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<p>Temmytoa: /* Legacy: United */ Changed Legacy Cyberverse Slipstream link to correct version of character</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Mark}}<br /> [[File:Markmaherlasers.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Lasers!]]<br /> '''Mark Maher''' (born [[September 16]]) is the current lead designer on the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations]] mega-brand at [[Hasbro]].&lt;ref name = &quot;Preshow 2022&quot;&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuZHDR3ZBd8 Pre-Show stream] for [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]] with [[Thew Adams]] on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] Youtube channel.&lt;/ref&gt; A lifelong fan of ''Transformers'', Maher began working at Hasbro as a model artist in 2010, handling some figures for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' before moving to ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' for the &quot;Pursuit of Cobra&quot; series. Maher returned to ''Transformers'' to oversee the &quot;[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]&quot; deluxe segment, and continued on through the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' line-ups. Along the way, he became responsible for hand-painting '''every''' ''Transformers'' prototype. Wicked!<br /> <br /> Maher has quickly become the face of the brand with fans following his promotion to full designer in [[2018]] and the retirement of Senior Design Manager [[Lenny Panzica]] in [[2021]]. He regularly takes point in presentations for [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations]] (and occasionally [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|''BotBots'']]) at conventions and [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestreams, and originated&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=Mark pushed for the Instagram initiative.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912|name=Hasbro|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC Hasbro &amp; Kotobukiya Show Floor Q&amp;A|year=2022|month=07|day=25}}&lt;/ref&gt; the now-common Hasbro designer practice of publishing [https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/ design notes on Instagram] for interested fans. Maher was first formally referred to as the design lead for ''Generations'' at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]].&lt;ref name = &quot;Preshow 2022&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> Among the ''Generations'' design team, Maher is generally responsible for the [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] toyline and similar &quot;play pattern first&quot; product a la [[John Warden]]'s tenure as opposed to the more &quot;[[Show-accuracy|screen accuracy]]&quot; focused work of co-designers [[Sam Smith]] and [[Evan Brooks]] on ''[[Studio Series]]''. He's also never really stopped being the head deco expert, and is personally responsible for such [[redeco]]-heavy imprints as ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass]]'', ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Legacy#exclusives|Velocitron Speedia 500]]''. If your favorite [[Flamewar (G1)|blorbo]] [[Override (Cybertron)|from]] [[Scourge (RID)|the 00's]] gets a toy in the middle of a big Generation 1 push, thank him.<br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Known design projects==<br /> {{creatorstub|credits from [[Hasbro Pulse]] virtual events, [[:Category:Hasbro designers|Hasbro designer]] social media (mostly Instagram), etc etc etc}}<br /> <br /> ===Concept art===<br /> ====''BotBots''====<br /> ;Series 6<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Pew Pew Pew]]<br /> *[[Pork Chop]]<br /> *[[Gleeful Gleamy]]<br /> *[[Chitter Click]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.instagram.com/p/CbliQOeMOAS/ Chitter Click design notes] on Mark's Instagram&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ===Deco===<br /> ====''Dark of the Moon''====<br /> *[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|Autobot Ratchet]] (Voyager)<br /> ;The [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]] exclusive Scan Series&lt;ref name = &quot;Insta&quot;&gt;[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/ Design notes from Mark] on Instagram&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Bumblebee]]<br /> *[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide]]<br /> *[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Autobot Ratchet]]<br /> *[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Sideswipe]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers'' (2010)====<br /> * [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]]<br /> * [[Chopsaw#Transformers (2010)|Chopsaw]]<br /> <br /> ====Generations====<br /> =====''Generations'' (2010)=====<br /> * [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]]<br /> =====''Fall of Cybertron''=====<br /> * [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]]<br /> =====''Thrilling 30''=====<br /> ;''Platinum Edition''<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Year of the Horse Optimus Prime]]<br /> =====''Combiner Wars''=====<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]]&lt;br&gt;([[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Scrapper]], [[Hook (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Hook]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Bonecrusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mixmaster]], [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Scavenger]])<br /> *[[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Hunters'' Windblade]]<br /> *[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> =====''Titans Return''=====<br /> *[[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]] with [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] and [[Wipe-Out#Titans Return|Necro]]<br /> *[[Twin Twist (G1)#Titans Return|Twin Twist]] with [[Flameout#Titans Return|Flameout]]&lt;ref name = &quot;FB2019&quot;&gt;[[January 3]], [[2019]] [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/381441289276691 &quot;Hasbro Stories&quot; employee interview] with Maher for the official ''Transformers'' Facebook page.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> =====''Power of the Primes''=====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimus Prime]]&lt;ref name = &quot;FB2019&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> =====''Generations Selects''=====<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Combat Megatron]]<br /> =====''War for Cybertron: Siege''=====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Classic Animation Optimus Prime]]<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Classic Animation Megatron]]<br /> =====''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''=====<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (Core Class)]]<br /> *[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]]&lt;ref&gt;[[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021/Questions and Answers]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====''Prime''====<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Thundertron#Prime|Thundertron]]<br /> *[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|''Dark Energon'' Megatron]]<br /> *[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Unicron|''Cyberverse'' Unicron Megatron]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ====''Masterpiece''====<br /> *[[Sunstorm (G1)#HasbroMP|Sunstorm]]<br /> *[[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]<br /> <br /> ====Nike====<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson Megatron]]<br /> <br /> ===Full design or unspecified===<br /> ====Generations====<br /> =====''Generations Selects''=====<br /> *[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster|Cyclonus]] &amp; [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]&lt;ref name =&quot;Insta&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Antagony (BW)#Generations Selects|Antagony]]<br /> *Go-Bots Guardians&lt;br&gt;([[Path Finder#Generations Selects|Path Finder]], [[Treds#Generations Selects|Treds]], [[Small Foot#Generations Selects|Small Foot]])<br /> <br /> =====''War for Cybertron: Siege''=====<br /> *[[Crosshairs (G1)#Generations|Crosshairs]]&lt;ref name =&quot;August22&quot;&gt;[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Delaney Norris]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Isabella Weiss]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> =====''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''=====<br /> ;Core Class<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Laserbeak]]&lt;ref name = &quot;August22&quot;/&gt;<br /> ;Deluxe Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Scorponok (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Scorponok]]&lt;ref&gt;Transformers panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Slammer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Slammer]]<br /> *[[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]]<br /> *[[Pipes (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Pipes]]<br /> *[[Tracks (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tracks]]<br /> *[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]]<br /> *[[Wingfinger#Toys|Wingfinger]]<br /> *[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]<br /> *[[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Voyager Class<br /> *[[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blaster]] with [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]]<br /> <br /> ======''Golden Disk Collection''======<br /> *[[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Jackpot]]<br /> <br /> =====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''=====<br /> *[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Cheetor]]<br /> <br /> =====''Shattered Glass Collection''=====<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Megatron]]<br /> *[[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Goldbug]]<br /> *[[Blurr (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Blurr]]<br /> *[[Jetfire (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Jetfire]]<br /> *[[Blaster (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Blaster]] with [[Rewind (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rewind]]<br /> *[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]<br /> *[[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Slicer]] with [[Exo-Suit (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Exo-Suit]]<br /> *[[Flamewar (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Flamewar]] with [[Fireglide#Shattered Glass Collection|Fireglide]]<br /> *[[Rodimus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rodimus]] and [[Sideswipe (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Sideswipe]] with Decepticon [[Whisper (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Whisper]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> =====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''=====<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Primal]]<br /> *[[Silverstreak#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Silverstreak]]<br /> *[[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]]<br /> *[[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]]<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Goldbug]]<br /> *[[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scorponok]] (toy colors)<br /> *[[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]]<br /> *[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]]<br /> *[[Air Warrior#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Decepticon Seeker]]<br /> *[[Quintesson Bailiff#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Quintesson Trooper]]<br /> *[[Cybertronian (faction)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]]<br /> *[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]]<br /> *[[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Tow-Line]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> =====''Collaborative''=====<br /> *[[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Energia Buzzsaw]] &amp; [[Stripes#Collaborative|Vibras Stripes]]<br /> <br /> =====''Studio Series''=====<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS77|N.E.S.T. Bumblebee]]<br /> <br /> =====''Legacy''=====<br /> *[[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]<br /> ;Core Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]<br /> *[[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]]<br /> *[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Deluxe Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]<br /> *[[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Sandstorm]]<br /> *[[Nightprowler#Legacy|Nightprowler]]<br /> *[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]<br /> *[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Drag Strip]]<br /> *[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]]<br /> *[[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]]<br /> *[[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]&lt;ref name = &quot;SDCC22&quot;&gt;[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/21/san-diego-comic-con-2022-transformers-reveal-panel-461255 SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report] at TFW2005&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Pointblank#Legacy|Pointblank]] (with [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Peacemaker]])&lt;ref name = &quot;SDCC22&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]&lt;ref name = &quot;August22&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]&lt;ref name = &quot;August22&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita One]]<br /> *[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]<br /> *[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Tarantulas]]<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock Out]]<br /> *[[Security Officer (G1)#Legacy|Red Cog]]<br /> *[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Autobot Minerva]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Voyager Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|Jhiaxus]]<br /> *[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]&lt;ref name = &quot;SDCC22&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]<br /> *[[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Inferno]]&lt;ref name = &quot;August22&quot;/&gt;<br /> }}<br /> ;Leader Class<br /> *[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]<br /> <br /> ;Commander Class<br /> *[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]]<br /> <br /> ======''Wreck 'N Rule Collection''======<br /> (Design lead)&lt;ref name =&quot;Insta&quot;/&gt;<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] and [[Spindle#Legacy|Spindle]]<br /> *[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] and [[Masterdominus]]<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]<br /> *[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ======''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection''======<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blurr]]<br /> *[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]<br /> *[[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Clampdown]]<br /> *[[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]<br /> *[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]<br /> *[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]]<br /> *[[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> =====''Legacy: Evolution''=====<br /> *[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]])<br /> *[[Menasor (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Stunticon Menasor]]&lt;br&gt;([[Motormaster (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Wild Rider]], [[Dead End (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Dead End]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]])<br /> <br /> ;Deluxe Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Hot Shot]]<br /> *[[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]<br /> *[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Sunbeam]] &amp; [[Zigzag#Legacy|Zigzag]])<br /> *[[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]<br /> *[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]<br /> *[[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Crosscut]]<br /> *[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]]<br /> *[[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] &amp; [[Paradise Parakeet#Legacy|Paradise Parakeet]]<br /> *[[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]]<br /> *[[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]<br /> *[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]<br /> *[[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]]<br /> *[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]<br /> *[[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Medix]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Voyager Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]]<br /> *[[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Tarn]]<br /> *[[Twincast#Legacy|Twincast]] (w/ [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Rewind]])<br /> *[[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]<br /> *[[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Bludgeon]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Leader Class<br /> *[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]<br /> <br /> ;Commander Class<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]<br /> <br /> ======''Toxitron Collection''======<br /> (design lead)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the &quot;Memo's collection&quot; YouTube channel&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Cloudcover#Legacy|Cloudcover]]<br /> *[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Sideswipe]]<br /> <br /> =====Holiday=====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]<br /> <br /> =====''Legacy: United''=====<br /> ;Deluxe Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]]<br /> *[[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Chase]]<br /> *[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Windblade]]<br /> *[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origins Wheeljack]]<br /> *[[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Chromia]]<br /> *[[Gears (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Autobot Gears]]<br /> *[[Shard#Legacy|Infernac Universe Shard]]<br /> *[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas]]<br /> *[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]]<br /> *[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Squeezeplay]]&lt;br&gt;(with [[Lokos#Legacy|G1 Universe Lokos]] and [[Browning#Legacy|Browning]])<br /> *[[Side Burn (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe Autobot Side Burn]]<br /> *[[Nucleous#Toys|Infernac Universe Nucleous]]<br /> *[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Slipstream]]<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Optimus Prime]] (G1 toy style)<br /> *[[Quake (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Quake]] (with [[Tiptop#Legacy|G1 Universe Tiptop]] and [[Heater#Legacy|G1 Universe Heater]])<br /> *[[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyUnited|G2 Universe Breakdown]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Voyager Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Optimus Prime]]<br /> *[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]<br /> *[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Silverbolt]]<br /> *[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]<br /> *[[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]]<br /> *[[Vector Prime#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Vector Prime]]<br /> *[[Metalhawk (G1)#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Metalhawk]] (toy colors redeco)<br /> *[[The Motor Master#Legacy|Animated Universe Decepticon Motormaster]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Leader Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]<br /> *[[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm]]<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyLeader|G1 Universe Soundwave]]&lt;br&gt;(with [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Legacy|G1 Universe Decepticon Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Legacy|G1 Universe Buzzsaw]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Legacy|G1 Universe Ravage]])<br /> *[[Overcharge (G1)#Legacy|Overcharge]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Commander Class<br /> *[[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]]<br /> <br /> ======''Doom 'n Destruction Collection''======<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack&lt;br&gt;([[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]], [[Malleus Minotaurus]])<br /> *Doom 'n Destruction Collection 2-Pack&lt;br&gt;([[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]], [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], [[Cleansweep]], [[Ozone]])<br /> *Doom 'n Destruction Collection 2-Pack&lt;br&gt;([[Bludgeon (G1)#LegacyUnited|Decepticon Bludgeon]], [[Ruckus (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Rukus]])<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ======''Star Raider Collection''======<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]<br /> *[[Ferak#Legacy|Star Raider Ferak]]<br /> *[[Filch#Legacy|Star Raider Filch]]<br /> *[[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]]<br /> *[[Road Pig (G2)#Legacy|Star Raider Road Pig]]<br /> *[[Thundertron#Walmart|Star Raider Thundertron]]<br /> *[[Nightstrike#Legacy|Star Raider Nightstrike]]<br /> *[[Calcitron#Legacy|Infernac Universe Calcitron]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> =====Target=====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Target|Target Optimus Prime]] with [[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]]<br /> <br /> =====''Age of the Primes''=====<br /> ;Deluxe Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]<br /> *[[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Slingshot]]<br /> *[[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Solus Prime]]<br /> *[[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Fugitive Waspinator]]<br /> *[[Alchemist Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Alchemist Prime]]<br /> *[[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Vortex]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Voyager Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Prima#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Prima Prime]]<br /> *[[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Red Alert]]<br /> *[[Heatwave (RB)#Age of the Primes|Rescue Bot Heatwave]]<br /> *[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Age of the Primes|Sky-Byte]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ;Leader Class<br /> {{collist|3|<br /> *[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock]] / [[Wheelie (G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|Autobot Wheelie]]<br /> *[[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Megatronus the Fallen]]<br /> *[[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Onyx Prime]]<br /> }}<br /> ;Commander Class<br /> *[[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Silverbolt]]<br /> <br /> ;Titan Class<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Star Optimus Prime]]&lt;br&gt;(w/ [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Micromaster Autobot Hot Rod]])<br /> <br /> ======''Wreck 'n Doom Collection''======<br /> *[[Spinister (G1)#Age of the Primes|Spinister]] vs. [[Topspin (G1)#Age of the Primes|Topspin]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]], [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]], and [[Freezeout (TR)#Age of the Primes|Headmaster Freezeout]])<br /> *[[Ironfist (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fistiron]] vs. [[Carnivac (G1)#Age of the Primes|Carnivac]]<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Comic book art==<br /> *[[Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5]] (retailer incentive cover)<br /> <br /> ==Convention appearances==<br /> [[File:BotCon2014MaherMural.jpg|thumb|250px|These Colors May Run If It Is Artistically Justifiable (BotCon 2014 mural)]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2012]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2013]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2014]]<br /> *[[BotCon 2015]]<br /> *[[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]<br /> *[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]<br /> *[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]<br /> *[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]]<br /> *[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]]<br /> *[[Cybertron Con 2024]]<br /> <br /> ==Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances==<br /> *[[July 17]], [[2020]]'s [https://fb.watch/48Nhv29_z1/ livestream] on Facebook, with [[Rachel Fleming]].<br /> *[[April 9]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU1IRBw_9_c&amp;t=2401s Hasbro Pulse FAN FEST 2021], with Rachel Fleming.<br /> *[[February 4]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jRsZDV9FI &quot;Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream&quot;] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Isabella Weiss]], [[Sam Smith]], and [[Evan Brooks]].<br /> *[[April 12]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MExpXH9zAg Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers &amp; Power Rangers Livestream], with Isabella Weiss, Rachel Fleming, and [[Takio Ejima]].