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Micronus Prime

2025-06-12T01:13:25Z

Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:11MicronusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|350px|So, if the Mini-Cons are [[Pokeformers|Pokémon]], does this make him [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Arceus_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Arceus]?]]

At the dawn of time, [[Primus]] created '''Micronus Prime''', conscience and moral center of the [[Thirteen]]. Although he is the smallest member of this venerated group, he possesses boundless reserves of energy and a clever mind, enabling him to predict the actions of his brothers and sisters before even they know what they're going to do.

Micronus's innocent nature belies his strong ethical sense; although he takes his role very seriously, he approaches his duties with a light [[Spark]] and an easy touch. He eschewed the most dour members of the Thirteen in favor of the free-spirited [[Onyx Prime]], whom he once considered his closest friend, and his creative energies also inspired him to strike up friendships with [[Solus Prime]] and [[Nexus Prime]]. Micronus's siblings always appreciated his presence—he could impart a fraction of his energy upon them using the [[Chimera Stone]], directing his own energies into a form that suited their needs. He would pass a version of this [[Powerlinx|ability]] on to his descendants, the [[Mini-Con]]s.

In recent years, Micronus Prime has retreated to the [[Realm of the Primes]], where he temporarily served as a mentor and spiritual guide to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], the youngest member of the Thirteen. In this role, he prefers to let his younger sibling learn through trial and error, sometimes feigning a blithe indifference to the mental and physical rigors of his training regimen. In reality, though, Micronus cares deeply about all living things, be they [[Transformer]] or otherwise.

{{quote|You think you'll never find yourself in an insane situation? Better check your expectation meters.|Micronus|"[[Out of Focus]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Micronus Prime was the fifth Prime created to battle [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. As the Primes began planning for their future campaign against the Chaos-Bringer, Micronus gravitated towards the growing faction of strategists: [[Alpha Trion]], [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]]. Their early fights against a simulated copy of Unicron went poorly, although Micronus and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] were adamant that Unicron considered himself too independent to create a similar set of "Dark Primes".

As the Primes began building weapons for the upcoming conflict, Micronus worked alongside Solus at her [[Forge of Solus Prime|forge]]. Using his own abilities, he would augment her hammer strikes with his own energy, allowing her to create powerful tools and weapons. Among them was the Chimera Stone, which would become Micronus's own iconic artifact. As Solus worked with the other Primes, Micronus befriended Onyx Prime, and the two became inseparable. As the Thirteen trained and planned, Micronus worked alongside Solus Prime and the other strategists to create a massive computer capable of running through all of Unicron's possible responses to an attack, a forerunner to what would one day become [[Vector Sigma]].

The time eventually came to take the fight to Unicron. Micronus worked as a saboteur, intending to cripple and distract Unicron while the warriors damaged him. Perched on Quintus's shoulder, Micronus participated in the great battle against Unicron, drawing off the [[Energon]]-seeking missiles that Unicron fired at the Primes by venting his own energies. With [[Prima]] and Solus leading the charge, the Primes managed to fight their way inside Unicron with the help of [[Vector Prime]]'s portals. Unicron's [[Dark Energon]] counter-attacked provoked a flood of nightmarish visions, which nearly overwhelmed their attempts to shut him down. Only the calm words of Optimus Prime inspired them to persevere with their mission, and Micronus laughed that as long as they were together, hell wasn't such a bad place to be. The Thirteen ultimately triumphed over Unicron, and together they returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], giddy in their victory. What they didn't know was that close contact with Unicron had amplified some of their inner darkness.

In the age that followed, the Primes began building a settlement for themselves, dividing into like-minded groups—some focused on labour, while others debated law and philosophy. Micronus worked with Megatronus, Nexus, and Liege Maximo on an Energon refinery. However, Micronus—along with Onyx Prime, Solus Prime, and Nexus Prime—never fit in with one group or another; they viewed the other Primes as dour and unimaginative, and chafed under some of the strictest laws imposed by Prima. While Megatronus and Solus Prime developed a strong, mutual affection for one another, Micronus was happy for them. Even so, tensions continued to rise between these ad hoc groups, which finally boiled over after Prima learned about a "farm" of robotic beasts that Liege Maximo and Quintus Prime had constructed. The Primes held a vote to decide the future of the farm; Micronus voted against letting the project continue.

Not long afterwards, Micronus and Onyx were the first to discover that Solus Prime had been killed by Megatronus's [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. Micronus was heartbroken by the loss, and almost overcome with rage when he realized that Megatronus was behind the killing. Micronus accompanied six of the other Primes, and through [[Vector Prime]] they tracked down Megatronus. Micronus, still inconsolable, refused to believe Megatronus's side of the story. The Primes confronted Liege Maximo, who Megatronus had accused of orchestrating the entire scheme. The anger and misery finally boiled over within all of the surviving Primes, and as Maximo's beasts ran amok the twelve Cybertronians battled one another in blind rage.

Micronus emerged from the fracas unscathed, although Liege Maximo had been blown to bits with the Requiem Blaster and Onyx Prime had been fatally wounded. When the remaining Primes had calmed down, they set about tending to the wounded. Over a period of time, Micronus and the other survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. Micronus tried to comfort the dying Onyx; the two called a meeting of all the surviving Primes.

As Primus had created them, the Primes decided that they would create the next generation of Cybertronians using the power of Onyx's [[Triptych Mask]] within the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the Primes would retire from active society. At the last moment, Micronus decided to accompany Onyx on his final journey into the Well. Together, their sacrifice activated the Well and allowed it to start producing new life. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

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====''Prime'' cartoon====
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Adrian Pasdar]] (English), [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] (Japanese)|[[Natale Ciravolo]] (Italian), [[Pierre-Peters Arnold]] (German, first voice), [[Robert Glatzeder]] (German, second voice), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish), [[Simon Duprez]] (French), [[Dado Monteiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Maciej Kosmala]] (Polish), [[Park Seong-tae]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub)}}
[[File:Micronusrid.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tell them to keep out of my scotch.]]

When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] sacrificed himself to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Primes rescued him before his Spark could be extinguished. He wound up in the extra-dimensional [[Realm of the Primes]] with other members of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Foreseeing the rise of Megatronus on Earth, {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} the Primes opted to train Optimus for this new mission, assigning Micronus as his new mentor.

[[File:RIDMicronusPrime.jpeg|thumb|left||Micronus made this episode in a cave... WITHABOXOFSCRAPS!]]
In one such training session, Micronus challenged Optimus to climb a hill. When Optimus questioned the difficulty of his task, Micronus summoned a group of [[human]]s into the realm... and a threatening robot with multiple Mini-Con minions to attack them. Optimus tried in vain to defend the humans, repeatedly begging Micronus to help him, but Micronus declined every time. Eventually, Optimus realized that he needed to climb the easily climbed hill ''first'', which activated his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and gave him the power to defeat the robots, saving the last surviving human. At the end of the test, Micronus revealed that the humans were merely illusions, meant to prove that there would always be distractions and hard choices in the battles coming, and to keep the goal -and mind- clear. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

Unfortunately the time arrived before Optimus's training was complete, but Micronus regardless took him before the other Primes. When Optimus persuaded them, Micronus and the other Primes bestowed some of their power on him and sent him to Earth. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

Following the battle with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Micronus appeared to Bumblebee's team on Earth and took back the power bestowed on Optimus. Though this left Optimus in a weakened state, Micronus scanned him and said he would recover. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books====
During Optimus's training, Micronus became aware that one of the other Primes was interfering with his work. While meeting with the Primes, he realized that [[Liege Maximo]] had gone missing, and went to confront the culprit himself. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

===Fun Publications===
Micronus was one of [[Vector Prime]]'s siblings among the [[Thirteen]]. Vector noted that Micronus deeply cared for all living things, Transformer or otherwise. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

The [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s of [[Axiom Nexus]] knew the [[Mini-Con]]s to be the children of Micronus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including Micronus. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the walls of the multiverse was that Micronus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #47]] (mentioned); ''[[Micronauts: Revolution]]'' (depicted)}}
[[File:IDW Micronus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I made the stars that became the carbon in your mother's ovaries."]]

Micronus was one of the Thirteen Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that arose on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, ruling with his fellow Primes from the city's citadel. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} According to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Micronus was known for his "betrayal" of his closest friend [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes except [[Alpha Trion]] to flee Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Micronus left Cybertron aboard his [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]], and led the colonization expedition to a [[Prion (planet)|distant world]]. He oversaw the creation of a new civilization of Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]], which eventually developed into a world of Mini-Cons. However, Sentinel Prime claimed that Micronus abandoned his people during their time of need, abdicating Prion's world via [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]] and allowing for the colony's genocide at the hands of the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|White Heat}}

One way or another, he ended up creating the sub-atomic realm known as [[Microspace]] seven million years ago, {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} and retreated inside it. His inert body lay at the center of the [[Entropy Cloud]] which threatened to destroy that universe entirely. {{storylink|Micronauts: Revolution}}

Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-3]], to Prion. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Ceremony}} Micronus Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Hoping to save his realm using [[Earth]]'s supplies of [[Ore-13]], Micronus attempted to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] through the Titan [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Unfortunately, the message didn't get through correctly; instead, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s mind made the trip across time and space. Micronus told his Camien visitor that she would have to ''experience'' his message to understand his plight. Windblade's new avatar was sent into Microspace, where she encountered the evil [[Baron Karza]] and his retinue and learned about the dire civil war that threatened Microspace. When Windblade's mind returned to her normal body, Micronus appeared in a final vision, urging her to help his dimension by any means necessary. {{storylink|Informed}}

Some time later, Baron Karza set up his main base inside Micronus's body where he made usage of the Prime's personal Spacebridge to try to save Microspace. The heroic [[Micronauts]] made the voyage through the Spacebridge, arriving inside Metrotitan's Spacebridge chamber on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

After Karza made a failed attempt at stealing Earth's Ore-13, {{storylink|Valley Forge}} he instead decided to conquer Earth as a new home for the denizens of Microspace. Though it was a risky prospect, he ultimately [[enerchange]]d with Micronus Prime himself, the merger giving him some of Micronus's memories about the [[Mini-Con]] colony. Wearing the Prime's body, Karza arrived at the site of his former banishment and dispatched Optimus Prime in a vengeful fury. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza considered the power of Micronus superior to all the various super-villains on Earth. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}} After [[Shazraella]] had acquired [[Time Traveler]] energy, Optimus Prime tried to sucker punch a distracted Karza only for the Baron to again enerchange with Micronus. When Shazraella's powers began growing out of control, however, Optimus and Karza agreed to a truce, but her powers proved too much for them and she managed to separate Micronus from Karza, banishing the ancient Prime through time. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Micronus's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Micronus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Cloudburst / Micronus online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Micronus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Micronus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations of Cybertronians being known to swear by his name. {{storylink|Spotted}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Micronus Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:One-Micronus-Prime.jpg|thumb|Reject smallness, embrace chonkyness!|upright=0.7]]
Micronus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Micronus fought with his fellow Primes against them. He would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. Micronus would be killed during the battle, with his brothers' and sisters' bodies resting in a hidden cave for fifty cycles before being rediscovered by miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]]. A revived [[Alpha Trion]] would give Micronus' [[transformation cog]] to one of the miners,<ref>In the film, Micronus's cog is shown going to Orion, while the film's novelization states it was given to B-127. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which cog he got somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]].</ref> unlocking their lost ability to transform into an alternate form and providing a new, improved robot form.

