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Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2

2010-02-18T21:07:07Z

Temple: /* Synopsis */

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|caption=[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has either had a run-in with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] or [[Escargon]].
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 17]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=February 2010
|written by=[[Nick Roche]] & [[James Roberts]]
|pencils=Nick Roche
|inks=[[John Wycough]]
|colors=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
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''' '''
==Synopsis==
A long time ago, on the planet [[Caldoon 4]], Kup and a team of Autobots are being slaughtered by Overlord. Breaking off from the attack, the giant [[Decepticon]] leaves to attend a holoconference with Megatron, who informs him that he, Sixshot and Black Shadow will be the phase-sixers, responsible for finishing planets on the brink of collapse. When Overlord states that he has other ambitions, he is given an ultimatum: obey Megatron or be hunted down.

Back in the present, the new Wreckers recruits discuss the arrival of Impactor, and what it means for the mission. While Impactor is being repaired by Perceptor (whereupon an explosive deterrence chip is found in the ex-Wrecker's head), he reveals that he was freed by Snare, who is having qualms about Overlord's sadistic actions. He also rails at Springer for having sent him to [[Garrus-9]] in the first place.

Ultra Magnus intends to make the trip back to [[Earth]] with Verity after having dropped off the team, having received a request from Prowl to return. An eavesdropping Verity disagrees with this plan, however. Magnus also informs Springer that according to Prowl, someone or something called [[Aequitas]] is currently on Garrus-9.

The Wreckers convene for a mission briefing, and Kup reminisces that Overlord, having chosen to defy Megatron, left the survivors of his team alive back on Caldoon 4. The mission is to hit the prison, free the Autobot prisoners and deal with Aequitas. They plan to break the surrounding forcefield by landing two drop pods, both to be controlled by Rotorstorm.

As the appointed time approaches, Guzzle equips Pyro with cerebro-sensitive bullets capable of homing onto a target's brain module. Impactor sit alone in reflection, while Top Spin and Twintwist talk about the vicarious perception they are experiencing. Verity leaves a note for Ultra Magnus, while Magnus and Springer consider Iron Fist's blackouts and Rotorstorm wallows in self-doubt.

Magnus releases the drop pods above the planet, at which point Verity, now dressed in an exoskeleton, reveals herself as having stowed away aboard one of them. Despite a fierce Decepticon defense, the two teams make a crash landing on the planet. Emerging from the wreckage of her pod, Verity finds herself face to face with Overlord...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Pyro]] (5)
* [[Rotorstorm]] (6)
* [[Ironfist]] (7)
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (8)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (9)
* [[Impactor]] (10)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (11)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (12)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (15)
* [[Twin Twist]] (16)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (17)

|c2=
* [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (1)
* [[Sixshot]] (2)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3)
* [[Black Shadow]] (4)
* [[Snare]] (13)

|c3=
* [[Verity Carlo]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==

==Errors==

==Items of note==

*Pyro's attempts at a motto are just different ways of saying "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings", a further joke about his resemblance to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].
*Ironfist drops references to [[Emirate Xaaron]] and the [[Sonic Canyons]].
*Ironfist also refers to an old Wreckers mission known as "[[Operation: Volcano]]", named in homage to the mission that the team were to carry out in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] storyline "[[Target: 2006]]" (which was the team's first appearance). The mission is coded 078/088, referring to the issue numbers which "Target: 2006" ran through.
*As the Wreckers roll into action, Springer recites the old Cybertonian proverb, "May your wires never cross and your luster never dull," originally heard during the [[Rite of the Autobrand]] in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]] comic, "[[Rock and Roll-Out!]]"

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' A young Kup stares up at Overlord; art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Overlord presides over a pit fight; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.

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Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1

2010-01-29T15:28:49Z

Temple: /* Synopsis */

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|next2=
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|image=Last Stand of the Wreckers1A.jpg
|caption=We peed a little.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 27]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=January 2010
|writer=[[Nick Roche]], [[James Roberts]]
|penciler=Nick Roche
|inker=Nick Roche, [[John Wycough]]
|colorist=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letterer by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}

==Synopsis==

{{spoiler|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|26 February 2010}}

Three years earlier, at the Garrus-9 penitentiary, Fortress Maximus and his subordinate Kick-Off deal with a massive Decepticon assault on the prison. Decepticon general Skyquake intends to take the facility for Megatron, but is interrupted by the arrival of Overlord. Refusing the latter's request for him to relinquish command, Skyquake is shot in the back; Overlord then leads the Decepticons in storming the prison and slaughtering its defenders. He offers the freed prisoners the planet as a source of entertainment, throwing the battered body of Fortress Maximus to the mob.

Eight months ago, Ironfist, Guzzle, Rotorstorm and Pyro break off from annoying their superior, Dipstick, in order to leave on Ultra Magnus' ship in order to become the newest Wreckers. On board, they are greeted by Verity Carlo, and then Springer and his team, who outline the mission; to investigate events on Garrus-9.

Two years earlier, the Garrus-9 Decepticons have started hunting Autobots as sport. Two of the pursuers are executed by Overlord for carelessness, to the disquiet of the others.

On Ultra Magnus's ship, Ironfist suffers a mysterious blackout, while Springer confides his misgivings about leadership to Kup, who mentions Springer's lost comrade, Impactor. They are interrupted by a call to the bridge...

One month earlier, Overlord watches as Kick-off battles the Decepticon Borehole in gladiatorial combat; the Autobot viciously slaughters his opponent, with the promise of reward from the new ruler of Garrus-9.

On the Wreckers' ship, they witness the battered hull of a Decepticon dropship, which detonates even as they watch. They prepare to fire as a single form flies from the explosion towards them, but Kup stops them as they recognise the damaged Cybertronian before them. It is Impactor, and he asks permission to come aboard...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (1)
* [[Turbofire]] (2)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (3)
* [[Dipstick]] (8)
* [[Pyro]] (9)
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (10)
* [[Ironfist]] (11)
* [[Rotorstorm]] (12)
* [[Twin Twist]] (14)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (15)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (16)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (17)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (18)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (25)
* [[Impactor]] (26)

|c2=
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] (4)
* [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (5)
* [[Snare]] (6)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (7)
* [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] (19)
* [[Wingblazer]] (20)
* Wingblazer's partner (21)
* [[Borehole]] (22)

|c3=
* [[Verity Carlo]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"We'll be seeing you, sir." 
"Hah! You '''think''' so? You're joining the '''Wreckers'''... what makes you think you're coming '''back?'''" 
:—'''Pyro''' hasn't read the Marvel UK material, but '''Dipstick''' sure has.

"By the sacred spires! A '''human'''! '''Optimus Prime's''' data was '''right!''' They're so '''delicate''' and in need of our '''protection...'''" 
:—'''Pyro''' has strong maternal instincts.

"Please, '''Kick-Off'''... you're an Autobot!" 
"Know what that means in '''this''' place, Borehole? '''NOTHING.'''" 
:—As his head gets brutally separated from its body, '''Borehole''' learns just how depraved '''Kick-Off''' has become.

"All weapons are trained on them in case they try something '''<nowiki>'hilarious.'</nowiki>'''" 
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' rocks the sarcasm.

==Errors==
TBD

==Items of note==
* Ironfist brings up the "siege of T'Muk", a reference to Transmasters UK (TMUK for short, get it?), the fan club and circle of authors and artists that Roberts and Roche are longtime members of, and in which they originally rose to prominence.
* Verity now sports a small tattoo of a green alien head on the back of her right shoulder. This is likely in tribute to her departed friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], who throughout Infiltration wore a shirt with a similar green alien head on it.
* While attempting to hail a Decepticon ship, Verity makes a reference to Uhura from ''[[:wikipedia:Star_Trek|Star Trek]]''.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' The Wreckers looking like they just blew something up; art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Five of the Wreckers in a heroic pose; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
<gallery>
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers1A.jpg|Naturally, Nick's Irish pride means he puts the green guy in the front.
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers1B.jpg|The Magnificent <s>Seven</s>Five.
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers1RI.jpg|"Title? We don't need no steenking title!"
</gallery>

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Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1

2010-01-29T15:27:36Z

Temple: /* Synopsis */

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|penciler=Nick Roche
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|colorist=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letterer by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
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==Synopsis==

Three years earlier, at the Garrus-9 penitentiary, Fortress Maximus and his subordinate Kick-Off deal with a massive Decepticon assault on the prison. Decepticon general Skyquake intends to take the facility for Megatron, but is interrupted by the arrival of Overlord. Refusing the latter's request for him to relinquish command, Skyquake is shot in the back; Overlord then leads the Decepticons in storming the prison and slaughtering its defenders. He offers the freed prisoners the planet as a source of entertainment, throwing the battered body of Fortress Maximus to the mob.

Eight months ago, Ironfist, Guzzle, Rotorstorm and Pyro break off from annoying their superior, Dipstick, in order to leave on Ultra Magnus' ship in order to become the newest Wreckers. On board, they are greeted by Verity Carlo, and then Springer and his team, who outline the mission; to investigate events on Garrus-9.

Two years earlier, the Garrus-9 Decepticons have started hunting Autobots as sport. Two of the pursuers are executed by Overlord for carelessness, to the disquiet of the others.

On Ultra Magnus's ship, Ironfist suffers a mysterious blackout, while Springer confides his misgivings about leadership to Kup, who mentions Springer's lost comrade, Impactor. They are interrupted by a call to the bridge...

One month earlier, Overlord watches as Kick-off battles the Decepticon Borehole in gladiatorial combat; the Autobot viciously slaughters his opponent, with the promise of reward from the new ruler of Garrus-9.

On the Wreckers' ship, they witness the battered hull of a Decepticon dropship, which detonates even as they watch. They prepare to fire as a single form flies from the explosion towards them, but Kup stops them as they recognise the damaged Cybertronian before them. It is Impactor, and he asks permission to come aboard...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (1)
* [[Turbofire]] (2)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (3)
* [[Dipstick]] (8)
* [[Pyro]] (9)
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (10)
* [[Ironfist]] (11)
* [[Rotorstorm]] (12)
* [[Twin Twist]] (14)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (15)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (16)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (17)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (18)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (25)
* [[Impactor]] (26)

|c2=
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] (4)
* [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (5)
* [[Snare]] (6)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (7)
* [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] (19)
* [[Wingblazer]] (20)
* Wingblazer's partner (21)
* [[Borehole]] (22)

|c3=
* [[Verity Carlo]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"We'll be seeing you, sir." 
"Hah! You '''think''' so? You're joining the '''Wreckers'''... what makes you think you're coming '''back?'''" 
:—'''Pyro''' hasn't read the Marvel UK material, but '''Dipstick''' sure has.

"By the sacred spires! A '''human'''! '''Optimus Prime's''' data was '''right!''' They're so '''delicate''' and in need of our '''protection...'''" 
:—'''Pyro''' has strong maternal instincts.

"Please, '''Kick-Off'''... you're an Autobot!" 
"Know what that means in '''this''' place, Borehole? '''NOTHING.'''" 
:—As his head gets brutally separated from its body, '''Borehole''' learns just how depraved '''Kick-Off''' has become.

"All weapons are trained on them in case they try something '''<nowiki>'hilarious.'</nowiki>'''" 
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' rocks the sarcasm.

==Errors==
TBD

==Items of note==
* Ironfist brings up the "siege of T'Muk", a reference to Transmasters UK (TMUK for short, get it?), the fan club and circle of authors and artists that Roberts and Roche are longtime members of, and in which they originally rose to prominence.
* Verity now sports a small tattoo of a green alien head on the back of her right shoulder. This is likely in tribute to her departed friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], who throughout Infiltration wore a shirt with a similar green alien head on it.
* While attempting to hail a Decepticon ship, Verity makes a reference to Uhura from ''[[:wikipedia:Star_Trek|Star Trek]]''.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' The Wreckers looking like they just blew something up; art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Five of the Wreckers in a heroic pose; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
<gallery>
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers1A.jpg|Naturally, Nick's Irish pride means he puts the green guy in the front.
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers1B.jpg|The Magnificent <s>Seven</s>Five.
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers1RI.jpg|"Title? We don't need no steenking title!"
</gallery>

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Gordon Horiuchi

2009-12-18T16:38:54Z

Temple:

:''Gordon Horiuchi is a [[Human|human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]]''

'''Gordon Horiuchi''' is a colonel in the government/military organization [[Skywatch|Skywatch]] and also a bit of a prick.

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==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Colonel Horiuchi contacted the Earth-bound [[Autobot|Autobots]] on an open broadcast, revealing that Skywatch knew their location. Claiming that his views differed from those of Skywatch command, he requested a meeting with the Autobot leader; he offered knowledge of his insubordination as a sign of his good intentions.

[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] duly met with Horiuchi in the desert, where the colonel offered a deal; if the Autobots agreed to hunt down any remaining [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], then Horiuchi would make sure Skywatch ceased their attempts to capture the Autobots. Bumblebee agreed, and Horiuchi gave him and the others badges that would mark them as friendlies to Skywatch forces.

Although the alliance initially went well, Horiuchi then asked the Autobots to capture others of their own kind, beginning with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. When [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] refused, the colonel revealed that the badges could also electrocute and immobilise those that wore them. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

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Gordon Horiuchi

2009-12-18T12:19:59Z

Temple: Created page

:''Gordon Horiuchi is a [[Human|human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]]''

'''Gordon Horiuchi''' is a colonel in the government/military organization [[Skywatch|Skywatch]] and also a bit of a prick.

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Colonel Horiuchi contacted the Earth-bound [[Autobot|Autobots]] on an open broadcast, revealing that Skywatch knew their location. Claiming that his views differed from those of Skywatch command, he requested a meeting with the Autobot leader; he offered knowledge of his insubordination as a sign of his good intentions.

[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] duly met with Horiuchi in the desert, where the colonel offered a deal; if the Autobots agreed to hunt down any remaining [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], then Horiuchi would make sure Skywatch ceased their attempts to capture the Autobots. Bumblebee agreed, and Horiuchi gave him and the others badges that would mark them as friendlies to Skywatch forces.

Although the alliance initially went well, Horiuchi then asked the Autobots to capture others of their own kind, beginning with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. When [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] refused, the colonel revealed that the badges could also electrocute and immobilise those that wore them. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horiuchi, Gordon}}
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Infiltration issue 6

2009-12-12T09:55:39Z

Temple:

{{Comicstory|
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|next=Stormbringer issue 1
|image=Infiltration_6b.jpg
|caption="Megatron, is that you?" "Here's a hint!"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 12]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=June 2006
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|color assist by=[[Simon Bork]], [[Mark Englert]], [[Aaron Myers]], [[Sunder Raj]], and [[Kevin Senft]]
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|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
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|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''A super-powered Starscream challenges Megatron.'''

== Synopsis ==
In the [[Decepticon]] Command Bunker in [[Oregon]], Starscream is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]]. As they wait, Astrotrain and Runabout worry about what they've just heard regarding Megatron recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both Blitzwing and Skywarp in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the Energon chamber, he tells them both that thanks to the Ore-13 they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.

Over in [[Iowa]], Ratchet is busy taking Hunter, Jimmy, and Verity back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska|Nebraskan]] Decepticon bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they're'' more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.

Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. Bumblebee is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.

It's Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and Thundercracker who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they '''will''' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.

Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. Prowl tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.

Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in robot mode. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.

Bumblebee finally gets spotted by the other Decepticons who have been watching the fight, but the other Autobots arrive just in the nick of time to bail him out of an attack. Prowl tells everyone they should all stand down and be content to watch the duel play itself out.

And play out it does, as Megatron berates Starscream for his actions and blows a hole straight through him using his cannon. He tells the gathered Decepticons to take Starscream's remains inside, and answers Runamuck's question about what to do about the Autobots present with, "[[Infiltration protocol|Phase... two]]."

Sunstreaker asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.

As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact Optimus Prime. But it turns out that Prime is already here...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (9)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (12)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (13)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (18)
|c2=
* [[Runabout]] (1)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (14)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (16)
|c3=
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (5)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (6)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (7)
* [[Drake]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
<big>"'''''STARSCREAM!'''''"</big>
:—'''Megatron''', showing that even in a different reality, some things never change.

"You will stand ''down''. If you fight, you die. There is no room anymore for mercy. In the end, you are '''''all''''' expendable. ''Choose''."
:—'''Megatron's''' ultimatum to Starscream's forces.

"Prowl? We just going to let them slope off into their cosy siege bunker?" 
"Yep." 
"Thank the primal source for that!"
:—'''Sunstreaker''' lets '''Prowl''' know that he actually ''does'' believe in a being greater than himself.

"Er, excuse me...what are the humans doing out?" 
"There's a local expression, Sunstreaker. Something about equine lifeforms and the egress from their given habitation." 
"Eh?" 
"Never mind."
:—'''Sunstreaker''' and '''Jazz''' discuss the concept of wild horses.

== Errors ==
* In the very first panel, "Oregon" is mis-spelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB.

== Items of note ==
* '''Cameos:''' More [[Machination]] dudes
* The Machination sub-plot continues directly into ''[[Escalation issue 1|Escalation]]'' #1.
* Starscream reveals that most of the Transformers are surviving off artificial Energon substitutes.
* Megatron and Prime's arrivals turn Earth into "the pivotal front line". Both of the leaders are treated by the cells as awe-inspiring, supremely powerful entities—which Megatron demonstrably is.
* Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". While it's obvious Starscream has been treacherous before (because he's Starscream), this implies he stopped long ago. Starscream's dialog suggests this was due to fear more than anything else.
* As with Bumblebee, Sunstreaker's holomatter avatar (and presumably voice) is female.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and an image of a cover for ''Escalation'' #1.

===Covers (7)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron blasting a hole through Starscream by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover C:''' Optimus Prime by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
* '''Cover D:''' Megatron vs Starscream by [[Nick Roche]]
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Megatron vs Starscream wraparound cover by [[Andrew Wildman]]
* '''Cover RI-B:''' Arcee vs Decepticons wraparound cover by [[Bob Lefevre]]
* '''Cover RI-C:''' Optimus Prime by [[Guido Guidi]] (includes 4 mini-prints)

<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 6a.jpg|Prime chokes a bitch.
Image:Infiltration 6b.jpg|Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] proud.
Image:Infiltration 6c.jpg|Another Optimus Prime cover
Image:Infiltration 6d.jpg|Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.
Image:Infiltration 6ria.jpg|Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.
Image:Infiltration 6rib.jpg|Um, I missed these folks in the comic.
Image:Infiltration 6ric.jpg|Yet '''another''' Optimus Prime cover.
</gallery>

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Infiltration issue 5

2009-12-12T09:51:48Z

Temple:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Infiltration|The Transformers: Infiltration]]'' #5
|prev=Infiltration issue 4
|next=Infiltration issue 6
|image=Infiltration_5b.jpg
|caption=Who dares interrupt my coronation?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 31]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=May 2006
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''Megatron shows the Decepticons what happens to traitors, but Starscream may have an ace up his sleeve.'''

== Synopsis ==
Skywarp and Blitzwing begin to level the Nebraska bunker. Jimmy and Hunter escape, but Verity is still below, paralyzed by fear at the sight of Megatron—who ignores her as irrelevant. As the bunker collapses in on itself, the [[Autobot]]s and humans risk themselves to pull Verity to safety.

Meanwhile, Starscream and Astrotrain refine the [[Ore-13]] yield at the Oregon base, as Starscream plans to ingest the energy...

Blitzwing and Skywarp survey the new crater, with Blitzwing believing the base and what they did there made them stop being [[Decepticon]]s and that it "deserves to be buried". Suddenly, an enraged Megatron smashes his way out of the rubble, to the panic of both Decepticons and Autobots. Skywarp tries to talk to Megatron, but is downed with a single fusion cannon shot. Blitzwing engages him, but is grabbed by his cannon and smashed against the ground. Bumblebee and Ratchet flee back to ''[[Ark-19]]'', knowing that Megatron is out of their league. Fortunately for them, the Autobots aren't even on Megatron's radar. He has someone else to destroy...

The Autobots report the data they gained to Prowl, as Ratchet relays his theory on what is going on—Starscream's cell found a new variant of Energon they could directly apply to their systems. Quickly exhausting the seam, they abandoned the bunker for a new one in Oregon (which had a richer seam) and engaged [[Siege Mode]] to protect what they had. Megatron is here to "put his house in order", and nobody can tell how powerful Starscream's cell may have become...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (11)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (12)
|c2=
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (3)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (4)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (8)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (9)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (10)
|c3=
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (5)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (6)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (7)
}}

== Items of note ==
* This issue contains the first specific mention of Ore-13, which will be an important part of the entire IDW series... up until ''[[All Hail Megatron]]''.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]], [[Hearts of Steel issue 1|''Hearts of Steel'' #1]], [[Generations (comic reprints)|''Generations'' #4]].
* When Megatron bursts out of the bunker, a broken piece of a pipe has the label [[Binaltech]].

===Covers (7)===
* '''Cover A''': Megatron choked by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover B''': Starscream on throne by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover C''': Ore-13 Starscream by [[Andrew Wildman]]
* '''Cover D''': Megatron vs Blitzwing by [[Nick Roche]]
* '''Cover RI-A''': Wraparound of cover A
* '''Cover RI-B''': Autobots by Guido Guidi
* '''Cover RI-C''': Ironhide by Guido Guidi (includes 3 mini-prints)

<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 5a.jpg|Megatron can dance!
Image:Infiltration 5b.jpg|Crotch shot
Image:Infiltration 5c.jpg|I am invincible!
Image:Infiltration 5d.jpg|Come on and hit me with your best shot!
Image:Infiltration 5ria.jpg|Starscream, get out of my cover!
Image:Infiltration 5rib.jpg|Toy accurate!
Image:Infiltration 5ric.jpg|Robotic John Wayne
</gallery>

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Infiltration issue 4

2009-12-12T09:48:10Z

Temple:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Infiltration|The Transformers: Infiltration]]'' #4
|prev=Infiltration issue 3
|next=Infiltration issue 5
|image=Infiltration_4c.jpg
|caption="Bumblebee Holding Giant-Ass Gun" #392
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 12]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=March 2006?
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''Ratchet and Bumblebee protect their human friends while a new player arrives on Earth.'''

== Synopsis ==
In flashback, a younger Verity Carlo is meeting with a guidance counselor after running away from yet another foster home. The counselor dismisses Verity's tough facade, stating that all she sees is a young girl 'in a world of hurt.'

Verity, Hunter and Jimmy explore the abandoned [[Decepticon]] base. After splitting up, Verity discovers a months-old human corpse in military uniform inside some kind of [[Facsimile Construct|stasis tube]] and almost has a nervous breakdown.

Topside, Skywarp and Blitzwing try to destroy the bunker, forcing Ratchet and Bumblebee into battle. Bumblebee is able to shoot down Skywarp, his processor speed outmatching the Decepticon's, but Ratchet is taken out by Blitzwing in his tank mode.

Meanwhile, the [[Machination]] prepares to "appropriate" Cybertronian technology, having discovered the location of ''[[Ark-19]]'' under the lake via the [[SM-40]]'s homing signal.

Back underground and ignoring the others' wish to leave, Verity discovers that someone else has entered the bunker... Megatron.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
|c2=
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (13)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (15)
|c3=
* Verity's counselor (1)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (2)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (3)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (4)
* [[Machination]] secretary (7)
* [[Drake]] (8)
* [[Abraham Dante]] (9)
* Miss [[Svenson]] (10)
* Mister [[Jolly]] (11)
* [[Drake's team]] (12)
}}

== Errors ==
* This issue has the same publish date as [[Infiltration issue 3|issue #3]].

== Items of note ==
* '''Cameos:''' Unnamed Machination employees, [[Stoker]] (in picture)
* Megatron is talking to [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. The full conversation appears in ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'' #3.
* The Machination's plot and the purpose of the SM-40 is revealed in [[Devastation issue 1|''Devastation'' #1]] — a preview with the relevant pages is printed in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''.
* The human corpse is that of a human abducted and replaced by a Decepticon [[Facsimile Construct]]; the pod it was in is a life support vessel, keeping it alive in case a new facsimile needs to be grown, but which was abandoned and allowed to fail. This is explained in [[Escalation issue 2|''Escalation'' #2]].
* This is the first issue to make it explicit that Verity is more emotionally vulnerable than she lets on.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: [[Infiltration issue 5|''Infiltration'' #5]], [[The Gathering issue 4|''The Gathering'' #4]], [[Generations (comic reprints)|''Generations'' #3]].
*Drake's team is assembled. None of them particularly resemble any of the members of the team as seen in [[Escalation (IDW)|Escalation]].

===Covers (8)===
* '''Cover A:''' Starscream by [[E. J. Su]], would later become part of the wraparound cover RI-A for issue 5
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee on Blitzwing's turret by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover C:''' Bumblebee with giant-ass gun by [[Andrew Wildman]]
* '''Cover D:''' Humans by [[James Raiz]]
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Foil stamp of cover C, without the background
* '''Cover RI-B:''' (Mostly) toy-accurate Megatron by Guido Guidi
* '''Cover RI-C:''' Saluting Bumblebee by Guido Guidi (includes 3 mini-prints)
* '''Cover RE-A:''' Megatron and Optimus Prime by [[Andrew Wildman]] (drawtheworldtogether.com exclusive)

<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 4a.jpg|Starscream shoots his shot... ewwww!
Image:Infiltration 4b.jpg|Skywarp likes it when bad things happen to Bumblebee. So do we!
Image:Infiltration 4c.jpg|Transformers equivalent of the Big Johnson shirt.
Image:Infiltration 4d.jpg|Hunter looks a little less goofy here.
Image:Infiltration 4ria.jpg|Very Freudian
Image:Infiltration 4rib.jpg|Trigger crotch, yeessssss!
Image:Infiltration 4ric.jpg|Top o'the mornin' to ya!
Image:Infiltration 4rea.jpg|What are Prime and Megs doing? I don't think I want to know!
</gallery>

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Infiltration issue 3

2009-12-12T09:39:45Z

Temple:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Infiltration|The Transformers: Infiltration]]'' #3
|prev=Infiltration issue 2
|next=Infiltration issue 4
|image=Infiltration_3b.jpg
|caption=Eat foot, dig?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 8]], [[2006]]
|coverdate=March 2006
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''The Decepticons attempt to erase evidence of their location while Ratchet warns Prowl of the situation.'''

== Synopsis ==
Aboard the Autobot starship ''[[Ark-17]]'', located at the bottom of [[Lake Michigan]], Prowl gives Ratchet a thorough dressing-down for disobeying his orders and breaking cover, then tells him to find out just what's on Verity's stolen palmtop and to get rid of the humans, refusing Ratchet's suggestion that Prowl alert [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ratchet reminds them that regardless of whether or not the Decepticons are acting under orders or have gone rogue, it's only a matter of time before [[Megatron (G1)|the big "M"]] arrives. Fortunately, his pleas do not fall on deaf audio sensors, as Ironhide listens intently.

Ratchet appears to Verity, Hunter and Jimmy in their containment cell and persuades Verity to hand the palmtop over. He shows them the mysterious businessman's photos and explains that they show a [[Decepticon Command Bunker|Decepticon command bunker]], mysteriously abandoned (which Decepticons never do) and apparently in [[Siege mode|Siege Mode]] much too early for standard Decepticon procedure. While this is going on, Ironhide finishes sending a pulsewave to Autobot command, for Optimus Prime's optics only.

In the meantime, a police officer is investigating the dead body found on an Arizona reservation, tracking him to a caravan park—just as a pair of war-planes, one black, one purple, appear out of thin air and destroy the dead man's caravan before promptly disappearing again. Later, an Abrams battle tank destroys the remains of Jimmy Pink's garage, then transforms into the purple plane and along with the black one disappears yet again. Finally, the coach which Verity and the dead man traveled on is destroyed.

Verity, Hunter and Jimmy insist that Ratchet take them to the [[Decepticon]] bunker in Nebraska so that they can locate the proof Ratchet needs to persuade Prowl of the severity of the situation. Partially swayed, Ratchet makes his mind up when Bumblebee offers to help out. The three humans and two Autobots make their way to Nebraska—just as the Decepticon lieutenant Starscream orders Skywarp and Blitzwing to destroy the bunker...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (5)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (7)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (13)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (17)
|c3=
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (1)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (2)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (3)
* Landlord (11)
* Sheriff (12)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (3)
* [[Lindy Simmons]] and crew (15)
* Bus washer (16)
}}

== Errors ==
* None yet identified.

== Items of note ==
* '''Cameos:''' [[Stoker]] (in flashback)
* Prowl dismisses Ratchet's actions as being to "give yourself ''another'' shot at being a hero", implying that he has carried out similar actions in the past which may have gone wrong.
* Bumblebee's holomatter avatar is female. As the Autobots appear to have voices that match their avatars, this implies Bumblebee has a female-sounding voice as well.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: [[Infiltration issue 4|''Infiltration'' #4]], [[The Gathering issue 3|''The Gathering'' #3]], [[Generations (comic reprints)|''Generations'' #2]].
* The first few pages of this story were reprinted as part of a [[Free Comic Book Day]] issue by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[May 6]]th, [[2006]].