<br /> *[[June 23]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/u-vNMsLdhXo &quot;Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream&quot;] with Ben MacCrae and Isabella Weiss.<br /> *[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, [[Delaney Norris]], Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Isabella Weiss.<br /> *[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Delaney Norris, Evan Brooks, and Ben MacCrae.<br /> *[[February 6]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9aZg2DIAw Hasbro's Transformers Team Roundtable Q&amp;A February 2023 - Origin Jazz Revealed!] recorded on the Seibertron.com YouTube channel, with Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Ben MacCrae<br /> *[[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, Sam Smith and [[Shogo Hasui]].<br /> *[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, and [[Rich Pellegrino]].<br /> *[[October 27]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDGvr0oGqs 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.<br /> *[[November 14]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.<br /> *[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.<br /> *[[March 14]], 2024's [https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.<br /> *[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.<br /> *[[March 28]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrpW_ZFKvE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 28, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, [[Kelly Rose]], and [[Matt Ferguson]].<br /> *[[April 25]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.<br /> * October 27, 2024's [https://youtu.be/70HJMtOWpk0?si=2oTW4ASEa32kacga&amp;t=1092 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event 2024!] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and Evan Brooks.<br /> *[[December 10]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse ] on YouTube.<br /> *[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse] with Nate Purswell and Evan Brooks.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:HasbroPawtucketElectricalBox.jpg|thumb|Who DIDN'T want a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Optimus Prime with bonus 20,000 volts of death?]]<br /> *Mark is also an artist outside work! He ran a graffiti art studio for much of the 2010s.<br /> *A regular [[BotCon]] attendee for Hasbro, Mark customized a ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] trailer in-person at their booth during the 2012 convention. He took this theme to another level in 2014, using the BotCon weekend to spray-paint a three-section mural!<br /> *Maher is featured in the &quot;A Spark of Design&quot; featurette on the Blu-ray disc for ''Age of Extinction.''<br /> *His own custom-painted ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Sunstorm (G1)#Masterpiece|Sunstorm]] was the basis for the [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]] exclusive figure.<br /> *Mark's personal favorite projects include ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|Optimus Prime]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]. Coincidentally (or not), ''Masterpiece'' MP-10 Optimus Prime is his favorite toy, while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] is his favorite character.<br /> *He has a Decepticon logo [[tattoo]] directly over his heart.<br /> *With approval from Hasbro and the city of [[Pawtucket]], Mark &lt;s&gt;transformed&lt;/s&gt; converted a utility box on the sidewalk outside Hasbro headquarters into an Optimus Prime head!<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/ Mark Maher on Instagram]<br /> *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-d-maher-a0b334135/ Mark Maher on LinkedIn]<br /> *[http://www.etipsone.com Mark's graffiti style and numerous personal art projects at etipsone.com] (dead link)<br /> <br /> ===Interviews===<br /> *[[January 3]], [[2019]] [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/381441289276691 &quot;Hasbro Stories&quot; employee interview] with Maher for the official ''Transformers'' Facebook page<br /> *[[January 14]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PENnT1Ljp8I Interview] along with [[Evan Brooks]] on the &quot;Toys are Russ&quot; YouTube channel<br /> *[[February 8]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], Evan Brooks, and [[Ben MacCrae]] on the &quot;Mr. Alan SuperShow&quot; YouTube channel<br /> <br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Maher, Mark}}<br /> [[Category:Age of Extinction designers]]<br /> [[Category:Aligned designers]]<br /> [[Category:BotBots designers]]<br /> [[Category:Convention guests]]<br /> [[Category:Dark of the Moon designers]]<br /> [[Category:Generations designers]]<br /> [[Category:Hasbro designers]]<br /> [[Category:Illustrators]]<br /> [[Category:Lead designers]]<br /> [[Category:Masterpiece designers]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen designers]]</div>

Temmytoa https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Sentinel_Prime_(One)&diff=1794507 2024-10-29T02:26:51Z

<p>Temmytoa: /* One */ Modified Cog Changer Transformation method to the actual intended way (as indicated by instructions on packaging)</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|}}<br /> {{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}<br /> :''Sentinel Prime is a Transformer from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:onesentinel.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Surely he must be more trustworthy than [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|the other]] [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|ones, right?]]]]<br /> <br /> '''Sentinel Prime''' is the sovereign leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Sadly the last survivor of [[Thirteen|the original Primes]], he has nonetheless carried on the legacy of his fallen comrades by leading Cybertron into an era of peace and prosperity. He always encourages the mining class to work harder and harder, because they're those kind of good guys who don't mind working hard for everybody else, right?<br /> <br /> Sentinel is the kind of leader who inspires everybody with his tales of bravery and heroism. He fended off those nasty [[Quintesson]]s and now his main goal is finding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] so Cybertron can thrive even more than it already is under his rule. He loves workers who can think for themselves, though! They're just what a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] needs to motivate the rest of their ilk into keeping up the hard work. After all, a Prime is nothing if he cannot inspire his people to stick to protocol and produce for their planet. No siree.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Down here, the truth is ''what I make it''.|Sentinel Prime|''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''One'' film===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jon Hamm]] (English), [[Junichi Suwabe]] (Japanese)|[[Tom Beck]] (German), [[Olin Garces]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Ribes]] (Spain Spanish), [[Fabrizio Pucci]] (Italian), [[Rémi Bichet]] (European French), [[Patrick Chouinard]] (Canadian French), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TransformersOne-SentinelMatrix.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Sure hope God lets me open the Theocracy Machine!]]<br /> <br /> Sentinel was the chief advisor of the Primes, but not a Prime himself, and always craved more power and control. After Cybertron became entrenched in a war against the Quintessons, Sentinel's jealousy of the Primes was joined by a growing contempt for their repeated defeats and repetitive heroic speeches. Consequently, Sentinel approached the Quintessons with a deal: if he led the Primes into an ambush to be slaughtered, the Quintessons would allow him to appoint himself the new leader of Cybertron under their thumb who could provide them with a constant supply of [[energon]]. The Quintessons agreed, and Sentinel reported to the Primes that he'd intercepted a message about an important meeting of the high command of the Quintessons in a [[Mouth of Unicron|distant cave]] on the planet's surface. The Primes, eager to decapitate the leadership of the Quintessons, followed Sentinel to the cave only to be besieged by the aliens. The Primes nearly triumphed over their attackers until Sentinel chose a critical moment to turn on his superiors, slaying several including [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]] himself. After killing [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]], the battle was over. Sentinel went to claim his prize of the Matrix of Leadership, but it faded to dust due to his not being worthy. Down but not out, Sentinel declared himself Sentinel '''Prime''', took the deceased Megatronus' [[transformation cog]] as his own, and announced to Cybertron that the Quintessons were defeated and that he was the last survivor of the Primes. With the planet failing to produce fresh energon in the absence of the Matrix, Sentinel removed the transformation cogs of most of Cybertron's lower classes and put them to work mining for energon to produce a tribute to the Quintessons.<br /> <br /> [[File:TransformersOne-SentinelwatchesIacon5000.jpg|right|thumb|300px|sure hope nobody overthrows my autocracy]]<br /> <br /> Sentinel entertained the masses with races such as the [[Iacon 5000]] and regularly claimed that he had been on searches for the Matrix to keep up morale for 50 cycles, while actually spending the trips hunting for the rebellious High Guard. During one Iacon 5000, Sentinel was surprised when he noticed two miners, [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], blast their way into the race and nearly triumph before losing at the last second. Sentinel was amused by the display but was pleasantly surprised when miner production of energon ramped up during the next worker shift. Sentinel approached the two miners and thanked them for inspiring the mining class to work harder and invited them to patch themselves up in his personal quarters, but also instructed them to make a publicity tour among the miners to hype up production even further. However, unbeknownst to Sentinel, [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]], nursing a wounded ego from the pair interrupting him during the race, reassigned them to waste management.<br /> <br /> [[File:TransformersOne-SentinelAlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|left|300px|&quot;More like Alpha TRYIN', am I right?&quot;]]<br /> <br /> The time came for the next tribute to the Quintessons, and Sentinel delivered a portion of the required tribute alongside his lieutenant [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] and some troopers. The [[Quintesson High Commander]] was very displeased with the unmet quota and threatened Sentinel, who promised to work his miners harder to make up for it. Sentinel ordered the mining shifts to work triple-time until they finally met the quota, unaware the whole exchange had been witnessed by Orion, D-16, [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee_(One)|B-127]]. Sentinel sent Airachnid to investigate their trail, and Airachnid eventually found and delivered the weakened [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]], who had told the four young 'bots the truth, to him. Sentinel mocked the old-timer for his pontificating and killed him after learning that others had witnessed his true nature, and once again dispatched Airachnid to hunt down the threats to his lies.<br /> <br /> [[File:TransformersOne-Sentinelarmoredmode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hey, remember how I looked in IDW?]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Airachnid returned with D-16, B-127, [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]], and a chunk of the High Guard as prisoners to Sentinel's tower. D-16 angrily confronted Sentinel for his treachery, but Sentinel laughed him off and insisted the truth would be whatever he declared it would be for Cybertron, and plotted to publicly execute his prisoners. When D-16 refused to kneel and continued to challenge him, Sentinel noticed his Megatronus decal and sadistically welded the symbol into his chest. Soon, however, an army consisting of Orion, Elita-1, and the remaining High Guard invaded and Sentinel soon faced a freed D-16 in combat. As the situation spiraled out of control, Sentinel was able to best D-16 in combat but noticed too late that Orion, Elita-1, and B-127 were using Airachnid's memories to broadcast his true nature to all of Cybertron, leading to a mass uprising. D-16 turned the tables on Sentinel and had him at his mercy until Orion took a [[fusion cannon]] blast meant for him. D-16 allowed Orion to fall to his apparent death and turned his attention back to Sentinel, tearing the false Prime in half with his bare hands and finally killing him for his atrocities. Shortly afterwards, D-16 took back Megatronus' cog from Sentinel's corpse, completing his transformation into Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''One''===<br /> {{anchor|RobotBattlers}}<br /> [[File:TF-One-Robot-Battlers-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't forget... ''you'' guys are the real heroes.]]<br /> &lt;ul class=&quot;iconlist&quot;&gt;{{Bp-multi|'''Sentinel Prime''' (Robot Battlers, [[2024]])}}&lt;/ul&gt;<br /> :*''Accessories'': Energon sword, base<br /> :Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' Robot Battlers, Sentinel Prime transforms into a Cybertronian jet and comes with an Energon sword. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots, to knock an opponent's figure off their base.<br /> <br /> :The circular cutout attached on the base depicts Sentinel's opponent as D-16/Megatron. Ironic!<br /> <br /> &lt;ul class=&quot;iconlist&quot;&gt;{{Bp-multi|'''Battle of the Heroes''' (Cybertron Rush Battle 3-pack, 2024)}}&lt;/ul&gt;<br /> :*''Japanese Name'': '''サイバトロンラッシュバトル ヒーローたちの戦い'''<br /> :*''Japanese ID Number'': '''OCR-02'''<br /> :*''Japanese Release Date'': [[October]] [[October 12|12]], [[2024]]<br /> :*''Accessories'': Energon sword, base<br /> <br /> :The Robot Battlers Sentinel Prime is released in Japan as part of a &quot;Cybertron Rush Battle&quot; 3-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#RobotBattlers|Bumblebee]] and [[Alpha Trion (One)#One|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|PrimeChanger}}<br /> [[File:TFOne Deluxe Sentinel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I don't make mistakes. I'm not like the rest of you. I'm stronger, I'm smarter, I'm better! '''I AM BETTER!''']]<br /> &lt;ul class=&quot;iconlist&quot;&gt;{{Bp-multi|'''Sentinel Prime''' (Prime Changer, 2024)}}&lt;/ul&gt;<br /> :*''Japanese Name'': '''Deluxe Class Sentinel Prime (デラックスクラス センチネルプライム)'''<br /> :*''Japanese ID Number'': '''OD-04'''<br /> :*''Japanese Release Date'': [[October]] [[October 12|12]], [[2024]]<br /> :*''Accessories'': 2 small blasters, 2 shoulder guns, &quot;battle saw&quot;<br /> :&quot;Prime Changers&quot; Sentinel Prime is a Deluxe-sized figure and transforms into a Cybertronian jet. Like other Prime Changer figures, he has pearlescent plastic and glittery metallic paint applications. He features two separate 3mm flight stand ports, one each for robot and jet mode.<br /> <br /> :He comes with two small dual-barreled blasters that attach to his wings via [[5 mm post]]s or can be held in his hands, a blade/shield accessory with molded-in turrets that can be held in his hand or left forearm, or store on top of his jet mode, as well as two longer [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]]-compatible guns that attach to the tops of his shoulders. He also features 5 mm posts on the underside of each wing where the shoulder blasters can be stored for a cleaner look in robot mode. His wings are hinged to fold backwards for robot mode, but also have swivels that allow them to point his smaller blasters over his shoulders.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|CogChangers}}<br /> [[File:Sentinel_Prime_Cog_Changer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Of course, if you breathe a word of this, I'll pull you apart bit by bit.]]<br /> &lt;ul class=&quot;iconlist&quot;&gt;{{Bp-multi|'''Sentinel Prime''' (Cog Changers, 2024)}}&lt;/ul&gt;<br /> :*''Japanese Name'': '''Cog Power Change Sentinel Prime (コグパワーチェンジ センチネルプライム)'''<br /> :*''Japanese ID Number'': '''OCP-06'''<br /> :*''Japanese Release Date'': [[October]] [[October 12|12]], [[2024]]<br /> :&quot;Cog Changers&quot; Sentinel Prime transforms from robot to Cybertronian jet by sliding up and pressing a transformation cog shaped panel on his chest. Transformation into robot mode is done manually by pulling his legs around the back, the motion pushing his arms out.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Studio Series''===<br /> [[File:SS TFOne Sentinel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yummers.]]<br /> *'''Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])<br /> **''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''<br /> **Accessories: Beam Sword, 2 Blasters<br /> {{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&amp;t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> :Part of an undetermined wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyagers, Sentinel Prime is based on his appearance in ''Transformers One''. He transforms into a Cybertronian jet as well as the battle mode from his fight against Megatron near the end of the film.<br /> <br /> :Sentinel Prime was revealed at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] and went up for pre-order on [[September 17]], [[2024]].<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Blokees===<br /> ====''Galaxy Version''====<br /> [[File:Blokees GV05 Sentinel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, no, no, no. No [[Thirteen]]. The only [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in the sky is ''me''.]]<br /> *'''Sentinel Prime''' (2024)<br /> **''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 2 open hands, 2 swords, spare peg-and-ball piece, spare ball-and-ball piece, stand<br /> <br /> :[[Blokees]] Sentinel Prime is a 4.25 inch tall non-transforming buildable figure, appearing once in every case of nine blind boxes. As with the rest of his wave, Sentinel features an upgraded suite of standard body parts, with sturdier hinge joints and slightly more complex builds than their Generation 1 counterparts.<br /> <br /> :Sentinel Prime includes the usual pairs of gripping fists and open hands, a pair of swords that he can hold in one hand, and a two-studded connectable figure stand.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Classic Class''===<br /> *'''Sentinel Prime''' (2024)<br /> **''ID number:'' '''14'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 2 rest hands, 2 grip hands, dual-bladed sword, energy shield, 2 shoulder blasters, 2 shin blasters, 2 jet feet, 2 figure stands, 2 energy effects. [[File:Blokees-Transformers-One-Classic-Class-3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It was perfect. Perfect. Everything. Down to the last minute details.]]<br /> {{toystub}} <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Sentinel-Prime-jet-mode-toy-packaging.jpg|thumb|270px|&quot;Listen, [[Megatron (One)|miner]]: I'm the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. And I can do whatever the [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]] I want!&quot;]]<br /> * Sentinel Prime is a pastiche of his different, often distant incarnations. His blue and gold color scheme, combined with his portrayal as a &quot;false&quot; Prime and a Quintesson-backed puppet ruler, evokes [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], his counterpart in the [[Aligned continuity family|&quot;Aligned&quot; continuity]], while his wings and collapsible dual-bladed sword call back to his [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|live-action film counterpart]]. Meanwhile, his heavily armed battle mode appears to be inspired by his [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|IDW comics counterpart]], specifically his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]-clad form in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|#4]]. One bizarre specific detail is that his ''knees'' apparently take their shape and detailing from the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Sentinel Prime toy]]! Due to the helmet attempting to merge the details of his Animated and Dark of the Moon counterparts, it bears a (likely coincidental) resemblance to his ''Bot Shots'' and buildable ''Kre-O'' versions. He also shares some physical similarities (particularly around his chest's gold-lined exhaust vents) with [[Nominus Prime]], a comic original character from the IDW 2005 continuity who, coincidentally, was also depicted as a puppet leader and false Prime with a Cybertronian jet as an alternate mode.<br /> * Sentinel never transforms in the movie, opting instead to fly around in robot mode. The Prime Changer toy's packaging (see image on the right) is the only piece of media showing his vehicle mode, which is a slightly modified version of [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] and the Seekers' tetrajet model. It should, however, be noted that none of Sentinel's toys (including the Prime Changer itself) adhere too closely to this render in their vehicle modes.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Őrszem Fővezér''' (&quot;Prime Leader Sentinel&quot;)<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Yùtiāndí''' (China, 御天敌, &quot;Defender Against Natural Enemies&quot;)&lt;ref&gt;This name for Sentinel Prime in the China market is carried over from the [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|''Dark of the Moon'' incarnation]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:One Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Studio Series characters]]</div>

Temmytoa https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(G1)&diff=1763557 2024-05-12T23:38:22Z

