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Cade Yeager

2026-04-24T18:53:36Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Felt it was justifiable due to his loyalty

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:''Cade Yeager is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:Cade.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Not shown: the 'Q' behind his head. Fashionable!]]
All humans make mistakes. Sometimes, what comes from those mistakes comes the best thing that ever happened to them. That's what '''Cade Yeager''' believes when he looks at [[Tessa Yeager|his daughter]], to whom he and his girlfriend gave birth at the cost of their high school graduation. While Cade is not the most responsible father in the world, his most redeeming quality is that when it comes to keeping his daughter safe, he does not go back on his word, no matter what; a promise he made to his bride before she passed away. He does have a creative and optimistic mind, lending it to building all kinds of inventions to make a good business out of. Sadly, none of these inventions have brought in much profit for his family. Knowing all of the opportunities he lost, he has sworn not to let history repeat itself, which is probably why he disapproves of Tessa [[Shane Dyson|dating boys]] before she graduates from high school.

Cade found himself thrust into the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, and quickly sided with the former, helping them recognize that humanity was not too far gone. Developing a deep admiration for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Cade has come to preferring the Autobots' company over his fellow humans. The Autobots, for their part, have come to recognize him as one of their own and are even willing to defer leadership to him if the situation calls for it. Cade has learned more about the Cybertronians' biology and has become a fine field medic in his own right.

Sometimes his name is spelled '''Kade Yeager'''.

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Age of Extinction'' film====
:''Actor'': [[Mark Wahlberg]]
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroshi Tsuchida]] (Japanese dub)|[[Marek Holý]] (Czech dub), [[Bruno Choël]] (European French dub), [[Martin Watier]] (Canadian French dub), [[Oliver Mink]] (German dub), [[Chetanya Adib]] (Hindi dub), [[Zoltán Miller]] (Hungarian dub), [[Choky Sitohang]] (Indonesian dub), [[Massimiliano Manfredi]] (Italian dub), [[Wang Mingjun]] (Mandarin dub), [[Jacek Kopczyński]] (Polish dub), [[Marco Antônio Costa]] (Portuguese dub), [[Marcus Jardym]] (Portuguese dub, teaser trailer), [[José Gilberto Vilchis]] (Latin-American Spanish dub), [[Daniel García]] (Castilian Spanish dub), [[Umut Tabak]] (Turkish dub), [[Murat Şen]] (Turkish dub, teaser trailer)}}

[[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Cade is clearly a G1 kind of guy.]]

One fateful day, Cade came across an old dilapidated truck rusting inside an old movie theater. Thinking he could buy it and strip it for parts to send his young daughter to college, he jumped at the opportunity to purchase it....with his friend [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]]'s money. Upon closer inspection of the truck, it was discovered to be full of artillery shells. Cade had the truck, along with other broken theater equipment, brought back to his farm and puts it in his garage. Tessa, Cade's daughter, observed this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticized her dad for buying the heap of junk. While attempting to salvage the truck's engine to sell, Cade realized it's actually a badly-damaged Transformer. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connected jumper cables to its engine, only for it to begin replaying a distress message to the [[Autobot]]s. Lucas and Tessa advocated calling the government, claiming that there was a huge reward for turning in Transformers. Cade convinced them not to call the authorities until he could spend more time working on the truck, as he could stumble on a technological breakthrough if he could figure out how the Transformers work. When Cade removed a live missile from the truck's "power core," it transformed into the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. The badly damaged Autobot roared in a fit of rage while waving a shotgun but Cade managed to calm the disoriented Transformer. Cade questioned why Optimus was so badly damaged, to which he replied that he was ambushed and that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|"You ever seen that movie ''Boogie Nights''? Had a [[The Touch|really good song]]. No? Hm. Thought you would've liked it."]]
Cade began to repair him, and sent Lucas to buy the parts that would help him fix Optimus. The Autobot wondered why Cade would help him, to which Cade responded because he trusts him to. The two began to bond as they discussed the similarities between a Transformer's [[Spark]] and a human's soul. Soon afterwards, [[Cemetery Wind]], the group hunting the Autobots, came to the farm looking for Optimus Prime. Cade almost convinced them to leave until he referred to the truck as "He" rather than "it". [[James Savoy]], the violent leader of the group, had the agents turn their guns on the Yeagers and threatened to shoot Tessa. Cade watched in horror as Savoy threatened her until they were saved by Optimus, who burst from the barn and attacked the soldiers. Cade, Tessa, and Lucas made their escape with the aid of Tessa's secret boyfriend, [[Shane Dyson]], whom Cade took an instant dislike to. During their escape, their house was destroyed by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a bounty hunter Transformer who was after Optimus. Cade, Tessa, and Shane managed to escape in Optimus while Lucas was killed by one of Lockdowns grenades.

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The newly formed team took shelter in an abandoned gas station, shaken by the recent events. While Optimus scouted, Cade and Shane discussed the latter's relationship with Tessa, which Cade was strongly against due to the circumstances of Cade and Tessa's mothers relationship. After they spent the rest of the day and night there, Optimus returned to collect the trio, and began to assemble the rest of the remaining Autobots. Before that could be done, Cade made a pit stop to see if he could access his credit card account using a modified Cemetery Wind drone he had captured, only to find his account had been locked. As the scattered Autobot forces reassembled, Cade, Shane and Tessa initially found themselves having guns drawn on them by [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], before Optimus ordered them to stand down. Later that night, Cade took note of how disorganized and chaotic the Autobots were without their leader. Afterwards, Cade was able to access the Cemetery Wind drone's memory, revealing an attack on Ratchet and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]'s death. Intending to gain more information on the fate of the Autobots, the group traveled to Chicago where Cade, Shane and Bumblebee infiltrated KSI. As soon as they made it safely inside the building, Cade found his way to where they were melting down severed Ratchet's head, and used the drone to transmit footage back to the Autobots. Cade was discovered, captured and taken into custody by [[Harold Attinger]], who began to question him. The two icily faced off as Cade realized that it was Attinger who ordered the attack on his home and threatened his daughter. The building soon came under attack by the enraged Autobots, looking to avenge their friends, and Bumblebee rescued Cade.

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Once out of KSI, the Autobots were pursued by the KSI-built Transformers [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], along with Lockdown. When Tessa was scooped up by Lockdown's ship along with Optimus, Cade was unable to rescue her. He joined the Autobots in stowing away on Lockdown's ship to search for Optimus and Tessa and ended up roaming the ship with Shane. The pair came across a large armory, from which Cade took an extremely powerful gun, which allowed him to take out a number of Lockdown's minions. After some searching, he and Shane finally found Tessa, who was more thankful of Shane than her father, frustrating him. Unfortunately, the only way off the ship for them was the tow cables launched by the Autobots, which were connected to nearby skyscrapers. The trio then began to make their way down the cables to the tops of the buildings, until Lockdowns Steeljaw beasts began to pursue them, destroyed all but one cable. Bumblebee came to the rescue, killing much of the enemy forces and saving the three humans when the cables released. They were soon picked up by Crosshairs who had commandeered an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]], and they soon took flight with the enemy close behind them. After a lengthy aerial battle with Cade and Shane operating the rear-mounted guns, Bumblebee lost control of the ship and crashed. The humans miraculously survived, though Cade had to deal with the issue of automotive insurance.

[[File:AoECadeLockdownFinale.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Where's my thunder buddy when I need him?]]
After meeting up with the Autobots and learning about the [[Seed]] and Galvatron's true nature, Cade contacted [[Joshua Joyce]] to plead with the man to keep an eye on his creation. Before he and the Autobots departed to [[Hong Kong]] to prevent the detonation of the Seed, Optimus declared that the Autobots would leave Earth forever. During the flight, the two debated the matter, with Cade attempting to reignite Prime's faith in humanity, with mixed success. Arriving in Hong Kong, Cade joined Joyce who was trying to keep the Seed from Galvatron, leading to a chase through the city. Savoy found the Yeager's and Joyce on the rooftop and opened fire on them, but Cade led him away from the others. The two jumped across rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and getting into a fist fight which ended with Cade pushing Savoy through a window to his death. Cade reunited with the other Autobots and joined the battle, despite overwhelming odds, but thankfully, Optimus arrived with the invaluable aid of the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] and turned the tide. As Optimus went to face Lockdown, Cade followed him to help, but ended up held at gunpoint by Attinger, who berated Cade for choosing to side with the Autobots. Optimus killed Attinger before Attinger could shoot Cade, though it resulted in Lockdown impaling Optimus. Cade kept the bounty hunter distracted while Tessa and Shane freed Optimus, allowing him to deliver the final blow to Lockdown.

Once the remainder of Galvatron's forces were dealt with, the Yeagers, Autobots, and Joshua regrouped on a waterfront. Cade and Tessa happily reconciled, and he finally accepted Shane. Joshua also promised to help the Yeager family with finding a new home. Optimus then chose to leave Earth with the Seed, instructing the Autobots to defend Cade's family. Cade asked if they will ever meet again, to which Prime was unsure, but informed them to consider one of the stars above to be his soul. Cade, saddened by Optimus' choice to leave, watched with the others as the Prime blasts off into space to confront his mysterious [[Creator]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
:''Actor'': [[Mark Wahlberg]]
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroshi Tsuchida]] (Japanese dub)|[[Marek Holý]] (Czech dub), [[Bruno Choël]] (European French dub), [[Martin Watier]] (Canadian French dub), [[Oliver Mink]] (German dub), [[Chetanya Adib]] (Hindi dub), [[Zoltán Miller]] (Hungarian dub), [[Massimiliano Manfredi]] (Italian dub), [[Lee Gyu-seok]] (Korean dub), [[Wang Mingjun]] (Mandarin dub), [[Jacek Kopczyński]] (Polish dub), [[Marco Antônio Costa]] (Portuguese dub), [[José Gilberto Vilchis]] (Latin-American Spanish dub), [[Daniel García]] (Castilian Spanish dub), [[Umut Tabak]] (Turkish dub)}}
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In the years since Optimus Prime's departure from Earth, Transformers were declared illegal on Earth and Cade was branded a fugitive by the [[Transformers Reaction Force]]. Though Tessa was able to safely go on to college, Cade had to go on the run with Bumblebee, Hound, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], Crosshairs, and the Dinobots. They were able to find refuge in a [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] on [[Sherman]]'s Sioux land, and Cade became unofficial leader of the team alongside Bumblebee. Cade led the Autobots out on regular searches to rescue new Autobot arrivals on Earth, as well as long-running survivors like [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]]. To accomplish this, Cade learned much about the Transformers' biology and how to treat the injured. However, many of the team's missions ended with the group returning empty-handed, as often the TRF would kill the new arrival before they could reach them. One day, Cade, Bumblebee, and Hound went to the ruins on the outskirts of Chicago to search for a [[Talisman Knight's ship|recently crashed ship]]. Cade encountered a group of trouble-seeking kids and [[Izabella]] getting chased by some TRF Sentinels, and fended off their assailants with Bumblebee's help. After helping the kids get to safety, Cade found the [[Talisman Knight|ship's pilot]] mortally wounded, who tried to give him a [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] as protection. Cade denied his offering, sad that the Knight perished despite his efforts to save him.

As Cade prepared to head home, he was monitored by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (who watched the Talisman stow away in Cade's car), but found himself surrounded by the TRF. Cade got on his knees, and was asked about the whereabouts of the Autobots by TRF field commander [[Santos]], but refused to sell out his friends. Bumblebee arrived, and though he briefly took the TRF by surprise with his reforming ability, the two still ended up in a stand-off with the TRF. [[William Lennox]] arrived to try to defuse the situation, but it wasn't until Hound arrived to the scene that Cade convinced the TRF to let them go. Unbeknownst to Cade's crew, the TRF managed to land a tracker on Bumblebee, giving them the location of the junkyard. The group returned home, with Cade displeased that [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] had been trying to snack on Sherman's cruiser and that his assistant [[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] had let the unscrupulous [[Daytrader]] onto the premises. Things looked up when Daytrader gave them a new voice box for Bumblebee, but Cade was confused when Daytrader noticed that he had the Talisman in his possession and annoyed when Izabella revealed she had snuck into the junkyard. After wrangling the [[Mini Dinobot]]s, Izabella managed to impress Cade with her knowledge of Transformer biology and medical care, and Cade agreed to let her stay for a little while. As the day came to a close, Cade made an untraceable satellite phone call to Tessa, who asked him to find a girlfriend and told him she was doing okay, but was unable to tell him she loved him before Hound was forced to cut the call short, to Cade's despair.

The next morning, Cade and Izabella worked together to give Bumblebee his new voice box, though to their dismay, it was a bust, giving Bumblebee the wrong voice. Things kicked into high gear when Sherman called Cade and alerted him to the approaching Decepticons. Noticing a drone in the sky, Cade realized their location had been compromised, and ordered an immediate evacuation of the junkyard. While Hound stayed behind to buy them some time, Cade led Bumblebee, Crosshairs, Drift, Izzy, Jimmy, Wheelie, and Sqweeks to a nearby town to set up an ambush for their assailants as they'd rehearsed. The Decepticons arrived shortly after them, and Cade accidentally broke cover when the Talisman attached itself to his arm. Cade opened fire and set off explosions which disoriented the Decepticons. Cade and Izzy were saved from Barricade and [[Dreadbot]] by Grimlock's arrival to the battle, and the Autobots were able to fend off the rest of the Decepticons. Cade, Izzy, and Jimmy then found themselves pursued by unmanned TRF drones, who they led on a merry chase through several buildings before encountering [[Cogman]]. A quick disagreement nearly turned fatal for Cade when the diminutive Autobot knocked Cade out of a window, but luckily Cade was able to survive the fall. Cogman informed Cade that he was needed in [[London]], and that the Talisman wouldn't leave him until it fulfilled its mysterious purpose. After being convinced that Izzy and Jimmy would be safer in his absence, Cade journeyed to England with Bumblebee.

[[File:TLK Bumblebee car attack.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Cade and Bumblebee met up with the eccentric, elderly Sir [[Edmund Burton]], whose mysterious way of speaking quickly annoyed Cade. Upon being introduced to [[Viviane Wembly]], Cade was further incensed by the presence of the attractive, far more successful and well-educated English woman. Burton began to tell them the history of the Transformers on Earth, and Cade was surprised to learn that Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] were a pair of ferocious fighters in [[World War II]]–Bumblebee was so nice, after all. Burton further explained that Cade was the last knight of an ancient myth come true thanks to the Talisman choosing him, and that Viviane, as [[Merlin]]'s descendant, had the power to retrieve the [[Staff of Merlin]] and save the world from imminent destruction. The TRF and [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] arrived to interrupt the discussion, and Cade and Viviane escaped to the latter's house to find clues to the Staff's location. Pointed towards the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']], an epic chase through the streets of London ensued, during which Bumblebee was able to shake the pursuing Barricade. Upon reaching the ''Alliance'', Burton declined to further accompany the group, and thus Cade, Viviane, Cogman, and Bumblebee were left to venture into the depths of the ocean in the ''Alliance'', evading the TRF on the way.

Cade awkwardly flirted with Viviane on the way to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|sunken Cybertronian ship]], after he noticed her appreciation of his solid physique. Cade and Viviane ventured through the sunken ship and found [[Merlin's sarcophagus]], though Cade was irate when the Staff inside appeared to be a simple staff of wood. [[Skullitron|A Knight]] activated and attacked them to protect the Staff, which was properly activated in Viviane's hands. The TRF arrived in time to kill the Knight and the humans were under further assault by other reactivated Knights, but suddenly Optimus Prime, brainwashed into Nemesis Prime, barged in and demanded the Staff. Cade was aghast when Nemesis did not remember him, and reluctantly asked Viviane to hand over the Staff lest she be killed. Agreeing with Bumblebee that Optimus was not in his right mind, Cade and Viviane ventured to the surface of the rising ship while Bumblebee dueled Nemesis. The sloshing waves proved hazardous for Cade as he tried to convince Optimus to snap out of it, but Nemesis nearly killed him and Bumblebee until the latter finally spoke with his real voice.

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Optimus regained control of himself, to Cade's relief, but [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Nitro Zeus]] arrived and stole the Staff from him. The [[Guardian Knight]]s arrived and beat Optimus into submission, and decided to execute him for submitting to [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]. Cade moved to defend Optimus, with the Talisman suddenly transforming into Excalibur itself. The Knights relented, and Optimus apologized to Cade for failing him. Cade dismissed his regrets, stating that they would be unable to save the world without Optimus. Roused by his words, Optimus reasserted himself, and Cade formed an understanding with the TRF as they headed for [[Stonehenge]]. The junkyard crew arrived soon afterward, and Cade was reunited with Izzy and Jimmy. After Optimus flew off the lead the attack in advance, Cade rode with the TRF aboard an Osprey parked on top of the Autobots' [[Knight Ship|newly acquired ship]], and made peace with Santos after shaming him for turning on the Autobots. Cade was dismayed when it turned out that Izzy had stowed away with the group on their way to the [[ignition chamber]], but it was too late to do anything about it. Cade also took the time to ask out Viviane, provided they survived.

The group was pinned down by the Decepticons and [[Infernocon]]s, even with the aid of their Autobot allies. Thanks to Sqweeks and Optimus, the group broke through the Decepticon line, but unfortunately, the TRF was ordered to abort as a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear strike]] had been called in to destroy the ignition chamber. Cade and Viviane elected not to retreat, and after sharing a kiss, charged the ignition chamber with the Autobots. Cade helped escort Viviane to the Staff while the Autobots defeated Megatron and Nitro Zeus. By this point, the ignition chamber had been blown out of the sky by the nuclear strike, but Optimus and Hot Rod were able to save the pair from falling to their deaths. On the ground, Cade and Viviane embraced, the day saved, and Cade thanked Izzy for her part in the battle. Cade watched as Optimus gave a speech summoning all Autobots to come home, as Cybertron was now left parked on Earth indefinitely.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], Cade Yeager also revived Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

==Toys==
===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-o-op-dino-hauler-autobot-driver.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I got smokies on my trail!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime Dino Hauler''' ([[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7796'''
:*''Pieces'': '''275'''
:*''Kreons'': [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]], Vehicon x2, Autobot Driver

:Available only with the "Optimus Prime Dino Hauler" building set, <s>Cade</s> Kade Yeager is a human Kreon who uses the new smaller Kreon body from the Kre-O "City Invasion" brand. The toy was only referred to as "Autobot Driver" in its initial release but its identity was later confirmed by the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] with a Kreonized spelling.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cade Yeager''' (ケイド・イェーガー ''Keido Yēgā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Cade Yeager''' (케이드 예거 ''Keideu Yegeo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cade Yeager''' (Taiwan, 凱德·伊格 ''Kǎidé Yīgé'')

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[[Category:Age of Extinction humans]]
[[Category:Kre-O humans]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:The Last Knight humans]]

Talk:Onslaught (WFC)

2025-10-29T01:07:56Z

T9ol-Fun3e: /* Prime Decepticon category */

Are we actually treating him as a Constructicon? As it says on the Exodus page that seems likely to have been a typo. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 08:30, 17 July 2010 (EDT)
:I was wondering that myself. Unless it is revealed that he was a Constructicon who was reformatted into a more "combative" mode, it seems that that should be dropped. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:33, 17 July 2010 (EDT)

==Most played DLC character==
*I saw a lot of TF WFC fans playing Onslaught then other DLC characters. Should we consider that Onslaught is the most played DLC character of this game. [[Special:Contributions/81.131.235.156|81.131.235.156]] 19:17, 17 November 2010 (EST)
:That's really just pointless trivia, and it's pretty subjective since I, personally, don't see Onslaught that much. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 19:20, 17 November 2010 (EST)

== About the picture captions... ==

I think the caption for the first picture should be changed. Because he has been confirmed as a roaring dudicus. --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] 09:31, 11 April 2012 (EDT)

==G2 deco repurpose?==
Although I understand that the G2 deco is the G1 character, because of the box info, if the G2 deco ends up as DLC for the FOC game, then wouldn't that mean they repurposed the G2 toy into the WFC character? [[Special:Contributions/71.238.50.144|71.238.50.144]] 07:37, 23 July 2012 (EDT)
:Given one of the skins is blatantly G1 Prime, I would imagine not. Unless you want to say that G1 Prime was repurposed into Aligned Prime, and no one wants that. Also, the G2 skin for Bruticus doesn't have G2 symbols, for whatever that's worth. -[[User:LV|LV]] 11:23, 23 July 2012 (EDT)
:DLC often includes things from different continuity families, like the various G1 bodies available for the movie games. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:12, 23 July 2012 (EDT)
::Concur. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 14:16, 23 July 2012 (EDT)
:::I have pictures of Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons toys if you want to add them to Onslaught's and the Combaticons' toy sections.[[User:The Grimlock Prime|The Grimlock Prime]] 19:49, 20 September 2012 (EDT)
:::: Was it not clear enough the first time you asked, that the Amazon/BBTS deco is a representation of G1 Bruticus? The picutres are already on [[Onslaught (G1)|Generation 1 Onslaught]]'s page! This discussion was settled months ago. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:10, 20 September 2012 (EDT)
:::::Oh. Sorry about that. I had just checked on G1 Bruticus's page and not on the G1 Onslaught page.[[User:The Grimlock Prime|The Grimlock Prime]] 20:16, 20 September 2012 (EDT)

== Prime Decepticon category ==

Onslaught was included in the Ultimate Pop-Up Universe and characters included there “mostly” have been categorized as Prime characters. So shouldn’t Onslaught be a Prime Decepticon? [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 21:07, 28 October 2025 (EDT)

T9ol-Fun3e: /* Now the possibility of renaming and splitting up */ new section

Sentinel Prime (G1)

2024-07-26T14:11:24Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Just adding another obvious apparent homage.

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:''Sentinel Prime is an [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Well, shoot, who wants the Matrix?]]

