen hanging out at the [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]-run [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}} When the Autobots were banished from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Cloudraker went [[neutral]] and stayed behind to work as a reporter for the [[Iacon Communication Service]]. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked Cybertron, Fastlane and Cloudraker were part of the [[Autobot fleet]] operating under [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]'s command that scrambled to meet the Chaos Bringer, only to find their path barred by the mutated [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]. Though they fought well, they were ultimately destroyed by the flagship [[Worldsweeper]], their deaths prompting [[Victorion]] to try and kill [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

Later, Cloudraker's spirit appeared among the many dead glimpsed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as he sacrificed his own life to help Optimus Prime defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:VikingsVsClones_TF84.jpg|upright=1.7|left|thumb|Exploiting the Prime Directive's "smacking Vikings around" loophole]]

Fastlane and Cloudraker piloted the ship ''[[Mantlo]]'' in search of the missing ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Their quest took them to many worlds before arriving on Earth, where it was [[1017|the year 1017]] by the reckoning of [[United Kingdom|the land they ended up crashing in]] due to atmospheric hazards. The two immediately disembarked and sped off to continue their search, unaware that a Decepticon party had been following them through the last six star systems and nineteen planets. This party included [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], who was under secret orders from Optimus Prime, given before the ''Ark''ʼs launch, to make sure Megatron remained isolated from Cybertron by any and all means. And those Decepticons weren't the only ones on the ''Mantlo''ʼs tail: Its fiery atmospheric entry that night had been noticed by humans in the nearby [[Stansham Castle]], a small group of whom investigated the crash site the next day. And those humans, in turn, were followed by soldiers from [[Godwin the Strongarm|a Viking army]] that had been besieging the castle.

The human scouts discovered the ''Mantlo'' and had barely enough time to ponder what "devilry" was afoot before they were ambushed by their rivals. Fastlane and Cloudraker, on their way back to their ship, found their passage blocked by the battle. At first they stayed concealed in the trees, following Autobot non-engagement regulations. But as they observed the fight, they deemed it an uneven one in favor of the ambushers and decided to intervene on behalf of the "underdog" group. Emerging from the woods and smacking at least one of the soldiers terrified the [[Viking]]s, one of whom declared their cause lost if [[Canute|their enemy]] was in league with "{{w|Niflheim}}-spawned abominations". They ran away and the other humans immediately gave chase, but before the clones to could continue on their way to the ship, they were attacked by the [[Duocon]]s and Counterpunch. Though outnumbered, the clones' [[Gravity-rod rifle|gravity-rod]] and [[sonic boom rifle]]s made short work of the Decepticons – but Cloudraker was critically wounded by one of [[Flywheels]]' [[missile]]s. Cradling his brother, Fastlane ran back to the ''Mantlo'' to give him [[CR chamber|CR]] treatment. He also took the ship airborne again, but as it lifted off, Counterpunch took a shot at it to prevent them from finding the ''Ark'', per his mission. He scored a direct hit, and the craft plummeted. While Cloudraker lay unconscious on a medical table, Fastlane desperately tried to radio for aid. Then the ship crashed again, this time directly into Stansham Castle. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{main|Navigator (Autobot)}}
{{note|The characters in the summary below were not originally intended to be Fastlane and Cloudraker, but were [[retcon]]ned as such by ''Transformers '84''. The following is written from the perspective of the retcon.}}
[[File:Navigator.jpg|thumb|A cloudraker in the streets, a navigator in the sheets]]
For centuries Cloudraker remained unconscious within the ''Mantlo'', stripped of his outer armor and lying on the medical table. The ship was submerged in the earth beneath Stansham Castle, unknown to anyone but Fastlane, who still occasionally emerged to scout and would become the stuff of legends as a terrifying and mysterious "[[Man of Iron (G1)|man of iron]]".

Cloudraker continued to slumber even as in the modern day, the ''Ark'' inhabitants awoke of their own accord and traveled to [[Stansham]] in response to the distress call that had been continuously broadcasting since the ''Mantlo''{{'}}s final crash. An Autobot/Decepticon battle erupted that claimed Fastlane's life but ended with the Autobots victorious. This, however, was not good news for Cloudraker: Optimus immediately ordered the buried ship's destruction, in keeping with the mission he had given to Punch millions of years prior. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dutifully vaporized the ''Mantlo'' in a massive implosion, not realizing he was killing Cloudraker within. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Destiny5-Warworld.jpg|thumb|left|There's no way he's not having panic attack right about now.]]
Some twenty-odd years after the [[Great War (G1)|war]] supposedly ended, Cloudraker joined [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Doubleheader]], [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in defending Cybertron against [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'', as a diversionary tactic devised by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] to allow the [[Wreckers]] to sneak aboard the Decepticon mothership. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the campaign on [[Nebulos]], the Autobot Clones were captured by the Decepticon/[[Hive (G1)|Hive]] alliance and subjected to horrific experiments by [[Borx|Fausto Borx]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
Cloudraker and Fastlane were part of an Autobot team led by [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] who helped [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] defeat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> When the ship detected [[energon]] on [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], the Autobots dispatched Cloudraker and Fastlane to investigate. Unfortunately, after arriving they made contact with [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]. Even worse, the Decepticons' beast modes gave them a distinct advantage in jungle warfare. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 3: Biosfera Clones}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Cloudraker and [[Fastlane]] encountered [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]] out in the wilderness and transformed into their vehicle modes to evade the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|clones']] weapons-fire. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Cloudraker was stationed at a [[Sun-Farming facility]] along with Fastline. When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s forces attacked, Cloudraker was the first to attack, however the Decepticons triumphed, forcing [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s team to abandon the facility. {{storylink|Revelation (Legends)|Revalation}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1CloudrakerToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fastlane / Cloudraker''' (Autobot Clone, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-112'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "[[gravity-rod rifle]]s"

: Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), [[Clone (subgroup)|Autobot Clone]] Cloudraker transforms into a futuristic jet fighter. His robot mode is (mostly) identical to his Clone brother [[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] (from the front at least). Cloudraker also has two heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s on his torso: the one on his groin reveals the traditional Autobot symbol, while the one on his chest reveals a jet image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the wings on the backs of his legs.

: The [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese release]] of Cloudraker, released in 1993, lacks the "jet" rubsign, which has been replaced with a foil Autobot insignia sticker.

: There are two ways to store his "gravity-rod rifles" in vehicle mode: the first is the intended way, which is by plugging them into the ports located on the underside of the jet mode; the other is how he was depicted in the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' anime]], which requires you to leave the hands flipped out, and plugging the rifles into them, so that they are located up top.

: He was only available in a two-pack with his brother/fellow Clone, Cloudraker.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Cloudraker/cloudraker.htm More information on Cloudraker at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Walgreens-Legends-Class-2-pack-Cloudraker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks like my brother was right.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Wingspan / Cloudraker''' (Legends Class 2-pack, [[2017]])}}</ul>

: ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Cloudraker is a [[retool]] of his brother [[Fastlane#Titans Return|Fastclash]] (renamed thanks to [[trademark]] issues), transforming from robot to futuristic jet fighter, and is heavily based on his original Generation 1 toy. Any [[Titan Master]]s can ride in the vehicle mode by simply putting them onto the flip-up "seat" between his arms. As with all four of the clones in this line, Cloudraker has a (non-heat-sensitive) painted symbol evoking his original "jet" rubsign. For some reason, Cloudraker's symbol is noticeably smaller than Fastclash's.

: Cloudraker was only available in a 2-pack with [[Wingspan#Titans Return|Wingspan]]. In the United States, this set was exclusive to [[Walgreens]] pharmacies (officially called the "Clones 2-figure Pack" on their website), but it also saw numerous international releases, several of which even predated the US release: In Taiwan, it was available at general retail; in Canada, it was exclusive to EB Games stores; in Mexico, it was exclusive to Julio Cepeda stores; and in Colombia, it was exclusive to Falabella stores.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-58-Clonebot-set-Cloudraker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Aren't you glad you didn't go to Walgreens?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Clonebot Set (Autobot Clones)''' (Multi-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 27]], 2018
:*''ID number'': '''LG-58'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Cloudraker is a redeco of his ''Generations'' toy, with a color layout based more closely on his appearance in the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' anime]], with a lighter-red torso and head than his arms.

: He was only available in a two-pack with, of course, [[Fastlane#Legends|Fastlane]]. The pack also includes the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 58|''Legends'' comic Volume 58]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:Galactic Odyssey Biosfera 2-pack Cloudraker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ah yes, the Jungle Planet, known for its... twins. Very famous for 'em.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Biosfera Autobot Clones''' (2-pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: [[Fastlane#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fastlane]] and Cloudraker were released as an ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] [[exclusive]] ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' set, theoretically representing [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], despite the two having exactly zero connections to the planet in any meaningful way or even vague thematic similarity. Oh well. The two are minor redecoes of their ''Titans Return'' toy color schemes.

: The Titan Master seat goes undocumented in the instructions.