<p>Temmytoa: Added hyperlink to Ratchet (G1) in first image caption to maintain consistency with other hyperlink in caption</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|autobotg2|lightningstrike|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Wheeljackg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]...]]<br /> '''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. His constant need to invent increasingly complex devices stems from his desire to improve the Autobots' tech, but as a result he's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.<br /> <br /> As an [[Action Master]] Wheeljack utilizes another of his inventions, the dual-mode [[Turbo Racer]], to get around quickly. In some universes he can [[Combiner|combine]] with his fellow Autobots to form [[Sky Reign]].<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|&quot;[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> [[File:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> {{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br /> <br /> One of the Autobot elite, Wheeljack was a crewmember aboard the Ark who wound up in [[stasis lock]] for four million years on Earth. Upon reactivation in [[1984]], the scientist largely kept to the spacecraft, serving as the engineering officer for whomever commanded the Autobots until he was counted as one of the many casualties of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]] fuelled rampage.<br /> <br /> When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] arrived to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was among those revived by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]], living to see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] defeat the Chaos Bringer and end the war with the aid of the [[Last Autobot]].<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> [[File:Shockblastcannon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Good news, everyone! I'm in terrible pain!]]<br /> <br /> {{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br /> <br /> Part of the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Wheeljack served as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s top scientist during the early years of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict on Earth. His creations tended to backfire on him, such as the unruly Dinobots. His inventions also tended to backfire on him, such as his Immobilizer. And everything else tended to explode on him (''see image at left''). Regardless, he remained Prime's top scientist until his death in 2005 during the [[Battle of Autobot City]].<br /> <br /> In a splinter timeline, Wheeljack would have better luck with his inventions and his survival, escaping his supposed death in 2005. That same year, he received a new [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body, but lost it due to time travel. In 2011, he joined the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to assist Autobots caught in the destruction of Cybertron. Then, in 2015, he revived the deceased [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] as Victory Leo. And during the G-2 Wars, he discovered the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], which kept Optimus Prime from dying again.<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel coloring books===<br /> Wheeljack built a ship for the [[Autobot]]s to use. They got the chance to when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] decided to try to raid sunken ships full of treasure. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} After the [[Decepticon]]s captured [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], Wheeljack, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were badly damaged in the battle to rescue the two humans. Sparkplug fixed them both up and they subsequently helped repel a Decepticon attack on [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack joined the Autobot convoy on a patrol of the area around the Autobot base-camp. When they returned, Bumblebee was waiting to warn the Autobots that the Decepticons had seized their base. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br /> When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Wheeljack was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> The Autobots were low on valuable Cybertronian materials such as [[cybernite]]. When Kup suggested a salvage expedition to an old battle field near a mountain valley, Ultra Magnus assembled Wheeljack, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to go with him. Their expedition was cut short by a Decepticon air raid, however. Later, Kup commissioned Wheeljack and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to help him crystallize an idea for blinding the Decepticon space stations who spotted them for the air raid. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br /> <br /> ===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===<br /> When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Wheeljack was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Wheeljack and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.<br /> <br /> Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to &quot;requisition&quot; Wheeljack and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as &quot;imagination,&quot; S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Wheeljack. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}<br /> <br /> 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. Wheeljack 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 &quot;[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]].&quot; {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}<br /> <br /> ===Find Your Fate Junior===<br /> {{Notemultipath}}<br /> <br /> ====Dinobots Strike Back====<br /> As Optimus Prime assigned [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to inspect signs of Decepticon activity around [[Dolphin's Bay]], Wheeljack looked up when he heard the word &quot;''underwater''&quot;. He claimed that the mission would be a good chance to test out the [[Star mini-submarine|new mini-submarine]] he'd been building. Optimus agreed, and Wheeljack programmed it by remote control to meet the two Autobots at the bay. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br /> <br /> ====Attack of the Insecticons====<br /> Wheeljack was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Desert Flight====<br /> Wheeljack was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.<br /> <br /> If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus's convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town and noticed that they had begun floating in mid-air as they approached it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn't put the humans anywhere where they wouldn't float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br /> <br /> If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.<br /> <br /> Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.<br /> <br /> In one possible turn of events, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots leading the attack were turned to scrap metal when Windcharger failed to disable the Decepticons’ forcefield.<br /> <br /> In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br /> <br /> If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.<br /> <br /> If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> {{notekeepers}}<br /> [[File:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Box!]]<br /> Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than [[robot mode]]. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}<br /> <br /> [[File:WarWithin6 WheeljackTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|right|'Jack in the box.]]<br /> Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took Wheeljack and the rest of his team deep within the planet, where the new Prime was battling [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for his life. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} The team stumbled upon the [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]] that Starscream was planning to activate to mechaform the planet. Learning the Decepticon's plan, Grimlock had his team split up; he would continue searching for Optimus Prime, while Wheeljack and the others were to shut down the turbines. But while they were listening in to Starscream's plan, the Autobots were spotted by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Autobots barely managed to hold their own until Grimlock returned with Optimus in tow. Optimus quickly took command of the situation, and instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way. Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. He nonetheless accomplished his task while the rest of his team provided him cover. With the Decepticons driven off, the group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br /> <br /> When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. With Cybertron on the verge of peace, Wheeljack was put in charge of the Tyger Pax's defenses. As predicted by the Autobots, Starscream and his Predacons struck to disrupt the peace signing, sending in transports filled with explosives to level the whole area. Grimlock ordered Wheeljack to enact emergency protocol Hydra-Nine in response to the attack, prompting Wheeljack to encase many of the attendees within a forcefield, sparing them from the ensuing explosion. Though the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons stood united against these aggressors, any chance at long-term peace was shattered when Megatron made a dramatic return. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}} After Megatron took over, Wheeljack ended up in [[Internment Camp Pi]] with many of his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}<br /> <br /> {{unreleased WW comic}}<br /> Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his [[neutron detonator shell]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''He was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]<br /> After helping clean-up the damage caused by Transformers under the control of [[Lazarus]], Wheeljack participated in the assault on the human terrorist's Canadian headquarters. There, they found that all Decepticons under Lazarus's control had already freed themselves, and the battle between the two factions began anew. This brawl was interrupted when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] betrayed the Autobots, and attempted to bomb both them and the Decepticons out of existence. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} The blast was mostly absorbed by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], previously unleashed by the Decepticon leader, allowing it to expand violently. Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves from its envelopement. Once Optimus had pried himself free as well, he set Wheeljack to task, instructing him to find some way to counter Megatron's doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br /> <br /> ''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's &quot;summons&quot;. The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots were entrenched in combat against the Decepticons in [[Alaska]], fighting over a crashed ship, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his squad of Triple-Changers ambushed them. Shockwave denounced all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals and demanded they surrender in the interest of peace. Shockwave killing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], the passenger of the downed ship, did little to convince the Autobots about the sincerity of his claim; that Cybertron had been peacefully united during their absence. The Autobots retreated from the battlefield while the Decepticons were taken captive. Wheeljack and the other more wounded Autobots returned to the Ark to mend their wounds while a scouting party remained about to learn more about the new arrivals. {{storylink|New World Order}} [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] next made his presence known as one of Shockwave's enforcers, come to arrest the Autobots under the pretense that leaving them be might ignite old passions and start Cybertron's Civil War anew. Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command, while he surrendered himself to Magnus. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Jazz, Windcharger, and Brawn headed back out to the Alaskan battlefield afterwards to retrieve Scourge's remains, only to find that they had mysteriously vanished. Jazz called Wheeljack to ask if it was possible that Scourge had somehow survived his injuries, but Wheeljack denied such a possibility; Shockwave's blast had been decidedly fatal. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br /> <br /> [[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]<br /> After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Wheeljack's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, Starscream arrived on Earth first, backed up by a small cadre of soldiers. Wheeljack and company managed to stave off an initial attack from the Decepticons, only for Starscream to unleash his trump card on the battlefield: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Like most of team, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by the combiner, and dumped into a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} The humans then took Warpath, Bumper, Wheeljack, and the rest of the unconscious Autobots to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began fixing the Autobots, though Wheeljack was among the last ones back on their feet. He was still being worked on when most of the other Autobots had been brought back online and accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] in a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was back in working order after the completion of the San Desto mission, and made sure to congratulate the EDC's &quot;grease monkeys&quot; on the bang-up job they did in restoring him. The Autobots then said their goodbyes to their human allies, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and traveled to Alaska. There, Wheeljack expressed his concerns over their lack of a proper facility necessary for long-term operations on Earth. Ratchet assured him that steps had already been taken to deal with this issue before leading him to Prowl and the Autobots under his command, currently working on the foundation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br /> <br /> ===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br /> When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:GIJoevsTF3 Wheeljack rams twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Brooklyn Rage!]]<br /> Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Hawk that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Hawk broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:GIJoevsTF6 Wheeljack threatens Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|I've got the computer virus at last!]]<br /> Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]] before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:Hound Wheeljack-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]<br /> Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really &quot;alive&quot;. When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> When Ratchet began feeling lost and disillusioned while on Earth, he began going on more and more combat missions, increasingly leaving his medical duties in the hands of Wheeljack, Perceptor, and Sparkplug. This presumably stopped after he had a perception-changing experience in a chance meeting with [[Stitch|a disabled war veteran]]. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Beast Within''===<br /> During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Wheeljack was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack's wounded body lay unconscious within Jetfire's passenger compartment, as the latter rescued the few remaining living Autobots from The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> [[File:Wheeljack Infiltration 6.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left]]<br /> <br /> {{main|Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}<br /> <br /> Once one of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s premier scientists, Wheeljack answered [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s rallying call against Decepticon tyranny and went on to become one of the new Prime's closest allies. Later he was a member of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s infiltration unit on [[Earth]] after the war had rendered Cybertron lifeless.<br /> <br /> After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]] had left the Autobots stranded on Earth, Wheeljack remained by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s side as [[Autobot High Command]] splintered, later staying with him when Cybertron was revived and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] left the planet to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Upon the discovery of a Decepticon plot to seize control of the planet, Wheeljack was shot in the head by a brainwashed Prowl.<br /> <br /> Badly wounded, Wheeljack was spirited away by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (now the legitimate ruler of Cybertron!) and found himself pressed into aiding in the foundation of the [[Council of Worlds]], a political alliance formed by Cybertron and its lost [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]]. After a disastrous attempt to integrate the human race into this alliance, Wheeljack was among the Cybertronians who dealt with a group of [[Prysmosian]] squatters. While Cybertronian science defeated Prysmosian [[magic]], the victory proved hollow when it was found that the conflict had summoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. As the monster-planet devoured its way across the galaxy, Wheeljack developed a new form of [[space bridge]] to evacuate [[Elonia]]. Unable to work the relay remotely, Wheeljack remained behind as he warped Elonia's biosphere to safety, noting that there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives.<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> [[File:WheeljackInfestation2-2.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|There's that terrifying moment you mistake that [[mouthplate]] for a ''really'' weird jaw. | right]]<br /> Wheeljack was one of the Autobots active in [[1888]] when an [[Elder God]] awoke on Earth. Transforming into a steam-powered plow car, he brought [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lay dormant. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He was the first Autobot to give up his energy for the [[Tesla tower|generator]] Tesla needed to revive Prime, then was brought back in turn thanks to Prime's own energon reserves. When Prime led the Autobots to [[Port Cenotaph]] to defeat the Elder God and its Decepticon minions, Wheeljack cut [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] in half using his plow blades as [[sword]]s. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}<br /> {{IDW HOS}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===<br /> Wheeljack invented some [[stasis cuffs]], which the Autobots used on the Decepticons after a particularly intense battle. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> Wheeljack could be seen driving along in Autobot City before the Autobots departed Cybertron aboard the Ark. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> ===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br /> Wheeljack stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}<br /> <br /> ===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:Kreon Wheeljack wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br /> Wheeljack was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Wheeljack were acting as security at the [[Autobot City Bank]] when [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to rob it. When the Decepticons called in [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the Autobots similarly called for backup, but were victims of Devastator's wrecking ball before anyone else turned up. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} He later infiltrated the Decepticon work site as a diversion with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''United''===<br /> Wheeljack was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos]]. Fully recovered, Wheeljack attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: All Spark''===<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}<br /> <br /> ===''Kre-O'' online comic===<br /> [[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> After personally suggesting the idea, Wheeljack was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}} When [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to steal all of the blocks of Earth with his Mega-Megatron creation, Wheeljack was one of the three Autobots who stopped the menace by building a jail for Mega-Megatron. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack invented [[Skeletron]], a power-up for Optimus Prime that also turned his torso transparent. He was excited to see Prime wield this &quot;See-Through Power&quot;, though Prime himself was mostly just embarrassed. {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} He later helped with the rebuilding of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers × Evangelion''===<br /> [[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 1.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> Wheeljack was among the Autobots who traveled to Earth and arrived in a [[Tokyo-3]] being menaced by [[Angel]]s. {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 1}} He witnessed the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possess one of the creatures, becoming the monstrous giant &quot;Angel&quot;-scream. {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 2}} During the battle between &quot;Angel&quot;-scream and the [[Evangelion Unit-01|Evangelion]]-powered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Wheeljack was contacted through radio by [[Misato Katsuragi]] who warned him [[Nerv]] had no Evangelions left and was relying on Prime to defeat the Angel-Decepticon. After their victory, the Autobots joined forces with Nerv and Wheeljack had a chat with their scientists. {{storylink|Mode &quot;Eva&quot; chapter 4}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> [[File:FuneralForAFriend_WheeljackDissected.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals.]]<br /> Together with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], Wheeljack investigated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the abandoned city had been covered in growth caused by a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attack on Cybertron. Caught up in a Decepticon attack to capture the humans, the Autobots attempted to flee, but Wheeljack was instead attacked by some of the Joes and immobilized by their vines. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} As the Joes began dissecting him, assuming him to be just a machine, Wheeljack repeated snapped-up human radio transmissions in hopes of getting them to stop, finally succeeding through a quote from the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Once the misunderstandings were taken care of and an Autobot-Joe alliance had been agreed on, Wheeljack was up on his feet in time to participate in the impromptu dance party. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Though he wanted to be open-minded in regards to the alliance, he agreed with Perceptor he still had some doubts about it. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}<br /> <br /> When the Joe/Autobot alliance launched their assault on Trypticon, Wheeljack held [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] aloft so he could transmit the counter-frequency to the Titan's forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} In the ensuring battle, Megatron used his [[black hole]] spark to draw all the Autobots, Wheeljack among them, into a [[combiner]] he called &quot;Mega-Megatron&quot; only for the behemoth to be broken apart by the commandeered ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jun Fukushima]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}} {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> [[File:Spy Changer Wheeljack RR.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What happened to your missile launcher?]]<br /> In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], Wheeljack was selected to be a member of a team which was to travel to [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|an alternate universe]], designated the 22nd Strata, to find and stop the source of a series of natural disasters which were threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].<br /> <br /> [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spychanger|Spy Changers]] because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The Spy Changers modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians, and Wheeljack discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on [[Moebius]] were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities.<br /> <br /> The Cybertronians and GoBots had further encounters. In one instance, the Renegades tricked the Guardians into leaving Earth and then sealed the Guardians out with an [[Embargo Field]]. Stranded behind the field, Guardians [[Nick Burns|Nick]] and [[Tri-Trak]] used the [[Reality Beacon]] to contact the 1st Strata for help. Wheeljack and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], who was also upgraded into a Spy Changer body, subsequently traveled to the other Earth to assist. With Trailbreaker's expertise in force fields, they discovered the source of the Embargo Field in the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, and Tri-Trak confronted [[Crain Brain]] and [[Doctor Go|Dr. Go]], defeating the villains and taking down the field. Renegades worldwide retreated as the Guardians returned en masse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Wheeljack led Prowl, Jazz, Silverstreak, Trailbreaker, and Hoist as they pursued the Decepticons across dimensions after the villains kidnapped Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Arriving on a strange, parallel Earth, Wheeljack's team repeatedly clashed with both the Decepticon and groups like [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] and the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Despite their best efforts, the Autobots couldn't stop the Decepticons from upgrading themselves into new [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] bodies and turning Optimus into the evil [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Defeated, demoralized, and on the brink of collapse, the group limped to a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] to lick their wounds. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}}<br /> <br /> While trying to prevent Nemesis Prime and his followers from hijacking the D-5 supertrain as it launched from [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]], Wheeljack and Hoist saved a pair of cats from [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]]. Despite their best efforts to suppress his heroism, Optimus was able to reassert himself when forced into nearly killing a human. With most of the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots regrouped and headed for Megatron's lair, only to learn that he'd already fled through the [[Reality Bridge]] into another universe. At that moment, a [[Waspinator (BW)|unfamiliar Cybertronian]] materialized and told the Autobots he needed their help to save six Cybertronian sparks from the manipulations of their Megatron. With no other option, Wheeljack and his team followed their unexpected guide into the breach, but promised [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] before he left that he'd return to his own timeline someday. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}<br /> <br /> ===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===<br /> Wheeljack was part of the team tasked with constructing the ''Ark''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s engine array only for the factory to come under attack from [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] held off the corrosive brute, the workforce evacuated the area. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}<br /> <br /> ===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===<br /> Wheeljack was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===<br /> [[File:GoForTheGold-AutobotsTakeCover.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots in a race to secure an unusual meteorite. As they battled [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, Wheeljack warned Prime that its unstable [[cybertonium]]-alloy composition could go critical and cause mass destruction. When Starscream deliberately over-energized the meteorite and set it to blow, Wheeljack and the other Autobots were forced to retreat; after Bumblebee risked his life to prevent Starscream from making off with a chunk of cybertonium, Wheeljack stabilized their wounded compatriot for transport so that Ratchet could look at him. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}} <br /> <br /> After Bumblebee returned to active duty, Wheeljack was on monitor duty aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Later, he and Sideswipe helped take the defeated [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s into Autobot custody. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===2019 IDW continuity===<br /> {{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}<br /> [[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackTermagax.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack and [[Termagax]] were old friends who had known one another since the days of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], although Wheeljack's adherence to safety and traditional schools of thought ran counter to the hot-blooded, rule-defying Termagax. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Wheeljack and Termagax helped coordinate the reconstruction efforts in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], although Wheeljack did not get along with Termagax's new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] recruits. Indeed, when the Constructicons discovered the long-lost [[Enigma of Combination]], Termagax ignored Wheeljack's own concerns for their safety and instead pushed them to become a [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} Wheeljack's concerns only mounted as the Constructicons struggled to control their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; after the giant lashed out and destroyed one of its own buildings, Wheeljack could stand by no longer and brought his concerns directly to the [[Senate]]. Though Termagax arrived to defend her recruits, the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] ultimately agreed with Wheeljack and summarily exiled the Constructicons to [[Mayalx]] once Iacon was rebuilt. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was a part of the team that helped construct the [[Winged Moon]] and the [[Tether]] some three hundred kilocycles before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; as Termagax contemplated going into politics to run against the [[Autobot]]s and their [[Nominus Edict]], Wheeljack agreed to support her first rally. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Although Wheeljack would go on to attend several such &quot;[[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]&quot; rallies, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} the anger that she stoked amonger her increasingly radicalized base became too much for him, and he eventually could not bring himself to support her cause. After Termagax stormed out of her last Senate meeting, she told Wheeljack that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would keep the cause alive—privately, however, Wheeljack feared that Megatron's angry demagoguery would only burn down the system Termagax sought to change from within. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart2-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was present at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging, {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} and was eventually selected to mentor a newborn Transformer himself. Though Wheeljack was quick to teach his mentee [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the glories of engineering, Gears' accident prone nature left him under Wheeljack's care for far longer than was considered normal. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}<br /> <br /> When Bumblebee was assigned to mentor [[Rubble]], the yellow 'bot brought his ward to the [[Tether]], where Wheeljack greeted the newborn and introduced him to everything that a career in engineering had to offer. After a trial shift on the Tether, Wheeljack invited him to watch the Winged Moon from a nearby rooftop. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} The next night, Wheeljack attended [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Some time later, Wheeljack helped Rubble through another day shift. When Bumblebee called to cancel his trip up to the moon with Rubble, Wheeljack assured Rubble that Bumblebee would've only cancelled if he'd no other choice and saw him off once he'd been reassured that Rubble knew the way home. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}<br /> <br /> After [[the Rise]] was found to have excess stores of [[energon]], Wheeljack investigated the Winged Moon and found an energon siphon attached. As he briefed [[Lancer]] on the situation, Gears, whom Wheeljack had sent to dismantle the siphon, experienced another bout of gravitational difficulties. Tossed up by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Wheeljack towed in his charge before [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] pointed out the approach of a [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. To everyone's shock however, the Titan was not [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] but [[Vigilem]]. As the Titans engaged in a dog fight, Wheeljack ordered the alarm sounded and everyone inside. Before Wheeljack could enter the shelter, Vigilem touched down on the Moon and managed to destroy the Tether. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Without its anchor, the moon spun off into an unstable solar orbit. Though most of the staff was evacuated, Wheeljack remained behind with a small team to try and save the moon. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}<br /> <br /> [[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack and his team promptly got to work brainstorming solutions to save their moon and the precious [[energon]] it contained before their unstable orbit sent the Winged Moon directly into Cybertron's sun. Their first plan, to vent the pressurized energon directly into space, was scrapped when it became clear that the excess pressure would shake the moon apart; their second plan of manually reactivating the moon's rotational jets was foiled when Huffer discovered that the engines were too badly damaged to jury-rig. The moon's trip through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton Cloud]] cost them time, and the discovery of [[the Rise]] operative [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] aboard their last shuttle only angered Wheeljack further, as he accused their movement as having betrayed everything his old friend had once stood for. Determined to prove them wrong, Wheeljack threw everything he had into their last maneuver—by sacrificing parts of the Winged Moon's own superstructure, they were able to push the moon onto a wider vector and prevent it from hitting the sun. While the other members of the team celebrated, Wheeljack took a moment by himself to relax on the lunar surface. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}<br /> <br /> [[File:WarWorldPrime StreetwiseSlapdashWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]<br /> This brief respite didn't last, however; when [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her teammates attacked the Winged Moon, Wheeljack took the last shuttle back to Cybertron to get help. However, his shuttle was damaged while en route to Cybertron, and he crash-landed in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] some time after Megatron had launched his coup and seized control of the planetary government. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] rescued him from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and brought him to the temporary Autobot headquarters at the [[South Tower Security Center]] to warn [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and his group that the Decepticons had set their sights on the moon. While [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] took a team to the moon, Wheeljack stayed behind for repairs. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} <br /> <br /> While Hoist repaired him in Iacon's medical clinic, Wheeljack witnessed an altercation between [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons and the medical staff. While lamenting the state of Cybertron and how the Decepticons had taken all of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s offline, and the many innocent organics who'd be assuredly caught in the crossfire, Hoist and Wheeljack hit upon the idea of refurbishing some mothballed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class vessels into makeshift evacuation vessels. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Wheeljack joined [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in organizing an evacuation convoy bound for [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. A group of Decepticons attacked their group before [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], recently returned from [[Immersant|immersion]], arrived to see them off—although the ancient warrior was initially hestiant to use violence. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}<br /> <br /> [[File:EscapePartFive-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> After rescuing [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], Wheeljack helped repair the giant Cybertronian before reuniting with Gears, who'd travelled to Darkmount to meet with his mentor. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Once they'd finally arrived at Darkmount, Wheeljack, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], and Nautica met with the city's leader [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]], who told them that they could have two of the four ''Ark'' ships. At the makeshift refugee camp outside the city borders Wheeljack insisted that they couldn't trust Straxxus to keep up his end of the bargain, moments before the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]] hit the nearby [[Cybertronian Mountains]] and released a vast swarm of ravenous [[Insecticon clone]]s, forcing the Autobots into action. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Wheeljack and Gears took part in the final battle to repel the swarm—first defending the organics as they headed for the city walls of Darkmount, then using some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue Leviathan from the swarm at the cost of temporarily draining their own energon. The pair came to in time to see Straxxus's ''Ark'' leaving Cybertron after the remaining Insecticons had retreated, and in the aftermath pledged the final working starship to the organics so that they could safely leave. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}} <br /> <br /> With no immediate way off Cybertron, Wheeljack, Nautica, and Hoist took control of Darkmount and turned it into a neutral sanctuary for organics and Cybertronians alike. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I}} Wheeljack was called from Darkmount to assist the Autobots when they learned the location of Termagax, who held the Enigma of Combination. Wheeljack and [[Pyra Magna]] were determined to be the most likely delegates that Termagax would deign to speak with. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Termagax's house came under attack by the Decepticons while Wheeljack was there, and the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheLandscapeOfFear WheeljackTermagax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]<br /> Termagax agreed to move her House to Darkmount, where the scientists and civilians had congregated during the war. Wheeljack traveled with her, though she was less than interested in conversation and company. He tried to appeal to her scientific curiosity regarding the exponential growth and positive feedback loop of the Insecticons. Termagax did come up with an idea to reprogram the Insecticlones to deal with the rust worms, and they immediately sought out the data programmer Glyph upon reaching Darkmount. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Wheeljack supported the radical nature of Termagax's plan, despite Perceptor's naysaying. A receiver was constructed to deliver the data packet once Glyph was finished. {{storylink|Radical Time}} It was still necessary to plant the receiver on a living Insecticlone, so Wheeljack monitored Hound's team as they attempted to separate one from the Swarm. The data bomb was delivered, and the Insecticons were repurposed against the rust worms. {{storylink|End of Time}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack, Termagax, and the other engineers got the last ''Ark'' space-worthy in time for the Autobots to abandon Cybertron to the Decepticons, reaching out into the stars to relocate the drifting Winged Moon. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===<br /> [[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack and the other Autobots were fighting for control of a [[space bridge]] when a sudden freak accident pulled them into an alternate-reality version of Japan where [[Doctor Hell]] and his minions battled [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. [[Baron Ashura]] initially misled the Autobots into supporting their crusade against their enemies; during their attack on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], they soon realized they'd been misled and turned on the [[Iron Mask Army]]. The Autobots relaxed for a time, and Wheeljack and Ratchet befriended the local scientists.<br /> <br /> During the final battle against a Mazinger-empowered Starscream, Wheeljack and all the other Cybertronians were teleported back to their own dimension. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===<br /> [[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart3-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack fought in the final battle for Cybertron before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'' moments before [[Gozer]] arrived and destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} About a thousand years later, [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] travelled to [[Earth]] to investigate a Cybertronian signal and informed Optimus that he'd discovered Starscream's [[ghost]]. A skeptical Wheeljack offered to go in Prime's stead, but Optimus pointed out that it was his duty to support his subordinates and reminded Wheeljack of the times when he'd supported his ideas, even if Grimlock still thought that Wheeljack was crazy. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===<br /> [[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartThree-Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Left reasonably intact by the Decepticons' ransacking of the ship, he was one of the few Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee could bring online to help repair their many injured comrades. Even if Wheeljack himself was rather pessimistic of their prospects of success, he and Ratchet quickly got to work on healing their comrades only for the duplicitous [[T-800]] to use pilfered Autobot explosives to remotely detonate the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===<br /> ====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====<br /> [[File:Earthrise-Wheeljack-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Never do what your enemy expects you to do.}}<br /> <br /> After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Wheeljack was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering Sergeant]], {{storylink|Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was Mechanical Engineering. His primary objective was to invent and innovate anything he could to use against the Decepticons, and his primary weapon was the &quot;Magnetic Inducer Launcher&quot;. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}&lt;ref&gt;[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Being the inventor that he was, Wheeljack also designed both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s &quot;W-M3 RF Ion Blaster&quot; and &quot;W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield&quot;; weapons in which Prime used on Cybertron. Both of these weapons could combine and modlock into the &quot;Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster&quot; using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Weapons database|Autobot weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}&lt;ref&gt;[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide &quot;''Siege'' Optimus Prime C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide&quot; on Hasbro Pulse]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> During this period, Wheeljack's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a sports car. His [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s and speed were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Wheeljack's message from the future was that his cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}&lt;ref&gt;[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Bill Rogers]] (English), [[Volcano Ōta]] (Japanese)|[[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Stefan Godin]] (French), [[Sven Hasper]] (German), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[David Hernán]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Manish Wadhwa]] (Hindi)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:SiegeEp1-BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack hired a neutral energon scrounger by the name of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to look for fuel when they stumbled across an abandoned [[space bridge]] by accident. Before he could tell Optimus Prime about their discovery, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] found their position and ordered their execution before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] and Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} After Optimus and Elita returned from a disastrous, Wheeljack suggested using the ship's sensors to locate the AllSpark, even if meant siphoning the energon required to keep their grounded ship concealed. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} While discussing contingency measures to keep the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands, Wheeljack mentioned the space bridge he'd found and suggested recruiting [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to help repair the ancient device. After fighting their way through a Decepticon patrol, the group arrived at Ratchet's improvised clinic, and after reaching out to his former colleague Ratchet grudgingly agreed to help. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} When Prime returned to the Ark after a meeting with the [[Guardian robot|Guardian]]s, Wheeljack informed him that he'd soon have [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] up and running. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}<br /> <br /> After Bumblebee absorbed the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Wheeljack was able to map Bumblebee's newfound knowledge of the Allspark onto a modern topographic map of Cybertron to pinpoint the artifact's location and tracked it to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. To get the ''Ark'' up and running, Wheeljack told Bumblebee that they'd need more energon, which convinced the neutral to strike a deal with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] for more fuel. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} By the time that they returned, the final battle for the planet had already begun, and after refuelling Elita ordered Wheeljack to launch the ''Ark'' for the space bridge. Optimus was forced to put the AllSpark beyond Megatron's reach by throwing it through the portal; as the remaining Autobots boarded the ''Ark'' and left to retrieve the life-giving artifact, the passage through the unstable spacebridge knocked everyone aboard unconscious. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:EarthriseEp3-WheeljackvsScorponok.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' were captured by [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and brought to the insane [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] for judgement, though they were later able to escape when the Mercenaries turned on their employer. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Some time later, Ratchet and Wheeljack picked up the AllSpark's signal but told Optimus that they didn't have enough energon to make the trip without a space bridge to shorten the transit time. The Autobots set a course for the nearest space bridge, but discovered that the dilapidated portal in the [[Nebulon]] system had a [[Nebulon station|space station]] keeping the portal open. To close the connection, Wheeljack joined several other Autobots as they boarded the station to lay emergency charges that would destroy the station from within and reset the spacebridge connection. However, they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who nearly crushed Wheeljack to death before [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] distracted him with a hologram. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} When Megatron's Decepticons caught up with them, a massive explosion sealed Wheeljack and most of the other Autobots behind a blast door; after Soundwave freed them, the two factions were forced to call a temporary truce, and Optimus ordered Wheeljack to patch up Megatron so that they could take on Scorponok together. As their alliance fell apart, however, Wheeljack managed to disorient the Decepticons by deactivating the station's artificial gravity systems and buy the Autobots just enough time to get back to the ''Ark'' and take off, but a blast from the ''Nemesis'' stranded both ships in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}<br /> <br /> With the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the Autobots were able to escape the Dead Universe moments before the Decepticons did the same, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} and both ships reappeared over prehistoric [[Earth]]. During the ensuing three-way battle between Deseeus, the Autobots, and Decepticons, Wheeljack managed to lead a team aboard the ''Nemesis'' and take control of its weapons to fire on the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]''. As the Quintesson ship exploded, Wheeljack and his team retreated back to the ''Ark'' just in time to brace for impact as the destruction of the ''Fortune'' sent both the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' plunging into the planet's atmosphere. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:KingdomEp2-WheeljackRhinox.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> After crash-landing near an active volcano, Wheeljack found that Teletraan was behaving oddly, but had no time to investigate these findings before the Autobots encountered the [[Maximal]]s, who hailed from a dystopian future timeline where the AllSpark was never returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} While Prime and most of the other Autobots went off with the Maximal leader [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to find the artifact, Wheeljack worked with Ratchet and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] to find the AllSpark and get their ship repaired, and was impressed by the Maximal engineer's skill with machines. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}} <br /> <br /> By the time that Optimus Prime and their new companions had recovered the AllSpark, Wheeljack attempted to launch the ''Ark'' against Ratchet's better judgement but was unable to power up the ship. With Teletraan still uncooperative, the Autobot and Maximals couldn't launch their ship before the Decepticons and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s launched an offensive. At that moment, however, the reason for Teletraan's &quot;malfunction&quot; became clear—using the AllSpark as a battery, the computer was able to reconfigure the ship's vessel into a towering robot mode, and explained to the stunned Wheeljack that it had learned how to transform during the ship's time in the Dead Universe. The Decepticons defeated, Wheeljack and the other Autobots took the villains prisoner and headed home to Cybertron aboard their starship. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Upon crash-landing on Cybertron, the Autobots and Maximals discovered that Cybertron was now a dead, icy, world, unable to support life. Wheeljack joined in the battle against [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]; after they were defeated and the planet restored to life, he took part in the ceremony commemorating the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Go! Go!''===<br /> One day on Cybertron, Wheeljack unveiled his latest invention for Optimus Prime's approval: a unique, multi-functional [[jet pack]] that doubled as an umbrella and a massage chair. However, the jetpack quickly went out of control, and Bumblebee and Wheeljack had to chase after their leader as he went flying off. {{storylink|Big Invention, Big Trouble?}} Later, Wheeljack walked in to discover that a greedy [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had eaten all of their [[energon cube]]s and suffered an explosive bout of indigestion. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}<br /> <br /> During a search for energon on a [[Planet of Games]], Wheeljack constructed a machine that would instantly warp any nearby energon supplies to their current location. However, his new invention immediately blew up in his face. {{storylink|Great Adventure on the Planet of Games!