'''Sentinel Prime''' is an imposing figure, standing head and shoulders over the average Autobot. Bristling with some of the most heavy-duty weapons and armor available to the Autobot army has instilled in Sentinel Prime a supreme confidence in his own abilities as both a leader and a fighter. Unfortunately such pride usually precedes a fall, and there will always be [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] out there keen to prove a point, or who merely sees Sentinel Prime as an obstacle on the path to a bigger destiny.

Sentinel Prime is typically, but not always, depicted as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s immediate predecessor as [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]].

{{bigquote|He was flawed, as we all are. Perhaps he failed. But he faced a choice, when the Matrix came to him. And in that moment, he chose to '''try'''.|Optimus Prime|"[[War World: Awakenings|Awakenings]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French), [[Older Cazarré]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Autobot gladiator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You've got the pre-Touch! You've got the pre-Power! Pre-Yeah!]]
{{Note|The original cartoon version of Sentinel Prime was never named in fiction. The character is referred to as '''U-Haul Robot''' in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4" and was not given the name "Sentinel Prime" until ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' [[retcon|declared it so]] via an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry. Likewise, the earlier appearance of "U-Haul Robot" was dubbed "Sentinel Major", giving him a pre-Matrix name.}}
'''Sentinel Major''' was originally one of the Quintessons' slave robots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] around twelve million years ago. Unusual among his consumer goods brethren, Sentinel Major was equipped for combat and was forced to participate in [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] for the Quintessons' amusement, wielding a spiked ball-and-chain weapon and a tire-shaped shield. He was once defeated in battle by [[Prima]], who attacked their Quintesson masters when their match was over, only to be destroyed himself.

Subsequently, the consumer goods robots rose up against the Quintessons in a rebellion that ultimately forced the aliens off the planet. Sentinel Major survived this clash, but he and the rest of his race—now dubbed "Autobots"—were robbed of any chance of peace when the military hardware robots, now known as "[[Decepticon]]s", set their sights on conquering Cybertron for themselves. Two [[Guardian Prime|Autobot]] [[Zeta Prime (G1)|leaders]] fell during the war that ensued, and Sentinel Major inherited the Matrix of Leadership and became '''Sentinel Prime''', leader of the Autobots. Under his leadership, the Autobots realized that they would never be able to defeat the Decepticons with firepower, and they turned instead to stealth, reconfiguring their bodies to be able to [[Transformation|transform]] into other forms. With the power of his new ability, Sentinel Prime defeated the [[Trannis|Decepticons' leader]], and the Autobots won the war.

[[File:Aubotot gladiator vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|He transforms into Rhi, the forgotten Beast Rider.]]
The ensuing period of peace was known as the [[Golden Age|Golden Age of Cybertron]], but, around nine million years BCE, the Decepticon threat re-emerged when they too adopted transformation, and coupled it with robot-mode flight powers. One of the first of this new breed of Decepticons, the malevolent [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], killed Sentinel Prime in combat. As he died, Sentinel Prime handed off the Matrix to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who kept it safe until the emergence of the next Autobot leader, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed into the Matrix in 2005, Sentinel Prime was the sixth guide he encountered. Sentinel Prime recounted the development of transformation, the Autobot victory in the war and the rise of Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The U-Haul robot's spirit was present within the Matrix alongside [[It]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] approached Magnus with an offer to bring him back to life. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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Sentinel Prime was presumably a descendant of the first of the Sentinel line, [[Sentinel EnN]]. {{storylink|A Team Effort}} Before ascending to the rank of Prime, Sentinel Prime was known as Sentinel Major. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/28}} Sentinel Prime's legacy lived on in other 'bots who took on the "Sentinel" name, including another [[Sentinel Major]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|''Wings Universe'' Sentinel Major profile}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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Sentinel Prime was mentioned in a recitation of Primes, after [[Prime Nova]] and before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} ''He passed it on during a violent situation.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===''Beast Machines'' toy bios===
"An ancient Autobot tracker" taught his apprentice [[Dillo]] how to use the mace bollo. {{storylink|Dillo|Dillo toy bio}}

===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Prime Nova unto Sentinel Prime, who subsequently bequeathed it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|thumb|"Marley was dead to begin with..."]]
Sentinel Prime was Autobot leader for the first 500,000 years of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. With [[trithyllium]] alloy armor, an [[electro-disrupter]] and a large variety of other weapons, including various forms of artillery shell, a solar energy rifle and energon-charged sword, Sentinel Prime was a giant among giants. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

8.2 million years ago, Sentinel Prime faced Megatron on the battlefields of [[Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}} He proved no match for the Decepticon leader; with his last words, he tried in vain to reason with Megatron, but Megatron was unmoved by his "sermon and doctrine" and slew him. Sentinel, however, had considered his death a likely possibility, and had already removed the Matrix of Leadership from his body before entering battle, preventing Megatron from acquiring it. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Millions of years later, during the war on Earth, the Matrix used a vision of Sentinel Prime to strengthen Optimus Prime's resolve during a battle with Megatron by confronting him with the claim that Megatron had chosen Optimus to be Prime, knowing that he was weak. Megatron's alleged influence over the Prime selection process was never substantiated. Soon after, the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] created a robotic duplicate of Sentinel Prime to confuse Optimus and undermine his confidence. Though possessing all of Sentinel Prime's considerable abilities, Optimus eventually realized that the duplicate had been created from his own memories of Sentinel Prime, and was incapable of doing anything ''new''. Optimus destroyed the duplicate of Sentinel Prime, having largely overcome his own doubts about his fitness to be Autobot leader. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

===''Tranformers/G.I. Joe''===
Sentinel Prime was defeated by [[Megatron (G1)#Transformers/G.I. Joe|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Megatron toy bio}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 1|''Megatron Origin'' #1]]}}

{{quote|In '''my''' day, the '''good''' knew their responsibility... and the '''weak''' knew their place.|Sentinel Prime|"[[White Light]]"}}

[[File:Primes IDW.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.3| Quick, shoot 'em in the back, while they're not looking!]]

Long ago, the [[Titan Master]] '''[[Infinitus]]''' served as a herald of his master [[Nexus Prime]]; when Nexus fell in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], Infinitus joined forces with Nexus's ally, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} As the Primes faded into the realm of myths, Infinitus remained on Cybertron and used his Titan Master talents to control a larger body, taking on the identity of "Sentinel" to disguise his ''true'' lineage while he awaited Onyx's eventual return. In time, Sentinel decided that he would use the teachings of the Primes to bring "light" to the "tarnished world" of his birth... even if it meant killing everyone who stood in his way. {{storylink|White Light}} {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel Prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|My fellow Earthicans, we enjoy so much freedom, it's almost sickening. We're free to chose which hand our sex-monitoring chip is implanted in. And if we don't want to pay our taxes, why, we're free to spend a weekend with the Pain Monster.]]

In the years before the dawn of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel had worked his way up to becoming the head of security for the [[Senate]]; {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} unbeknownst to his employers, he secretly assembled a militia of sleeper agents, recruited from his closest informants. Using a forerunner of the infamous [[shadowplay]] technique, Sentinel conditioned them to serve him if the time ever came. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

One of the duties of his security force was to go around threatening and killing people who got in the Senate's way or risked embarrassing it. Shortly after an assassination attempt on [[Nominus Prime]], he eagerly watched Senator [[Proteus (G1)|Proteus]] announcing the implementation of the "[[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]", which would improve security at the cost of "some of the freedoms" of the populace. He was constantly interrupted by reports that an intruder was fighting his way into the [[Grand Imperium]], defeating all the security squadrons Sentinel sent at him. Interested in seeing how things would play out, he stood by as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] entered the Senate's chamber and confronted them over their corruption and detached relation to the populace. Proteus eventually ordered Sentinel to have him removed. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

As the Clampdown began, the Senate, who were behind the attack on Nominus Prime to begin with, had Sentinel try to tap into the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the Prime's chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} In the process, Sentinel discovered that the Matrix was merely a fake, and with this revelation the Senate decided they had no more use for Nominus and had him killed. They went on to spread rumours that Sentinel was showing signs of affinity for being a Prime {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} while he got to work on planning a "Decepticon terrorist attack" that would give him an excuse to round up all proto-Decepticons and send them [[Institute|off for brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] thwarted this, Sentinel's men were still able to discover that [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] was quietly forming an army of dissident [[Outlier (group)|outliers]]. Sentinel ordered Shockwave's academy destroyed in an "accident" and Shockwave himself taken into custody. The rebellious Senator confronted Sentinel and Proteus with his knowledge of their illegal takeover of the Senate, but they were nonplussed and had him subjected to [[empurata]] and [[shadowplay|Brainwashing]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}} Orion Pax and his team had a Dead <s>Or Alive</s> warrant put on their heads. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Upon assuming office, Sentinel Prime operated out of the [[Security Services Headquarters]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], generally regarded as "the worst place on Cybertron." By this point Sentinel had developed great disdain for government authority, irritated that they kept telling him how to ''do things'' instead of just giving him what he asked for. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} He would even claim he didn't get to set policy. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Years later, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] would say Sentinel took the bad Senate and made it get worse. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} He worked alongside [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], his [[Second-in-command|lieutenant]], and didn't seem that keen on him either, viewing Prowl's methodical approach as anathema to his more straightforward and brutal tactics. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} Sentinel also formed an [[Elite Guard]] for all the important work he wanted done and not known about, like secretly capturing a spark hot spot so it could be experimented on and the [[Functionist Council]] couldn't use it. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} During this time, Sentinel and Prowl briefly visited [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to check up on the progress of a new [[energon]] mine supervised by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 Sentinel face.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|I am not a crook's head!]]

Sentinel's Elite Guard clashed with Orion Pax's outlaws over the hot spot and, well, turned out not to be that elite: Sentinel hired bruisers, not people with brains. He lost the hot spot to Pax. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}
At some point, Sentinel did something later remembered as "lay[ing] claim to a populated world". {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

When Senator [[Decimus (G1)|Decimus]] was badly injured in a riot, Sentinel ordered Prowl to handle the situation as he didn't "have the struts to deal with another whining senator": if only they gave him "what I need"! {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} After a surge in illegal [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial bloodsports]] where [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron's]] rose to prominence, he personally took charge of the investigation from Prowl, ordered tactical recon teams ("Panorama") to watch eight potential venues and intelligence officers to watch ''everything'', and a core strike team ("Hammer") to hit Megatron's "cult" when the venue was identified. Officers [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] did indeed find a venue but unfortunately, both were murdered before they could report in. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4-SentinelPrime Apexarmor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I remember my body. Flabby, pasty-skinned, riddled with phlebitis. A good Republican body. God, how I loved it.]]

Sentinel Prime vowed not to let their deaths be in vain, and at their funeral, the Autobot leader urged others to let their deaths be a call to arms. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} In private, he told his closest minions that he planned to find a Titan and unleash it on the Decepticons! {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Eventually, after Senator Decimus was kidnapped by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] at Megatron's orders, Sentinel Prime led a raid on Megatron's base. They captured Megatron and most of the others, but were forced to free Soundwave per Senate directive, much to Prime's frustration. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Unfortunately for Sentinel, this had been Megatron's plan all along and a "defecting" Starscream released all the prisoners in the Security Services' HQ!

As chaos broke out across Kaon, Sentinel Prime held the line until he decided to take things to the next level. Thus, Prime returned with his massive "[[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex]]" mode, a battle-armor/super-powerful/more-firepower-than-god mode. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} His ensuing duel with Megatron was watched from behind the scenes by Soundwave and Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} The additional firepower didn't make much of a difference, seeing as Megatron tore into it and pulled Prime off a cliff. Sentinel was defeated by Megatron. Afterwards, the former Prime's barely functional body was dumped into the middle of the Autobot forces. Prowl ordered a retreat. We would too.

The next morning, Megatron discussed his next moves with Soundwave... sitting on a throne made out of Prime's Apex Armor. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} Rumours spread that Sentinel had survived his battle until the replacement Senate put out footage of the body being retrieved. Sentinel's body was subsequently laid to rest, and received a state funeral at the [[Primal Basilica]] in which grieving crowds lined the streets. With his first body damaged beyond repair, Infinitus secretly abandoned his old body and went into hiding beneath Kaon. Unable to explain this baffling "mutilation", Prowl claimed that Sentinel's body had been desecrated by Decepticons, who had stolen Sentinel's head. Megatron was left irritated people would blame him for that. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Sentinel Prime was immediately succeeded by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} and, in spite of his many issues, Sentinel's last stand against Megatron meant that the Autobots remembered him as a hero, his last deed outweighing his many flaws. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:LastLight-Infinitusescapes.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|Time for Dicky to get tricky!]]

From his hiding spot, Infinitus worked to build a new body for himself. This took longer than he expected; according to Infinitus, he was "subconsciously attuning" himself to the [[spark]] frequencies of the Titans, and slipped in and out of consciousness over many millions of years. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Shortly before the [[Dead Universe]] invasion in 2006, Optimus Prime would recall Sentinel Prime as he ruminated on the supposed infallibility of a Prime versus the depressing reality. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Following the end of the war in 2012, Prowl recalled Sentinel's militarism as part of the lineage of 'false Primes' and their failings, expressing that while the Decepticons may have had noble intentions back then, they were long lost by the modern era. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} [[Nova Prime]] briefly took on the appearance of Sentinel Prime as he battled Optimus within the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|NIXON'S BAAAAACK!]]

In 2016, an irate Starscream—now running Cybertron—was left spitting teeth at the idea anyone might give Optimus a pass for annexing Earth. He compared the action to Sentinel, saying he'd been the last Prime to lay claim to a populated world. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} When the [[Council of Worlds]] next convened, Starscream cited Sentinel Prime as one in a series of increasingly corrupt Primes in an attempt to discredit Optimus's recent annexation of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} The crewmembers on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' discussed Sentinel frankly as a dangerous ideologue with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] calling him the first Decepticon. Since everyone usually referred to Sentinel Prime in heroic terms, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] was left confused; Chromedome explained that he'd "lived badly but died well".

Meanwhile, the emergence of [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] on [[Earth]] had prompted the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], accompanied an energy broadcast immortalizing the deeds of Optimus Prime. This burst awoke Sentinel Prime, still hiding beneath Kaon. The former leader viewed Metrotitan's transmission... only to be disgusted by the sight of Autobots fraternizing with Decepticons and the "malformed" colonists from the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] colonies—signs of ''compromise'' that he could not abide. Sentinel activated his new body, then headed to the Decepticon ghetto outside of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], vowing to purge his planet of "inferiors" {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Trouncing [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]'s security forces, Sentinel opened fire indiscriminately and killed 23 individuals before attacking Starscream with a [[spark disruptor]]. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] managed to save Starscream's life by taking the weapon into her own Spark chamber, but the two were unable to stop Sentinel from bridging to Earth. After arriving outside Autobot City, he took down [[Aileron]] and destroyed the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] behind him. Sentinel took a moment to appreciate Optimus Prime's imperialistic spirit... a moment that was cut short when Infinitus detached himself from his host body, vowing to burn down everything that his successor had created. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[File:WhiteLight-bodyjackinginfinitus.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|"Now look here, you drugged-out Communist. I paid for this body and I'd no sooner return it than I would my little cocker spaniel dog, Checkers!"]]

His first obstacle was Alpha Trion, who he sneered at for only ever talking and ''doing'' nothing during his reign. In a brief fight, Sentinel cut Trion's head off and took control of his alternate mode as a personal plane, while Sentinel's headless body stayed behind to engage the Autobots as a distraction. Wearing Trion's body, Sentinel retrieved his fellow Titan Master [[Sovereign]], who had been under a deep-cover identity as the human [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and flew him back to Metrotitan to be fully transformed. After reuniting with his main body, he had Sovereign warp them, Soundwave, and Optimus Prime away. {{storylink|White Light}}

The quartet traveled to the remains of the planet [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], abandoned by [[Micronus Prime]] to die with the [[Mini-Con]]s he had watched over. Sentinel explained his history to Optimus, revealed that the identity of "Sentinel" had always been a lie to conceal his true heritage as a Titan Master, and, with Onyx's return imminent, offered his successor a chance to join him and Sovereign in their new crusade. When Soundwave insulted his Primehood, Infinitus had Sovereign impale him using Alpha Trion's body before Optimus then tackled Sentinel into Sovereign, freeing Soundwave and giving the Decepticon enough time to reawaken Sovereign's "Blackrock" persona. Undeterred, Sentinel simply grabbed Sovereign and fled through Prion's spacebridge vowing to destroy the current Cybertron. {{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:TenToMidnight-twovstwo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I've become bitter, and, let's face it, crazy over the years. And once I'm swept into office, I'll sell our children's organs to zoos for meat, and I'll go into people's houses at night and wreck up the place!"]]

The Titan Master duo arrived on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where Sentinel intended to finally put his old contingency plan into play by first reactivating the hordes of dead Titans that littered the moon's surface. Along the way, Sentinel cut down the Autobot [[Outrigger]] and ordered Sovereign to devour his spark to power his own system; when Sovereign refused and Outrigger escaped, Sentinel hardwired him into a Titan's brain module and had it make a beeline for the moon's [[Planetary engine|thruster]]s. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] tried to stand up to Sentinel, but the evil Prime revealed that Red Alert had been one of his many sleeper agents, and promptly triggered the mental conditioning that led him to shoot Prowl, leaving only [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] to stand up to Sentinel. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

As Red Alert battled Fortress Maximus, Sentinel gloated to Cerebros and revealed the full scope of his plan: using the [[quantum foam]] from Luna 1's engines, he would supercharge a spacebridge to Cybertron, allowing a horde of reanimated Titan corpses to travel through the portal and destroy everything on Cybertron, leaving a blank slate on which he could rebuild his "perfect" Autobot society. But before he could deliver the final blow, Prowl smashed a [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay|M.A.R.B.]] over his head; Fortress Maximus commandeered one of the many Titans to fend off the [[zombie]] horde, holding off as many of Sentinel's Titans as he could, while Prowl and Cerebros confronted Sentinel himself. Sentinel quickly dispatched the pair and ordered Red Alert to shoot Prowl in the back of the head—but Red Alert had already broken Sentinel's conditioning, and shot his Titan Master self off of his larger body. Sentinel was quick to reassert a measure of control over Red Alert, nearly forcing him to blast his own head off before [[Beak]] slammed into Sentinel, sending the Titan Master plummeting into one of the moon's thrusters where he unceremoniously perished. The spacebridge closed without his thoughts keeping it open; {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} although Fortress Maximus had not been able to prevent ''all'' of the Titans from making it through the bridge, the disruption meant that the Titans would materialize far away from Cybertron and ultimately took many weeks to finally arrive. {{storylink|Ping}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Sentinel Prime died during the Great War, and Optimus Prime succeeded him. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Among others, Sentinel Prime appeared to haunt Megatron through the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Sentinel in particular mocked the Decepticon's gladiatorial origins and the fact that he considered himself an emperor. Megatron, however, refused to break and continued with his plans. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfTheTitanMasters-sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|245px|I'm meeting you halfway, you stupid hippies!]]
Sentinel Prime unexpectedly returned after unspecified circumstances. He proved himself to be an unpredictable force, with his own plans to return Cybertron to its former glory.<ref name="TRTF">''Titans Return'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force]] 3-pack'' bio material/instructions.</ref> When the [[Titan Master]]s reemerged into the modern Autobot-Decepticon war, Sentinel Prime was partnered with the Titan Master [[Infinitus]], whose ability to slow time allowed Sentinel to unleash precision attacks even in the middle of raging battles. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Infinitus/Sentinel Prime toy bio}}

When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked [[Velocitron]] during the planet's biggest race, Sentinel Prime fought alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Optimus Prime to repel the invaders, defending [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] from Decepticon abduction. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] returned to full size and unleashed his power on the universe, Sentinel Prime went rogue and sought to control him by using a loyal Titan Master. His plans for domination put him in conflict with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], [[Arcana|Teslor]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]].<ref name="TRTF"/>

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
When the [[Mistress of Flame]] visited the [[Primal Basilica]], she invoked the names of the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] in prayer, calling for the wisdom of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]] (mentioned); [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]] (full appearance)}}

[[File:WannabeePart2-Sentinel.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.65|"This is incredible. It’s God’s most wondrous miracle." "Sir, I think your wife wants to hold the baby." "My wife?? Where? WHERE??" ''(Runs off)'']]

During the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], Sentinel was called in into investigate an unprecedented accidental forging at the site of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]], and was thus the first 'bot encountered by the newly forged [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} Eventually, Sentinel would himself rise to the rank of Prime after Nominus Prime surrendered leadership of the Autobots; accepting the Matrix of Leadership, Sentinel Prime took over as the new First Senator. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} In his new role, the Prime adhered to his predecessor's doctrine: his party continued to uphold the historic [[Nominus Edict]] that limited Cybertronian expansionism, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} supported Nominus's decision to keep the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna]] indefinitely imprisoned, {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} and restrict the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} as well as abolishing the traditional sport of [[gladiatorial combat]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}} Before long, Sentinel had developed a reputation for a straightforward and unsubtle approach to diplomacy, {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} although the gravitas that his force of personality exerted over the [[Senate]] was indisputable: without his presence, the Senate would be paralyzed by indecision and infighting. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} To keep the existence of hidden-away Titansparks under the Pyramid a secret, Sentinel bribed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with the position of Head of Intelligence. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

An image of Sentinel Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

[[File:NauticaHome-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|""Demand?" Who are you to demand anything? I run this town! You're just a bunch of low income nobodies!"]]