===Covers (7)===
* '''Cover A:''' Prowl amongst explosions by [[E. J. Su]], part 2 of a larger image
* '''Cover B:''' Blitzwing vs Jazz by [[Guido Guidi]]
* '''Cover C:''' Blitzwing in tank mode by [[Andrew Wildman]]
* '''Cover D:''' Humans at Ratchet's feet by [[James Raiz]]
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Foil stamp of cover D
* '''Cover RI-B:''' Prowl by Guido Guidi
* '''Cover RI-C:''' Blitzwing by Guido Guidi (includes 3 mini-prints)

<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 3a.jpg|See what happens when you're a prick!
Image:Infiltration 3b.jpg|This time Jazz eats floor, dig?
Image:Infiltration 3c.jpg|Triple takeover.
Image:Infiltration 3d.jpg|Raiz draws better humans, hands down!
Image:Infiltration 3ria.jpg|Oooh, foily!
Image:Infiltration 3rib.jpg|Toy-accurate prick!
Image:Infiltration 3ric.jpg|Mister deadlier-than-thou
</gallery>

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Infiltration issue 0

2009-12-12T09:22:07Z

Temple:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Infiltration|The Transformers: Infiltration]]'' #0
|prev=
|next=Infiltration issue 1
|image=Infiltration 0a.jpg
|caption=Freeze man, before I pop a cap in your afterburner.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 19]], [[2005]]
|coverdate=October 2005
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]] & [[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Infiltration]]
}}

'''A young woman steals an item from a businessman that turns out to be more than meets the eye.'''

== Synopsis ==
At a bus station, young Verity Carlo is picking her marks when she spies a high-end [[SM-40|palmtop PC]] in use by an [[Stoker|anonymous businessman]]. Unknown to all, he's being tracked by someone, or something, in the guise of a black sports car.

Using a stolen ticket, Verity hops onto the same Los Angeles-bound coach as the businessman and while he's napping she lifts his palmtop. Helped along by a rancid bagel, Verity feigns illness and is left at the side of the road. The coach takes off, followed closely behind by two seemingly normal sports cars.

Verity sticks out her thumb at the next car and is picked up by an intense young man, Hunter O'Nion, who is rather self-conscious about his last name. Hunter takes a sudden detour and the pair discover that Verity's coach has been run off the road by two sports cars. Everyone's okay, except that the businessman whose palmtop Verity stole is missing.

After lots of prodding by Verity, Hunter reveals that he's an internet alien conspiracy theorist tracking down reports of giant machines in the area. She just finishes a laugh at his expense when the two are scanned and attacked by a blue fighter jet.

Hunter's van is destroyed, but he and Verity are saved—by the smiling driver of a suspiciously well-armed ambulance...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (8)
|c2=
* [[Runabout]] (3)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (4)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (5)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (7)
|c3=
* [[Stoker]] (1)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (2)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (6)
}}

== Errors ==
[[Image:Verity 6 fingers Carlo.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Six fingers on each hand, six toes on each foot, a healthy baby girl.]]
* After identifying herself as "Verity Carlo" in the narrative text, the character identifies herself to Hunter as "Verity Carter". An internal justification could be that "Verity Carter" is an alias she uses to prevent Social Services tracking her down, but when Ratchet asks for her name in issue #1 she answers with "Verity Carlo".
* When Verity points her knife at the duffel bag on the bus, her right hand has six fingers. Also, when Verity whips out her dual mace spray attack, she has six fingers on each hand.
*Hunter must possess both superhuman vision and nerves of steel to be able to see there is no pilot inside Thundercracker's cockpit as the Decepticon jet passes overhead.
{{-}}

== Items of note ==
* '''Cameos:''' bus passengers and driver
* With Ratchet's appearance, it's established that the Transformers have concealed heavy artillery in their alternate modes. This will often be used in subsequent issues — the fight scenes in the next two issues are primarily done in vehicle mode.
* Ratchet's holomatter driver states, "If you want to live, come with me," in a reference to the T-800's similar statement to Sarah Connor in the film ''[[wikipedia:Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day|Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''. Verity made fun of this in issue #1. Simon Furman would later be the author on a ''Terminator''-based comic series called ''Terminator 2: Infinity''.
* The issue features a welcome page by Chris Ryall (as ChrisCharger), a 3-page interview with author Simon Furman, and 2 pages of sketches from artist E. J. Su, including a 1-page writeup.
* At one point while looking for the palmtop, one of the Battlechargers mentions an "infradatabase". Since "infra" means "below", this may be a homage to the [[Underbase]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comics]].

===Covers (8)===
* '''Cover A:'''Autobots by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover B:''' Decepticons by E. J. Su
* '''Cover C:''' Megatron in city by [[James Raiz]]
* '''Cover D:''' Optimus fighting Megatron by [[Milx]]
* '''BotCon 2005 Exclusive cover:''' Optimus Prime sketches wraparound cover by Aaron Archer and assorted Hasbro artists
* '''Gatefold Incentive cover:''' Shockwave wraparound cover by [[Ed McGuinness]]
* '''Retailer Summit Exclusive (Boston) cover:''' Optimus Prime face by E. J. Su
* '''Retailer Summit Exclusive (Fort Wayne) cover:''' Megatron face by E. J. Su
<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 0a.jpg|Eat lead, dig?
Image:Infiltration 0b.jpg|
Image:Infiltration 0c.jpg|I still function!
Image:Infiltration 0d.jpg|Maybe not!
Image:Infiltration 0botcon.jpg|Come on, Archer, finish the cover!
Image:Infiltration 0gatefold.jpg|Totally cool, totally not in this comic!
Image:Infiltration 0summitprime.jpg|That's just Prime!
Image:Infiltration 0summitmegs.jpg|Buckethead
</gallery>

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Creel

2009-12-12T05:39:51Z

Temple:

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:''Creel is a [[human]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Mister Creel''' is a technician working for the [[Machination]].

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
During the training simulation of the mission to capture [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Mister Weiss monitored the Machination's surveillance cameras around [[Lake Michigan]]—finding nothing unusual. During the actual operation he activated [[Mobile One]]'s smokescreen. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}}

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Svenson

2009-12-12T05:39:06Z

Temple:

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:''Svenson is a [[human]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Miss Svenson''' is affiliated with the [[Machination]].

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
When [[Drake]] visited [[Epsilon Holdings]], the front company for the Machination, [[Abraham Dante]] reintroduced him to Miss Svenson and Mister [[Jolly]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

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Jolly

2009-12-12T05:38:14Z

Temple:

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:''Jolly is a [[human]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Mister Jolly''' is affiliated with the [[Machination]].

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
When [[Drake]] visited [[Epsilon Holdings]], the front company for the Machination, [[Abraham Dante]] reintroduced him to Miss [[Svenson]] and Mister Jolly. Mister Jolly briefed him on the latest destruction caused by alien robots and told him that they had a homing signal planted thanks to [[Stoker]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

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Weiss

2009-12-12T00:24:50Z

Temple:

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:''Weiss is a [[human]] in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Drakeescalation1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]

'''Mister Weiss''' is a technician working for the [[Machination]].

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
During the training simulation of the mission to capture [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Mister Weiss monitored the Machination's surveillance cameras around [[Lake Michigan]]—finding nothing unusual. During the actual operation, he drove [[Mobile One]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}}

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User talk:Temple

2009-12-11T20:30:07Z

Temple: /* Spike's booty call */

==Spike's booty call==

is win. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 08:54, 11 December 2009 (EST)

Thanks, Jeys. I was in a silly mood last night (and you can never have enough Spike-bashing). Does that mean you guys will keep me around? *puppydog eyes*--[[User:Temple|Temple]] 15:30, 11 December 2009 (EST)

User:Temple

2009-12-11T07:45:45Z

Temple:

Temple will probably end up getting web-punched for his incompetence for wiki editing, and he'll well deserve it.

Bear in mind he tries hard, though.

== Things to love about Transformers the Movie ==
[[The Touch]]. Obviously. If you don't get this, you're pretty much irredeemable.

[[Dare]]. See above.

The phrase "Turbo-revvin' young punk! I'll straighten y'out yet!"

Starscream finally gets served. Geez, it took them how long?

The Nim! The Welles! The Stack! I could go on.

The toy-sellin' driven need to change characters written into the script that broke a thousand childrens' hearts.

"I can't deal with that now!"

The whole Unicron/Matrix deal was fun the first time round.

The juvenile delight of Spike swearing!

Look at the damned thing! It's gorgeous!

Most of it doesn't contain Wheelie!

A small amount of it doesn't contain Daniel!

The first twenty minutes; endlessly quotable, probably the best TFs ever to be seen on screen.

...to be continued...

Optimus Prime (G1)

2009-12-11T06:57:26Z

Temple: /* IDW comics continuity */

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:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Optimusg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not the [[Soundwave (G1)|tape guy]], the other guy.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]] forces. Originally a mere civilian, he was chosen by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to command, the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the Transformers' conflict to Earth. The complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], every casualty, [[human]] or [[Transformer|Cybertronian]], weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers, and he never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader, and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and his [[ion blaster]] and his [[energon-axe]] are deadly weapons. He would sacrifice his life to protect his fellow Autobots or those under their care, and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|does so on a regular basis]]. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness, and one the Decepticons have taken advantage of time and again... though it's also the source of his strength!

Prime carries within him the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

Before being rebuilt into a [[Powermaster]] his robot mode split into three components:

*A sentient robot module, the [[Brain Center]].
*A wheeled drone module known as [[Roller]].
*A [[Combat Deck]].

Although Optimus Prime can function as three independent modules, injury to any one module is felt by the other two.

{{bigquote|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.|Optimus Prime's most common [[bio]] quote}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Convoy''' (コンボイ)
:''Japanese name (Laser Rod):'' '''Battle Convoy'''
:''French-Canadian & Czech name:'' '''Optimus Primus'''
:''Hungarian name (The Movie):'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' / '''Optimusz Prájm''' ("Optimus Chief")
:''Italian name:'' '''Commander'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics):'' '''Optimus Supremo''' ("Optimus Supreme")
:''Portuguese name (Brazil cartoon):'' '''Líder Optimus''' ("Leader Optimus"), sometimes Optimus Prime
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics):'' '''Supremus Absolutus'''
:''Russian name'': '''Оптимус Прайм''' ("Optimus Prime")
:''Taiwanese name:'' '''Tīh-ghŭ''' (鐵牛, literally "Iron Ox" or "Iron Bull", a kind of vehicle in early days and rural area)
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Jr-tsūn''' (至尊, "Prime")
:''Cantonese name:'' '''O Baak Man''' (柯柏文)
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Qing Tian Zhu''' (擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[Image:CommandPerformances-Autobotsattack.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Don't worry, the multiple crises of conscience come soon enough.]]

Optimus Prime was a gladiator champion for [[Iacon]] before quickly working his way up the Autobot ranks once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] started the war. Four million years ago, when Decepticons attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], he personally chose to crash it onto [[Earth]], a decision that caused him much remorse when the war restarted on Earth in the modern day.

Though Optimus allowed himself to be destroyed when he betrayed his own moral code while playing a video game, a copy of his mind survived on a [[floppy disk]]. Years later, he was restored as a [[Powermaster]], binary bonded to the [[Nebulan]], [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus Prime slowly earned the respect of Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], mourned the loss of his friend [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and ultimately sacrificed everything to defeat [[Unicron]]. Though Optimus died again, his mind persisted in Hi-Q, and the [[Last Autobot]] was able to restore him as an [[Action Master]] in time to bring a temporary end to the war.

In [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|one universe]], Optimus Prime went on to battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian Empire]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Classics (2006)|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again.

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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
The Autobots were outnumbered and outgunned on Earth from the start, though Optimus was confident (and correct) that reinforcements from Cybertron would arrive. {{storylink|Reinforcements from Cybertron!}}

However, the situation was still so desperate that Optimus not only decided to recruit human allies {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}, but aggressively tried to recruit and ''deputise'' human children, including giving them the power to co-ordinate Autobot teams in battles. He wouldn't even make a final move on the Decepticons until he had enough child soldiers on his side. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}} {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} In at least one case, this likely led to the ''death'' of a small boy at Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}}

Optimus later led a convoy in search for a building site for [[Autobot City]], which ran into a Decepticon ambush. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} He sent off several Autobots to get help, knowing this was the only chance of victory. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} Those several Autobots were seen again, but Prime... wasn't.

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

[[Image:Mtmte2_shermandam.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He had this ax once. It was very memorable.]]

Before the war, Optimus Prime was originally '''Orion Pax''', a young dock worker with a girlfriend named [[Elita One|Ariel]]. But as the war began, Megatron destroyed them both, and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuilt them into more powerful warriors.

Four million years ago, Optimus Prime ended a Decepticon attack on the Ark by directing it towards prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Optimus Prime and the Autobots fought the Decepticons on numerous occasions until 2005. During an attack on [[Autobot City]] on Earth, Prime fell in battle against Megatron and passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]].

Optimus Prime eventually returned, once as a [[zombie]], and again when he was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson]]s to stop the spread of the [[Hate Plague]].

The details between these events differ between universes. Sometimes Optimus Prime merged with [[Vector Sigma]] soon after defeating the Hate Plague, and returned much, much later as Star Convoy. Sometimes Optimus Prime partnered up with [[Marissa Faireborn]] to receive upgrades through mutual [[kiss]]ing. Sometimes... look, he did a lot of weird stuff, okay?

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
:''Voice actor:'' Unknown

Optimus Prime is a "metallic nemesis". Megatron said so.

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===Big Looker Story Books===
[[Image:KidsPrime1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn all gosh-darn night.]]

When a two-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize, both the Decepticons and the Autobots badly wanted to win it. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a hollowed-out car and harassed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] all throughout the contest. When Prime discovered the car was being driven by his arch foe, he swiftly pulled a telephone pole out from the ground and used it to bash the mortal hell out of the cheating Decepticon. Thanks to Prime's violent intervention, Cliffjumper was able to win the race. Afterward, Optimus Prime celebrated the Minibot's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}} {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}} {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Transformer PD Type'' comic===

[[Image:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|250px|This is the highlight of this entire page.]]

When a horde of time-displaced Decepticons joined forces to hunt down the five [[Blackball]]s, a super energy source, Optimus Prime gathered a team of time-displaced Autobots to help stop them.

In one encounter with his arch-foe [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], they reenacted their epic struggle from the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. However, this time around, Prime avoided dying by launching his "Matrix Attack"...''literally'' launching the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from his chest, bonking Megatron on the head. {{storylink|Transformer PD Type|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}

Later, Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] concocted a cunning strategy. They disguised a round, black cartoon explosive as a Blackball and gave it to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Starscream promptly brought it to Megatron, where it blew both of them up. Optimus and Magnus were astounded their plan actually worked. {{storylink|Transformer PD Type|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}

In one of his less impressive moments, after running out of ammo during a battle with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Optimus Prime ordered his fellow Autobots to improvise and hurl everything that wasn't nailed down at their enemy. This included the Blackball, unfortunately. Catching it, Deathsaurus began to fantasize about his inevitable galactic conquest, all the while being pelted with rocks and litter. Frustrated, Deathsaurus accidentally hurled the Blackball back to the Autobots in a fit of rage. {{storylink|Transformer PD Type|Good Job! Deathsaurus!!}}
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===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' comic===
[[Image:G2Hero.jpg|right|200px|thumb|GAH, HE'S LOOKING AT ME!]]
In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.

Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle.

However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.

Optimus Prime addressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|left|180px|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]

The [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark sometime after its crash on prehistoric Earth. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], following [[Megatron (G1)|his namesake's]] instructions in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Prime, who was still lying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} However, [[Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] "Optimal Optimus" form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Sometime after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in the 1980s, the original Megatron gained access to one of Earth's ''Voyager'' spacecraft and inscribed a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disk]] on board. In the event that he lost the War, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel to Prehistoric Earth, locate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and change history by killing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[Image:Sparkwar2_Optimus_hologram_primal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
:''Voice actor'': [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German)

An enormous statue of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disks]], could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]]. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal]]. Primal mistook the hologram for the real thing and shared with it the code for the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. Megatron quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}

{{note|Writer [[Bob Skir]] claims that neither the statue nor the golden disks in its hands were mentioned in the script. However, he suggested that they were either the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disks]] from the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, or that Optimus won them in the 2,395,989th Annual Cybertronian spelling bee.<ref>[http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Tue_12_Oct_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"]</ref> We're betting on the latter.}}

====''Universe: Primeval Dawn''====
[[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|left|190px|thumb|"Oh, I also have this in me now, too."]]
The Vok took the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime, used it to create [[Primal Prime]], then gave the Matrix to their new creation. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}

{{note|In the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, Prime's spark was shown to be contained in a Matrix-like vessel. In [[Universe (2003 comic)|Primeval Dawn]], that vessel was shown to be merely a container for his spark, and the actual Matrix was hidden underneath.}}
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===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
[[Image:CheetasManga1.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Cheetor, that's Prime's Spark, not a toy.]]
Optimus Prime was blasted into pieces by Dragon Megatron. Fortunately, his spark remained perfectly intact—in the remains of his [[Optimal Situation|Matrix-shaped spark chamber]]. Megatron was going to destroy Prime's spark, but [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (now in his Transmetal body) saved it. Prime's spark was eventually swallowed by Optimus Primal, who was upgraded into Optimal Optimus by doing so.

After Megatron was killed by Optimal Optimus, Primal and his crew said it would be troublesome to fix Optimus Prime's body.
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{{cleanup|November 2009|Needs storylinks to relevant issues or whatever these came from.}}

===Transformers Legends===
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{{storylink|Prime Spark}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{cleanup|April 2009|Needs general expansion and STORYLINKS TO INDIVIDUAL ISSUES. Links to the series are not acceptable.}}

[[Image:Optronix optimus.jpg|left|180px|thumb|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]
Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' (Orion to his friends<ref>The [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels set in Dreamwave continuity</ref>), a data archivist. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the council of elders and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process. After dispatching a Decepticon assassination squad sent to, well, assassinate him, he ordered the Autobots to prepare to evacuate Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1}} A battle with Megatron beneath the planet's surface, accompanied by visions from the Matrix, stirred him on to fight for the safety of his homeworld. Some time into his role as leader, Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron, but returned some time later, having spent a period of time on [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots protected the planet from the Decepticons. Over the next fifteen years, the Autobots befriended the humans, particularly the [[Witwicky|Witwicky family]]. The Autobots finally allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed ''[[Ark II]]'', along with seven humans, including Witwicky patriarch [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]. Before the ship departed, Prime gave a piece of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Sparkplug's son and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s closest human friend. But the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers. However, a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the Transformers that fell back to Earth, while the U.S. military located Prime's body. Spike was forced by the product chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use the piece of the Matrix to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades, and then faced off against Megatron in [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them—and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, but Prime soon fell in with a rebel Autobot group that had discovered Shockwave had a greater agenda. Rallying Autobots across Cybertron to the cause, Prime faced Shockwave in battle but was defeated and had the Matrix ripped from him and used to activate Vector Sigma. Before Shockwave could make full use of the mega-computer's data, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and bested him. The injuries Prime took in this conflict necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

{{note|...which turned out to be the remainder of Dreamwave's existence. Bummer.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:GIJoevsTFcobraprime.jpg|right|275px|thumb|G.1. Joe—the real universal hero!]]

Several Autobots and Decepticons, including Optimus Prime, were reformatted into will-less war machines under the control of [[Cobra]]. During an initial attack on a human peace conference, Cobra's remote control of Optimus (whom they had nicknamed "HISS-14") mysteriously failed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue #1}} Later at Cobra's [[Cobra Island|island headquarters]] in the Caribbean, Cobra scientists pulled Optimus apart to find out what was impeding their commands. As this analysis took place, Optimus reverse hacked into Cobra computers until they shut him down in a panic. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Despite this, Prime sent a viral message out to hundreds of email addresses that included the coordinates of Cobra's base. The message was intercepted by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] who teamed up with Wheeljack and Bumblebee. After Wheeljack broke the remote control over the Transformers, Prime went after [[Cobra Commander]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} More than a bit frightened of a giant robot gunning for him, the human released Megatron, who was trapped in gun model. Megatron transformed and fought Prime to a standstill until other Autobots came to back him up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Although he was weak and low on [[Energon (fuel)|energon]], Prime made a last-ditch effort to save the day when he rammed through the wall of Megatron's energon-producing lab. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} After a quick recharge, Optimus single-handedly smashed the Decepticons, pounded Megatron to the ground, and ripped his [[fusion cannon]] off his arm. Prime then teamed up with the Joes and used Megatron's cannon to shoot down the [[SPS Satellite]] that had gone rogue and was destroying the island.

With the battle over, Prime and the Autobots boarded a new ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' ship built by G.I. Joe and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[Image:GIJoevstfIIprime1930s.jpg|left|275px|thumb|Retro Convoy: TRANSFORM!!!]]
On a Cybertron dominated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons, Optimus Prime and the Autobots took on the roles of resistance fighters. Cobra experimentation transported a contingent of Cobras and G.I. Joes to Cybertron and destabilized [[Teletran 3]], which led to the computer sending several Transformers to [[Earth]] across different time periods. When Optimus Prime saw Jazz get zapped by Teletran 3, he leapt to rescue his soldier, only to be transported away as well. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} A team made up of Joes and Cobra agents were sent back and found Optimus Prime and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in 1930s-era Chicago, disguised as period cars and trucks. The Stunticons chased Prime and the Joes around the city until everything was wrapped up with bullets, a collapsed bridge and some dynamite. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

After the Transformers and humans were returned to present-day Cybertron and the Decepticons were vanquished by the recently-arrived [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Prime made an agreement with the Joes to destroy the technology that started the whole mess in order to protect Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

On Cybertron, Optimus Prime kicked back to do a little bit of paperwork and reminisce. With Shockwave defeated, Cybertron was enjoying a new era of peace. He was interrupted by Hot Rod, who reported that a group of "pesky humans with their peashooters" were giving an Autobot team on Earth a hard time. Prime suspected Cobra's involvement and counseled Hot Rod not to be so dismissive of the humans. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} When the team returned to Cybertron and mysteriously vanished in the [[Gladiator Zone]], Prime was prepared to go search for them, but was convinced by Hot Rod to stay behind and organize a peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

Later, at the peace celebration, Prime was watching a procession of Autobots when Decepticons attacked. Optimus ordered [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] into action but the huge Autobot was quickly overcome by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Prime hopped into the fray, saved a female Autobot from getting smushed by the falling Omega, rode [[Sixshot]] into Piranacon's face, smashed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] into the ground, and carried a wounded Autobot out of danger.

[[Image:Primevsserpentor.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Serpent O.R. soon realized that "This I command!" doesn't work on Optimus Prime.]]
Menasor cut off Prime's escape and handed him the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio, who confronted Prime with a hologram of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] The new Decepticon leader carried Megatron's memories and information downloaded from Soundwave, from which he learned of the Matrix of Leadership. Serpent O.R. offered Optimus a trade: hostages and peace if he handed over the Matrix. Optimus agreed.

In his stronghold, Serpent O.R. questioned Prime about his own worthiness to carry the Matrix, but Optimus broke free of his chains and aggressively ordered him to surrender. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} A group of Decepticons broke in and nearly took Prime apart, but not before Serpent O.R. took the Matrix for himself and changed into the massive Serpentor Prime. The Matrix showed Serpentor Prime the error of his ways but as he was about to commit suicide Cobra Commander tripped a device and took over Serpentor Prime's body. Moments before he crushed Arcee, a severely damaged Optimus Prime threw Hawk toward the Matrix but warned the human not to touch the artifact. Hawk did so anyway and through a quasi-mystical transfer of power Serpentor Prime was vanquished.

Later repaired by a female nursebot, Optimus went back to finishing his paperwork. A leader's job is never done. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

Sensing a new, yet old, danger to planet Earth, Prime elected to send himself to earth on an investigation, and gave Hot Rod a glare when the young Autobot accused his leader of taking an unnecessary risk to atone for the death of a [[Bumblebee (G1)|close friend]].

Optimus Prime landed in the Himalayan Mountains with G.I. Joes [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]. As they searched the area, the trio was attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] in his [[Pretender]] shell. Prime whacked him with his [[energon-axe]] and in return Bludgeon bearhugged him and coated him in metal-eating slime. Hawk, still carrying power from the Matrix, helped Prime break free. Optimus then shot his way into the hidden kingdom of [[Cobra-La]].

While they wandered through the tunnels, the Joes and Prime found cave paintings that described the last visit to Earth by the planet-eating god [[Unicron]]. They were attacked again by Bludgeon and Cobra-La minions, but were led away by a ragged [[Joe Colton]], prisoner of Cobra-La for the last 25 years. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}} Bludgeon managed to find them again and during a second battle Prime tore open the Pretender's shell, revealing Bludgeon's robot form inside. Bludgeon tripped and dangled dangerously over a chasm, but rather than let Optimus Prime save him, Bludgeon forced Prime to drop him to his death laughing all the way down.

The Joes discovered a cavern where the people of Cobra-La were growing metal-eating spores as a last defense against Unicron. Flint and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] took a load of the spores into space just as Unicron appeared in Earth orbit. Prime, Hawk and Colton headed deeper into Cobra-La to rescue [[Firewall]] and kick butt. Prime was tackled and pinned by a giant bug creature, but made a dramatic recovery and tossed the bug aside. He then took the machine-hating Cobra-La leader [[Golobulus]] to task with a single punch. Flint and Cosmos released the spores, which devoured Unicron from the inside and defeated the giant Transformer before he could harm [[Earth]].

With the threat of Unicron gone, Prime relaxed with [[Eject]] and Firewall by watching some reality TV, and sighed at the banality. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 2}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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=== IDW comics continuity ===
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[[Image:Bumper-funeral.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Helloooo cameo.]]
In the very beginnings of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s civil war, Optimus was one of several Transformers who gathered for the funeral of the slain [[Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. He stood solemnly with his arm around his [[Elita One|girlfriend]], next to his [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|white clone]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|a guy with a beard]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

[[Image:SpotlightBlurr-Optimus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|There's something missing...]]

Galvanized by the death of Sentinel Prime, Optimus joined the Autobot forces under Sentinel's successor, [[Zeta Prime]], and was assigned to a unit commanded by the veteran [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. During his tour of duty, his unit intercepted a message reporting a planned attempt on the Prime's life. He approached former racer [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] as a reliable means of getting the news to Zeta Prime in a hurry. The former celebrity balked, but ultimately the young soldier helped Blurr find what really drove him to race, and thus recruited him to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

An undisclosed amount of time later, Optimus became Optimus Prime. While reviewing his new troops, he came upon a defiant old veteran called Ironhide, who thought of Prime as a wet-behind-the-audio-receptors upstart. Optimus was intrigued by this old coot and asked Ironhide to teach him about the ways of war—and Ironhide did just that. Everything he threw at Optimus, Optimus took and learnt. All his hard comments were taken in. But one day, Optimus, having gained much wisdom since meeting Ironhide, decided to go against Ironhide's counsel, heading east instead of west. This turned out to be a good idea, as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] had been waiting in the west to ambush the Autobot forces. Later still, Ironhide and Optimus got a bit unlucky and ended up dangling off a cliff with Ironhide missing a leg. They were eventually rescued. After this, Ironhide developed a respect and awe for his protege. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13}}

{{note| This story conflicts with previous fiction featuring Optimus and Irohide: In ''Spotlight: Blurr'', pre-Prime Optimus and Ironhide are in the same unit, which contradicts neither of them recognizing the other when Optimus '''Prime''' reviews his troops.}}

[[Image:IDWOptimus.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Freedom is the right of all sentient and heavily-armed beings.]]

A further undisclosed amount of time later, Optimus Prime commanded the Autobot armed forces spread across the galaxy from the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. He was directly involved in the cataclysm ([[IDW timeline|just under 450 years ago]]) that reduced [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to a dead husk, fighting alongside [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in an attempt to stop [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage. Their efforts were futile, and they only survived due to Cybertron itself swallowing Thunderwing at [[Thunderhead Pass]]. Megatron was unconvinced that Thunderwing was dead, and he advocated that Cybertron be destroyed to better insure that the mad Decepticon was forever destroyed. Optimus Prime refused and threatened to stop any effort that Megatron attempted. Megatron agreed to spare the planet, but warned Prime that anything which happened afterward was on his head.

In the present, Prime received a pulsewave from [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was stationed under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s team on Earth, saying that the Decepticon infiltration cell under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had broken their infiltration methods and enacted [[Infiltration protocol|siege mode]] prematurely. Soon afterward, the Autobot science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' sent a distress signal from above Thunderhead Pass, and he ordered the [[Wrecker]]s to withdraw from [[Varas Centralus]] and meet him on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing had been restored by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his followers, and though the Wreckers made short work of them, the real fight would be met with Thunderwing. After the Wreckers, [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and [[Centurion droid]]s were unable to destroy the monster, Prime took to the field, firing massive amounts of energy at Thunderwing, forcing it to exhaust its last reserves of [[Ultra-Energon]] and, ultimately, its life. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[Image:IDWPrime Earth.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Don't crush the cameraman!]]
[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] discovered information in Bludgeon's files about the mysterious new form of Energon found on [[Earth]]. Linking it to the pulsewave transmission from Ironhide, Prime diverted his spacecraft to Earth and called [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in to assist him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}. Shortly after arrival, and having undergone alteration so that he could disguise himself as an Earth truck, he slowly began to realize how unusual the situation Prowl's unit had found itself in was. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Not only had the Decepticons broken their own infiltration protocols over what Starscream had dubbed [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]], but after attempting to recover what appeared to be [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s remains, it was also evident that some of the planet's native sentient lifeforms—[[human]]s—posed a threat possibly equal to that of their old enemies. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

Optimus Prime, now fully filled-in on Earth's happenings, decided that they needed reinforcements. He called Nightbeat, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to come when they could. When Prowl pointed out that Megatron, in his new gun-based Earth mode, was in the breakaway Soviet state of [[Brasnya]] stirring up trouble, Prime ordered them into action.