: This set was labeled as "Encounter 3" of the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'', but was the second set to be officially revealed, and the ''first'' to actually ship out.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cloudraker''' (クラウドレーカー ''Kuraudorēkā'')
*''French:'' '''Aéropro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Geminus'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Téng Yún''' (China, 腾云, "Prance onto the Cloud")
*''Russian:'' '''Krushitel'''' (Крушитель, "Crasher")

==References==
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Cutthroat (G1)

2025-03-23T16:59:17Z

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon Terrorcon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Cutthroat (SG)}}
:''Cutthroat is a [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Cutthroat boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Frequent shopper at Carrion "R" Us]]
While most Decepticons enjoy trashing Autobots, '''Cutthroat''' revels in it. He'll tear a mech to pieces with his bare claws in his bloodthirsty zeal, showing not one iota of mercy. His fighting is so barbaric that it even disturbs other Decepticons, especially considering how much energy he wastes in his frenzies. Still, none of his peers are brave enough to mention anything to Cutthroat for fear that he'll turn his insatiable bloodlust on them.

Cutthroat can combine with the other Terrorcons to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], although he'd rather not because he thinks Abominus is too "tame" for his taste.<ref>Generation 1 Cutthroat toy bio and Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile in [[Back from the Dead|''The Transformers'' #56]]</ref>

{{bigquote|I'm gettin' ''twitchy''. An' when I get ''twitchy''... the talons come out!|Cutthroat|"[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese)|[[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Money Is Everything"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French)}}
[[File:MoneyIsEverything CutthroatBlot.jpg|left|thumb|Digital Doom on the THIGHway to Destruction, huh? Eh? Yeah? No? Anyone? Bueller?]]
Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were first seen on a mission with [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], harvesting [[anti-electron]]s from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s head to use against the Autobots. The Autobots learned of the plot and came to Unicron to stop the Decepticons, but the debilitating effect of the anti-electron blast and the sheer size and might of the Terrorcons left them in danger of being overrun. Cutthroat managed to disarm [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and several other Autobots with his swooping attacks. The Terrorcons were ultimately overwhelmed by a newly constructed Autobot combiner named [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], tough enough to challenge them even in their united [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] form. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Cutthroattoon.jpg|thumb|No mercy shall be shown to Hun-Gurrr's foot for stealing his screen time!]]
Next, the Terrorcons were seen under the domination of the [[Quintesson]]s. They attacked the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and free trader [[Dirk Manus]] on the outskirts of Saturn as Abominus. While moving in for the kill, however, they broke apart back into their individual forms. Cutthroat lamented the end of the hunt, but [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] reminded him of the [[Automatic timer|timing mechanism]] their masters had built into the group in order to control Abominus. Back at the Quintesson base, Cutthroat and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] engaged in some play-fighting while waiting for their next set of orders. After the Technobots returned and the two teamed united as Abominus and Computron again, the Terrorcons were defeated when Computron computed a means of artificially triggering their timer, forcing Abominus to splinter. After that, Computron gave the Terrorcons a 4.1% chance of defeating him in battle, and he was certainly being generous with his estimations. Cutthroat and the others turned tail and fled in fear of Cybertron's Mightiest Nerd. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-sinnertwin-cutthroat.jpg|thumb|left|"What did you do during Galvatron's epic battle against the Autobot army?"<br>"To be honest, I just kind of stood around."]]
Battling the Autobots on a lifeless rock of a planetoid, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were back to working with Galvatron. They were fighting alongside [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] as Abominus when a mysterious signal touched their [[Primitive]] circuitry. Reverting to animal mode, the Terrorcons joined Autobot and Decepticon Primitives alike in boarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and almost hypnotically following the signal to the center of the galaxy. The Primitives were united in purpose, however, not disposition. When [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a ruckus broke out inside Trypticon, especially when Hun-Gurrr ordered the wild Terrorcons to "fight everybody!" Trypticon shook himself up a bit to quiet down the Transformers inside, and his bouncing around knocked them all into silence, including Cutthroat who was ''flying in mid-air at the time.'' Once they reached their destination, the Primitives were confronted by the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. The shape-changing energy creature defeated the Terrorcons in the form of a many-headed hydra. Only a last minute save by Grimlock kept the universe from being drained completely dry of all life. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Acting as a raiding party, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons attacked the laboratory of [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan]], looking for the next heat-resistant metal the scientists had designed. They inevitably were opposed by their opposite number, the Technobots, but showed some remarkable sense and ignored the urge to battle the Autobots to the death. Instead, they just stole the metal and fled. Galvatron's house-training must have paid off. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hmop Terrorcons.jpg|thumb|200px]]
In [[2011]], Cutthroat and the Terrorcons journeyed to Cybertron over the long-abandoned Decepticon [[space bridge]]. They were part of the first wave of Galvatron's siege, hoping to gain control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Cutthroat's team combined into Abominus to battle [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later on, Abominus teamed up with his fellow combiners to wage war on their Autobot counterparts. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swooped in and scattered the Decepticon combiners. They barely survived the encounter. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} On Earth, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons intervened on [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s kept the Terrorcons busy so that Hot Rod could complete his mission. Even after the Terrorcons formed Abominus, the Headmasters stood against them, and the arrival of Computron swung the odds firmly on the Autobots' side. Abominus was last seen with his head buried in the sand, being kicked in the side by Computron. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron launched a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] at the Autobots on [[Athenia]], he brought along Cutthroat and the Terrorcons to occupy the Autobot forces. Linking up as Abominus, they once again battled Computron and the Headmasters. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[File:Hm17 Cutthroat and Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Scorponok devised a scheme to harvest [[plasma energy]] from the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] by setting off a series of explosives that would utterly destroy the planet, releasing its stored energies. Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were responsible for planting the bombs. Hun-Gurrr was spotted by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Shouki]] of the Trainbots, but the other Terrorcons managed to take them hostage. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Cutthroat and the Terrorcons managed to get two of the three sites set before being set upon by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. By forming Abominus, Cutthroat's team held their own until Scorponok arrived with his mighty [[Transtector]], MegaZarak. The giant scorpion occupied the Autobots long enough for the Terrorcons to finish their work, and Mars was consumed by the resultant atomic inferno. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Soon after, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons joined Sixshot the returning Galvatron on an energy raid. They sought to prevent the Autobots from re-energizing the distant world of [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and steal the energy for themselves. Cutthroat's team formed Abominus for yet another in a series of battles against Computron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm24 Terrorcons.jpg|thumb|200px]]
After an extended mission in space, Cutthroat returned with Galvatron and the other Decepticons, setting up shop on Earth under Sixshot's command. He joined an enormous offensive against the Autobots' facility in [[Florida|Miami]], drawing out the troops from Autobot City so that Sixshot could kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Body-slamming Computron as Abominus was just icing on the cake. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The warfare on Earth continued, as Cutthroat and the Terrorcons assembled as Abominus in part of a five-fold simultaneous strike on Autobot interests engineered by Sixshot. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} As Scorponok assumed control of the Decepticons again, Cutthroat was seen at a rally being held in his honor on Chaar. Cutthroat and the Terrorcons later joined a Decepticon strike on the Kamchatka Peninsula, seeking to gain control of the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Cutthroat was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} As part of Abominus, Cutthroat participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole. He escaped into space with the rest of Scorponok's Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Cutthroat was one of those summoned, but only as a part of [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
[[File:Selects Cutthroat Pteraxadons.jpg|thumb|250px|left|For once, I actually feel like a character.]]
Cutthroat was sent by the [[Quintesson]]s to help the humans wage their battle against the [[Selector]]s, [[Autobot]]s, and [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} The battle-hungry Terrorcon eagerly attacked [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], gnawing on the Autobot combiners with his beak. Cutthroat later created a brood of evil [[Pteraxadon]]s using his stolen [[Energon Matrix]] and [[Angolmois Energy]]. He then kidnapped a barricade of [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)|Doublecrosser]]s protecting the Autobot [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the newborn Pteraxadons proceeded to ''eat them alive''! Cutthroat expressed twisted joy at watching his "juniors" grow bigger and stronger, having just created aerial sentries for the Terrorcons.

Cutthroat later participated in a grudge match with his Terrorcon cohort [[Blot (G1)|Blot]], and led the Pteraxadons when [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] ordered his troops to counter-strike against their [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|former leader]]. Cutthroat was perplexed when Megatron siphoned away his Angolmois Energy, but the Terrorcons got their revenge when Hun-Gurrr received the [[Terrorbreaster]] from the Quintessons, allowing the five Decepticon traitors to merge into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. However, Megatron powered up into Megatron Omega from the Angolmois Energy and attacked the Terrorcon combiner. Although Megatron was seemingly killed when Abominus blasted a hole in his chest, {{Storylink|Abominus comic 1}} Megatron Omega instantaneously regenerated from Abominus's gunfire. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