Just before the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Sentinel Prime and his inner retinue conducted a goodwill tour of Cybertron's various [[Cybertronian colonies|colony worlds]] aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], unaware of mounting political tensions on Cybertron between Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} With Sentinel Prime offworld, Orion opted to take command of the Senate in between filling in for Sentinel's other duties, such as welcoming newly forged Transformers like [[Gauge]] into the world, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} while instructing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to keep Sentinel Prime informed. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

The situation quickly escalated beyond Pax's ability to control the Ascenticons, and upon learning of both [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Rubble]]'s murders Sentinel Prime promptly cut his tour short. At the colony world of [[Hexagon]], Sentinel informed his cadre of specialists and diplomats that they would set course for Cybertron immediately after all visiting aliens had departed. As Lodestar prepared to set course for home, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] informed him that she and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] had foiled a [[Thraal]] plot to destroy their Titan in an attempt to intimidate Cybertron into surrendering their [[A'ovan]] refugees. Unwilling to import such troubles into Cybertronian society, Sentinel ordered Nautica to be silent on this incident and allow it to be handled quietly. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

Once Lodestar touched down on Cybertron, Sentinel dismissed Ironhide and made his way directly to the Senate. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} When he arrived, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] briefed him on the situation, specifically the events concerning [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], who had sought asylum at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]]. Though allowing Orion Pax to try and reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], he only gave him until sundown to retrieve Barricade, whereupon he would give Chromia ''carte blanche'' to get to the rogue. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} Sentinel spent the next few days catching up on what had been going on while he was away, which began to rapidly chip away at what little patience he had. The last straw came when Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] delivered the Ascenticons' demand that, in light of the situation, there be an immediate election. Sentinel emphatically said "no" and subsequently ordered literally every [[Security Operations]] agent out into the field to root out [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart3-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|"I propose that I use what's left of the town treasury to move to a more prosperous town and run for mayor. And, er, once elected, I will send for the rest of you."]]

Flanked by Orion, Sentinel made a public address where he condemned the Ascenticons and their empty promises. When Pax and Chromia later brought Sentinel an update on the situation, the First Senator allowed the rules of the [[Nominus Edict]] to be bent for the purposes of Security Operations' mission but also made several other changes to their normal operations while stressing success over a zero-fatality rate, deputizing [[Colonial Security]] chiefs [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] to organize proactive response teams. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} To stamp out the Ascenticons before they could do any more damage, Sentinel also planned to arrest Senator Soundwave at an upcoming debate in a sting operation, only for fellow senator [[Heretech]] to covertly forewarn Megatron of the plan. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown SentinelRejectsOrion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"Uh, election in November, election in November." "What? ''Again?!'' This stupid country..."]]
Following a major terrorist attack on Cybertron and the destruction of the [[Tether]], Sentinel and Orion met to assess the scope and scale of the damage. Although Orion urged caution and restraint—rebuilding and reassessing rather than going after the Ascenticons—Sentinel would not be dissuaded from his course of action, and Orion's suggestion that Pyra Magna be released from prison to coordinate an anti-Ascenticon crackdown eroded Sentinel's patience to nothing. Storming from the room, Sentinel shouted that he would pass the Matrix to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] when he stepped down, ''not'' Orion. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When inflaming societal tensions led to protest marches, Sentinel ordered Ironhide to clear out the crowd. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

When [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] had finally been detained, Sentinel arranged for the murderer to be publicly marched directly to the [[Senate]] building in the hopes that the spectacle would discourage the Ascenticons and their supporters. However, his unwise pageantry only led to a coordinated strike that ended with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] murdering the escaped Quake before he could be tried. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Finally, Sentinel convened an emergency session of the Senate without the Ascenticons, and coined the name "[[Decepticon]]s" as a way to condemn Megatron's underhanded tactics. He didn't get far into this speech before Megatron and his retinue barged into the Senate floor; while [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] restrained Sentinel, Megatron made his own speech that began with him reclaiming Sentinel's off-the-cuff insult and ended with his Decepticon troopers taking over the Senate. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

[[File:WarWorldPrime-SentinelDies.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Oh, I bet I'll get blamed for this..."]]
While Megatron kept most of his prisoners on the Senate floor itself, he had Sentinel and Orion moved to a high-security prison wing, and took a moment to gloat in front of the imprisoned First Senator. Despite Sentinel's final warning—that if Megatron restarted the cycle of colonization and expansion that had defined Cybertron's past, other races would surely fight back against Cybertron—Megatron was more interested in the Matrix he carried. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and the [[Senate Guard]] eventually broke into the Senate building and freed Sentinel, but stopped their leader from going to personally settle his score with Megatron. After escaping to the Autobot fallback point, Sentinel instead decided to find a relay tower and broadcast a message that Megatron had not yet won—but as he transformed and flew off, he recklessly ignored the fact that the Autobot resistance didn't have any fliers to cover his departure. Sure enough, Megatron ordered the [[Rainmaker]]s to bring him back, and the three knocked him out of the sky and sent him crashing into a nearby [[The Slaarg & Turbofox|bar]]. While Sentinel easily pounded [[Ion Storm]] into a nearby wall, [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]'s corrosive barrage weakened him and [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] sliced him in half. Chromia and Orion arrived too late to save him. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Deducing Starscream's betrayal, to protect the Titansparks from the Decepticons, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Sentinel, with his last words, told Orion to warn [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], kill Starscream, and pass his Matrix on to Ultra Magnus before he succumbed to his wounds and died. After taking the Matrix, Orion Pax glimpsed Sentinel Prime's spirit among the many other Cybertronian leaders who had carried the artifact before accepting the mantle of ''Optimus'' Prime. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Laying Sentinel Prime's tattered body to rest, Optimus and Ironhide reflected on his last words and their meaning. Despite their past differences, Optimus Prime respectfully praised Sentinel for rising to meet the demands of leadership the Matrix placed on him and hoped to do the same. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The last card here's a little redundant on this page if you scroll back up a ways.]]
Following an uprising of working-class robots, Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion to investigate the gladiatorial pit fights in Kaon, and the emergence of the Decepticon movement. Alpha Trion uncovered Senator Ratbat's involvement in the whole affair, and reported his findings to Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces made their way to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[planetary engine]]s in order to wipe out the Autobots, Sentinel Prime went to meet with the Decepticon leader in [[Tyrest]], believing Megatron could be reasoned with. Instead Megatron ambushed Sentinel Prime's group and slew the Prime. Sadly for Megatron, Sentinel was not carrying the coveted [[Matrix of Leadership]], having sensibly left it behind. {{storylink|The War Within}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017)===
During the Cybertronian Civil War, Sentinel Prime was killed. Prior to his destruction, he bestowed the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, who became the new leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-SentinelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's easily confused with Astrotrain. No, he's not Quintessa.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Infinitus & Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 guns, Infinitus Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Sentinel Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class toys. He transforms from a robot to a shuttle to an armored train and back. Both vehicle modes use many flip-out panels to fill in his vehicle mode, leaving minimal robot kibble visible. Sentinel takes design cues from both Generation 1 [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Alex Milne]]'s IDW Sentinel Prime, while Infinitus's robot mode is entirely the Sentinel design.

:His [[Titan Master]] partner [[Infinitus#Toys|Infinitus]] transforms into his head (but any [[Titan Master]]-class figure is compatible), and he features spring-loaded pylons that pop out of his shoulders on either side of his head to "bulk up" his noggin, like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager-class figures. Despite restricting the articulation of his neck, the towers themselves are in an assembly that can be rotated for a better range of motion. Sentinel can be transformed into his shuttle mode without removing his head, leaving it somewhat hidden on its backside.

:He includes two hand-held, non-firing blasters which can be combined to form a larger double-barreled weapon. The larger gun or the combined mode can be piloted by a Titan Master. Each weapon has multiple pegs which can be mounted on the wing struts, wing tips, knees, or shoulder slots. Sentinel himself can be piloted from a translucent yellow cabin between his rear stabilizers.

:The computer-generated promo art and additional stock photos for this figure are inaccurate, depicting Sentinel with the ends of his train mode for feet, while his instructions use the nose cone portion of the shuttle mode. The train engine ends ''can'' be used as feet, but they sit at an awkward angle that makes it hard for Sentinel to stand upright. He also appears darker, less saturated orange than the final product.

:Unfortunately, due to being used for transformation, the port for the collector display stand on his two-piece rear waist tends to be misaligned, and the hole is not shallow enough to fully secure its connection.

:Sentinel also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

:This mold was also made into ''Titans Return'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] and served as the model for [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] in the [[Primus Vanguard]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRSentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with extra BURNING SPIRIT!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Titan Force''' (Multi-pack, [[July 21]], 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 Guns, Infinitus Titan Master

:This recolored version of Sentinel Prime with translucent orange parts was only available in a [[giftset]] together with "Titan Force" redecoes of [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Titans Return|Windblade]], each with unique decoration. Rather than being marked as an Autobot, he instead bears the symbol of the Security Forces that his troops wore in the ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' comic.

:In the United States, this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016. In the United Kingdom, it was exclusive to the A1 Toys website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016 (with Brainstorm renamed into "Charon" for [[trademark]] reasons); in China, it was exclusive to Cybertron Con Shanghai; in Hong Kong, it was exclusive to Animation-Comic-Game 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusive to the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

:This toy is used for [[Red Sentinel Prime]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comics.
{{--}}

===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01S-Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|EXPLORE EXPLORE! REDECO REDECO!]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01S'''
**Accessories: Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose

:Sentinel Prime was released exclusively at the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 in Tokyo, Japan as a redeco of ''[[Missing Link]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]] in predominantly yellow with a trailer in shades of grey, as a no foolin' homage to [[:File:MTMTE ep 1 Sky Spy yellow truck.jpg|the truck]] scanned by the [[Sky Spy]] in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"<ref>[https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000396.000073415.html Press release for the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 merchandise:] ビークル本体の黄色のカラーリングは、アニメ「戦え！超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマ―」の第1話でメインコンピューターのテレトラン１がコンボイのためにスキャニングしたトレーラートラックがモチーフとなっています。</ref> (albeit in a less saturated tone thanks to Takara's colour schemes descending from the [[LaserDisc]] releases of most episodes). The color also homages Sentinel Prime from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW series]]. As the mold is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' Optimus Prime toy but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering, it retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Sentinel Prime retains the Convoy toy's accessories, including the transforming [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] with repair drone, which can detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. The [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] accessory can mount the toy's [[ion blaster]], a port that is hinged to rotate out of sight. Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are also included; in addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with a [[Matrix of Leadership]] which fits in his chest. A special mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*In an impressive case of [[size changing]], U-Haul Robot's head alone forms the ''entire'' driver's section of the truck cab!
*In a few instances throughout the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] appears in the U-Haul Robot's color scheme. Guess [[AKOM]] got their "Hauls" mixed up!
*The retelling of [[Unicron]]'s origin in the UK comics included a brief glimpse of a dying Matrix bearer passing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime. However, as he is unnamed, the only way we can presume this being is Sentinel Prime is because, as we are told later, Sentinel Prime was the leader before Optimus. Fun fact: "[[State Games]]" calling Optimus Prime "Optimus Prime" means Sentinel does this pre-war!
*Sentinel's 2007 IDW design was based on his first (and otherwise only prior) appearance in the 1988 Marvel comics panel shown above. The resemblance is a little more obvious in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'' than it is in his more stylized appearance in ''Megatron Origin'', but his yellow-red-and-orange armor, crested helm, and the row of three small "windows" on his chest are all derived from his Marvel look. IDW's Sentinel is also very heavily armed, not unlike the description of the character given by the ''Hardwired'' novel.
*Sentinel Prime didn't receive a proper toy until 2016, but he did come close previously. As revealed in the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] roundtable panel at [[BotCon 2007]], the original concept for the convention-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense]] [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Hot Shot]] was Sentinel Prime. The mold DOES bear a decent resemblance to his IDW appearance, but in the end it was decided that [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] was a better choice for the mold (and likely for the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|ongoing club comic]] story).
*The resurrected Sentinel in the 2005-2018 IDW continuity appears to be wearing modular, black armor over his toy design, rather than having the toy design itself.
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Sentinel Prime; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Sentinel Prime is more convenient as a page title than "U-Haul Robot".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネル・プライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')

==References==
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Buzzsaw (FOC)

2024-06-25T20:16:33Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Adding category for inclusion in Pop-Up Universe

{{faction|decepticon|minicon}}
{{disambig3|Buzzsaw}}
:''Buzzsaw is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Buzzsaw-FOCboxart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Look out, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]...]]

'''Buzzsaw''' is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundblaster]]'s loyal [[Deployer (WFC)|minion]]. His thing is carving the bodies of dead [[Autobot]]s into creepy sculptures. Don't judge.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] was severely damaged, Buzzsaw and the other Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and "Soundblaster" arose, ready to destroy the Autobots! {{storylink|Soundwave (WFC)/toys#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Buzzsaw was one of the many Decepticons that pursued the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. Buzzsaw attempted to pursue [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] as he towed other Autobots to safety, but ran into interference from [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Big Red (G1)|"Big Red."]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[Image:Generationstoy-FOCBuzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Hasbro Series / number'': '''1 / 002'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TG14'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class toys, Buzzsaw is a [[redeco]] of [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]], transforming from a "[[data disc]]" into a robotic bird. He is capable of storing in and launching out of Soundblaster's chest compartment, and features a [[Autotransformation|fully automatic, spring-loaded transformation]] to bird mode that is triggered when a button on his underside is pressed. He uses the same circuit-board pattern as Laserbeak, only mirrored along the vertical axis.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Buzzsaw covers the entirety of his gold plastic in shimmering metallic gold paint. This paint can chip off around the transformation joints.

: In both markets, Buzzsaw was only available as a pack-in partner with [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]]. The Hasbro release of this pairing was [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] at one per case, and only available in the first wave of product.

: This mold was also [[retool]]ed into [[Ratbat (WFC)#Toys|Ratbat]], and redecoed into [[Sunder (FOC)#Toys|Sunder]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCBuzzsaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on Hasbro Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1869.html More information on TakaraTomy Soundblaster and Buzzsaw at Alfes Toy Blog]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buzzsaw''' (バズソー ''Bazusō'')

[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
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User talk:T9ol-Fun3e

2024-06-10T14:17:26Z

T9ol-Fun3e: /* No responded till now */

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== No one responded till now ==

I have been asking questions putting stuff on discussions but no one responds and now I put something down here it’s wrong. How about someone help me clear things up about what I ask [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]]. I have asked questions about what makes a character “major”, about a person’s art no one has responded. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 10:17, 10 June 2024 (EDT)

User talk:T9ol-Fun3e

2024-06-10T14:17:10Z

T9ol-Fun3e: /* No responded till now */ new section

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== No responded till now ==

I have been asking questions putting stuff on discussions but no one responds and now I put something down here it’s wrong. How about someone help me clear things up about what I ask [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]]. I have asked questions about what makes a character “major”, about a person’s art no one has responded. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 10:17, 10 June 2024 (EDT)

User talk:McBaggins

2024-06-10T13:48:54Z

T9ol-Fun3e: /* I didn’t mean for my discussion to be a “chat room” */ new section

Why did you undo my edits??? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 23:31, 20 May 2021 (EDT)
*Because they were incorrect information. [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]] ([[User talk:McBaggins|talk]]) 23:33, 20 May 2021 (EDT)
Prove me wrong and if I am, correct me. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 10:14, 21 May 2021 (EDT)
:The image was just a desktop wallpaper for fans to download, it had nothing to do with the toy. The Mainframe note was also not correct, as the blueprint just mentions that the particular area in question is the "Teletraan-1 mainframe" (a computer in other words), it wasn't referring to "Mainframe" the character. I hope that clears that up some. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 10:32, 21 May 2021 (EDT)
Thank you. That was very polite of you. I haven't seen a polite tf fan[[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 10:58, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

Do you really consider the self-destruction translucent plastic issue that plagues Studio Series 86 Jazz to be "extraneous info", because I feel the Transformers community deserves to be aware of such production defects so as to be properly informed about what they could consider spending money on. Isn't the whole point of a wiki page to provide useful information, because where else would they turn to first fo such information? Design flaws are not "extraneous info". {{unsigned|Hyoumaru}}
:Actually, I'd argue Unit was in the right. While some of the edits were excessive, a *lot* of the things that were removed were just rambling, unnecessary cruft. At the very least, if it sticks around, it should be rewritten to be more condensed and readable. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 05:05, 2 September 2022 (EDT)

== Quick Question- ==

Why was my edit on "Transform-Ups" reverted? So I did was reword the article a bit to avoid implying that the deadly mode-drilling was a "Minor punishment from the Animated continuity family". If you could explain the problem, that'd be great, as I'm new and still learning how this wiki works.•[[User:ChristalIsMe|ChristalIsMe]] ([[User talk:ChristalIsMe|talk]]) 08:19, 8 September 2022 (EDT)
:The edit was awkwardly placed into the intro blurb, and it needed to have been written as "in-universe", not talking in regards to out of universe continuity families. [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]] ([[User talk:McBaggins|talk]]) 16:10, 8 September 2022 (EDT)
:: Ah, ok, thanks! I'll keep that in mind.[[User:ChristalIsMe|ChristalIsMe]] ([[User talk:ChristalIsMe|talk]]) 03:41, 9 September 2022 (EDT)

New Question:
I’m not entirely sure what you mean by “fandom-esque” notes. McBaggins (talk I’m not sure how exactly I’m supposed to communicate on a wiki page to another user, so please bear with me, if you are somehow able to see this. I don’t understand how what I write was in factual. Was I also supposed to have included the episodes along with my statements as well? I thought my edits had fit the way how everything else on the wiki page was written pretty well. I understand that the wiki page itself is supposed to be factual, but from what I’ve seen, there was also some opinions and speculation others have also made on the wiki. I don’t understand what I had did that was wrong, since I wasn’t sharing opinions on matters and instead details I had noticed from the show that I don’t think I saw in the previous sections. [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:04, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

Isn't the rule that we can't replace the jokes of other users? Or have my informative edits been too lax? [[User:Kinnikuwarui|Kinnikuwarui]] ([[User talk:Kinnikuwarui|talk]]) 00:47, 23 October 2022 (EDT)
:McBaggins literally undid you replacing an existing caption. Not sure your argument has a leg to stand on. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 11:04, 23 October 2022 (EDT)
::I'm not denying that I replaced a caption. But the caption I replaced was not somebody else's joke. I just want to know what it would take for my edit to have clearance. [[User:Kinnikuwarui|Kinnikuwarui]] ([[User talk:Kinnikuwarui|talk]]) 11:48, 23 October 2022 (EDT)
:::A, not every caption ''needs'' to be a joke, and B, half your edits are adding or editing captions (a ratio that becomes even more caption-skewed if you look at just the last few years), to the point where you've never made a talk page message that wasn't about the captions. Gonna suggest you let this one go. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:11, 23 October 2022 (EDT)
::::Fair. I'll oblige and try to contribute more information to the wiki first. [[User:Kinnikuwarui|Kinnikuwarui]] ([[User talk:Kinnikuwarui|talk]]) 13:10, 23 October 2022 (EDT)

==Truly, they were... an IDW Publishing's ''The Transformers''.==

What's the joke? Is that specific very bad phrasing a reference to something? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:05, 15 December 2022 (EST)
:https://youtu.be/SJPLnuYNA6A [[User:McBaggins|McBaggins]] ([[User talk:McBaggins|talk]]) 08:08, 15 December 2022 (EST)
::Okay, thanks. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:17, 15 December 2022 (EST)

== Editing Captions ==

I understnad we have a longstanding rule of not just editing other editors' image captions. Just leave it alone, unless you want to actually discuss it on the article's talk page. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:20, 16 December 2022 (EST)

== I didn’t mean for my discussion to be a “chat room” ==

I meant like if there was a need to debate about my changes and what not whether or not something should be done. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 09:48, 10 June 2024 (EDT)

User talk:T9ol-Fun3e

2024-06-10T01:36:30Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Page making

==Hello everyone this is T9ol-Fun3e welcome to my talk page==
Anyone want to chat let’s chat here but keep it civil. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 21:36, 9 June 2024 (EDT)

File talk:COP Sentinel Zeta.jpg

2024-06-10T01:34:59Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Just discussing

==Artist confirmation==
Are we sure Ken Christiansen was confirmed as the artist? It looks more like work from Emiliano Santalucia just curious. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 21:34, 9 June 2024 (EDT)

Bumper (WFC)

2024-05-21T00:15:55Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Category addition

{{disambig3|Bumper}}
[[File:BumperAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
:''Bumper is a [[Neutral]] from the [[Aligned novels|novels portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Bumper''' was a security agent. Now he's dead.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Bumper and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] were dispatched by [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] to infiltrate [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s organization. When their identities were exposed, Megatron brutally murdered them—an act for which Sentinel blamed both Megatron and himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Bumper was left crawling beneath the feet (or treads) of the glorious Megatron, as [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]], [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] looked on in robot mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Notes==
*The same fate befell [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''.

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Sentinel Zeta Prime

2024-05-20T15:15:52Z

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{{disambigm|Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Zeta Prime (disambiguation)}}
:''Sentinel Zeta Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Believe in the Sign of Zeta.]]

'''Sentinel Zeta Prime''' was originally an officer in the [[Elite Guard]] before being named [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Under pressure from the various guilds of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] he oversaw the rise of the caste system that came to dominate Cybertronian society, a policy which brought him into conflict with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and ultimately led to the archivist's self-imposed exile in the Iacon [[Hall of Records]]. By the time of the rise of the [[Decepticon]] movement time had robbed him of much of the fire which had made him an effective military leader, and this left him out of touch with the people he claimed to represent.

{{quote|So be it Megatron, I leave you to your own ''futility.''|Zeta Prime thinks himself untouchable|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
[[File:COP Sentinel Zeta.jpg|250px|right|thumb|upright=1.4|]]

Born some time before the [[Age of Wrath]], when the [[Quintesson]]s, the rogue creations of [[Quintus Prime]], colonized Cybertron and enthralled the technologically inferior Cybertronian race, Sentinel Zeta was installed as their puppet ruler, ruling with thirteen subordinates and forming the [[Elite Guard]] as a police force. Recognizing his situation for what it was, Sentinel rallied several Cybertronians into an organized resistance against the invaders, managing to drive them off the planet.