}}<br /> <br /> On Optimus Prime's birthday, Wheeljack got his leader a potted [[Morphobot]]. Later, he and all the other Autobots came together to enjoy the birthday cake that Bumblebee had baked Optimus. {{storylink|The Commander's Birthday}} On another occasion, Wheeljack gave Bumblebee a homework assignment to build a functioning time machine. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 14}} During an Autobot-Decepticon skirmish over the perfect barbecue spot, Wheeljack battled [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}} <br /> <br /> One winter's day, Wheeljack invented a snowball throwing machine for his teammates to train against. However, the machine promptly malfunctioned and went out of control until the Autobots were able to reach the machine's emergency shutdown switch. All was not lost, as the Autobots used the excess snow created by the runaway robot to construct an igloo for the night. <br /> {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 18}}<br /> <br /> When the Transformers learned that their adventures were being published in manga format, Wheeljack announced that copies of the ''Go! Go!'' manga were already available in e-book format. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 26}} A bespectacled Wheeljack detected a treasure in the jungle and sent Bumblebee and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to investigate. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 28}} When the &quot;treasure&quot; turned out to be an payload of armed [[energon]] bombs, Optimus and Wheeljack mistook the explosion for fireworks. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 29}} <br /> <br /> After Wheeljack invented a new cleaning drone, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] broke into his laboratory and played with his new creation. Mirage used his invisibility powers to pin the blame on Bumblebee; when Wheeljack tried to fix his damaged robot, the machine went berserk and tried to &quot;clean&quot; its creator. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 30}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 33}}}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===<br /> [[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart1-GoldenDisk.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]<br /> <br /> The [[Wheeljack Ministry of Science]] was presumably named after Wheeljack, which featured a pair of statues cast in his likeness. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Following the discovery of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Wheeljack was part of the team that studied it. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===<br /> [[File:Finale-Exosuits.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> <br /> To fight back against [[King Sombra]]'s mind-control spell, Wheeljack worked with Shockwave and Ratchet to construct a set of emotion-powered [[exosuit|exo-suit]]s. Once their pony allies had rescued [[Pinkie Pie]], [[Fluttershy]], and [[Twilight Sparkle]] from Sombra's control, Wheeljack and Ratchet helped the newly freed ponies into their suits. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Calm Sleep Stories===<br /> Wheeljack was the inventor and mechanic of Optimus Prime's team, always looking to advance Cybertronian technology and never afraid to be his own test subject.<br /> <br /> One night on Earth, Wheeljack and the other Autobots visited a drive-in theater in [[Idaho]]. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===Energon Universe===<br /> {{spoiler|Transformers (2023) issue 8|June 12, 2024}}<br /> [[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Wheeljack at Work.jpg|thumb|left|I guess he's just Wheel for now...|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was one of the many Autobots who fled Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)#Energon Universe|Ark]]'' and among the Autobots who (unsuccessfully) engaged Megatron as their ship crashed to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Energon Universe Special story}} Many years later, his body was taken by [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] as they escaped from the attack of the newly reconstructed Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Once they were safely away from the Decepticons, Ratchet began reassembling Wheeljack using the technology in Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}} Ratchet continued to work on the dormant Wheeljack until he received a distress call from Optimus Prime, prompting Ratchet to apologize to Wheeljack as he went to temporarily revive [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] instead. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 4|Transformers #4}}<br /> <br /> Ratchet was eventually able to revive Wheeljack, but to conserve energon, he only rebuilt his upper half, which he placed on a mechanical pedestal. Wheeljack, with assistance from the Autobots' new human friend [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Energon Universe|Sparky Witwicky]], was able to build a turbine connected to a human-built dam, with the hope of reviving more dormant Autobots (and eventually getting enough energon to fully repair his and Optimus's bodies). Wheeljack was impressed with Sparky's ability, and expressed hope that they'd produce enough energon to revive and repair all the Autobots and still have enough left over to fuel the Sparky's town for a decade.<br /> <br /> They were able to bring [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] out of stasis, but at that moment, they were set upon by a Decepticon attack. Despite lacking a lower body, Wheeljack laid down defensive fire in the battle. Jazz was successfully and fully brought back to life, but before any more Autobots could be revived, [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] was able to badly damage the turbine. Wheeljack lamented that the turbine would take a while to repair. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack would then repair Ratchet's legs and started working on getting [[Teletraan I]] operational before accidentally locking himself out by reactivating the Skywarp part of Teletraan. He then broke the news to the others before Optimus came back and notioned that [[Jetfire (G1)#Energon Universe|Jetfire]] was next in line to be reactivated. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} Wheeljack continued to try and break through Skywarp's stonewalling to no avail, theorizing that he had fallen into a trap laid by [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]]. [[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|Carly]] then accidentally fired an RPG at Skywarp, but Arcee blocked the shot. This display wound up giving Skywarp the impetus to repair Wheeljack's legs. Not long after, using Teletraan One, Wheeljack detected Decepticon activity. While Prime led a party to take care of them, Wheeljack stayed behind with Carly and Arcee. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}}<br /> {{ongoing}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> *Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}<br /> *Wheeljack and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] were driving on Cybertron, aboard the [[Turbo Racer]] and the [[Attack Cruiser]] respectively, when they came under fire from [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s [[Stratotronic Jet]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Gutcruncher|Action Master vehicles commercial}}<br /> *Wheeljack also planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===<br /> When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]]}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Construct-Bots Builder''===<br /> The components necessary for building &quot;Construct-Bot&quot; Wheeljack were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends''===<br /> The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] began behaving erratically, so Wheeljack used his [[magnetic inducer]] on [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] kept them distracted. Wheeljack took as scan of Slug, but the data was corrupted, so he had to use [[Teletraan I]] to repair it. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to infiltrate the base to strike at Teletraan, Wheeljack was part of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s team which tried unsuccessfully to halt their progress. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Wheeljack joined a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to help track down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} In an attempt to save [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] when the boy was injured during a battle, Wheeljack transferred Spike's mind into [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]. Things went horribly wrong, but Wheeljack later successfully transferred Spike's mind back into his healed body. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}<br /> <br /> At some point Wheeljack teamed up with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}<br /> <br /> ===''Angry Birds Transformers''===<br /> {{main|Bomb (AB)#As Wheeljack}}<br /> Wheeljack appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br /> [[File:BattleTacticsWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Bet this game is some kind of holodeck created by him.]]<br /> Wheeljack participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 14 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Devastation''===<br /> [[file:Wheeljack_TransformersDevastation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I COULD USE SOME ASSISTANCE! I'M LEAKING ALL OVER! HELP! SOMEBODY GET THIS GUY OFF OF ME!]]<br /> <br /> {{voiceactor| [[Christopher Swindle]]}}<br /> Wheeljack joined a team of other Autobots in opposing Megatron's scheme and stopping the cyberforming of Earth. He upgraded the Autobots' weapons and built T.E.C.H. for them on the Ark, and also provided technical expertise in the field. While his low stamina and slower speed meant he preferred to leave the fighting to Grimlock and Sideswipe, he was more than capable of adjusting a Decepticon's attitude with a well-placed smack from his wrenches or some pinpoint blaster fire. His trusty shield helped him out in several firefights, as did the many [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizers]] he built to destroy large swathes of Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Frontiers''===<br /> {{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Operation Omega''===<br /> {{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> [[File:Wheeljack-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A *whack* SHUT UP!]]<br /> <br /> When it comes to improvisation, Wheeljack is in a whole other league to [[Hoist (G1)|most]] mechanical engineers, and that flair for thinking outside the box applies to his battlefield tactics too. &quot;Never do what the enemy ''expects''.&quot; is his approach to warfare, and it's served him very well.<br /> <br /> He has a knack for whipping up wild new gadgets, often out of whatever scrap metal and power cells are to hand, though it has earned him something of a 'mad doctor' tag. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Wheeljack Bio}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack arrived in time to help out in the battle for the Codex Key. <br /> <br /> Wheeljack also helped Optimus perfect the Combining process, along with Perceptors help. <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}<br /> <br /> Wheeljack even later helped Prime and some volunteers form OPTIMUS MAXIMUS! <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Countdown To Combination Event}}<br /> <br /> [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] told [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] that Wheeljack would outfit him with an [[Orbital jump|Orbital Bounce]] relay for a mission to the [[Decepticon lunar dome base|Decepticon Moonbase]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}<br /> <br /> *'''Class:''' Medic<br /> *'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star<br /> *'''Weapons:'''Wheeljack uses a combat nullifier to heal his targets. If not healing, Wheeljack uses a standard issue photon blaster to decimate targets. <br /> *'''Ability: Combat Simulants''': Speed up the movement and attack speed of friendly bots for 8 seconds! <br /> **'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 for reuses. <br /> <br /> [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Wweeljack Wheeljack at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===<br /> [[File:Wheeljack TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yo Fryman!]]<br /> {{bigquote|Don't let your enemies dictate what you do.}}<br /> <br /> Four million years ago, Wheeljack travelled with Optimus on the Ark away from an energy depleted Cybertron. Bluestreak once described Wheeljack as &quot;a fellow who can make nuclear bombs out of scrap metal and rust buckets.&quot; Wheeljack became renowned as a &quot;mad scientist&quot; for creating gadgets for the Autobots that will optimize their performance in combat. Furthermore, his driving skills are superb enough to make any Hollywood hero envious. <br /> <br /> In battle, Wheeljack wielded the laser powered &quot;[[Stillson Wrench]]&quot; and the bubble blasting &quot;[[Fusion Ray Gun]]&quot;. His active skill was &quot;Backup Firepower&quot;:<br /> *'''Backup Firepower''' — Wheeljack calls forth 2 levitating turret drones to fight by his side. If Wheeljack dies in battle, the turrets will initiate a kamikaze protocol to kill Wheeljack's opponent(s), resulting in extensive damage. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} &lt;ref&gt;[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero13.shtml Wheeljack profile on the Transformers Online website]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:ForgedToFight-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3AxbfqiII EL TECHE DE JESUS!!!]]]<br /> As a Tech Bot, Wheeljack constructs up to three Upgrades of three types: Offensive Upgrades that can Shock opponents, Defensive Upgrades that can Stun, or Power Upgrades that can Power Leak. He can also activate an emergency Force Shield allowing him to survive potentially deadly attacks (and catastrophic mishaps in the lab). <br /> <br /> {{chargamestub}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===<br /> Wheeljack supplied technology such as scanners for the [[Guardian Program]], and occasionally requested the humans involved search for [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===<br /> Wheeljack was a resourceful Autobot mechanic who could cobble together just about anything from scrap metal and spare parts. Renowned by his allies for his ability to improvise, Wheeljack attacked engineering challenges with the same kind of ferocity he unleashed on the open road. Wheeljack was instrumental in establishing the [[Autobot Road]] to allow Cybertronians to rapidly deploy anywhere on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys and merchandise==<br /> {{main|Wheeljack (G1)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:Wheeljack model pose.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|It's not quite the [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] pounce, but it's definitely a thing.]]<br /> *Wheeljack's original toy was one of the figures that already had [[package art]] created by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] for its ''[[Diaclone]]'' release. The existing artwork was only slightly modified for the Transformers version, replacing the upside down number &quot;539&quot; on the chest with an Autobot [[insignia]], and adding another Autobot insignia to the left foot. The package art was then used as a reference for the [[character model]], which made it stand out by deviating from the rather stiff model sheet poses used for most other characters. Also, the character model includes various technical details (notably, two triangular shapes) on the insides of Wheeljack's lower legs feet that do not exist on the toy, but were specifically invented for the package art. The model pose was then referenced (or swiped, if you will) numerous times for both the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic series]] by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] (notably, two panels in [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|issue #9]]) and the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]] (notably, Wheeljack's first transformation sequence after gaining his Earth alternate mode in &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]&quot;).<br /> *Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.<br /> *In Japanese continuity, Wheeljack is portrayed as being older than most Autobots; he talks like an old man and is even referred to as one by ''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]'', of all people, in the dub of &quot;[[Heavy Metal War]]&quot;. According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, he is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to &quot;respect your elders&quot;. Also, he is younger than Kup, but still enough of age to share old man stories with him.<br /> *Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. The establishing shot of the launcher near where Wheeljack's remains lie even show a Smokescreen-colored Wheeljack corpse. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City, having merely been knocked unconscious. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.<br /> *In a continuity where [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|most of the time]], most [[Flight|Autobots can't fly]] under their own power, one of the few Autobot cars explicitly described as being capable of flight is Wheeljack—whose [[alternate mode]] and color scheme come from a {{w|File:Lancia Stratos Turbo.jpg|racecar}} sponsored by a {{w|Alitalia|certain airline}}. Coincidence? (Maybe Wheeljack only gets to fly because his ''[[Diaclone]]'' had wings—but then, maybe the ''Diaclone'' had wings because of the &quot;Alitalla&quot; airline.)<br /> *Wheeljack's bio on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' webpage is ''exactly'' the same as Arcee's, save for the character's name and artwork being changed.<br /> *Wheeljack's design in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic is inspired by his [[Wheeljack (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=I even just straight up used his design for Wheeljack in issue 10. My love for the work Derrick did is pretty unabashed and I wouldn't have it any other way. I even like to think that some alternate version of TFA kinda sets up the backstory for our Beast Wars comic- |link=https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1475584556749275137|name=Josh Burcham|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=12|day=27|(defunct=)}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')<br /> *''Czech:'' '''Ráfek'''<br /> *''French:'' '''Invento''' (Canada), '''Cric''' (Canada Action Master, &quot;Jack&quot;), '''Wheelie''' (European French cartoon dub)<br /> *''Hebrew:'' '''Jeck''' (ג'ק, &quot;Jack&quot;)<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Kerék''' (&quot;Wheel&quot;), '''Kormányos Jack''' (&quot;Steersman Jack&quot; or &quot;Steering-Wheeled Jack&quot;, used in the comic's profile pages)<br /> *''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' (&quot;Bolt&quot;)<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Luén Chéi''' (Taiwan, 輪傑, &quot;Wheel Jay&quot;), '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, &quot;Wheeljack&quot; or &quot;Hoisting Jack&quot;)<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Auto-Roda''' (Portuguese comic, &quot;Auto-Motor&quot;), '''Motriz''' (Brazilian comic, &quot;Wheel&quot;)<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Gónshchik''' (Го́нщик, &quot;Racer&quot;)<br /> *''Ukrainian:'' '''Kermanych''' (Керманич, &quot;Steerer&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{OtherVersions<br /> |charname=Wheeljack<br /> |disambig=Wheeljack (disambiguation)<br /> |body=<br /> *[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], the kung-fu-fighting Autobot from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]].<br /> *[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (aka Que), the [[facial hair]]-sporting Autobot scientist from the [[live-action film series]].<br /> *[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''<br /> *[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the sword-wielding [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].<br /> *[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], the goateed Autobot inventor from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Action Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Alternators Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br /> [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Energon Universe Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Engineers]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Go! Go! Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Kreons]]<br /> [[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Scientists]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:United Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]&lt;!--cartoon only--&gt;</div>

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<p>Temmytoa: /* A &#039;bot and his dog */ Grammatical error</p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|decepticon|edc}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> [[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and buster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|The one where he's interesting and fun.]]<br /> A chance to be part of the exciting world of [[Gladiatorial combat|underground gladiator games]] turned into a life '''Thundercracker''' never wanted, but a belief in the rhetoric that founded his faction, and the sense of brotherhood and belonging he gained from being a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] saw him remain a loyal [[Decepticon]] for millions of years. Eventually, however, the Decepticons strayed too far from their original goals for Thundercracker to tolerate, and he threw his lot in with [[Earth]], embracing the planet as a new home and celebrating the ability of its people to grow and change in ways that Transformers struggle to. Today, his love of [[human]]ity and their arts has evolved into a desire to become a screenwriter, but love for his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] always comes first.<br /> <br /> {{first|[[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]]}}<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|The are few things currently on Earth that have lasted as long as we have. [...] I used to find that transience laughably fragile. But I see now that it's actually a strength I'm just beginning to grasp. [...] I believe I'm finally understanding the meaning of the word... &quot;beautiful&quot;. I can't think of the last time we created anything. We have so much to learn here.|Thundercracker|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: &quot;Seasons in Flight&quot;|''The Transformers'' #4]]}}<br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Becoming a Seeker===<br /> Marked as an [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] by the power to create incredibly loud sonic booms, Thundercracker first met [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]]. Skywarp came to resent the Academy, convinced that the two were treated as second-class citizens because of their [[flight class|airborne alternate modes]]. When they were approached by Senator [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], Skywarp pushed Thundercracker into joining, and the two were rebuilt into bodyframes identical to Starscream's own. Skywarp would later realize that Starscream had done this to confuse the taxpayers he'd conned. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MegatronOrigin4 Thundercracker Skywarp.jpg|left|upright=2.5|thumb|&quot;When I joined this murderous terrorist group, I wasn't ever intending to shoot at anyone!&quot;]]<br /> The three were approached by Soundwave with an offer from the underground pit-fighter and revolutionary rhetorician [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who sought flight-capable Transformers to join his forces. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} To hide from his former constituents, Starscream and his new lackeys joined up; {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} while the trio believed that they would be joining his gladiatorial team, Megatron intended them to be fully-fledged warriors as he transitioned his Decepticons from underground activists to fully-blown insurgents. After being given [[System|weapons systems]] by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], the Seekers kidnapped [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]], who was to be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. However, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the Autobots arrived and arrested everyone. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} After Starscream killed the members of the [[Senate]] who had gathered in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] and liberated the prisoners, Megatron launched an &quot;Everything burns&quot; offensive on Kaon, during which Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to target a ship carrying the wealthy and elite. Thundercracker expressed reservations about attacking the ship, but Skywarp gave him some simple advice: &quot;Don't think. Just do it.&quot; {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:SLOrionPax thundercracker I presume.