Cutthroat was present as part of Abominus during his attack on [[Neo Scramble City]], and carried over to [[Abomenaticus]]'s configuration when Abominus stole [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s limbs. Following Abominus's temporary alliance with [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], {{Storylink|Abominus comic 2}} the Terrorcons separated and arrived on the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] with the Abomenaticus components. Cutthroat was later present among the cross-team Decepticons on the planet's surface as [[Red Megatron]] and [[Black Megatron]] attacked. He then combined with [[Turtler]] to form [[Scramble 7]], who effortlessly disposed of the two rogue Megatrons. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were defeated in battle as Abominus by Computron. They switched tactics and split into their individual modes to spray Computron with "[[Cohesive Control Liquid]]", forcing him onto the Decepticon side. The Technobots were eventually freed when Spike Witwicky blasted them with a counter-spray. The now clear-minded Computron then proceeded to crush the individual Terrorcons.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Cutthroat was one of those summoned, but only as a part of [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Buzzsawyikes3.jpg|thumb|left|Losing an arm didn't slow down Apeface any. Wuss.]]
Cutthroat and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] served [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on Cybertron, and journeyed to [[Nebulos]] under his command to conquer the populace and destroy their old foes, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and his crew. The Terrorcons made a rather poor showing of themselves, however. First, they were driven off by [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and a pair of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], despite being backed up by the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]]. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Later, they were the first to feel the enhanced firepower of the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. Cutthroat did all right for himself in that second battle, though, outflying [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s hyper-speed trigger finger. The Autobots wound up realizing during the fight that they were only bringing ruin to the nearby [[Nursery (Nebulos)|agricultural facilities]], and fled from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Scorponok's Decepticons eventually met with those under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command on Earth. Both groups were manipulated into coming to blows by Starscream, the conflict coming to a head with an all-out [[Decepticon Civil War]] erupting between the two groups. During the skirmish, Cutthroat became yet another victim of [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]'s rampage of carnage, getting his arm torn off by the latter. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Some spot-welding, and he was repaired just in time to be blown away by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in [[Buenos Aires]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Blot cutthroat time wars.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|I can be as hardcore as I want and it'll still be PG-13!]]
In [[2009]], Cutthroat, and Hun-Gurrr were running an energy-sapping device on Earth when a [[time rift|temporal storm]] struck. Cutthroat was sent out to fetch the rest of the Terrorcons during the chaos, though on the return trip the group decided to terrorize some humans for fun. Though Hun-Gurrr was soon along to bring them back to the extraction site, their efforts wound up being in vain, as a team of Autobots attacked, destroying the product of their hard labor. The Terrorcons convinced their leader [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to follow the Autobots back in time after discovering their enemies had fled to [[1989]] following their assault. Along with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his crew, Cutthroat's group wound up caught in the [[Time Wars]], joining forces with Rodimus and the modern Transformers under the command of Fortress Maximus and Scorponok against the power of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Hopelessly overwhelmed by the mad Decepticon, Soundwave and the Terrorcons cut out, transporting themselves back to the future. Their fate after the time storm rebooted the future of the timeline is uncertain. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
In the 21st century, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were repaired and rejoined the Decepticons under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s control. One day, they were working in the armory when Hun-Gurrr summoned them for battle. Cutthroat and the others joined as Abominus and fought against their fellow Decepticons without even knowing why Hun-Gurrr was angry. They ended up getting impaled by [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], blasted into stasis lock, and taken off to wherever [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] dispose of old waste.

And yet, they probably had no regrets. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Transformers '84''====
As part of [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], Cutthroat was sent to defend [[Project Dreadnought]]'s control hub in [[Stanix]], where the [[combiner|gestalt]] soon encountered [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] and the [[Wreckers]]. After a blow from [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]]'s [[Hammer (weapon)|hammer]] brought Abominus crashing down, Cutthroat and his fellow Terrorcons separated to battle the Wreckers individually but the Autobots disengaged and retreated as the explosives they had already laid inside the base detonated. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
The Terrorcons and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] intercepted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team during the search for [[Metascan Alpha]]. The Terrorcons united into Abominus, but the Autobots ignored them and continued with their mission. A short time later, Abominus came under attack from the [[Destructon]]s and was blasted apart. The Terrorcons began a retreat and found themselves being aided by Ultra Magnus, resulting in Cyclonus agreeing to a truce between the two factions. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Sixshot]]

Before the Great War, Cutthroat watched Blot throw a glass at Jetfire in a bar. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

Early in the war, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s position as Decepticon leader was usurped by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who had him exiled to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Cutthroat and the other Terrorcons were disappointed in his choice of punishment and set out to execute Megatron properly, intending to do the same to Scorponok afterwards. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} The team tracked Megatron down and attacked him, only to be soundly defeated and forced back under his command. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} After returning to Cybertron and beating Scorponok to a pulp, Megatron had the Terrorcons tear him apart. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:SpotlightSixshot Cutthroat Hun-Gurrr.jpg|thumb|We're much more fun than the Reapers! We're scary-looking, yet visually pleasing, and coming up with ideas on Blot's [[beast mode]] is hours of fun!]]
Cutthroat and the other Terrorcons were deployed to [[Mumu-Obscura]], but were taken prisoner by the [[Reaper]]s to lure [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons. When they thought Sixshot was seriously considering the offer, Cuttthroat and Hun-Gurrr tried to persuade Sixshot that the Decepticon war machine didn't need the Reapers, as he already had a group of misfit friends in the Terrorcons. After Sixshot declined the invitation, the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:Cindersaur staxx cutthroat city on fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|Just a reminder, the Decepticons do not endorse mob justice. Unless it gets them results. Which it always does.]]
After the [[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos Event]], Cutthroat was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of Megatron's return. He ganged up on [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] with [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] and [[Staxx]], {{storylink|City on Fire}} only surrender and get cuffed by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] after the Autobot had made an example of Staxx. {{storylink|The Verge}} Like all Decepticons who would not renounce their faction, he was later banished from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and forced to live in the wilderness. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} He was seen during the [[Ammonite]] invasion fighting alongside Autobots and Decepticons against [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s allies. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Cutthroat, Rippersnapper, and Sinnertwin were later assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to guard his [[Regenesis]] ore mine within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], challenging [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her entourage during their investigation. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} Cutthroat challenged Windblade to a dogfight, mocking the offworlder for being unaware of his own ability to fly, but was defeated by her blade when [[Octane|Tankor]] joined the fight, distracting him. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

Cutthroat was among the many Decepticons who rallied under new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] during his attempt to conquer [[Earth]], but was knocked out by the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[mindbomb]] during the battle in [[Shanghai]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}
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===''Timelines''===
In one reality, [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] was winged by a Terrorcon on [[Antares 3]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}} Given that Cutthroat is the only Terrorcon with wings, he was probably the Terrorcon in question.

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-TerrorconCutthroat-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]

The Terrorcon Cutthroat could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Terrorcon Cutthroat packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Cutthroat, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Cutthroat acted as aerial support as he and the Terrorcons faced off against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] in a horrific battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}
*Cutthroat and the Terrorcons launched an assault on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], only to be blasted away by the Autobot city's battle station mode. The Terrorcons regrouped and combined into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] to tear into Maximus's armament. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Fortress Maximus|Fortress Maximus commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Cutthroat is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Fearing the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] would form Computron, the Terrorcons ambushed them outside [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. After successfully defeating them, the Decepticon team attacked an unsuspecting Autobot City itself. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} Cutthroat also was part of an assault by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on Autobot City which was halted when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] received a new [[transformation cog]] and regained his [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Monstrosity}} The Quintessons sent Hun-Gurrr and Cutthroat to attack the ''Lazy Sue'' and steal the Recreator, but they failed due to the intervention of the Technobots. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (Legends)|Money Is Everything}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Cutthroat.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]
Cutthroat participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character available as a reward in the "Abominus Rampage" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:CutthroatEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Hovering like some sort of [[Furmanism|vast, predatory bird]]...]]
Cutthroat is a bloodthirsty monster whose joy in violence stands out even among the Terrorcons.

Not content with simply defeating his enemies, Cutthroat must obliterate them, rending his foes from circuit to gyro in a frenzy of hatred and spite. Many Decepticons think he goes too far and must have a crossed wire or two, but they also realize that telling him so would only turn his murderous attention toward them.

Cutthroat delights in swooping down on his foes from above and has been known to ambush his prey before tearing into them.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat Bio}}
*'''Class''': Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: Smoke Bomb:''' Cover an area in smoke, hiding your allies and blocking damage to them for a set amount of seconds.
**'''Cost:''' 2 ability points +5 cost increase.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cutthroat Cutthroat at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Cutthroat was a member of the Terrorcons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Cutthroat toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sausage inna bun? Once tasted, never forgotten.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cutthroat''' (Terrorcon, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''TR3'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-82'''
:*''Accessories'': double-barreled [[magnetizer]]
:Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Terrorcon Cutthroat transforms into a hawk monster thing. Or maybe Rodan. His wings, legs and neck are articulated, so one can put him in a flying pose. His double-barreled magnetizer forms the beast-mode tail by flipping the barrel-part out on a hinge, extending its length.

:He can also form the leg or arm of any "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, though he is nominally Abominus's right leg. He is not particularly aesthetically pleasing as an arm, as his wings project straight out to his sides (aka Abominus's front and back) in that configuration. He can also attach to Metroplex's robot mode.

:There is a later-run variant of Cutthroat, released in 1988, which not only lacks a [[rubsign]], but has been [[retool]]ed to fill in the indent on his robot hipplate where the rubsign would have gone.