A vision of Micronus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
;'''Micronus Core'''
[[File:Earth Wars Micronus Core.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]

Micronus's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (his "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

*'''Effect:''' Regen on surrounding teammates.

[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Micronus Core at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Micronus Prime was the smallest member of the Thirteen, and the progenitor of the Mini-Cons and [[Micromaster]]s. While ethically-minded, contemplating complex philosophical conundrums could sometimes leave him indecisive. His [[Chimera Stone]] let him boost the powers of other lifeforms, and humans sometimes knew him as the god {{w|Pan (god)|Pan}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Micronus-Prime-Master.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I CAN'T PUT MY AAARMS DOWWWN!]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Micronus''' (Prime Master, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], [[2018]]'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cloudburst#Generations|Autobot Cloudburst]] decoy armor, gatling gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Micronus is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Cloudburst]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Micronus Prime and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

:In an unusual error, some units of Micronus/Cloudburst came with two Prime Masters.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/some-power-of-the-primes-figures-shipping-with-two-prime-masters-report/40365/ Seibertron, 2017/12/24: Some Power Of the Primes Figures Shipping With Two Prime Masters: Report]</ref>

:Micronus was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as Amalgamous Prime. The Cloudburst armor had an alternate tooling based on [[Waverider]], which would have been used to make ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]]' Pretender Suit if the figure had reached the 3000 preorder count—sadly, preorders failed to reach this number.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-MicronusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Micronus Prime built that in a cave! With a box of scraps!]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr5|'''The Thirteen Micronus Prime''' (Deluxe, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Armor/Vehicle, [[Chimera Stone]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Aaron Archer]] and [[Ken Christiansen]] (original concept)}}<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, Micronus Prime is a figure of the character based on his appearance in the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon. He transforms into a disc-shaped alternate mode reminiscent of the [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con storage panels]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)| Armada]]'', with one side having a large Mini-Con sigil printed on it.

:Filling out the requirements of the "Deluxe" size class, the tiny Micronus comes with a one-wheeled vehicle he can ride on. The cycle transforms into an exo-suit that bears resemblance to the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] from ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'', into which Micronus can fit in disc mode, and can also disassemble into component parts that can be wielded as weapons by larger figures, in the style of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizers]] and their various successor lines. Micronus also includes his artifact the Chimera Stone as an accessory, which can store on his back in both robot and alternate modes, or peg into the chest of the larger exo-suit accessory.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DKx9QkLsgVD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&img_index=1 Designer commentary on Micronus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
* Micronus was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]], existing as one being across all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Micronus's name is likely derived from "Micron", the Japanese name for Mini-Cons across the franchise.
* The glowing symbols on his chest and palms are shaped like the Powerlinx ports seen on all the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Transformers: Armada]]'' Mini-Con toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micronus''' (マイクロナス ''Maikuronasu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wēi Tiān Xīng''' (微天星)

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Red Alert (Armada)

2024-12-18T01:02:03Z

Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Red Alert}}
:''Red Alert is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:ArmadaRedAlertAnimationModel.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Serve the public trust. Protect the innocent. <s>Uphold the law</s> Prescribe only beneficial medical treatments.]]

'''Red Alert''' was once a fierce warrior. It was not until he was seriously wounded, losing his hand permanently in battle, that he was able to sit back and realize how terrible war is. He is now a reluctant fighter, and somewhat emotionally detached, preferring to repair his friends than tear his enemies to shreds. This does not mean he is now a coward. To the contrary, when a fellow Autobot on the battlefield needs his immediate medical attention, he will be there no matter what it takes. He's a brilliant medic and scientist, but he's also extremely cautious.

His nominal [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], though during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, he was accompanied to [[Velocitron]] by [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
Red Alert cheered on [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. During Galvatron's trip to prison, Red Alert alerted the transporting Autobots of an incoming [[Decepticon]]. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:DWArmada2 RedAlert filtrekshields.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Red Alert, all I'm hearing from you is '[[Pīpō|WOO WOO WOO WOO!]]'"]]
One million years ago, a new faction of Transformers, calling themselves "[[Decepticon]]s" attacked various [[Mini-Con]] villages on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for unknown, but most likely nefarious purposes. Red Alert was under [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s personal squad, sifting through the ruins of [[mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con Village C-52]] hoping to find survivors, though Red Alert was more interested in the fact that the Mini-Cons were using outdated [[Filtrek|Filtrek-A forceshields]]. What had happened to the Mini-Cons was that they had been forcibly re-engineered to "[[Powerlinx]]" with the Decepticons, granting the [[Bulk]]s increased power, which the Autobots learned first hand when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] attacked [[Cyber City]]. Realizing that they were no match for the Decepticons, Red Alert desperately asked Prime for orders. Knowing that they would be killed if they stayed, Optimus ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}

For a million years the civil war raged on, the once-proud Autobots struggled to defend themselves against the powerful, Mini-Con augmented Decepticons, who were in possession of Cybertron's only remaining Mini-Cons, the others having escaped at the beginning of the conflict. Hope came in the form of a Mini-Con Reactivation Signal detected by Cybertron's Decepticon-controlled communications satellites, which Red Alert was able to hack into. The Autobots resolved to travel to this distant world of [[Earth]] and resolved to fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}}

[[File:DWArmada4 RedAlert Scavenger yourface.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"From now on, losing is verboten!"]]
Arriving on Earth at the [[Allspark Power Generator Station]], Red Alert attempted to communicate with the indigenous [[human]] species, asking for their help in finding the Mini-Cons, but only managing to frighten them off. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] jokingly suggested it was because of his face. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticons had already arrived and were chasing after [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s group of Mini-Cons and their human friends, [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. Just as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] were about to jump Scavenger, Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] arrived to outflank them. Eventually Megatron Powerlinxed with all of his Mini-Cons and gained the upper hand, but help came in the form of [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]'s group of Mini-Cons, who Powerlinxed with the Autobots. [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] linked with Red Alert, a chest-mounted disk launcher. At a tactical disadvantage, the Decepticons were forced to flee. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

The Autobots attacked the Decepticons after they'd captured Rad and Carlos, with Red Alert taking on Starscream and tricking him into knocking himself out on Smokescreen's crane. They were ultimately defeated by Megatron and captured, but escaped after the Mini-Con [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] had a change of heart and turned on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Armada Free Comic Book Day}} After establishing a base on Earth on the outskirts of [[Lincoln (city)|Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]], Megatron attacked the human city with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the forcibly combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]], to goad the Autobots to emerge from their hidden [[Autobase]]. Red Alert tried to contact the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] to no avail, and the Autobots realised the Autobot-allied Mini-Cons must have left earlier to infiltrate the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]]. Despite the considerable tactical disadvantage, the Autobots emerged and fought off the Decepticons as best they could, Red Alert somehow gaining the ability to use his claw rifle without Powerlinxing with not-present [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Fortunately just as Megatron was about to deal a fatal blow to Optimus Prime, Longarm and the Mini-Cons arrived, Powerlinxed with their respective Autobot partners, allowing the good guys to free the Air Defense Team and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}}

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Soon afterwards, when Red Alert was looking in on the Mini-Cons, he discovered that they had vanished. Again. He thought that as they were free to come and go as they pleased, perhaps they needed some time to cool off after Optimus Prime admonished them for disobeying his orders during the Air Defense Team incident. The Autobots received an answer to the mystery when local news networks reported strange lights in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]]. Racing there in a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]], they discovered that the Mini-Cons were being subconsciously drawn to a strange obelisk. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were there as well and a fight quickly broke out, but as they fought, the Mini-Cons (and Rad) were taken into the obelisk and it blasted off to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} With the shuttle destroyed, Optimus Prime prepared to use the [[space bridge]] to go back to Cybertron and retrieve specialised equipment needed to fly to the Moon, but the Decepticon sensors had to be neutralised before he could do so without compromising security. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} Hot Shot and Red Alert infiltrated the Decepticon base at Silver Ridge, knocked out [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and erased the space bridge trace data of Prime travelling to Cybertron. Unfortunately, just before Prime returned, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] returned to Silver Ridge, forcing Red and Hot Shot to hide inside a wall panel. Determined not to let the Decepticons learn of their secret Autobase locations on both Earth and Cybertron, Red Alert and Hot Shot blasted the hapless Decepticons and destroyed their computer. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

[[File:DWArmada13 Prime RedAlert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Doctor, we need your help defusing this atom bomb!" "OPEN THAT SLAG UP!"]]
After the crisis on the moon was diverted, Red Alert picked up an emergency transmission from Smokescreen and Scavenger, who had detected a Decepticon rocket launch pad in Death Valley, [[California]]. At the same time, a Mini-Con escape pod from the moon was detected in [[Alaska]], and Optimus Prime, needing to play politics to keep the Mini-Con refugees on side, decided to deploy the Autobots to the icy north. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Arriving in Alaska, Red Alert and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] were tasked with cutting the ice that entombed the escape pod with their [[sonic cannon]] while the other Autobots and Mini-Cons defended the area from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, at this moment Megatron attacked the Autobot shuttle with his [[Solar Scalpel]], an orbital superweapon launched from the rocket base in Death Valley. As if they weren't having enough problems, an-over-Powerlinxed [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] attacked, forcing Hot Shot and Red Alert to intercept. The two Autobots were flattened by the overpowered Cyclonus, until Optimus Prime stepped in and crushed the Decepticon's chest. With the Solar Scalpel destroyed by the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], rescue operations recommenced. Suddenly, Optimus Prime vanished. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

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Returning to Autobase: Earth via space bridge, Red Alert and the others discovered that while Optimus Prime didn't return to their base, they did have ''an'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While the Mini-Cons postulated that he may be from another dimension, Red Alert did his best to stabilize the mysterious Autobot's condition. Sadly, the Prime briefly reactivated to warn them of the "walls" of reality crumbling and that "chaos" was coming, before expiring. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} With the arrival of the dimension-crossing Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], the Autobots got some clues into what happened to "their" Optimus Prime and the means to search for him throughout the [[multiverse]]. Red Alert and Longarm returned to the scene of Over-Run's appearance on Earth, but could not find his [[null-reality pod]], as it had been seized by the Decepticons. Unfortunately, this search for Optimus Prime prompted Megatron to lead an assault on Autobase: Earth, blowing up the computer in the unwitting Red Alert's face as he was using it. With Optimus missing, Red Alert assumed command and ordered the Autobots to roll out, but the Autobots were swiftly defeated. Red Alert was knocked unconscious by Starscream, but Megatron demanded the right to strike the final blow. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}}