[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] almost got the drop on Prime, but [[Roller]] was right behind him and took out Blitzwing with a single shot. Megatron returned to his full-size robot mode and disagreed with the quality of Prime's tea and crumpets. At last, the two rivals were going to go at it.

[[Image:Escalation5 Primedies enlightning.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rule of thumb, Megs—if he don't turn gray, he's A-OK.]]
The fight went well at first, with Prime blowing Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] clean off. Megatron, however, tireless thanks to Ore-13, prevailed, almost beating Prime into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

However, Prime transferred his consciousness into his trailer, leading Megatron to believe him dead. Realizing that Ore-13 was the same as Ultra-Energon, Prime returned to his body in time to save his forces from the relentless Megatron, blasting him point blank in the face and dealing enough damage to the Decepticon leader to drain his power reserves, just as he did against Thunderwing. The victory was narrow, however, leaving Optimus with the daunting task of fending off an increasing enemy force without his last ace in the hole. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

This near-death experience had left Prime somewhat unsettled. While his consciousness was in [[infraspace]] downloading to his trailer, he sensed a presence of dread—the visage of his long-missing predecessor, [[Nova Prime]]. Looking for answers, Optimus Prime left Earth temporarily to seek an audience with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] for answers. Once there, he found out about Nova's beliefs of how Transformers were a superior race and should remake the universe in their image, and he faced down the rampaging [[Monstructor]], a legacy of Nova's tenure locked away by Omega Supreme. Then he gave his "you shouldn't have done that" speech to Omega, handed Monstructor's limbs over to Jetfire's team, and went on to have angst-ridden introspection about himself and the tarnished legacy of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime lineage]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

After returning to Earth, Nightbeat discovered that a human group was aware of the base's location and recommended to Prime that they move the ''[[Ark-19]]''. As preparations were underway, Prime received a message from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] saying that Thunderwing had been stolen. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], eager to search for Sunstreaker, suggested that they be reassigned to Earth, and Prime agreed. However, the thrashing that Prime gave Megatron had so embarrassed the Decepticon leader that he ordered in the Decepticons' living weapon, [[Sixshot]]. While moving the ''Ark-19'', Prime and the others came under fire by Sixshot, who severely damaged their ship. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}}

[[Image:Devastation4 PrimeSixshot hyperbole.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"And THAT'S for killing my brother in another timeline!"]]
Ordering [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to get [[Jimmy Pink]] and [[Verity Carlo]] to safety, Optimus then instructed Nightbeat to upload all of ''Ark-19''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s data to ''[[Ark-32]]'' and for Prowl to activate the self-destruct sequence. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} When ''Ark-19'' exploded, it was assumed that Optimus was on board, but all was good at the end when he appeared with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the others, ready to take on Sixshot. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} Optimus and the Autobots held Sixshot at bay, but the U.S. military ordered an air strike to destroy the alien robots. The battle was a stalemate, as Sixshot had to return to the Decepticons while the Autobots [[orbital jump]]ed just in time to avoid destruction. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} On ''Ark-32'', after a conversation with Jetfire, Prime informed Prowl that they needed to retrieve [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Hot Rod and Ironhide, and leave Earth to see to another crisis. The secure facility on [[Garrus-9]] had been breached, and Prime and company needed to make sure that some of the "recent inmates" there didn't end up "in enemy hands". {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} Before leaving Earth, Optimus Prime redirected Hound's unit to rendezvous with ''Ark-32'' at Garrus-9, and he told Hound to impress upon Sideswipe the importance of their mission and how he didn't leave Earth or Sunstreaker behind lightly. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:DarknessPrimes.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Think he can go one series without having a near-death experience?]]
Optimus Prime and Prowl met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and Jetfire on Garrus-9 and discussed the prisoners' breakout and how a surviving Decepticon had been tortured. Maximus and Jetfire gave each other a guilty glance. Prime left Maximus in charge and returned with Prowl to the ''Ark-32''. Meanwhile, [[Dead Universe]] resident [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] attacked Hound's crew, but they received help from Ultra Magnus and drove Cyclonus to escape to [[Corata-Vaz]]. There, he activated the [[Nega-Core]] and fought with Magnus and Hound's crew, who had followed him. In desperation, Cyclonus activated the Nega-Core's guardian—Thunderwing. Using the distraction, Cyclonus escaped, but Magnus sent another tracker after him. All this was reported to Optimus Prime on the ''Ark-32'', who recognized that this had something to do with his infraspace encounter in Brasnya. Prime ordered Jetfire to summon the Wreckers to find out what Thunderwing was guarding. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

The prison soon came under attack from Nova Prime. Rather then watch his soldiers be slaughtered by the undead monster, Optimus Prime ordered a retreat and faced Nova alone. Announcing his new title of Nemesis Prime, Optimus's predecessor explained the nature of the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] before unleashing a portion on the Autobot leader. Shattered, Prime collapsed onto his hands and knees as Nemesis loomed. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[Image:OptimusdeadNemesis.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Optimus! I've come to help y—oh. Sorted, then?"]]

Unexpectedly for Nemesis Prime, the Darkness seemed to be more interested in the younger Prime and sought to be passed onto Optimus. Nemesis wasn't about to let go of the power he commanded, and he savagely attacked Optimus Prime, whose attempts at reason fell on deaf ears. Just as Nemesis Prime seemed victorious, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] attacked the fallen Prime from behind, killing him. Nemesis's death allowed the Darkness finally to enter Optimus, who tried to fight against its evil to no avail. Galvatron offered the Autobot a choice: kill himself by plunging into the [[Solar pool]], or pass on the Darkness to Galvatron, who had coveted it for so long. Optimus seemed to do so willingly, but just as he passed on the Darkness, he threw the surprised Galvatron into the solar pool. As Optimus gazed upon the dead body of Nemesis, he told himself he could not mourn the elder Prime's death, as Nova had truly died long ago. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[Image:AHMPrimecritical.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So he's dying. [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|This shouldn't be a problem by now]].]]
A year later, Optimus Prime combined his Autobot squad with another squad. Having received word of a supposed Decepticon power struggle, Prime led the Autobots to a location where Starscream's "group" was, only to be ambushed by a unified Decepticon force. Though they managed to turn the tide briefly, Devastator's appearance made the difference, enabling Megatron to rip the Matrix of Leadership from Prime's chest. Prime was dealt another blow (mentally) when the Autobots were told that they'd been sold out by a traitor in their ranks (who was later revealed to be [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]). {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} The Autobots were led to a space bridge, where Prime, who was the last to go, used his remaining energy to destroy the machine. Unfortunately, this heroic act left Prime in critical condition. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} With this defeat, the Autobots were forced to leave Earth to the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

After Prime's unit met up with Kup's unit, and after dealing with the Swarm and Sideswipe's sacrifice to save them, Ratchet and Wheeljack managed to use energon from the ''Trion'' to bring Prime back online in time to smooth over an Autobot argument. As the others excitedly welcomed him back, Prime made a speech about how he was proud of them and that he wanted to win the war. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}. After the Autobots recovered and prepared for a final stand against the Swarm, Prime had a brief chat with Ironhide (during which Ironhide admitted to hating him secretly at first sight at the start of the Great War), then prepared for the Swarm's onslaught. When they came, the Autobots fought back, but they were quickly outnumbered by the thousands. Thankfully, Omega Supreme arrived and saved them from certain doom. After Omega briefly told them about his arrival, Prime ordersed him to transform and transport the Autobots back to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Arriving at [[New York City]] while the Decepticons were fending off attacks by a European air squad, Optimus and the Autobots began to engage the Decepticons again. After a bit of fighting, and with the threat of Devasator, Optimus ordered Omega Supreme to take Devastator away from the city and fight him elsewhere. Optimus Prime encountered Megatron, and the two engaged in a bit of viewpoint bantering, mostly about the way their war was now changing and the fact that the humans Prime had "sworn to protect" were about to drop a nuclear bomb on the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

[[Image:AHM-13 Prime mouth.jpg|thumb|left|Optimus will overenergize on this stuff, then wake up the next morning in a CR chamber full of ice with his robo-kidneys missing.]]

After that, they engaged in a fierce battle while trading more banter. At first, Megatron took the advantage, but just as he was about to leave with the Decepticons and take the Matrix with him, a shot from [[Shockwave (G1)|an experimental weapon made from a Transformer]] fired by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a brave human]] hit him it the face. Seizing the opportunity, Optimus grabbed Megatron's fusion cannon and slammed it against Megatron's head, bringing him down in defeat. Before Optimus could truly finish him off, however, Starscream intervened and, after exchanging words, took off with Megatron and the Matrix. Prime's decision to go after them or save New York from nuclear devastation was rendered moot when Thundercracker, who had grown disenchanted with the way the Decepticons went after the humans, blew up the bomb at the cost of his own life (thanks to an angry Skywarp). The war over for the moment, Prime met with Spike Witwicky, thanked him for helping the Autobots out, and asked if there was some way to help the humans in return. However, Spike responded that they had brought their war to Earth, so any chance of human-Transformer relations was now long gone. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Later, in an abandoned cave supposedly somewhere within NY's ruins, Optimus heard Iromhide's resignation from the Autobot forces. Respecting Ironhide too much, he did not argue, but after some energon and a little flashback, Optimus convinced Ironhide to stay. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13}}
[[Image:Ongoing Issue 1-Optimus Surrenders.jpg|right|thumb|200px|His attempt to start a Mexican wave was not going down well.]]

After the death of Ironhide and his plans to stay on Earth being questioned by the other Autobots, Prime resigned his position as Autobot commander. Driving to the nearest Skywatch facility, he gave himself up to the humans without a fight. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

{{note|The events of ''Spotlight: Mirage'' possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}

Optimus Prime commanded one of the last remaining pockets of Autobot resistance, hiding out in the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]]. While awaiting the arrival of Bumblebee's team, he and Hound tried to work out how to convert the [[Zodiac Energy]] for their consumption. "Bumblebee's" arrival proved to be their downfall, as it was really the self-serving mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], who destroyed the bunker security systems, allowing the Decepticons inside. Optimus Prime refused to surrender during the ensuing struggle, until Mirage used the critically injured Jetfire as a hostage, forcing Prime to back down. When Megatron betrayed Mirage's word and ordered the execution of the Autobots, Optimus Prime tried to reason with the mercenary, appealing to his former friendship with Hound...until Mirage killed Hound in defiance. Furious, Optimus Prime broke free of his captors and tackled Mirage into the Zodiac Energy chamber. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel_1_Prime_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I keep telling you Bumblebee, the Dinobots will never accept you into their clique!"]]

The Autobots and the Decepticons came to [[Earth|a distant world]] in the grip of an ice age. Assuming alternate modes based upon the [[Dinosaur|dominant (though doomed) indigenous creatures]] of this planet, they continued their ancient, unending war. However, the Autobots, with their energy levels dangerously low, withdrew from combat as the world grew colder. They sought refuge in a deep cavern and entered [[stasis lock]], awaiting the day when surface conditions changed to better suit their operation. Millions of years later, Bumblebee was awoken by the hammering of humans working on a rail line. He briefly considered awakening Optimus Prime, but thought better of it. After discovering the world had changed significantly, Ratchet thought there was no reason to awaken Prime. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1}} When Bumblebee discovered the Decepticons were once again active on this world, Ratchet and Prowl agreed that the Autobots must intervene, but again decided out of rousing Optimus from his slumber. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

{{Note|Optimus Prime appears very briefly in the first few pages, in his "Ice Age Wars" body (we only see him in robot mode, but his altmode is a brachiosaurus<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=d5d311674e796c81d010d26ac751389b&showtopic=10074&st=20&p=266183&#entry266183 Allspark forums post] by [[Guido Guidi]], August 15th, 2006</ref>. He spends most of the story in stasis lock. [[:Image:Opthos.jpg|Unused concept art]] depicts him as transforming into a locomotive engine.}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comics===

{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===

{{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}} {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}}

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===Alternity===

In 2007, the Optimus Prime of [[universal stream]] Primax 109.0 Beta encountered a mysterious messenger from another world: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|another incarnation of himself]] from a parallel dimension who left him with a warning. Two years hence, Megatron would bring the terrifying super-dimensional lifeform known as the "Beast of Time", [[Hytherion]], into their dimension to destroy Earth. The only thing that could battle Hytherion was the power of the super-evolved multi-dimensional race of Cybertronians known as the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]. Prime agreed that when the danger appeared, he would join the Alternity in the fight.

Sure enough, in 2009, when Hytherion's colossal claw-marks appeared on planets throughout the solar system, Prime's other-dimensional incarnation returned, bringing with him a "Vibrant Red" Vector 109 [[auto-avatar]] with which Prime fused. In that instant, he was reborn as part of the Alternity, a manifold being who encompassed all the different incarnations of Optimus Prime through the multiverse at once. Prime reached his hands heaveanward and peeled back the layers of reality, exposing the gargantuan fanged maw of Hytherion looming above the Autobots. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}}

Optimus battled alongside the Alternity to fend off the beast, when unexpectedly, [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] overwrote the beast's higher functions with his own. At first, it seemed that Hytherion had been killed, but a newly empowered Megatron (in two bodies) appeared and declared that, now possessing a power that rivaled the Alternity's, he challenged his opponents to take him on or see the multiverse itself burn. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}
{{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Optimus Prime's Alternity collective can be found [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}

===''Robot Heroes'' comic===
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{{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

==="Universe" cartoon===
: Voiseactor: [[Ron Hayden]](English)
Optimus Prime narates the events of what happened before the Ark crashed on earth. He explains that the heroic Autobots are fighting a war against the Evil decepticons who opress freedom on Cybertron for the life giving energy known as Energon. He also mentions that he became the new leader of a long line of Autobot leaders by the discovery of the Matrix. On there quest for more Energon, they were chased by Decepticons onto the planet known as Earth and crashed on it. When they got out of the ark, Optimus Prime scanned his truck altmode and states the war will not end on Earth. {{Storylink| Action Blast 1}}

Both Optimus Prime and Bumblebee race down a street in an unknow desert wile having an argument with Bumblebee about Energon. He orders Bumblebee to scan the suroundings to find the location where the Decepticons are hiding now, and to be carefull for possible scouts. When Bumblebee notes what they are doing, Prime speculates that what they might be planning is to convert the energy into Energon, and orders Bumblebee to make a diversion. During the time Bumblebee and Cyclonus are fighting, Prime made a suprise attack and takes out Cyclonus with his Ion-axe, and turns his attention to Megatron. When both Decepticons flee, Prime tells Bumblebee they did a good job(infront a burning Gass station), and both Autobots get back on the move.{{storylink|Fight for Energon}}

==Commercial appearances==
Optimus Prime has appeared in more [[Commercial|television commercials]] than any other Transformer... just as with everything else. He has been voiced by Peter Cullen in every animation segment in which he's had a speaking role.

[[Image:Toycommercial-firstPrime.jpg|right|thumb|My wheels don't disappear!]]

* He was one of the featured characters in the first ever appearance of the Transformers anywhere, an advertisement for the first issue of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the Generation 1 comic]]. He arrives in the midst of a desert battle as the Decepticons attacked a power plant on Earth, driving to back up his troops in defending it. He strikes a rather iconic pose as he transforms and fires, which would be replicated and copied numerous times in the early years of the franchise. This first commercial used nonfinal versions of the characters' [[character model]]s; Optimus Prime, for example, still had wheels on his legs. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9-7RjhFzpM]

* In a commercial for the [[Triple Changer]]s, Optimus confronts Astrotrain on a desert battlefield, but the Triple-Changer escapes under fire from other Autobots. Shortly afterward, Prime uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a fragment of Decepticon battle armor. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WssZjIsUIU]

* Prime and Jazz are shown fighting Megatron in the desert in an ad for the 1985 cars, whom he summons to help out with the battle. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WssZjIsUIU]

* Prime narrates two commercials around the time of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', describing the action as [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] take on the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-10pud7DY]

[[Image:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|An integral part of Powermaster Prime's transformation is Joyride shooting lightning bolts through his pointed finger.]]

* Prime was prominently featured in the ad for the first comic issue featuring the [[Powermaster]]s. On the rocky plains where practically every Transformer battle ever seems to happen, Prime arrives in his Powermaster body to back up three of his troops against Dreadwind and Darkwing. He's shown combining with [[Hi-Q]] and transforming, attacking with his trailer's battle station mode, then combining with the trailer to continue the attack. Who wins? Find out in [[People Power!|Marvel Comics]]! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voX_KNNxNCI]

[[Image:OptimusQuickswitchCommercial.jpg|right|thumb|Optimus Prime is so giving, he even gives other Transformers time in his commercials.]]

* Prime also features briefly in [[Quickswitch]]'s ad; in a battle on the moon, Quickswitch transforms to gun mode and is wielded by Powermaster Optimus Prime.

* An abbreviated ad for Powermaster Prime uses footage from both the Marvel Comic and Quickswitch commercials.

* Prime's Powermaster body shows up yet again in the [[Classic Pretender|Pretender Classic]]s ad. He comes under attack in the darkened streets of the city, prompting the narrator to explain that he needs the greatest Transformers ever! Prime then welcomes back Bumblebee and Jazz in their Pretender forms. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahbq-FnSPY]

* Powermaster Prime and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] are the representatives from each faction that [[Doubledealer]] doublecrosses! Everyone wonders who that guy is that Prime's talking to... He looks kinda suspicious!

* Optimus features prominently in the first [[Action Master]] commercial; he's shown surrounded by a circle of his troops, and challenges them to give up their transforming powers to become faster, stronger, more alive! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNf3jQ1zdw]

* A stock intro was used for several Micromaster commercials, with Optimus opening his fist to reveal a Micromaster city within.

[[Image:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|thumb|Prime wants to know if they can transform, because he sure can't!]]

* A similar sequence in another Micromaster has Prime opening his fist to find the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] inside. He and Jazz check them out, and Optimus wonders if they can transform.

* In an ad for the Micromaster micro bases, a battle rages outside an Autobot base, and Prime watches impassively as Bumblebee and Jazz pull two [[Interstellar shuttle|captured]] [[Attack Copter|vehicles]] into the base. Prime is the first to notice that the vehicles are transforming and shooting things.

* Prime and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] are the stars of the first ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' commercial, animated with [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]]. Prime is shown driving down a road in his ''Generation 2'' colored truck mode. He rocket-launches up into the air to transform, then has a brutal fight with Ramjet. Despite getting a hole blasted in his chest, he wins the fight and fires his gun into the air in triumph. Non-speaking.

* Prime also is shown briefly in a commercial for the new Megatron tank toy. He transforms and finds his head in a target crosshairs. In the subsequent toy segment, Prime's toy is shown getting completely trashed by that of Megatron. Non-speaking.

* And finally, Prime got his own rap segment. He's shown in his Combat toy body, waiting for Megatron as he attacks a human subdivision. Prime converts to robot form, blows up Megatron's weapon at point blank range, and slugs it out with him. Apparently emerging victorious, is next shown sitting next to an identical truck, which the live-action kid mistakes for the real thing. The real Prime then transforms and picks up the kid, inspecting the human with his cold, lifeless, flashing red optics. Prime is once again voiced by Peter Cullen in this commercial.

Prime also appeared in commercials for ''Transformers'' products other than the toys themselves...

* In the ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]], Optimus Prime shoots ''at'' a child riding the titular cycle, but misses. This footage is recycled from the advertisement for the comic.

* Prime delivers a load of shoes to schoolchildren in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear.

==Games==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'': The Game===
:''Voice actor:''
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{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise]]''

==Notes==
* According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project.

* Optimus Prime's Japanese name is "Convoy", which is named after his original name "Battle Convoy" in the [[Diaclone]] toyline, because the name "Optimus Prime" is difficult for Japanese kids to remember and pronounce. <ref>'''Figure-Oh''' No. 114</ref>

*According to an early ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Universe]]''-style profile published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'', Optimus Prime's "official" nicknames were at one point considered to be "Autobot Commander", "Chief", "Big Boss" and "Roller". As far as it is known, no piece of fiction has ever purposely addressed him using these nicknames, though it's a fair bet he's been called "chief" at least once or twice anyway.

* He [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|allegedly]] hates the music of [[wikipedia:Mötley_Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].

* According to the staff of ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', Optimus Prime became a space explorer in the [[Beast Era]].<ref>[[Beast Wars Universe]] ISBN 978-4766938005</ref>

[[Image:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]
* By the time Optimus Prime appeared in ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', his 3D model from ''Beast Wars'' had apparently been lost, leading the animators to use a faceplated Optimus Primal head as a quick replacement to save time and budget.

* Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of Tupperware reads:

:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''

:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.

* The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm "Captimus Primus"], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.

* According to EJ Su, Optimus Prime's [[Holomatter|Holomatter avatar]] is modeled after [[wikipedia:Ulysses_S._Grant|Ulysses S. Grant]].<ref>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>

* As of [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|All Hail Megatron #13]], Optimus has a mouth underneath that [[faceplate]] of his.

* This Optimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[Space Bridge]] project in the ''[[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode [[Balance]].

==External links==
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Optimus_Prime Optimus Prime's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Optimus_Prime_PM Powermaster Optimus Prime's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Ultra Magnus (G1)

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:''Ultra Magnus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He can't deal with you now!]]
'''Ultra Magnus''' feels he is a soldier and nothing more. He very much prefers taking orders to giving them, and even avoids opportunities for higher responsibility. But when he is forced into those opportunities, he betrays his real talent for the job. He's strong, resolute, dependable, selfless, and courageous. Sadly, Ultra Magnus is the only Autobot who doesn't realize this.

Believing he is nothing but a soldier, Ultra Magnus is perfectly willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good if need be. He knows he's more powerful than the average Autobot, and will throw himself at larger threats accordingly. He is respected by both the Autobots ''and'' Decepticons, due to his courage and self-sacrifice. There is a special enmity between him and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for this reason, for Galvatron may be the most deadly foe of all. (Also, Galvatron, given his mental state, probably doesn't approve of people he's had blown up getting back up afterward. This can be seen as a sore point for Magnus, too.)

He is sometimes [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Relatives|brother]].

{{quote|But Prime, I'm - I'm just a soldier. I - I'm not worthy. |Ultra Magnus - receiving the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]|[[The Transformers: The Movie]]}}

:''Italian name'': '''Convoy'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ultramag'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Mags''' (馬格斯 ''Mǎ Gè Sz'')
:''Chinese name (Taiwan version of RTM dub):'' '''Magnum''' (麥農 ''Mài Núng'')
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Tong Tian Xiao''' (通天曉, "The Man who knows everything", literally "The Dawn that reaches the Heaven")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Robert Stack]] → [[Jack Angel]] (English); [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese)

[[Image:TFTM UltraMagnus pointy.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Uncle Prime wants you!""Me?""No, not you, the other guy."]]
Serving as commander of [[Autobot City]], Ultra Magnus directed the Autobots’ counter-offensive when the city came under [[Battle of Autobot City|attack]] from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s in the year 2005. After directing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to transform the city into battle station mode, he and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] alerted the rest of the city’s occupants to the attack, but they were only able to hold the Decepticons off for so long. During the battle, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was mortally wounded, and, on his deathbed, passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on to Ultra Magnus. Despite his own misgivings, Magnus took possession of Matrix and became the new leader of the Autobots.

[[Image:TFTM UltraMagnus dies.jpg|right|200px|thumb|AGGHHHH—I've been dealt with!]]
Magnus’s leadership did not get off to an easy start, when reports came in from the Autobots stationed on Cybertron’s moons of [[Unicron]], a monster planet that was in the process of consuming them. Magnus quickly arranged for the Autobots to head to Cybertron aboard two shuttles, but as they were preparing to depart, they were attacked by Decepticon forces led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the upgraded form of Megatron. The Autobots fled into space and were pursued by Galvatron’s troops, with Magnus’ shuttle eventually being shot down onto the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]]. Facing Galvatron solo, Magnus attempted to open the Matrix, but the talisman did not respond, and Magnus was blown to pieces by the [[Sweep]]s. Thankfully, Ultra Magnus was soon repaired by the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] after they befriended the Autobots. Magnus joined the other Autobots in the battle with Unicron on Cybertron and helped drive the last of the Decepticons from their home planet. In the course of the final battle with Unicron, the young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] opened the Matrix to destroy the planet-eater, becoming Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Rodimus subsequently took over as [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] from Magnus, and Magnus returned to his much more comfortable role of soldier, operating as Rodimus' [[second-in-command]], regularly giving advice to the inexperienced new leader and trying to draw him out from under the shadow of Optimus Prime.

[[Image:G1 FFODPart5 UltraMagnus punch Dirge.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Death comes to he who cannot deal with me, Magnus." "Oh, fine, I'll deal with you, Dirge." "AAAAAHHHHH!"]]
When the [[Quintesson]]s attacked the first [[Galactic Olympics]], Ultra Magnus, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] were kidnapped and taken to [[Quintessa]], where they were found guilty in one of the Quintessons’ twisted trials. Dropped into the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit, they were quickly rescued by their fellow Autobots, but the whole team was then set adrift in space when the Quintessons blew up their planet in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. They eventually made it back to Cybertron, only for their homeworld itself to come under attack by a united Quintesson-Decepticon alliance. Ultra Magnus held off the attackers long enough for Rodimus and the others to make it to cover, dispatching [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] before being faced with Galvatron, who took a few shots at him before deciding he had more important things to deal with. When the Quintessons betrayed Galvatron in order to achieve their true goals, he turned on the aliens, and the invasion of Cybertron was repelled. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

[[Image:KillingJar negative Magnus Marissa.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I lay down to take a nap and woke up as anti-matter!]]
One evening, Ultra Magnus was contemplating the stars when the Quintessons impersonated [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in order to abduct him. Having recently renewed contact with their ancient creations, the Quintesson scientists intended to test the Transformers. To that end, Ultra Magnus was forced into a Danger Room scenario, battling a hard-light illusion of Rodimus Prime. He was soon introduced to the other test subjects, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]]. Ultra Magnus overloaded the electron bars of their cells with his own body, freeing the captives. A chaotic melee erupted, and Ultra Magnus and Cyclonus began grappling for the right to bring the Quintesson ship to their respective leader, but before the issue could be resolved the craft began plummeting into a [[black hole]]. During a fight for the last escape pod, Magnus was drawn out into space. Astonishingly, it was Cyclonus who saved Ultra Magnus from the void, for it would have been dishonorable to allow such a proud warrior to die than the battle field. Unfortunately, this only delayed the inevitable, as the ship ultimately plunged into the black hole and emerged on the other side in a [[negative universe]]. Only by working together were they able to return through the white hole to their own universe. Magnus and Cyclonus acknowledged their mutual, grudging respect for each other as warriors, but vowed that when they met again, it would be as enemies. {{storylink|The Killing Jar}}

[[Image:DarkAwakening Magnus hands.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Optimus, I know you're upset I gave the Matrix to Hot Rod. But that's no reason to turn into a zombie."]]
Later, Ultra Magnus was on a pleasure flight with Rodimus, Kup, Arcee and the Witwickys when a Decepticon attack forced them to land the ship's lifepod on a remote Autobot funeral barge, launched into space at the end of the war with the deactivated bodies of lost Autobot warriors. The tomb of Optimus Prime was empty, but Optimus Prime himself was miraculously alive. It soon became clear, however, that Prime was not in his right mind, as he fired on Magnus and the others, leaving them to die as the barge began plummeting into a sun. They managed to escape, but barely – the makeshift repairs to their ship led to a crashlanding back on Cybertron. Ultra Magnus and the others soon learned that Optimus Prime had mobilized the entire Autobot fleet to go after the Quintessons and "avenge" their deaths. They caught up to Prime's fleet, and against Prime's orders, Magnus and friends were brought on board. The Quintesson ploy was uncovered, and Optimus Prime regained his senses long enough to spring their trap away from the other Autobots, allowing Magnus and the others to flee to safety. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

After a lost Autobot named [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] arrived on Cybertron, Ultra Magnus and the others learned of a Transformer colony world named [[Paradron]] on the other side of a vortex. Its pacifistic people had recently come under Decepticon attack after [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and Cyclonus accidentally discovered the planet. Working with Rodimus, Ultra Magnus assembled an Autobot strike force to liberate the Paradronians and prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the world's vast energon supply. Ultra Magnus took charge of the second mission with back-up from Blurr and Wheelie, but they ran into heavy resistance fire. This forced them to go to Plan 'B' – blow up the planet's energon core, and the entire planet with it. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to stop Magnus and Sandstorm from reaching the core with a seek-and-destroy missile, but Ultra Magnus simply grabbed the missile out of mid-air and threw it back at their attackers. Inside the core, Ultra Magnus took a moment to explore his sensitive side.