Reverse engineering the discarded Quintesson technology, Sentinel used [[space bridge]] technology to oversee the foundation of 200 [[Cybertronian colonies]] in a [[Golden Age]] until the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] spread across the empire. With no cure to be found, and the disease piggybacking across the space bridges, Sentinel was forced to detonate them all, starting the [[Age of Rust]], an act that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] felt had stolen the fire from Sentinel's own spark. Trion later gifted Sentinel with the [[Badge of Vector Prime]] which didn't do much to reignite the fire.

At Trion's behest, Sentinel charged the archivist Orion Pax to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the new Prime, an act that sparked the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]. Dismissive of the threat, Sentinel was taken captive while watching a performance at [[Altihex]] Casino. Held prisoner for most of the war, Sentinel was killed after a rescue attempt, Megatron tearing open his chest to claim the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Though not one of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]], Sentinel Prime ruled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] since near that time. Having already overthrown Cybertron's [[Quintesson]] rulers during the [[Age of Wrath]], Sentinel oversaw Cybertron's [[space bridge]] expansion to worlds such as [[Gigantion]], [[Velocitron]] and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]], and the construction of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. But as the space bridges grew less reliable and the [[Golden Age]] drew to a close, Sentinel reorganized Cybertron into Guild-run castes, an action [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] opposed, forcing him to retreat forever into the [[Hall of Records]] in Iacon. Sentinel also became reclusive, enforcing the notion he did not care for the lower castes.

When the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] boss [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] began preaching against the [[Functionism|caste system]], Sentinel dispatched the security agents [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate him. When their identities were exposed, Megatron brutally murdered them—an act for which Sentinel blamed both Megatron and himself. It was while attending a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]] at [[Altihex]] Casino when Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s attacked. Sentinel did not try to fight back, and relied on his bodyguards [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] for his safety—only to discover they were part of the plot, and they delivered him to Kaon to gain favor with Megatron.

Megatron occasionally desired to take out his anger on Sentinel, but Starscream saw him as a potential bargaining chip—perhaps as a trade in a ransom deal—so they compromised and had the Prime moved to [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]]. As the war with the [[Autobot]]s lulled, Starscream visited Sentinel and offered him a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. As Megatron plotted to take the [[Plasma energy]] Chamber beneath the [[High Council Tower]], Starscream released Sentinel and he confronted Megatron below [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Though he was an agile opponent, Megatron ''literally'' disarmed Sentinel and cut open his chest, exposing the [[Code Key]] of Justice needed to access the Chamber within him. Starscream removed the Key and [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]] was ordered to return Sentinel to Kaon.

Sentinel was chained to a pillar in the [[Underworld]] pits that he had despised his whole life. But he was able to send a distress signal which [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] received, and he, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and Sentinel's replacement [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to rescue him. Sentinel said he had overstayed his welcome as Prime and said the High Council made the right decision in appointing Optimus. Before dying, he ordered Optimus to journey to Cybertron's [[core]] and purge it of Megatron's [[Dark Energon]]. Optimus returned Sentinel's body to Iacon, where it was laid to rest. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Sentinel Zeta Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

===''Rage of the Dinobots''===
After Cybertron was left almost entirely deserted due to the war, [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] called dibs on living in Sentinel Prime's abandoned palace. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English)|[[Sylvain Lemarié]] (French), [[Miguel Ángel Montero]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

[[File:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Just watch, Megatron will realise he didn't need Pandora's box after all.]]

{{quote|High Council... I return with a fallen hero.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

When Megatron launched a raid on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon station]], and Starscream joined the Decepticons, [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] escaped to warn Autobot leader Zeta Prime that the Decepticons had access to Dark Energon. Zeta Prime sent a large group of Autobot soldiers to guard the Energon bridge that Jetfire knew Starscream and his crew would be reactivating in order to refine an endless supply of Dark Energon for the war effort, ordering that all Decepticons would be shot on sight, but they were unsuccessful. After the Decepticons began manufacturing Dark Energon in mass quantities, Megatron led the attack on the Autobot capitol of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], intending to take the [[Omega Key]], a tool that would allow access to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core. Megatron's plan was to pump the powerful [[Dark Energon]] into the core in the hopes of reviving the planet and restoring it to what he claimed would be its "former glory". He found the Omega Key's resting place...but it was gone, Zeta Prime having anticipated Megatron's plan and taken it under his personal protection himself. Megatron simply declared that he would take it from Zeta, who appeared several more times via holographs during the missions, warning the Decepticons to turn back before it was too late and Zeta would be forced to execute them.

Megatron's team managed to fight their way to Zeta Prime's chamber in the [[Vaults|Iacon Vaults]], where he was in control of a mechanism that not only rendered him invincible to all attack, but allowed him to create [[Holo-Brute|holographic energon clones of himself]] and manipulate the ceiling to crush the Decepticons. However, the device had a fatal flaw — it generated tremendous heat, requiring the core to periodically open up in order to cool down, allowing Megatron and his Decepticons to damage it. As Zeta Prime's machine crumbled around him, he was pinned to the floor by the wreckage. He told Megatron to finish it, but instead, the Decepticon leader squeezed his [[spark]] casing, forcing Prime to release his grip on the Omega Key. As Megatron gloated in his victory, the "key" started to flash and beep. Zeta Prime laughed, mocking Megatron for heeding the words of his misinformed spies. The device Megatron now held in his hands was not the Omega Key itself, but merely the device that activated the Key. Zeta said that Megatron would only have to wait for the Omega Key to come to him.

Zeta Prime was taken to Megatron's [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison Complex, but elsewhere on Cybertron, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], guardian of Iacon and, as it turned out, the true Omega Key, was activated with a mission: Destroy Megatron.

After the defeat of Omega Supreme and the corruption of Cybertron's core with Dark Energon, rumours spread through the Autobot camp that Zeta Prime was dead. A young soldier named Optimus was forced to take temporary command of the Autobots and lead the defensive efforts of Iacon. After Starscream was defeated in the [[Decagon]]'s communications tower, a message, seemingly from Zeta Prime, was played to all Autobot frequencies. Zeta reported his location, and claimed that he had acquired information vital to the Autobot war effort. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] warned that it was an obvious trap, despite the confirmation of his unique ID signature, but Optimus determined that if there was a chance Zeta was still alive, the Autobots must try to rescue him.

[[File:WFC ZetaPrime Optimus council.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"We need a new guy. This guy's kinda...dead."]]

Allowing themselves to be captured, Optimus, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] were imprisoned (and then broke free), only to learn from Megatron himself that he had orchestrated Zeta Prime's message, their capture and their subsequent escape, so that Megatron could talk to Optimus in a situation he controlled. After being captured and escaping ''again'', Optimus' team freed the remaining Autobot prisoners and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] (who had helped orchestrate their first escape), then set off to find their leader. Eventually, Zeta Prime was found, being tortured by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] in his laboratory. After Soundwave was bested by the Autobots, in desperation, the Decepticon drew energy from the injured Zeta's spark itself, mortally wounding him, though Optimus took a final bullet from Soundwave for his erstwhile commander. Optimus promised to bring Zeta home, but with his last breath, the Prime said that while he appreciated the noble sentiment, it was already too late. Zeta Prime, leader of the Autobots, was dead.

Optimus took Zeta's body back to Iacon, presented it before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and begged them for guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes left, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council said that for too long they have watched the Primes fall to greed and pride, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage inspired and transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. He was now Optimus Prime, the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
After the Autobots severed the link between the Energon Bridge and Cybertron's core, Zeta Prime ordered Optimus to protect the library while he himself took the Omega Key to a secure location. Little did they know that they were being spied on by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], who reported back to the Decepticons. The Decepticons eventually tracked him down to Iacon library where, protected behind a force field, Zeta Prime unleashed defense systems on them. Unfortunately he made the mistake of putting the power sources for the force field outside said force field, and the Decepticons were able to disable it and blast him. Defiant to the last, Prime told Megatron to go scrap himself. To Megatron's surprise, the "Omega Key" turned out to activate the real key — Omega Supreme.

Following Omega Supreme's defeat, Zeta Prime was taken to Kaon Prison. While held there, he attempted to send a distress call to his old friend Optimus. Once the Autobots retook Iacon and got the Data-net back online, he was able to get through and tell them where he was. Optimus and a group of Autobots fought their way into Kaon prison and eventually found their leader on the verge of death. His dying wish was for them to take his body back to the Autobot council. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Zeta Prime does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he is available in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
When Shockwave and Sharpshot found themselves in an ancient research laboratory, Shockwave discovered a record about the Dark Spark narrated by Zeta Prime can be seen as a hologram narrating it.

{{Note|Zeta Prime is also a playable character in multiplayer escalation mode.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Notes==
[[File:WFC ZetaPrime concepts.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*As revealed in the unlocked concept art in the Extras menu of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game, some early colour schemes for ''War for Cybertron'' Zeta Prime resembled that of Generation 1 [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Also revealed in the concept art is that Zeta Prime's vehicle mode is a Cybertronic car, though he doesn't actually transform in the course of the game.
*Behind-the-scenes material also gives the character's name as "Sentinel Prime", which is reflected in both the [[Transformers: Exodus|novelization]] and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|comic book adaptation]] of the game. At some point, the character's name was evidently finalised as "Zeta Prime" in the game itself. When questioned about this discontinuity at [[BotCon 2010]], Hasbro's answer was that the character's full name was "Sentinel Zeta Prime." This name would later be officially used in-universe in 2013's ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', which gave him a design inspired by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Sentinel Prime]].
*Before the publication of ''The Covenant of Primus'', 2011's ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' approached the naming issue in its own way, referring to the character as "Cybertron's leader and sentinel, Zeta Prime," as if "sentinel" was a descriptor or title.
*Zeta Prime became a playable character in multiplayer and Escalation mode as part of a DLC pack released on September 7, 2010. He was available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version. He is a member of the Leader class and transforms into the vehicle mode shown in his concept art. His character model in multiplayer is designated the ''Elite Rig''.
*In the game, Zeta Prime appears to share exactly the same [[Body-type|character model]] as the head member of the [[Autobot High Council]].
*In ''Exodus'', Sentinel Prime's belt has the sigil of [[Vector Prime]]. However, in ''War for Cybertron'', he doesn't seem to wear a belt at all.
*A Sentinel Zeta figure by Reysol Grant won a Collectors' Club custom figure contest, announced in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 37|Club magazine #37]].
*The dead Prime seen in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Alpha/Omega]]", whose arm was harvested by Megatron so that he could use the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], was identified as Sentinel by [[Transformers: The Art of Prime|''The Art of Prime'']], but that doesn't make sense, since Sentinel was not a true Prime and as such his limb would not have conveyed the power Megatron sought. The concurrently-published ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' identifies it as the [[Liege Maximo]]. Strangely, the dead Prime's arm in ''Prime'' is red-colored, which neither Sentinel nor Maximo are.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Zeta Prime''' (ゼータプライム ''Zēta Puraimu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Zeta Prime''' (Зета Прайм ''Zeta Praym'')

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Nemesis Prime (AOE)

2024-05-11T02:13:37Z

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{{disambig3|Nemesis Prime}}
:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:YDSB Nemeses.jpg|thumb|400px|''Promise me you'll let me be'']]

'''Nemesis Prime''' (alternatively known as the '''Optimus Prime clone''') is a clone of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], constructed by a secretive human organization. They didn't do a brilliant job, though, leaving Nemesis Prime an uncontrollable creature, twisted in body and mind. Now the enraged, decaying machine pursues a single objective: exacting revenge on those who created him. His sole companion is [[Nemesis Grimlock]], a powerful being who has sworn loyalty to Nemesis Prime.

==Fiction==
===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
Nemesis Prime and [[Nemesis Grimlock]] were at the [[Transformers Expo]], where they stepped up to aid another [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] against the [[Autobot]] forces in the Expo. When the other Nemesis Prime's [[Dark Energon]] violently reacted with the artifacts contained in the Expo, he valiantly put all of the Dark Energon energies into his stickers, which he threw off. Along with the observing crowd, Nemesis Prime destroyed the stickers. After all was said and done, Nemesis Prime had a ride on Nemesis Grimlock. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Shadows Rising''===
When the Autobots headed to the Moon, Nemesis Prime appeared at the Decepticon [[Mothership]] to fight [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. He was seemingly defeated by Optimus and his [[NEST]] allies, only to reappear not long after to fight again. Right before he could fire, he was blasted and killed by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Shadows Rising}}

==Toys==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[File:MovieAdvancedSeriestoy-NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|''The one, the worst of all your enemies'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]]-[[August 9|08-09]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "[[Nemesis Blaster]]" Cannon

: Nemesis Prime is a [[Transformers Expo]]-exclusive [[redeco]] of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]] toy in black, silver, and teal. Nemesis uses the mold's faceplated headsculpt.

: Nemesis transforms into a flat-nosed cab similar to Optimus Prime's design while in hiding during [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|''Age of Extinction'']]. Nemesis comes with a "Nemesis Blaster" cannon modeled after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s shotgun from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']], which can either be held in his hand or attached to the top of the truck, and can be mounted under the shoulders for storage.

: Nemesis Prime was re-released at Wonder Festival 2018.
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===''Lost Age Series''===
[[File:LostAgetoy-BattleAttackNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|''Pretending you're a friend to me'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Battle Attack Nemesis Prime''' (Power Battler, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA13'''
:A redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Power Battler Optimus Prime toy]], Battle Attack Nemesis Prime transforms into a {{w|Western Star Trucks|Western Star}} 5700 truck. In robot mode, he features a 'Blade Attack' gimmick which, bizarrely, sees Prime's regular arms fold back whilst a ''second'', sword-wielding pair flips over his head.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy NemesisPrimeAOEKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That would be a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|pretty sweet-looking truck]], we gotta admit.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Decepticon Replicator''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A8601'''
:*''Pieces'': '''77'''
:*''Kreons'': Bumblebee, Nemesis Prime, Optimus Prime, "Scientist", Stinger
:*''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: Available only in the "[[Decepticon Replicator]]" set, this version of Nemesis Prime —a rare non-movie character in the ''[[Kre-O]] Age of Extinction'' line— is based on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DecepticonReplicator|Optimus Prime]] that comes in the same set. He has the same helmet, gun and smokestacks, the same chest and leg [[tampograph]]s (just with the outlines in gray instead of black, red flames instead of blue, and gunmetal instead of silver), but a different, snarling face with pupil-less eyes. He even has his own display base, showing a readout of himself on a huge blue holo-screen.

: The set also includes Kreons of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#DecepticonReplicator|Bumblebee]], Optimus Prime, [[Stinger (AOE)#Kre-O|Stinger]], and a micro-Kreon of a human "[[Scientist]]".

: This set was not made available in US or Canadian markets, seemingly only hitting stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, and China.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Say that we'll be nemeses'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2015]]-[[April 25|04-25]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''QT-18'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Nemesis Prime is a redeco [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-01 Optimus Prime]], transforming into a [[super deformed]] Western Star 4900 SB truck. He comes with a code for unlocking Nemesis Prime as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.
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===''Bumblebee''===
{{anchor|LegendaryNemesis}}
[[File:TF-BB-Movie-7net-Legendary-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Legendary Nemesis Prime''' ([[September 13]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:Released as a 7net exclusive, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' "Legendary Nemesis Prime" is a [[black redeco]] of the Leader-sized [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 8|Legendary Optimus Prime]]. His head can also switch into either maskless or masked faces. His included Ion Blaster can be pegged on his 5 mm compatible hands and can store on his back, and his truck mode can tow MP-10 Convoy's trailer.
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===''Masterpiece Movie Series''===
{{anchor|Masterpiece}}
[[File:MPM-12N-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Like, y'know. Nya.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''MPM-12N'''
:*''Accessories'': Shotgun, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM12|Matrix of Leadership]]

:''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Nemesis Prime is a redeco of MPM-12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MasterpieceMPM12|Optimus Prime]], transforming from a robot based on Optimus's appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' movie into an unlicensed approximation of a 1970s Marmon cab-over truck. He comes with a pearly-black redeco of Optimus's "Ion Blaster" used in the Cybertron sequences in the film, which can be folded and stored behind his cab, and a redeco of the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM12|Matrix of Leadership]], now with a slimy green core. Nemesis Prime can also tow the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP44|trailer]] included with MP-44 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|Convoy]].

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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-EX-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SS-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 4]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, "[[Golden Gate Bridge|San Francisco Bridge]]" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Studio Series]]'' Nemesis Prime is a black redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|''Bumblebee'' movie version of Optimus Prime]]. He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of a 1970s Marmon cab-over truck and retains the Ion Blaster of the original mold, which can store on his back and in the wheel hitch in vehicle mode.

:He comes in a modified version of Takara's ''Bumblebee'' Optimus Prime packaging recolored in grayscale, including a similarly grayscale version of the original's backdrop.

:Nemesis Prime is available as a Lawson Ticket exclusive item, where customers are required to buy a special ticket for ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' in order to receive the figure.
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==Merchandise==
===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Premium Bust''====
[[File:Prime 1 Stuido Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[July 26]], 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-11'''

:A Wonder Festival 2015 exclusive, [[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Bust'' Nemesis Prime is a redeco and slight retool of the ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Premium Bust|Optimus Prime]] bust. It is a highly detailed sculpture of his head and torso attached to a base and features light-up LED eyes. The base's original Autobot symbol was replaced by a Decepticon one for this release.

:This bust's head is interchangeable with the first ''Museum Masterline'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Optimus Prime]] full-body statue, so it's entirely possible to put Nemesis' head on Optimus' body.

:This bust was limited to only 100 pieces.

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====''Museum Masterline''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Bumblebee'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-26NP'''
:*''Accessories'': Base, alternate right arm

:''Museum Masterline'' Nemesis Prime is a redeco of the ''Bumblebee'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#P1SBB|Optimus Prime Cybertron Edition]] statue and also features light-up eyes.

:He comes with the Ion Blaster permanently attached to his right hand and has two right arms, one to pose the blaster pointing upwards and the other to point it downwards.

:This statue is limited to 150 pieces.

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===Threezero===
[[File:ThreeZero DLX Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (DLX Scale, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Display Stand, 7 alternate hand pieces, Ion Blaster
:Nemesis Prime is a black redeco of the [[Threezero]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Threezero|''Bumblebee'' DLX Optimus Prime figure]]. He comes with the same accessories.

:This mold was also used to create [[Optimus Prime (SG Movie)#Threezero|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nemesis Prime's appearance in ''Shadows Rising'' is basically a recolor of Optimus' appearance in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' in a color scheme based off the ''Age of Extinction'' toys.
*His jetpack featured in a brief segment of ''Shadows Rising'' is almost identical to the [[Armored Weapons Platform|Omega Combat Armor]] Optimus Prime sports in Dark of the Moon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu'')

==See also==
*[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], another Japanese-original evil Optimus Prime clone from the movie continuity family
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nemesis Prime]], the brainwashed Optimus Prime from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''

[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
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[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Human Alliance Decepticons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
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User talk:M Sipher

2024-04-23T13:45:14Z

T9ol-Fun3e: /* What it takes for a character to be “major” */ new section

[[User talk:M Sipher/Archive Pre-2015]]

== New to Transformers Wiki ==

Hi. New to this wiki and trying to contact an admin. Unlike the other wikis that I have made contributions to, I get a message stating that I don't have permission to create a new page. Unable to load an image, as keep getting that message. Who do I need to talk to in regards to the aforementioned?

[[User:Esparza3368|Esparza3368]] ([[User talk:Esparza3368|talk]]) 18:25, 22 June 2019 (EDT)

== Hero Mashers ==

I think you have to clarify more than "Fuck this noise" when you're merging all the Hero Mashers back despite them having their own universal stream cluster. Canon's not really on your side. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 13:08, 10 May 2015 (EDT)
:I left the (HM) pages intact so "canon" can be appeased. There's canon, and then there's stupidly obfuscating information by not having blatantly-based-on-specific-iterations-of-characters merch on the relevant pages because of some micro-reference in something the overwhelming majority of readership will basically never see. We do readers a disservice with the latter. I don't like just assuming someone's going to dig through a disambig link chain to maybe find stuff like this, and since we repeat full toy sections for repurposings, I don't see why repeating Hero Mashers or the like would be a problem. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:15, 10 May 2015 (EDT)
::That's fair enough. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 13:16, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

==Intruders==

Are the Intruders who built Medusa the same as the Intruders from G.I. Joe? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:09, 18 July 2015 (EDT)

== Spambots ==

There's another one: [[User:Sdsfs]] -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 19:24, 3 February 2016 (EST)

==Misdirection==

I tried, i changed the file type, and i did a multiple image upload, so i couldnt give them all a correct discription. Will they be readded, or shall i do them individually? -
Junkheap117
Also, you need to calm your shit. It's just a fucking unofficial website, and you go on like it means the world to you. GET A FUCKING LIFE.
:Guess who's getting a time-out? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 19:34, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

==Angry Birds Transformers Characters and Accessories==
Thanks for taking the time to fill in information for the Angry Birds Transformers characters.
So far we're still missing comphrehensive profiles for Chuck, Hal, and the Minion Pig seekers. Could you also 'spice up' Red's Ultimate, Nemesis, and Epic Optimus Prime's profiles? (I wrote those profiles, but they're just information basic.)

The current Challenge event is for getting both Bumblebees' accessories, so for this and future events, could you make sure to get the gem costs of the accessories ''before'' getting them with tokens? Or else would take extra replaying from scratch to figure out the what the original gem costs were.