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The Autobots were inadvertently saved from a fate exactly the same as death when a [[Galvatron (G1)|mysterious, powerful Cybertronian]] appeared and took the Decepticons apart, though the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] were forced to intervene to prevent the being from defeating Megatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} After the Decepticons limped away, a seriously trashed Red Alert reported to Optimus Prime (who had been rescued and was now on Autobase: Cybertron) on the bad condition of the Earthside Autobots, in particular Smokescreen. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

With this in mind, those who survived Megatron's attack were less-than-pleased when they learned of Optimus Prime's alliance with the Decepticons to defeat [[Unicron]], the Chaos Bringer and eater of worlds. To prevent a fight from breaking out on Earth, Optimus sent them ahead to Autobase: Cybertron, where its less-damaged facilities could be used to save Smokescreen's life. However, Red Alert and the others still thirsted for revenge against Megatron, and assigned [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to keep an eye on him. When Megatron isolated himself from the other Transformers by landing on Unicron in the hopes of striking a deal with the Choas Bringer, they attacked, sending the Decepticon leader into Unicron's depths as it disappeared from this reality. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
While Optimus Prime waited for a meeting with the High Council, Red Alert, Scavenger and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] were seen travelling on a highway in the center of [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Red Alert later returned to Earth in response to the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attacks on four major cities, {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} being stationed in [[Toronto]] where he had to withstand [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebombs]] as well as [[Beachcomber (Energon)|Beachcomber]]'s puns. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Dobson]] (English), [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)|[[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish), [[Ettore Zuim]] (Portuguese - Brazilian), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Jyrki Kovaleff]] (Finnish), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Pasquale Anselmo]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Base redalert newgun.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Hiroshi Naka|"I'm a healer, but..."]]]]
Red Alert and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] were old comrades in the war over the [[Mini-Con]]s on Cybertron, with Red securing victory for his leader many times through his dedication to careful planning and preparation. {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}} When a beacon from the planet [[Earth]] reached Cybertron in [[2010]], alerting the Autobots and Decepticons to the awakening of the long-missing [[Mini-Con]]s on the far-off world, Red Alert journeyed there with Optimus and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to investigate. Teleporting to the planet's surface at the same time as the Decepticons, Red immediately engaged [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], protecting the Mini-Con [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and the humans he had befriended from the Decepticon. The villains were driven off, but soon returned to menace the humans and their Mini-Con friends again, and Red—now sporting an ambulance [[alternate mode]]—and the Autobots came to their rescue once more. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} Red and Hot Shot shielded their new allies against a blast from [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], which yielded great reward: the explosion unearthed two Mini-Con stasis panels, which Red and Hot Shot activated, gaining new Mini-Con partners of their own. [[Powerlinx]]ing with [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], Red Alert obtained a new laser gun, with which he blasted [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. The Decepticons withdrew, and the Autobots set about the business of constructing a base on Earth out of the Mini-Con's crashed [[Exodus (Armada)|ship]]; after helping explain Cybertronian history to the kids, Red Alert gifted them with a protector in the form [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Base}}

[[File:Soldier redalert disklauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Save the rainbow. Taste the rainbow.]]
On a mission to track down the signal of a Mini-Con panel in [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]], Red Alert partnered up with [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]. After some off-roading fun to kick things off, the pair soon got lost and Carlos quickly got tired of Red Alert's humorless personality, but when the Decepticons attacked, Carlos had an up-close view of Red Alert's battle prowess as the medic used a grappling line to evade attacks from Demolishor. {{storylink|Comrade}} Hot Shot also expressed discontent with the officious Red Alert after he scolded him for not pulling his weight, but Red was soon to prove his value to the young Autobot while in [[Antarctica]]: in addition to quickly repairing Optimus Prime's malfunctioning trailer, Red saved Hot Shot's life by taking out [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] with his grapple, saved him ''again'' by clonking Megatron with his disk launcher, saved the ''kids'' from falling to their doom with his disk, ''and'' snatched the Mini-Con panel out of Starscream's hands! {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}

[[File:Carnival redalert and longarm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|If you don't leave me alone, I will obtain the rights to make an eighth Rocky movie...and I know you don't want that.]]
While searching for a Mini-Con in a forest, Red Alert was the one who deduced that Optimus's trailer could be used to fight a forest fire. {{storylink|Jungle}} He later supervised maintenance work on the Autobot base, {{storylink|Carnival}} and accompanied his team-mates on a mission to the [[Sahara]]. This mission ended with yet another Mini-Con under the Decepticons' control. {{storylink|Palace}} Red Alert was furious when the Decepticons captured their human allies, and had to be physically restrained by Optimus from attacking Megatron as he ransomed the humans for the Autobots' Mini-Cons, but things turned out okay thanks to the efforts of [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] and [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}

After working with a disinterested Hot Shot to continue salvaging what they could from the Mini-Con ship, Red joined in searching the caverns beneath a human city for the next Mini-Con, puzzling train passengers by driving through subway tunnels in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Underground (episode)|Underground}} Later, looking for a Mini-Con at the bottom of the ocean, Red helped keep the Decepticons busy while the kids explored the ruins of an undersea civilisation, and carried Carlos to safety when the ruins began to collapse. {{storylink|Ruin}} The Decepticons succeeded in obtaining both these Mini-Cons, but Red Alert finally scored a win for the Autobots when he used his grapple to secure a panel on a volcanic island. The Autobots found they couldn't awaken this Mini-Con, causing Red to wonder aloud about the mysterious nature of the little 'bots, and the legends he had heard that they were the key to peace in the universe. {{storylink|Prehistory}} [[File:Gale redalert altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] As it turned out, the Mini-Con was part of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, and required its two partners—one currently in the hands of the Decepticons—in order to awaken. The Decepticons soon invaded the Autobot base to bring the sword together, and Red Alert unleashed the base's defense systems on them. When this put their human allies in danger they turned to more tricky tactics, and Red took Starscream out of the equation with the confusing powers of a hall of mirrors. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}

With the Star Saber successfully formed an in Autobot hands, Red Alert found the time to tinker, upgrading Laserbeak so that the kids would be able to direct him across greater distances. {{storylink|Overmatch}} He encouraged Hot Shot to train harder with the weapon, then partook in a search for a Mini-Con on a busy highway, helping Optimus hold off Starscream. The Autobots won the day thanks to the arrival of the mysterious [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]; Red was unsure if the newcomer was entirely trustworthy, but considered the search for the Mini-Cons of greater import. {{storylink|Gale}} As it turned out, Red Alert was right: Sideways soon changed sides to the Decepticons, and lured Hot Shot—who had, as Red feared, placed too much confidence in the Star Saber—into a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Hot Shot lost the sword to the Decepticons, and was returned to Earth, where Red tended to his wounds. {{storylink|Credulous}}
[[File:DecisiveBattle redalert gunarm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"]]
On a mission to a foggy forest, Red Alert and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] battled Starscream and Demolishor, after which Red was tasked with using his grapple to recover a Mini-Con panel from a cliff-face, only to be foiled by Cyclonus. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Soon after, the Autobots were joined by former Decepticon [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who Red Alert defended to the distrustful Smokescreen and kids by explaining his long-standing friendship with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}} Red and Smokescreen supervised the kids when they went on vacation to the countryside, but when a flash-flood swept the area, Red, Carlos and a young boy named [[Shaun]] were buried in a mudslide. Unable to transform with the local news network present, Red Alert had to wait to be dug out by Smokescreen, Optimus and Scavenger, after which he used his grapple to get them all to safety. {{storylink|Vacation}}

On another Mini-Con search, Red Alert tried to snipe Demolishor as he made a grab for the newest stasis panel, but was stopped by Cyclonus. The Mini-Con was recovered by the newest Autobot, [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]], and Red backed him up when he and Hot Shot took point on the next Mini-Con hunt. Unfortunately, this mission ended in failure for the Autobots, and the Decepticons acquired control of the Skyboom Shield. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Red Alert later took part in a decisive battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, taking out Sideways with a single well-aimed blast. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} He stayed at base for the next battle, but was on hand to repair Optimus's injuries after the fight was over. {{storylink|Vow}} When Sideways sucked the kids into cyberspace, Red Alert managed to extricate them before an evil force within the digital realm was able to do them any harm. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} He then put a firewall in place to prevent further incidents, and remained at the base to observe the Autobots next mission alongside the kids. {{storylink|Tactician}} Optimus Prime was badly injured in this encounter, and Red Alert conducted the extensive repairs needed while the other Autobots went into another battle without them. The battle went badly, and Red prepared to join his comrades in action until Optimus forcibly removed himself from the medibay against Red's recommendation and helped win the day. {{storylink|Linkup}}

[[File:Detection redalert bossing around.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Show me your moves!"]]
In another moment of downtime, Red Alert again supervised repairs to the Autobot base, but got fed up of nobody really knowing what they were supposed to be doing and finished the job himself. {{storylink|Detection}} Red stayed at the base with the kids, spectating over a monitor, while the rest of the Autobots enaged the Decepticons and their newest member [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. While the boys went off to search for a Mini-Con panel that activated somewhere in the bowels of the ship, Red and Alexis were contacted by Sideways and informed that the new panel contained one of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], who formed the third Mini-Con weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} When the boys returned with the Mini-Con, [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]], Red Alert took them to the battlefield, and was subsequently injured shielding them from Decepticon fire. His selfless action convinced the timid Sky Blast to act, and he sent out a call that awoke the other two components of the Requiem Blaster. The Space Mini-Con Team combined, and the weapon wound up in Optimus Prime's hands, ensuring an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Desperate}}

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The Autobots called a meeting to determine what to do with the Requiem Blaster, and Red agreed with the other Autobots who voted to put it to aggressive use. Overhearing this decision, the kids helped the pacifistic Space Team run away, and Red joined the other Autobots in searching for them. {{storylink|Runaway}} Understanding the Space Team's feelings, the Autobots decided not to employ the blaster in battle, so Red Alert and Smokescreen stayed behind at the Autobot base to safeguard the trio while the rest of the team went on their next mission. Unfortunately, the Decepticons staged a feint operation that allowed them to attack the under-manned base, overpowering Red Alert, seizing the Requiem Blaster, and fatally wounding Smokescreen with its power. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} Luckily, Red went to work on Smokescreen quickly, saving his [[Spark]] and rebuilding his body anew, giving him new life as "Hoist". {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