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]<br /> As the Decepticon uprising spread across the planet, Thundercracker came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and participated in his plan to capture [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. He protested against Bludgeon's idea to strap a captive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] to a shuttle and launch it at the nearest settlement, disturbed by the needless civilian casualties it would cause. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} <br /> <br /> When Orion Pax turned against the demented Autobot leader [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Thundercracker was among the Decepticons that Megatron led to Orion's rescue. Megatron and Orion joined forces against Zeta, but Thundercracker didn't enjoy having to spend time with Orion's Autobots, and almost came to blows with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Choices}} He participated in their combined attack on Zeta Prime's [[Citadel]], working with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to take out the building's defensive [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc cannons]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Zeta was dead, Megatron betrayed Orion, declared himself ruler of Cybertron and began capturing Autobots. During this time, Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel before going on to guard an Autobot detention cell, only to be punched out by Ironhide when Hot Rod broke the prisoners out. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Thundercracker and other seekers to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots—led by Orion, now [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]—but they were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Primacy2 thundercracker what is this.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|left|thumb|*In a dark, grumbling voice* &quot;I'm Batman.&quot;]]<br /> After Megatron's short-lived rule of Cybertron was ended, Thundercracker watched [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Scorponok's first move was to lead the Seekers in an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} which ended disastrously when the refinery exploded. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Scorponok did not mourn those who lost their lives in the blast, however; Thundercracker silently watched as he praised the strong for surviving, and put a Decepticon who spoke out against him in his place. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Fortunately, Megatron soon returned to retake command of the Decepticons, and began putting his splintered faction back together. Thundercracker was sent to the planet [[Magmara Nine]] to bring the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] back into the fold, {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} so that the reunified Decepticon forces could launch a major attack on the Autobots. Unfortunately, a miscalculation during that great battled saw Thundercracker and his fellow fliers taken out of the fight early on, as the lingering fumes of [[acid rain]] unleashed against the Autobots corroded the Seekers' systems and caused them to drop out of the sky. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:SLThundercracker TC vs BB.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|thumb|Thunda- Thunda- Thunda-]]<br /> Alongside Starscream and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], Thundercracker participated in an attack on the [[Institute|New Institute]], {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} and in another battle, blew away [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} Eventually, he fell under Bludgeon's command again, and became one of his [[Titan Hunter]]s, searching through space for the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who had vanished from Cybertron some years prior. Thundercracker did not enjoy the work; the chase seemed futile, each stop proving fruitless, and his fellow hunters held no respect for him or his attempts to apply any kind of scientific deduction to their mission. As such, when Thundercracker discovered a chunk of Cybertronian metal during the Hunters' investigation of an asteroid, he kept it to himself. Examining the metal, Thundercracker deduced it was a piece of Metroplex, and used the quantum radiation it was saturated with to pinpoint the Titans' current location—but still, for reasons he could not even explain to himself, he kept the specifics of his findings to himself, providing the co-ordinates to Bludgeon with the justification that he had a &quot;hunch&quot;. Unfortunately, it turned out there was an inhabited colony on the asteroid the co-ordinates led to; Thundercracker failed to talk Bludgeon out of attacking the [[Urtuskian|alien residents]], so instead, he took up position at the head of the attack unit and tried to scare the colonists away with a sonic boom, hoping they would get clear before his teammates opened fire. He failed miserably, but pushed it from his mind, focusing intently on his greater mission. Headed into the asteroid's depths, Thundercracker discovered Metroplex soaking up the pseudo-energon reservoir within, whereupon he was attacked by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], part of an Autobot unit that had followed the Hunters to the asteroid. The pair battled until one of the aliens intervened, hurling himself at Thundercracker in an attempt to save Bumblebee's life. Thundercracker simply tossed the alien aside, but the creature's grand gesture allowed Thundercracker to come to a realization... just as the alien had acted selflessly, Thundercracker realized the lie he had told Bludgeon was not a self-serving one, but rather, a lie told out of a genuine desire not to see Metroplex fall into Decepticon hands. Thundercracker radioed his fellow Decepticons and lied once more, claiming Metroplex was nowhere to be found, and they all withdrew from the asteroid, believing that the whole affair had been an Autobot trick. Angry at Thundercracker for leading them into it, Bludgeon had him removed from his unit and sent back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}<br /> <br /> ===Infiltration===<br /> [[File:Infiltration0 Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.75|left|thumb|Tha-Boom, I want you in my room...]]<br /> In the present day, long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, Thundercracker served as part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|insurgent unit]], operating covertly on Earth to destabilize governing organizations and create global anarchy. After four years of secrecy, the unit went off-mission with the discovery of [[Ore-13]], a super-powerful variant of energon, which Starscream planned to use to stage a coup. When their activities in [[Nebraska]] were discovered by the human [[Stoker]], an agent of the secret organization known as the [[Machination]], Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were sent to deal with the human and recover his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, but the SM-40 was missing, stolen by young runaway [[Verity Carlo]]. Thundercracker tracked her down, but before he could terminate her and her friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], he was driven off by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} Ratchet managed to temporarily shake Thundercracker and the two [[Battlecharger]]s, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} but they picked up his trail again before long. This time, however, Thundercracker was shot down by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Ironhide. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:AvengersTF2 thundercracker mirror response mode.jpg|thumb|We call it &quot;Farting Lightning Mode&quot;.]]<br /> Soon, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down Starscream's attempted rebellion. Thundercracker, along with the other Decepticons, were unwilling to stand against him when the Decepticon leader ordered them to stand down. Megatron proceeded to take Starscream offline, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} and Thundercracker and the others promptly submitted themselves to his command once again. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to destroy the El Jira power plant in the middle east to inflame global tensions and spark a global energy shortage, {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} then focused his efforts on the Eastern European country of [[Latveria]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There, Megatron activated the [[Psycho-Prism]] he had stolen from [[Doctor Doom]], which emitted an aggression wave that acted on humans, increasing international tensions in the area. Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war, but their actions drew the attention of both the Autobots and the human superhero team the [[Avengers]]. After capturing [[Spider-Man]], Thundercracker and the Decepticons powered themselves up using his super-powers as part of [[mirror response mode]], then took the fight to the Autobots and Avengers. Thundercracker shot and injured Optimus Prime {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} and [[Ms. Marvel]], and engaged in a dogfight with [[Captain America]] in the [[Quinjet]], but was then taken down by a blast from [[Iron Man]]'s Transformer-sized armor {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} and retreated with the other Decepticons via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Devastation1 Ruining Everything.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|Megatron's lost it! It must be a Tuesday.]]<br /> During battle in [[Brasnya]], the sorely-pressed Skywarp teleported Thundercracker in to try and stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from escaping with [[Georgi Koska|one of their facsimile constructs]]. Hot Rod was able to [[orbital jump]] to safety, and Thundercracker then joined Skywarp in recovering the defeated Megatron and retreating. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} Furious over his defeat, Megatron called in the destructive [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]—a breach of protocol that alarmed Thundercracker and several other Decepticons. Together, they conspired to bring Starscream back online in hopes he could to talk some sense into their leader. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} They managed to get Starscream active again just in time for the Decepticon base to be attacked by the alien [[Reaper]]s, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} and with a little help from [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a mysterious ally]], Thundercracker and his comrades claimed victory over the extraterrestrial invaders. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Dishonor to the Decepticons===<br /> During the Decepticons' battle with the Reapers, the Autobots had left Earth to deal with the threat of an incursion by the [[Dead Universe]], and Megatron exploited their absence by taking his men to ground. The Decepticons returned to Cybertron, where a series of experiments were carried out to create [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. [[File:AHM7 thundercracker our own kind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]] The misshapen [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] of creatures that were created one after another in pursuit of a perfect specimen outraged Thundercracker, who demanded Megatron euthanize them rather than allow fellow Decepticons to endure such a torturous existence. Megatron, unsurprisingly, paid little heed to the Seeker's words. After a trio of satisfactory Insecticons were created, the Decepticons returned to Earth and lured the Autobots into a trap, which saw Thundercracker and the other Decepticons successfully overpower their enemies and strand them on Cybertron via a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}<br /> <br /> With Earth now unprotected, a year on from the Reaper battle, the Decepticons launched a huge attack on [[New York City]] in which Thundercracker participated. Though he followed orders obediently, engaging human jet fighters in the skies over the city, he shared little of his comrades' enthusiasm for mindless destruction, and was the only one among them to cast a backward glance at the devastation Megatron left in his wake. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} Thundercracker and his fellow Seekers helped cut off the city by blowing up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} then listened in silence as Megatron gave a victory speech. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:AHM12 thundercracker nuke.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb]]<br /> When Skywarp got into an argument with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] that ended with weapons drawn, Thundercracker came to the aid of his brother Seeker and sent the Insecticons scuttling off. While Skywarp expressed his enjoyment at working with Thundercracker again, describing it as &quot;like old times&quot;, Thundercracker immediately became sullen and withdrawn again, leaving Skywarp frustrated, unable to have any real ''fun'' in the destruction if he was doing it on his own. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Some time later, back in New York, when Starscream betrayed Megatron and sent the Insecticons and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to attack him, Thundercracker merely stood back and watched. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This battle was interrupted by the arrival of human jets sent from [[Europe]], which Thundercracker helped engage. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Autobots themselves then returned, but were abandoned in the city by the Decepticons to die in a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]] strike Megatron had arranged. After the other Decepticons had pulled out, however, Thundercracker returned, and offered to help the Autobots redirect the plummeting bomb. When questioned, he opined the Decepticons had lost their way, and the mass slaughter of unworthy foes was dishonorable. He succeeded in snatching the bomb out the air, flying it up to the fringes of the atmosphere, and detonating it safely, but was then confronted by a furious Skywarp, who was outraged at the idea of a Seeker &quot;betrayer&quot;. Despite Thundercracker's attempts to explain his position, Skywarp blasted him point-blank in the head. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Evolution on Earth===<br /> [[File:SeasonsInFlight thundercracker discovers tv.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> Thundercracker survived, but was left heavily injured and only partially functional. Painfully dragging himself inside a ruined New York skyscraper, which human cleanup crews likely wouldn't reach for months, he reflected on how life on Earth was always changing and always finding a way to survive. After weeks of scrounging, he eventually managed to construct a distress beacon, and as he waited for his fellow Decepticons to find him, he also got a [[television]] working. For the next one and a half years, Thundercracker spent his time watching human programs and growing increasingly fascinated with their ever-changing world and society. Eventually, he was found by a ragtag team of 'cons left behind on the planet, who repaired him and hoped that he, as an elite Seeker, would lead them. Thundercracker refused, as he saw no point in a warrior leading the team, since the war was over for them. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: &quot;Seasons in Flight&quot;|Seasons in Flight}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Earthworks thundercracker saves bbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> Instead, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] took command, and led Thundercracker and the others in a revenge attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. After some quick battlefield thinking by Swindle, the Decepticons changed their tunes and instead offered to help Hot Rod and his group leave Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: &quot;New Arrivals, Old Encounters&quot;|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As Thundercracker helped them construct a ship, he thought about how Swindle had to be planning something, and how he felt remorse for the Autobots and how lost they were. His thoughts strayed back to the humans and their ever-changing world, comparing them to his own so-called &quot;transforming&quot; race that had remained the same for millions of years. While Thundercracker used to laugh at it, he now saw the beauty of Earth, where every act of destruction was also an act of creation. He knew that they had a lot to learn from the humans, but all his fellow Transformers wanted to do was to run away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: &quot;Seasons in Flight&quot;|Seasons in Flight}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] confronted Hot Rod's group, Thundercracker stood back and watched from the sidelines as Swindle unveiled his new creation, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: &quot;Enemies of the System&quot;|Enemies of the System}} While the other Decepticons turned on their Autobot &quot;comrades&quot;, Thundercracker remained true to his honor. He saved [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] during a scrap with [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and proceeded to help Rodimus as well. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: &quot;Earthworks&quot;|Earthworks}}<br /> <br /> [[File:HawkAmongTheSparrows-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|&quot;Get out of here, Bumblebee -- the Hallmark Channel is showing back-to-back episodes of ''The Waltons''.&quot;]]<br /> Months later, Bumblebee contacted Thundercracker, asking him for help in getting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] out of [[North Korea]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: &quot;Ranks of Bronze&quot;|Ranks of Bronze}} While he had left the Decepticons, Thundercracker was uninterested in rejoining the war, having found a new hobby in studying humanity from a hideout filled with televisions. After Bumblebee's attempts to befriend him were rebuffed, the Autobot confronted him with the fact that despite his admirable attempts at changing, Thundercracker was a warrior at heart, and would get back in the action sooner or later. Realizing that he was right, Thundercracker agreed to aid Bumblebee's Autobots, and traveled to North Korea where he knocked [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] out of the sky. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: &quot;Hawk Among the Sparrows&quot;|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} The Combaticons were defeated, only for the Autobots to get attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] instead. Thundercracker faced off against [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] before personally blowing up the [[energon]] plants in North Korea and [[China]], thus ending the Combaticons' and Predacons' alliances with those nations. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: &quot;All My Sins Remembered&quot;|All My Sins Remembered}}<br /> <br /> Returning home from Asia, Thundercracker found his hideout trashed—the humans had discovered it while he was away. And if that wasn't bad enough, ''Starscream'' was there, asking for his help. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He had recently been ousted from his position of Decepticon leader by Megatron, and tried to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons and help him overthrow Megatron again. Thundercracker reacted with the same disinterest as he had shown Bumblebee's proposition, reminding Starscream that the Decepticons had left him to rot and that he couldn't care less about galactic conquest. His attitude only served to anger Starscream, who shot him in the back repeatedly. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} [[File:WokenFuries thundercracker shot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|[[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|True friends]] shoot you in the ''face''.]] Thundercracker's life was saved by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], sent by the Autobots to again request his help against the returning Decepticon army, who defeated Starscream and carried the injured Seeker to safety. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}<br /> <br /> At the Autobot base, Thundercracker got medical attention from [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (and complained that he wasn't Ratchet). In exchange for his repairs, Optimus Prime wanted him to tell the Autobots where Megatron could have brought the recently injured Soundwave, but having had no contact with the main Decepticon force for years, Thundercracker couldn't tell him anything. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} With his repairs done, Thundercracker left the Autobots' base, calling them &quot;sentimental&quot; for wanting to return to Cybertron and electing not to come with them. Prowl tried to stop him, but he only warned the Autobot against provoking him before flying off. {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}} <br /> <br /> He returned to his hideout to pack up his televisions and find a new place to live, only to be approached once again by Bumblebee, who was now looking for help with finding Decepticons currently on Earth. Thundercracker reminded the Autobot he had no contact with the other Decepticons anymore, wishing only to live in peace on Earth, and questioned his ability to lead the Autobots. When the subject of returning to Cybertron with a space bridge came up, he remembered that earlier Megatron had been grilling him about the time he and Bumblebee met Metroplex, suggesting that he was looking for a way to generate space bridges using his own body much like the titan. Thundercracker let Bumblebee have his records of Metroplex's space bridge radiation signature to follow up on this theory, but refused to get involved with the fight himself. {{storylink|The Question}}<br /> <br /> [[File:HelloCruelWorld thundercracker screenwriter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|So now he's Tommy Wiseau?]]<br /> In time, Cybertron was restored and its scattered populace began returning home, but Thundercracker elected to continue living on Earth. His absence from Cybertron was pointed out by Wheeljack when Starscream expressed interest in getting the Seekers back together; mentioning Thundercracker's name gave Wheeljack a flash of inspiration, and helped him realize that a series of recent explosions on Cybertron were reminiscent of ball lightning. {{storylink|Stick Together}}<br /> <br /> ===A 'bot and his dog===<br /> As the years rolled by, Thundercracker's interest in TV shows evolved into a desire to become a scriptwriter himself. He got to work writing a screenplay about a human female named &quot;Susan Journeyer&quot; and her love interest &quot;Josh Boyfriend&quot; which was heavily inspired by his favourite show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'', but his attempts to write from a human perspective were... interesting. He came into contact with [[Earth Defense Command]], who recognized his neutrality and provided him with a new hideout, a source of energon and a friendly dog named [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], but eventually, they required something from him in return: when a group of Autobots returned to Earth for the first time in years, Thundercracker was to serve as bait to lure them into an ambush. Noting that Bumblebee wasn't among them, Thundercracker was a bit bummed to learn the Autobot had died, but this was overridden by the shock of hearing the war had ended with Megatron joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As the EDC and their new Decepticon allies ambushed the Autobots, Thundercracker stayed out of the line of fire, worrying over Buster. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He then accompanied—and annoyed—his EDC liaison [[Marissa Faireborn]] as she cleaned up the mess after the battle. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}<br /> <br /> [[File:ExRID36 ThundercrackerthreatensSoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|&quot;What do you want from me, huh? HUH?&quot;]]<br /> The EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] was next to be attacked by Autobots, so Thundercracker took Marissa there, though he refused to get too close to the battle out of worry for Buster. While escaping the destruction, he slipped and fell into a cavern where, to his horror, he discovered an EDC facility full of drone duplicates of his old comrades, Ramjet and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Alarmed, Thundercracker contacted Soundwave to learn more about the Decepticons' alliance with the EDC, but the meeting did not go very well; Soundwave inadvertently threatened Buster, getting things off on the wrong foot, and Thundercracker soon learned that he had no knowledge of the drones. Thundercracker agreed to think about Soundwave's offer to live on the new Decepticon commune the EDC was constructing for them around [[Jupiter]], and gave his old comrade a copy of his screenplay as a parting gift. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and clones.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|&quot;Thank you, honey, this is a beautiful party! You invited all my friends. Good thinking!