Also, some of the accessories were token-only exclusives, so you may have to change the cost columns for the accessories tables a bit.
--[[User:Woo224|Woo224]] ([[User talk:Woo224|talk]]) 23:14, 8 September 2016 (EDT)

==Uploads==

Hi, im a new user and when i upload an image it says i dont have permission to creat a new page. I have multiple screenshots from the new RID episode but i cant uplaod them, Any ideas? Thanks
--[[User:Hardshell101|Hardshell101]]

== Apology ==

Sorry about disrupting your work on the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline page. I didn't think you had progressed down that far yet. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:25, 2 October 2016 (EDT)

== Hiding pages from Recent Changes? ==

I had no idea my personal page edits were cluttering up the Recent Changes page; my bad. Is it possible for me to just hide everything under my username page from Recent Changes? I just find it much easier to work on individual subsections... but given how many there are it's going to keep cluttering RC until I'm done (and I keep wanting to make tweaks here and there). Thanks. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 13:52, 27 February 2017 (EST)
:Just noticed the "Minor edit" checkbox; I'll use that from now on for my stuff. Sorry again for my posts. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 13:54, 27 February 2017 (EST)

== Model Numbers? / Formatting - table vs list==

Hey, I noticed that you've deleted model numbers off of most of the toyline pages, which is very useful information. I registered to place them back in, but after a couple edits I notice that somebody undid them already. Apologies if I went about this wrong, but how can we get the model #'s reinstated onto the collection pages? =)

Also, when you deleted the model numbers for many pages, you converted the formatting from simple straight-down lists to table formats. As a result, everything looks more cluttered and less organized now. With model numbers in place, even though the page may be slightly longer, at least everything looks much more organized in numerical order. Would it be possible to consider putting everything back into straight-down list views? (but keep the improvements, such as the cool new mini-icons, etc.)
:No. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 14:48, 3 March 2017 (EST)
Ok, I suppose that's just cosmetic - but what about model #'s? That's actually functional information, which for some reason was stripped from many of the toyline pages? The only way to view that information now is to go back and look at older page revisions...
::Or you can click the link to the toy where all the toy-specific info goes. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:47, 3 March 2017 (EST)
Hey, thanks for your reply - I understand that you can click on each individual link, but it's more convenient for all the information to be collected in one place (particularly with Japanese toylines, for foreign collectors). Anyway, I wrote down some thoughts on the "Transformers Unite Warriors" discussion page, and won't push this any further - was just giving some suggestions from an outside user, which I thought might be helpful. I'll stick to simple edits & corrections from now on, and just appreciate the wiki for what it has to offer - thanks... =)
:::"All the information collected in one place" is called page bloat and over-redundancy, which in the past led to unreadable, ugly, overlong pages that challenged readers to slog through it all. A toyline page is meant to be a broad-strokes overview with links to more detailed pages. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 00:59, 4 March 2017 (EST)
I understand what you're saying about excessive information being "bloat", but model numbers are typically only 2-5 characters long and serve greatly to organize information, and provide a look of uniformity to lists; they are such integral pieces of information for many toys (and in many cases, synonymous with their names), particularly for Takara figures from Japan, and especially for collectors working on their collections. For example, Henkei Optimus is C-01 Convoy, United Megatron (the best version from the Classics Voyager mold) is UN-09 Megatron, Transformers Legends Arcee is LG10 Arcee, RobotMasters Optimus w/ DVD is RM-10 Convoy+DVD, Masterpiece Optimus is either MP-1/MP-4 or MP-10, Masterpiece Rodimus is either MP-9 or MP-28, etc. - these figures are referred to as such all over the web, on ebay, in forums, articles, buy/sale/trade lists, etc. For any collector, this information is invaluable and would never be considered as bloat if collected on a wiki toyline information page.

With all due respect (I know you and others have worked very hard on this site!), but if you look at all the pages pre- and post- overhaul where you reformatted into 4-column tables and stripped out model numbers (Transformers Unite Warriors, Transformers Legends (franchise), Transformers United, Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline), Robotmasters (franchise), etc.) - every single one of these pages looked cleaner and better laid out, and with MORE information (ie - model numbers), before the redesign than after. I think I know what you were trying to achieve (I used to work in web dev in a past life), but the current table implementation only looks good when wave distributions are fairly even (the "Transformers: Generations" page looks pretty decent in most places, except for the Japan section); however, in most other instances where waves are unevenly distributed, and information is presented in left-to-right then down fashion, it ends up being a convoluted mess that is more difficult to follow than necessary (due to uneven whitespacing, and having to scan waves left-to-right but then downwards per wave).

In fact, one easy improvement would be if you were to just simply flip the axis and list the waves top-down then right, then everything would read much better and be easier to follow, and would look better with uneven wave distributions (and then if model numbers were reinstated, they would look good as well because they would appear uniform and increase numerically as you're scanning down the lists)*. Another thing to consider - I know that it probably took a bit of effort to standardize on the current 4-column table view, and that uniformity across pages is desirable, but sometimes the one-size-fits-all approach is not necessarily the best. The Unite Warriors page is a pretty good example of this - the new version looks quite scattered, and is actually MORE bloated (in both page size, and vertical scroll area) even though information has been omitted (model #'s). There's no reason why those 12 entries shouldn't just be a simple downwards list like it was before, with just the new insignia mini-icons added (and model #'s intact!).

Anyway, as I said before, I didn't mean to push this any further - I like tfwiki too much, and don't want to risk offending any of you who control the site. I sought only to help and to give some constructive feedback for consideration, from the viewpoint of an outside user who has found the information collected here invaluable, but happened to notice some of the pages being changed for the worse and becoming more difficult to use. Anyway, thanks again for your time & long live tfwiki... =)

(*if there was a way for me to mock up a sample update of one of the pages, and place it somewhere that's not in production, I could should you what I mean, but I don't know how to do that here...)

== Divebomb/Grimlock ==

I'm not sure on the specifics, but I believe it's a real thing that Adventure Grimlock's new tooling has a bunch of really specific slots designed to fit Divebomb's armour pieces, for some weird reason. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:11, 24 October 2017 (EDT)

== Universe 2008 exclusives ==

[http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Transformers:_Universe_(2008_toyline)&diff=1232847&oldid=1232845] Seriously... Please explain to me why listing the exact same items in the same list (thereby implying they were separate items, when they were identical down to the packaging) is preferable over a shorter list with a brief note. Whether the formatting for the note could be improved is one thing, but why would we list multiple toys twice for each individual availability when we don't do that for any other toyline list? We don't list Titans Return Arcee three times under "San Diego Comic-Con", "Hasbro Toy Shop" and "Toys"R"Us" either. Shouldn't the priority be "which toys were released under this line and how were they available", not "which venues got which toys"?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 05:47, 6 January 2018 (EST)

== "Who does this and why" ==

I wasn't responsible, but I believe that the international standard date format (yyyy-mm-dd) has been being used to avoid confusion that might stem from using either British or American date format. What's the problem with it? --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 07:31, 11 March 2018 (EDT)
:I have literally NEVER seen that used in my life by anyone until someone started changing it on this wiki. Not once. What fucking confusion could there be? Is someone going to think "oh, that toy came out in 2006, on the 1987th of double-December"? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]])
::Well, uh, it ''is'' {{w|ISO 8601|the standard format for international communication}}. And obviously it's not confusing in that particular case, but if someone wrote 09-05-2005, are they talking about the 9th of May or September the 5th? On a wiki with significant quantities of both British and American-originated subject matter, I feel like it makes sense...? --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 10:56, 12 March 2018 (EDT)

== Expired spoiler tag ==

Could you please remove the spoiler tag from the [[Transformers 5 set visit]] page? It's the only expired tag left, and I don't have the permissions to do it myself. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 02:28, 16 April 2018 (EDT)
:Thank you! -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:16, 16 April 2018 (EDT)

== Why did you undo my revision? ==

Why did you undo my revision to the [[Aligned continuity family]] page? The information I added was correct, as Rescue Bots Academy will be taking place in the Aligned continuity. [[User:TheVoz|Vozhan]] ([[User talk:TheVoz|talk]]) 19:57, 3 October 2018 (EDT)
:Block notice: "Abusing multiple accounts: Previously banned user." Banned users are not allowed to contribute even correct information. And here you are sockpuppeting again. Goodbye. - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 20:33, 3 October 2018 (EDT)
:: To be fair, though, they're absolutely right that RBA is looking to be Aligned continuity. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:16, 3 October 2018 (EDT)
:::Kinda immaterial. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 21:24, 3 October 2018 (EDT)

== Just curious... ==

Hey, uh, how come you upload pictures under a new file instead of uploading a new version of previous file? Isn't it easier if you upload a new version, which also retains history? I don't personally have a problem with it, but I am curious... [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 18:35, 24 October 2018 (EDT)
:In the case of images, this can actually be a reasonable thing to do. When replacing stock images with user-taken images, it's better to delete the originals entirely because they're subject to copyright. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:46, 29 October 2018 (EDT)
::Ahh, makes sense. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:47, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== User talk pages ==
"(Undo revision 1274491 by Cannonfodder4000 (talk) User talkpages are not to be blanked.)"

What's it to you if I blank my page? [[User:Cannonfodder4000 |--Cannonfodder4000]] ([[User talk:Cannonfodder4000|talk]]) 18 March 2019
:See [[Transformers Wiki:User page]]. But, basically, blanking your talk page is seen as trying to hide your past and possibly avoid disciplinary action. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:11, 18 March 2019 (EDT)

::So almost ten years ago I get a warning cause I edited a caption before adding content, and I'm not allowed to remove it? I don't even do captions anymore but I do add content [[User:Cannonfodder4000 |--Cannonfodder4000]] ([[User talk:Cannonfodder4000|talk]]) 25 june 2019
:::Correct, you're not allowed to remove it. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:49, 25 June 2019 (EDT)

== Returning BotBot vandal? ==

I noticed [[Special:Contributions/Evelynkwapong54|‎Evelynkwapong541]] just showed up and started making similar if not identical edits to [[Special:Contributions/Kof4495|Kof4495]]. Since I know you were the one who banned the latter, can you please check the former out, see if we've got a block evasion on our hands? -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 14:47, 28 March 2019 (EDT)

==Apology==

Look Sipher, I know i’m not that good at making compromises with you or any of your associates, but you have to understand that I make these edits because I want to keep the BotBots section up to date, and I don’t edit just for fun. Hope you get the message

- Coughing Mickey.
:That's not an apology. Breaking the rules to "fix" something is still breaking the rules. The BotBots articles will be fine (better in fact) without you. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:42, 12 July 2019 (EDT)

:The sheer lack of self-awareness here is brain-melting. Get THIS message.
:You were warned, repeatedly, by many editors and admin, to stop what you were doing. You didn't get the message, so you were given a temp ban.
:You didn't get ''that'' message, because you continued doing the exact same thing you were repeatedly told not to by many editors and admin, so the ban was made permanent.
:You didn't get '''''that''''' message because you made a new account to circumvent the ban, which is ''also'' against the rules, to do the exact same thing you were repeatedly told not to by many editors and admin that got you permabanned.
:You didn't get '''''THAT''''' message because you've come back a half-dozen times at least now, doing the same shit every time, every time it is reverted and you are re-banned within minutes.
:At this point, I am forced to ask "Just how stupid ARE you?". You are not, and never will be welcome to edit this wiki, because you have shown repeatedly over the course of several months, and once again by posting what you did above, that you will not abide by this community's rules or standards. Go away. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:42, 13 July 2019 (EDT)

==Page deleted on the grounds of being "a severe reach"==

Hi. I saw the [[Maximum overdrive]] page and thought I'd make a similar one for BW Optimus Primal's "Maximum Burn" command. It appears as often on ''Beast Wars'' as "Maximum Overdrive" does on ''Prime''. [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] told me the page got deleted by you. Would you explain how the page's creation or content were a severe reach? -- [[User:Nhaz|Nhaz]] ([[User talk:Nhaz|talk]]) 10:59, 16 July 2019 (EDT)
:See, now I just see ANOTHER page that's a real reach and probably shouldn't exist. Other pages like this have been pointed out as well. Not every phrase said more than twice needs a page. It's like making a page for "look over there". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:06, 16 July 2019 (EDT)
::Fair enough. -- [[User:Nhaz|Nhaz]] ([[User talk:Nhaz|talk]]) 17:59, 16 July 2019 (EDT)

== TF Prime The game ==

It's not a similiarity, just a comparison. [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]), 14 August 2019
:You and Grum are completely ignoring my discussions, I'm trying to reason civilly with you two and ignoring me is the proof of intollerance, rudeness and backwardness. [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]), 14 August 2019 (EDT)
::I'm talking with YOU. [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]), 14 August 2019 (EDT)

== Animated Sky-Byte ==

Why have you deleted my image? I saw that lots of images from The Stunti-Con Job are in this wiki, so why have you deleted it? [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 05:12, 30 August 2019 (EDT)
:Because it was microscopic, making it useless for the point of putting images on this wiki... so people can ''see things''. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 05:28, 30 August 2019 (EDT)
::OK, that's right. So can you tell me how can I fix it? (I mean with focus) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 06:26, 30 August 2019 (EDT)
:::Please, can you tell me how? ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 06:51, 30 August 2019 (EDT)

== Toy Images ==

I uploaded two of the photos you had on your Patreon that I think you forgot to upload: [[:File:RID15-toy Thermidor.jpg]] and [[:File:Mov-merch BumblebeeBearbrick.jpg]]. I don't know where the latter goes, but I'd figure I'd let you know. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:35, 22 December 2019 (EST)

== Transformers: Prime (toyline) ==

Hi, I just changed the links for more precision, what's wrong by doing this?
Anyway, if you don't want my modification, that's ok, i don't want to argue.
:The old links lead to the right listings already. Linking to "Toys" is fine when it's the first/only toy in the section. And for characters who only exist as toys with no fiction, like Bumblebee Sword, just linking to the top of the page is fine since the toy section will be in that first screen anyway. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 19:30, 20 January 2020 (EST)

== Botbots ==
I am trying my best to follow the rules but I don’t buy the packs so all I can go by is the descriptions on the site of the a
packs. --[[User:Vlad4|Vlad4]]
:Ummmm, maybe you shouldn't be writing them up if you don't actually have them? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:12, 29 January 2020 (EST)
:The information you keep missing is on the main BotBots page. The formatting is on like a hundred other BotBots pages. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:29, 29 January 2020 (EST)

== About me (HispasatBot) ==

Why did you block me? Did I do something wrong? I just changed ''Riot Cannon'' as ''Fusion Cannon'' in a note because there is no Riot Cannon but Fusion Cannon in WFC. [[User:HispasatBot|HispasatBot]] 24 March 2020

== Chopter caption ==

Just came across your your caption for this guy and actually did laugh out loud. Glad to see someone else remembers those commercials. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:07, 26 March 2020 (EDT)

== Red ==

Aye chill out man! No need to get angry with people who just think they’re doing the right thing. You are acting like its the end of the world. Just, don’t. Please. Also, the point of most wikis is that they add every fact right as it comes out, and that’s exactly what I was doing. [[User:Octane|Octane]] ([[User talk:Octane|talk]]) 09:34, 28 May 2020 (EDT)
: The point of this wiki is not to add things right when they come out. The wiki is not a news site. "This character appears as a silhouette" is not that helpful when more details will come out in a few more days. [[User:Tindalos|Tindalos]] ([[User talk:Tindalos|talk]]) 10:41, 28 May 2020 (EDT)
:: Ok, I’ll see if I can do better. (Btw excuse my rudeness if you saw it) [[User:Octane|Octane]] ([[User talk:Octane|talk]]) 11:58, 28 May 2020 (EDT)

== Billy West ==
Was the voice for [[Red (M&M)]]. Is that enough of a "real" TF role to deserve inclusion? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 21:26, 2 June 2020 (EDT)

== ABTF picture ==

Aye bro now that you’re at making new pictures for Bomb, why not do it for the other birds and pigs too? [[User:Octane|Octane]] ([[User talk:Octane|talk]]) 15:36, 13 October 2020 (EDT)

== Robot Chicken (Polar Claw)==

Hi M Sipher, sorry if I start a new discussion. I know that it's not a Transformers thing (not even related to Hasbro or Takara), but there are lots of pages in this wiki with references to other things outside the world of The Transformers (even a direct note about Robot Chicken in Peter Cullen's page). So, I don't understand why you delated my edit... [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 09:28, 19 November 2020 (EDT)

:(I mean, if I'm wrong you can tell me why).[[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 09:28, 19 November 2020 (EDT)
::Please, don't ignore me, I’m interested to know. [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 13:28, 19 November 2020 (EDT)
:::We keep our mentions of Transformers stuff appearing in other media to a minimum, as it would otherwise bloat the wiki with endless notes about minor appearances. The exceptions are especially notable cases, such as a Transformers actor reprising their character in another series. For example, you'll notice we have a note on David Kaye's page about how he played Megatron in that same Robot Chicken episode. Turning Polar Claw into a panda for that scene just isn't that notable. If not for the fact they're all taken already, I'd say the most it deserves is an image caption. (See, for example, how the [[Razorbeast]] toy's caption is a joke about its appearance on Fresh Prince.) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:41, 19 November 2020 (EST)
::::Ok, thank you very much. I didn't know it. I just hope I didn’t offend M Sipher. If so then excuse me again. [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 14:34, 19 November 2020 (EDT)
:::::1) I was asleep. You don't need to post new messages every hour.
:::::2) Honestly, I question even that note about Kaye doing Robot Chicken, since Kaye, bless him, does the Megatron voice for a '''''lot''''' of people who aren't Has/Tak-sanctioned. A lot of voice actors will do voices of characters they played for fan-stuff or parodies not sanctioned by the character owners. I feel at BEST anything along these lines should be kept to Notes on VA pages, but I would be 100% fine with deleting these bits altogether. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 21:55, 19 November 2020 (EST)

== WFC Kingdom - Megatron (Beast) ==

I just googled to find out myself. Leaked images of packaging confirms that it's '''Megatron (Beast)'''. I know we can't use leaks on the wiki, but I think that's proof enough to know what the official name is going to be upon release. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 20:53, 20 November 2020 (EST)

== Armada Crosswise ==

Fun fact: if you flick to the page with Mirror's animation models in the LOTM Yearbook or look at any episode screencaps of Mirror, the thigh details are on the fronts too which also suggests that it is a misassembly on the toy. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 22:26, 26 February 2021 (EST)

== RID (2001) Predacons ==

Hey, just curious to know if the figures you took photos of were the Hasbro versions? The reason I ask is because I own the Takara versions and I thought I might see if my camera can pick up the paint differences so we have images of both versions on their respective pages. Maybe not for Gaskunk, as there isn't really much of a difference, but I could try my hand at Goosher and Guildo. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 07:41, 12 March 2021 (EST)
:Scream and Slapper are Hasbro. Gas, I actually don't know, I had both at one point and couldn't tell the difference between them at all. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 16:49, 12 March 2021 (EST)

== BotBots photos ==

Heya, saw you swapped out the Unilla Icequeencone pic and the comment about it being awkward. No worries, was just trying to help get pics to the BotBot toys and yours is a much better one then I did. I'm still very green at doing toy pics, mostly just wanted to lend a hand. As a heads up I think that was the only one I've done so far that I saw on your Twitter posts. Still trying to get more BotBot pics up since there are so many without them so if there are others in the future, perfectly happy getting mine swapped out with no regrets. [[User:ParadoxFactor|ParadoxFactor]] ([[User talk:ParadoxFactor|talk]]) 12:31AM, 6 June 2021 (PST)

== Skyglide minicon photo ==

I recently managed to snag a Skyglide as part of a Mini-Con lot and when I got it it seems that hte coloring on it is off from the Wiki photo. Mine appears more orangish then the bright red of the photo. I poked around online and saw a few other pics showing the red and some showing the orange. I wanted to check, was yours that red? Given how rare this one is I'm just making sure there's not some obscure variation or something on it.[[User:ParadoxFactor|ParadoxFactor]] ([[User talk:ParadoxFactor|talk]]) 17:12, 30 December 2021 (EST)
:Digital photography is tricky, and different lighting and camera settings can really affect how some plastics look. I pulled out my Skyglide and while I would not call the color "orangish", it is definitely not as vibrant as that older image. So I'll adjust it to better suit the real deal. That said, nobody has ever reported a variant on Skyglide and I'm very disinclined to think there are any given the small run. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]])
::Had a hunch that was the case, just making sure. With as different as the picture is and as random as getting this guy was, wanted to do my diligence and check. Thanks![[User:ParadoxFactor|ParadoxFactor]] ([[User talk:ParadoxFactor|talk]]) 03:00, 2 January 2022 (EST)

== Legends of the Microns Nemesis Prime ==

Hey there, I noticed that you provided images of the Takara release of [[Run-Over]] and was wondering if you also had a copy of Takara Nemesis Prime that you could provide photos of. The one that's currently on his page is very low quality and in need of replacement. [[User:Paladin Denn|Paladin Denn]] ([[User talk:Paladin Denn|talk]]) 22:10, 6 February 2023 (EST)
:I don't. For whatever reason, the shop where I got the loose Sweep forever ago ''only'' had the loose Sweep and not Scourge. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 04:11, 7 February 2023 (EST)
::That's quite odd. Oh well, I'm sure someone will get one eventually. [[User:Paladin Denn|Paladin Denn]] ([[User talk:Paladin Denn|talk]]) 16:34, 7 February 2023 (EST)

==Credits template patch==
Hey! Just wanted to give you a heads up that I believe that I have patched that glitch that you were running into where the [[Template:toydesigner|toydesigner template]] wasn't playing nice with faction symbols. Going forward you hopefully shouldn't need to retype the credits out by hand if you don't want to. Thanks! --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 21:47, 26 August 2023 (EDT)

==Do you think this wiki allowing joke captions/descriptions is a bad thing?==
The reason why I said that is because I'm certain there's people that want to do nothing but adding jokes to pages instead of actual information.--[[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 21:14, 9 September 2023 (TRT)
:Please see the [[Talk:Main Page|main page talk page]] for our official stance on this matter. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 15:09, 9 September 2023 (EDT)

== See also sections ==

"that's not what this is for. plus some of those are absolutely NOT going to be "confused" for this iteration."