Once again, Red Alert remained behind while the other Autobots, acting on information from a turncoat Starscream, invaded the Decepticon base and liberated their captive Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Rescue}} He checked over Starscream's wounds when the Decepticon returned from a later mission to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} then joined in the effort to construct a [[Axalon (Armada)|new starship]] for the Autobots, making sure to keep the others on-project in his usual straightforward way. Before the ship was finished, however, Starscream defected back to the Decepticons, allowing them to gain control of all the Mini-Con weapons {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} and form the [[Hydra Cannon]], with which they threatened to destroy Earth. Red analyzed the Decepticon weapon from afar, but ultimately it took Optimus Prime sacrificing his life to destroy it. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

[[File:Miracle grinning red.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Nice shooting, son. What's your name?" "It's Murphy."]]
With Optimus's death, the mantle of leadership fell to a conflicted Hot Shot, and Red Alert helped—though some aggression therapy—to convince him to take the title. {{storylink|Remorse}} The Autobots proceeded to complete their ship, the ''Axalon'', to pursue the Decepticons, but it fell to Red Alert to inform the kids that they would not be joining the Autobots on the journey. While Red was running final checks on the bridge, however, the Mini-Cons swarmed the room, blocking his access to the consoles in a silent protest that convinced the Autobots allow the humans to join them. {{storylink|Depart}} Red helped pilot the Autobot ship when it subsequently took off; a space battle with the Decepticons resulted in short order, during which the Mini-Cons used their powers to resurrect Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}}

[[File:Puppet redalert blackhole.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I am fully charged!]]
No sooner were they reuinted with Prime than a worm hole opened in space alongside the Autobots' craft, sucking Red Alert and Hot Shot into its depths. The pair were disgorged on a strange, dead planet where they and a trio of Decepticons found themselves menaced by a sinister clone of Optimus Prime named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Optimus Prime soon arrived to dispatch his dark doppelgänger, Red, Hot Shot and the Decepticons all sustained serious injuries, but were saved by their partner Mini-Cons, who used their powers to heal their wounds, [[spontaneous recoloration|changing the color]] of their armor. {{storylink|Puppet}}

Both factions returned to Cybertron, and during the first battle back on their homeworld, Red Alert and [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] remained aboard the ''Axalon'' to protect the kids and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} A little later, Red caught Hot Shot in the act as he was preparing to depart on an unsanctioned solo mission. Learning that Hot Shot was aiming to make contact with Megatron—now Galvatron—in hopes of uniting the two factions against the danger posed by the emerging [[Unicron]], Red let him go. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} While Hot Shot was off on his mission, Red Alert helped co-ordinate troop movements across Cybertron, {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} recommending the deployment of backup for Hot Shot as his mission took him underground on the trail of Unicron. {{storylink|Portent}}

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Red Alert remained aboard the ''Axalon'' with the kids for the next battle, which concluded with the Autobots and Decepticons finally agreeing to combine forces in the face of Unicron's threat. {{storylink|Cramp}} Red stood by Optimus Prime's side for the impromptu ceremony that saw the two armies formally unite, then took part in the first strike against Unicron before withdrawing to the ''Axalon'' to watch the demi-god's transformation from Cybertron's moon to titantic robot. {{storylink|Alliance}} When the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] informed them that the key to stopping Unicron was to free the three Mini-Con weapons powering him, Red Alert brought them and the kids to the underground warp-gate previously discovered by Hot Shot that would teleport them inside Unicron's body. Tremors caused by the battle raging outside caused the subterreanean tunnel to collapse, but Red shielded the kids and Mini-Cons and got them through the portal before he was buried in the subsidance. {{storylink|Union}} He soon extricated himself from the cave-in and returned to the surface, horrified at the devastation. {{storylink|Origin}} Red Alert participated in the final attack on Unicron that culminated in the chaos bringer's apparent destruction when Galvatron sacrificed himself, robbing Unicron of the hatred needed for him to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

=====Alternate timeline=====
In a timeline where the Cybertronians' conflict never left their home planet, the Mini-Cons' influence on the Autobots and Decepticons subjugated the larger robots. Red Alert and the rest of his kind were left entangled in a semi-organic growth spawned from Unicron's cells, and were shut down by Unicron's power. Carlos, Alexis, and Rad appeared before him, visitors from another time, and beheld Red Alert's inert form before shooting off into time once more, eventually leading to Red Alert's fate being prevented. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Dobson]] (English), [[Yasuyuki Kase]] (Japanese)|[[Robert Kotulla]] (German), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish), [[Samuel Harjanne]] (Finnish, eps. 1 - 39), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish, "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]" onwards), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Juan Navarro Torelló]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish, first voice), [[José Granadillo]] (Latin-American Spanish, second voice), [[Pocholo Gonzales]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub)}}
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Twenty years after the war for the Mini-Cons ended, Red Alert—having gained a [[Accent|new accent]] somewhere in the intervening two decades—was assigned to a remote station to monitor the activity of a colossal [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] created by the destruction of Unicron. From this location, he reported in on the destruction of the planet [[Moriturus]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} With the black hole threatening Cybertron itself, Optimus Prime led the Autobots in evacuating to Earth, but Red remained at his station, preparing a [[gravitron grid]] that could hopefully be used to collapse the black hole in upon itself. Teleconferencing with Prime's forces on Earth for the grid's activation, Red Alert found that his efforts had sadly been in vain, as the grid proved unable to combat the black hole's force. Ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]] urged that the lost [[Cyber Planet Key]]s held the key to stopping the singularity, and while the other Autobots were uncertain, Red Alert spoke up on his behalf, convincing Prime's team to focus their full efforts on locating the Keys. {{storylink|Hidden (Cybertron)|Hidden}}

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Red Alert soon joined his fellow Autobots on Earth, arriving just in time to help [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] reinforce the [[Autobot]]s during their conflict outside a museum. A relic from within the museum yielded up the coordinates to the resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key, [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. Red Alert was sent there along with Hot Shot on a covert mission to locate the key, though Red was not too happy at the prospect of a secret mission with the impetuous younger Autobot. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} Red Alert could see little point in the race-centric society of Velocitron, but was instead far more interested to observe the Velocitronians' unique [[Cyber Key]]s. In accordance with Optimus's instructions, he tried to keep Hot Shot from interacting with the natives, but their mission was barely underway before Hot Shot had disobeyed and intervened in a local dispute. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} With non-interference now a dead prospect, Red helped Hot Shot defeat local bullies [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], then checked over their injured victim, [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]]. Initially attempting to pose as native Velocitronians, the pair were found out by Brakedown's young friend [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] when he overheard Red Alert giving Hot Shot a dressing down for his insubordination. With Clocker's aid, the pair were brought before planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], who offered them information if Hot Shot could beat her in a race; he failed to do so, but Red accused him of racing for his own ego, rather than for the mission. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

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After Hot Shot blew his systems in his next race with Override, Red Alert went scavenging for parts in a junkyward, where he was attacked by Crumplezone and Ransack, who had fallen in with the Decepticons. Although he was able to overpower them, Red was felled with ease by their commanding officer, Starscream. {{storylink|Speed}} Red recovered, but his disposition was not helped by the experience, as he continued to lambast Hot Shot for putting himself ahead of the mission, causing the pair to almost come to blows. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} Nonetheless, Red refrained from confessing their breach of protocol to Optimus Prime when he next reported on their progress. He observed Crumplezone and Ransack beating up [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]], and overcame his reluctance to intervene, but was fortunately prevented from having to do so by the arrival of Override. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

[[File:Detour redalert firefighting.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
With the [[Planet Cup]] about to start—the race which would determined the leader of Velocitron and conferred upon its winner possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key—Red Alert summoned Optimus Prime to the Speed Planet. {{storylink|Ship}} Forced to confess their failure to follow his orders upon Prime's arrival, Red Alert explained the situation, and Prime excused their actions after seeing Override's obstinacy for himself. Red himself participated in the opening heat of the Planet Cup, helping Hot Shot overcome a mechanical hiccup that prevented him from accelerating by dragging him along in his slipstream. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Red and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] guarded Hot Shot's rear for the rest of the race, and despite Decepticon interference, Red progressed to the second heat. {{storylink|Race}} Racing took its toll on the pair during this round of the contest, they dropped out to help put out fires Decepticon meddling had caused. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

[[File:Ice redalert.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
During training for the next leg of the Planet Cup, Red Alert relayed a distress call from Overhaul on the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to Optimus, and gave voice to the theory he had formed based on observing the Velocitronians' Cyber Keys that the Transformers had been shaped in different ways by the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Savage}} Red was a spectator for the next race, discovering stowaway Mini-Cons [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] in the crowd. {{storylink|Sand}} In preparation for the final round of the cup, Red had bad news for Hot Shot: the stress on his system from the races so far would require a passenger to ride with him to constantly modify his system. He achieved victory with [[Coby Hansen]]'s help and won the Autobots their first Cyber Planet Key, though this didn't stop Red from good-naturedly ribbing him on the winner's platform. {{storylink|Champion}} When the key was inserted into the [[Omega Lock]], it emitted a signal that Red and the other Autobots followed to the [[Arctic]], though their search for whatever it was pointing the way to was fruitless. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[File:Retreat redalert cyberkeypower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Let's go practice medicine."]]
After having some of the damage he had sustained during his Velocitronian adventures repaired by Coby, {{Storylink|Honor}} Red Alert put his own repair skills to work giving Optimus Prime a tune-up so that he could battle [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leader of Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} Prime won ownership of Jungle Planet's Cyber Planet Key, and Red Alert and all the other Autobots [[space bridge]]d to Jungle Planet to help fight off Megatron when he tried to steal it. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}} The addition of this key to the Omega Lock again directed the Autobots to the Arctic, but Red stayed behind at base while Prime led a small team to investigate. {{storylink|Trap}} Prime's team was trapped in an avalanche caused by the emergence of the Arctic mystery—ancient Decepticons hidden in stasis who had been freed by Starscream—so Red Alert and the other Autobots sped to their rescue, digging them out so they could take the fight to their new enemies. When Optimus was injured in the subsequent fight, Red Alert called retreat so he could tend to his leader's wounds. {{Storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} Seeing no recourse but to retreat to Cybertron with the Omega Lock, the Autobots attempted to leave, but were systematically cut down in their escape attempt by Starscream; Red fell alongside Landmine as the renegade Decepticon smashed through their Cyber Key powers. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[File:Critical CDredalert.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
With the Omega Lock in Starscream's clutches, the Autobots had to focus their efforts on recovering it from his island base, only to be stymied by a battle with Megatron at [[Niagara Falls]]. Red Alert, Hot Shot and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] faced off against the Decepticon leader and were mowed down by his "Death Machine Gun". {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Vector Prime transported the grievously wounded trio to a nearby military base where their human allies began trying to repair them, but Red Alert insisted they were too damaged to save. [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] refused to take accept his fatalism, and as Hot Shot and Scattorshot announced their desire to keep living and fighting, he realized how shamefully he was acting. Their hearts all burning with [[burning spirit]], the three Autobots were able to tap into the power of the Omega Lock from afar, and were reformatted into powerful new forms, becoming the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. They returned to Niagara Falls to resume their battle with Megatron, allowing Optimus to depart to track the energy surge from the Lock that had reformatted them to Starscream's secret island base. {{storylink|Critical}} After Megatron was repelled, Red Alert and his new team joined the battle on Starscream's island, from which they were sent back to Cybertron to clear the way for the impending arrival of the recovered Omega Lock, {{storylink|Assault}} riding the unstable space bridge with the help of Coby, Lori and [[Bud Hansen|Bud]]. Upon reaching the planet, they discovered it infested with insectoid [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} and set about exterminating them. [[File:Balance red scans jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} Just after they got through wiping them out, the team were confronted with Megatron once more and leapt to battle him, but were easily repulsed by his energy aura. Instead, they just stood back and watched as Optimus Prime appeared to destroy Megatron with the Omega Lock, then used the Lock's power to transform Cybertron into the body of their god and creator [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