{{bigquote|I've never seen anything this beautiful in the entire galaxy. All right, give me the bomb.}}

[[Image:Fightorflee Ultramagnus Sandstorm bomb.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Just read the quote. Nothing can top the actual quote.]]
After setting the charges, Ultra Magnus informed Sandstorm that they had only five minutes to evacuate the planet. They breezed by Galvatron on their way out and evacuated to a nearby moon to observe the destruction. With the total annihilation of their planet, Rodimus and Ultra Magnus offered Sandstorm and the Paradronians a home back on Cybertron. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

One night, while observing the security monitors, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime and Kup were greeted with the startling sight of Cyclonus and the [[Sweep]]s flying away from Cybertron with the former Decepticon [[Octane]] in tow. Since Octane had become an independent contractor working with the Autobots, Magnus and the others flew out with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to intercept the Decepticon raiding party. They forced the enemy back down to the surface, but let them go after Octane and his secret partner "Cyclonus" let them in on a double-cross. Cyclonus was actually possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost and, after returning to Charr, they manipulated Galvatron into travelling to Cybertron alone, where he was ambushed and nearly captured by Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

[[Image:SurpriseParty Magnus smiling.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Why is this 'Bot smiling? He just farted. And blamed [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]].]]
Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots took a relaxing break from preparations for the first Cybertronian peace conference to prepare a surprise birthday party for their human friend, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. The party was interrupted, however, when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] staged an assault on the Autobot shuttle bay, hoping to destroy the craft being prepped for the conference's delegates. During the battle, Wheelie took a glancing blow from [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and was left shaken and disoriented right smack in the middle of the firefight. With no regard to his own safety, Magnus rushed out into the line of fire and took several hits to the back from [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] while shielding the fallen Wheelie with his own body. The Combaticons were driven off, but not before they did some damage to the shuttles. In the aftermath, Ultra Magnus insisted [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] attend to the shuttle first before working on Magnus's own injuries. His demonstrations of bravery and self-sacrifice gave Daniel and Wheelie the idea of planning a surprise party for Ultra Magnus on HIS birthday. Their only question was WHEN exactly the date was. Their search for answers led to the [[Lost Autobot Records|Autobot Records Asteroid]]... and trouble. They were taken hostage by Cyclonus and the Decepticons, who set the asteroid on a collision course with the peace conference. Daniel and Wheelie served as living shields to prevent the Autobot defense from blasting the asteroid out of the sky. Instead, Ultra Magnus enlisted Sky Lynx for a raid on the space rock to rescue their friends. They sent the Sweeps packing, and Ultra Magnus went after Cyclonus personally to reprogram the asteroid's flight path. With the Decepticon distracted, Wheelie triggered the self-destruct sequence and the Autobots made it to safety, saving the peace conference. Afterwards, Wheelie and Daniel explained what they had been doing, and the incredulous Ultra Magnus remarked that even he didn't know when his birthday was (apparently the Quintessons had never heard of the Gregorian calendar. Go figure). {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

During an ambassador reception on Cybertron, Daniel Witwicky went missing and couldn't be found. Rodimus assigned Ultra Magnus, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the cassettes to look for him. [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]'s tracking senses helped unearth a lost Quintesson chamber where Daniel and Grimlock had gone. Magnus and the others soon worked out that their missing friends had accidentally travelled to the dimension of [[Menonia]], thanks to an old Quintesson method of banishing criminals to other universes. While in Menonia, Ultra Magnus and the Autobots helped the local "Dragon of the Sun", the [[Golden One]], fight off his treacherous pupil, the exiled Quintesson known as [[Mara-Al-Utha]]. After restoring his kingdom to him, the Autobots were aided in returning to Cybertron by the Golden One. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

[[Image:Bigmagnus tinyconst.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It's not an animation error. They knew the [[Constructicon (Universe)|Micromaster Constructicons]] would be out by 2006.]]
When Galvatron and the Constructicons attempted to turn a moon-sized comet into a guided missile to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Ultra Magnus led a team of Autobots to intercept and stop their plans. This team consisted of Blaster, Perceptor, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and maybe Grimlock. And maybe [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. At some times [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Also, several guys who looked disturbingly like [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and the corpses of [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]. All of whom could change size at will. Anyway, Ultra Magnus confronted Galvatron, who attempted to turn into cannon mode and blast the Autobot. Unfortunately, his character model sheet was drawn pointing off to the right, leaving him unable to turn and fire before Magnus jumped him. Still, Galvatron somehow managed to grapple and wrestle with Ultra Magnus in cannon mode, despite having no noticeable moving parts of any kind. An explosion at the artificial engines the Constructicons had been installing sent the comet hurtling towards a nearby world called [[Eurythma]]. Before it could strike, it was destroyed by an extraordinarily powerful sonic discharge, a harmony produced by the musical Renaissance elf people who lived on Eurhythma. The mere backlash of the harmony was enough to knock all the Transformers out of space and down to the planet's surface. When Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] went after the source of the harmony, Ultra Magnus grabbed Blaster and Broadside to help stop him. Lucky he did, because Blaster was the only one who could understand the harmonic speech of the Eurhythmians. Although he did do some ad-libbing...and sometimes Ultra Magnus explained things in Blaster's voice. ANYWAY, Galvatron and Soundwave managed to assemble the three parts of the harmony, and left for Earth to attack Metroplex with it. To counteract their harmonic weapon, Ultra Magnus brought along the Eurhythmian leaders to sing in [[anti-sound]] and cancel out the harmony. Yes, they sang ''anti-sound''. Then, Blaster successfully grabbed Soundwave's crotch, erasing his tapes of the harmony. The moral of this story is... the best way to win the day is through sexual assault and violating the laws of physics. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Ultra Magnus, Springer and Rodimus were exploring an electromagnetic anomaly in a remote part of Cybertron when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] staged an attack on the Autobots. Their fight with [[Predaking]] was interrupted by a Quintesson experiment that turned the nightmares of Daniel Witwicky into substance, solid enough to do serious damage to the Transformers. The Autobots and Decepticons were forced into an alliance to try and escape the strange and ever-changing landscape. Ultra Magnus and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] were almost eaten by a giant, and they were all assaulted by a many-headed hydra. The Autobots eventually located Danny and freed him from the Quintessons' machines. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

[[Image:GhostMachine Magnus with hands on hips.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Pay attention to me! This is my important face."]]
After Scourge and the ghost of Starscream stole Metroplex's eyes and blew up his brain, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime put Cybertron on full alert in case a follow-up attack occurred. They eventually managed to suss out that the Decepticon duo were working for Unicron, after they noticed the Chaos-Bringer had his eyes back. Magnus assembled a small strike team of Springer, Hot Spot and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] aboard Sky Lynx to investigate the artifical "moon". The spy mission didn't go too well, however, as the repair work on Unicron had proceeded farther than they had expected: the Dark God expelled them from his head using a blast of electrical fire. Scourge soon alerted the Autobots to Unicron's plan after finding out the entity wanted Cybertron for his new body. Ultra Magnus and his strike team were prepared when Unicron's head touched down on Cybertron to make the connections, and set of a series of energon explosives at the base of Unicron, launching him back into orbit and without any new body to call his own. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[Image:BigBroadcast Magnus generator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Have you seen this new app. on my iPhone?"]]
One day on Cybertron, Ultra Magnus was jovially describing the ongoing construction work on the new hyper-generator to Rodimus Prime...up until the point when he realized Rodimus wasn't listening to a word of it. After giving Rodimus a passionate speech about the mantle of leadership, Magnus was offered a good deal on a slightly used mantle. Luckily for Rodimus, a crisis soon broke out on the Planet of Junk. Ultra Magnus and Rodimus took several soldiers with them aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to observe what was happening with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] first hand. They were shot down en route by Cyclonus and the Sweeps, but Ultra Magnus managed to repair the damage to Omega and they continued on to Junk. Chaos raged in the skies over the Junkion homeworld, due to a hypnotic signal arranged by the Quintessons which was stimulating xenophobia and hyper-aggression in all who were exposed to it. Magnus and Blaster located the source of the signal, and then used Blaster's tapedeck mode to broadcast a disruption signal to counter the Quintesson transmissions. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

During the peace conferences between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] did their best to keep the two warring factions from tearing each other apart. Luckily for the Autobots, the two alien species were too busy hating each other to point out how unbelievably hypocritical it was for Cybertronians to be chiding them over centuries of warfare. Whose planet is occasionally blasted out of its own orbit by war, huh Transformer? {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[Image:DwellerDepths Magnus packing heat.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"I've never seen anything [[Dweller|this horrible]] in the entire galaxy. Alright, give me the bomb. What? No bomb? Crap."]]
After unveiling a new [[power core]] on Cybertron, Ultra Magnus caught Galvatron and the Decepticons sneaking into an old utility tunnel. He and a squad of Autobots followed after them, only for both groups of Transformers to get caught in a battle with the Quintessons' old creations, the [[Trans-Organic]]s. These bio-mechanical creatures were dangerous enough individually, but the enormous [[Dweller]] was a threat to them all. It not only drained the power of any Transformer it touched, but also transformed them into energy vampires as well. Ultra Magnus was nearly drained of all his power several times by the creatures but was saved by his fellow Autobots. Eventually, Perceptor conceived of a power surge method which restored the vampiric Transformers to full functioning, and the Dweller was disposed of by launching it and the power core deep into space. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:OnlyHuman human Ultra Magnus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Autobots were helping The City of The Future deal with a crime wave, when they received a hot tip on where to find [[Victor Drath]], resident crimelord. Ultra Magnus, Rodimus, Springer and Arcee raced to Drath's mansion... and straight into a trap. Some impressive technology assembled by Drath's associate [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] robbed the four Autobots of their robot bodies and displaced them into synthoid human forms. Ultra Magnus found himself sporting some very distinguished gray temples, like [[wikipedia:Mister_Fantastic|Reed Richards]] or [[wikipedia:Hal Jordan|Hal Jordan]]. Luckily, the Autobots each found a jumpsuit nearby, perfectly matching their robot color schemes. Tragically, Magnus apparently ignored the matching hat that came with his outfit. Very [[Robert Stack|Untouchables]]. {{storylink|Only Human}}

On an [[isodrite]] survey mission with Sky Lynx and the other Autobots, Ultra Magnus was attacked by an overly manic Galvatron and his soldiers. His frenzied state made Galvatron just as dangerous to his own men as the Autobots — he even batted away a Sweep who attempted to help him against Ultra Magnus. With the Decepticons so disorganized, Ultra Magnus was easily able to lead the Autobots in routing their opponents and making a clean getaway with the isodrite. {{storylink|Webworld}}

When Rodimus Prime was feeling down about his leadership skills, Ultra Magnus was forced to come up with an upbeat, cheery encouragement speech in the middle of a smouldering war zone. Tough job. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon|The Ultimate Weapon}}

After plummeting through a Quintesson [[quadrant lock]], Ultra Magnus landed hard on the planet [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] with Rodimus Prime, Blurr and Perceptor. The planet's remarkably high density made the simple, club-wielding natives far more of a threat than they ought to have been. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

Ultra Magnus officiated the unveiling of the Autobots' latest power generator on Cybertron, but, like many of their previous attempts at new energy sources, it was fraught with complications from the start. First, Grimlock nearly blew the entire system by throwing the wrong levers at the opening ceremony. Not long thereafter, Decepticon agents planted anti-electrons in the power generator, causing it to trigger malfunctions in all the Autobots. Magnus and a small group of Autobots had to travel deep underground to disable the power generator's dangerous broadcasting. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:CallofthePrimitives Magnus and Springer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
On a barren moon, Ultra Magnus was engaged in trench warfare with the Decepticons alongside Rodimus Prime, Springer and Blaster when their [[Primitive]] comrades began acting funny. Sky Lynx, the Dinobots, and other bestial Transformers on both sides suddenly abandoned the battlefield, answering a siren call only they could hear. Only moments later, the energy creature known as [[Tornedron]] struck the moon, draining away all of Ultra Magnus's energy and leaving all the Transformers lifeless and inactive. Only through the actions of Grimlock and the Primitives were they eventually reactivated. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

In Japan, Ultra Magnus was present when Hot Rod first recovered after losing the Matrix of Leadership to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. For once (hah!), his destiny and honor speech did little to sway the "chosen one", who raced off on his own, glad to be free of the burden of responsibility. Roddy had to learn this lesson for himself. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[Image:ReturnOptimusPrime1 hate-plague Magnus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pull my finger.]]
When the [[Hate Plague]] swept the universe, Ultra Magnus was one of the first infected and was transformed into a raving maniac with a fixation on exterminating Rodimus Prime. Magnus pursued Rodimus through Autobot City, but was subdued by Wreck-Gar, only to wind up infecting the Junkion, who in turn infected Rodimus. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Magnus and the rest of the universe were cured of the plague by the resurrected Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

In 2007, Ultra Magnus helped defend Autobot City from a massive Decepticon assault, which was actually a diversion for the theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Subsequently, Magnus accompanied Optimus Prime on a shuttle to Cybertron. After Prime got the answers he needed from [[Vector Sigma]], he decided to go to [[Nebulos]] and left Ultra Magnus in charge of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Magnus's tenure didn't go very well, as the selfsame massive Decepticon assault force was attacking the planet. Nonetheless, he and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] struck at Galvatron, and might well have done him in if [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok's]] reinforcements hadn't arrived. Magnus then ignominiously had his [[power pack]] torn out and slowly began to die from lack of energon. Still, he was able to relay Galvatron's crazed scheme to Optimus Prime and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] before blacking out.

When Ultra Magnus next awoke, the Golden Age of Cybertron had come anew, and the Decepticons were seemingly defeated once and for all. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above, except that events following the movie are moved back to 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity proceeds to insert several new stories into the gaps in the timeline.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[image:FSRLIssue4Magnus01.jpg|right|200px]]

Ultra Magnus arrived on Earth at some point during the late 20th century, bringing with him a collection of new technological advancements. Magnus came up with the idea of the global underground transport system, the [[Autobot Road]], and was appointed commander of the Autobots’ new [[Scramble City]] project to create a new mobile battle fortress. He made his first actual appearance in the middle of battle to deliver Optimus Prime his freshly-upgraded trailer, now equipped with the "Scramble Power Buster" cannon. After using the weapon on the Decepticons, Prime and Magnus teamed up to defeat them with their “Double Cross Kick” attack. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

{{note|The manga specifically notes that Optimus Prime looks upon Ultra Magnus as his "kid brother". Although the manga is a supplement to the TV series, this family-dynamic between the two characters was never specifically used in the cartoon.}}

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=====''Scramble City''=====
:''Voice actor: [[Banjō Ginga]]''

The Autobots' Scramble City project continued under Magnus’ direction, concealed within a cavern base. Unfortunately, Decepticon spy [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] was able to penetrate the cavern and learn of the project, leading to a battle between [[combiner]]s from both factions as the Decepticons attempted to destroy the project. During the battle, Scramble City was completed and Magnus ordered it into battle, successfully winning the day. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

=====''Binaltech''=====
While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticons on Cybertron in the early days of the 21st century, Magnus was charged with the protection of the Earth, leading to the construction of the full-fledged Autobot City. After the time-travelling [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] altered history by shunting the Decepticons out of time, the Autobots were left to face the threat of Unicron alone in 2005. Magnus left Earth to join Prime in battling the chaos-bringer, before which he dispatched [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] into the past to restore the timeline.

=====''Kiss Players''=====
When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] defeated [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] within Unicron in the year 2005, he hurled the Decepticon leader into space, only for him to wind up crashing into Earth, devastating [[Tokyo]]. Consumed by guilt, Rodimus returned the Matrix to Ultra Magnus.

For a year, Transformer/human relations were so badly damaged that Cybertronians were entirely forced off of Earth by the [[Earth Defense Command]], but in 2007, the EDC dropped the anti-electron field shielding the planet, allowing Transformers to return. To try and improve human/Transformer public relations in this time of tentative stability, Ultra Magnus arranged the formation of a singing group made up of members of both species to tour the planet and promote good will and mutual understanding. With the help of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] as the group's producer, the "[[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]" were born.

Magnus continued to serve as Autobot leader until Rodimus reclaimed the Matrix and resumed his post in 2010. {{storylink|Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms'' comic=====
Ultra Magnus continued to serve as Autobot [[City Commander]], at one point welcoming a group of school children on a field trip to visit the city. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Transformers issue 3}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====
After the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Magnus continued in his duties on Earth, commanding Metroplex in battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor: [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]]''

Ultra Magnus continued in his role of Autobot City Commander on Earth throughout 2011, quickly establishing himself as a rival to the Decepticons’ Earth-based Ninja Commander, [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Magnus would regularly co-ordinate Autobot operations on the planet, including day-to-day energy gathering, the search for the Matrix {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}, investigation of falsified reports of new energy discovery, {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}, countermeasures to deal with a shadowy blackmailer {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}, the eruption of a volcano {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} and the attack of a carnivorous plant. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

After the Decepticons had spent a prolonged period of time in space attacking other planets, they returned to Earth with even greater plans for the planet – Galvatron intended to incorporate it [[Grand Galvatron|into his system]], and Sixshot dedicated himself to wiping out the Autobot resistance. Unwilling to burden the already-occupied Autobot commander [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] with this news, Ultra Magnus co-ordinated the response on his own, but soon came under direct attack from Sixshot himself. Struggling against the [[Six Changer]], he was convinced by the [[Trainbot]]s to inform Fortress, but before any reinforcements could arrive, Sixshot used his secret seventh “Wingwolf” mode to deliver the killing blow to Ultra Magnus, ending the City Commander’s life.

After the Decepticons were routed, Metroplex requested that, rather than be fired into space, Magnus’ body be buried on the Earth he had loved so much. In accordance with these wishes, Magnus’ body was loaded into a funeral bier and then submerged in a cave on the Japanese coastline. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

=====E-Hobby comics=====
As he had briefly held the Matrix, Ultra Magnus joined the ranks of the other Autobot leaders whose sparks retained their individuality within the [[Allspark]], but he remained restless knowing that he didn’t belong. Using the cosmic awareness that accompanies joining the Matrix to observe the mortal realm, Ultra Magnus learned, by chance, of the threat posed to the galaxy by [[Galvatron II]] and his massive [[Warworld|Mobile Battle Fortress]]. Determined to set things right, Magnus contacted Optimus Prime via their shared link to the Matrix, and resurrected himself in a similar body using Prime’s [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]. Ultra Magnus immediately set out to counter Galvatron II’s invasion and started raising forces of his own. On at least one occasion Ultra Magnus was so thoroughly trounced by Galvatron and his endless puns that he required saving by Optimus Prime in his new [[Black Body]].{{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}}

In this new form Ultra Magnus is able to switch between various body types (including his original) at will, similar to Optimus Prime, thanks to his contact with the Reconfiguration Matrix. In addition, he is able to tap into his [[laser core]] to power his blaster and sword.

===Ladybird books continuity===
Ultra Magnus came from Cybertron to take over leadership of the Autobots after Optimus Prime disappeared. He is opposed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as Decepticon leader and this is presented as a prolonged status quo rather than the rather brief version of this scenario presented in the animated continuity. Furthermore [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] appears to still be a teenager at this point, making a setting date of 2005 unlikely.

Ultra Magnus functioning as Prime's successor for some time rather than being immediately replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] is presented in this and other [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] based on the action figure line rather than the film.

===Marvel Comics US continuity===
In an alternate future of 2006, Ultra Magnus, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] traveled in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate some strange goings-on there. Once there, the Autobots discover a chaotic scene where aliens from many worlds, including the Decepticons, had arrived and were all engaged in a deadly battle with one another while also attacking them. Blaster discovered a signal coming from space that seemed to be hypnotizing everyone. Ultra Magnus and Blaster hatched a plan which involved Blaster playing soothing music, while Omega Supreme carried him into the air. The music calmed the combatants and cleared Galvatron's mind long enough for him to blast the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' television, which he recognized had influenced his mind. This broke the spell on everybody. The Junkions turned on the Decepticons, which caused them to retreat.

Ultra Magnus then expressed curiosity as to the source of the hypnotic messages, but Rodimus didn't care as long as they had ended for good. They never discovered that it was the work of the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

{{note|In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].}}

===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
[[Image:MagnusVGalv2006.jpg|right|150px|thumb|And this time...it's introductory!]]
{{bigquote|Does your pathetic Autobot code demand ''sacrifices''? Must I destroy you to stop you?!|Galvatron}}
{{bigquote|''Yes''.|Ultra Magnus}}

The remaining Autobot elders spent years designing Ultra Magnus, a leader to lift the resistance out of a deep darkness. He was finally given life in or shortly before 1986<ref>Ultra Magnus profile in Marvel UK #81</ref> for [[Operation: Volcano]]. His role was to act as the crucial back-up needed for the [[Wrecker]]s to successfully destroy their Decepticon targets and then escape in one piece. A serious complication arose when the Matrix Flame, the sacred and eternal blaze linked directly to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself, suddenly extinguished. Fearing that something catastrophic had occurred on Earth to the Matrix and its bearer, Optimus Prime, Emirate Xaaron made the decision to send Ultra Magnus to that planet to investigate, even though Operation Volcano was unstoppably set to begin in ten cycles. Magnus traveled to Earth by way of [[Space Bridge]], and found the Ark's crew engaged in a deadly conflict with three new, yet unspeakably powerful, Decepticon warriors just as their leaders Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] vanished before their optic sensors. Initially concerned only with his investigation of Prime's sudden disappearance, Ultra Magnus ignored the plight of his fellow Autobots until he learned the two situations were linked; [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his lieutenants were time-travelers from 2006, having employed a mass-substitution mechanism that sent the three Autobots into limbo in order to accommodate their presence at this point in the timeline. This connection was revealed to him by three Autobots from 2006, who had traveled back in time themselves in order to stop Galvatron. They had a plan; they had the means; all they needed was for Ultra Magnus to keep him busy for, oh... an hour or two.

Easier said than done.

Magnus' battle with Galvatron carried them out of the isolated wilderness and onto a human freeway system. It ended when Ultra Magnus threw a tanker truck full of fuel into the path of Galvatron's [[particle cannon]]. Galvatron walked away from the blast — Magnus didn't. Still, the future Autobots succeeded in tricking Galvatron into returning to the future with his plan incomplete, and the timeline more-or-less preserved. Unfortunately, Magnus was out of time: Operation Volcano proceeded without him, with disastrous results. Only one Decepticon was taken out, and the Wreckers' leader Impactor was killed protecting Xaaron. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Galvatron V Magnus UK87.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Gatorade. Is it in you?]]
Ultra Magnus would not meet his counterpart, Optimus Prime, until Prime was inadvertently transported back to Cybertron in battle with Megatron. Hooking up with [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]] at [[Polyhex]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] quickly disseminated false information about a new Decepticon made over to look exactly like Optimus Prime, planning to infiltrate the Autobot forces. Having temporarily assumed control of the Wreckers until their new leader, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], was ready for command, Ultra Magnus led them in hunting down the "impostor". This Prime's behavior led Magnus to be suspicious of his information and, after summoning Emirate Xaaron, confirmed his suspicions and welcomed the true Optimus Prime back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

Prime wasted no time leading Magnus and the others on a series of successful raids and strike missions against Decepticon-controlled territory. When Optimus decided to return home to Earth, however, Ultra Magnus was caught up in the space bridge's energy discharge as well, arriving on Earth but some considerable distance away from where Prime materialized. Having been frustrated ever since Impactor's death, Magnus welcomed the "vacation" this trip to Earth would provide him, and he took his time trying to track down the Ark's location. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Magnus V Galvatron Burning Sky.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Holy hell.]]
For months, Ultra Magnus enjoyed a peaceful life in the American forests and wilderness, alone with his thoughts. A sudden seismic disturbance brought him back to reality, though, and into contact with three human females whose vehicle had been overturned by the tremor. One in particular, Cindy, took quite a liking to Magnus. As they traveled together to explore a nearby volcano and its connection to the tremors, Magnus was forced back into combat thanks to the arrival of his old sparring partner, the future Decepticon known as Galvatron. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} Galvatron had constructed a magma siphon atop the volcano's peak, and planned to convert the raw power of a volcanic eruption into enough energy to transform him into a god. Ultra Magnus teamed up with several Autobots from the future, who were trying to bring Galvatron back with them to face justice. Once again, Magnus was used as a "distraction" (read: living punching bag) while the future Autobots set up their plan to override Galvatron's time-jump mechanism and send them all back where they came from. Despite Ultra Magnus successfully getting the slag beat out of him, the override proved unsuccessful, sending only the Autobots back to 2007 and leaving Magnus virtually alone to deal with the fighting-mad Galvatron. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} Barely managing to rally his courage, Ultra Magnus threw himself into combat with Galvatron one more time, keeping him busy until the volcano exploded, destroying the power siphon and encasing both warriors in molten lava. {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

[[Image:Magnus V Galvatron %22Salvage%21%22.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Kick the baby!]]
Several months later, Ultra Magnus was dug out of the volcano by the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. They had been sent to Earth by Springer to monitor the volcano in case Galvatron ever got free. When Galvatron DID free himself several days earlier, though, they found themselves hopelessly outmatched, and hoped Magnus would have better luck. Sadly, the severe beatings Galvatron had routinely handed out to Ultra Magnus, combined with the final excruciating submergence in molten lava, had nearly unhinged the Autobot's mind, leaving him with a pathological fear of his tormentor. Confronted with Galvatron, Magnus would probably have gone fetal if that pose had any meaning for his people. As the Sparklers heroically tried to stand up to Galvatron anyway, Ultra Magnus saw his rescuers in grave danger and finally managed to push his fear aside and reclaim enough confidence to batter the Decepticon into a temporary retreat. {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Having renewed his fighting spirit, Ultra Magnus arranged to return to Cybertron with his companions in order to report on Galvatron's activities and hopefully gather the Wreckers for a counter-offensive. Instead, they found the Autobot base in Kalis full of battle signs, and the entire surrounding city-state a virtual "ghost-town". {{storylink|City of Fear!}} After confronting a legion of robot zombies, the Autobots eventually learned that a crazed scientist named [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] was trying to re-engineer the entire planet as a giant spacecraft, setting off an unstable fusion reactor beneath the planet's surface as a power source. With the help of the Wreckers and the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Ultra Magnus and his team managed to put an end to Flame's maniacal scheme. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers then began preparations to return to Earth and confront the threat of Galvatron, finally, once and for all, and then... *poof*. The Wreckers went to Earth alone, and Ultra Magnus was never seen nor heard from again. {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

{{note|Simon Furman did have a rematch planned for Magnus and Galvatron, "but the imminent change to black & white 5-page stories meant that Time Wars pretty much had to wrap up everything, (and with two Primes in the mix, Ultra Magnus kind of got sidelined)".<ref>[http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=42871#42871 IDW blog post]</ref>}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
In 2003, Ultra Magnus began plans for the construction of [[Autobot City]] on Earth, a transforming fortress that would better defend the Autobot secrets than the old [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. In order to accomplish the construction, Magnus made agreements with the various Earth governments to acquire materials for the building and fortification of the city. To collect these materials, he assembled a massive convoy of Autobots to ride out to all corners of the world and acquire the necessary parts. In order to secure the secrecy of the city's plans, he had [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] secretly transmit the necessary data to the Earth governments on a hyper-speeded signal, while Kup carried a dummy disk on a decoy mission. The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] attacked Kup and stole the disk, thereby fooling the Decepticons into thinking they had access to the true specifications. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} A year later, Autobot City opened its doors and invited a delegation of human vistors to the ceremony. Despite a brief attack by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons, the opening went rather smoothly, and Autobot City became the new base of operations on Earth. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

Afer the destruction of Unicron in 2006, Ultra Magnus became a top advisor to the Autobots' new commander, Rodimus Prime. As the war for territory on Cybertron continued, Magnus was seen leading [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as a fighting unit during a Decepticon air strike. {{storylink|Wanted:Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} In 2008, he fought alongside the Autobots when a major Decepticon counter-offensive was initiated by Scourge and Cyclonus in the name of their master, Unicron. He and Kup continued to spearhead the Autobot battle effort on Cybertron when Rodimus Prime traveled to the planet of [[Junk]] to confront Unicron, and the Decepticons were ultimately driven off. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Sometime later, [[Eject]] relayed a distress signal to Ultra Magnus at [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]], requesting aid at certain coordinates against an alien attack. With Autobot City: Earth off-line and Rodimus out with a sizeable portion of their troops to check on it, Magnus was reluctant to jump into such a potential trap. Still, his better nature ultimately won out, and Ultra Magnus led an Autobot troop assortment out to answer the call. Surprisingly, he found [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the Decepticons under heavy fire from the Quintessons, and ended up fighting side-by-side with his arch-rival for the good of the entire planet. Despite some signs of wavering by Soundwave, the peace ultimately didn't last, though, and the war would continue. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In 2009, the long running loose-end of Galvatron being active in the past came back to haunt the Autobots, as a timestorm began raging at both 1989 and 2009, threatening all of existence. To deal with the problem, Ultra Magnus accompanied Rodimus Prime and several other Autobots back to 1989 to retrieve Galvatron...one way or another. Their mass-displacement caused confusion upon arrival, though, and led to a brief battle with their own 1989 Autobot counterparts. Ultra Magnus managed to fight off both [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before he found someone willing to listen - [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] 1989, who had seen the mass-displacement effect before. Some late-coming Decepticons attempted to silence Goldbug before he could bring peace to the Autobot factions, but in the end the sight of Ultra Magnus carrying Goldbug's wounded body made an even MORE poignant appeal for peace. This ultimately led to an alliance between all four factions involved: the 1989 and 2009 Autobot and Decepticon factions. They were going to need it, as Galvatron had joined forces with his own "past self", [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. During the battle, Ultra Magnus traded fire with both Megatron and Galvatron, but Galvatron then used the oh-so-tenuous alliance against Magnus by tricking him into firing on [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], leader of the 1989 Decepticons. Scorponok's henchmen ([[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Snapdragon]] and [[Triggerhappy]]) quickly forgot the alliance after seeing that, and tore into Ultra Magnus without any regards for the more serious consequences at stake. The damage Magnus suffered from their attack was severe and, after the battle was over and the timestorm abated, his deactivated body was seen being carried by his future Autobot comrades. Magnus's final fate is unknown. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In an alternate future of 2510, the Decepticons were at last defeated, and Rodimus Prime planned to step down as Autobot leader. He announced [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] as his replacement, but an Autobot named [[Triton]] jumped in to contradict the decision, saying that Ultra Magnus was a much better choice to lead the Autobots in times of peace, not to mention the fact that he had already been chosen to carry the Matrix once before. Springer's combat unit, the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], didn't take kindly to Triton's comments, but then the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s jumped to the defense of Ultra Magnus and, as one thing led to another, shots were fired and fighting broke out among the Autobots. As the first bodies hit the floor, it became clear that a new war was beginning, and none of the Autobots were the wiser that Triton (the instigator of it all and one of the first casualties) had actually been a Decepticon deep-cover agent in disguise. {{storylink|Peace}}

===Fun Publications ''Classics'' Comic===
[[Image:Classics Ultramagnus Springer Grimlock comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|God, you can't get away from the perverts anywhere can you?]]
Ultra Magnus commanded the crew of the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'', coming to Earth on the hunt for [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], one of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] soldiers. Tracking the treacherous mechanoid, they assaulted the ''Ark'', which Megatron was using as a base, and basically did nothing but show up in time to see Megatron take care of their quarry for them. The crew then left for space again, this time with Grimlock along for the ride. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] likes to call him "Little Prime". How professionally embarrassing.