:There is also a packaging variant for all four small Terrorcons, which included a random bonus Decepticon [[Decoy|"Decoy" mini-figurine]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Cutthroat/cutthroat.htm More information on Cutthroat at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|G1Abominus}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Abominus''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''D-84'''
:*''Accessories'': double-barreled magnetizer
:Cutthroat was also available in a gift set with the rest of the Terrorcons. All of the Terrorcons are identical to their individual releases, although it is unknown if the versions without the rubsign indents were released in this format. (It's not terribly likely though.)
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===''Prime''===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Windrazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hot sausages, two for a dollar, made of genuine pig, why not buy one for the lady?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p2|'''Windrazor''' (Cyberverse Legion Class, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 008'''
:*''Accessories'': "Tornado Bow"
{{note|''Prime: Cyberverse'' [[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Cutthroat in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' series.}}
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Windrazor transforms into a bird-like dragon creature, and comes with a "Tornado Bow". He can hold the weapon via the latter's three [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.

:Though not called out in the [[instructions]], Windrazor combines with ''Cyberverse'' [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]], and [[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]] to form [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]], with Windrazor forming the right arm.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''Prime'' [[Divebomb (Prime)#Toys|Divebomb]], ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Barara#Toys|Barara]], and 2014 [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]]. His bow accessory was also used, in varying colors, by [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]], [[Airachnid (Prime)#Cyberverse|Airachnid]], and Predacon Rippersnapper.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Windrazor/windrazor.htm More information on Windrazor at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Deluxe-Class-Cutthroat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Certainly your actual pig products. Genuine pig.]]
[[File:NYCC2017UnusedCutthroatHead.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Unused alt head]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Terrorcon Cutthroat''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 25]], [[2018]]
:*''Accessories'': blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}
:Released in the third (and incredibly Terrorcon-heavy) wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, "Terrorcon Cutthroat" is a heavy [[retool]]ing of [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]], transforming from robot into a hawk-like creature based on his original toy. Like all other ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor with a place for a [[Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master]], [[Enigma of Combination]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) that can transform into a hand for a combiner. He also comes with a piece that can fill the gap in the Prime Armor or be held as a gun.

:Cutthroat can also transform into a limb for any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style Voyager Class figures from the (or onto one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs), although he was meant to combine with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Power of the Primes|Hun-Gurrr]] to form [[Abominus (G1)#Power of the Primes|Abominus]].

:Cutthroat's beast-mode head, lower jaw, and head crest are kept on by very tiny, shallow pins and thus care should be taken when handling them as they are prone to popping out with very little provocation. Additionally, much like Swoop, his robot mode hips aren't locked while he's in his leg mode, unlike most ''Combiner Wars'' compatible limbs, making that mode slightly less stable.

:While stock renders, stock photos, and the final toy depict him with Cutthroat's head, painted samples displayed at [[New York Comic Con#2017|NYCC 2017]] feature a head based on that of [[Wildfly#Toys|Wildfly]]/[[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]], appearing to be an unused alternate head.

:Cutthroat's ball joints and the mushroom peg in his waist are larger than Swoop's, meaning that limb-swapping options are limited.

:The original figure was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Red Swoop]], and further retooled into ''Selects'' [[Kraken#Generations Selects|Kraken]] and [[Terrormander#Generations Selects|Terrormander]].
{{POTPSwoopMold}}
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Cutthroat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Anti-dragon cream. Personal guarantee: if you're incinerated you get your money back, no quibble.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Abominus''' (Multi-pack, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[April 17]], 2021
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TT-GS12'''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''TT-GS05'''
:*''Accessories'': blaster
:Initially developed by TakaraTomy, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Cutthroat is a more cartoon-accurate redeco of his ''Power of the Primes'' release. He features a more saturated color palette than his previous toy, as well as changing a single Decepticon sigil on his beast mode's nose to two insignias on either sides of his chest. His most significant deco differences are having the purple crest sticking out of his beast mode's head redecoed in yellow, gold paint instead of silver for his robot mode's face, and purple talons instead of silver. Other minor deco differences include silver paint removed from his robot legs and the sides of his chest, and green paint added to his robot arms.

: He was only available in a massive box set of Terrorcons, along with [[Blot (G1)#Generations Selects|Blot]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Generations Selects|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Generations Selects|Rippersnapper]], and [[Sinnertwin (G1)#Generations Selects|Sinnertwin]]. This set was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, with a small-ish number imported and made for sale through [[Hasbro Pulse]]; originally slated for release on [[March 27]], Abominus's release was pushed back to [[April 17]].
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==Notes==
*Cutthroat had the working name of Slish-Slash.
*Cutthroat's nominal limb placement as the right leg of [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] is frequently switched around with [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] as the left leg, due to the [[package art]] showing the latter configuration. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] popularized this different placement, while the mobile game ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' depicts the original configuration from the toy instructions. Unusually, ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7 depicts Cutthroat as Abominus' right arm instead.
*By the early 2010s, Hasbro lost the trademark "Cutthroat" (or perhaps were more conservative with gore-themed toy names), resulting in Cutthroat's ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' namesake having to be called "[[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]]". Later in the decade, Hasbro got the trademark back, but now as "Terrorcon Cutthroat" for stronger protection.
*While Cutthroat appeared redesigned based on ''Prime'' Windrazor in IDW's ''Windblade'' vol. 1, he did not appear as such alongside his also-redesigned teammates in the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game event "[[Unleash the Beasts]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cutthroat''' (カットスロート ''Kattosurōto'')
*''French:'' '''Coupe-Gorge''' (Canada, "Cutthroat")
*''Italian:'' '''Crudelbot''' ("Cruelbot")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gēhóu''' (Taiwan, 割喉, "Cutthroat"), '''Shāshǒuyīng''' (China, 杀手鹰, "Killer Eagle"), '''Móushā''' (China, 谋杀, "Murder")

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Terrorcons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]

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Spinroad: /* Hunt for the Decepticons */

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[[File:You island of fear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm blonder than I remember.]]
[[Special:MyPage|'''You''']] are (probably) a [[human]] from [[Earth]]. You sometimes get caught up in the dealings of extraterrestrial mechanical lifeforms known as the [[Transformer]]s. You often get recruited by the heroic [[Autobot]] faction to help in their struggle against the evil [[Decepticon]]s.

[[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] has nothing kind to say about [[Your mom (disambiguation)|your mother]]. [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] also has nothing kind to say about you, though he rarely says anything kind about anyone.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
With the Masterforce, You too can [[Transformation|transform]]! {{storylink|You Too Use the Masterforce to Transform}}

====S.T.A.R.S. continuity====
[[File:STARS IDcard Back.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A valid form of identification in seven states and Guam.]]
The [[Autobot]]s need humans like you to join [[S.T.A.R.S.]] (for only $6.50) and help thwart evil. Members were issued standard equipment including a [[Command Center (G1)|Transformers Control Center]], a S.T.A.R.S. [[iron-on patch]], a [[S.T.A.R.S. membership card]], and an Autobot [[Tech-Spec Manual]]. {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}{{storylink|S.T.A.R.S. continuity}}

In addition to needing you to join S.T.A.R.S., the Autobots need you to tell your friends about ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and how they can obtain an [[:File:SpecialMission DirectMail Poster.jpg|exciting movie poster]]. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was looking for someone to serve as S.T.A.R.S. Commander and began training you to fill that role. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}
{{--}}

====''The Transformers'' Adventure Game Books====
{{notemultipath}}
=====Dinobot War=====
A mishap with a buried alien flying saucer at [[Disneyland]] (maybe) sent you back in time. You (might have) met the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and (probably) helped save the [[Autobot]]s from being murdered while they lay dormant in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
=====Peril from the Stars=====
You (likely) helped [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] prevent [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] getting his hands on a space-borne weapons capsule. {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}
=====Island of Fear=====
Some reports place you being eaten by a leopard while mixed up in a confrontation between [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and some [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Autobots]]. {{storylink|Island of Fear}}

=====Highway Clash=====
You were (perhaps) thrust into the deadly struggle between [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as they fought over a lorry-load of microchips. {{storylink|Highway Clash}}

=====Swamp of the Scorpion=====
During another deadly struggle into which you were thrust, you (apparently) encountered [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] in a swamp. You were also a Nebulan. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}

=====Desert of Danger=====
At some unspecified point in the space future you (definitely) secured employment co-piloting an interstellar cargo ship and (most likely) got mixed up in the seedy underworld of [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] nightclubs and Transformer-smuggling. Luckily [[Hot Rod (G1)|one of]] the Transformers you smuggled was a lot friendlier than [[Weirdwolf (G1)|the other]] and together you (presumably) prevented the reactivation of some ancient Decepticon robotic infantry. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}

====''Find Your Fate Junior''====
{{notemultipath}}
=====Dinobots Strike Back=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, and your decisions are attributed to characters in the story.}}
In the event that Swoop prevented the Dinobots from going on a mind-controlled rampage, and subsequently lost his memory via a bop to the head, you were the only one to remember the events that transpired on the day the Dinobots were guarding [[Hidden Valley]]. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

=====Battle Drive=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, but you are held accountable for the decisions you make throughout the story. As such, you are either scolded or congratulated by the book's narrator depending on what fate you cause to befall onto mankind and the Autobots.}}
In one of the possible sequence of events, you tried to save the Autobots from an ambush by writing in a book. This came far closer to working than logic would suggest.
In an alternate adventure, you wake up suddenly in the middle of a wild chase between Prowl and the Decepticons, realizing that the adventure up to now had been a dream. But if it was a dream, what were you doing in the book wearing your pyjamas?{{storylink|Battle Drive}}
{{note|This book implies that by making some decisions quicker, you may increase your chances of success. No matter at which speed decisions are made, however, the outcomes remain the same.}}

=====Desert Flight=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, and your decisions are attributed to characters in the story.}}
In one possible sequence of events, Megatron's anti-gravity device hit your neighbourhood, sending you and everyone else on Earth to float helplessly out into space.