After communion with Primus revealed that the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key lay on [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, First Aid scanned [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s memory banks to uncover the co-ordinates of the planet, which lay in another dimension. {{storylink|Balance}} When Jolt, the other Mini-Cons and the kids were snatched by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to gain the same info, Red Alert helped Vector Prime trace their whereabouts, {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} eventually locating them on Starscream's starship, the ''[[Atlantis]]''. Red and Scattorshot joined Vector Prime in warping to the ship to rescue their stranded friends. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[File:Cyb ep38 this may sting.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ze healing is not as rewarding as ze hurting."]]
In preparation for the dimensional crossing required to reach Gigantion, Red Alert studied Optimus Primes's [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Vector Prime's [[Rhisling|sword]] and distilled a stabilizing "vaccine" from them that would allow the Autobots to endure the reality flux the crossing would subject them. {{storylink|Family}} Red helped to co-ordinate the distribution of Primus's energy so that the god could fend off an attack from Starscream, {{storylink|Titans}} then administered his vaccine to the other Autobots as they readied for departure aboard the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]''. While travelling between dimension, the ''Ogygia'' had its main engine damaged by the ''Atlantis'', but Red Alert and Coby's combined mechanical skills fixed it in the nick of time. {{storylink|Warp}}

Red Alert and the other Autobots proceeded to make contact with native Gigantions and explained their mission, {{storylink|Giant}} but were soon served their first major defeat on the planet when they were bested by Megatron, who had become Galvatron again through the power of the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} After Red helped to rescue Bud from the ''Atlantis'', the Autobots divided into teams to work their way towards the centre of the many-layered planet, where the Cyber Planet Key lay. {{storylink|City}}[[File:Challenge redalert cyberkeypower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] Red Alert and his Cybertron Defense Teammates took one route together, overcoming the illusions of Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Challenge}} besting [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], but again falling before the might of Galvatron. {{Storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} They recovered in time to join the other Autobots in battle on the planet's lowest level, besting Galvatron and securing the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} Galvatron soon returned to seize the complete set of keys, cutting Red and the other Autobots down in the process and leaving them stranded on Gigantion with no way back to their universe. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} Red Alert and Scattorshot handled the programming side of things as the Autobots attempted to create a new space bridge to return home, but the endeavor met with failure, forcing Vector Prime to sacrifice himself using his powers over space and time to return his allies to Cybertron. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return to their homeworld, Red Alert, Hot Shot and Scattorshot engaged the Decepticons in battle to allow Optimus Prime to tussle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Galvatron then used the Cyber Planet Keys to enlarge his Decepticons to giant size, and the Cybertron Defense Team joined in the effort to take on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], allowing Prime to pursue Galvatron and reclaim the keys. {{storylink|End}} Primus subsequently sealed the black hole, and Red Alert turned his attention to helping in the construction of planetary engines that would move the displaced Jungle Planet back to its proper orbit. He was among the assembled Cybertronians who helped right the engines when they were damaged, saving Jungle Planet, then gathered on Cybertron's moon with his comrades to watch Optimus Prime's final battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With the war over, the Autobots embarked on a mission to build a new space bridge across the galaxy, linking all their worlds together. Red Alert was among the crew of the ''Atlantis'', ever by Optimus Prime's side. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the end of the war, Red Alert and other comrades of Optimus Prime met with a group of Autobots responsible for fighting off [[Unicron]] and saving the [[Mini-Con]] colonies while Prime's team was busy with the whole Cyber Planet Key business. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
During the war, Red Alert suffered a terrible injury that nearly killed him. This near-death experience taught him to value life in all its forms. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Red Alert's profile}} During one of his many battles on Cybertron, Red Alert defended the main Autobot headquarters from a Decepticon attack alongside [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. When it was revealed that angry Mini-Cons planned to bomb the base, he and the others retreated. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} A few million years later, Red Alert participated in another battle with the Decepticons, but ended up retreating again as the enemy's Mini-Con augmentations rendered them too powerful. He wondered where the Mini-Cons who escaped from Cybertron had disappeared to, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] told him it was best if nobody ever found out. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}

But it was not to be. Just a short while later, a Mini-Con reactivation beacon reached Cybertron, and the Autobots tracked it to [[Earth]] to protect the Mini-Cons from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While Red Alert and the others were outgunned by the Decepticons at first, the Mini-Cons pitched in and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] joined with Red Alert, allowing him to shoot down [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} After the Decepticons were chased off, the Autobots stood watch as the Mini-Cons and their new [[human]] friends made their way into some small caves. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} They later decided that the best way to keep the Mini-Cons safe was to send them back to Cybertron, so Red Alert prepared a [[space bridge]] for them. In the end, the Mini-Cons refused to leave their friends, and a Decepticon attack wrecked the space bridge anyway.
{{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

Alongside Hot Shot and Optimus Prime, Red Alert later helped save the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] from Starscream. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 5|Devices and Desires!}} When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] their base from the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Red Alert despaired that their space bridge was still offline, so they couldn't prepare a counteroffensive. Thankfully, Hot Shot managed to repair the bridge and used it to send the missiles straight back at the Decepticons. Not Red Alert the scientist, but ''Hot Shot''. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===The Balance of Power===
Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] were entrusted with a mission to track down an ancient Mini-Con relic deep in Decepticon territory. The duo ran afoul of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and numerous [[Decepticlone]]s backing him up, forcing Red Alert to send out a distress signal. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus]] arrived to bolster their firepower in short order, which in turn drew [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] into the conflict. Though Red Alert was willing to do battle with the Decepticon leader himself, Optimus told him to stand down, so he could take on Megatron on his own. As the two leaders clashed, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] uncovered the artifact and activated it, and a portal opened, leading to the Mini-Cons' hiding place. The Decepticons flung themselves into the portal, and the Autobots followed them... to Earth. The search for the Mini-Cons began in earnest on this new world. {{storylink|The Balance of Power}}
{{note|This comic was written as a tie-in to the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' video game]], but its details differ from the introduction seen in the game itself. [[#PS2|See below]] for Red Alert's role in the game.}}

===Reader's Digest ''Armada'' novels===
Red Alert was one of the Autobots teleported to Earth by the warp gate within the remains of a Mini-Con ship. Despite the radical change in scenery, Red Alert continued to do battle against the Decepticons who had been teleported alongside them. The fighting came to an end, temporarily, thanks to the efforts of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Battle Begins|The Battle Begins}}

After securing their base on Earth, Optimus, Hot Shot and Red Alert headed to a nearby highway to adopt new alternate modes based on local vehicles. Red Alert took on the form of a four-wheel drive rescue vehicle that was part ambulance, part firetruck, part armored car. When their human allies joined them, Red Alert scrutinized their Mini-Con companions with great interest, as he had only heard of the diminutive robots in old war stories up until that point. Explosions emanating from nearby interrupted Red Alert's observations. The Decepticons were attacking the Autobots' base! The Autobots launched a counter-attack, with Red Alert deflecting a missile the Decepticon Demolishor aimed towards Optimus Prime. A stray shot from Megatron then caused a rockslide, prompting Hot Shot to leave the battlefront in order to keep the children out of harm's way. Red Alert reconvened with him afterwards, only to find that Hot Shot had gotten himself a Mini-Con partner! The children had recovered several Mini-Con panels that had been unearthed by the rock slide. One of the panels responded to Red Alert's presence, the robot within bonding with him mentally. The Mini-Con then transformed into an additional arm for Red Alert, prompting him to name his new partner “Longarm.” Rejoining the battle, Red Alert used Longarm to lift Demolishor off the ground and toss him at Megatron. Realizing they were outmatched, the Decepticons retreated, though they managed to steal away the remaining Mini-Con panels as they warped off-planet. The children were saddened that the Decepticons had managed to take off with Mini-Cons in tow, but the Autobots assured them that they had done everything they could, and joined them in a "circle of friendship." {{storylink|Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots|Race for the Mini-Con Robots}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Red Alert was part of the Autobot forces during a battle in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. Following the Decepticon withdrawal, he was able to successfully retrieve a Mini-Con from a mud pit. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm a doctor, not a dimension traveller!]]
A Red Alert hailed from [[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]. He, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] had just battled and driven off the Decepticons [[Landslide (Decepticon)|Landslide]], [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]], and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] when Unicron abducted him. Unicron would have also gotten Longarm if [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] hadn't shoved Longarm out of the way and taken his place. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/9/2015}} The pair were subsequently held prisoner in the [[Cauldron]] arena. The quick thinking of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] released them, and Red Alert participated in the great escape led by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} However, Red Alert and Firebot's home reality had seemingly ceased to exist, and thus they ended up in [[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]] with another [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] who had also been in the Cauldron. This Smokescreen helped them adapt to their new home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/9/2015}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Fastest Dream! Hot Shot's Run}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===Cyber Key Code content===
Red Alert fought beside [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] until one day [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] used his Energon Saber to cut off his hand. Red Alert has never forgiven him.

===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Red Alert's first duty was to defend and heal the sick and injured. Thusly, Optimus Prime sent the Mini-Con [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] under Red Alert's protection to the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] (although Dirt Boss viewed it as him doing the protecting). They happily worked side by side to ensure that all who needed protection were safe. {{storylink|#Cybertron|Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio}}

==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Daran Norris]] (English)|[[Tomás Rubio]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Hubert Drac]] (French), [[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian)}}
When Optimus Prime left the base, Red Alert served as his dispatcher, alerting him via radio to mission objectives and giving him warnings.