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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[Image:Youhavebeenchosen.jpg|left|200px|thumb|From the less-popular "Your Adventure Has Been Chosen For You" series.]]
Ultra Magnus personally chose a new [[S.T.A.R.S.]] Commander, to whom he sent a message inviting him or her to take up the role. This message guided the recipient through an exercise using "the special power you humans call 'imagination'" to visualize what it would be like to be several different [[Transformers]], Autobots and Decepticons included. After that, the recipient was given the opportunity to "requisition" those Transformers for his or her "Command" via a form marked with the following address:

<center>
ULTRA MAGNUS 
P.O. Box 7050, Dept. T10 
North Hollywood, CA 91609

</center>
{{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

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===Blackthorne Transformers In 3-D continuity===
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===''Transformers PD Type''===
At one point, the [[Blackball]] was left in the safekeeping of Ultra Magnus. Galvatron, catching Magnus by surprise, managed to blow him up with a powerful energy blast from his fusion cannon. Recovering the Blackball, Galvatron began to gloat about his victory. That's when Magnus' body hurled his head at Galvatron like a bowling ball, causing the [[Emperor of Destruction]] to fall over like a set of pins and drop the Blackball. That's ''using your head'', Magnus! *sigh* {{storylink|Transformer PD Type|Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Magnuslongshot.jpg|left|250px|thumb|And then Takara saw this and were all like, "Oh, crap, that's right, we can do redecoes, can't we"]]
After Prime and Megatron disappeared during the first space bridge incident {{storylink|Fragmentation|The Dark Ages issue 1}}, Ultra Magnus retreated from prominence in the Autobot army. However, he was eventually able to overcome his own fear and take a role of leadership. Together with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], he was on the verge of ending the war when Megatron arrived and enslaved the planet with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. Magnus was put to work in a slave mine. {{storylink|War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Years later, Ultra Magnus and Shockwave worked together to replenish their armies in the [[Little Iacon]] incident. Many of the [[Micromasters]] created resented Ultra Magnus and Shockwave for bringing them into their war. {{storylink|Micromasters}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], Ultra Magnus was reactivated and took the role of security officer under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule, even if he was dissatisfied working under a leader who clearly held his own agenda. After many, many delays, Ultra Magnus confronted Shockwave about the mastermind's plans - but Magnus was silenced by gunfire. He survived by discarding his armor. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

After Shockwave had been removed from power, Ultra Magnus was content to oversee operations on Cybertron while Prime spent ten issues getting repaired.

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
Ultra Magnus was among the Autobot forces resisting [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, and was shocked when he witnessed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] get zapped by energy and vanishing. Investigating the disappearance along with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Magnus found that the powerful [[Teletran 3]] computer had malfunctioned and sent various Cybertronians dispersed throughout various points in Earth's timeline. After erecting a [[force field]] around Teletran 3 to prevent Shockwave and his forces from taking control of it, Ultra Magnus made a plan together with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members whom had been transported to Cybertron by the computer. As he was feeding the force field with his own power and Perceptor was operating Teletran 3, it was up to the humans to travel back in time and retrieve the lost Transformers, or else time travel "feedback" would lead to the destruction of Earth. Unfortunately, his force field could only stay up for twelve hours at best. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Six hours later, only one of four teams had returned. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} By the time the third team returned, Ultra Magnus's force field had dissipated and the Autobot had been gunned down by Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Fortunately his wounds weren't lethal, and some time later, Ultra Magnus joined a team of Autobots preparing to rescue Optimus Prime from [[Serpent O.R.]]'s imprisonment. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} After receiving reinforcements from G.I. Joe, they attacked, they attacked the Decepticon base and fought against Serpent O.R.'s army. While urging his comrades to never give up, Ultra Magnus helped with a barrage of weaponsfire against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s throat. After the defeat of Serpent O.R., he attended [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s funeral alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Ultra Magnus was put in control of Cybertron while Optimus Prime left for Earth to investigate a [[Unicron|mysterious signal]] from outer space. When Hot Rod hurt Prime's feelings by accusing him of doing things himself because he felt guilty about Bumblebee's death, Magnus told the young Autobot that he really needed to learn when to stay quiet. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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Just before the War, Ultra Magnus attended the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

[[Image:SpotlightUltraMagnus swornduty.jpg|right|200px|thumb|...for Orange Mocha Frappuccinos?]]
Countless years later, in the present day, Magnus was an agent of the [[Tyrest Accord]], upholding the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]], a treaty between Autobots, Decepticons and other alien races. As an enforcer of the Accord, Magnus hunted down any Transformers, Autobots and Decepticons alike, who illegally sell or distribute Cybertronian technology, handing them over to their superiors for prosecution.

One such violation saw Ultra Magnus pursue the Autobot [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who was pursuing a paranoid vendetta against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], the scientist who allegedly transformed her into her current state against her will. When he caught up with Arcee, it took a combination of holographic trickery and shock grenades to put her down. Magnus shipped her off to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s care at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[Image:SpotlightUltraMagnus shoots Scorpie.jpg|left|250px|thumb|See? See what you did? You made me deal with you now!]]
On another mission, Ultra Magnus tracked the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to the planet [[Zull]]. After arresting the criminal, Magnus reluctantly released Swindle in exchange for the current whereabouts of an even greater offender: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus had a personal grudge against Scorponok, who was the Autobot's polar opposite; while Magnus set great stock in rules, Scorponok flouted them. Ultra Magnus followed Swindle's lead to the planet [[Nebulos]], and although he disrupted Scorponok's operations, the Decepticon was able to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Years later, Magnus arrested Swindle for yet another violation, and once again, Swindle offered a deal, leaving Magnus to wonder whether it's necessary to break the rules to catch those who've been caught breaking them. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}} Exactly what Magnus did with Swindle is unclear, but he soon made another report to Optimus Prime, claiming to have picked up a new "lead" on Scorponok, suggesting that yet another deal had been made with Swindle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

After the break-in on Garrus-9, Ultra Magnus told Optimus Prime that he was heading there to follow up on the escaped prisoners, but received a distress call from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and changes course to assist their crew. Magnus arrived in time to help drive off [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and together, they tracked him to [[Corata-Vaz]]. After Cyclonus activated the [[Nega-Core]], he hesitated activating the guardian, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], due to the destruction he caused Cybertron. Cyclonus walked out of the cave and was ambushed by Hound's crew and Magnus. After a skirmish, Cyclonus was brought down by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and Magnus held a gun to his head. As a last resort, Cyclonus detached his hand, which rocketed to the cave and activated Thunderwing. Using the distraction, Cyclonus escaped but Magnus sent another tracker after him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Ultra Magnus would later work out the identities of Cyclonus and Galvatron {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} and receive intell on the [[Dead Universe|Dead Universe]]'s plot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} With Optimus [[Nova Prime|otherwise engaged]], Ultra Magnus informed the various Autobot teams of the situation, helped direct their strategy, and came up with the idea sending Arcee to deal with Jhiaxus. Man can deal with a ''lot''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Sometime after the [[Expansion]], Ultra Magnus received a signal from a battered Hot Rod, requesting some backup for [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], who had gone into Scorponok's [[Machination]] headquarters building to reclaim his head. Ultra Magnus decided to put an end to Scorponok, once and for all. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4}}

Several years later, Ultra Magnus arrived on Earth. Emerging from his ship, he reiterated his position as an enforcer of the Tyrest Accord, and demanded to know which of the local Autobots was in charge. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

===Alternity===
=====''Mystery of Convoy''=====
In one version of the year 2005, Optimus Prime disappeared, kidnapped by an unknown assailant. Ultra Magnus set out to find Prime, fighting his way through a seemingly endless horde of Decepticon antagonists, including [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], before finally unveiling the truth - it was Megatron's doing all along! Winding his way through a seemingly endless series of tunnels and time loops, Magnus came face to face with the mighty [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Dispatching the city-bot in a hard-fought battle, Ultra Magnus seemed doomed to repeat the whole process again and again... {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|By meeting certain criteria in ''Mystery of Convoy'', it becomes possible to play as Rodimus Prime. Given that this would require Rodimus Prime to exist ''before'' Optimus Prime's death, the ability to play as Rodimus can be treated as an [[Easter egg]] or a [[micro-continuity]], depending on how seriously you take things.}}

=====To Die Game!=====
In truth, Ultra Magnus was chosen by a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]] to be his avatar in a "[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]" created by an equally powerful variant of [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]. Even armed with a fraction of the other-dimensional Prime's potentially limitless energy, it was Magnus's resilience and determination that were truly his best weapons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

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==Toys==
{{main|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys}}

==Trivia==
* It has been speculated by some fans that, in the animated continuity, Ultra Magnus may have been created from Orion Pax's friend [[Dion]], the same way and at the same time Prime and [[Elita One]] were rebuilt by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]].

:''For further elaboration, see [[Dion|Who is Dion?]].''

* Ultra Magnus is Optimus Prime's brother in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]], and possibly also in [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]. Additionally, Optimus Prime also was described as treating Ultra Magnus as his "kid brother" in [[TV Magazine|TV Magazine]]'s [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|issue #4]] of [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga]].

[[Image:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Do you guys think my hair would look better in blue?"]]
* In the early [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]]/test footage for "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]", Ultra Magnus can be seen in alternate [[Autobot City]] sequences in his toy's original ''[[Diaclone]]'' color scheme, indicating the final coloration may have been a late change to the toy. This footage has appeared in various ''Transformers'' DVDs over the years.

* On that note, The ''Diaclone'' toy that would become Magnus --called "Powered Convoy"-- came in a couple different varieties. Aside from the version that was eventually turned into "Movie Preview" Magnus, there was a "Mekki" (meaning "chrome") version that used a lighter gray outer plastic and chromed the central body/lower ramps of the trailer unit. This Mekki version was also available in a multi-pack with a red version of the toy that would become [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and the toy that would (20-ish years later) become [[Deep Cover]].

* The chest-plate for the large Magnus robot was originally a mini-jet for a single Diaclone pilot. The raised rectangle in the center is actually a mounting point for the large robot head, using the hole in the crest, which forms a booster engine and blasters for the craft. Because of this, the ''Diaclone'' version had wheels on its underside that were removed from the ''Transformers'' release.

[[Image:TrasformerSuperBuggy.jpg|thumb|250px|FAAATHEEER! WHY DID YOU ABANDON MEEEEEE?]]

* All versions of the ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy toy came with a red "Powered Buggy" partner-robot that transformed from a futuristic buggy (with a space for a Diaclone pilot) to robot, which could also use the large rifle in either mode. Why this was excised from the ''Transformers'' incarnation is unknown. The Italian [[Trasformer]] (sic) line by [[GiG]], however, ''did'' release the vehicle as the "Super Buggy" on its own.

* The "[[Sport Label]]" subline from [[Takara]] features a Convoy (Optimus Prime) that transforms into a Nike sneaker. A [[redeco]] of this mold was done in white and aqua, giving it [[Authorial intent|a very obvious]] Ultra Magnus vibe... but was marked as Convoy again. So, officially...

: (As an odd postscript to this tale of footwear-induced madness, although the promo pictures all showed the shoeformer as a white and navy blue sneaker that transforms into a white and aqua blue robot, the product actually released sported [''geddit?''] much darker colours for all the robot-mode parts, with a deep teal instead of aqua, and almost all the white replaced by an [[Neon|icky tan-cum-cream-cum-grey colour]], including the head. Basically, the figure looks like the promo picture viewed through really dark sunglasses. Although this certainly doesn't make it look any more like Prime, you might argue that it looks a little less like Magnus. Sorta. Maybe. Not really.)

* Also in 2007, Takara's boutique "[[Music Label]]" line featured an all-white [[redeco]] of Optimus Prime featuring a new, ball-jointed head sculpt (a miniaturization of the Masterpiece toy's) and pulling an all-new trailer that "transforms" (''charitably'') into a working iPod dock. However, much as you might think that this all-white Prime is [[Authorial intent|obviously intended]] to be yet another white-redeco Magnus... iPod Convoy is officially Optimus Prime, ''not'' Ultra Magnus. That makes it twice in one year that Takara has released a white Prime that is actually Optimus rather than Magnus. Dissed, Magnus. ''Dissed''.

*In the [[Beast Era]] future, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Killer Punch]] (a bit of a paranoid conspiracy nut) believes that Ultra Magnus was secretly a Decepticon agent. This is, shall we say... unlikely.

* This Ultra Magnus, along with the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[Space Bridge]] project in the ''[[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode [[Balance]].

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ultra_Magnus Ultra Magnus's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
* [http://www.diaclone.net/orid/dia057/index.html Diaclone Powered Convoy at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)]

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Bumblebee (G1)

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{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
{{disambigr|Goldbug (G1)|other uses of Goldbug|Goldbug (disambiguation)}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He was known as '''Goldbug''' for a time in some continuities.''
[[Image:BumblebeeRIC.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Ahoy oy!]]
'''Bumblebee''' is one of the smallest and physically weakest Autobots. While his stature allows him to do his job better than most Autobots could manage, he is self-conscious about his size. Maybe this is why he makes fast friends among the humans. He looks up (so to speak) to the other Autobots, especially [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but what he doesn't realize is that ''they'' look up to ''him''. He may be small, but he's brave, and he's one of the most well-liked Autobots around. Bumblebee already has the respect he craves.

As '''Goldbug'''—his [[Renaming|rebuilt]] and "matured" form—Bumblebee retains most of his earlier strengths and weaknesses, but without his crippling need for approval. (This is true of some "matured" versions of Bumblebee without new names or bodies, as well, but is quite markedly associated with the change to Goldbug).

{{quote|Some of my best friends are humans.|Bumblebee, on his kid-friendly nature|"[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]"}}

:''Nicknames:'' '''Bee''', '''Beeper'''<ref>According to [[Jim Sorenson]], Bumblebee had Bee and Beeper listed as his nicknames in [[Bob Budiansky]]'s personal Transformers comic bible. Nicknames for other characters could be found in early ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]. In the Marvel Comics, Blackrock referred to him as Bum.</ref>
:''Japanese name:'' '''Bumble''' (バンブル ''Banburu'')
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Bourdon''' / '''Coccinelle''' ("Bumblebee" / "Ladybug" or "Beetle" <ref>The Volkswagen Beetle was called "Coccinelle" in French areas, which is the french word for ladybug.</ref>)
:''Czech name:'' '''Čmelák''' ("Bumblebee")
:''Hungarian name (Bumblebee):'' '''Űrdongó''' ("Space-bumblebee")
:''Hungarian name (Bumblebee, Movie):'' '''Dongó''' ("Bumblebee")
:''Hungarian name (Goldbug):'' '''Aranybogár''' ("Goldbug")
:''Italian name (Bumblebee):'' '''Maggiolino''' ("Beetle")
:''Italian name (Goldbug):'' '''Wagenbot'''
:''Mandarin name:'' '''Dà Huáng-fēng''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")
:''Cantonese name:'' '''Daai Wong Fung''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")
:''Polish name:'' '''Trzmiel''' ("Bumblebee")
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics):'' '''Furão''' ("Ferret")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics):'' '''Moscardo''' ("Hornet")
:''Russian TV dub name:'' '''Shershen''' (Шершень, "Bumblebee")
:''South American name:'' '''Volks'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Bumblebeemarvel1.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Bumblebee's first appearance... anywhere.]]
Four million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a crew of [[Autobot|Autobots]] including Bumblebee aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pass through. Once their objective was completed, they were attacked by [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and both their ships crashed in a volcanic mountain on a primitive planet known as [[Earth]]. In 1984, [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] erupted, awakening their ship, which rebuilt them. Bumblebee was reconfigured to transform into a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[Image:Bumblebeeg1earlymodels.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Early on, Bumblebee suffered a few wardrobe malfunctions.]]
[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] led a mission into a human city to investigate their new world. Bumblebee, anxious to be the first to meet the planet's inhabitants, rear-ended a car full of teenagers at a drive-in movie theater. Before he could introduce himself, he was under attack by Decepticons and damaged badly. One of the teenagers, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], brought the car back to his father's auto repair shop. Bumblebee weakly pleaded to them to fix him, for he was dying. Buster's father, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], fixed Bumblebee and offered to help the Autobots convert their native fuel resources into a form that Transformers could use. Bumblebee took Buster with him back towards the Ark to relay this message. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

After a seemingly final battle with the Decepticons, the long-lost Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived and reversed the Autobots' victory with a single blast. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were kept captive aboard the Ark until [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] managed to free the Ark from Decepticon control and repair them. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} However, Buster had been entrusted with safeguarding the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which the Decepticons discovered, so Bumblebee and [[Bluestreak]] were sent to protect him. Buster was attacked by the Decepticons' newly-built but lifeless [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Bumblebee and Bluestreak did their best to defend Buster, but it was Buster's use of the powers of the Creation Matrix which saved them all, disassembling Jetfire in mid-air. Bumblebee removed Jetfire's brain so Buster could reassemble and remote-control the body with his mind. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

[[Image:Bumblebeebluestreakbrainstorm.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Kid-appeal guys may seem annoying at first, but wait until we put them next to Bluestreak!]]
''After the Creation Matrix was returned to a restored Optimus Prime, he was still somewhat disconcerted by his ordeal. When the Decepticon spy [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was briefly captured, only to escape again, Bumblebee saw how much this troubled his already upset leader and took it upon himself to chase down and capture the fleeing spy. Unfortunately, he got in over his head and was captured by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons after being led into a box canyon. In order to show the Autobots they meant business, Soundwave had [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] deliver Bumblebee's severed arm to the Ark as a message. Soundwave had learned from Ravage how low Prime's self-confidence was at that juncture, and planned to lure the despondent Autobot leader to his death. Instead, kidnapping Bumblebee just pissed Prime off, and he single-handedly bashed and battered his way through the entire Decepticon front, rescuing Bumblebee and restoring his confidence in the process. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}''

''During the Dinobot Hunt, Bumblebee went to Alaska with Optimus and Ratchet to reinforce the unit trying to overcome the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. While scouting the perimeter, Bumblebee was shocked to discover a cloaked Autobot shuttlecraft and three of his comrades who had gone missing earlier in the Hunt. He also discovered a Decepticon-issue sonic lance (that was being used to drive Sludge "berserker mad") installed in the ship. Rightly suspecting a booby trap, instead of just turning the device off, Bumblebee instead evacuated his comrades and got a good distance away from the ship before using his gun to blow up the sonic lance. Good call — the shuttlecraft exploded violently the moment he did so. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''

[[Image:Bumblebeeplight.jpg|right|100px|thumb|RARR BUMBLEBEE SMASH]]
When the Autobots took steps to fill out their ranks, Bumblebee was charged with giving four new recruits ([[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]) a tour of the planet. Bumblebee decided a [[Brick Springhorn]] concert would be a good destination, but the Decepticons had sabotaged the event to harvest [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]. Bumblebee disobeyed orders and led the four into battle, saving the concert. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} When [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] appeared on television and claimed to control the Transformers, it was Bumblebee's job to ask their human business partner, [[G.B. Blackrock]] what the deal was. Robot-Master broadcast next in a coal mine next to a de-energized [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but before Bumblebee and several other Autobots could investigate, they were pushed away by overwhelming Earth military forces. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

This event caused Bumblebee to question his usefulness to the Autobots, and he abandoned them without a word. The Decepticons, however, saw much use for him and attempted to apprehend him. Hiding in a used car lot, he was stolen by [[Waldo and Ernest|two humans]], whom he adopted for a while. The Decepticons did not relent, and Bumblebee was ultimately rescued by the rest of the Autobots, an act which reminded him how valuable he was to them. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

Later, the Autobots decided to create combiner robots of their own, to match the power of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and their united form, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. To accomplish this goal, Optimus Prime staged a frontal assault on the Decepticon quarry base as a cover for Bumblebee to infiltrate the area unnoticed. When the Decepticons inevitably unleashed Devastator to counter the Autobot offensive, Bumblebee was on hand to take a sensor recording of Devastator's transformation sequence, giving [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] a blueprint to start from and improve upon. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were soon created as a result of Bumblebee's heroic efforts. {{storylink|Command Performances!|Command Performances!}}

On [[Christmas]] Eve, Bumblebee and the Autobots investigated the loss of electricity in [[Midville]]. Discovering the source of the problem was [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and their [[Energy Siphon]], Bumblebee helped confront the Decepticons and shoo them away. The human child [[Megan Perry]] asked if he'd help them get to town so they could deliver presents to the needy, and Bumblebee did them one better: he wired the town's Christmas tree to his car's engine to power its lights. {{storylink|The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas}}

[[Image:Goldbugmechanicaldifficulties.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In his earlier appearances, Goldbug kept Bumblebee's body and color scheme.]]
Due to [[#Conflicting Goldbug origins|conflicting circumstances]], Bumblebee was damaged and rebuilt into a stronger but similar form—Goldbug. Goldbug and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] were ordered by the new Autobot leader, Grimlock, to track down the [[Mechanic]], who had stolen Autobot technology from the Ark. Grimlock was a terrible leader and had no regard for human life, so both Goldbug and Blaster exiled themselves from his command. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} Goldbug and Blaster found themselves in the desert of the American Southwest and, thanks to a run-in with the Decepticon [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]], were infested with the disease known as [[Scraplets]]. Goldbug and his human friend [[Charlie Fong]] left to get help and possibly a cure, but Blaster believed Goldbug had abandoned him to die. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Near death himself, Goldbug arrived with Charlie at a gas station, where they met up with the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], sent from Cybertron by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and armed with acid to contain the disease. Goldbug narrowly escaped extermination when it was discovered that the cure for Scraplets was none other than ordinary [[water]]. Goldbug called industrialist G.B. Blackrock (on a pay phone), and Blackrock trucked in tanks of water himself. Blaster was cured and his trust in Goldbug was restored. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

[[Image:Goldbugthecure.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Goldbug finished his evolution into his own character model by the time the Throttlebots showed up. He kept Bumblebee's colors, though.]]
''With the Throttlebots joining Goldbug and Blaster on their travels, the group discovered that the bodies of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had been found. While they initially intended to let the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] destroy Galvatron, they were forced to intervene to save human lives. {{storylink|Ladies' Night}} This unfortunately attracted the wrath of the Combaticons.'' The group found refuge in a used car lot owned by [[Big Steve Ludwig|Big Steve]]. However, they were all badly in need of fuel. They attempted a deal with Big Steve, but he double-crossed them, filling them up with soda pop instead of gasoline. It was then that the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] caught up with them, followed by the Combaticons. During the ensuing battle, the immobilized Throttlebots (including Goldbug) were carted away by the humans' anti-robot organization, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

Goldbug and the captured Throttlebots were interrogated by [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]], who eventually had their bodies crushed in a pointless threat to stop Decepticon raids. However, their brain modules were transplanted by [[Walter Barnett]] into remote-control cars owned by his son, who sought out Goldbug's old friend Buster at Goldbug's suggestion. After being attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and separated from the others, Goldbug and Buster traveled to Mount St. Hilary and found the Ark gone. Using equipment left behind, Goldbug and Buster sent a distress call, just before Ratbat revealed he'd tagged along and crushed the Autobot's toy car body. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}

Arriving in response to his distress call, the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] rescued Goldbug's shattered form, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] patching into his circuits to ease the pain of retelling the attack and capture of Buster. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}} Taken back to their ship, [[Brainstorm]] built him a new body identical to his Throttlebot form. Goldbug used it on a mission that led to the discovery that Optimus Prime's mind was recorded on [[floppy disk]] and served as his leader's eyes in commanding the Autobot [[Pretender|Pretenders]]. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Goldbug championed the reconstruction of his former leader's body, until his present allies suggested contacting the Ark to seek the resources to do it. Goldbug was quickly imprisoned by Grimlock, but this allowed him to convince Blaster to fight the Dinobot. After the Decepticons attacked during the pair's duel, Fortress Maximus ordered Goldbug to take the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and its skeleton crew back to [[Nebulos]] to rebuild Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Arriving on Nebulos, Goldbug and the others were successful in rebuilding Optimus Prime despite the planet's now-toxic fuel. Goldbug avoided having to undergo the [[Powermaster]] process to survive like the other Autobots due to his high fuel efficiency. {{storylink|People Power!}} On the journey back, Optimus and Goldbug investigated word of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] starring in the [[Cosmic Carnival]], eventually rescuing the Autobot and his [[Spacehikers|young human companions]]. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival!}}

[[Image:Bumblebeeskindeep.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Ratchet cares not for your maturation and wishes you were more like 1984...]]
Goldbug was later destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}} Goldbug was repaired by Ratchet using Pretender technology... sort of. Instead of simply restoring Goldbug, Ratchet rebuilt him as a much larger Bumblebee, {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} explaining that he'd always preferred Bumblebee's original form. Before they could discuss it further, Bumblebee had to help [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Grimlock against Megatron and his minions. While the new Pretenders defeated the other Decepticons, Ratchet seemingly sacrificed himself to destroy Megatron and his base. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

Afterward, the three Pretenders briefly joined the Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron. Thanks to his increased stature, Bumblebee experienced a big boost of confidence as he and the others rejuvenated the resistance. In response, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] ordered the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] to assassinate them. As Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and the [[Rescue Patrol]] prepared to teleport to Earth, the three Decepticons attacked [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]], sabotaging the [[Trans-Time Dimensional Portal|trans-time dimensional portal]]. All nine Transformers found themselves teleported into the heart of Cybertron, where the Autobots discovered the resting place of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

There, they encountered the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] and learned the secret origin of the Transformers, as well as of Primus's never-ending battle with [[Unicron]]. As the Keeper's tale ended, the Mayhem Attack Squad found the Autobots. Their initial attack destroyed the Keeper, but Bumblebee and the others handily defeated them. However, a stray blast woke Primus seconds before the repaired portal sent the Transformers back to Earth. {{storylink|Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream}}

[[Image:Bumblebeedarkcreation.jpg|right|200px|thumb|...just like Thunderwing, who killed your gimmick.]]
With Unicron undoubtedly on his way to devour Cybertron, Bumblebee and his fellow Pretenders embarked on a quest to find the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. The three traveled to [[VsQs]], the last known location of Optimus Prime's funeral barge, to search for clues. Finding an abandoned science station, Bumblebee searched through its computer records. He confirmed that the scientists had found Prime's body and the Matrix, but also a strange [[Matrix Spawn|creature]] that promptly attacked one of the scientists. Before they could investigate further, Thunderwing attacked, also seeking the Matrix. Bumblebee used his Pretender shell to combat the Decepticon, only for Thunderwing to destroy it. The feedback temporarily knocked Bumblebee unconscious, and it seemed Thunderwing would destroy all three Autobots, until the Matrix Spawn attacked. While Thunderwing pursued the creature, Bumblebee and the other Autobots searched the science station for the Matrix. They recovered it, but were so low on Energon that they were becoming unable to compensate for the moon's heavy gravity. While they were attempting to reach their shuttle, Thunderwing overtook them, seizing the Matrix and leaving them for dead. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Fortunately for Bumblebee, the Autobots sent a shuttle to rescue him and the others before they entered final shutdown. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

{{note|Although it was not expressly stated on panel, the Classic Pretenders apparently lost their shells on VsQs.}}
Bumblebee survived the war with Unicron, and was one of many Autobots left on Cybertron afterwards. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2007, Bumblebee was stationed on Cybertron after [[Unicron]] destroyed [[Moonbase Two]]. Under the command of [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], he helped ambush a group of Decepticon attackers, catching them in a pre-planned crossfire. {{storylink|Wanted:Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}''

=====Earthforce=====
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''When Optimus Prime left Grimlock in charge of protecting Earth, Bumblebee signed up for the new "Earthforce" along with many of his long-time comrades. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} After Prowl disappeared while riding an atmosphere-destroying missile through the stratosphere (long story), Bumblebee and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] went looking for him. They picked up a set of Transformer lifesigns on a small island in the Bahamas, and took some speeder bikes to investigate. Instead of Prowl, what they found was a massive reconstructed version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], half-finished as the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to recreate their combined form as an independent super-warrior. Luckily, Bumblebee had Ironhide along to disable the automated defense ring protecting the Devastator project, and they were able to destroy "him" before the Constructicons could activate their creation. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}''

''Later, Bumblebee joined Jazz, Ironhide and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] in infiltrating the Decepticon [[Enclave]]. Fearing an alliance between the two Decepticon factions would be bad news for the Autobots, Ironhide conceived a plan to throw a spanner into the proceedings. Using an unconscious [[Headstrong]] as a patsy, the Autobots staged a sniper shot at Megatron. When Megatron and his Decepticons unleashed their firepower at the rocks where the shot supposedly came from, Jazz and Bumblebee tossed down Headstrong's body, leading Megatron to conclude Shockwave had tried to have him killed. The peace talks quickly went downhill from there. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}''

''Bumblebee was present when Wheeljack showcased his brand-new defense grid to successfully protect Autobot Earthbase. Unfortunately, Wheels forgot that, once activated, the defense system could only be deactivated from inside the base... behind the various laser cannons and heat-seekers and Acidbats he had turned on. While Prowl ran the gauntlet to reach the control center, Bumblebee and Jazz watched his back, drawing fire and disabling what defenses they could. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} Later, Bumblebee and several other Autobots went in pursuit of [[Motormaster]] of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who had kidnapped their human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]]. Weaving their way through the various Stunticons who got in the way, Bumblebee and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] finally managed to trick two of Motormaster's own thugs into running him off the road themselves, giving Bumblebee a chance to rip off his cab door and retrieve Spoon. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''
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=====Conflicting Goldbug origins=====
[[Image:Goldbugorigins.jpg|left|200px|thumb|One of these things never happened. You choose which! (left: US; right: UK)]]
In ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'', Bumblebee was destroyed by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] due to a misunderstanding. They later rebuilt him as Goldbug with help from Ratchet. However, Marvel UK did not initially print the crossover, so an alternate origin for Goldbug was conceived. In the pages of the UK comic, Bumblebee was destroyed by a time-traveling [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] and repaired by a time-traveling [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. (The Marvel Joe/TF crossover was published in the UK towards the end of the series.) The conflicting origins for Goldbug is the single largest difference between the American and British Marvel Transformers comics; ''most'' everything else kinda sorta meshes together, if you squint.
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====Generation 2====
[[Image:Fangrybumblebeeghosts.jpg|left|150px|thumb|A friendly game of Bumblebowling, honest]]
Years after the battle on [[Klo]], and the Autobots had returned to a renewed Cybertron, Bumblebee received a distress signal from G.I. Joe on Earth, notifying them of Megatron's return. He passed this information on to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Goin' South}} He also accompanied Prime and a team of Autobots to an unnamed planet home to an ancient civilization which reportedly stored a cache of superweapons, and battled the Decepticons there until a monstrous native scared them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}}

Bumblebee was among the Autobot/Decepticon forces battling the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] on [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

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====''Classics'' comic====
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Dan Gilvezan]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Sandro Sardone]] (Italian)

[[Image:Bumblebee-CyberToon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bumblebee's Cybertronian form could give Cosmos a run for his money.]]
Bumblebee was part of the Autobot army, stationed out of the city-state of Iacon. The war effort was marked by dwindling energy resources on both sides, and the Autobots routinely sent out patrols to search for untapped sources of energy. On one such mission, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to scrounge up some [[conductor|energy conductors]], but not even enough to last a quartex. Bumblebee's sunny disposition kept Wheeljack from getting too maudlin about their long-term survival, and the duo began rolling back to Iacon. They were interrupted by a group of Seekers and got into a firefight that turned literal when one Decepticon fired a ring of flame around their position. Wheeljack managed to blow a path through the opposition, but Bumblebee caught some stray fire in his rear axle, and had to pull inside Wheeljack before he spun completely out of control. Still, they managed to reach the underground tunnels in time, which deterred their pursuers from following any further.