You also had the power to turn back time once, by holding up a page up to a mirror. Doing so prevented the Autobots from being vaporized by a [[neutron bomb]]. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

=====Decepticon Poison=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, but you are held accountable for the decisions you make throughout the story. As such, you are either scolded or congratulated by the book's narrator depending on what fate you cause to befall onto mankind and the Autobots.}}
In one possible scenario, you are the only human who came to know how closely the Decepticons came to poisoning the water supply, turning all humans into mindless Decepticon slaves. And you would keep that secret to yourself until the end.

In another possible path, wherein Prowl's actions caused the Autobots to die a slow agonizing death while the Decepticons readied to turn humanity into mindless slaves by poisoning their water supply, Prowl wished you had picked a different path. As did you, as you and everyone you knew would soon become a mindless drone.

In yet another possible path, where you got Bumblebee to be tortured by Laserbeak to death, you were asked whether you felt awful for your bad decision. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

=====Autobot Alert!=====
{{note|Autobot Alert! treats your nature as a participant in the story differently depending on which story paths are taken. In one main story branch, you are treated as not being actually present as the story occurs.}}

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod used Perceptor's latest invention, a “rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon” to take out Cyclonus. The blast was so powerful that it knocked you to the floor, despite you just reading about it in a book!

In another scenario, you were reflexively about to bow down to Galvatron's image on the TV screen, (after he demanded you do so) before being prompted not to by the book.

{{note|In another story branch, you are treated as an active participant in the events that unfold. You are most likely an Autobot under the command of Ultra Magnus in this story branch, instead of the assumed “default” of being a human swept up in the Autobots’ adventures.}}

In one possible scenario, you present when an Autobot Alert rang out throughout Metroplex. You learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus's eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, you were part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. You then took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, you and the rest of the Autobots learned from Springer that the cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. You were part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus's troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. Ultra Magnus called upon you, one of his most trusted advisors to make a critical decision. He asked you whether the Autobots should attempt to raise the sunken ship themselves, or to hide and ambush the Decepticons once they had done it themselves? Whether the Autobots succeeded or failed from this point on depended on the actions of other Autobots. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book====
{{notemultipath}}
While biking, you came upon a cave with a shimmering mist within. Intrigued, you wandered inside, only to find yourself stumbling through a field of star, plummeting towards a rocky planet. You lost consciousness, and reawakened, only to find yourself emerging from a different ave altogether. Around the entrance, looking down towards you were the Autobots [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Together you embarked on a journey to fix their downed spacecraft while fighting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Whether or not you succeeded depending on your decisions and you cunning, speed, and strength. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

====Calm Sleep Stories====
You allowed the weary Autobots to rest behind your home. For your troubles, Optimus Prime regaled you in soothing tones with an explanation of the Autobot-Decepticon War, how transformation works, other Autobots on his team, and their first encounter with a drive-in movie. He also thanked you for being a kind, and generous person. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}} Some time later, you again offered your residence to the Autobots, unknowingly quelling an argument between Bumblebee and Ironhide. In gratitude, Optimus told you of how the disagreement had started, along with a story of how he and Jetfire reconstructed the [[Benevolous Bridge]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Building Bridges with Optimus Prime}}

===Animorphs===
====Toy packaging====
You are one of the many humans menaced by the [[Yeerk]] invasion of Earth. Because of their need to maintain secrecy, the [[Animorph]]s cannot tell you who they are, or where they live. [[Rachel]] believes that her lion morph will be able to save many people in the battle for Earth, including you. {{storylink|Rachel|Rachel's packaging bio}}

===Live-action film series===
====Toy packaging====
Very few [[human]]s are actually aware of it, but the unleashing of the power of the [[AllSpark]] has given life to machines world-wide. By purchasing a Real Gear ROBOTS product, you too now know this secret. Congratulations! Now, join the battle! {{storylink|Real Gear Robot|Real Gear Robots packaging blurb}}

[[Speed Dial 800]] serves as your robotic companion. {{storylink|Speed Dial 800|Speed Dial 800's packaging bio}}

====LG Promotional website continuity====
The Nonbiological Extraterrestrial Species Team needed your help in locating Decepticons hidden on Earth. Once you completed the missions, you became a full-fledged member of [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]][http://www.LGNEST.com]

====Titan Comics====
Various puzzles, features, and games have been provided for you to prove your intellectual mettle. You may have the chance to [[Transformers Comic issue 2.14#Articles and Features|battle Megatron's intellectual challenges]], try to [[Transformers Comic issue 2.17#Articles and Features|beat Starscream to a strategic item]], apply [[Transformers Comic issue 23#Articles .26 features|for residency on Cybertron]], or even [[Transformers Comic issue 2.3#Free Gift|become Megatron himself to terrify your progenitors!]] {{storylink|Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers (Titan)}}

===Transformers ''Animated''===
====Prime Suspect====
After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] saved you from being run down by a rogue truck, the police attempted to apprehend him for some breaking and entering that took place the night before. You joined up with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and the Autobots to investigate and clear his name by tracking down the real culprit — [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Prime Suspect (Animated)|Prime Suspect}}

====Quest for the AllSpark====
On another occasion, you encountered Sari, who told you that the Autobots had abandoned her. As it turned out, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was attacking them with remote-controlled devices, and they'd set about hiding the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

====Web of Deception====
A boat ride you were enjoying with Sari on [[Lake Erie]] was interrupted by a torpedo attack, which you were saved from by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. It turned out that Optimus had been kidnapped, so you, Sari and the rest of the Autobots tracked the culprit, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], into an underwater cave system. There you discovered that he'd kidnapped Prime for [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who intended to turn the Autobot into a [[technorganic|techno-organic]], however you soon had her defeated. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}

====Time-Quake====
On another occasion, strange temporal disturbances across [[Detroit]] led you to team up with [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. Locating the time machine that was causing the problems, the pair of your were plunged back in time and had to locate the time machine's control spheres to return to the present. You subsequently helped the Autobots track down the culprit behind the time machine's activity. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] frequently interacted with you, answering your questions and occasionally letting you know about other versions of you in the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Games==
===Hunt for the Decepticons===
You were recruited to the Autobot cause to help track down the Decepticons still at large on Earth. After assisting [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in capturing [[Axor]] in Shanghai, Optimus sent you to [[Paris]] to take down [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]]. You were issued an "Autobot training facility issued fighter" to take to the skies after the Decepticon, and were able to send him plummeting down after making good use of your jet's weapons. You were next sent to South America to stop Starscream from plundering energy from a mine. With a blaster and forcefield in hand, you were able to send this Decepticon fleeing. Pleased with your success rate, Optimus then inducted you into the Autobots, and taught you the history of the Cybertronian civil war. In preparation for your next mission, a fight against Megatron himself, the Autobots trained you in a variety of skill sets. You improved your speed under [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]'s supervision, increased your strength with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], honed your dexterity skills with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and practiced with firearms with Bumblebee. Once you had completed your training, Optimus received word that Megatron was planning to attack [[New York City]] in retaliation for many of his troops having recently been defeated. You were sent out to deal with the Decepticon threat once more, and succeeded in driving Megatron away, once more via the help of your trusty shield and blaster. With this task completed, Optimus recalled you to Autobot headquarters so that he and his troops could thank you personally for your contributions to the Autobot cause. You were also invited to continue using their secret training facility if you wished to do so. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===
Upon enlisting as a new [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]] recruit, you were assigned to work with the new Autobot [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] and entrusted to transport the last shard of the AllSpark to a safe location from the Decepticons. However, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] broke into the base you and Evac were stationed at and stole the AllSpark, clawing at you before retreating. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] retrieved the shard and gave it back to you and Evac, the two of you took off in the city, where [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was waiting to guide you both to safety, only for Megatron to then arrive and attack.

As you and Evac tried to get away, several Decepticons gave chase to you both. Despite assistance from [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], you and Evac were pulled into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s [[Vortex Grinder]], only surviving thanks to Evac shielding you both at the last moment. But just as you emerged unharmed, Starscream grabbed the both of you by his [[grappling hook]]. Flung into a building by the airborne Decepticon, you and Evac encountered Optimus and Megatron locked in battle. Bravely, Evac charged at Megatron, taking you with him, and sent all three of you plummeting down the building after Evac disabled Megatron with the AllSpark shard.