As one of the people who proposed the see also templates - which didn't end up getting implemented as much as I had wanted - that actually WAS what the template was intended for, unless I'm missing something? Like, I think it's a good idea to track when a character "archetype" is used across continuities and link to where more on what is essentially the same character can be found. If not that, I'm not entirely sure what you think the template is meant to be used for? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:16, 15 March 2024 (EDT)
: Severely underfed bad brain moment. For whatever reason it was registering with me at that point that the template was for straight-up "continuity transplant" instances, like G1-based-comics ''Prime''-based Breakdown, with ''Fallen'' Chromia being a particular sticking point cuz ''look'' at her. Reverted... but ''RotF'' Chromia still feels like she don't quite belong in there, but I also don't feel terribly strongly about that. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 23:03, 15 March 2024 (EDT)
:: Yeah, I think it's borderline, but enough so that it might as well be left in? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 00:02, 16 March 2024 (EDT)

== What it takes for a character to be “major” ==

I asked on the page Sideswipe (Disambiguation) about is War for Cybertron Sideswipe should be upped to “Major” due to his appearance in two games and multiple novels. No one answered. Also what does it take for a character to be “major”? [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 09:45, 23 April 2024 (EDT)

Wheeljack (Armada)

2024-04-23T13:39:03Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Adding category based on comic appearance.

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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
:''Wheeljack is a [[Decepticon]] and former [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:MicronDensetsuWheeljackCardArt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"My vengeance will be long-winded and repetitive!"]]
'''Wheeljack''' isn't here for friends anymore, he's here to enact revenge. But, things weren't always this way. No, long ago he was an [[Autobot]], and a close friend of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. Good humored, and confident in his belief that his comrades were as good as they come, he was one of the best Autobots there were. These beliefs were eventually crushed, however, when he was abandoned on the battlefield by his platoon. Damaged and betrayed, he was rescued by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and indoctrinated into the [[Decepticon]]s, and he eventually became one of their most stalwart soldiers. He now has a burning hatred for his former teammates, accurately [[Sentinel Minor|believing]] [[Endo|them]] to be the cause of his abandonment. He mistakenly believes, though, that Hot Shot was the fault of it, who frequently tries to attempt to explain what really happened on the field of battle on that fateful day, to little avail.

He's a skilled soldier with many tricks up his sleeve, and his primary set of weapons are his energy batons. Though his dedication is one of his greatest strengths, it is also his greatest weakness. His one-track mind of revenge and destruction leads to irrationality, and failure to make educated decisions.

He's accompanied by his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]], who ''also'' used to be allied with the Autobots, but followed Wheeljack over to the Decepticons.

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==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Daingerfield]] (English), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Claes Ljungmark]] (Swedish), [[Gerhard Jilka]] (German), [[Kustaa Kantelinen]] (Finnish), [[Jorge Teixeira]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Juan Guzmán]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:AWheeljack-Fire.jpg|left|thumb|Because you're mine, I walk the... oh, wait. Wrong caption.]]
Wheeljack was once an [[Autobot]] in the same military unit as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], looking up to his peer due to his own inexperience in battle, and they considered each other good friends. However, that friendship was broken one day when Wheeljack was trapped under rubble in the middle of an intense fire. Hot Shot could not lift the wreckage alone, and left to get some help, promising to return, but he never did. An [[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]] forbade Hot Shot from returning, claiming the fire was too intense and they couldn't risk more lives.

[[File:ArmadaHotShot Wheeljack sunset.jpg|thumb|"Soon, we'll all go home... you, me, Optimus, some guy—no... not some guy, he's—Wheeljack?"]]
Meanwhile, Wheeljack saw a figure approaching through the flames, thinking that at last, Hot Shot had returned. But it was Megatron who saved him that day, and in return, Wheeljack became a Decepticon.

A million years later, a black-coloured Wheeljack tracked down Hot Shot on [[Earth]] as his former friend was mentoring another young Autobot, [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]. Managing to aggravate the younger Autobot's temper by laughing evilly and (ha) sideswiping him off the road, Wheeljack led him on a chase before finally sending him off a cliff. Confronting Hot Shot, he explained what had happened so long ago and why he was here. {{storylink|Past}} As Hot Shot begged forgiveness, Wheeljack shot him at point-blank range.

Later, as Hot Shot tried to deal with these revelations, Wheeljack challenged his friend to a showdown at an abandoned oil refinery. Once again, Hot Shot tried to explain what had really happened and asked for forgiveness, but the Decepticon was both unwilling to listen and had been too bitter for too long to simply let bygones be bygones. At that moment, the hapless Side Swipe attempted to save Hot Shot, only to be taken hostage by Wheeljack, who shot Hot Shot in the leg before daring him to save his young friend from the burning refinery.

[[File:ArmadaWheeljack Sideswipe hostage.jpg|left|thumb|"This is what you get for stealing my G1 reference!"]]

In a touch of what he perceived to be poetic justice, Wheeljack left Side Swipe restrained to the main oil tank in the middle of the blazing inferno, as he believed Hot Shot would abandon his new friend just as he allegedly did to Wheeljack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As Hot Shot struggled through his injuries and limped through the refinery to save Side Swipe, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who had been watching the confrontation, attacked the helpless Autobot. An enraged Wheeljack shot him out of the sky for daring to interfere, but soon discovered that Megatron had been there the whole time.

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], a comically injured Thrust protested Megatron's decision to allow Wheeljack to join the Decepticons, given his unstable temperament and violent disposition. Wheeljack swore loyalty to Megatron and the Decepticons, to the unease of [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Past II}}

[[File:Pasttwo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
After the bulk of the Autobots had been lured away from their base, Wheeljack participated on an attack on the enemy headquarters which ended with the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in Megatron's hands, and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] at death's door. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} The Decepticons regrouped at their base. When Starscream walked in, he took out his frustration for being left behind on Thrust. Wheeljack showed concern over this turn of events, but Megatron put an end to the fight and sent his troops off. Cyclonus and Wheeljack rushed back to Megatron's throne room when they heard that Starscream was rebelling against Megatron. Starscream shot them both before they could intervene, and left to join the Autobots. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

The Decepticons were gathered in Megatron's throne room when an alarm sounded throughout their base. Wheeljack suggested that the alarm signaled an incursion from the Autobots, but Cyclonus dismissed the idea as preposterous. Wheeljack was right, of course, and attempted to pursue his vendetta against Hot Shot when he turned up. Hot Shot had been tasked with finding the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons, and side-stepped Wheeljack instead of fighting him. Wheeljack then stuck to fighting the main Autobot force until they eventually retreated, having rescued nearly all of the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Rescue}} Wheeljack and the others were stuck filling in for the tiny 'bots, picking up where they'd left off on the construction of a spaceship, and cutting into the time the Decepticons would have otherwise spent gossiping and watching Megatron vent his anger by destroying the lunar landscape. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Wheeljack was part of the Decepticons' next battle, which was actually a carefully constructed scheme by Thrust to bring Starscream, the Star Saber and the Skyboom back to the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} With the sword, the shield, and the blaster now in hand, the Decepticons finalized the construction of the [[Hydra Cannon]], powered by all three Mini-Con weapons. They then used its awesome firepower to obliterate a comet before turning their sights towards the Earth.{{storylink|Threaten}} When Optimus Prime and Jetfire arrived to stop the Decepticon ship from unleashing its power against Earth, Cyclonus, Demolishor, and Wheeljack dealt with Jetfire, pinning him down and leaving him unable to stop Optimus from sacrificing himself to stop the cannon's blast. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

With Optimus destroyed, Wheeljack and the other Decepticons set course back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Remorse}} Cyclonus expressed confusion over why Megatron seemed so morose after the death of Optimus Prime. Wheeljack explained to him that the sudden loss of an eternal rival could be discomforting. {{storylink|Depart}} When Cyclonus whined that Megatron was turning the Decepticons' ship around to deal with their Autobot pursuers, Wheeljack firmly told his fellow Decepticon to never question their leader. In the battle that followed, Optimus Prime was revived by the Mini-Cons and forced the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}}

[[File:Wheeljack saves Hot Shot-Dash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Wait Lord Galvatron, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|I want to be made into a toy too]] ]]
Arriving on their home planet ahead of Optimus Prime and his soldiers, the Decepticons managed to take Cybertron by force. During a war-charge led by Galvatron (formerly Megatron), Wheeljack and the others came upon Optimus and Jetfire. The Decepticons retreated when the Autobots brought to their attention a black hole the Mini-Cons were holding at bay overhead, and warned of the approach of "[[Unicron]]." {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} On Cybertron, Wheeljack encountered Hot Shot trying to infiltrate Decepticon command to talk with Galvatron. Though at first eager to continue his feud with the Autobot, Wheeljack was eventually talked into letting Hot Shot deliver his message to the Decepticon leader. The conversation led to Thrust revealing that Unicron was indeed real, as well as the master he secretly served. Thrust then took off with both the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom Shield in hand. Wheeljack seemed to finally forgive Hot Shot for his past transgressions, and joined him in pursuing Thrust. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Now amicable to one another, Wheeljack and Hot Shot delved deep into a series of labyrinthine and strangely organic-looking tunnels. When they heard the Requiem Blaster going off into the distance, the two 'bots sped towards it. They found Starscream protecting Rad, Alexis, and Carlos from a cave-in. The children informed the newcomers of a revelation they had been privy to: the Mini-Cons had originally been spawned by Unicron in a bid to subjugate the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

[[File:Wheeljack and Hot Shot-Team up-vehicles-Dash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Wheeljack continued to help Hot Shot track down Thrust, eventually coming to a portal that transported them to Cybertron's moon. There, they tried to attack their quarry, only to be warded off by various parasitic organisms that populated the satellite's interiors. Unicron's minion got away, but Wheeljack and his allies managed to make their way to the moon's surface. As the ground beneath their feet began to collapse, they were rescued by Jetfire, who flew them back to Cybertron. Looking back at the moon, the 'bots realized that the satellite they were previously standing upon concealed Unicron's body, who was now awakening. Wheeljack bid Hot Shot farewell, and returned to the Decepticons in preparation for the upcoming battle against the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Portent}}

Though no longer plagued by rage, Wheeljack was still loyal to Galvatron. He accompanied Galvatron as he attacked Optimus's forces in a canyon. There, Wheeljack was kept occupied by the enemy soldiers while Optimus tried to reason with Galvatron. The Autobots' and Decepticons' firefight was interrupted by an energy discharge from Unicron, and soon thereafter Galvatron was swayed by Starscream's death to unite his forces with Optimus's. {{storylink|Cramp}} Wheeljack attended a formal ceremony where Prime and Galvatron shook hands, uniting the Autobots and Decepticons into an armada that struck at Unicron together. {{storylink|Alliance}} All attempts to damage Unicron proved futile. Determining their best plan of attack laid in attacking Unicron from within, Optimus and Galvatron infiltrated their gargantuan foe's body. Meanwhile, Wheeljack and the rest of the troops kept Unicron occupied with their ships, in the hopes of forestalling Cybertron's annihilation. {{storylink|Union}} As he battled Unicron, Wheeljack's Autobot roots shined through; he showed concern first and foremost for Optimus Prime, wondering if he was making any progress on his mission. The troops on the outside certainly weren't, as all the damage they inflicted on Unicron healed near-instantaneously. {{storylink|Origin}}

Thankfully, the team inside of Unicron succeeded in retrieving the Mini-Con weapons, de-powering the Chaos Bringer. The Transformers then scrambled to eliminate Unicron before he recovered, but this proved unnecessary; once Galvatron sacrificed himself, there was no longer enough hatred in the universe to sustain Unicron, and he vanished from existence. The Transformers' war now at an end, Wheeljack and his fellow Cybertronians stood united as a race, and begun rebuilding their war-torn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Armada comic====
[[File:SkywarpSidewaysWheeljack.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Hot Shot who?]]
Long ago, Wheeljack was one of the most trusting and dedicated Autobots around. He put unending faith in the Autobot cause and especially his teammates, such as Hot Shot, with whom he had a friendly rivalry. But that all ended when a battlefield miscommunication resulted in Wheeljack being abandoned... and being found by the Decepticons. They quickly indoctrinated him, and before long he had slashed his Autobot symbol and joined the opposing team. Some day he'll meet Hot Shot again, and there will be a reckoning. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye #3}}

Wheeljack, along with [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], guarded the rocket site that was used to launch Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]] into orbit. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

Much later, Wheeljack was among the Decepticon troops allied with the Autobots and Mini-Cons during the battle against Unicron. He clutched his head in agony when the Chaos Bringer appeared and declared that this reality would be consumed. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Flashback Decepticons Energon 30.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Millions of years before the arrival of the Transformers on Earth, Wheeljack was part of a squad of Decepticons under the command of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|No Exit}}
{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Emboldened by Megatron's return, Wheeljack, [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] renounced the peace on Cybertron and accosted the Autobot [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]], only to flee when approached by the ghost of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

Following Megatron's instructions, Wheeljack intervened in a battle between Senators Avalon and Levitacus. Though Avalon managed to kill Levitacus, he was shortly thereafter cut down by Wheeljack. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Armada-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|400px|I'm a former Autobot with batons and no Decepticon Insignia!]]
Armada Wheeljack participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who first appeared in the "Armada: Episode 3: Between Two Worlds" event, and could be recruited after collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-toy-Wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegend_Rampage toy.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Burning Revenge with lots of burning! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wheeljack with Wind Sheer''' (Super-Con, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Rampage'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-07'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 14]], 2003
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles/hand-held blasters/melee weapons
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Super-Cons, Wheeljack transforms into a gullwing-doored supercar resembling a [[wikipedia:Ferrari F50|Ferrari F50]]. His most distinctive feature is the large, scarred Autobot symbol on the center of his hood/chest, with a smaller Decepticon sigil beneath it. When a Mini-Con is attached to his active rooftop [[Powerlinx]] plug, both doors either side of the vehicle mode open up like wings, which also give access to the triggers for his door-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers. This plug is in a recessed section of roof designed to accommodate Wheeljack's pack-in Mini-Con [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]] in jet mode, but any Mini-Con will suffice to unlock the doors. It might just be a bit more awkward to do so.

: In [[robot mode]], his missiles can be held in his hands as melee weapons (or blasters, if you follow the cartoons' depiction of them). Unusually, his right wrist features a swivel joint while his left wrist is immobile. Also unusually, his proper [[transformation]] scheme requires a Mini-Con to open his doors/wings… ''though'', this can be worked around by unlatching the yellow clips with your fingers underneath the vehicle mode.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' release of Wheeljack, named "Rampage", has major differences from the Hasbro version. His predominant vehicle mode plastic is now solid black rather than charcoal, with the large yellow paint striping replaced with much smaller light blue stripes. His windows are metallic light blue instead of metallic light purple, and his eyes are painted blue, making him more cartoon-accurate. While [[Hasbro]] representatives expressed interest in releasing the Takara deco, possibly as a [[variant|running change]], this ultimately never happened.

: This mold was also used to make a proposed, but unreleased, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Battle in a Box]] [[Drench (Universe)#Toys|Drench]]. This mold in a similar deco was later used to make the [[BotCon 2008]] exclusive ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Sideswipe (SG)#Toys|Sideswipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MS-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles/hand-held blasters/melee weapons

: In Japan, Wheeljack and Wind Sheer were available both as an individual release, and in a multi-pack with the [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Legends of the Microns|Air Assault Micron]]s, likely to mirror how his rival Hot Shot had a multi-pack with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.
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==Notes==
*Hasbro ''Transformers'' lead [[Aaron Archer]] at first stated that the resemblance of Wheeljack's head design to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe]] was unintentional on [[Hasbro]]'s part, noting that [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] was responsible and that the Hasbro team was surprised when they received the prototype from Japan. Years later, Archer recalled seeing the head amongst designer [[Eric Siebenaler]]'s sketches experimenting with a more Generation 1-esque aesthetic.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I would love to cross-pollinate with Eric on this one, I believe this was one of his first items, that he was probably more responsible for drawing—so like, I did not draw this vehicle ever. Eric did. He did... I think he did the deco sheet? I had heavy say in what the feature was going to be, but he drew it all out. And I believe I remember drawings of those heads and they were very—I wouldn't call them Sideswipe heads or Wheeljack heads or whatever, but they were informed by his exploration of the G1 head aesthetic, which is very much the classic, it looks like they're wearing helmets, like they're metal men wearing helmets of some sort. Like they could almost take them off. So I feel like that is as much his exploration into the early aesthetic of heads as it was a direct homage of any kind—that's what I recall. And again, this definitely a lot of his design vision in this.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1t-HsxvpjM&t=2452s|name=Aaron Archer via The Toy Armada|site=YouTube|year=2022|month=09|day=03}}</ref>
*During Archer's time as ORSON, he indicated unawareness of several features of the toy:
** When a fan asked about Wheeljack having only one articulated wrist, Archer did not know why this was done.
** When asked about Wheeljack having knees while most ''Armada'' figures seemed to lack them, the reply was "Wheeljack has knees?"
*The original plan for Wheeljack was for him to be Hot Shot's brother. Even after the episode aired, Aaron Archer, posting as ORSON, was unaware of this change.{{fact}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rampage''' (ランページ ''Ranpēji'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack")
*''Polish:'' '''Prasownik'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Volán Jack''' ("Steering-wheel Jack")
*''Russian:'' '''Gonshhik''' (Гонщик, "Racer")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Rul'ovyj''' (Рульовий, "Wheelman")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Talk:Wheeljack (Armada)

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==Teleportation?==
I don't recall him teleporting anywhere in the cartoon, nor is it referenced in the summary, so where does that note come from exactly? Is it just someone jumping to conclusion from some continuity error?--[[User:MCRG Again|MCRG Again]] 19:28, 18 October 2009 (EDT)
:No, he does. It's in Past Part 1, I think.

==Hall of Fame==
How is this Wheeljack being counted as a hall of fame member? We've already got Energon Downshift as Wheeljack (as I can't imagine who else he could possibly be) and this Wheeljack has nothing in common with any other incarnation of Wheeljack (not appearance wise nor in terms of personality/function) so who are we counting this guy as? --[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] ([[User talk:BlackStarscream|talk]]) 19:27, 31 May 2014 (EDT)
:Unless Hasbro says otherwise (like with BW Megatron), all versions of Wheeljack are covered by the Hall of Fame entry. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 19:52, 31 May 2014 (EDT)
::Yes, but does just sharing a name make two characters "versions" of the same guy? Mini-Cons Sky Lynx and Shockwave certainly aren't "versions" of the original bearers of those names, for example. Was Armada Wheeljack included in his HOF video? I've looked up pics of the HOF display case that year and didn't see this guy's toy included, but if he was in the video than he would have to count. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 20:48, 31 May 2014 (EDT)
:::So far the display case is the only thing I can find as well; they have neither Armada Wheeljack nor Energon Downshift, but from what I've observed they tend to do roughly one of each mold used on the character, and SG Wheeljack happens to be there but Armada Wheeljack isn't. I agree with KilMichaelMcC that we need to see the HOF video; sadly I can't currently find it--[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] ([[User talk:BlackStarscream|talk]]) 23:49, 2 June 2014 (EDT)
To revisit this matter, I once again propose that *Armada* Wheeljack have the Hall of Fame marker removed from this page. If at the least Hasbro can acknowledge ''Beast Wars'' Megatron as a separate archetype from Generation 1 Megatron in the same timeline, then I think they could acknowledge ''Armada'' Wheeljack as different from other holders of the name based on the faction and function. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:10, 24 January 2022 (EST)

== Alternate mode ==

Because I think it's worth bringing up here, a [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(Armada)&diff=1142027&oldid=1142026 recent edit] suggested that his alternate mode could be an Keonigsegg CCXR Trevita - while it sure looks like that car, from what I can tell, the Trevita was only released in 2010, which would be way too late for Wheeljack to be based on it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:31, 9 November 2016 (EST)

==Homage To Ricochet==
Recently, while looking through the article for [[Ricochet (Headmasters)]], I noticed that his design seems very similar to Armada Wheeljack, and was wondering if it's pure coincidence or if there's a connection.--[[User:Waspscream|Waspscream]] ([[User talk:Waspscream|talk]]) 19:51, 25 January 2020 (EST)
:They barely look alike aside from sharing some colors. No connection. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 20:04, 25 January 2020 (EST)
::Plus, Hasbro wasn't in the habit of making G1 homages, let alone obscure Japanese ones, back during Armada. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 21:44, 25 January 2020 (EST)

== Adding a new category ==

Since he did appear in one Energon comic wouldn’t that make him an Energon Decepticon? And that mean he didn’t just appear in one portion of this continuity? [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 08:38, 9 April 2024 (EDT)

Warpath (G1)

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T9ol-Fun3e: Adding figure basis

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:''Warpath is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Warpathg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|...or are you just happy to see me?]]
'''Warpath''' is the stereotypical tank commander: loud, boisterous, skilled, confident, devoted to his buddies, and probably a little deaf. His armor is tremendously thick; his skull no less. He loves to show off by splitting hex nuts a mile and a half away, and he has an endless variety of special munitions to load in his prized main gun: cryogenic, acid, thermal, and sonic. His most favorite, however, are the simple explosive shells that go off with a huge explosion, KABOOM!

His gun... how Warpath loves his gun. Prominent and useful in both modes, she has saved his life countless times, and she gets only the best in return. How he loves to line her sights up precisely on a barely visible target, and KAZOWY! blow it to shrapnel with a single well-placed shell. A dud annoys him; a miss is near-fatal embarrassment. A mere scratch to his gun's barrel keeps him up, late into the night, polishing it away. When on occasion his gun is damaged seriously enough to impair her function, he is practically inconsolable for weeks.