Bumblebee boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with several other Autobots under the leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to search for energy. After Decepticons attacked the Ark, Bumblebee, along with the battle's participants and their two ships, crash landed on [[Earth]] 4 million years ago. They all lay dormant until 1984 when the Ark's computers were shaken alive as the volcano it crashed into erupted. Bumblebee was rebuilt to transform into a Volkswagen Beetle. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After befriending the humans [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and his father [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] after a Decepticon attack on an oil rig, Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots sent to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons from overpowering [[Sherman Dam]]. Bumblebee helped Ironhide carve out a new riverbed for the raging waters, saving a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Such acts were some of the earliest that helped endear the Autobots to the humans.

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On their next mission to the [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]], Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteered to sneak inside and plant Wheeljack's explosive device. On their way out after setting the explosive, they were stumbled upon by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and were still inside when the explosive when off. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} The pair fortunately survived the explosion and were retrieved from the rubble by the other Autobots. Bumblebee would later take part in a ploy to try and trick the Decepticons with a fake rocket base, dressing up in an oversized lab coat to pose as a human scientist. This was less than successful, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (ship)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

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During the Decepticon development of their [[Space Bridge]] program, Bumblebee and Spike were spying on the enemy for Optimus Prime. They accidentally tumbled into the ravine where Megatron was launching his test flights for the bridge, and were almost forced to act as test pilots before the window of operation closed. The two heroes briefly escaped but were recaptured, and Megatron altered a bank of Bumblebee's memory circuits to lure the Autobots into a trap. Bumblebee was injured during the Decepticon ambush, giving Ratchet a chance to examine his circuits and discover the altered portion of his memory. Bumblebee recovered in time to alert the Autobots to the true location of the Space Bridge, and rescue Spike before he was sent on a one-way trip to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Having bonded after their adventure with the Space Bridge, Bumblebee and Spike were virtually inseparable for the next 20-odd years. Bumblebee escorted Spike and his friend [[Chip Chase]] to the laboratory where Chip — boy genius — was assisting [[Doctor Alcazar]] in developing his anti-matter formula. On their way back, they were attacked by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting them to the fact that the Decepticons were after the antimatter formula which Chip had been working on. After Chip was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Spike mounted a rescue with the help of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

After Optimus Prime was dramatically injured by an explosion, Bumblebee volunteered with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Bluestreak]] to take the Decepticon space bridge to Cybertron to retrieve a new [[cosmotron]]. Though with Chip's help they gained entrance to [[Wheeljack's shop]] and retrieved the required component, the group was debilitated by the [[Rainmaker]]s' acid rain. After a pep talk from Chip, they were able to return to Earth through the space bridge and Bumblebee rushed the cosmotron back to headquarters. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

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A freak snowball saw the Autobots enjoying a snowball fight — Bumblebee managed to take out a whole group when a snowball he threw ended up growing to a huge size. Investigations of what was causing the freak weather took the Autobots to the Arctic Circle, where Spike and Sparkplug were captured by a new Decepticon [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Bumblebee was part of the team which rescued the pair, and caused a cave in to prevent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] from following them during their escape. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When the newly-built [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s ran amok in Headquarters, Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to prevent [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from wrecking [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Subsequently an attack on the [[Great Falls]] went unreported until Hound detected it, and Bumblebee was left back at base while the rest of the Autobots went to investigate. Luckily he disobeyed Prime's orders and was able to pick up Spike after Megatron managed to defeat Optimus's group. Back at HQ, Wheeljack decided to reactivate the Dinobots, despite Bumblebee's protests. As it happened, the plan worked, and by the time Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Spike arrived at the falls, the Decepticons had already been defeated. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

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Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots who flew to [[Peru]] in the reactivated Skyfire to investigate Decepticon activity, helping Spike to rescue a native girl named [[Luisa]] during a pitched battle. The trio were able to locate Skyfire, who'd been captured by the Decepticons, and Bumblebee wrestled with Ravage while Spike struggled to reactivate the fallen warrior. After the expected defeat of the Decepticons, Luisa suggested they could introduce Bumblebee to her brother's convertible. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

Bumblebee was present at Autobot Headquarters when Sparkplug was kidnapped by Laserbeak, but was unable to stop the Decepticon. He later tried to comfort Spike and took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a team broke Sparkplug out. They were all taken by surprise when Sparkplug subsequently let the Decepticons into HQ, and went with them when they retreated — he was under the influence of [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]]. The Autobots attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Megatron's latest plan, and Cybertron was brought into close proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat through harsh conditions, Bumblebee was hampered by a flat tire, which Spike soon changed. The pair were caught in an earthquake before they could get underway, and with Spike snatched by Laserbeak, Bumblebee tumbled into an opening chasm. He was later fished out by [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], after Spike had been rescued and alerted the other Autobots to his predicament.

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Back at HQ, Bumblebee volunteered to be part of an expedition to Cybertron to try to save Sparkplug. There, they learned about the hypno-chips, but were discovered by Sparkplug, who raised the alarm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The group escaped to Wheeljack's shop. There Wheeljack created a counter-device for the hypno-chips, allowing them to subsequently rescue Sparkplug and take him back to Earth. During the inevitable battle, Bumblebee employed a Tarzan technique to avoid [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s piledrivers. He was disappointed when the wave created by Megatron's exploding spaceship dissipated before he could try out his boogie board. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

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During the aftermath of the chaos Cybertron had wreaked, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were caught up in foiling [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s plan to destroy Earth using an [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Bumblebee, Windcharger and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] traveled on Skyfire to [[Bali]], to investigate reports of giant mechanical insects and found themselves tangling with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. Once the rest of the Autobots caught up, the Insecticons and Decepticons retreated to a nearby oil refinery, pursued by the Autobot forces. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] unleashed his ability to control lightning, Spike suggested Bumblebee transform to vehicle mode, as his rubber tires would insulate him from the lightning bolts. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

During one Decepticon plot, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one contest, and all of the Autobots were on hand to cheer him on. Though Optimus lost, it turned out that Megatron had cheated, so the Autobots were free to blast the Decepticons into an open crevasse full of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Bumblebee and Spike were on hand to watch the activation of Sparkplug's experiment, [[Autobot X]], and its total failure. When the pair were subsequently injured during a Decepticon attack on a rocket base, Spike's life-threatening injuries resulted in another experiment — transferring his mind into Autobot X. The process damaged Spike's psyche, and the boy fled headquarters. Bumblebee forwent further repairs on himself to go looking for Spike, and found him... being conned by Megatron into joining the Decepticons. The diminutive Autobot sped back to find Optimus Prime, and the Autobots were able to talk Spike around. His mind was subsequently returned to his regular body. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

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While the Autobots were gathering for another mission, Bumblebee teased [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the latter's grumpy demeanor. Despite this, when Gears was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee was as concerned as anyone for the Autobot's safety. Certain subtle clues lead the Autobots to a Decepticon installation in [[Africa]], where they attempted to stop Megatron from destabilizing the sun. Bumblebee saved Gears's life during the battle by ramming Starscream from behind and ended up struggling with Ravage. When everything was wrapped up, Bumblebee and the others were keen to keep Gears's less abrasive personality, but Gears's wishes prevailed. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

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Investigating reports that the Decepticons had made the [[Empire State Building]] disappear, Bumblebee was part of the contingent of Autobots who went to the city. He carried Spike on his shoulders as he, Mirage, Hound and Ratchet ventured into New York's scenic sewer system and were pursued by an [[alligatorcon]]. As it turned out, the creature was build from Optimus Prime's parts — the Decepticons had captured and disassembled him. After fighting [[battle taxi]]s, Bumblebee and Spike broke into the Decepticon control center and tricked Megatron into destroying the control device for Optimus Prime's arm, which had been attached to the top of a tower as a gun emplacement. Later, Bumblebee was seen sporting an "I &hearts; NY" licence plate. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

A new Decepticon plan involved turning the Autobots evil by installing a [[personality destabilizer device]] in the Autobot [[recharging chamber]]. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was out messing around with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Spike and Sparkplug and spared the treatment. When he returned to base, Bluestreak tried to force him into the recharging chamber, but Jazz intervened in time. While Sparkplug worked on a solution, Bumblebee tried to reason with the evilified Optimus Prime, only to be batted aside. Fortunately Sparkplug's [[attitude exchanger]]s worked, and Bumblebee himself was able to bring Optimus back from the dark side, earning himself a hug. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

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Spike and Bumblebee volunteered to go into town to get a new [[polarizer]] for Wheeljack's latest experiment, the [[Immobilizer]]. While stopping off in a [[Robots Video Arcade|video arcade]], they encountered [[Carly]], who expressed her interest in the Autobot. Continuing on, they were attacked by Ravage, who planted a spycam on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to spy on Wheeljack's demonstration and eventually steal the Immobilizer. Carly was also kidnapped by the Decepticons when she attempted to check out their base, and Spike and Bumblebee helped Ironhide mount a rescue mission. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

When Megatron's [[Transfixatron]] was used to lock the Autobots in their vehicle modes during a charity event, Bumblebee was the only one there not to be affected. He returned to base with Spike and Chip to raise the alarm, and once Ratchet and Wheeljack had come up with a device to counter the Transfixatron's effects, took part in the rescue mission. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

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Bumblebee took his life in his hands by joining the other Autobots in playing football against the Dinobots. Their match was interrupted by a alert which lead them to find the Decepticons helping to raise the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]]. The city moved to the coast off Washington so the Sub-Atlanticans and Decepticons could invade America's capital. Bumblebee and Spike entered Sub-Atlantica to free Wheeljack, who'd been captured, and returned to Washington to help fight off the enemy forces. The trio tried to stop [[Nergill]] from destroying Sub-Atlantica, but failed and were only snatched away from certain destruction at the last moment by Optimus. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Much like the other Autobots, Bumblebee was surprised when soon after one battle, a second Optimus Prime turned up at headquarters. He asked Teletraan I to scan both Optimuses, but the computer was unable to work out which was the real thing. Both Optimuses subsequently lead the Autobot forces into battle against the Decepticons, but it was Bumblebee's query about Spike, disregarded by the fake, which finally proved which was which. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Checking out strange reports of chewed redwoods, Bumblebee, Hound, Beachcomber and Spike found the source of the problem - the Insecticons. Having avoided certain death in the form of a rolling log, the Autobots overheard the Insecticons discussing their plans with the Decepticons, and radioed HQ. They joined the other Autobots at [[Nova Power Plant]] a short time later, but were unable to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the power core. After discovering that the Insecticons were going to explode due to the energy they'd eaten, the Autobots traveled to [[Iron Mountain]], which the Decepticons were attacking, to try and prevent the disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

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Teamed up with Powerglide, Bumblebee used a jetpack to keep up with his flighty comrade. The pair investigated some strange energy readings and discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island full of dinosaurs]]. After a close call with some hostile dinosaurs, they retreated back to Headquarters to report on what they'd found, and were in time to watch a demonstration of the Dinobots' skills go horribly wrong. Spike and Bumblebee visited a local library to check out some [[Ere Cenozoique Periode Tertiaire|dino-related books]] but were attacked by barbarians on mammoths, who knocked a building over on them. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Fortunately they were both OK, and the rest of the Autobots dug them out before dealing with the mammoths. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Strolling into the laboratory one day, Bumblebee was surprised to find Brawn badmouthing [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and defended the scientist. The altercation was interrupted by a mission to [[South America]], where the Autobots failed to stop Megatron retrieving the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and powering himself up to ridiculous levels. Perceptor came up with a cunning plan — he, Brawn and Bumblebee were miniaturized and inserted into Megatron, then managed to retrieve the Heart of Cybertron from inside him. {{storylink|Microbots}}

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After having helped foil an attack on a solar energy plant, Bumblebee took part in the [[Autobot Day]] parade, but things soon turned sour when Megatron's latest plan framed the Autobots. The humans turned against them and the Autobots were soon all shot into space. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely and kicked the Decepticons back to their undersea base. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

On their way to pick up Sparkplug from the airport, Bumblebee, Spike and Carly stopped off at the [[Fun A Rama Park]], where Bumblebee couldn't see the point of the teacups ride until Carly disabled his [[equilibrium chip|equilibrium circuit]]. While at the airport, they spotted [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and the Dinobots were duly called in. Unfortunately, just as it seemed they'd won, Megatron triggered a huge explosion. Bumblebee shielded the humans, but the Dinobots were badly damaged.

Following repairs, the Dinobots stormed off, and the Autobots were subsequently left in the lurch when [[Cybertonium]] depletion disabled them. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Spike, Carly and the Dinobots were able to being more Cybertonium back from Cybertron, in time to repair all of the Autobots, including Bumblebee. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Bumblebee was among the Autobots who went to [[Haley Observatory]], but arrived too late to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was also among the Autobots who coated themselves in [[Electrum]] to battle the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} and battled drones in New York, during a Decepticon plan to convert stolen cars into troops. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

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A space bridge malfunction hurled Bumblebee, along with Optimus, Inferno, Perceptor, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and a group of Decepticons, across the galaxy to a planet where the local life forms were huge in comparison with the Transformers. After befriending a [[Aron|young boy]], and a series of misadventures, the Autobots were ready to return home, however the Decepticons took Bumblebee as a hostage, forcing Perceptor to use up the energon sending them home. Luckily Perceptor's alternate plan to modify a toy rocket for space flight also worked. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} On the way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by the bounty hunter [[Bosch]], and all of the Autobots bar Smokescreen were liberated of their free will and sold as slaves. Smokescreen was fortunately able to free them before they came to harm. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Returning from a mission in [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to [[Floron III]] to find [[robotic insecticide]] for use against the Insecticon army, Bumblebee and Spike discovered that they had unexpected fellow passengers in the form of [[Morphobot]]s. Cosmos was overcome by the creatures and crashed on Earth, but not before ejecting his friends, who returned to Autobot HQ to get help. There, Bumblebee discovered that several of the Morphobots had attached themselves to his back, providing Perceptor with a sample to study. After being decontaminated, Bumblebee joined the expedition back to the crash site to retrieve Cosmos. A battle with the Decepticons destroyed the insecticide, and it looked like their mission had been rendered a failure until the Morphobots solved the Insecticon problem by eating the whole clone army. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

One of Megatron's wilder schemes involved inflicting a small energyvore named [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was one of the few Autobots to be protected by Sparkplug's insulating compound. After a chase in [[Japan]] which resulted in Kremzeek growing to giant size, the Autobots found a way to inflict him back on Megatron. Human scientist [[Sōji Yoshikawa|Doctor Yoshikawa]] came up with a way, much to Bumblebee's discomfort, to disperse the critter's energy. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

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After indulging in a spot of water skiing and star gazing with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], Bumblebee and his comrade accompanied Perceptor and Cosmos to the far-off world of the [[Tlalakan]]s to investigate a distress signal. Unfortunately it turned out to be a ''Decepticon'' distress signal, and Bumblebee was captured while trying to escape from Megatron's forces who had also turned up to answer it. With the help of the shape-shifting Tlalakans, the other Autobots mounted a rescue and Bumblebee was pressed into service defending the natives' city while they overthrew their Decepticon overlords. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Bumblebee was once again abducted, this time by [[Lord Chumley]] while out on the town with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Placed in specially-constructed devices of torture along with other captured Autobots, Bumblebee was forced to continually transform back and forth to avoid swinging axes. He was able to use his radio long enough to contact Optimus, but this was what Chumley wanted, as the big game hunter aimed to lure the Autobot leader to his compound and indulge in some sport. Optimus, of course, won and freed Bumblebee and his fellow captives. {{storylink|Prime Target}}

Despite being around in Autobot HQ when Ironhide gave the order to roll out for Cybertron, Bumblebee didn't got with him, possibly because he didn't have a girlfriend back on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} He was one of the Autobots who entered the [[Europa 2000]] after rumours that the Decepticons were after [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s super car. Augie's impolite driving habits at one point drove Bumblebee to yank the human from his car for a stern scolding.

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As it turned out, Megatron was after the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], an ancient Cybertronian weather control power core in a containing shell. Bumblebee snatched the pearl from him, breaking it open when he found the Autobots were outnumbered, creating a huge vortex. To destroy it, he was forced to throw himself into the tornado, riding it until he was able to get a clear shot and blast the power core. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

After Perceptor used [[corrostop]] to cure a [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] brought to Earth by Megatron, the Autobots were able to successfully defend the [[Statue of Liberty]] from the Decepticons, a fact Bumblebee was particularly pleased with. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} One bizarre attack on Autobot HQ which lead to the Decepticons turning tail as soon as they'd arrived, Bumblebee wondered what the heck was going on. As it turned out, Starscream had built the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to try to usurp Megatron's leadership, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots used the battle between the two factions to rescue Jazz and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] began stealing components for Megatron's latest super weapon, and the Autobots set out to stop them. Bumblebee, Spike and Blaster spectated as Optimus took down [[Motormaster]] himself. They put a counter-plan into effect, wherein the Stunticons would be held captive, while five Autobots would pose as them, however Spike and Bumblebee discovered that the Decepticon group had escaped. After picking up their trampled comrades, they went to provide reinforcements for Optimus's group, and arrived just in the nick of time. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Sent with Ironhide and Gears to investigate an SOS from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]], Bumblebee met [[Martin and Roland|Martin, Roland]] and [[Elise Presser|Elise]], and chased around the [[B.O.T. (robot)|robot]] they'd built from [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s brain, until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] snatched it from under their noses. With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] repaired, the Decepticons took their latest superweapon to Autobot headquarters. The obligatory battle ended with Elise using B.O.T. to destroy the cannon, leading Bumblebee to apologize for the loss of their robot. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Spike ospit.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
By 2005, the Decepticons had retaken Cybertron. Spike and Bumblebee were stationed on [[Moonbase Two]], on one of the planet's moons when the huge planet-devouring [[Unicron]] appeared and made short work of the first moon. The pair rigged the second moon to explode and began to make their escape... but the explosion barely scratched Unicron and their ship was sucked into his maw. Luckily, Unicron takes some time to digest things, and the two (as well as Jazz and Cliffjumper) were spared an acid-bath in Unicron's guts by the timely arrival of Spike's son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. As Unicron began to explode, they were lead to safety by new leader [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

For a short time after, peace reigned, and Bumblebee was stationed on Earth at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], apparently under Blaster's command. He and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] watched the broadcast of Rodimus opening the [[Galactic Olympics]] {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} and was later seen running for battle stations as Blaster sounded an alert. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Bumblebee was part of a squad of Autobots who failed to defend Autobot headquarters against the giant Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|An animation error meant Bumblebee could also be seen on Cybertron, defending the planet against the Decepticons.}}

As chronal forces ripped across the galaxy, causing havoc, Bumblebee became trapped in a time loop while racing with Jazz and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

He was present in Autobot City when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] came to attempt to steal the giant's eyes for Unicron. When the Decepticons' invasion set the city on red alert, Bumblebee and Spike teamed up to search the complex for the attackers, just like old times. Running across Scourge in Metroplex's brain, they managed a drive-by ramming that knocked the tracker off balance, but ended up crashing and locking themselves inside Metroplex's voice control room. Guess they were really out of practice with their teamwork. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

He was stationed on Cybertron when the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacked the planet. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[Image:Goldbugtroop1.jpg|left|110px|thumb|See? He still looks sorta friendly.]]
[[Image:Goldbugtroop2.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Eeeyeeaaggh!]]
When the body of Optimus Prime was retrieved by [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Jessica Morgan]], Rodimus Prime led a team that included Bumblebee to investigate. However, Bumblebee and his teammates were attacked by a [[Hate Plague]]-infested [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and heavily damaged. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} After Optimus Prime was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], so too was Bumblebee into a more powerful but similar form. Bumblebee remarked that he now looked like a "gold bug". Optimus Prime decided this would be his new name.

Goldbug journeyed with Optimus Prime and the other survivors to [[Chaar]] in search of a heat-resistant alloy that could insulate Prime from the Hate Plague. However, infected Decepticon forces attacked and contaminated Goldbug as well. Goldbug and every other contaminated being were restored when Optimus Prime retrieved the Matrix and unleashed the remainder of its energy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

While discussing the marked absence of the Decepticons over the last few months, Goldbug, [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] and [[Lightspeed (Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were alerted to an incoming incursion by the Decepticons. The [[Throttlebot]]s attempted to defend the city alongside the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, but failed to prevent the Decepticons from getting away with the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Goldbug was among the cheering crowds after the Plasma Energy Chamber ushered in a new Golden Age of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
{{note|In an animation error, Bumblebee was ''also'' among the cheering crowds. Oops.}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 forward to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

=====Fight! Super Robot Lifeform comic=====
While on patrol, Bumblebee and [[Kenji]] were stopped by the police for driving while underage. After Bumblebee transformed for the officers, everyone had a good laugh at the misconception. After resuming their patrol, the human and Autobot were attacked by Ravage. Kenji told Bumblebee to transform, but 'Bee gently informed his passenger that Kenji wouldn't survive the process if he did. Luckily, Powerglide swooped in just in time to whisk Kenji to safety, but he also left Bumblebee behind to face Soundwaves and his Cassettes alone. But Bumblebee had no fear -- he unleashed the awesome and terrifying [[Bumble Kick]]!, destroying Soundwave's chest compartment. After the Cassettes fruitlessly (and hilariously) bounced off Soundwave's chest while trying to hide from the arriving Autobot reinforcements, Bumblebee was congratulated for his victory. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2}}

Bumblebee was also present when Optimus Prime gave Kenji a tour of the Autobot's Japanese base. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

When Powerglide was trying to stop the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] from murdering an innocent [[murdered puppy|puppy]], Bumblebee and the Minibots arrived to back him up. By harnessing the amazing cyber-powers of the super-advanced puppy, the Minibots gained Scramble Combination Power, and powerdrilled straight through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. The puppy died, but man -- what a rush! {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

Bumblebee and the entire Autobot army once joined [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in attacking the Decepticons. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====Scramble City=====
[[Image:Scramblecity_spike_and_bee.jpg|left|thumb]]
Bumblebee took part in the secret Scramble City project to construct Metroplex. His building efforts appeared to consist of lugging equipment around and suggesting to Spike that they should slack off. {{storylink|Scramble City}}
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=====The Stargate Battles=====
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=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[Image:KPPrimeGoldbug.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sometimes, toy-accuracy is a strange, strange thing.]]
In the year 2011, after the resurrection of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's transformation into Goldbug, the two Autobots traveled to the planet [[Quintessa]] and rescued the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] and their partner [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] from the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] pit, also freeing their [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|spaceship]] from the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese)

In 2011, Goldbug and the Throttlebots tried to defend [[Vector Sigma]] from the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], but were defeated. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They later failed to stop the [[Madmachine]]'s rampage across the planet, and were beaten up by the Headmasters again until Goldbug got it together and organized his team to fight properly. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Their only real action of note, however, was attempting to deal with a strange, metal-warping asteroid and being horribly twisted and warped by it. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} They were apparently retrieved and repaired, and much later, the whole Throttlebot team tried to stop a [[Predaking]] bent on sinking ships and raiding villages, but were again defeated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
Bumblebee, Spike, and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] happened upon a badly damaged [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while out racing. Bumblebee convinced the others to bring Starscream back to the Ark for repairs, under the rationale that while Starscream wouldn't have done the same for them, they weren't Decepticons. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

Hey, remember that time in the comics when a couple of guys stole Bumblebee? What if they were kind of jerks? What if Bumblebee decided to make them pee themselves? {{storylink|Joyride (story)|Joyride}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
At the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Bumblebee was part of an Autobot unit defending [[Altihex]] from the Decepticons, but it was ultimately declared a lost cause. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] had to pull him aboard the shuttle once they realized there was nothing left to do. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ordered him, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and others to the ruins of [[Praxus]], where Grimlock declared that if the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was unable to lead successfully, they would take control of the war's leadership... and take out the Prime. Bumblebee was among the group that was present for the Matrix transfer ceremony, where Optronix became [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. When a Decepticon assassination squad arrived and Optimus kicked some exhaust port, Bumblebee declared that he was "awesome". However, Prime then ordered the Autobots to prepare an evacuation of Cybertron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1}} During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s attack on [[Iacon]], Bumblebee manned a turret in the [[Decagon]]. Eventually, Prowl ordered the Autobots to take them on individually, and Bumblebee went out carrying a cannon that was as [[Scale|big]] as him. Bumblebee survived the destruction of Iacon, and Prime reversed his order of evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within}} During the Dark Ages and the disappearance of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee remained with Prowl's faction of Autobots, huttled in the ruins of Iacon. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective2 Bumblebee destruction.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Someone has to pay for the little things.]]
Bumblebee was one of the Ark crew that crashed on Earth and awoke in 1984. During that time, he met Spike Witwicky, becoming close friends with the fleshie. In 1999, the Autobots and humans allied and managed to capture the Decepticons, taking them in the ''[[Ark II]]'' back to Cybertron, along with seven humans, including Sparkplug Witwicky, Spike's father. However, the ''Ark II'' was sabotaged by rogue elements of the United States military (apparently as part of a plan by Shockwave). {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1}} The humans were all killed, but a number of Transformers, including Bumblebee, survived, but in [[stasis lock]]. Bumblebee's body was recovered by [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], but Rook stole Bumblebee and a number of other Transformers, selling them to various terrorists. Megatron broke free, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], being dicks, disassembled and played with Bumblebee's various components. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}}

Optimus Prime's team later rescued him and the remaining Autobots, and they were all put to work in combating Megatron's techno-virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}} Unfortunately, the [[Canada|Canadian]] military, skittish over the recent Transformer violence, attacked the Autobots. Despite this, Bumblebee tried to save as many of the soldiers as he could before the virus could kill them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}}

''In the following weeks, the Autobots tried their best to re-establish good relations with the people of Earth, but had little luck. After Optimus Prime, Megatron, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bluestreak]] vanished from the streets of Tokyo with roughly 200 human civilians, the public was understandably critical of the Transformers and their war. Bumblebee didn't help any when [[Chris Killah]], a reporter for MNT, interviewed him on the scene while he and Prowl were looking for clues to the disappearance. Bumblebee's knowledge of Earth idioms and slang normally worked to the Autobots' benefit, but he got "stage fright" in front of the TV cameras and referred to the massive property damage and loss of human life as a "bummer". Duuuuude...no. ''

''With both sides effectively leaderless at first, Bumblebee and Prowl did their best to contain the fallout of Megatron and Prime's disappearance. Acting on a tip, they tracked [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to an airport in [[Mesa Verde]], [[Mexico]], where he was running guns with some human terrorists. The battle was memorable, but brief, thanks largely to the arrival of the renegade Autobot known as Grimlock. Having heard the Starscream had taken over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], Grimlock had commissioned a human black ops army and invited Bumblebee and Prowl to join him in assaulting the Decepticon position. Already frusterated at the United Nations' orders to stay out of Vegas, for fear of civilian casualties, Bumblebee and Prowl accepted the offer. After fighting their way through [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and the other [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] on the outskirts of town, the Autobots managed to make it to the center of the Strip to confront Soundwave. Fortunately, the Autobots had long since developed internal jammers to prevent Soundwave from reading their thoughts during a battle, but that didn't make things easy. Fighting their way around the casinos, Bumblebee finally collapsed a massive neon sign on top of Soundwave, temporarily ending the fight. Bumblebee and Prowl's luck turned sour, though, with the arrival of Starscream and the mighty Devastator. The sudden appearance of a spatial gateway depositing Optimus and the other lost Transformers, along with their captors the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], was just one set of complications on top of another. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

Sometime later, the Autobots received visitors from Cybertron. Representing a united Cybertronian government of both Autobots and Decepticons, they claimed the Transformers on Earth were a throwback to darker days, and wanted to take them into custody to prevent their "anachronistic" fued from upsetting Cybertron's populace. The Autobots under Optimus Prime split into two groups, with Bumblebee and several others joining their leader in surrendering to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s forces, while Jazz led a small group away from the Ark to continue monitoring activities on Earth. Once they arrived on Cybertron, it became clear that there was a rotten core to the new government, namely [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Bumblebee and the other Autobots from Earth joined up with a resistance movement and helped overthrow Shockwave's reign, reinstating Autobot rule over Cybertron. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

[[Image:Bumblebeebattlemask.jpg|right|200px|thumb|25 years before someone realized his toy has no face.]]
After Cybertron settled down, Bumblebee commanded the Autobot Shuttle ''[[Orion]]'' and a small crew, travelling back to Earth with supplies for Jazz's team at the Ark. Starscream and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in the midst of an attack on the Ark when the ''Orion'' arrived. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} The little ship managed to damage [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] significantly before the super-powerful zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] shorted out its engines and it crashed. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} After [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sacrificed himself to stop Sunstorm, Bumblebee deserted the Autobot army (for no stated reason). {{storylink|Atonement}} He headed to Spike's house, but Spike, resentful of the death of Sparkplug, lashed out at him. Afterward, Spike finally realized he was being harsh on his old friend, and the two went for a night on the town, where they stopped a mugging. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

{{note|The closure of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] means we will never know if Bumblebee returned to the Autobots or if he and Spike formed a crime-fighting duo.}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Bumblebee transformed into a WWII-era motorcycle with side-car. During their joint efforts to stop the [[Cobra]]/Decepticon axis of power he teamed with the G.I. Joe member [[Scarlett]]. Bumblebee felt they made a good team and she could ride him any time—how cheeky!