Thankfully, you and Evac were caught by Bumblebee at the last second, saving you from smashing against the pavement. Optimus congratulated the two of you on a job well done, and Evac took you back to N.E.S.T. headquarters, saying that you can ride with him anytime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
After the Autobots intercepted a disturbing communication from [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], you were tasked to investigate Shockwave's laboratory looking for information on the threat posed by Shockwave's runaway experiments. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}

{{note|Unlike your other Transformers appearances, it is not clear that you are [[human]] in this mission. A quote from [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to you suggests otherwise. "As the humans say, 'You are our eyes and ears on the ground.'"}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
Fearing that it could be corrupted by the [[Quintesson]]s in the hands of a Cybertronian, Optimus Prime gave you, as the new commander, the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
As a latecomer of the [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] evacuation, you were found by a Decepticon [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|seeker]]. About to be blasted, you were fortunately rescued by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] who kicked the seeker out. He asked [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] to take you to a safe place, but after realizing that the city was a real labyrinth, they decided to hire you as their guide on Earth and to follow your instructions to move and attack. {{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}

===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
When the Decepticons under the leadership of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] invaded Earth, Bumblebee and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] asked you to join the [[Guardian Program]], so you could help them defend the planet and collect [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

==Known toy design work==
Did you know you've been known to design the toys yourself on occasion? [[Fan polls|It's true!]] Look at you go.

===''Generations''===
====''Thrilling 30''====
*[[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]]

====''Combiner Wars''====
* [[Victorion#Combiner Wars|Victorion]] ([[Pyra Magna#Combiner Wars|Pyra Magna]], [[Jumpstream#Combiner Wars|Jumpstream]], [[Dust Up#Combiner Wars|Dust Up]], [[Stormclash#Combiner Wars|Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)#Combiner Wars|Skyburst]], [[Rust Dust#Combiner Wars|Rust Dust]])

==Notes==
*You're pretty awesome.

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Scylla (BW)

2025-03-20T18:05:46Z

Spinroad: /* Generations Selects */

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:''Scylla is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]-allied [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Scylla robot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Who wears short-shorts?]]

'''Scylla''' (see [[#Name|below]]) is a genuine lady of the sea: prim, beautiful, and serene. Were it up to her, she'd spend all day gazing upon the tides from the prow of the [[photon sailer]]... if her freakin’ [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacon]] crewmates wouldn't stop bothering her! Hot-tempered and aggressive, Scylla is a delinquent through and through, a salty pirate wench who doesn't take lip from anyone.

Anyone, that is, except the object of her affections, [[Scuba]]. The [[Maximal]] squid has all the right tentacles in all the right places, and she won't give up until he returns her longing affection. This is a big problem for Scuba, whose primary interests are "peace and quiet" and "being left alone". Making matters worse is [[Bighorn]], who's totally head over heels for Scylla, even willing to fight his fellow Maximals (especially Scuba) over it. Scylla doesn't care about this at all and will happily exploit this infatuation in battle if the opportunity arises.

Yes, once you get past her bad temper and romantic dalliances, Scylla is indeed a capable pirate, with her beast mode granting her a mighty grip, tentacle lasers, and her deadly Blown Kiss of Death, a floating electric grenade launched from her lips. (Holy crap, what lipstick does she use?)

When she's not dreaming of a summer wedding with Scuba, she can combine with the other Seacons to form [[God Neptune]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Miwa Matsumoto]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Skylla beast.jpg|left|thumb|Hey there, sailor...]]

Along with her fellow Seacon space pirates, Scylla came to [[Gaia]] on their [[photon sailer]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]] that they could sell on the space market for riches. While on their way to the Angolmois Energy pumping site underwater, [[Terrormander]] offended Scylla by questioning their leader, [[Halfshell]]'s capabilities, earning him a threat from the squid. When work was underway, Scylla caught a whiff of the spying [[Scuba]], becoming infatuated with the other squid when she found him with [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. Realizing her suspicion, the [[Maximal]]s fled and Scylla alerted Halfshell of the intruders. The captain went off to pursue while Scylla was ordered to keep working. After battle between Halfshell and the Maximals was underway, the other four Seacons were called in so that they could form [[God Neptune]]. His power was mighty, but the Maximals managed to get the combiner caught in an explosion of the Angolmois Energy aboard the Seacons' ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

The Seacons set to repairing their damaged ship, but Scylla found herself obsessed with the Maximal squid she saw earlier and wandered off to find him. Scuba did not comprehend her affections, taking them as a feint for an attack. After Scuba took his leave, [[Sea Phantom]] found the wayward Seacon and ordered her back to the ship. Scylla initially refused, but when [[Bighorn]]—infatuated with the "Squid Lady"—came charging, the two Seacons ran. At the ship, Scylla thought she saw Scuba in the distance, but when it was revealed to be Bighorn again, the disgusted Seacon attacked the Maximal, who still would not be dissauded from his love. Scylla again went off to seek Scuba, to the other Seacons' deteriment as they tried to form God Neptune. She spotted Scuba again, this time getting missiles to the face. With Scylla finally staying put, God Neptune was successfully formed and the Maximals were sent into retreat. Right after, Scylla disengaged to say her farewells to Scuba. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

[[File:BW II e19 Scylla Insulted.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|Why I oughtta-]]

When Halfshell made a deal with [[Megastorm]] to take down the Maximals, Scylla was assigned to a spot in the jungle where [[Tasmania Kid]] showed up to investigate an apparent Angolmois Energy signature. Transforming into robot mode, Scylla chased Kid in circles till Megastorm, who had engineered bombs to take out both the Seacons and Maximals, stumbled into the scene and was the only one blown away by the bomb meant for Scylla. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}} When [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] mocked the Seacons' ineptitude, Scylla helped her distraught boss by suggesting that they lure out the Maximals using Bighorn's obsession with her. The plan was a success, and the Maximals were isolated in the sea—the Seacons' natural element. When Scuba showed up, Scylla entrapped him in her tentacles, "protecting" and preventing him from joining the greater battle. Scuba managed to escape her grasp using his ink and rescued the Maximals from the other Seacons. With all of the Maximals gathered on a floating rock, Scylla bemoaned being unable to protect Scuba anymore as she joined in forming God Neptune. The timely intervention of [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] turned the tide and the Seacons were defeated. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

Bighorn, still intent on winning the heart of his "Squid Lady", formed a plot with the [[Jointron]]s—the Jointrons would kidnap Scylla and Bighorn would charge in and "rescue" her, becoming her knight in shining armor. Lured out with a fake love letter assumed to be from Scuba, Scylla met the Jointrons and was stuffed into a sack, much to her displeasure. She was dragged all over as the Jointrons kept running into problems such as the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatrons]] and her fellow Seacons. Eventually, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] lost his grip and Scylla was sent tumbling off, where she got headbutted by the unknowing Bighorn. Incensed by her treatment all day, the furious Seacon attacked and soon formed God Neptune. The intervention of the Maximals managed to send the giant into the sea. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} Exhausted of their terrible luck on Gaia, Halfshell declared that the Seacons would leave it. When Scylla expressed a desire to stay with Scuba, Halfshell denied the request and so Scylla went off to say her farewell to her fellow squid. Thanks to her, Scuba learned the Seacons needed energy to leave and reported it to [[Lio Convoy]], who made a deal with Halfshell that they would duel for it. [[File:BW II ep25 Scylla Scuba.jpg|left|upright=1.25|thumb|Ah, to be a young squid again.]]Scylla served as part of God Neptune for this "one-on-one" fight, which went on till Megastorm's interference caused an eruption of Angolmois Energy that made the Seacons flee while stealing the energy Lio Convoy brought. With it, the Seacons finally escaped the planet. On their way out of the [[Solar System]], the photon sailer met a void and was sucked into it. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

The void turned out to be effect of the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. Scylla tried to send a SOS call for help, but it was unable to reach anybody capable of helping, and the planet's evil energies turned the Seacons into brainwashed servants of Galvatron. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Sailing through space, the Seacons came across the Jointrons, and both teams fused into their respective combined forms. Their battle was interrupted by a mysterious spaceship that squarely collided with God Neptune and broke him up into the individual Seacons, who were sent flying off. {{storylink| Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

When the Maximals were on their way to reach the rapidly approaching Nemesis, the Seacons served as its first line of defense and forced the Maximals to crash on a nearby asteroid. There, they fought the confused Maximals. When [[Lio Junior]], [[Santon]], and [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] combined to form [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the Seacons did their own combination in response and the two combined warriors battled. God Neptune gained the upper hand, but, with the other Maximals' help, Magnaboss was able to strike God Neptune with an Angolmois Ball, which knocked out the Seacons. Coming to, they regained their senses and Halfshell explained that the Nemesis's evil influence had made them aggressive. Scylla tried to find her object of affection, but Scuba wisely decided to hide from the lady squid's sights. The Seacons saw the Maximals off and Halfshell declared the asteroid their new spaceship. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Scylla as part of God Neptune came to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, the combiner surfed on the photon sailer. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-villainladies.jpg|thumb|left]]
Scylla was among a group of evil female Transformers in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams who attempted to kidnap him, fighting the heroic female Transformers guarding him in the process. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
During a heist with [[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]] for [[proton energy]], the Seacons were betrayed and left for dead. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}} [[Starscream (G1)|An envoy]] for [[Primus]] appeared and made a deal with [[Halfshell]]: Play part in Primus's plan in the [[Precursor World]] and his crew would be revived. (New member [[Lawbhammer]] was taken as collateral.) {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} Joining forces with [[Turtler]] and his [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], Halfshell used the [[Angolmois Energy]] siphoned from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to revive the other pirates, {{Storylink|Seacons comic 3}} although the process was interrupted by the evolution of Galvatron into [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]]. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}} Nevertheless, their upgrade was completed. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

[[File:God Neptune Comic 1 Scylla.jpeg|thumb|250px]]
Fulfilling Primus's plan, the Angolmois-powered Seacons went to the various colored worlds of the Precursor Universe to gather the Matrices of the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s leaders. Scylla in particular went to the [[Yellow Planet]] to rob [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]] of her [[Matrix Gauntlet]], succeeding despite the [[Yellow Order]]'s efforts. Gathering in outer space, the Seacons combined into [[God Neptune]], who then possessed the power of five colored [[Star Power]]s. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} The followed battle faced God Neptune against Megatron Omega, who blasted the combiner apart with his own Angolmois Energy. However, encouraging words from [[White Gallant Convoy]]'s spirit inspired Halfshell to form the pirate gestalt again with his crew. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

Primus's envoy would eventually meet up with God Neptune, using a newly upgraded and mind-controlled Lawbhammer to take over God Neptune by forcibly expelling Scylla from the combiner and taking her position as God Neptune's leg. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} Damaged, but alive, Scylla landed on the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]], where she was adored by Turtler's [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakils]]. After all was said and done, the Seacons were returned to their proper time by Primus. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
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===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
[[File:BWII manga Scylla in love.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethah today. Mawwiage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam wifin a dweam!]]
Scylla joined the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] for the chance to find romance among the stars.