Red Alert also took to the field, fighting the Decepticons and their army of [[Decepticlone]]s through various locations. He was accompanied by [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], his [[Mini-Con]] partner, with whom he could [[Powerlinx]]. He eventually merged with all the [[Mini-Con]]s that formed the [[Matrix Cannon (Armada)|Matrix Cannon]], ultimately defeating [[Unicron]] and saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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{{storylink|Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Red-Alert-Armada.jpg|thumb|400px|"Dammit, I'm a doctor-" "Not a pawn in this game, we know!" "...am I really that predictable?"]]
Red Alert participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 25 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armada RedAlertLongarm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|RED UH-LURT! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Longarm''' (Max-Con Class, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Patrol'''
:*''Takara and Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Claw-missile, disc, blaster attachment, triple-blaster attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Red Alert transforms into a white Nissan Patrol rescue SUV, loaded up with [[gimmick]]s. Placing his partner [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]] (or any other Mini-Con) onto the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his lightbar and pushing it forward triggers flashing LED lights and a voice chip that proclaims "RED-A-LERT! WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO!" Pulling the Mini-Con back, on the other hand, releases a spring-loaded missile launcher that flips out from his roof and into place over his hood, accompanied by an electronic firing noise. This weapon fires a missile with a hinged grappling claw. Placing a Mini-Con on his hood plug causes his grill to spring open, revealing a pressure-firing disc launcher that fires a single projectile when the Mini-Con is pulled back, also accompanied by a "rat-tat-tat" firing sound effect.

: In [[robot mode]], Red Alert retains use of both of these gimmicks, with the missile launcher now flipping all the way over his left shoulder; the launcher can also be removed and used as a hand-held weapon. Instead of having a left hand, he instead sports a [[5 mm post|5 mm peg-hole]] in his wrist, an attachment point for one of two translucent red "blasters" that are stored in the door-panel on his right leg. (He is most often depicted in fiction with the single-barrel attachment). The panel of his left leg, meanwhile, unfolds into a Mini-Con repair bay with a flip-up translucent red monitor screen and a plug for mounting Mini-Con patients. Due to the lack of clearance between his legs, the wheels attached to the panels, and the entire back assembly (when locked into place in robot mode), unfolding these panels has a tendency to create stress on the hinges, leading to the thinner white part of the joint to crack and/or split. Additionally, Red Alert has an unused cartoon [[character model]] sheet featured in the back of ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' that shows the entire left side of the vehicle mode opened up into a full repair bay, with the repair bay panel flipped out in vehicle mode, his left arm with one of the attachments equipped folded out as a repair arm, and his robot mode foot folded down as a support strut to hold the left side of the vehicle mode up (since the wheel isn't touching the ground when the panel is folded down). This can be loosely recreated with the toy—however, the foot can't be placed flat on the ground, and instead only his toe supports the vehicle in this configuration… but hey, it works! It's likely this was the intended function for Red Alert's repair bay platform, as folding it out in robot mode (like the toy is often advertised), has (previously mentioned) clearance issues.

: [[Hasbro]] seemingly not having learnt their lesson back in the mid-80s with the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Ratchet toy]] [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Notes|and character models]] featuring the trademarked [[Red Cross]] logo, released Red Alert with [[tampograph]]ed red crosses, leading to a court battle between the two companies (more on this [[#Notes|below]]).

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' "Ratchet" and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' "Patrol" releases feature some slight [[Paint operation|paint application]] differences from the Hasbro release, mainly a "separated" Autobot insignia and the addition of dark blue paint on his kneecaps. His electronic sound effects are also slightly altered, removing the "RED-A-LERT!" portion and just going right to the siren sounds.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Sam's Club-exclusive [[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie line]] [[Inferno (Movie)#Toys|Inferno]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Powerlinx Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ORANGE UH-LURT! (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Red Alert with Powerlinx Longarm''' (Max-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-12'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Claw-missile, disc, blaster attachment, triple-blaster attachment

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Armada'' Max-Cons, this [[redeco]] of Red Alert, depicting him in his powered-up "Powerlinx" form seen in the "Unicron Battles" portion of the ''Armada'' cartoons, makes him predominantly orange with white stripes and [[tampograph]]ed "RESCUE" lettering, giving him a more beach-rescue vibe. He retains all of the same gimmicks and sounds as the previous version of the mold, and comes with a redecoed Longarm.

: Powerlinx Red Alert was to feature red crosses like his original toy initially, but it was dropped prior to release, after [[Red Cross]] took Hasbro to court over the logos "misuse".

: The Takara "Ratchet Super Mode" release has some slight paint application differences, mainly additional metallic red paint on his arms (notably his right hand), and the removal of the "EMERGENCY" text on his hood.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Powerlinx Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR ArmadaRedAlert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Alert's left hand is restored by the power of not-[[LEGO]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert w/ Longarm''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Three missiles

: One of the larger ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Red Alert can be built into an emergency SUV, robot, or whatever your imagination can make out of the blocks provided. The set features a large pressure-launch triple-missile "Gatling" cannon.

: He also came with a [[Longarm (Armada)#Built to Rule!|block-version of Longarm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Built to Rule! Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cut you up, geezer! (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara and Mocom Toy name'': '''First Aid'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-11'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[February 10]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Coe'': '''d26w'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Red Alert transforms into a {{w|Dodge Magnum}}-inspired emergency vehicle. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his car mode causes two rear side-panels to pop out and reveal two spring-forward non-firing blasters. This gimmick is retained in robot mode, where they become over-shoulder blasters. He features an unusual transformation sequence where both the front and rear halves of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] come together to form his legs. His hood halves open to reveal storage space for extra tools (a hammer-head and an opening claw) that can be attached onto his left arm blaster. Later releases of the mold had slight indents made in the leg pieces to allow them to clip together better.

: The Takara and [[Mocom Toy]] ''Galaxy Force'' "First Aid" toy lacks the gold paint on the robot mode shoulders, and has lighter blue paint than the Hasbro Red Alert release. And of course, the Cyber Key lacks the Hasbro version's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]].

: This mold was later used to make [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]], the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie-verse]] [[Crankcase (Movie)#Toys|Crankcase]], and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Timelines|Kup]]. The Kup tooling was also the model for the non-toy [[Kup (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Kup]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Defence Red Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
[[File:GalaxyForce-UltraFirstAid-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara / Mocom Toy version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Red Alert''' (Ultra Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''First Gunner'''
:*''Mocom Toy name'': '''Ultra First Aid'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-21'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Large missile, projectile, spring-loaded shield/multi-tool arm, clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''up0t'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: An upgraded, all-new tooling of Red Alert, "[[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense]]" Red now transforms into a cross between a Russian {{w|R-400 Oka}} mobile ballistic missile launcher and a {{w|BTR-90}} armored personnel carrier. The left side of his vehicle mode has a flip-up non-firing double-blaster, which can also be "used" in robot mode. Inserting a Cyber Key into the rear of the missile rack splits the missile open, activates lights and an electronic beeping sound, and exposes the inner spring-loaded projectile-launching translucent "laser cannon". When the missile itself is "launched"/slid off, it lights up and plays a sound of it taking off.

: In robot mode, Red Alert finally has two normal robotic hands, and he comes with a shield that can be mounted on either arm. When a Key is inserted into the top of the shield, a cannon flips out, and its barrel tip can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw), emulating his old multi-tool arm. He has two (nonfunctional) Mini-Con hardpoints in vehicle mode, and two ''different'' hardpoints in robot mode.

: The Takara "First Gunner" and [[Mocom Toy]] "Ultra First Aid" releases feature additional red details on the missile, blue paint on the gripping claw, and replaces the greenish-blue border on the Cyber Key with silver.

: Possibly because the Western name for the "Vanguard Team" (Cybertron Defense Team) was decided very late in the game, early batches of this toy available at retail and from online stores were lacking the "Cybertron Defense" portion of the name on the packaging. However, the more widespread version with the full name was found within mere days of the original version's initial retail sighting.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Megatron]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)|Countdown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/CybDefRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Cybertron Defence Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy RedDirtTins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|First he tried [[Powerlinx]]ing with the [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|other Dirt Boss]]. That didn't go so well.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Dirt Boss''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Walmart]] stores, this multi-pack features an unchanged [[#Cybertron|Deluxe-class Red Alert]] with a new [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Mini-Con [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]], who also came with his own carrying tin.

: [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]] confirms that the ''Cybertron'' [[Tiny Tins]] exclusives were originally planned with two different [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] decos in mind, hence the backstory involving one version of the Team being from an alternate universe and the Tins' decos showing the Mini-Cons in silhouette rather than the normal full-color images. He could not confirm what the then-chosen decos were, however, but it seems likely they were re-packs of the two schemes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', given the use of "[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]".

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-toy bundle, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], Red Alert, [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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[[File:Cyb-toy CriticalPath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No, we don't know why the path is so critical either.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Critical Path Pack! Sideways vs. Red Alert''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: This two-pack of the Deluxe-size Red Alert and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]] toys was made available only at [[Target]] stores, retailing for $16.99. The toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOC CD Red Alert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In this instance, the "C" in "ICBM" stands for "cul-de-sac".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: A much-simplified version of the "Cybertron Defense" incarnation of Red Alert in terms of detail and articulation, this toy was made available in the third wave of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. The missile is permanently in its split-open state, and permanently attached to his body.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Classics|Perceptor]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)#Universe (2008)|Onslaught]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Legends Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Autobot Red Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Robertcop.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Red Alert''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "cannon", hand missile, claw missile
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref>

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyagers, "Autobot Red Alert" is an updated version of his ''Armada'' design, trading away most of the original toy's gimmicks for increased articulation and show-accuracy. He still retains the ability to replace his left hand with either of his 2 gun attachments, and can deploy his missile launcher (with non-functioning claw missile) in vehicle mode. As with most other ''Armada'' figures from recent lines, he does not come with his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], though he does feature some posts if one wants to place an original one on there.

:As with [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Ratchet]], he features "Autobot sign of life" decals due to the Red Cross symbol being a heavily enforced [[trademark]].

:Red Alert was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDsxa0wxHJ3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Designer commentary on Red Alert from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Merchandise==
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===McDonald's===
[[File:Armadatoy happymeal redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Red Alert''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 2002)
**''McID number'': '''6'''
:Part of the ''Armada'' Happy Meal promo at [[McDonald's]], this simplified version of Red Alert features a {{w|friction motor}} which is activated by pushing in his engine block/ head. The more you push the button, the further he'll zip along in SUV mode.