&quot;]]<br /> Now aware that the EDC was secretly working towards their own ends, Thundercracker kept a vigil over their Bikini Atoll base, and did not have to wait long before the drone army was activated. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Unable to stop the drones' flight, Thundercracker entrusted Buster's safety to EDC scientist [[Sanjay Bharwaney]] and took off after them, radioing Soundwave for assistance. Angry to learn of the EDC's deception, Soundwave weighed his options; Thundercracker was able to convince him that if the drones made it across the ocean and reached land, the re-ignition of war between humanity and Cybertronians was inevitable, and that they needed to act to save Earth not ''for'' the humans, but in ''spite'' of them, so that it could be a world for the Decepticons as well. Soundwave reluctantly agreed, and easily cracked the control signal for the drones, deactivating them and letting them fall out of the sky... but warned Thundercracker not to contact him again. Not that that bothered Thundercracker much, as he happily reunited with Buster on the beaches of Bikini Atoll. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Thundercracker discovered Christmas and decided to write children's story about it. And he did. And despite the very best of Bogart and Se7en references, it remained on par with his other writing. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}<br /> <br /> Thundercracker was still hanging around Bikini Atoll when the captive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was brought in. Thundercracker felt he should be allowed to talk to the human, believing he could get him to open up since they had both acted heroically during Megatron's occupation of Earth years earlier, but Faireborn refused to allow it. Instead, Thundercracker passed the time by reading her, Bharwaney, and [[Ayana Jones|Jones]] his screenplay. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}<br /> <br /> [[File:EXRID50 ThundercrackerPrimehandshake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.9|&quot;Okay folks, everything is fine. Fight is over, folks, I'm sorry Mark.&quot;]]<br /> Still looking for a chance to talk to Spike, Thundercracker grumbled that Blackrock got to see Spike and he didn't. TC complained to Buster that Blackrock seemed a little nuts. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} When Buster and [[D.0.C.]] uncovered a secret room with captive Autobots under the Bikini Atoll base, Thundercracker &quot;translated&quot; for Buster that the Autobots weren't attacking the EDC, but had been prisoners. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Galvatron betrayed, well, ''everyone'', Thundercracker offered to stand beside the Autobots and EDC against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He offered to fly straight to [[Shanghai]] to take part in the battle against Galvatron's forces, but was urged not to go by Marissa, who said she was afraid he would die and that she liked his stupid stories. Once the battle was over Optimus and his forces arrived at EDC Headquarters to rescue the Autobots there. Thundercracker and Marissa explained that it was the traitorous Blackrock, not the EDC who harmed Optimus's friends. Wanting to leave the EDC and its subterfuge behind, Thundercracker asked Optimus to put the past aside, and he was allowed to join with the Autobots in leaving Bikini Atoll. He took the Autobots to his old homestead, where they set up a new base of operations on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}<br /> <br /> During the Autobots' global relief efforts, Thundercracker, Buster, and [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] provided tablets and internet access to poverty stricken Balkan villages. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}<br /> <br /> [[File:AllHailOptimus4-SkyReignforms.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.8|&quot;Denny, two is great, but three's a crowd.&quot;]]<br /> Optimus took Thundercracker and Buster with him to [[Sanctuary Station]] to try and convince Soundwave and his group of Decepticons to join with the Autobots, where he was not received warmly by his former comrades. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} They arrived back at [[Monument Valley]] with Soundwave and his Decepticons in tow. After splitting up a fight between Buster and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Thundercracker got into an argument with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], which had to be split up by Optimus. Thundercracker was among the combined Autobot and Decepticon force that rode in [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to engage with Galvatron's group of Decepticons in the [[Indian Ocean]]. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Thundercracker was forcibly fused with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Sunstreaker, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] into [[Sky Reign]] (Thundercracker formed the left arm). {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Sky Reign, [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]], and two [[Seeker clone|Seeker combiners]] ganged up on Superion, until Superion was able to write the combination code into his brain and separate all the combiners. The now separated Thundercracker knocked Sunstreaker out of the way of a blast from the fleeing Galvatron's fusion cannon, getting his arm blown off in the process, and fired upon Astrotrain to try and prevent the Decepticons from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} He regrouped with the Autobots while Cosmos and Arcee gave chase to Astrotrain and Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} He was later seen sitting on a raft with Sunstreaker and Slugslinger while the remaining Decepticons were being rounded up at the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|White Light}} Once that was cleared up, he stood in a group shot while Soundwave gave an inspirational speech about the importance of Cybertronians being united. {{storylink|White Heat}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, [[Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem]] discussed the initial infiltration of Earth by the Autobots and Decepticons (including Thundercracker), the search for Ore-13, and how Optimus Prime and the Autobots abandoned the planet to Megatron and the Decepticons (still including Thundercracker). {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TransformersRevolution-ThundercrackervsDireWraith.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|&quot;You are tearing me apart, Lisa!&quot;]]<br /> Months later, he'd been given a new arm by [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] that incorporated a powerful cannon. He was in [[Philadelphia]] with Buster, [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] and [[D.0.C.]] helping people evacuate from a burning building before he got a distress call from [[Marissa Faireborn]] at the [[White House]] which had been infiltrated by [[Dire Wraith|aliens]]. When he arrived, the aliens had taken control of the [[Seeker clone]]s. He managed to best one before the second forced him into the White House (crushing an alien in the process) before he and D.0.C. defeated it. When Marissa briefed him on the powers of the Wraiths he briefly geeked out about organics with abilities comparable to Cybertronians before he atomized one that was threatening Buster. Thundercracker led the charge into the situation room cutting through more Wraiths before the leader combined her magics with a sample of [[Ore-13]] growing to Cybertronian size. Thundercracker forced her into the sky with the promise to throw her into the sun before she managed to tear his new arm off. As she fell boasting of her superiority Thundercracker warned her to be careful with her burning hands around the cannon's ammunition. She wasn't careful and wound up impaling herself on the [[Washington Monument]]. Thundercracker then attempted a quip before he reunited with his friends. He then realized his disconnect from Susan Journeyer was caused by his still being a Seeker regardless of his affiliations. Together with Buster, Thundercracker decided it was time to seek himself. ROAD TRIP! {{storylink|Thundercracker &amp; Buster Save the World}}<br /> <br /> ===Disaster artist=== <br /> [[File:BehindMyBleedingBack ThundercrackerHawaiianShirt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|&quot;Ha, ha, ha, what a story, Mark.&quot;]]<br /> Thundercracker's world tour eventually took him, Marissa, and Buster to [[Egypt]]. While lounging against the Sphinx, Thundercracker received a call from Spike, asking if he would help [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] understand the cloaking field around the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions']] ship. When Marissa asked who he was talking to, he told her that it was a wrong number, but after she'd gone away, Thundercracker agreed to help on one condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} As it turned out, this one condition was giving Marissa an invitation to join G.I. Joe. While she talked with [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] inside a cafe, Thundercracker sat outside with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] and discussed his past with Marissa with her. As she brought up her past with Flint, Thundercracker commented on how &quot;trope-y&quot; it seemed and was later captivated by her own history- &quot;[[Chuckles|the guy in a Hawaiian shirt]]&quot; she mentioned being of particular interest to him. As Flint exited the cafe, Thundercracker excitedly started to tell him about his new screenplay based on Chameleon's story about Chuckles, but the irritated Joe wasn't interested and only wanted to know if he'd now provide the calculations on the Junkions' ship. Though Thundercracker was surprised to learn Flint was Marissa's father (and showed a lack of understanding of the human reproductive process), a stern look from Flint was enough to get him to agree. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DanceAmongTheShadows ThundercrackerMarissaCairo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|&quot;Well, the interesting part is that on our first date, she paid for dinner.&quot;]]<br /> After Marissa declined the offer to join G.I.Joe, Thundercracker tried to get her to open up about her relationship with her father, to little avail. He tactfully suggested that Flint just wanted to spend time with her by asking her to join the team, and Marissa had second thoughts. The two caught up with Flint and Chameleon's aircraft, landing in [[Sicily]] for another try at conversation. As Flint and Marissa talked, Thundercracker shot the breeze with Chameleon again. Thundercracker seemed a bit taken aback when he overheard Marissa say that she accompanied him on their sightseeing tour only because she was afraid the Cybertronians would eventually destroy the world. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} After [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] hordes were unleashed across the world by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], Thundercracker had to fend some off in Sicily. As the survivors departed, Marissa expressed her frustration at the constant battles she'd been involved in since the Cybertronians came to Earth, and hurt Thundercracker's feelings when she claimed all his kind knew how to do was destroy. Deciding they couldn't stay on the sidelines any longer, Marissa had Thundercracker fly them to the [[Matterhorn]], where she presented a proposal to the [[President of the United States]] about the Junkion matter. A week later, Thundercracker was on-site at Earth Defense Command's old Bikini Atoll HQ where a [[Little Cybertron|refugee camp]] was being built for the Junkions, overseen by Marissa. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} [[Pyra Magna]] soon got on Thundercracker's case for spending his time playing with Buster instead of helping build the Junkion settlement, forcing Marissa to cover for her friend. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}<br /> <br /> On the day that Earth was to officially join the [[Council of Worlds]], Thundercracker complimented Marissa's outfit as she prepared to travel to Cybertron for the ceremony. He wished her well as she stepped through the [[space bridge]] portal, but panicked when the portal died and all communication from Cybertron ceased. [[Aileron]] calmed things down and asked Thundercracker to check in on Sanctuary Station to make sure the Decepticons aboard were all accounted for. Thundercracker wasn't exactly pleased with the implication that they, and therefore HE- couldn't be trusted. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Nevertheless, he took Buster on a trip to the space station, admiring the view on the way there. Once aboard, he was warmly greeted by Cosmos and asked [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] if he had composed any new poems. Thundercracker then tried to find a place for Buster to relieve herself as Cosmos got him a headcount of those currently aboard Sanctuary. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:StarscreamTheMovie ThundercrackerProximaLighting.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|&quot;Denny, don't plan too much. It may not come out right.&quot;]]<br /> In his spare time, Thundercracker began working on his screenplay about Chuckles, envisioning a heroic story about the G.I.Joe undercover agent saving the world from [[Cobra]]. He was approached by Starscream, who was interested in employing Thundercracker's creative &quot;talents&quot; to make a biographical film about his life. Thundercracker eagerly accepted the job and was soon listening to Starscream recount his own history, albeit with an obvious bias. Deciding he needed some close outside sources to get a more accurate picture of Starscream's life, Thundercracker interviewed his fellow Seekers [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and Skywarp, each of whom painted a pointedly-negative picture of Starscream. Realizing that this was incompatible with Starscream's self-congratulatory accounts, Thundercracker consulted [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] for help on marrying the truth with myths and storytelling in general.<br /> <br /> [[File:OPAnnual2018 AcidStormNewLines.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|&quot;Peter, you always play psychologist with us!&quot;]]<br /> As production on the movie commenced, it quickly became apparent to those hired as actors and crew that Thundercracker had little practical idea of how to make a film. [[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] had to explain how cinematography and lighting worked to him, and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] complained about having to have his entire body painted every day to play the title role as Starscream. Thundercracker's rigid directing style and his constant rewrites of the script just before takes didn't help matters either. Production stalled and Thundercracker confided in Marissa that he was uncertain about how to reconcile the truth with Starscream's preferred narrative. He needed to keep Starscream happy so that the film would continue to be funded, but felt like he was selling out his creative vision by presenting an inaccurate picture of Cybertron's ruler to the public. Fearing he could never break into [[Hollywood]] by compromising himself, Thundercracker asked for Marissa's advice. Marissa put Thundercracker in contact with movie producer [[Bulletman|Richard Ruby]], to whom he showed a rough cut of some of the more &quot;talking heads&quot; scenes that had been filmed. Ruby bluntly told Thundercracker that this kind of film would never make it in Hollywood, as the general human audience just wanted to see giant robots shooting each other- not historical drama. Thundercracker didn't care for the advice, but reasoned that as long as people were inspired by what they watched, the film could still work.<br /> <br /> [[File:StarscreamTheMovie ThundercrackerActing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|&quot;Do you want to play football?&quot; &lt;br&gt; &quot;In tuxes? Are you kidding?&quot;]]<br /> The latest round of spontaneous script rewrites were the last straw for Acid Storm, who dropped out of the production. Thundercracker decided to step into the role of Starscream himself for the remainder of the shoot (as well as playing Skywarp and himself), but the news just then broke that Starscream had confessed to a number of crimes and been imprisoned. Inspired by this turn of events, Thundercracker now had his ending for the film. After completing it, he visited Starscream in prison and showed him the final product. Starscream accepted it in seeming good humor, but pointed out it was irrelevant now that he was in jail. Thundercracker disagreed, standing behind his work, claiming the film would withstand the test of time. After giving the movie's crew some gift baskets for their hard work (Thundercracker ignored the question of ''actual'' payment now that their funding had been cut), he headed to Earth with Buster to deliver the [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|finished film]] to Richard Ruby for distribution. However, the [[space bridge]] portal redirected him to the barren world of [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], where some of Starscream's goons tried to kill him and prevent the film from seeing release. Thundercracker defeated them easily and eventually got to Earth, finding out that Richard Ruby had left a message for him upon his arrival. <br /> <br /> Thundercracker discovered that [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] had already made a [[Dark Invasion|Cybertronian action movie]] for human audiences and it had bombed hard in theaters. Ruby told Thundercracker that Cybertronian movies were probably D.O.A. on Earth now, and the best he could do was release the Starscream bio-pic on an [[Coma|obscure direct-to-digital platform]]. Accepting this, Thundercracker glumly decided he had been kidding himself about being a successful filmmaker and returned to Cybertron. Marissa attempted to console him, but was interrupted when Thundercracker received another phone call, this one from famed human director [[J.J. Hackensack]]. Having watched Thundercracker's movie, Hackensack saw more potential in Cybertronian cinema, and asked Thundercracker if he'd like to colloborate on something. His confidence restored, a giddy Thundercracker immediately responded in the affirmative. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}<br /> <br /> ===Breaking in=== <br /> [[File:Assembly ThreeSeekerAmigos.jpg|thumb|upright=2.7|left|&quot;Anyway, how's your sex life?&quot;]]<br /> Now possessing the connections and clout to make his Chuckles movie into a reality, Thundercracker moved to Hollywood and got it properly written and filmed. He was in the middle of producing a final edit of it to send to J.J. Hackensack when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] appeared over the Earth. Thundercracker sprang into action, protecting those in his neighborhood from the destruction that Unicron's mere presence above the planet caused. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} As he helped people evacuate a burning building, Thundercracker tried to call Marissa, but she was unable to talk at the moment. A plan was formed to destroy Unicron by using the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] and Thundercracker was contacted by Starscream to aid them in getting the alien artifact to the planet-eater's surface. Thundercracker first flew to [[Mount Rushmore]] to see Marissa one more time, leaving Buster with her in case he didn't return. He then flew into Earth's orbit with the Talisman to rendezvous with Starscream and Skywarp, being somewhat elated that the three of them were flying together again. Starscream and Skywarp were less thrilled to have him along, and the gravity of the situation didn't stop Thundercracker from being amused at the initials of the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] (D.V.D.) that barred their path to Unicron. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Ceremony ThundercrackerSkywarpSurvivors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|&quot;Here you go, keep the change, hi doggie!&quot;{{-}}&quot;You're my favorite customer.&quot;]]<br /> Unicron's [[Maximal]] minions began firing upon the approaching Seekers as Thundercracker unleashed sonic booms, heedless of whether they were effective in space or not. The oncoming fire directed at them grew too intense and Thundercracker was shot down, with Skywarp being forced to go to his aid to recover the Talisman. Surrounded by Maximals, Thundercracker was surprised to see Skywarp teleport in and take a strike meant for him. He threw the Talisman to Starscream, unwilling to abandon Skywarp and the two of them were soon completely overwhelmed by the Maximals. However, in the end, Thundercracker's sonic booms were able to keep their enemies at bay in close quarters, and he and Skywarp managed to survive the onslaught. With Unicron having been defeated, the pair returned to Earth and Thundercracker happily reunited with Buster and Marissa. Skywarp watched Thundercracker be embraced by his friends and incredulously admitted that his old comrade was still a true Seeker. In the aftermath, Thundercracker sat with the survivors and admired a bald eagle that perched on his finger. {{storylink|Ceremony}} <br /> <br /> After &quot;''[[Last Laugh: The Life and Death of Chuckles]]''&quot; was released, it was nominated for an award for &quot;Best Original Screenplay.&quot; Thundercracker and Buster attended the awards ceremony, with Thundercracker being nervous not just to hear if he had won, but also because his favorite actress [[Karen Fishook]] was the presenter. Having realized his dream at last, Thundercracker was overcome with emotion as Karen prepared to announce the winner. {{storylink|Post}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Post ThundercrackerAward.jpg|center|thumb|upright=1.0|&quot;That's life!&quot;]]<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Thundercracker's profile in ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|#3]] notes that his outlier sonic powers are so mild that they may not qualify as a true outlier ability.<br /> *In answer to fan speculation that Thundercracker, Skywarp, and the other Seekers would have been constructed cold (like Starscream), [[James Roberts]] gave a possible explanation for their outlier abilities (ostensibly unique to Forged Cybertronians) by suggesting that they were the eventual result of the Senate's attempts to artificially induce outlier abilities (first seen in [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|issue #36]] of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]'').&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=Issue #36 shows the Senate's first attempts to manufacture special abilities (in this case by irradiating sparks), so...|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/650570537022955521|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=10|day=04}}&lt;/ref&gt; However, these fan speculations were largely born out of the belief that Thundercracker and Skywarp's bodies always resembled Starscream; later stories would show this was not the case, and that the pair had been alive prior to the Senate's attempts to create artificial outliers.<br /> *Despite joining the Autobots after Galvatron's insurgency, Thundercracker never dons the Autobot insignia nor does he formally identify as one. He does however remove the Decepticon insignias from his wings, choosing to identify as a neutral Cybertronian.<br /> *In ''Infiltration'', [[E. J. Su]] debuted Thundercracker in an original design as an F-22. For ''All Hail Megatron'', [[Guido Guidi]] drew Thundercracker in his [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' toy body]] as an F-15. This initially remained the case in [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] until [[Don Figueroa]] reverted Thundercracker to a stylized version of Su's F-22 body in [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: &quot;Seasons in Flight&quot;|issue #4]].<br /> *According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #3]], Thundercracker is 30 feet tall and weighs 10 tons&lt;ref&gt;For reference, this equals 9.1 metres and 9.1 metric tonnes&lt;/ref&gt; (the same as [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]).<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Combiners]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]</div>

Temmytoa https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Auto_Berserk&diff=1661817 2023-01-09T21:38:42Z