When the Seacons' [[photon sailer]] got lost and was running low on energy, the crew landed the ship on [[Gaia]], and Scylla was the first to emerge looking for help. She came across [[Bighorn]], who immediately became infatuated with the pirate, leaving her behind to ask [[Scuba]] for assistance in composing a love letter and delivering it. When the letter was delivered, Scylla immediately took to the heartfelt romance... confusing Scuba for "Bighorn" and asking for marriage! The male squid, not quite understanding her returning affections, sped off to ask Bighorn for his answer.

With the aid of her fellow Seacons, Scylla set up an elaborate wedding. But when Bighorn showed up as the groom, the baffled and angry Scylla forcefully rejected the supposed impostor and grabbed her true love, Scuba, from the audience. This in turn, infuriated Bighorn, who challenged Scuba for Scylla's heart. The duel was ended when Scylla leapt in front of Scuba and insisted on her dislike of the bison. Just as Bighorn fell to his knees in heartbreak, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] attacked. The Seacons quickly formed [[God Neptune]], but the Predacons' firepower felled the combiner, except for Scylla, who was protected by Bighorn. With Scylla's pull of Bighorn's tail, the [[Maximal]] was able to unleash the Buffalo Missile, which, along with Scuba's Dynamite Surumerangs, sent the Predacons fleeing.

After hearing the full truth from Scuba, Scylla said to Bighorn that they were too different to have a relationship, but wished he were a squid. With that sentiment, she left the planet with her crewmates. {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}}
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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Scylla's most prominent characteristic was her vanity; she went to great lengths to maintain her appearance, and nothing pleased her more than being told her beauty was unmatched. She regularly targeted national monuments and sculptures in her criminal acts, believing she should be the only object of admiration. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Readers of ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'', a trans-dimensional magazine for [[Female Transformer|Decepti-femmes]], were invited to decide who was deadlier, Scylla or [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:SGBW Scylla Autorollers.jpg|thumb|Anyone see Charybdis?]]
Scylla was constructed by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s blueprints, with the intention of replacing [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] on Grimlock's crew. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 51|Scylla's profile in Club magazine #51}} She and two other [[protoform]]s were stored in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. The stasis pods were lost overboard when the ship crashed over prehistoric [[Earth]] in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|an alternate universe]], and the trio was converted into Decepticons by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. They attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his team, however the arrival of [[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]] turned the tide of the battle as he blasted the three new Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} Watching Megatron manipulate the equipment in the cavern they found, Scylla wondered what he was working on. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier, and merged into [[Piranacon (G1)#Classics|God Neptune]] so they could fight off [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Scylla and the others accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends bonus 48 Scylla.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]

The Scylla native to the [[Legends World]] managed a counter at the ''Q-Transformers'' event taking place in the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}} Later, the blushing Scylla offered all of her [[oil]] to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} She got his autograph too, after he had become chairman of [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron|Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron}}

Scylla ran a restaurant which Megatron and the [[Megatron (BW)|local Megatron]] reserved a table at one night. She was confused when they arrived, however, as [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|a third Megatron]] had already claimed the spot. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival|The Autumn Megatron Festival}} Scylla went on to become a fan of [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]]'s pop idol career, attending his first concert {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 24|Bonus Edition Vol. 24}} as well as a joint concert with [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}

[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] became infatuated with Scylla, but, as a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] of small stature, he was unable to make an impression on the squid; to woo her, Brawn bought a small body for himself to pilot. However, he fell down with illness and thus forced [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] to go on his date with Scylla while piloting the bigger Brawn body. She would eventually discover the ruse, hijack the body, and barge into Brawn's house demanding an explanation. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 48|Bonus Edition Vol. 48}}

To escape the destruction of the Legends World, Scylla joined other refugees on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where she witnessed the arrival of [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When her native universe was recreated, Scylla returned and apparently flirted with her counterpart [[Bighorn]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:BrkW-Scylla.jpg|thumb|"I just saw a universe where we never met. I was magnificent."]]
Scylla was a Predacon rebel. After [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] found her in [[Burthov]], the two began working together, eventually forming a larger group of resistance fighters. She was present when Blackarachnia introduced [[Lio Convoy]] and demonstrated his [[Energon Matrix|energon matrix]], explaining that it was the key to liberating Cybertron from [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] rule. Later, she participated in an attack on the [[Dodecahex]] Arena. She and [[B'Boom]] took out the [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] members guarding [[Override (BWU)|Override]]'s control room so that Blackarachnia could hijack Override's broadcasting equipment. This allowed Lio Convoy to publicly expose the Builders' scheme to use the Maximals and Predacons to endlessly continue the Autobot-Decepticon conflict for the Builders' amusement and call for the overthrow of the Builders. Thus, the war for freedom began. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Scylla rose in the ranks of the Resistance as it grew, eventually becoming admiral of the Navy when it formed. Her first mate was [[Gigascouter]], and her flagship the ''[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]''. In the Last Push on Iacon, Scylla commanded the entire Resistance Navy in sailing around the [[Hydrax Plateau]] to brave the [[Maxilla]] and the [[Yuss Naval Batteries]] guarding the river to Iacon. Lio Convoy and the ground troops successfully overcame the Maxilla and turned the Yuss batteries against those on the Iacon side, freeing Scylla's fleet to engage the Builder Navy without additional resistance.

Scylla and the ''Broadside'' matched wits against [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]''. Once the Resistance detected a subsea force of Micromasters approaching them from below, Scylla had her fleet maintain course and fortify their shields below sea-level to withstand the initial barrage. Once the Micromasters had committed to the assault, Scylla signaled [[Cybershark]] and the more versatile aquatic protoformers to attack the Micromasters. When Banzai-Tron redistributed troops to support his subsea forces, Scylla was able to drive a wedge between the Builder Navy separating their ranks for the kill.

The Resistance Navy overpowered the Builders, suffering only minimal losses. However, Banzai-Tron committed the ''Tidal Wave'' to a collision course with the ''Broadside''. Scylla directed all available firepower at the flagship, but its sheer tonnage alone would have prevented it from halting. Captain Scylla gave the order to abandon ship, hoping the ''Broadside''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sailor and infantry troops could somehow make it to shore and safety. When Gigascouter refused to abandon his captain, Scylla and her first mate shared a last tender moment before the ''Tidal Wave'' impacted, sending them all to the briny deep. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Scylla was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, she was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
[[File:LastBotStanding3-Visitors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] had left the universe drained of [[energon]], Scylla fell under the command of ex-[[Decepticon]] [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]]. To survive, Steeljaw's group reconfigured themselves to run on [[biofuel]], a substance generated by the farming of organic matter.

When the group touched down on planet [[Donnokt]], Scylla was awoken and expressed her annoyance that they were going to waste their time processing [[Shib Wallkis]] for consumption when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] didn't want to eat her. When the group set out to harvest [[Fembrance]], Scylla hitched a ride on [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]]'s cattle trailer to the town. As the pack began to collect resources, a rejuvenated Rodimus arrived only to be confronted by a furious Steeljaw who had discovered Rodimus's secret. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

After it was found that Rodimus had been hiding [[energon]], the pack's hunger for true fuel caused them to charge Steeljaw for the [[energon key]]s, accidentally shattering one. After Shib Wallkis used the distraction to free the organics and Steeljaw and [[Sharpclaw]] raced off to the energon mine, the rest of the pack combined into [[Unstoppimus]] to hold off Rodimus. Their fuel-starved state allowed Rodimus to quickly behead their combined form, and the shock sent them into [[stasis lock]]. After Rodimus had defeated Steeljaw, he turned what remained of the visitors' ship into an orbiting pod, locking Scylla and the other survivors in stasis as he kept a solitary watch on them. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

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==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Scylla was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. She was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, she was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}
{{note|Scylla only appears as a secret character in the "Fight! Beast" minigame. To play as her, hold Select + Up on the character select screen and press A.}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Scylla-EW.jpg|300px|thumb]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Scylla.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can tell I'm a girl by my lipstick in [[beast mode]]. Tee hee.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''God Neptune''' (Multi-pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-21'''
:*''Release date'': August ??, 1998

: Skyulle is a [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] [[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]], transforming into an ambulatory squid-monster. Like her fellow God Neptune partners, Skyulle lacks her individual weapons and "weapon stand" parts from the original version of the mold. Being part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style design, she can form the arm or leg to any compatible super robot, but her standard placement is as the left leg to [[God Neptune#Toys|God Neptune]].