:The toy also features a [[Powerlinx]] post, which enable him to form a "leg" to the really silly-looking [[Mighty Robot]] into which the four Autobots in the range combine; his normal placement is as the left leg. He also has one Mini-Con Powerlinx port on each of his doors, so he can activate the Mini-Con features on larger figures.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on McDonald's Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===Burger King===
[[File:Cybertrontoy burgerking redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Red Alert''' (Burger King kids meal toy, 2005)
:Available only as part of Burger King's ''Cybertron'' promotion, this version of Red Alert is a very simplified version of the original toy, transforming into an emergency vehicle, devoid of any [[gimmick]]ry... and that includes ''functional wheels''. That's right, this toy doesn't even ''roll'' in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BKRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Burger King Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF RedAlert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Alert apparently never skips leg day ''or'' arm day. Yikes.]]
*'''Ratchet''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:A three-inch tall non-transforming PVC figurine of Red Alert was released in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-specific ninth wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. The figure came in both full color and metallic silver "pewter" variants, available at an equal ratio one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

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[[File:SCF armada redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Quite possibly the first ever recorded dab.]]
*'''Ratchet (Cybertron Mode)'''{{fact}} (2002)
**''Act'': '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:A rare "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]" of Red Alert in his Cybertronian body, as seen in the [[Metamorphosis (Armada)|second episode]] of the ''Armada'' cartoon, was available in the tenth and final ''Super Collection Figure'' wave. He has a new torso and backpack, and the vehicle [[kibble]] on his limbs has been removed. It could only be found in one out of every ten cases, taking the place of the full-color version of the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Optimus Prime Super Mode]] figure from that assortment.

:All of the Act-10 SCF figurines use considerably softer, more rubbery plastic than the previous assortments. This leads to some difficulty in keeping some figures standing, plus the pewter versions can be extremely hard to peg back together, as the pegs will just squash rather than pop into the sockets. This also leads to a greater risk of mushroom-pegs tearing on the pewter versions if the paint sticks together within the sockets.
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===Mini Car Collection===
*'''Ratchet''' (die-cast vehicle, 2003)
:French die-cast model producers [[Majorette]] teamed with Kabaya to produce the ''[[Transformers Mini Car Collection]]'', a line of ''Armada''-themed die-cast vehicles, all of which were redecos of pre-existing Majorette toys. Red Alert was a redeco of Majorette toy #285—a 4WD patrol car— now bearing the Autobot insignia, the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo, and an image of the Autobot medic on its hood. The toy came with a pack of gum.

::*''[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/4443/ratchet More information on Mini Car Collection Ratchet at Shmax.com]''

===Battle for Cybertron Game===
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)
:A small figurine of Red Alert was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.
::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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==Notes==
* According to Aaron Archer, Red Alert's design was mostly inspired by the ''Power Rangers'' lines being developed at the time, with a head sculpt inspired by RoboCop.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=His design is influenced by #robocop and #powerrangers / I am a huge fan of the Robocop and ed 209 designs and i loved the movie in high school. but the bigger influence was power rangers and japanese suit shows. / I was in japan a lot the summer of 2001 and looking at all the Japanese brands while there. A new ultraman and Ranger show hit along w a few others and Red Alert was created during that influence.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Buhw4GXHcQX/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=03}}</ref>
[[File:LOTMYearbookRepairBed.jpg|thumb|225px]]
:* As seen in concept art published in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'', Aaron Archer sketched a wide range of headsculpt ideas for Red Alert (designated with the placeholder name '''Rescue Extreme''').<ref>[https://twitter.com/walruslaw/status/1300537166674767873 Concept art scan from @walruslaw, 31 August 2020]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I love show reference books and #perfectguide books ,fun to be part of the #transformersarmada version.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvyqdB3n3Wn/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=04|day=03}}</ref> A common theme is a large siren perched atop his cranium, which is downplayed in the final look.
* Several of Red Alert's ''Armada'' toy gimmicks along with an additional "Repair Bed" (リペアべッド ''Ripea Beddo'') configuration for his robot mode & vehicle mode (which can be very loosely replicated with the toy by opening the left door, uncurling the arm and plugging in one of the hand attachments; unfolding the side of the vehicle to form the bed itself, and repositioning the robot mode foot as a support for the now-missing wheel) are depicted in the back of the ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'' among his [[character model|production materials]] for the cartoon. Sadly, neither his robot mode or vehicle mode Repair Bed configurations made it into the show.
** Additionally, his "E-Tool Container" (エ具コンテナ ''E-Gu Kontena'', the compartment on his right leg) was also ignored throughout the duration of the cartoon. Model sheets show that, had it been utilized, a small mechanism would've slid up on a rail and an arm would've extended out from the mechanism, grabbing the tool-hand he removed, then the mechanism would store it and lift the replacement tool-hand out for him to then grab.
* The ''Armada'' Red Alert toy's "WOO WOO WOO" sound effect has since become a famous in-joke within the ''Transformers'' [[fandom]]. For a short time, it also became something of an impromptu chant among fans at ''Transformers'' conventions. Reportedly, at the start of the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[Hasbro]] Panel, several fans started chanting "WOO WOO WOO WOO!" to the initial confusion of Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]], until he realized what was occurring.
* As a result of Hasbro using the "red cross on white backdrop" symbol on the original ''Armada'' Red Alert toy, the [[Red Cross|International Committee of the Red Cross]], who have the symbol [[trademark]]ed and ''vigorously'' protect their claim to it, took Hasbro to court over the use of their symbol. This in turn resulted in the symbol not only being dropped from the toy's "Powerlinx" [[redeco]], but also having to be removed from the then-current [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics.<ref name="redcross">{{citesocial|quote=At the time, Hasbro had recently been taken to court by the Red Cross for using the trademarked Red Cross emblem on the Armada Red Alert toy. So Hasbro had to make sure the red cross was removed from any toy or licensed product (like a comic) including G1 Ratchet. This is also why they changed the cross logo to some made-up gear logo for the Armada Red Alert repaint [...] So, starting with TFG1 Vol.2 #2 we had to start coloring Ratchet a little differently, no big deal. When it BECAME a big deal was actually the above-shown TF G1 Vol.2 #3. During production of this issue the change was forgotten and Ratchet was colored the old way with red crosses showing. This actually happened while I was on vacation, and when I came back I saw the early print samples of the issue had just come in. After a quick review I noticed the mistake, and everybody scrambled trying to figure out what to do. I remember we tried begging Hasbro to let is slide just this once, but no go (their hands were really tied after the lawsuit). So the whole print run of the issue was pulped and reprinted. Not sure what the exact number of copies was, but it would have been at least 70,000 comics destroyed. Ouch! For comparison to these days comics, that would be the full prints runs at least 4 or 5 IDW Transformers comics.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830111944/http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2012/04/05/dreamslaves-4-red-crosses/|name=Matt Moylan|site=Lil Formers|title=DREAMSLAVES #4: Red Crosses|year=2012|month=04|day=05}}</ref>
* The x-ray image of his inner structure seen in the end credits of ''Legends of the Microns'' shows him having a pair of normal eyes behind his visor.
* According to the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PlayStation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Red Alert's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
**Mass: 3,838 lbs
**Robot height: 19' 8"
**Robot top speed: 37 mph
**Vehicle height: 7' 3"
**Vehicle top speed: 155 mph
**Vehicle power: 450 hp @ 6600 rpm
* His Cybertron Defense toy's Cyber Key Code info contains a reference to [[The Transformers: The Movie|the '86 movie]]. According to the info, Hot Shot had his arm torn off during the battle with the Scrapmetals. Red Alert mended the arm better than it had been before, even fixing a bad rotator cuff. This references [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s repair of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] ("You even got rid of a nasty burr on my rotator").

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto''), '''Ratchet Super Mode''' (ラチェット{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}} ''Rachetto Sūpā Mōdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Riadó''' ("Alert")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hóngsè Jǐngbào''' (China, 红色警报, "Red Alert")
*''Korean:'' '''Patrol''' (패트롤 ''Paeteurol'')
*''Polish:'' '''Alarmus'''
*''Russian:'' '''Paniker''' (Паникёр, "Alarmist")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Alerta Vermelho''' (Brazil, "Red Alert")
*''Spanish:'' '''Alerta Roja''' (Hispanic America, "Red Alert")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''First Aid''' (ファストエイド ''Fasuto Eido''), '''First Gunner''' (Vanguard Team, ファストガンナー ''Fasuto Gannā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Riadó'''
*''Korean:'' '''First Aid''' (퍼스트에이드 ''Peoseuteu Eideu''), '''Ultra First Aid''' (Cybertron Guard, 울트라 퍼스트에이드 ''Ulteura Peoseuteu Eideu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
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Solus Prime

2024-12-18T01:00:41Z

Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw, it is her fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends with [[Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide-ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]]. Her creations include:

* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb]]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatron's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb|This time, when Megatronus fired on her, Solus shot back.]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''One'' film===
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Solus was ''actually'' the one who [[The Primal Scream|shot Primus in the face]] this whole time??]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
** ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
** ''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[September 29]], 2018'''
** ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Solus Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
* '''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]], revealed on the site before Hasbro officially announced it. It was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
:*''Accessories:'' [[Forge of Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime is inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

:Her forge hammer is detachable from its hilt and the whole accessory can be stored on one of her ports in vehicle mode. It is branded with her personal emblem.

:Solus Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDsxa0wxHJ3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Designer commentary on Red Alert from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
* Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
* The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus in the Aligned continuity, as detailed in her section of the ''Covenant'', is that Cybertronians do ''not'' "have gender in the same way that humans and certain other biological species do", but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help facilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of those biological races, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. It indicates, however, that 1/13th of the Cybertronian population has a divergent neurological architecture that supposedly is necessary to interact with the Creation Lathe, thus effectively denoting that their neurology has gender-equivalent differences. This explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender concept found among organics.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

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Potp-Solus-Prime-Concept.JPG|''Power of the Primes'' concept art.
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One-Solus-Prime.jpg|''One'' film.
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Prima

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Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=3|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
'''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime''') is the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}

{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}

Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' identifies the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Upon Prima's first emergence from primordial Cybertron, he didn't need to use the Matrix's power to bring forth new Transformers. The first few generations of Cybertronians could replicate themselves through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]." However, the method of reproduction diluted Primus's essence with each generation. This process reached a pre-programmed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud, and all memory of the process. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
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===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major became Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|left|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb]]

Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Just when you thought my name couldn't get more weird...]]
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]]. The director did confirm however that the book was the correct version.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the Star Saber "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Double Jeopardy}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor Nexus would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
*'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel_Prime_(Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Prima)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>, [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[December 9]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/?img_index=1 Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>
:''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''Aligned'' design, made slightly blockier to fit the current toy aesthetic. His head also appears modeled after the "Powerful Robot" later retconned to be Prima, rather than his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| Covenant of Primus]]'' head. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored lunar truck, and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted solid silver with a blue core and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest brace. The sword can be stored top side in vehicle mode. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem.