<p>Temmytoa: </p> <hr /> <div>{{episode<br /> |series=G1toon<br /> |ep=33<br /> |series2=SRLFtoon<br /> |ep2=24<br /> |prev2=City of Steel (episode)<br /> |next2=Microbots<br /> |series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''<br /> |ep3=16<br /> |prev3=Atlantis, Arise!<br /> |next3=Kremzeek!<br /> |image=AutoBerserk Red Alert glowing circuits.jpg<br /> |caption=The voices in my head just told me to kill you!<br /> |title=&quot;Auto Berserk&quot;<br /> |season=2<br /> |season ep=17<br /> |production code=#700-32<br /> |airdate=[[October 16]], 1985<br /> |written by=[[Antoni Zalewski]]<br /> |production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|Unknown]]<br /> |continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]<br /> |video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqIcrdhYl0U<br /> |videosite=YouTube<br /> }}<br /> '''After having his logic circuits damaged in battle, Red Alert feels rejected by the Autobots and allies himself with Starscream.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[File:AutoBerserk controlroom battle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure is nice to have the G1 series on DVD, huh, Red?]]<br /> After the [[Autobot]]s successfully test a new super-weapon called the [[Negavator]], they are attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassettes]], who attempt to steal it for the [[Decepticon]]s. While most of the Autobots exit the bunker to fight, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] stays behind to guard the facility and operate the Negavator. At first, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] stays to protect Red Alert, but he is eventually lured away by the call of battle, despite Red's protestations. Defeated, the Decepticons retreat, but not before [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] fires a rocket into the control room, which causes the console Red Alert was operating to explode. The Autobots return to assist him, but the odder-than-normal Red Alert brushes off their help, accusing Inferno of betraying him. However, Red Alert's injuries go deeper than the surface. His logic chips have been affected, and he begins to feel as though everyone is against him.<br /> <br /> [[File:AutoBerserk RedAlert consoleexplode.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Brian Drummond|IT'S OVER 9000!]]]]<br /> As the Autobots escort the Negavator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], the Decepticons launch a sneak attack in a ravine that Red Alert does not detect due to his insecurities and his damaged state of mind. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] are buried under the rubble caused by Rumble's landslide while the Decepticon jets attempt to take on the remaining Autobots, only to be thwarted when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] sprays a dark cloud of exhaust over them, obscuring their sensors and causing them to crash. With the Decepticons defeated a second time, Megatron retreats, leaving [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] behind. When Optimus Prime questions Red Alert about his lack of a warning on the attack, Red instead accuses the Autobots of wanting to do away with him and runs off at the suggestion that they repair his logic circuits. Starscream, observing this turn of events, follows Red into the city.<br /> <br /> [[File:AutoBerserk Ironhide Not RedAlert.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|For me? Aw, you shouldn't have.]]<br /> As the other Autobots try to find Red in the city, Starscream successfully gains the trust of the paranoid Autobot by sharing his similar situation, and together they form a partnership to steal the Negavator and bring both Optimus Prime and Megatron to account for their respective betrayals. Meanwhile, the Autobots have brought the Negavator back to the bunker and secured it in the lowest level while they recharge. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and Inferno are concerned that Red Alert's logic circuits will explode if they do not find him soon. Red leads Starscream to a secret entrance into the bunker, but they are unaware they are being observed by [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] and, in turn, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who seems to be content to let the pair of traitors do the dirty work for him.<br /> <br /> [[File:AutoBerserk RedAlert on Starscream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|SURPRISE PIGGYBACK RIDE!]]<br /> Inside the bunker, Red Alert and Starscream narrowly avoid death at the hands of the [[tunnel drone]], but manage to set off the alarms in the process, alerting the Autobots. Commandeering the Negavator, they blast their way out of the holding chamber and use the elevator to arrive on the top level. Awaiting them are the other Autobots, who mistakenly believe Red Alert is some kind of hostage to Starscream until he tells them their intentions. At this point, Megatron and the other Decepticons enter, causing a sputtering Starscream to agree with Megatron that he was merely delivering the weapon to his leader. When Red Alert realizes Starscream's duplicity, he attempts to fire the Negavator, only to be pulled out of the cockpit and blasted with the Decepticon's [[null-ray]]. The null-ray blast serves to stabilize Red's [[Circuit (circuit)#Logic circuits|logic circuits]], unbeknownst to the Decepticons, who attempt to force him to use the Negavator on the Autobots. Unfortunately for Megatron, Red Alert instead sets the self-destruct mechanism on the superweapon, causing the Decepticons to flee.<br /> <br /> [[File:AutoBerserk Infernosaves RedAlert.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Don't bother trying to crucify yourself, Inferno. You'll never get that last nail driven in.]]<br /> The Autobots run as the Negavator explodes. Discovering that Red Alert is still inside, Ironhide, then Optimus Prime attempt to enter the blaze to save their friend, but Inferno insists on doing it himself, perhaps as penance for his earlier desertion of Red. Inferno saves Red Alert from being crushed even as the remorseful Red tells the gun-slinging fire truck to leave him behind. Outside, the other Autobots cheer as Inferno carries the injured Red Alert out of the flames. Red attempts to apologize for all the trouble he has caused them, but Optimus Prime is the one who accepts the blame, for it was his insistence on testing the Negavator that started their problems. Prime declares they are glad to have Red Alert back, and commends both him and Inferno for their bravery. Red replies that with friends like the Autobots, it's easy to be brave.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br /> *[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (4)<br /> *[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (5)<br /> *[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (6)<br /> *[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (8)<br /> *[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (9)<br /> *[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (10)<br /> *[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (11)<br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (7)<br /> *[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (12)<br /> *[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (13)<br /> *[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (14)<br /> *[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] † (15)<br /> *[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)<br /> *[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (17)<br /> *[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (18)<br /> *[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (19)<br /> *[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (20)<br /> *[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (21)<br /> *[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (22)<br /> †-''Soundwave'' calls for ''Buzzsaw'',&lt;br&gt;but ''Laserbeak'' ejects<br /> |c3=<br /> *Army Officer #1 (2)<br /> *Army Officer #2 (3)<br /> *Fire Chief (23)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;Someday I want to build something that doesn't get trashed!&quot;<br /> :—'''Grapple''', digging out the ruins of his bunker.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I'm fine! It's just an electroglitch that comes and goes. Comes and goes.&quot;<br /> :—'''Red Alert''' demonstrates that he's definitely ''not'' fine.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Why can't anyone see it?! '''Inferno wants my job!'''&quot;<br /> :—'''Red Alert''' spirals down into paranoia...<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Inferno''': You need immediate repairs!&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Red Alert''': Don't give me any of that. You just want to disassemble me for spare parts! Never! I won't let you!<br /> :— ...and hits bottom...<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:AutoBerserk RedAlert accusation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Red Alert's Goth phase. He spent all his time listening to Ministry and dreaming of becoming a black repaint.]]<br /> '''Hoist''': Let me fix you!&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Red Alert''': Get back. I know ''just'' how you want to fix me!<br /> :— ...and then grabs a shovel.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I've got ''morons'' on my team!&quot; <br /> :—'''Megatron''' having a life-changing realization.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Ramjet''': Hey! My circuits electric blew just out!&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Skywarp''': Too mine! I'm blind flying!&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Starscream''': Away move, before collide we!<br /> :—Seekers the, by Smokescreen scrambled.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Fire chief''': Hey! That's my car! Put it back where ya found it!&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Ironhide''': Aw, sorry, chief; it looked like a friend of mine!&lt;br&gt;<br /> [''Transforms and drives off'']&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Fire chief''': No two ways about it—I gotta take that vacation!<br /> :—Ironhide mistakes a real car for Red Alert<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Production information===<br /> * First draft script: 31st January 1985<br /> * Script revised: 1st February 1985<br /> * Dialogue revised by [[Ron Friedman]]: 9th February 1985<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> [[File:AutoBerserk Hoist and Grapple digging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> *Soundwave heaves out four of his current five cassettes in one go, the most we've seen thus far in the series. (Although apparently he doesn't know [[FIRRIB|the difference between Laserbeak and Buzzsaw]]...)<br /> *Gadgets and powers:<br /> **The &quot;horns&quot; on Red Alert's head light up when his sensors detect Decepticon activity nearby... at least, that's how they work when he's not going loony.<br /> **Optimus Prime's gun apparently has a &quot;machine gun&quot; setting.<br /> **Hoist extends a pair of tentacle-like grapplers from his tow truck form to clear out the rubble of the bunker.<br /> **Later, he extends a multi-segment crane arm with a huge grappling claw on the end. Grapple has the same claw attached to his crane arm.<br /> **Smokescreen's smoke emerges from nozzles hidden behind his rear lights, rather than the usual tailpipe. It gets to show off its &quot;magnetic&quot; properties, adhering to the Seekers after they fly through it.<br /> **Smokescreen uses his other ability as well, blowing out the Seekers' electrical circuits with blasts that he fires from his fists.<br /> *Frenzy actually tackles Optimus Prime. Strong little guy. Or nuts.<br /> *This is one of the few times, possibly the only time, when Megatron criticizes Soundwave.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> *Red Alert cops the tagline of Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry: &quot;Go ahead, Soundwave... make my day.&quot;<br /> *Megatron's line about &quot;morons&quot; is a verbatim quote from the 1969 classic ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid''.<br /> *''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:<br /> **[[X-wing Fighter|X-Wing]] diving whine can be faintly heard as Buzzsaw strafes the bunker.<br /> **''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst and X-Wing diving as Soundwave's crew retreats.<br /> **''Falcon'' engine roar for Rumble's missile.<br /> &lt;!-- ** Is that the Rebel escape pod launching as Rumble fires his missile?? --&gt;<br /> **''Falcon'' engine burst and Death Star firing/Alderaan exploding, as Megatron launches to take the Negavator.<br /> **[[TIE Fighter]] roar as Ramjet descends toward the Negavator.<br /> **[[Death Star]] turbolaser as the Autobots drive off the Decepticons in the canyon.<br /> **''Falcon'' engine burst as Starscream takes off from his cliffside perch.<br /> <br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> *This episode is one of the nine identified as made by [[Unknown Generation 1 animation studios|the unknown third studio]], and as such contains a number of consistent oddities as a result of outdated color models. Most obviously, Red Alert's light grey is now white, Grapple's helmet is dark grey with yellow &quot;ears&quot; instead of all-yellow (which is oddly more toy-accurate), Inferno uses an outdated rounded head design, and Thrust has red intakes instead of grey ones and a darker face. <br /> *Coloring errors:<br /> **After Soundwave transforms in front of the Army general, his cheek guards are blue instead of gray.<br /> **When Soundwave is ejecting his tapes:<br /> ***His eject button is blue instead of gray. (And again as he prepares to take the Negavator.)<br /> ***A Frenzy-colored Ravage tape is the first one out.<br /> ***Frenzy sort of comes out twice, but the second Frenzy's colors are replaced with Ravage's half-way out.<br /> **As he flees from the Negavator's shots, Soundwave's eyeband is white, then blue (instead of its proper red.)<br /> **Frenzy's Decepticon sigil is yellow as he fires alongside Ravage.<br /> **Rumble's eyeband is white as he climbs onto the Negavator.<br /> **Hoist's feet are white instead of green as he climbs aboard the Negavator.<br /> **As Megatron berates him, Soundwave has some bits of white on his upper helmet that shouldn't be there. Also, the ceiling is brown in that shot alone, while all other shots show it as the usual Decepticon purple.<br /> **Starscream's air intakes are light gray instead of red as the smoke starts to wear off.<br /> **The back of Ramjet's head is all dark gray as Megatron calls him a moron. The lower half should be white.<br /> **As the Decepticons fly away from the canyon, Skywarp and Dirge fly past... followed by Thundercracker, who is in Dirge's colors for a split second, then changes to Skywarp's colors.<br /> **Starscream's eyes are blue as he grapples with Red Alert.<br /> **As the Autobots fire on the Decepticons, the white parts of Thrust's thighs are colored red.<br /> **White feet on Hoist again as the Autobots prepare to evacuate the bunker.<br /> **White tires on Hoist again as the Autobots look at the smoke coming from the bunker.<br /> [[File:AutoBerserk-Grapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> *Grapple's mouth doesn't move for the first half of his &quot;This'll teach you&quot; line.<br /> [[File:AutoBerzerk Frenzy warning.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> *Frenzy is about twice his usual size as he tackles Optimus.<br /> *For some reason, Optimus's rifle gets only half of its usual sound effect as Optimus defends the Negavator, making it sound a bit like Megatron's fusion cannon.<br /> *While Red Alert is talking to Prime after being damaged, the background switches from the grey of the bunker to orange like the Ark and back again.<br /> *As the seekers walk into the Decepticon control room, Starscream's helm is white. <br /> *The voice that says &quot;The smoke is sticking to us&quot; doesn't belong to any of the Transformers present. The closest match is an &quot;off-model&quot; Ramjet, though it sounds more like Smokescreen himself.<br /> *Smokescreen gets the wrong (descending pitch) transformation noise as he returns to [[robot mode]].<br /> *As the Decepticons retreat for the second time in the show, Ramjet mispronounces Starscream's name as &quot;Starscweam&quot;.<br /> *Starscream gets no transformation sound as he finishes returning to robot mode, nor as he takes off from his cliff.<br /> *Ironhide also gets the ascending pitch transformation noise as he returns to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].<br /> *After the second commercial break, Starscream has gone from Red Alert's right to his left.<br /> *Optimus presses the triangle on his wrist to determine his energy level, but in the next shots his finger moves up to the rectangles on his forearm and finally near his elbow.<br /> *A few seconds later, Optimus and the others transform and Optimus' trailer rolls in ''through'' the building behind them!<br /> *As Prime calls for the Autobots to return to headquarters, Hoist's feet, then his tires, are white (instead of green / black, respectively.)<br /> *Thrust's line, &quot;Just give the order, Megatron and I'll weld that traitor to the wall&quot; is voiced as though he is offering that Megatron and Thrust will punish Starscream together, whereas it is quite obvious that he is rather addressing Megatron and offering to do the welding alone.<br /> [[File:AutoBerserk Inferno RedAlert friendship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Historians will say they were good friends]]<br /> *When the tunnel drone passes over the hole Starscream and Red Alert jumped down, its tentacles are missing.<br /> *As the elevator doors open, a flash of blue light that should presumably be over Red Alert's horns appears next to the Negavator.<br /> *No transformation noise as Starscream retreats.<br /> *Megatron and 5 jets are seen flying away; there should be six jets.<br /> *When Ironhide walks past Optimus Prime with the intention of rescuing Red Alert from the fire of the Negavator's destruction, his right arm clips right through Prime's left arm.<br /> <br /> ====Rhino DVD release====<br /> The [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] release of this episode features a concluding shot of Red Alert with rather poorly-animated mouth movements that continue until the fade-out, and after he has actually finished speaking. The original broadcast master was partially-corrected in that while it still features badly-animated mouth movements for Red Alert, they nevertheless stop once he has concluded his ending line. This short sequence was not corrected for the [[Shout! Factory]] DVD release.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity errors===<br /> [[File:Autoberserk rumble in negavator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Behold! My new power! Egg Beetle go!]]<br /> [[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|My eyes! The goggles do nothing!]]<br /> *Rumble, Hoist and Megatron all use the Negavator's cockpit at various points in the episode, and somehow every time it's the right size for whomever's controlling it.<br /> *When Soundwave is ejecting his tapes and calling their names, he calls for Buzzsaw, but Laserbeak is ejected instead and seen throughout the episode.<br /> *Prime orders Red Alert to &quot;analyze that noise&quot;... in reference to a rock that just landed right in front of him.<br /> *Judging by the dialog, the script seems to call for the Autobots to lose sight of Red as they chase him through the city. The animation to convey this, however, simply isn't there. The Autobots are ''right behind'' Red, then in the very next shot, they're pulling up to the burning building. With the not-Red Alert fire chief's car in plain sight the whole time, Hoist says &quot;Oh no!&quot; as if they've lost sight of Red, only for Ironhide to chime in &quot;I see 'im!&quot; a second later.<br /> *Even as a &quot;fly car&quot; to respond to emergencies where a full-size rescue vehicle may not be required, It's pretty unlikely that a fire chief's car would be a Lamborghini Countach, but we can really lay that one at the feet of Hasbro/Takara, who developed the toy that became Red Alert.<br /> *The tunnel drone is unstoppable, eh? Why not bring THAT into battle?<br /> *In Act 3, the Negavator's effect suddenly changes from &quot;cleanly vaporize&quot; to &quot;cause big explosion&quot;.<br /> *It's always bizarre when the Autobots cough in reaction to smoke; it happens here as they leave the bunker. Optimus even squeezes his eyes shut.<br /> *Megatron became fairly acquainted with Grapple in &quot;[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]&quot;; how does he not recognize him hiding amongst his troops in the final battle for the Negavator?<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> [[File:AutoBerserk Negavator in bunker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> *And just why were the peaceful Autobots working on a highly destructive super weapon anyways? No wonder Red Alert was paranoid.<br /> *This is Red Alert's biggest role in Transformers fiction, and has shaped many fans' perception of him... despite the fact that he was off his rocker for most of it.<br /> *Due to abnormal amount of rapid flashing, this episode is an epileptic's nightmare.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign localization===<br /> '''French'''<br /> :*''Title (Canadian and European French broadcasts):'' &quot;'''Le carambolage'''&quot; (&quot;Traffic accident&quot;)<br /> :*''Title (European French DVD release):'' &quot;'''Les voitures volées'''&quot; (&quot;The Stolen cars&quot;)<br /> ::*This is probably an error since this was the broadcast title of the [[Make Tracks]] episode, which would better fit. But the latter got another (also wrong) title on its own DVD box.<br /> :*''Original airdate:'' ?<br /> <br /> <br /> '''German'''<br /> :*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' &quot;'''Wahre Freunde'''&quot; (&quot;True Friends&quot;)<br /> :*''Original airdate:'' [[August 13]], [[1994]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Italian''' <br /> :*''Title (dub 1):'' &quot;'''Tradimento inesistente'''&quot; (&quot;Inexistent Betrayal&quot;)<br /> :*''Title (dub 2):'' &quot;'''La furia di Red Alert'''&quot; (&quot;The Fury of Red Alert&quot;)<br /> :*''Original airdate:'' ?<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Japanese'''<br /> :*''Title:'' &quot;'''Negavator o Ubae!'''&quot; (ネガベイターを奪え!, &quot;Capture the Negavator!&quot;)<br /> :*''Original airdate:'' [[December 20]], [[1985]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Mandarin'''<br /> :*''Title:'' &quot;'''Chāojí Wǔqì '''&quot; (超级武器, &quot;Super Weapon&quot;)<br /> :*''Original airdate:'' ?<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Russian'''<br /> :*''Title:'' &quot;'''Elektronnoye besoumiye'''&quot; (Электронное безумие, &quot;The Electronic Madness&quot;)<br /> :*''Original airdate:'' ?<br /> <br /> ===Toys inspired by this episode===<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-14 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Alert]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2012)'''<br /> :A redeco and retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Lambor]], Alert includes &quot;Circuit trouble&quot; earmuffs to recreate his damaged state from this episode.<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-33 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2016)'''<br /> :Inferno includes an alternate chestplate with clear posts, allowing him to recreate the final scene from the episode where he holds Red Alert in his arms.<br /> *'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-35 [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]] ([[TakaraTomy]], 2017)'''<br /> :A redeco and retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]], Grapple includes extra claw and shovel crane arm attachments seen in this episode, as well as an alternate helmet based on his more toy-accurate early head design seen here as well as in the [[Commercial/Generation 1#1985|original 1985 Autobot Cars commercial]]. <br /> *'''''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' WFC-E11 [[Grapple (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Grapple]] ([[Hasbro]], 2020)'''<br /> :This figure includes a claw accessory similar to the one used in this episode.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Home video releases==<br /> {{homevidnote}}<br /> ;VHS<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1999 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 3: Programmed for Evil ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])<br /> ;{{w|LaserDisc}}<br /> [[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br /> ;DVD<br /> [[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 3 (Rhino Entertainment)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]])&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 10 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Le Retour d'Optimus Prime ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio.&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]])&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary &quot;Matrix of Leadership&quot; Collection (Shout! Factory)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-32.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]<br /> *[http://imdb.com/title/tt0808814/ IMDb's page for this episode]<br /> *[http://teletran93.deepspace93.com/tf2/ep33/ Teletran93's page for this episode]<br /> *[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QYH9mE4RlAcz-PoKxvmgMfgYNu7XsV9A Digital restoration of revised script dated 1st February 1985]<br /> *[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KwIO03d2AN1Q-PYDJcQyfBmkt0pWqmLz Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 9th February 1985]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:The Transformers episodes]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]</div>

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<p>Temmytoa: Temmytoa uploaded a new version of &amp;quot;File:TripleTakeover Football coach.jpg&amp;quot;: Newer screencap taken from the official YouTube upload that doesn&#039;t have its saturation all wacky</p> <hr /> <div>{{G1cap|The [[football coach]].|Triple Takeover|5}}</div>

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