: She was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with her teammates [[Coelagon#Toys|Coelagon]], [[Halfshell#Toys|Halfshell]], [[Sea Phantom#Toys|Sea Phantom]], and [[Terrormander#Toys|Terrormander]], sold in the seventh wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' toys.

: For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking ''all'' of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Scylla/scylla.htm More information on Scylla at TFU.info]''
{{G1SeaconMold}}
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Scylla.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|You can tell I'm a girl because they gave me boobs.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Godneptune''' {{sic}} (Multi-pack, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''TT-GS10'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 31]], 2020
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, scythe, combiner hand, combiner hand gap filler

: ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Skyulle is a [[retool]] of [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Generations Selects|Tentakil]] (who himself is an extensive retool of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Moonracer (G1)#Power of the Primes|Moonracer]]), transforming from a robotic biped squid-monster to a robot. Compared to Tentakil, she has thinner limbs as well as a thinner, more feminine chest. She is able to form a limb for God Neptune or any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner, though her instructions only detail how to transform her into leg mode. Her rifles and scythe combine with her teammates' weapons to form God Neptune's "Neptune Cannon" and "Neptune Sword" (respectively).

: Skyulle can also assume "Targetmaster" mode like Tentakil, but this is not mentioned anywhere on the packaging or instructions.

: Skyulle was released as part of the God Neptune giftset which is a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan and available via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.

:The original mold was also used to make [[Firestar (G1)#Generations|Novastar]], [[Greenlight#Generations|Greenlight]], and [[Lancer#Toys|Lancer]].
{{POTPMoonracerMold}}
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==Notes==
*An unintentional, roundabout reference to Scylla was heard in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]", which referred to a region of Earth the Beast Warriors had code-named "[[Grid Scylla]]" (here mispronounced "sky-la"). As with multiple other location names in the series, this was a reference to the screen name of a fan on the [[alt.toys.transformers]] newsgroup, who had named herself after the ''Beast Wars II'' character.
*Scylla's pre-beast design in ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' is modeled on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]].

===Name===
[[File:Squlle card.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Scylla's English language name is derived from a {{w|Scylla|mythical Greek monster}} of varying characteristics, but often similar to a sort of giant squid. Said monster is consistently female throughout the myths. Also, either name pronunciation ("silla" or "skilla") is technically correct, with the latter being closer to the modern Greek pronunciation.

However, "Scylla" does not match the original name, ''Sukyūre'' (スキュウレ); "Skylla" (Σκύλλα) is transliterated into Japanese as ''Sukyura'' (スキュラ). One possible explanation is that Sukyūre is a corruption of Scylla's name in the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'' poem, Skyllē (Σκύλλη), which is rendered in Japanese as ''Sukyurē'' (スキュレー). Thus, the long vowel is moved to the syllable prior to create ''Sukyūre''. Converting this into Latin letters is fraught, but we've elected to go with "Skyulle" (pronounced something close to scule-leh). The usage of "Scylla" in Western fandom is mostly due to inertia from the early days of ''Transformers'' fan translations, which often had difficulties with corrupted names.

Romanizations of the character's name on official Japanese product are hard to come across. At this point, the only known one is "Squlle" on a Japanese trading card. This implies another dimension to the name—that it may be a play on "squid", like [[Scuba]]'s name. (The name of [[Ikard]], the other squid in ''Beast Wars II'', is a play on ''ika'', Japanese for squid.) Names of other members of the Seacons—[[Terrormander]] and [[Coelagon]]—feature similar modifications to animal terms.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyulle''' (スキュウレ ''Sukyūre'')

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Talk:Transformers History of Music 1984-1990

2023-09-14T20:48:30Z

Spinroad:

==Formatting==
I'm not sure what to do with the section headers. There are several options...
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'''''
#:Translation only, as is currently on the ''[[Transformers Song Universe|Song Universe]]'' page
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より)
#:Translation followed by Japanese, as is currently on this page
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より, ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'' yori)
#:Translation followed by Japanese and transliteration
#'''''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'' yori''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より, From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'')
#:Transliteration followed by Japanese and translation, as is used for song titles
:1 is nice and clean and easily readable, but not very informative, and not obvious that it actually comes from the CD cover (it looks like it could just be an arbitrary heading put on by and for the wiki)
:2 & 3 are easily readable with the English up front, but inconsistent with how we do song titles
:4 is both informative and consistent, but not quite as easy to read
Any thoughts? Any other suggestions?

I'm also considering putting the Japanese and translations in small tags, which should make the song titles easier to read by reducing the "wall of text" effect, like I did on the ''[[Car Robots: Original Soundtrack]]'' page. Anyone have any opinions on this? Is that too small / difficult to read? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 11:02, 27 January 2010 (EST)
:The subtext like you did on CR OST works decent enough. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:46, 27 January 2010 (EST)
::Okay, cool. I'll do that with the other pages too, then. Any opinion on the section headers? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 16:23, 27 January 2010 (EST)

==Composers==

Who composed the instrumental BGM from Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce on disc 4, and from Victory and Zone on disc 5? Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't seem to say on the page. - [[User:Spinroad|Spinroad]] ([[User talk:Spinroad|talk]]) 16:26, 14 September 2023 (EDT)
:Anime News Network's encyclopedia appears to suggest the music for Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce was composed by Katsunori Ishida. May I add this information to the page? - [[User:Spinroad|Spinroad]] ([[User talk:Spinroad|talk]]) 16:48, 14 September 2023 (EDT)

Talk:Transformers History of Music 1984-1990

2023-09-14T20:26:31Z

Spinroad: /* Composers */

==Formatting==
I'm not sure what to do with the section headers. There are several options...
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'''''
#:Translation only, as is currently on the ''[[Transformers Song Universe|Song Universe]]'' page
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より)
#:Translation followed by Japanese, as is currently on this page
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より, ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'' yori)
#:Translation followed by Japanese and transliteration
#'''''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'' yori''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より, From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'')
#:Transliteration followed by Japanese and translation, as is used for song titles
:1 is nice and clean and easily readable, but not very informative, and not obvious that it actually comes from the CD cover (it looks like it could just be an arbitrary heading put on by and for the wiki)
:2 & 3 are easily readable with the English up front, but inconsistent with how we do song titles
:4 is both informative and consistent, but not quite as easy to read
Any thoughts? Any other suggestions?

I'm also considering putting the Japanese and translations in small tags, which should make the song titles easier to read by reducing the "wall of text" effect, like I did on the ''[[Car Robots: Original Soundtrack]]'' page. Anyone have any opinions on this? Is that too small / difficult to read? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 11:02, 27 January 2010 (EST)
:The subtext like you did on CR OST works decent enough. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:46, 27 January 2010 (EST)
::Okay, cool. I'll do that with the other pages too, then. Any opinion on the section headers? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 16:23, 27 January 2010 (EST)

==Composers==

Who composed the instrumental BGM from Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce on disc 4, and from Victory and Zone on disc 5? Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't seem to say on the page. [[User:Spinroad|Spinroad]] ([[User talk:Spinroad|talk]]) 16:26, 14 September 2023 (EDT)

Talk:Transformers History of Music 1984-1990

2023-09-14T20:26:11Z

Spinroad:

==Formatting==
I'm not sure what to do with the section headers. There are several options...
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'''''
#:Translation only, as is currently on the ''[[Transformers Song Universe|Song Universe]]'' page
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より)
#:Translation followed by Japanese, as is currently on this page
#'''From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より, ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'' yori)
#:Translation followed by Japanese and transliteration
#'''''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'' yori''' (【戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー】より, From ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'')
#:Transliteration followed by Japanese and translation, as is used for song titles
:1 is nice and clean and easily readable, but not very informative, and not obvious that it actually comes from the CD cover (it looks like it could just be an arbitrary heading put on by and for the wiki)
:2 & 3 are easily readable with the English up front, but inconsistent with how we do song titles
:4 is both informative and consistent, but not quite as easy to read
Any thoughts? Any other suggestions?

I'm also considering putting the Japanese and translations in small tags, which should make the song titles easier to read by reducing the "wall of text" effect, like I did on the ''[[Car Robots: Original Soundtrack]]'' page. Anyone have any opinions on this? Is that too small / difficult to read? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 11:02, 27 January 2010 (EST)
:The subtext like you did on CR OST works decent enough. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:46, 27 January 2010 (EST)
::Okay, cool. I'll do that with the other pages too, then. Any opinion on the section headers? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 16:23, 27 January 2010 (EST)

==Composers==

Who composed the instrumental BGM from Headmasters and Super-God Masterforce on disc 4, and from Victory and Zone on disc 5? Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't seem to say on the page.

[[User:Spinroad|Spinroad]] ([[User talk:Spinroad|talk]]) 16:26, 14 September 2023 (EDT)