Presumably he shut down with the other Transformers when the Matrix was destroyed.

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Bumblebee was aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on Earth millions of years in the past, leaving its passengers deactivated. Along with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], he was sealed off from the rest of the crew in the crash, and therefore avoided capture when [[Cobra]] broke into the ship and stole the dormant Transformers therein. Bumblebee and Wheeljack were eventually revived by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletran-One]], only to find their friends missing. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Attempting to find the missing Transformers, Bumblebee disguised himself as a Volkswagen Beetle, an altmode that really got on his nerves after months of fruitless searching. Eventually, Wheeljack came up with some leads on Cobra's next target, while Bumblebee just grumbled that Wheeljack got all the good [[Hologram|holographic]] drivers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} When Cobra attacked the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots were waiting for them, and Bumblebee punched out a brainwashed [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] before helping [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s [[Laser Squad]] get out of some rubble. Unfortunately, the humans didn't quite trust the giant robots, and [[Cover Girl]] fired a missile at 'Bee, who ''grabbed the projectile in mid-air'' and threw it at Rumble instead. He and Wheeljack eventually convinced G.I. Joe they were good guys, and the humans provided them with the information needed to undo Cobra's reprogramming of the other Transformers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

As G.I. Joe prepared to attack [[Cobra Island]], Bumblebee and Wheeljack came with them. However, the United States government preferred nuke the island and dissect the two aliens at [[Area 51]], and Bumblebee was struck with a magnetic pulse and incapacitated. Luckily, Wheeljack convinced [[Duke]] that a nuclear strike on Cobra's [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] stockpile would lead to worldwide devastation, so G.I. Joe broke orders and took the Autobots with them to attack Cobra Island anyway. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Upon arrival, Bumblebee watched as the [[SPS Satellite]]'s energy beam struck an energy-gathering dish on the island, then helped G.I. Joe take down [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] after the giant Decepticon killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

It soon transpired that the United States government were sending the nukes regardless of G.I. Joe's presence on the island, so the Autobots and humans made their way to the SPS Satellite's controls, where Bumblebee found a cowering [[Doctor Mindbender]]. While Mindbender was forced to calibrate the satellite's beams to shoot down the approaching nuclear warheads, the facility came under attack by [[Storm Shadow]], [[Firefly]] and various Cobra troopers. During the battle, Bumblebee defeated Storm Shadow and his heavily damaged [[S.N.A.K.E.]] suit. He then cheered as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] defeated Megatron and shot down the SPS Satellite, and he later returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Bumblebee was sent back through time to 1970's [[San Francisco]] by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], and was left dormant in the form of a Ford Pinto. He was found and reactivated by several G.I. Joes and Cobra members sent to get him back to the future, but both Bumblebee and [[Zartan]] were disappointed with his altmode compared to the much fancier car his fellow time-lost Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] turned into. After hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the same era, the team returned to their own time. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on present-day Cybertron, Bumblebee and the others had no choice but to wait inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field until the three other teams returned with more lost Transformers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} When the whole affair was over, Bumblebee curiously inspected Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

An agreement was made between the Autobots and G.I. Joe to decommission any Cybertronian technology left on Earth, and Bumblebee was sent back to Earth along with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], the last of whom he was very flirty with. When [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] came under attack from Cobra, Bumblebee noticed that [[Cobra Commander]] was using the attack as a diversion to infiltrate the facility's lower levels. He pursued the Commander, but was rendered unconscious when Zartan planted an electromagnetic scrambler on him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Just when Cobra Commander was about to smash the robot's face in with a lead pipe, the other Autobots and G.I. Joes arrived and saved him. While Arcee was worried about his low energy levels, Bumblebee assured her that seeing her was all the recharge he needed. However, it was soon revealed what Cobra Commander had come for: [[Serpent O.R.]], a biotechnological weapon created from Megatron's remains. He was also just as powerhungry as Megatron, and took control of G.I. Joe's battle suits and pitted them against the four Autobots to distract them while he warped to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

[[Image:JoeTFBumblebeeMemorial.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Here Lies 'Bee / Only Time He Had A Girl In Any Continui-ty]]
Along with a group of Joes, the Autobots followed Serpent O.R. to their home planet, and ended up getting attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s in a junkyard. As they retreated to avoid human casualties, Bumblebee tried to extort a kiss from Arcee if he could outrace her, but she upped the bet by offering to rotate his tires if he could pull it off. Bumblebee accelerated in anticipation... and drove straight into [[Predaking]], who stomped him unconscious. Serpent O.R., who had recruited Predaking alongside various other Decepticons, complimented the little Autobot's courage and resilience, noting that he could probably survive with the proper medical attention. Then he crushed Bumblebee to death with his tentacles. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the defeat of Serpent O.R., a funeral was held for Bumblebee and a statue was built in his honor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

Bumblebee's death had a large impact on Optimus Prime, who blamed himself for his friend's death. Unwilling to send anyone else to their death, he went on a dangerous mission on Earth all by himself. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
{{note|For information pertaining to Goldbug, a separate individual in the IDW continuity, see [[Goldbug (IDW)]]}}
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[[Image:Bumblebeeidw.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Artist E. J. Su redesigned Bumblebee for the IDW Infiltration series. Deal with it.]]
[[Image:Hotbumblebee.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hey! Look at that hot brunette! No... not [[Mikaela Banes|that one]]!]]
Bumblebee was part of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] secret counter-infiltration unit on [[Earth]]. When [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] broke cover by rescuing a [[Hunter O'Nion|trio]] [[Verity Carlo|of]] [[Jimmy Pink|humans]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0}} Bumblebee was the one Autobot who supported his efforts. He was true to his role as an espionage agent and ferreted out their plans to continue joint operations against orders and joined in. Verity thought his alternate form and his holomatter avatar was "coool!" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}} He accompanied Ratchet and the humans to investigate an abandoned [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]]. When Ratchet mentioned how he hated putting their humans at risk, Bumblebee pragmatically commented that, given the need for evidence of unusual Decepticon activity and the consequences of Decepticon Siege Mode, the humans would be "acceptable losses". While the humans were exploring the bunker, two Decepticons attacked, and Bumblebee managed to take down [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], but not before Ratchet was shot and run over by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}}

As the bombardment by the Decepticons caused the bunker to collapse, Verity had trouble climbing out of the shaft through which they entered. Bumblebee leapt into action when the tree the rope was attached to buckled under the crumbling terrain. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5}} He left the humans with Ratchet and traveled to [[Oregon]], the location of the second Decepticon command bunker, observing the situation until the rest of the Autobot unit could arrive. After witnessing Megatron "disciplining" Starscream and subsequently downgrading the infiltration unit's status to [[Infiltration protocol|Phase Two]], Bumblebee departed Oregon with the rest of the unit. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

Bumblebee was tasked by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to check the area surrounding their base for surveillance. He found a great deal of it, prompting the decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. He was aboard when the ship was shot down by [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} He survived but was injured in the subsequent battle with the living Decepticon weapon of mass destruction. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4}} He was presumably on the ''[[Ark-32]]'' when it left Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

A year later, Bumblebee was hiding out with other Autobots on Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

[[Image:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Slag it, Bumblebee, stop making our jokes for us!]]
Bumblebee and Wheeljack were sent to search for energon by Jazz, but found the going rough in their Earth modes. Wheeljack suggested he whip up a polymer, but 'Bee very quickly pointed out the fact they hadn't the equipment. To make matters worse, the pair were being followed and their only hope of signaling for help was a million to one shot! Not willing to wait for back-up that wasn't coming, Bumblebee dragged Wheeljack along in an attempt to track the stranger down... when Hot Rod was knocked through a wall by Ironhide. Bumblebee was surprised to see Hot Rod, but more surprised to hear the other bot thought they were a rescue party! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

Later, while being chased by the [[Insecticon swarm]], Bumblebee made a disparaging comment about [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], but [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] quickly put him in his place. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} As tensions rose, he almost had a throw-down with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee was rescued and transported back to Earth by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Together with the rest of the Autobots, he fought the Decepticons and drove them off the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

After the departure of the Decepticons, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformer. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of New York. He managed to avoid detection until he was forced to reveal his location when a toppling building threatened the families inside. Bumblebee used his body to support the building, even as the nearby military fired into his body. Thankfully, Bumblebee was able to hold out until the humans inside had evacuated, and the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the others kept the military from finishing him off. Once Bumblebee had been restored to working order, he asked Ratchet if they had heard his radio distress calls. No, Ratchet responded, Bumblebee's radio had been busted, but they heard about his plight on the humans' frequencies. Ratchet laughed, noting that was Optimus Prime's idea, who felt that it was only a matter of time before Bumblebee would have to save somebody and out himself. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

Following the resignation of Optimus Prime and his surrender to the human organisation [[Skywatch]], Bumblebee was elected to the position of Autobot commander despite not putting himself forward for the role. Ratchet posited his trustworthiness and dependability as factors in his being chosen. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

{{note|The events of "Spotlight: Mirage" possibly take place in an alternate/unknown continuity.}}
Bumblebee was part of a unit heading towards the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]] to link up with the last remnants of the Autobots under Optimus Prime's command. He never made it, as the unit was ambushed as soon as it entered the cluster. The self-serving mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] took his form to fool the remaining Autobots to allow him to enter their base. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
In an alternate universe, the Transformers landed on Earth before the Ice Age, taking on the forms of dinosaurs and giant insects. When the climate became too cold for the war to continue, Bumblebee and the other Autobots entered into [[stasis lock]] to prevent further damage. Thousands of years later, Bumblebee awoke to the age of humans from the noise of John Henry's hammering. Bumblebee was impressed by the humans' industriousness, and disguised himself as a small steam locomotive with no control cab, and a built in steam-hammer for driving spikes. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1}} Initially, 'Bee directly competed with steel-driving legend [[John Henry]]. After Bumblebee revealed himself in robot form to Henry, Henry set aside his mistrust of automation after realizing that Bumblebee was a living being (not just a machine) who wanted to put in a fair day's work. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}

Bumblebee woke several of his fellow Autobots, who soon discovered that the Decepticons were also active in this era. After taking on locomotive alt modes themselves, {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Bumblebee, the Autobots, and their new human friends worked together to prevent the Decepticons' mighty [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] from reaching [[New York City]]. With the Decepticons defeated, Bumblebee and the Autobots returned to their slumber. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

{{note|Bumblebee's pre-locomotive "Ice Age Wars" [[Alternate mode|altmode]] appears to be a spiky dinosaur, possibly a [[Wikipedia:Gastonia (dinosaur)|Gastonia]]. He also has a transitional body, while he is preparing to take on his locomotive form, which is similar to his dinosaur body, but with no spikes.}}

===Balancing Act===
{{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[Image:Timelines-Bumblebee.jpg|right|180px|thumb|You know you want me, baby.]]
Having been on the trail of the Decepticon agent [[Flamewar]] for a long, long time, now-[[espionage director]] Bumblebee made his move, interrupting a supposedly-secure secret communication between Flamewar and the [[Tripredacus Council]]. He revealed that his agent, [[Ricochet (Descent into Evil)|Ricochet]] had installed a degenerating virus into [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Virulent Clone|clone army]]. Oh, and that since the Autobots now ''knew'' Flamewar's whereabouts and who she was working for, the Tripredacus Council would certainly consider her a liability. Which they did. So they blew her ship up. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

That's cold, Bee. Real cold.

{{note|Bumblebee appears in his unreleased [[Alternators]] body.}}
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{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Bumblebee was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon army. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Bumblebee (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Trivia==
* The original Bumblebee toy was taken from the Japanese ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' line, where it was available in yellow, red, and blue versions.

* Bumblebee appeared in one of five [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[public service announcements]], informing children that they shouldn't run away from home because it's "mean". This from the guy who ditched the Autobots for no real reason.

[[Image:PretenderBumblebeeModel.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Bumblebee's rarely-seen Classic Pretenders character model. (Optimus Prime wants Goldbug back.)]]
* When Bumblebee reappeared in the Marvel Comics as a [[Classic Pretender]], he returned to his original toy's [[character model]], rather than one based on his new form. A new character model did appear in various toy commercials, however. These included one which introduced him and the other Classic Pretenders, and one where he and Jazz stupidly drag [[Micromaster]] bases into Autobot headquarters, causing everyone to flee when they transform and attack.

* According to [[Battle for Cybertron]], Bumblebee is a code-name.

* Bumblebee/Goldbug was clearly a "top-tier" character in the first decade of ''Transformers'': he was the only 1984 Autobot still shipping in 1986; he received more toys during Generation 1 than any other character; he had a toy shipping during seven of Generation 1's eight-year run. However, [[Hasbro]] lost the right to use "Bumblebee" as a toy [[trademark]] during the ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' years, when Generation 1 names were in disuse. That's right, the name "Bumblebee" was lost during the years everyone turned into animals.

* The ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Mini-Con]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] is pretty clearly an [[homage]] to Bumblebee, from the coloration, placement of car-parts in robot mode, segmented-pipe biceps and even the head design.

* A robot using Bumblebee's character model is shown in a still-shot flashback as a member of the Autobot group led by [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Whether this robot is an alternate-universe incarnation of Bumblebee or simply a similar-looking robot is—like all [[Unicron Trilogy]] character-model cameos—left to conjecture.

* According to EJ Su, Bumblebee's [[Holomatter|Holomatter avatar]] is modeled after [[wikipedia:Lindsay_Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]], an actress who plays a girl that drives [[wikipedia:Herbie|Herbie]], a sentient Beetle. ''Um, well''.<ref>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Bumblebee Bumblebee's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Goldbug Goldbug's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=whitemexbee White Mexican Bumblebee gallery at TF-1.com]

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Swindle (G1)

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:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Swindleg1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He'd sell you for a nickel, that schemer.]]
Capitalist first, Decepticon second, '''Swindle''' is a con-man, an opportunist, a hustler—or as he would put it, an entrepreneur. Unlike his fellow Combaticons, the Autobot-Decepticon war is to him merely an opportunity for networking, cutting deals, and making profit. He's an expert on all manner of weaponry and their market prices, and he prides himself on being able to sell anything to pretty much anybody. All he needs is a smile.

Swindle can combine with the other Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

{{bigquote|It's...it's not my fault, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]! This greed is built into my [[personality component]]!|—Swindle, after selling the other Combaticons's remains, "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]"}}

:''Italian name'': '''Crasher'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Filou''' (Swindler)
:''Hungarian name'': '''Svindli'''

==Fiction==
===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Johnny Haymer]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:StarscreamsBrigade CombaticonsMegs.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Step right up! Step right up! Everyone's a winner; bargains galore!]]

Swindle was originally a Decepticon criminal on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] who apparently got caught and had his [[personality component]] locked in a detention center, where he was stuck for millions of years. He was eventually liberated along with four other prisoners by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who installed Swindle into an old military jeep found at [[Guadalcanal]] on [[Earth]]. Starscream dubbed the Decepticons "Combaticons" and ordered them to help him defeat [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. While Swindle and the others were not too happy with this, Starscream blackmailed them into it anyway. The plan eventually failed, and Swindle and the Combaticons were banished to an asteroid along with Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:AerialAssault Swindle Ali.jpg|right|200px|thumb|It picks up the kids from school; it gets rid of unwanted facial hair; it gets rid of embarrassing ink spots; it delivers a pizza!]]

The Combaticons later escaped the asteroid and attacked Cybertron together as Bruticus. After being defeated again, Swindle and the Combaticons were reprogrammed to be loyal to Megatron. It's debatable how well that reprogramming took with Swindle. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Megatron next ordered the Combaticons to steal fighter planes by using Middle-Eastern criminals as go-betweens. Swindle was the personal ride of [[Ali]], the thief leader, and led the caravans with parts to Megatron. He later merged with the others to form Bruticus, who was defeated by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[Image:BOT Swindle grabbed.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Act now! Act now! And receive as your gift to you, they come in all colors, one size fits all!]]

Bruticus was next defeated by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and Swindle was the sole survivor of the team. He proceeded to sell the parts of his comrades to various [[El Presidente|people]] for a sweet finder's fee. Megatron was less than happy with this, however, as he had just constructed a giant death-ray for Bruticus to wield for him. No Combaticons, no Bruticus. Swindle tried to plead off his greed as a programming flaw, but Megatron wasn't having any of it. He installed a bomb in Swindle's head and gave him 15 hours to rebuild his fellow Combaticons or suffer their fate. The most elusive piece was [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, which had been raided from a junkyard by [[Elise Presser|some]] [[Martin and Roland|high school kids]] building a [[B.O.T. (robot)|homemade robot]]. Swindle had to fight through a trio of Autobots in order to recover the personality component, but succeeded in time to have the bomb removed. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Swindle is plainly a team player.

After the Decepticons were exiled to a burnt-out husk of a planet called [[Chaar]] in 2006, they dropped dangerously low on energon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived to make a deal, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] went out to meet them, then deferred to Swindle's skills to bargain a reasonable price for their services. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

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{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{storylink|Fight or Flee}} {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Later, Swindle, along with [[Motormaster]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], finally became so dissatisfied with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] leadership that he openly grumbled that the Autobots would be doing the Decepticons a favor by killing Galvatron. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] interpreted this as treason, but Swindle brushed him off. Both he and Motormaster warned Cyclonus that if Galvatron's madness wasn't cured, the Unicron-forged pair would face rebellion. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[Image:UltimateWeapon FirstAid Swindle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You got it buddy; the large print giveth, and the small print taketh away!]]

On another occasion, Swindle singlehandedly infiltrated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for Galvatron and miraculously managed to fend off a lone Autobot pacifist like [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to steal the [[city-bot]]'s [[transformation cog]]. After returning from his mission, though, Swindle's greed got the best of him, and he attempted to make Galvatron bid for the cog. After Megatron put a bomb in his head, why Swindle thought bargaining with the even less stable Galvatron was a good idea is anyone's guess. Lucky for Swindle, Galvatron was in one of his less manic phases at the time and only blasted the greedy Combaticon a few times instead of ripping out his primary fuel pump with his [[Andrew Wildman|teeth]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

{{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

As part of Bruticus, Swindle was one of the victims of the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

{{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Swindle and the rest of the Combaticon team came to assist [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he got into trouble with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. As Bruticus, the team broke Defensor apart easily enough, but fell victims to Superion's [[electrostatic discharger rifle]]. The weapon hit Swindle and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], who disconnected from Bruticus, allowing two [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to steal their positions as Bruticus's legs. Swindle was left chasing after Bruticus as the Autobots took control of the combiner's flight systems and flew away with him. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5}}

Megatron later ordered the Combaticons to capture an escaped [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] which he had imbued with [[Decepticon super science]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] eventually arrived to stop them, leading to the dog using its super science to give the Autobot [[Scramble Power]]. Swindle combined with his teammates to destroy Powerglide, but he and his [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] friends used Scramble Power to [[Minibot combiner|combine]] and drill a hole straight through Bruticus, forcing him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}

====''Scramble City'' OVA====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were held up by the Aerialbots, so the Combaticons were sent to aid them. Swindle combined with the others to form Bruticus, who teamed up with Menasor to defeat Superion. Unfortunately, Scramble City was finished in the meantime, and soon arrived on the scene and defeated Bruticus. {{storylink|Scramble City}}

====''Binaltech''====
[[Image:Swindleart.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nice to meet you! Please disregard the gun.]]
In 2003, Swindle used his contacts to reverse-engineer the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus and ensure a large percentage of the Autobot force on Earth was incapacitated. When the Autobots joined forces with Earth's manufacturing industries to create the Binaltech project, Swindle worked with Starscream and his Decepticon faction to infiltrate the project for their own ends. Using modified [[cerebro-shell]] technology to turn human workers into sleeper agents, the Decepticons managed to sneak some of their own personality components into the facilities and replace them with those of the Autobots planned for the new bodies. Therefore, the Central City Institute of Technology thought they were upgrading the Autobot [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], only to have Swindle come online instead.

Swindle's bait-and-switch wasn't totally effective, though—the Binaltech warriors only had their weaponry fully equipped and activated after coming online and arriving at Autobot City, so Swindle was not equipped with functioning versions of Trailbreaker's [[force field]] and other abilities, having to instead outfit himself with armaments from his own munitions depots. He was also banned from the Binaltech [[electro-cell]] recharging centers after his ruse was uncovered, and therefore had to rely on the [[Exponential Generator]] technology provided by Starscream's human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. Though upgraded since its inception, the generators were historically unstable (like, "might blow up an entire planet" unstable).

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Swindle and the Combaticons were among Galvatron's troops when he ordered an all-out Decepticon invasion of Cybertron {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}, but even the power of Bruticus couldn't stand up to the newly arrived [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The Combaticons were subsequently sent to Earth to stop [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] from bringing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime, but were ambushed by the Protectobots and buried in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} They were next seen defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode from [[Blaster (G1)|an Autobot spy]], but were distracted by the Aerialbots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Galvatron eventually managed to invade Cybertron once more, and Swindle and the others were again part of the attack. They soon encountered those pesky Protectobots again {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}, and were taken out of action by Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} As Galvatron was thought lost in the battle, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took control of the Decepticon forces and ordered the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to protect a giant carnivorous plant he had planted in [[San Francisco]]. When the Autobots arrived to kill it, Bruticus duelled with the [[Trainbot]] combiner [[Raiden]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} The Combaticons later fell under [[Sixshot]]'s command, and he ordered them, along with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Horrorcon]]s, to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Swindle was later present at Scorponok's inauguration as [[Decepticon leader]] after Galvatron had died for real. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} The Combaticons were then stationed at the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they failed to lure Fortress Maximus away from their base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} As Scorponok's plan to destroy Earth came close to fruition, Swindle was part of Bruticus as the combiner sunk the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' and defended a [[death tower]] in [[Australia]] from Defensor. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the [[North Pole]], and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Thanks to his brief time housing the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in his mind, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] experienced a series of dreams outlining the future of Cybertronian technology: the [[Special Teams]]. These dreams were random and chaotic at first, as he was chased through his dreamscape by [[Combiner]] robots and witnessed the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] joined Buster in his dreams, the information became more linear, and the Autobot and human beheld a future scenario in which Swindle and the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Working off this information, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] began to conceive a way to reverse-engineer and improve upon [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combination technology. Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] had managed to tap into Buster's dream frequency, and the Decepticons received the same information to build their own Special Teams. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

{{note|The Combaticons' first U.S. appearance was unexplained in the American comic. However, it may be assumed that they were created in the same way as the Stunticons were. (It is possible that they were recruited from Cybertron. See the article on the comic issue [[Afterdeath!]] for more.)}}

The Combaticons joined Megatron on a mission to invade the company Energy Futures Industries in order to steal a hydrothermocline, which the Decepticons wanted to take for their own energy resources. This mission resulted not only in success for the Decepticons, but also in the death of Autobot leader Optimus Prime, despite Swindle's individual failure in his part of the mission. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

[[Image:Swindle marvel uk 137.jpg|left|140px|thumb|This is all kinds of wrong.]]
Swindle soon accompanied his fellow Decepticons to a new base in the Caribbean, at which time Megatron disappeared and Shockwave assumed command of the Earth-bound Decepticons. ''Shortly afterwards, Shockwave dispatched Swindle and the other Combaticons to assassinate [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who was buried under lava at [[Mount Verona]], but they were defeated by a [[Joy Meadows|trio]] of [[Susan Hoffman|human]] [[Cindy Newell|women]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night}}

[[Image:Swindle marvel uk 138.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Lamb bhuna last night?]]
Swindle (and the other Combaticons) battled [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] on several occasions, though without great success. He had better success during the Decepticon ambush of the Autobots on the Moon, where the Autobots had gathered to resolve a leadership dispute. Swindle attacked [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] with his Scatter Blaster and commented that although Brawn was not a great Autobot warrior, he would have a bright future as spare parts (presumably to be sold at a premium by Swindle himself). When the combined forces of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] managed to pierce the ship's protective force field, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] commanded all Decepticons on the surface of the Moon to return to the ship and retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Swindle also served as part of the "friendly" staff on the beach of the Decepticons' Caribbean island when the Decepticons used the base as a human vacation resort. Swindle was there to serve every need that the humans might require. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

====Generation 2====
Swindle gave Megatron a tour of the [[Warworld]] when the Decepticon leader forcibly took command of the Decepticons back from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. This ultimately led to a chamber where many new Decepticon bodies awaited, needing the Matrix to give them life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

He was later seen briefly as part of the first wave of defenders when the Warworld was attacked by the next-generation Cybertronians commanded by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] after the Autobots and Decepticons had forged an alliance of necessity against said forces. Swindle's fate was not revealed, but considering the Cybertronian troops—led by the traitor [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]—killed several Decepticons and ultimately overtook the battleship, it didn't look too good for Swindle. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Swindle sided with Starscream when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] tried to usurp command of the Decepticons from Megatron (what a surprise) shortly after the onset of the Cybertronian civil war. He assisted in the interrogation of [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] instead of joining [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the assault upon [[Iacon]].

Millions of years later, Swindle, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisoned by Shockwave, presumably as war criminals under the terms of the new peace treaty with the Autobots. He was sprung by Starscream after the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'''s crew returned to Cybertron, though. Wonder what that cost him. Starscream then brought the inactive Combaticons with him to Earth and gave them new modes based on deactivated vehicles from a nearby abandoned military testing ground.