{{quote|They don't call me Warpath 'cause I'm gentle. HAHAHAHAHAHA!|Warpath|"[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "Prime Target")|[[Zhu Zhunzun]] (Chinese), [[Silvio Anselmo]] (Italian, second dub), [[Juan Carralero]] (Latin American), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Prime Target"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "The Golden Lagoon" & "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "Prime Target"), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:G1 APrimeProblem Warpath shot.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|SAFE!]]
Warpath (ZING!) had a habit of (BLAM!) interjecting his speech with (WHAMMO!) onomatopoeia. Whether this was a programming feature or personal choice is unknown. His fellow Autobots seemed to tolerate it.

Warpath appeared with no explanation for his arrival when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] created a remote-controlled duplicate of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to lead the Autobots to their doom. He did little more than get shot by a fake [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} He later accompanied Optimus Prime and the Autobots to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], where he first demonstrated his zest for combat and unique style of speech. He also had the first of several battles with his opposite number, the [[Triple Changer]] Decepticon tank, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

After [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] teamed up with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to build Grapple's [[Solar Power Tower]] and the pair were doublecrossed, Warpath was on the team that drove to their rescue. He started off by blowing up one of the collection units the Decepticons were using to gather the energy. Once the Constructicons formed [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]], he tried to (WHACK! ZACK! ZORCH!) blast the giant, but Devastator stuck an arm ''into'' the ground and knocked him over. After the Autobots defeated Devastator, Warpath helped pick through the remains of the tower for their two comrades. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

[[File:G1 DinobotIslandPt2 Warpath tank.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|BLAM! KAPOW!]]
He was one of several Autobots who defended the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when the [[Heart of Cybertron]]-powered Megatron attacked. Warpath acquitted himself well, firing several rounds at the Decepticon leader while shrugging off two direct hits from his energy bolts, but he was ultimately put out of action when Megatron blasted the ground under him, trapping Warpath. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Warpath was on the team that defended the fake solar plan in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] against the Decepticons. He, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] fired on Starscream in an attempt to prevent the Decepticon from taking off, and in return found themselves under fire from [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. After Megatron framed the Autobots, Warpath was among those who were captured by human forces outside Autobot Headquarters. A brief trial ensued, and the Autobots were put on a spaceship supplied by [[Shawn Berger]] and banished from Earth. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Though the spaceship was locked on a collision course with the [[Sun]], the Autobots managed to escape it and return to Earth, where they toppled the Decepticon regime. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:G1 DecepRaiderinKingArthurs WarpathramsRamjet.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|So they have Renaissance Fairs on Cybertron, too?]]
On one occasion, Warpath and Hoist were chasing a small group of Decepticons led by Starscream, and ended up passing through the [[Dragon Mound]] and into [[543]] AD. The Autobots and Decepticons took opposite sides with a pair of warring knights, and Warpath allowed the [[Aetheling the Red|Red Knight]] to ride him in joust against [[Wigend of Blackthorn]]'s champions, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. They successfully rammed Ramjet, caving in his nosecone and forcing the Decepticons to fall back on the ol' "grab a hostage and run" trick, taking the Red Knight's daughter [[Nimue]] captive. Warpath led the charge against Wigend's castle and, with their siege tower destroyed by some of Starscream's gunpowder barrels, he and Hoist served as makeshift ladders for their allies to breach the castle walls. After thwarting Starscream's plans to rule the 6th century, they enlisted the aid of a local wizard to get back to the 20th century. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Accompanying [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on a geology expedition, Warpath managed to get in some (ZOW!) action when Blitzwing and the [[Conehead]]s staged a surprise attack. He and Blitzwing engaged in Tank Wars again, but the fighting got so furious they buried each other in sand for a while. It was anyone's game until Thrust found a pool of [[electrum]] and became invincible. Even a hot and cold mix of [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]'s thermal beam and Warpath's cryo-shells couldn't break the Decepticon warrior. Warpath was forced to reluctantly sound the retreat, tunneling through the mountainside to make their escape. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Warpath during Insecticon battle.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|KABLAMMO!!! BANG BANG!!!]]
When the [[Morphobot]]s took over a valley on Earth, Warpath and Ironhide did their best to blast through using a variety of shells and liquid, but it took (POW!) [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and some (COWBELL!) tunes to really get them out of the way. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:AotAR.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"I want my ZANG! agent!"]]
When his Autobot friends were kidnapped, Warpath was eager to go and (BAM!) kick some Decepticon hide. He was distraught when Optimus Prime went to deal with it himself. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}} He got his time to shine when he popped up on a movie studio one day, and was hired by the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] with the other Autobots to be his new stunt vehicles. Unfortunately, the work was less than glamorous as Warpath wound up with a (ZING!) horrible pain in his neck and then, shocked by the director's attitude, decided to call it quits. Despite this, he was willing to return for a starring role in the new picture ''[[Attack of the Alien Robots]]'', where he was confused by the lack of real firepower, couldn't believe the reliance on special effects, and flubbed one of his lines. Warpath didn't enjoy working on the movie and went back to being a full-time Autobot soldier, cheering for Hoist when he made the same decision. (CLAP!) {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

While the Autobots protected the convoy of [[superfuel]] tankers, Warpath drove point. All he did was sit there in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] the whole time. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} He was also at Autobot Headquarters when Powerglide reported that he'd found [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] at the [[Amalgamated Water and Power Plant]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:G1 Masquerade Warpath crushes DeadEnd.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|THUS I REFUTE THEE!]]
Late in [[1985]], the Autobots plotted to capture the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to discover the reason behind their high-profile thefts. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Warpath were assigned to take down [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] on a beach. Warpath quickly disabled Drag Strip with a few well-placed explosive shells, while Tracks blinded Dead End with his black beam gun. Unable to see, Dead End drove right into Warpath, who (BAM!) crushed the Decepticon with a single punch that went straight through his roof. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the year [[2006]], Warpath watched a broadcast of the first [[Galactic Olympics]]. He commented to [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] that the Autobots sure had an unusual leader in [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] when the young Autobot dispensed with making a long, stuffy speech at the games' opening ceremony. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 FFODPart5 Warpath kicked.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Football's not so cool when you're the ball.]]
As the Decepticons made their move on Earth, Warpath and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] commanded the team defending the Ark. The Autobots hid in a ravine and as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] passed overhead, Warpath gave orders to fire, significantly damaging the Decepticon's rolling battle station mode. However, Trypticon quickly recovered and transformed into his massive dinosaur mode, forcing the Autobot Minicars to regroup and counterattack. Warpath fired a shell which Trypticon merely swatted away, then when the Autobot protested that he didn't (ZEEM!) believe what was happening, he was kicked for his troubles. Warpath ordered [[Teletraan I]] to activate the volcano's defensive cannons as Trypticon neared the Ark, but this had little effect on the Decepticon, who then destroyed the volcano. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Warpath attended [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s surprise party, however the real surprise came partway through, when he and the other Autobots there were called on to defend the shuttle bay against an attack by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} He was later seen stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and Starscream's ghost came by to steal the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s eyes for [[Unicron]]. Being land-bound, poor ol' Warpath unfortunately missed out on most of the aerial action. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

For [[Tommy Kennedy]]'s birthday, Warpath, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. {{Storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City=====
When the [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] project was attacked by the Decepticons, Warpath was among the Autobots summoned from the Ark as reinforcements. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Warpath was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Warpath had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
Warpath accompanied [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] on a rescue mission to retrieve an [[Eldedroid]] unit. There, they came face to face with the sea monster holding the Eldedroid captive. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
During an attack on Yokohama by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Warpath responded with a troop of fellow Autobots. As exuberent as ever, Warpath couldn't wait to test his tank mode against Blitzwing's, ignoring [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]'s cries to stop. Unfortunately for Warpath, he neglected to realize that Blitzwing was several times his size, ultimately being run over by the Decepticon. Following the defeat of the three bad guys by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], a ''very'' injured Warpath managed to muster up the enthusiasm to cheer for their victory. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
Warpath accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
During the battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Warpath fought against [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]], and managed to blast his opponent right in the face. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|On Cybertron he turned into a tank with a really obvious weakpoint.]]
Warpath was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's]] [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When their untrustworthy scout, [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] went missing, Warpath and his peers fell in line with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] plan to find him, overruling Perceptor. After learning Scrounge had been captured by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], Blaster went alone to the [[smelting pool]] to save him, prompting Powerglide to follow and haul him out while Warpath and the three others distracted the Decepticon guards. When they returned to base, Perceptor's small group of Autobots received the first good news they had heard in eons, for Scrounge had handed them evidence that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] lived, at the expense of his own life. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Powerglidereadytoblastoffrightnow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Further reconnaissance revealed startling news—the Decepticons were building a [[space bridge]]! As this would spell certain doom for both Cybertron and [[Earth]], a desperate raid on Straxus's Darkmount fortress was launched. Warpath was in charge of setting the explosives which brought down the massive tower. This attack was mostly successful, as it leveled Darkmount and ended in Straxus's destruction, but Warpath and the rest of his Autobot comrades had to retreat to Earth over the Space Bridge as it self-destructed. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Though Megatron and his troops spotted the Autobots upon their materialization on Earth, the Decepticons were distracted by a more pressing mission at the time, and left without attacking the new arrivals. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} However, the humans belonged to the anti-robot attack team, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. While Warpath and the other Autobots, unfamiliar with how things worked on Earth, tried to talk to their vehicles, RAAT deployed "electric snow" missiles to disorient them. Warpath's group was then too dazed to fight back, and were captured with the help of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Warpath and his fellows were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} The Autobots were only given a chance at freedom after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. Warpath and the other Autobots' components were combined to form a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|jury-rigged robot]] that Circuit Breaker used to stop the duo while they were defacing the status of liberty. After [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were sent packing, Warpath and the Autobots were allowed to leave on their own terms. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[File:FallenAngel-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
''Following [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Warpath and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into [[limbo]]. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had returned to the present. Warpath and Perceptor were the first to fall against their seemingly invincible foe.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where Warpath and the others learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. It was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Later, after Optimus Prime's ''real'' death, Warpath was one of the several Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair his body. Once the Autobot leader was declared irreparable, the Autobots held a funeral service for their leader, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

[[File:Warpathkingofthehill.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In the comics, the landscape provided the sound effects]]
Later still, the Ark was put under assault by a [[Sonic-scrambler mine|sonic scrambler missile]] fired by the Decepticon assault base known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Warpath destroyed this first missile, and the Autobots went hunting for their attacker. Trypticon would have proven to be too much for them, though, without the timely intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. As thanks, the Autobots named Grimlock their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

Grimlock's leadership turned out to be very unpopular, especially when he captured a group of [[Spacehikers|Earth children]] and threatened to execute them if Blaster didn't turn himself in for treason. Warpath and a handful of other Autobots watched quietly outside the Ark as the children were marched into space. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

{{note|Warpath is the only Earthbound Autobot genuinely missing from the otherwise exhaustive groupshot in "[[Totaled!]]".}}

Much later, Warpath, along with all the other Autobots, responded promptly to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s distress signal sent from the [[Arctic]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Transformers Annual 1985====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.<ref>"Plague of the Insecticons!" was later designated as [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]] by [[Vector Prime]].</ref>}}
[[File:Warpath plague of the insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
Realizing that their mission on Earth would be infinitely more difficult without capable human allies, Optimus attempted to open a dialogue with the American government. Planning the meeting in utmost secrecy, he, Warpath, and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] managed to secure an audience with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]]. The three Autobots drove to the White House, and were warmly received by their host, but their talk was interrupted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The Autobots did their best to take down the trio, only for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to loudly proclaim that Optimus was his leader, and he was off to attack [[Washington, D.C.|the city]] as per his orders. Unfortunately, the President's soldier escorts were quick to turn on the Autobots, having assumed that Bombshell had revealed the robots' true intent.

Warpath and Prowl were sent to deal with the Insecticons, while Optimus went off on his own to "cut them off at their source." Though Warpath was confused over what Optimus had just said, Prowl assured him not to bother himself with it; they had a mission to do, and that was the only thing they needed to think about. They drove to downtown Washington, finding that their foes had wasted no time in reducing the scene to a warzone. Worse yet, Prowl was soon downed by one of [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s [[Shrapnel grenade|splinter grenades]]. An outraged Warpath rammed Shrapnel, but was unable to prevent him from taking to the air once more. Thankfully, Optimus's [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone came to Warpath's aid, evening out the odds. Optimus was successful on his end of the mission, taking out the one responsible for remote-controlling the Insecticons: [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]. With the battle over, Optimus and his troops fled the scene; they felt that the humans would not believe them should they try and explain the situation, and that the Decepticon had already sullied their reputation beyond repair. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion-cannotwillnot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Warpath was stationed at the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] when it was invaded by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] and the evil Autobots of the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|negative polarity universe]]. Warpath tried to defend the Autobot station from attack, but he was cut down by Magnus's [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Once he was repaired into a [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|new body]], Warpath continued working with their heroic Decepticon allies in hunting down Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}}

Warpath abandoned the Earth with his team when the [[Rarefied Energon]] of the Ironworks brought the planet [[Gaea|to life]]. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Warpath was amongst the Autobots who Optimus Prime took with him to confront [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] on a devastated Earth in [[2012]]. While Prime battled Megatron, Warpath helped the others hold off an army of reanimated [[zombie]]s. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Warpath was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}

Optimus ordered Warpath, Cliffjumper and Cosmos to flee the battle in order to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
When four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were sent on a rampage courtesy of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, the Autobots realized that the mind-control devices could be dislodged by bringing "them down, fast and hard!" Warpath dislodged [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s shell with a barrage of his own explosive sonic shells. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
Warpath was amongst the Autobots getting topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. The Autobots’ latest batch of fuel had been poisoned by the fleeing Decepticon, leaving Warpath unable to transform.

If the Autobots decided to assume a defensive strategy in light of these events, Warpath was comforted by Optimus as he began to be wracked with sickness pains.

In one possible sequence of events that ensued, Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote the Autobot scientist had created, allowing Warpath to resume his robot form and take arms against an incoming squadron of Decepticons. The antidote having given Warpath and the rest of the cured Autobots a case of battle fever, the bunch were eager to take on the Decepticons head on in combat. The more level-head Prowl suggested instead a more conniving approach, where the Autobots would ambush their assailants.

If Optimus allowed Warpath and the rest of the refuelled Autobots to venture headlong into battle, the group fond themselves fighting against Megatron himself, accompanied by a squad of Decepticon jets. Warpath's acid shells forced the jets accompanying Megatron to disperse. Then Megatron opened fire, knocking the Autobots into disarray, prompting Optimus to lead a second wave into battle. The second wave soon ran out of fuel, prompting the Autobots to call a retreat. Thankfully, the Decepticons were damaged enough through the course of the battle, causing them to retreat as well.

If Optimus instead followed Prowl's plan, he instructed Warpath and the others to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots to be already dead, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. Though Warpath initially cheered, finding himself able to transform once more, he soon found himself literally falling to pieces. The Autobots finding themselves completely outmatched against an all-out Decepticon attack were made short work of by the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots used the tainted fuel to create a toxic cloud that successfully fended off the Decepticons attack. This plan gave Perceptor the time he needed to cure Warpath and the others with his antidote. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.

In completely different possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet's help, brought Warpath and the rest of the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death. Now cured, the Autobots discussed their next course of action; they had to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby water reservoir.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Warpath was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action.

Happening upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of their lab, the Autobots devised a couple of plans to take them out.

In one plan, devised by Windcharger, Warpath then finished off the Decepticons, after Prowl, Jazz and Windcharger worked together to ignite the barrels of poison. Creating a sonic boom to shatter every beaker in the Decepticon lab, Warpath made sure that the Decepticons would not be able to use their lab again any time soon. The Autobots then drove victoriously back to base. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:OmegaEffect-Warpathcarries.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Just drape 'im over your nozzle, Warpath.]]
Warpath was first seen among Cybertron's population, observing anti-Autobot propaganda being pumped through the cortex by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to discredit Optimus Prime and his returning crew. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Warpath, like most Autobots, recognized it as a load of BLAM! POW! ZOOM! and joined [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and several other Mini-Vehicles in rising up along with the other Autobot insurgency cells to fight back against Shockwave's rule. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

After the fall, Warpath traveled to Earth under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command aboard the supply ship, ''[[Orion]]''. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} They crashlanded in the midst of a three-way battle between the Autobots and Decepticons of Earth and a lone super-powerful clone warrior known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Things got more than a little hectic, and the Autobots were forced to make a deal with Starscream in order to gain his cooperation against (and he, their protection from) Sunstorm. The Autobots were ultimately able to drive Sunstorm away when he inevitably returned, a battle in which Warpath donned a jetpack to shoot some mortars at the solar-powered Decepticon. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} As part of his deal with the Autobots, Starscream told them where he had stashed several other Autobots his brigade had captured earlier, and Warpath and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] were sent out to retrieve them. On the salvage run, however, the pair ran into [[Earth Defense Command]] agents who made a forceful BOOM! suggestion that the Autobots accompany them back to their base. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Warpath was knocked out during this encounter, and later awakened within a transport hold with Bumper and the still-unconscious Autobots. Admitting he was rather worried about their current predicament, Warpath asked Bumper what was to become of them. Unfortunately, Bumper was as clueless as he was. {{storylink|Atonement}}

After arriving at their headquarters, Warpath learned that the EDC were looking to conscript some Autobots to help them deal with an [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] problem. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] agreed to help after being reactivated. He left Warpath behind, however, to watch over their comrades [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], who had not yet been revived. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} After dealing with the Insecticons, Jazz and his unit hooked back up with Warpath, and then all of them said their farewells to Marissa and the EDC. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} They then proceeded on to the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], under construction at [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s direction. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Warpath was part of a small team of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], eager to fight back against the new Decepticon leader [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Warpath's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Galvatron]]

[[File:OP1 protest.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|Peacepath?]]
In the time before the war, Warpath worked under [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as part of the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He attended the joint funeral of Bumper and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] after the pair had been killed by early members of the Decepticon faction. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Four million years ago, during the era of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Warpath was a member of a crowd protesting the murder of a Decepticon named [[Hefter]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

After the war began, he was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|And what if we don't wanna?]]
Millions of years later, Warpath was a member of [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]'s Tactical Response Unit, guarding [[Thunderhead Pass]], a lonely assignment watching over the deactivated form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his cultists who rested in stasis lock. When [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] broke comm silence to request a transfer to [[Earth]], Warpath was witness to Hound's dressing down of the aggressive Autobot. The monotony was suddenly broken without warning when [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a mysterious, powerful Transformer]] arrived on Cybertron to claim Thunderwing for [[Nova Prime|his master]]. Warpath and the squad were easily brushed aside by the ancient warrior. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to Earth as reinforcements. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} However, due to the extraction of prisoners from [[Garrus-9]], Hound's unit, including Warpath was diverted there instead. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:SpotlightCyclonus Autobots confront Cyclonus.jpg|left|upright=1.7|thumb|Over there on the right!]]
On the way, their ship, the ''[[Ark-12]]'' was attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and Warpath took some slight damage. However, he would get his revenge later on the surface of [[Corata-Vaz]], where he took down Cyclonus with a blast to the chest. Cyclonus escaped when Warpath and the others were temporarily distracted by Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Warpath, his team and the Wreckers were still fighting with Thunderwing when Nova, now known as Nemesis Prime, attacked the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} After the recovery of the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] answered ''many'' questions about the Nova and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s plans for the [[Expansion]], Warpath and his team were redeployed with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]] to [[China]]'s [[Jiangxi Province]] on Earth to secure the [[space bridge]] being used by the Dead Universe transformers. While Sideswipe single-handedly took on [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]], Warpath and the others fought [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], but soon they were forced to leave Sideswipe behind to proceed with their mission. Fortress Maximus and Warpath used the space bridge network to arrive on [[Rotan]] and remove its [[Nega-Core]], which were then returned to Dead Universe where they would no longer be a threat to the living universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:TheVerge WarpathVSCons.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb|I am not trapped in a facility full of 'cons. ''You'' are all trapped in here with ''me''!]]
After the war between Autobots and Decepticons ended, Warpath stood guard at the crime scene of [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]]'s murder. {{storylink|Devisive}} He later took some time out to unwind at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}} He was supposed to participate in Prowl's raid on the former Decepticon pen, but ended up watching the building explode in his face instead. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] showed up for the first time since the end of the war, the Autobots wasted no time in trying to blast him to oblivion, but were stopped by the Decepticons and opted to lock him up instead. Warpath, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] were assigned to guard him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Unfortunately, the three of them couldn't stand against the fired up rioting Decepticons, who invaded the prison, defeated them and freed Megatron. {{storylink|The Verge}} As the riot escalated into a full-on battle, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] found the three injured Autobots and took them to safety. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Warpath eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s invading on behalf of the "[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Dark Cyclops]]". {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Guarding the [[Firecon]]s after their imprisonment, Warpath saw their calls for "justice" and "rights" as a typical example of Decepticon hypocrisy. His callousness bothered [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and so did the aggressive nature of his name. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===

Warpath and the Minibots found [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] mysteriously buried in the Earth. When he reactivated, Dinobot fought the Autobots in pursuit of a warrior's conflict, but eventually came to respect his opponents after a battle. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldiers into the Decepticon base's interior, Warpath among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Warpath_vs_threefolds_IDW2019.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Wave goodbye to your head wanker!]]During the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], Warpath was a member of [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]'s [[Strika's Heavies|Heavies]], serving with the elite strike team under the command of the eponymous [[Great General]]. He confronted [[Exarchon]] himself once, outside the ruins of [[Yuss]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} In the modern day, as [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] assembled an ad-hoc artillery unit that included veteran Heavies [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] and [[Big Shot|Topshot]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] pointed out that Warpath was currently in stasis. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Warpath-art.jpg|thumb]]
Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Warpath was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Artillery Sergeant]], {{storylink|Warpath (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy packaging}} whose function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a tank. His great strength and explosives were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his boisterousness, loud-mouthed attitude, and showiness. Warpath's message from the future was that firepower is not the only way to win a war. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*Warpath and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] were pinned down on the battlefield by the Decepticon triple-changers, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Thankfully, the new recruits [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] arrived on the scene and were able to chase off the Decepticon aggressors. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial}}
*Warpath was part of a massive battle between Kreons. When [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] joined the fight, Warpath was one of many Autobots who fled in terror at the sight of them. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Warpath was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
In the early days of the war, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Warpath battled [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], who were under orders to breach Iacon's defences. The Autobots emerged victorious when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] awakened and joined the fray. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}

When the [[Military Patrol]] was unleashed on [[New York City|New York]], Warpath joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. {{storylink|Full Assault}} Warpath, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were transported to the sixth century where they joined with [[Aetheling the Red|Lord Aetheling]], and were forced to combat similarly displaced Decepticons at a medieval technology level. They eventually triumphed and returned to the present with the Decepticons as prisoners. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} When Hoist was cast in a Hollywood film, Warpath and some other Autobots decided to get in on the action, however the film was jeopardized when Decepticons attacked the set. The Autobots were able to fight them off, and the film became a blockbuster success. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Warpath}}
Warpath appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWarpath.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Warpath participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 30 units of Cybermetal, and 12 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Warpath_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''High Velocity Shell: Launch a shell that punches through everything in a straight line to the target and beyond, dealing 69.3 damage to everything it hits
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:warpath Warpath at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy WarpathOrig.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|MINT! NEWT!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Mini-Vehicle, [[1985]])}}</ul>

: Premiering in the second year of the [[Hasbro]] ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' line, [[Mini Vehicle]] Warpath transforms into a General Motors M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank with a rotating turret.

: There is a notable paint variation on Warpath: while most releases have black-painted optics, some leave the optics unpainted yet cover his entire faceplate in black. There are also some very minor company stamping variants: all versions have "© Takara 1984 Japan" on the underside, but latter releases add "© Hasbro 1984" above it.

: His cannon barrel is a fairly common breaking point, typically snapping off under the "block" part connecting the barrel to the turret.

: In late 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $4 and one [[Robot Point]].

: In Japan, despite his notable presence in the cartoon, he was ''not'' available in the regular retail line, but was sold ''only'' as a mail-away item, costing 500 yen and two Robot Points.

: This mold was used to make [[Treds#Toys|Treds]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-warpath/723/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Warpath at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Warpath/warpath.htm More information on Warpath at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''12''' (set), '''87''' (individual)

:Warpath was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' six-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Gears (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Gears]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Huffer]], and [[Powerglide (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]]. There are no notable differences between the original and the reissue versions, aside from a factory-applied foil Autobot sigil decal on his turret.

:This entire set was [[redeco]]ed to make the "[[G1 GoBots]]" set: Warpath was used to make [[Treds#Toys|Treds]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Warpathlegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My eyes are up here.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Legends, [[2008]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' (2008) Warpath transforms from an [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#H-tank|H-shaped, futuristic tank]], similar to ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]] or ''Animated'' [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], to a [[robot mode]] resembling his original form, right down to the cannon in the chest. Warpath's torso tilts back to become the turret of his alt mode, but it doesn't peg in place, so it's always drooping slightly. He is the only Legends Minibot figure that has moving elbows.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Sparkcrusher]]. This figure also served as the basis of the non-toy character [[Warpath (SG)| ''Shattered Glass '' incarnation of Warpath]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUWarpath/warpath.htm More information on Legends Warpath at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A (very noisy) spy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:A rather ''inappropriate'' inclusion in the Minibot ''Spy'' Team pack, the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' version of ''Universe'' Warpath has more [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] colors and paint applications. Notably his red is more metallic and darker than the Hasbro version. He also uses a darker gray, and replaces the black eyes with gray and the yellow detail on his chest with gray as well. His Autobot symbol is the traditional red with white outline unlike the Hasbro version.

: He is packed with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]] and [[Wheelie (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Wheelie]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We have [[Cosmos (G1)|the eye of a tiger]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|the heart of a lion]], [[Powerglide (G1)|the wings of an eagle]], the big muscular arms of a panther-man, and [[Seaspray (G1)|the silent majesty of a kraken]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] and [[Mark Maher]] (deco)}}

:Warpath is the sole new toy in the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys. He transforms from a [[robot mode]] inspired by his original [[Mini Vehicle]] toy into a combat tank of likely made-up origins. A spring-loaded missile launcher is placed on his right shoulder, and rods in his legs and arms are compatible with [[c joint]] accessories. In tank mode, his turret can rotate and his barrel can rise. "K4-90W" and "Z0W-333" ("kapow" and "zoweee") are [[tampograph]]ed on his legs, a reference to Warpath's distinctive speech pattern from the original cartoon. The black chunk of plastic on Warpath's head is actually translucent plastic and allows for his eyes to glow, granted you have a powerful enough light shining back there.

:Following a trend from other ''Generations'' figures, his [[instructions]] depict him with a different head sculpt for a potential upcoming [[retool]], presumably as [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. However, unlike various other ''Generations'' toys, the alternate head only shows up in ''some'' steps in the instructions, whereas most steps simply depict Warpath's actual head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Warpath/warpath.htm More information on ''Generations'' Warpath at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsDeluxeWarpathMold}}
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| In case you wanted an accurate Warpath and had a big enough wallet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-24'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 28]], 2012
:*''Accessories:'' Missile

: The ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' release of Warpath casts him in a red that is a close approximation of the original toy rather than the more red-brown coloration of the [[Hasbro]] release. He also features silver-outlined (only) Autobot symbols rather than the solid black symbols found on the ''Generations'' version, and lacks the alphanumeric codes on his tank sides. Curiously, his head is cast in red plastic rather than gray plastic painted over brownish red like the Hasbro release (despite no other gray plastic to red plastic changes).

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Warpath's package features a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure will be released in small quantities during its first and only shipment.
{{GenerationsDeluxeWarpathMold}}
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots Warpath launcher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''BL004'''
:*''Accessories:'' Launcher, 3-piece target
:**''Fist strength'': '''440'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''873'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''297'''

:Part of the second wave of Series 2 ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' launchers, Warpath is a retool of the [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] Flip Shot mold to give him a more Warpath-like head, though [[#Notes|possibly]] Brawl was retooled from Warpath. He turns into a bitty tank, with a spring-loaded transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He comes with a large trailer redecoed from [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]'s trailer, and a large circular target that breaks into pieces when hit.

:This mold was to be redecoed into [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] for the cancelled Combaticon 5-Pack set.

:The second wave of Series 2 launchers didn't reach mass retail in the United States, and were only available online or in discount stores like Ross.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSLWarpath/warpath.htm More information on Warpath at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy WarpathKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012/[[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''1'''
:*''Bag number'': '''*****43'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first normal wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Warpath is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with an extra part (one 1X1 brick with a stud on the side) to turn him into a tank.

:He uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] style helmet.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Loves the Smell of Cryo-Shells in the Morning

:[[Kreon Class of '85]] Warpath has a much more toy-based deco, complete with masked face. The Kreons in this set all use the totally-revamped 2015 style bodies.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''1'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate

:In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Warpath's torso and face [[tampograph]]s have also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them. The 1x1 top-clip piece is also slightly different from the original, with a much lower-set clip.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Legends-Class-Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In case you skipped the other ''Generations'' Warpath because you thought its accuracy to Warpath was a little too on the nose.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Legends Class, 2015)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends class figures, this new iteration of Warpath is a retool of ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Legends [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Megatron]] with a new head, and hence lacks the chest cannon he usually sports. Undocumented in the instructions, [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]] (or his redecoes [[Beet-Chop#Movie Advanced Series|Beet-Chop]] and [[Beet-Chit#Timelines|Beet-Chit]]) can attach to the front of Warpath’s tank mode.

:Warpath also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWLegWarpath/warpath.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Warpath at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VintageG1-Warpath-Reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' ("Legion Class", 2019)}}</ul>

:Part of the second wave of "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Warpath is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]], with some mild differences. This release lacks the Japanese reissue's additional foil insignia on the turret, bringing it back in line with the original. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto him rather than molded.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Warpath is [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Deluxe-Class-Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now all what we need is a ''Kingdom'' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] so that this guy can [[Dinobot Island, Part 2#Quotes|'''tanks''']] him.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Warpath''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID Number'': '''WFC-K6'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': Tank undercarriage, Golden Disk card
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Warpath has design elements from both the Sunbow cartoon animation model and the original toy. He transforms from a robot larger than his mini-bot brethren, but still smaller than the average Deluxe Class, into a tank loosely similar to the General Motors {{w|M551 Sheridan|M551A1 Sheridan}} ARAAV. The underside of the tank separates from the figure and can be attached to the robot mode's shoulder or arm as a shield, or mounted on its back. In tank mode, Warpath's turret can rotate a full 360 degrees, and his cannon can raise up.

: All of Warpath's gray-white plastic parts are prone to [[photodegradation]].

: Warpath also comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants.
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==Merchandise==
===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BAM! Sorry, I just can't- WHAM! KAZOW!!!]]
*'''Warpath''' (2007)

:A 35-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Warpath "transforms" into a red and grey tank. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], Movie [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], and "Energon Wars" [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys|Blitzwing]].
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Warpath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Warpath, Confident Sharpshooter''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T45/T46'''
**''Stars: ''6

:Warpath, Confident Sharpshooter is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' Warpath figure.
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==Notes==
[[File:Hardhead-in-WarpathInstructions.jpg|thumb|]]
*Warpath had the preliminary name of '''[[Hot Shot (disambiguation)|Hot Shot]]'''.
*The cartoon had a variety of ways to depict Warpath's face when he talked. In [[Toei Animation|Toei]]'s episodes, the three small slats on either side of his faceplate would light up and pulse in sync with his dialogue, in a fashion similar to Wheeljack's "ears". In the single episode of season 2 in which he appeared animated by the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios|unknown studio]], "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]", his mouthpiece didn't light up, but did occasionally jiggle up and down in the more traditional manner, like Optimus Prime's. For season three, [[AKOM]], of course, didn't bother their butts doing ''either'' of those things, and Warpath's face didn't move when he spoke.
*''Generations'' Warpath's instructions, like many from the time, feature an alternate headsculpt. In this case it appears to be [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. In late 2013, upcoming product listings inadvertently released to the public included 'TRA GENERATIONS DLX HARDHEAD A9252', although this figure was ultimately never announced or released.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings summary] by [[User:Monzo]]</ref>
*In [[2020]], the unofficial [[Pete Sinclair|Pete]]'s Robot Convention would post the Hasbro deco sheet on Facebook, revealing that Hardhead had been planned for a [[Toys"R"Us]] USA two-pack with [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Generations|Ratbat]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/1183148038695747 Facebook post by Pete's RoboCon, 22 July 2020]</ref>
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Warpath''' (ワーパス ''Wāpasu'', ウォーパス ''Wōpasu'')
*''French:'' '''Trajecto''' (Canada)
*''Greek:'' '''Achtýpitos''' (Αχτύπητος, "Unbeatable")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hadiösvény''' ("Warpath")
*''Italian:'' '''Boom-Boom'''
*''Korean:'' '''Warpath''' (월패스 ''Wolpaeseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhànjǐ''' (China, 战戟, "War Halberd")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Pé de Guerra''' (Portugal comic, "Warfoot"), '''Guerreiro''' (Brazil comic, "Warrior")
*''Russian:'' '''Tomagavk''' (Томагавк, "Battleaxe")

==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
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[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
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Talk:Wheeljack (Movie)

2024-03-05T04:04:26Z

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Talk:Wheeljack (Movie)

2024-03-04T22:22:07Z

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Talk:Wheeljack (Movie)

2024-03-03T01:29:53Z

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Bludgeon (SG)

2024-02-01T04:25:38Z

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{{factions|sgDecepticon}}
{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon gunslinger|his evil Pretender martial artist counterpart|Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon}}
:''Bludgeon is a heroic [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RID01-toy Bludgeon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.33|Hey! Everybody look at me, I'm a cowboy! Howdy howdy howdy!]]
'''Bludgeon''' is the best dang sharpshooter on all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! Yee-Haw! He's recently become fascinated with [[Earth]]'s transmissions about their law-enforcement units, installing hip-holsters for his pistols and similar equipment in order to better emulate them. He's friends with [[Carnivac (SG)|Carnivac]], with whom he usually teams up during the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]'s missions.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
Bludgeon and the rest of the Mayhem Suppression Squad joined in the defense of the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump. He and Carnivac took on [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] together, with Bludgeon hip-shooting Prime and Carnivac chewing on him. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bludgeon''' ([[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]], 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Frankel]] (Hasbro)}}
{{note|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]] was officially [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Shattered Glass'' Bludgeon.}}

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|"Hero" Megatron]] mold, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Bludgeon transforms into an [[popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#M1 Abrams|Abrams M1A1 assault tank]]. His main cannon uses an air-bladder to launch the hollow, rubber-tipped missiles he comes with. These missiles can be stored with pull-out clips on the sides of his turret, which become his robot-mode arms. Like wavemate Scourge, Bludgeon's mold had [[Mold#Deterioration|significantly degraded]] in the intervening years, leading to inept factory repairs to the upper arm panels that prevent the figure from fully transforming unless they're sanded down.

: He and his fellow Destructicon [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]] were [[exclusive]] to [[KB Toys]] in the United States, released under the ''Robots in Disguise'' banner long after the series had been replaced with ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', which explains why they used the same packaging style. Additionally, they were also available at retail in the United Kingdom four months after their release in the United States, complete with [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]], but instead exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]. Both were also Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives, sold as "[[USA Edition]]s" in slightly-altered US packaging (basically just some Japanese-language stickers for legal info was applied to them).

: While his [[package art]] shows him having two separate eyes (like the original release of the figure as Megatron), the actual toy has a red stripe painted across its nose to connect the eyes, making for a rather uneven eye "visor".

: Over time, the rubber portions on the missiles and hose degrade considerably faster than previous versions.

: Bludgeon was ''also'' repurposed (yes, again!) as [[Yellow Megatron]] from the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Bludgeon/bludgeon.htm More information on Bludgeon at TFU.info]''
{{G2HeroMegatronMold}}

==Notes==
* The casting of Bludgeon as a cowboy (as opposed to a samurai) is likely a reference to several samurai movies being adapted into Westerns. For instance, ''{{w|Seven Samurai}}'' being remade as ''{{w|The Magnificent Seven}}'' and ''{{w|Yojimbo}}'' being remade as ''{{w|A Fistful of Dollars}}.'' Or... in a more meta way it could be a reference to {{w|Akira Kurosawa}}'s love for {{w|John Ford}}'s films.

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[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]

Talk:Lugnut (WFC)

2024-01-07T19:19:05Z

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Should we consider his appearance a repurpose of RTS Lugnut? Looks practically identical, besides the mace he has from Animated Lugnut. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 17:10, 21 January 2014 (EST)
:I don't see why not. Optimus and Ironhide are likewise in Earthen bodies in that artwork, despite the Cybertron setting, so Lugnut isn't anything special here. His body is pretty verily the RtS toy body, so I'd at least consider that toy (but not the United one) a repurpose. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:49, 22 January 2014 (EST)

== Merge? ==

Ask Vector Prime stated that Lugnut's body and identity is shared across Primax, Tyran, and Uniend, and Aligned Lugnut's only visual appearance is based on the 2010 toy, so I propose that this page be merged. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:14, 16 January 2016 (EST)
:...what? No. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:33, 16 January 2016 (EST)
::It seems more like a tongue-in-cheek reference that they`re all transparent expies of Animated Lugnut, and little more. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 20:39, 16 January 2016 (EST)
:::I mean, I looked at the reference, and that struck me as the only way it could be read, but I think I need to downgrade my opinion of what some people won't take well past "too fucking literally". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:46, 16 January 2016 (EST)
::::Okay, I withdraw my request then. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 16 January 2016 (EST)
:::::Would anyone object if I made a separate page for movieverse Lugnut then? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:49, 16 January 2016 (EST)

== Where the toy was repurposed ==

The book '''''The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''''' which came first before '''''The Covenant of Primus''''' used that figure as Aligned Lugnut first. I saw a YouTube video it pretty much is that figure. So I think that the part that said what reuses/repurposes/doubles as a character should say that the figure was just reused as Aligned Lugnut nothing singular wise uses that design like how G1 Lockdown is. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 14:19, 7 January 2024 (EST)

Talk:Sideswipe (disambiguation)

2023-11-28T04:00:51Z

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No movie Sideswipe? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:49, 13 May 2015 (EDT)
:...I forgot. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:19, 13 May 2015 (EDT)

== WFC Sideswipe being upped to major ==

Look '''''Robots in Disguise (15)''''' Sideswipe was made a major version but look on the the Grimlock (Disambiguation) page both '''''Fall of Cybertron''''' and '''''Robots in Disguise (15)''''' are “major” versions '''''War for Cybertron''''' Sideswipe has been in all three Aligned novels, in all three Cybertron set games. So shouldn’t he be a “major” version too? [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 23:00, 27 November 2023 (EST)

Talk:Makeshift (disambiguation)

2023-11-26T14:42:37Z

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==Prime Makeshift as a major Makeshift==
I know he only appeared in one episode but he also appeared in '''Exiles''' shouldn’t he then be listed as a major Makeshift? [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 14:15, 25 November 2023 (EST)
:No. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:51, 26 November 2023 (EST)
::I don’t understand how then characters like '''''Prime''''' Skyquake, '''''Rise of the Beasts''''' Apelinq are classified as “major” even though their appearances were very minor. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 09:42, 26 November 2023 (EST)

Talk:Makeshift (disambiguation)

2023-11-25T19:15:54Z

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Talk:Scourge (ROTB)

2023-06-24T01:21:57Z

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What's our source on the claim that Scourge came from a Transfomer colony world? I don't believe it's ever said outright in the film, and errs on the line of "wiki speculation" [[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 06:32, 17 June 2023 (EDT)
:When he's torturing him, Unicron threatens to destroy Scourge like he destroyed Scourge's planet. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 11:05, 17 June 2023 (EDT)
::Ah, cool. I had someone argue with me last week convinced Unicron had created the Terrorcons from his own body and wasn't sure enough on the details to be sure either way.[[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 13:43, 17 June 2023 (EDT)

== The Unicron symbol be added up top ==

Due to his affiliation with Unicron I feel he and the other Terrorcons should have the Unicron symbol added up to the top corner. [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 21:21, 23 June 2023 (EDT)

User:T9ol-Fun3e

2023-06-07T17:12:53Z

T9ol-Fun3e: Created page with "'''Shae Hamlin''' a big time ''Transformers'' fan who tries to find small details no one notices in this franchise."

'''Shae Hamlin''' a big time ''Transformers'' fan who tries to find small details no one notices in this franchise.

Talk:Hoist (G1)

2023-06-07T17:10:33Z

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Aww. My "Hoist Sucks, More Than Trailbreaker," comment was my attempt at being funny. And it's an injoke at BWTF. [[User:71.60.159.181|71.60.159.181]] 07:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

==MW Hoist==
The text here says that Hoist is a redeco of MW Hubcap. Since the mold is of a tow truck, wouldn't it be more proper to say that Hubcap is a redeco of Hoist, thereby suggesting that ''Hoist'' is the intended "original"?--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 14:12, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
:They were released at the same time, so Hoist is as much of a redeco of Hubcap as Hubcap is as Hoist. If anything, they are both redecos of a unreleased G2 toy, as are all of the MW basics. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 14:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
::I'm certainly aware that they were released at the same time, but since the mold clearly exhibits Hoist's alt-mode (or something reasonably similar) and not Hubcap's (indeed, it seems that this Hubcap isn't even the same as the old one), I ''certainly'' think saying that Hoist is a redeco of Hubcap is wrong. It sure ''sounds'' wrong, at any rate.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Some observations:
:::*MW Hubcap is the same color as G1 Hubcap
:::*MW Hoist has the same altmode as G1 Hoist (a G1 Trailbreaker redeco/retool)
:::*MW Hoist has the same colors as G1 Trailbreaker (including yellow and red stripes)
:::*[[Trailbreaker_(G1)#Other_attempts|several toys/characters]] were inspired by and/or originally intended to be Trailbreaker, but wound up being different guys with different names
:::--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:13, 6 January 2014 (EST)

== Cartoon Continuity ==

===The Master Builders===

The description from the episode '''The Master Builders''' doesn't make sense to me. What is this idea Prime rejected? Obviously it's something to do with building a tower...
<blockquote>An early mishap involved Hoist, Grapple, the Constructicons, and a Solar Tower. Prime rejected the idea, but Grapple and Hoist persevered on it anyway. The Constructicons lent assistance to build the tower before sealing the builders within it so that the Decepticons could use it, exactly as Prime had feared. The entire situation was hardly Hoist's cup of tea. The Master Builders
</blockquote>
--[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 19:58, 23 April 2009 (EDT)
:Thanks! --[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 20:12, 23 April 2009 (EDT)

== Page Top Quote ==

I know that the current quote was in his spotlight issue, but could we change it? It makes him sound like a prick, not a jovial, friendly medic.
:Just cutting the last sentence off might get the point across without the barb. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 12:46, 28 September 2021 (EDT)
::Without the punchline, the setup is meaningless. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:26, 28 September 2021 (EDT)
:::Does that quote really encompass Hoist as a character in total? Seems kinda IDW-specific, and IDW wasn't exactly a place he got much more focus than other continuities. It still works for the most part if you squint, and unless someone wants to do a deep dive into various Hoist quotes over the years... [[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 15:32, 28 September 2021 (EDT)
::::This is more of a dig at MTMTE than an insight into Hoist. I'd say remove, even if we don't replace. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 29 September 2021 (EDT)

== Masterpiece Hoist ==

Is there anyone not aware there’s a Masterpiece Hoist available? [[User:T9ol-Fun3e|T9ol-Fun3e]] ([[User talk:T9ol-Fun3e|talk]]) 13:10, 7 June 2023 (EDT)