When [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, the battered Combaticons were ordered by Starscream to combine into Bruticus and deal with the crazed zealot. It did not end well. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[Image:G1 DWSwindle deal routetoallevil.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Who wouldn't trust a bot named "Swindle"?]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal, where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them, to which Swindle suggested a "deal" for this to happen. Starscream overheard their conversation and informed the smaller Decepticon that the only "deal" he needed to worry about was how Starscream would deal with Swindle for his scheming. Starscream nevertheless let it pass for the moment in order for the Combaticons to test themselves against the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Swindle, Brawl and Onslaught nearly getting crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. As the Combaticons closed in on the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] [[combiner]], Swindle had trouble keeping up with the rest of the group before they formed Bruticus. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightUltraMagnusSwindle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Swindle: Master salespitcher.]]
Shortly prior to the formation of the Decepticons, Swindle was working as a lackey for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] during the height of his gladiator period. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

In modern times, Swindle was an arms dealer being hunted down by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] for violating the [[Tyrest Accord]]. He managed to deal for his freedom 29 stellar cycles ago by selling Magnus information on the whereabouts of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus recently caught him again, but it's so far unknown if Swindle managed to bargain for his freedom once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Some time later, on [[Earth]], Swindle was amongst a band of Decepticons who had been watching [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]; seeing several Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in discussions with Omega, the Decepticons briefly attacked them until Swindle proposed an alliance with the aim of getting off-planet. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
{{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}
{{charstubfiction}}

===Timelines===
{{charstubfiction}}

There are three Swindles running the pawn shop "[[Swindle, Swindle & Swindle]]". The jingle says it all. As does the image of three grinning Swindle heads on their sign.
<blockquote>"Three times the Swindle means three times the deal.
Come on down, it's a total steal!"</blockquote>
To distinguish the Swindles, they have the following designs:

*Swindle the first: Generation 2 Swindle.
*Swindle the second: Generation 1 (all plastic) Swindle.
*Swindle the third: Generation 1 ([[die-cast]] version) Swindle.

Ask [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bulletbike]], and [[Treds]] about the Triple-S sometimes. {{storylink|Withered Hope}} {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Swindle toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Eh, I'd rather have elbows than shoulders anyway.]]
*'''Swindle''' (Combaticon, 1986, 1987, 1991)
**''Team ID number'': '''C2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-68'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol, decal sheet

: Swindle transforms into a tan FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. He features a large, back-mounted cannon with a small pistol attached to its side. In robot mode, he is armed with both weapons, which are used as hand-held artillery. Swindle normally operates as Bruticus's right leg, but as a [[Scramble City]]-style combiner toy, he can also be used in any other available limb slot with any torso-robot.

: There are two different versions of the original release. The initial version uses purple-painted [[die-cast]] metal for his chestplate. This was later replaced with gray plastic.

: The Combaticons were re-released in 1991 as part of the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line. This version (which uses the plastic chestplate) was [[Retool|retooled]] to remove the [[rubsign]] indent from his vehicle mode hood, a change made to a lot of the toys in this series.

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into ''[[Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Leyland]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Rollbar.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''

===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Swindle toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|WhY mY ShOuLdErS—oh wait, never mind.]]
*'''Swindle''' (1994)
**''Team ID number'': '''C2'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol

: For the [[Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], Swindle had all of his tan parts redecoed bright red with purple camouflage paint and his windshield painted black. (This latter color was a sticker on the original release.) In robot mode, he has a bright purple torso, making this release quite garish.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
===Alternators===
[[Image:Alternators Swindle toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If you buy from this Jeep, it won't be cheap.]]
*'''Swindle''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number'': '''8'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''BT-09'''
**''Accessories'': Handgun

: ''[[Alternators]]'' Swindle transforms into a yellow Jeep Wrangler Sport. He is a [[retool]] of ''Alternators'' [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] with a new head, new tires and a new bumper with bullbar. In vehicle mode, his doors open to reveal a realistic interior, his hood opens to reveal a fake (and inaccurate) engine bay, and his tailgate opens by hinging up at one end. As with Hound, he lacks the steering feature common in other ''Alternators'' but has spring-loaded suspension.

: In robot mode, Swindle is armed with a small laser pistol stored in his spare tire. He is otherwise mostly identical to Hound except for the changed parts and color.

: Swindle's head sculpt, as well as the rest of this tooling, was originally intended to be used for an ''Alternators'' version of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], who was canceled due to [[trademark]] issues.

: The same mold, with the Swindle retoolings, is used by [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltSwindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe-ROTF-toy_Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Quad blaster (hand/foot), Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Swindle is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]]/[[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] mold, transforming into a tan assault helicopter somewhat similar to an Apache. He was only available with ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus giftset. When combined with the other Combaticons, Swindle is nominally Bruticus Maximus' right leg, though he can be used in any other limb position. Appropriately enough, his markings include dollar signs ($) on the air intake housings flanking his cockpit.

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] and ''Universe'' (2008) [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. ''Universe'' Swindle and Vortex were later sold as ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]] and [[Vortex (ROTF)|Vortex]].

{{-}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|thumb|200px]]

* The [[Character model|character models]] of the Combaticons are heavily... okay, heavily made-up. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys — except for the heads, oddly enough, where the show models are quite accurate — have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Swindle's is still off in some very odd ways.

* The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Swindle Swindle's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Spike's affair

2009-12-11T06:23:35Z

Temple: /* IDW Comics continuity */

:''Spike's booty call is a [[human]] in the [[IDW]] Comics portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Yeah, baby! *snigger* Of course I'll call you *pfft*]]
'''Spike's booty call''' is the lucky girl [[Spike Witwicky]] chooses to spend quality time with instead of doing his damned job. Even hanging in her front doorway in a state of undress will probably not ensure she sees him again.

{{quote|I had some... business to attend to.
|Spike Witwicky, probably charging his 'friend' to his expense account. [[New Arrivals, Old Encounters]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
When [[Skywatch]] contacts Spike after attempting to reach him for seven hours, he takes the call while leaving his booty call's home in [[Albuquerque]]. She watches him walk back to his car (in actuality the [[Decepticon]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]) as he bravely ignores the question of where he was while his men were fighting off giant robots. The need to return to base (for the interrogation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) gives him the perfect excuse for leaving without saying goodbye. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spike's booty call}}

[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]

Spike's affair

2009-12-11T06:20:51Z

Temple: What... too silly?

:''Spike's booty call is a [[human]] in the [[IDW]] Comics portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Yeah, baby! *snigger* Of course I'll call you *pfft*]]
'''Spike's booty call''' is the lucky girl [[Spike Witwicky]] chooses to spend quality time with instead of doing his damned job. Even hanging in her front doorway in a state of undress will probably not ensure she sees him again.

{{quote|I had some... business to attend to.
|Spike Witwicky, probably charging his 'friend' to his expense account. [[New Arrivals, Old Encounters]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
When [[Skywatch]] contacts Spike after attempting to reach him for seven hours, he takes the call while leaving his booty call's home in [[Albuquerque]]. She watches him walk back to his car (in actuality the [[Decepticon]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] as he bravely ignores the question of where he was while his men were fighting off giant robots. The need to return to base (for the interrogation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) gives him the perfect excuse for leaving without saying goodbye. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spike's booty call}}

[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]

Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"

2009-12-10T15:26:38Z

Temple: Added quotes

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'''Spike's a prick, Hot Rod's a prick, everybody's a prick! Except Bumblebee.'''

==Synopsis==

Leaving a booty call in Albuquerque, Spike Witwicky receives the call from [[Skywatch]] personnel informing him of the attack on their holding facility; they request his attendance to deal with the surrender of Optimus Prime.

[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|left|200px|thumb|<s>Not</s> the right way to attract younger readers.]]

Back at their base, the Autobots discuss Prime's actions; Cliffjumper theorizes that it may be a test of some kind, although Hot Rod credits it to his inability to handle the situation. While the others call for a leadership vote, Hot Rod states his desire to leave the planet despite the protests of Brawn. The former asks if anyone else wants to join him in his desertion, and Jetfire, Red Alert, Prowl, Sandstorm, Silverstreak and Mirage do so to Bumblebee's obvious disappointment.

At the Skywatch facility, Spike holds a conference call with his father regarding the status of Prime, and the commander nixes Optimus's transport to the command center. He implies disappointment with Spike's abandonment of his duties, and says that he'll be conferring with the other chiefs before making any plans.

The Autobots who remained at the base resume their plans for a leadership election, and when asked who he would nominate, Cliffjumper chooses himself.

In the desert, Hot Rod, Mirage, Red Alert and Prowl discuss plans to find another world with Omega Supreme. Although alone he lacks the [[Energon]] to reach orbit, they figure they can escape Earth by pooling their resources. However, on hearing of Prime's surrender, Omega Supreme refuses to leave.

The group are being monitored by some of the Decepticons abandoned on Earth, including Swindle, Scrapper, Thundercracker and Tankor; they had been planning a revenge attack on Omega Supreme but now see a better alternative. After a brief skirmish, Swindle calls for a ceasefire.

At Skywatch, Spike orders the transformation suppressor removed from Prime; as the latter resumes robot form, Spike offers to talk.

Swindle appeals to both the Autobots and Decepticons, reminding them that there is no longer a need to fight since the war is over; he suggests they work together in order to go home. Prowl is suspicious, but Hot Rod decides to put it to a vote.

At the Autobot base, Wheeljack brings in the results of the leadership election; much to Bumblebee's surprise, he has won. Cliffjumper laments that it was just a 'popularity contest', but Ratchet assures Bumblebee that the rest of the Autobots consider him trustworthy and dependable. They are interrupted by the arrival of a Cybertronian ship and go out to meet it as it lands. Ultra Magnus emerges and demands to know who is in charge. With the others looking at him, Bumblebee confirms that he is...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (9)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (15)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (17)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (18)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (19)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (28)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (29)
|c2=
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (2)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (22)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (23)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (24)
* [[Drag Strip]] (25)
* [[Octane|Tankor]] (26)
* [[Spyglass]] (27)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Skywatch]] soldiers (4)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (20)
}}

== Quotes ==
"He just left. He couldn't hack it, he freaked out, and he left." 
"He didn't "freak out."" 
"He just went and turned himself in to the humans! That counts as a freak-out!"
:—'''Bumblebee's''' reason is no match for '''Hot Rod's''' prickitude.

== Errors ==
* TBD

== Items of note ==
* In promotional materials, cover A said "Rodimus" instead of "Hot Rod."
* Spike drives [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], apparently...
* In spite of the fact that he mentioned Windcharger's and Gears' capture by Skywatch last issue, Hot Rod doesn't seem the least bit interested in rescuing them before leaving Earth. Prick.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Hot Rod, Mirage, Prowl and Red Alert with circles around their heads and their names displayed; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee standing in the midst of rubble; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of a redesigned Omega Supreme; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image:IDW TF 2A.jpg|Hot Rod tries to make a facial expression.
Image:IDW TF 2B.jpg|"My god! I can emote again!"
Image:IDW TF 2RI.jpg|Almost makes us forgive Don's new faces.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* TBD

==External links==
* TBD

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"

2009-12-10T15:19:29Z

Temple: Added synopsis

{{issuestub}}
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|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
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'''Spike's a prick, Hot Rod's a prick, everybody's a prick! Except Bumblebee.'''

==Synopsis==

Leaving a booty call in Albuquerque, Spike Witwicky receives the call from [[Skywatch]] personnel informing him of the attack on their holding facility; they request his attendance to deal with the surrender of Optimus Prime.

[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|left|200px|thumb|<s>Not</s> the right way to attract younger readers.]]

Back at their base, the Autobots discuss Prime's actions; Cliffjumper theorises that it may be a test of some kind, although Hot Rod credits it to his inability to handle the situation. While the others call for a leadership vote, Hot Rod states his desire to leave the planet despite the protests of Brawn. The former asks if anyone else wants to join him in his desertion, and Jetfire, Red Alert, Prowl, Sandstorm, Silverstreak and Mirage do so to Bumblebee's obvious disappointment.

At the Skywatch facility, Spike holds a conference call with his father regarding the status of Prime, and the commander nixes Optimus' transport to the command centre. He implies disappointment with Spike's abandonment of his duties, and says that he'll be conferring with the other chiefs before making any plans.

The Autobots who remained at the base resume their plans for a leadership election, and when asked who he would nominate, Cliffjumper chooses himself.

In the desert, Hot Rod, Mirage, Red Alert and Prowl discuss plans to find another world with Omega Supreme. Although alone he lacks the [[Energon]] to reach orbit, they figure they can escape Earth by pooling their resources. However, on hearing of Prime's surrender, Omega Supreme refuses to leave.

The group are being monitored by some of the Decepticons abandoned on Earth, including Swindle, Scrapper, Thundercracker and Tankor; they had been planning a revenge attack on Omega Supreme but now see a better alternative. After a brief skirmish, Swindle calls for a ceasefire.

At Skywatch, Spike orders the transformation suppressor removed from Prime; as the latter resumes robot form, Spike offers to talk.

Swindle appeals to both the Autobots and Decepticons, reminding them that there is no longer a need to fight since the war is over; he suggests they work together in order to go home. Prowl is suspicious, but Hot Rod decides to put it to a vote.

At the Autobot base, Wheeljack brings in the results of the leadership election; much to Bumblebee's surprise, he has won. Cliffjumper laments that it was just a 'popularity contest', but Ratchet assures Bumblebee that the rest of the Autobots consider him trustworthy and dependable. They are interrupted by the arrival of a Cybertronian ship and go out to meet it as it lands. Ultra Magnus emerges and demands to know who is in charge. With the others looking at him, Bumblebee confirms that he is...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (9)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (15)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (17)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (18)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (19)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (21)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (28)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (29)
|c2=
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (2)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (22)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (23)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (24)
* [[Drag Strip]] (25)
* [[Octane|Tankor]] (26)
* [[Spyglass]] (27)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (1)
* [[Skywatch]] soldiers (4)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (20)
}}

== Errors ==
* TBD

== Items of note ==
* In promotional materials, cover A said "Rodimus" instead of "Hot Rod."
* Spike drives [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], apparently...
* In spite of the fact that he mentioned Windcharger's and Gears' capture by Skywatch last issue, Hot Rod doesn't seem the least bit interested in rescuing them before leaving Earth. Prick.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Hot Rod, Mirage, Prowl and Red Alert with circles around their heads and their names displayed; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee standing in the midst of rubble; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of a redesigned Omega Supreme; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image:IDW TF 2A.jpg|Hot Rod tries to make a facial expression.
Image:IDW TF 2B.jpg|"My god! I can emote again!"
Image:IDW TF 2RI.jpg|Almost makes us forgive Don's new faces.
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* TBD

==External links==
* TBD

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

...For All Mankind

2009-11-23T17:37:31Z

Temple: Added synopsis

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|seriesissue2=
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 18]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=November 2008
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}

'''The Autobots are on the run and are forced to deal with the loss of one of their own.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Optimus Prime]] reflects on the responsibilities of all advanced races to spread freedom and peace, and laments that all the Cybertronians have spread is war. The Autobots have been in hiding amongst the humans for the last two years as Earth's cities were rebuilt following Megatron's planet-wide assault. [[Ratchet]] and [[Prowl]] are in their altmodes, watching for signs of any trouble: trouble that comes as [[Breakdown]] destroys a power station in search of [[Energon]].

The attack is monitored by [[Skywatch]] control, and [[Spike Witwicky]] orders his forces to capture the invader. Breakdown is set upon by Spike and several other personnel in armored 'crash suits', built using stolen Cybertronian technology. Prowl and [[Streetwise]] are amongst the human police on the scene, and watch as Breakdown is immobilized and forced into his altmode by Skywatch forces. When they bring out their lethal particle cannons, apparently to destroy the Decepticon, Prowl can watch no longer and transforms, only to be brought down in turn: Spike had intended to draw him out all along. As he and Breakdown are driven away, Streetwise contacts the other Autobots...

At Autobot base, [[Wheeljack]] has engineered a counter to the inhibitors, and Prime orders him to fit them to their remaining forces. [[Hot Rod]] questions Prime's leadership, particularly their presence on Earth and the corresponding loss as more of their number are captured. Prime reiterates the need to protect Earth in case of possible Decepticon attack, but allows Hot Rod to stage a rescue mission to retrieve Prowl; he assigns [[Ironhide]] to go with him.

The rescue attempt goes poorly when it is revealed that Prowl was bait in a Skywatch trap; although Hot Rod's team rescues him, Ironhide dies leaping into a blast meant for Hot Rod. Prime grieves for his friend, and in a speech to his fellow Autobots removes himself as active commander.

Alone and ruminating on the end of the war and the new era in which they find themselves, Prime drives into the desert and into a Skywatch facility. As soldiers surround him, he raises his hands in surrender...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (6)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (9)
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (10)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (11)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (12)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (14)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (15)

|c2=
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (3)
|c3=
* Various [[Skywatch]] personnel (4)
* Major [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (5)
}}

== Errors ==
* On page 2, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] has a Decepticon insignia on his shoulder.
* The prose for the battle scene against Skywatch indicated that it was occurring at night, but James Brown's colouring makes it look like the battle was on during the very early evening.

== Items of note ==
* Not only did Don Figueroa overhaul every Transformer in the comic to have new bodies with a movie-inspired feel, but he also designed reinterpretations of the characters' previous IDW bodies in that same experimental style; these call-back designs can be seen on the covers and in the battle scene spread on pages 2 and 3.
:*Optimus Prime's new body seems to be based on his ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' form.
:* Breakdown's design uses the ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold, but movie-fied. He also has his name on his license plate.
* The fight scene on pages 2 and 3 seems to be a non-literal image of the conflict on Earth, since it features combatants that could never have met during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' (such as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], [[Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], etc.) Interestingly, it seems to have several callbacks to the G1 cartoon, such as [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] bending a cannon or Ratchet kicking Thundercracker in the groin.
* 12 pages of this issue were released to the public as preview images by the time the issue was released. First there was a 3-page preview that highlighted Ironhide's death. Then there was an eight-page preview that came mostly from the beginning of the issue. And finally, the day the issue came out, the final page of the issue accompanied a ''USA Today'' news article. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2009-11-18-transformers-optimus-st_N.htm]
* A marquee sign in the fourth page's second panel, as Optimus Prime and Megatron battle and destroy the city, seems to read "DARNIT." On the final panel of the same page, a banner reads "[[Headmaster (Animated)|NOOB]]". In the first panel on the next page, a sign reads "SMITHIE." Billboards for a smiling woman in sunglasses and an unnamed product named "Zip," possibly a sunscreen, are popular advertisements in post-restoration Earth.
* The title of the issue is on the final page. It refers to the inscription left on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]] by Apollo 11, which reads in full: "Here Men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We Came in Peace For All Mankind"
* Editor [[Andy Schmidt]] introduces the creative team in the [[Decepticomments]] section.
* This ain't the first time [[Yesterday's Heroes!|Optimus Prime quit the Autobots because his favorite mini-van died!]]

===Covers (6)===
* '''Cover A:''' Wraparound cover featuring the Autobots running toward the reader in an homage to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] opening credits; art by Don Figueroa with colors by James Brown.
* '''Cover B:''' Prime, Hot Rod and Ironhide; art by Don Figueroa with colors by James Brown.
* '''Cover RI:''' Optimus Prime [[Barack Obama]] homage; art by [[Tim Doyle]].
* '''Cover RE (Graham Crackers Exclusive):''' Classic in characters battle, a [[Hasbro]] marketing stock image last seen on a [[Kinnerton]] 2008 Christmas advent calendar; pencils by Don Figueroa, colours by ???
* '''Cover RE (New Dimension Comics Exclusive):''' Uncolored version of cover B.
* '''Reprint cover:''' new art of an Optimus Prime who just blasted through a wall; art by Don Figueroa with colors by ???.

<gallery>
Image:IDW TF 1A.jpg|Featuring designs not actually seen in the story.
Image:IDW TF 1B.jpg|''Continuum'' is behind us? Then we go '''this''' way!
Image:IDW TF 1RI.jpg|Change we can believe in.
Image:IDW TF 1GC.jpg|Graham Crackers Cover
Image:IDW TF 1RE.jpg.jpg|New Dimension Comics Cover
Image:IDW TF 1reprint.jpg|Reprint Cover
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
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* ''[[The Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' DVDs
* ''[[The Transformers Continuum: The Definitive Chronology]]''
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''G.I. Joe: [[Snake-Eyes]]'' comic
* ''Ghostbusters: Past, Present, and Future'' (back cover)

==External links==
* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2009-11-18-transformers-optimus-st_N.htm "Optimus Prime quits!"] @ USAToday.com

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All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-11-06T03:40:00Z

Temple: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. American government agencies are, of course, notorious for being run by foreigners.

===Items of note===
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
* [[Thrust]] was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main [[All Hail Megatron]] storyline.
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
Bumblebee finds himself hiding out in the ruins of [[New York City]] shortly after the rout of the Decepticons. Unable to contact base, he is forced to run when a squad of Cybertronian-hunting militia approach. However, his distinctive wheeled footprints give him away.

As they follow his tracks, two of the soldiers comment on a colleague's belief that there are both 'good and 'bad' robots; however, their orders are to take down any alien machines. Bumblebee manages to elude these first trackers, and continues to attempt contact with the Autobots, broadcasting 'in the clear' in the hopes that they are listening.

He mentions that most of the city's inhabitants have been moved, leaving their belongings behind, and considers turning himself over to ones of the human bases. He stumbles across a severed Cybertronian arm, and questions how the humans could do such a thing.
Across the street from his position, another squad blows up an ordinary car, mistaking the car's alarm for alien 'chirping'. The car's owner remonstrates with the soldiers, and reveals that he, his wife, children, and their friends have holed up in one of the buildings, not trusting in the safety of the camps set up for dispossessed refugees.

Bumblebee detects that the car's explosion has damaged the structural integrity of the building, and with no other choice breaks into the open to hold the wall up until the inhabitants can get out. The soldiers open fire on him as he does so, and as the last of the refugees escape, he collapses.

Before the soldiers can finish him, they are forced away by the arrival of Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Hound and Jazz. Bumblebee reawakens with Ratchet standing over him; the latter tells him that they found him thanks to the soldiers' radio conversations, and that Prime told them to listen in, believing that Bumblebee would eventually break cover to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?" 
"No, what?" 
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad." 
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
:— '''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of factional altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.
* Spike's team in the previous story had laser guns for fighting Transformers. The poor sods here have convential firearms. (But hey, they still work anyway!) They're also a ''battalion'' here, and a unit under Spike's direct command in the previous story. ''The previous story of this very issue.''
* Devastator is said to have trashed bridges in Manhattan. He didn't. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}}
* The soldiers refer to "these cities" being evacuated, which implies multiple ones across a large area. That doesn't ''quite'' fit with what happened in AHM proper (though it does sound cooler!).

===Items of note===
* Bumblebee swears by the [[Allspark]], its first reference in IDW continuity.
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].
* Karen's husband claims the Decepticons have been attacking fleeing refugees and bombing refugee camps. He thinks this is ''still'' going on, but he's panicked and unlikely to be reliable.

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
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* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

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Talk:All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T03:15:05Z

Temple: New page: == The Allspark == -Think this is the first appearance of said McGuffin in main IDW continuity, and have noted it as such. I'm sure someone will correct me if I've missed a mention somewhe...

== The Allspark ==
-Think this is the first appearance of said McGuffin in main IDW continuity, and have noted it as such. I'm sure someone will correct me if I've missed a mention somewhere.--[[User:Temple|Temple]] 23:15, 19 October 2009 (EDT)

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T03:08:16Z

Temple: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
* [[Thrust]] was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main [[All Hail Megatron]] storyline.
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
Bumblebee finds himself hiding out in the ruins of [[New York City]] shortly after the rout of the Decepticons. Unable to contact base, he is forced to run when a squad of Cybertronian-hunting militia approach. However, his distinctive wheeled footprints give him away.

As they follow his tracks, two of the soldiers comment on a colleague's belief that there are both 'good and 'bad' robots; however, their orders are to take down any alien machines. Bumblebee manages to elude these first trackers, and continues to attempt contact with the Autobots, broadcasting 'in the clear' in the hopes that they are listening.

He mentions that most of the city's inhabitants have been moved, leaving their belongings behind, and considers turning himself over to ones of the human bases. He stumbles across a severed Cybertronian arm, and questions how the humans could do such a thing.
Across the street from his position, another squad blows up an ordinary car, mistaking the car's alarm for alien 'chirping'. The car's owner remonstrates with the soldiers, and reveals that he, his wife, children, and their friends have holed up in one of the buildings, not trusting in the safety of the camps set up for dispossessed refugees.

Bumblebee detects that the car's explosion has damaged the structural integrity of the building, and with no other choice breaks into the open to hold the wall up until the inhabitants can get out. The soldiers open fire on him as he does so, and as the last of the refugees escape, he collapses.

Before the soldiers can finish him, they are forced away by the arrival of Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Hound and Jazz. Bumblebee reawakens with Ratchet standing over him; the latter tells him that they found him thanks to the soldiers' radio conversations, and that Prime told them to listen in, believing that Bumblebee would eventually break cover to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?" 
"No, what?" 
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
:— '''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* Bumblebee swears by the [[Allspark]], its first reference in IDW continuity.
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
* [[All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' Volume 3 TPB]]
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T03:06:16Z

Temple: Expanded synopsis

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
* [[Thrust]] was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main [[All Hail Megatron]] storyline.
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
Bumblebee finds himself hiding out in the ruins of [[New York City]] shortly after the rout of the Decepticons. Unable to contact base, he is forced to run when a squad of Cybertronian-hunting militia approach. However, his distinctive wheeled footprints give him away.

As they follow his tracks, two of the soldiers comment on a colleague's belief that there are both 'good and 'bad' robots; however, their orders are to take down any alien machines. Bumblebee manages to elude these first trackers, and continues to attempt contact with the Autobots, broadcasting 'in the clear' in the hopes that they are listening.

He mentions that most of the city's inhabitants have been moved, leaving their belongings behind, and considers turning himself over to ones of the human bases. He stumbles across a severed Cybertronian arm, and questions how the humans could do such a thing.
Across the street from his position, another squad blows up an ordinary car, mistaking the car's alarm for alien 'chirping'. The car's owner remonstrates with the soldiers, and reveals that he, his wife, children, and their friends have holed up in one of the buildings, not trusting in the safety of the camps set up for dispossessed refugees.

Bumblebee detects that the car's explosion has damaged the structural integrity of the building, and with no other choice breaks into the open to hold the wall up until the inhabitants can get out. The soldiers open fire on him as he does so, and as the last of the refugees escape, he collapses.

Before the soldiers can finish him, they are forced away by the arrival of Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Hound and Jazz. Bumblebee reawakens with Ratchet standing over him; the latter tells him that they found him thanks to the soldiers' radio conversations, and that Prime told them to listen in, believing that Bumblebee would eventually break cover to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?" 
"No, what?" 
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
:— '''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
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* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

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User:Temple

2009-10-20T02:47:20Z

Temple: New page: Temple will probably end up getting web-punched for his incompetence for wiki editing, and he'll well deserve it. Bear in mind he tries hard, though.

Temple will probably end up getting web-punched for his incompetence for wiki editing, and he'll well deserve it.

Bear in mind he tries hard, though.

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T02:24:26Z

Temple: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
* [[Thrust]] was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main [[All Hail Megatron]] storyline.
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
After the departure of the [[Decepticon]]s, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformers. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of [[New York City]]. He managed to avoid capture until he revealed his location to save some humans from a burning/collapsing building. He was injured by the military but saved by the arrival of the Autobots, who had figured that he would eventually expose himself to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?" 
"No, what?" 
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
:— '''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
* [[All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' Volume 3 TPB]]
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

{{DEFAULTSORT: All Hail Megatron 16}}
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All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T02:19:28Z

Temple: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
After the departure of the [[Decepticon]]s, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformers. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of [[New York City]]. He managed to avoid capture until he revealed his location to save some humans from a burning/collapsing building. He was injured by the military but saved by the arrival of the Autobots, who had figured that he would eventually expose himself to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?"
"No, what?"
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
—'''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
* [[All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' Volume 3 TPB]]
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

{{DEFAULTSORT: All Hail Megatron 16}}
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T02:18:22Z

Temple: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
After the departure of the [[Decepticon]]s, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformers. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of [[New York City]]. He managed to avoid capture until he revealed his location to save some humans from a burning/collapsing building. He was injured by the military but saved by the arrival of the Autobots, who had figured that he would eventually expose himself to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?"
"No, what?"
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
* [[All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' Volume 3 TPB]]
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

{{DEFAULTSORT: All Hail Megatron 16}}
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T02:17:44Z

Temple: /* Quotes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
After the departure of the [[Decepticon]]s, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformers. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of [[New York City]]. He managed to avoid capture until he revealed his location to save some humans from a burning/collapsing building. He was injured by the military but saved by the arrival of the Autobots, who had figured that he would eventually expose himself to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?"
"No, what?"
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
-'''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

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All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T02:16:43Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. Skywatch was an American government agency, so that's a bit strange.
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
{{--}}

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
After the departure of the [[Decepticon]]s, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformers. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of [[New York City]]. He managed to avoid capture until he revealed his location to save some humans from a burning/collapsing building. He was injured by the military but saved by the arrival of the Autobots, who had figured that he would eventually expose himself to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what Collins was sayin' back at Sat-Com?"
"No, what?"
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad."
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
-[[Lopez]] and [[Klonowski]] debate the finer points of altmodes

===Errors===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW art by Guido]], and he has [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]]'s rescue logos on his shoulders to boot. The real-life explanation for this is most likely due to the Red Cross's holding of the copyright for the standard medical symbol.

===Items of note===
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

==Advertisements==
* [[All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'' Volume 3 TPB]]
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: The Origin of Tomax and Xamot''
* ''Star Trek: Countdown'' hardcover
* ''Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression''
* ''[[Barack Obama]]: The Comic Book Biography'' (back cover)

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-20T02:08:50Z

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