:Prima Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/?img_index=1 Designer commentary on Prima from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 240|240]]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
:*This all came full circle when Prima’s ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' figure made use of the Powerful Robot’s head design.
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiānjué Tiān''' (先觉天)

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Prima

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=3|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
'''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime''') is the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}

{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}

Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' identifies the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Upon Prima's first emergence from primordial Cybertron, he didn't need to use the Matrix's power to bring forth new Transformers. The first few generations of Cybertronians could replicate themselves through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]." However, the method of reproduction diluted Primus's essence with each generation. This process reached a pre-programmed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud, and all memory of the process. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
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===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major became Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|left|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb]]

Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Just when you thought my name couldn't get more weird...]]
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]]. The director did confirm however that the book was the correct version.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the Star Saber "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Double Jeopardy}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor Nexus would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
*'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel_Prime_(Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Prima)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>, [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[December 9]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/?img_index=1 Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>
:''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''Aligned'' design, made slightly blockier to fit the current toy aesthetic. His head also appears modeled after the "Powerful Robot" later retconned to be Prima, rather than his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| Covenant of Primus]]'' head. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored truck, and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted solid silver with a blue core and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest brace. The sword can be stored top side in vehicle mode. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem.

:Prima Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/?img_index=1 Designer commentary on Prima from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 240|240]]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
:*This all came full circle when Prima’s ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' figure made use of the Powerful Robot’s head design.
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiānjué Tiān''' (先觉天)

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[[File:Star Saber(Prime).jpg|thumb|upright=.66|''There's a Star Saaaaber putting out the Sun...'']]
Wielded by [[Prima]], one of the [[Thirteen|original thirteen Transformers]] at the dawn of time, the '''Star Saber''' (sometimes spelled '''Star Sabre''') sword was a weapon unlike any other. Though several other swords throughout the [[multiverse]] share its name, only one could snuff out stars and crumble the stuff of planets into dust. Many legends swirl around this blade of blades, from its origin to its precise nature to the circumstances surrounding its disappearance into the annals of history, but somewhere between fiction and fact, the Star Saber waits to be discovered again by one worthy enough to wield its power...

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications comics===
Long before recorded time began, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] turned towards evil and began acting against his fellow siblings. To keep the all-powerful Star Saber from falling into evil hands, [[Nexus Prime]] decided to use his very body to conceal it. His fellow original Transformers [[Vector Prime]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], and [[Solus Prime]] agreed, and Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to smash the blade into five pieces. They then used the quantum edge of the blade (still functioning despite the sword's sad state), to carve Nexus himself into five pieces, each of which became an individual: [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. The five pieces of the Star Saber were then scattered across the [[multiverse]], followed soon by the five components of Nexus Prime, their knowledge of the pieces' locations and of their own previous lives suppressed until such time as the sword was needed again. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} The blade's fragmented hilt, the [[Origin Matrix]], was hidden on prehistoric Earth of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]. Vector Prime then sealed the local spacetime in a time-lock so that no one could enter or exit. The [[Vok]], already present to conduct one of their experiments, were entrusted with guarding the Matrix. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

Uncounted aeons later, the components of Nexus Prime found each other once again, and the titan was re-formed. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}} He proceeded to embark on a multiversal journey with the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|negative-polarity]] [[Quintesson]] [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] in order to recover the sword fragments, but one major obstacle stood in their way: Nexus Prime's memories had not returned entirely. He knew that he was searching for an artifact powerful enough to collapse the entire multiversal stack, but could no longer remember what the artifact was, what its pieces looked like, or where exactly they were. When the pair made a stop on the Cybertron of [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]], however, Nexus felt that the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]] symbol he spotted on a box was somehow a clue, one that finally got him started on the right track. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

After unknown further adventures, Aquarius and Nexus succeeded in tracking down four of the five Star Saber fragments, with Aquarius picking up the fourth from a [[Chifumi Takahashi|courier]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 48|Transformers I.Q. last issue review #6}} As payment, Aquarius then took the courier through a portal to her home dimension, but the pair were transferred by Nexus in-transit to [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] so that they could collect the fifth and final piece—the [[Origin Matrix]], the gem from the blade's hilt—which had just been retrieved from its hiding place on the prehistoric [[Earth]] of that universe by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 54|Transformers I.Q. trivia bonus #12}} Mammoth, however, asserted that he would personally hold onto the Matrix until Nexus Prime could come to collect it. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

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Later, as the [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|negative polarity Ultra Magnus]] was about to kill his positive polarity counterpart, Nexus Prime arrived, reformed the Star Saber with the Origin Matrix, and used it to slice Magnus's [[Terminus Blade]]-wielding arm cleanly off. The odds against him, Magnus attempted to escape, but Nexus simply used the Terminus Blade to open an interdimensional portal, exiling Magnus through it. Resolving to prevent multiversal crises such as that of Magnus's doing from ever happening again, Nexus Prime departed, {{storylink|Restoration}} traveling to a key point in interdimensional space. He then combined the powers of the Star Saber and the Terminus Blade together, strengthening the barriers between universes, rendering interdimensional travel nigh-impossible, and nullifying [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
====Aligned novels====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|right|thumb]]
The Star Saber was one of the greatest weapons created by [[Solus Prime]]. To hide the full truth of its nature from any single Cybertronian, many myths existed about it; some claimed that it was created out of three bots and wielded itself, others that it was integrated into the chassis of one of the [[Thirteen]], and others still that Solus forged it from the core of a star, using its own heat as her furnace. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} More concretely, it is known that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] once adorned the sword's hilt. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

According to [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], the Star Saber was shattered into five pieces after the defeat of [[Liege Maximo]]. Per Trion's story, [[Nexus Prime]] gathered the pieces, broke himself into five bots—[[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]], [[Mainspring]], [[Chaindrive]], [[Pinion]], and [[Cannonspring]]—hid a piece inside each bot, and spread his component bots across the universe in order to keep the Star Saber away from [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]] of Cybertronians from Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was led across the galaxy by the Matrix of Leadership that he now bore, discovering on each stop blade-like fragments of Cybertronian metal. Optimus presumed them to be pieces of the Star Saber, but they were in actuality the [[Blades of Time]], another artifact entrusted to Nexus. However, Prime's journey had also led to the discovery of the five components of Nexus Prime, who reformed during a battle with the Decepticons on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. The sword he proceeded to summon was, contrary to legend, named the "[[Cyber Caliber]]", calling into question whether or not the story about him being guardian of the Star Saber was true. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67| I have the power!!]]

The Star Saber was held in the [[Vaults|Iacon vaults]] near the end of the war, and ejected into space with the rest of the items stored there. It found its way to [[Earth]] where it became entombed in rock. The sword's protective shield rendered the rock around it indestructible with only a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] being able to extract it. When [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] uncovered it, he found the Star Saber's defences. Desperate to keep the sword away from Optimus Prime, Megatron ordered the rock it was embedded in towed away by the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. Despite the Decepticons' best efforts, Optimus Prime was able to claim the Star Saber. With it, he split the boulder that had once held it when it was dropped atop him before using the sword to unleash a wave of energy on the ''Nemesis''. Upon returning to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], the Star Saber activated, relaying to Optimus a message from [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:Prime-AlpgaOmegabrokensabre.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Just two days past the warranty, too...]]
Desperate to match Optimus' newfound power, Megatron transplanted the arm of a [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]] onto himself, which allowed him to use the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to forge the [[Dark Star Saber]]. He challenged Optimus to a battle for the latest relic, and though their swords seemed to be equal when it came to flinging energy waves around, the original Star Saber proved to be less durable when Megatron managed to shatter it with his own blade. The shards from the blade dissolved into dust, and Optimus took the hilt back to base with him. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After being given the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Optimus used it to reforge the Star Saber and took it with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He used it in battle with Megatron, matching the Dark Star Saber, and keeping his opposite busy while the other Autobots reclaimed the [[Omega Key]]s. Once they'd succeeded, he used the sword to knock Megatron flying so the Autobots could retreat. When the Autobots found the [[Omega Lock]], Optimus unsheathed the Star Saber for another battle with Megatron before the Decepticons revealed that they had taken the Autobots' human allies as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Shish-ka-Bee!]]
Unwilling to forsake his allies, Optimus threw down the Star Saber. When the Decepticons began using the Omega Lock to [[cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth, Optimus claimed the Star Saber again, first using it to slice off Megatron's stolen arm before destroying the Omega Lock. When the Autobots retreated back to Earth, they found that Megatron had managed to cyberform a new [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] from which they launched an attack on the Autobot base. Optimus used the Star Saber to destroy a wave of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] before the Autobots were forced to retreat. When the other Autobots had retreated, Optimus used the Star Saber to destroy Omega One's [[GroundBridge]] before the ''Nemesis'' destroyed the base, rendering the act moot. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} The Star Saber was pulled from the remains of the base by the Decepticons, and it was stored aboard the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

When the Autobots assaulted the ''Nemesis'', [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] took the opportunity to retrieve the Star Saber. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] attempted to pass the weapon to Optimus, only to be blasted and killed by Megatron. The scout was subsequently restored by the power of the Omega Lock which the Decepticons had built into the starship, and he ran Megatron through with the Star Saber, ending the tyrant's life. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

Optimus Prime used the Star Saber during the ceremony to promote Bumblebee to warrior class in a fashion {{w|Knight#Notes|similar to human knighting}}. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:OP18-SolusPrimeStarSaber.jpg|thumb|300px|right|It slices, it dices, it makes julienne Prime.]]
According to the [[Way of Flame]], the Star Saber was forged by [[Solus Prime]] during the era of the [[Thirteen]] and wielded by their leader, [[Prima]], with the [[photonic crystal]] that would become the Matrix of Leadership adorning its hilt. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] regarded the sword as a 'metaphor made real,' considering it unbeatable by 'ordinary' Cybertronians. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

The day that Solus first created the Star Saber was the day that [[Onyx Prime]] realized that he would need to set in motion the events that would eventually lead to the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]—as the bestial Prime was, in reality, a convenient identity assumed by a temporally-displaced [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who knew that the Matrix embedded in the sword's hilt would one day find its way into the care of Prima's follower [[Nova Prime|Nova]].

Shockwave thus engineered a situation that led to Onyx's follower [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] attempting to overthrow Prima. Solus Prime wielded the Star Saber to defend her leader's life, but Megatronus was able to seize the sword and fatally impale her. Seeking to bring Megatronus to justice, Prima brought his weapon with him when he, Trion, and "Onyx Prime" set off to search for Megatronus among the stars. When they found him on the planet [[Tsiehshi]], Megatronus was once again able to turn the sword back on its wielder and easily bisected Prima. His usefulness at an end, "Onyx" subsequently killed Megatronus and lied to Alpha Trion that Prima had heroically slain Megatronus in a duel at the cost of his own life.

It is not known what became of the Star Saber following the deaths of both its wielders, {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} but, at the dawn of Cybertron's subsequent [[Golden Age]], possession of the Matrix did indeed fall to Nova, now Nova ''Prime''—just as Shockwave had intended, and history had foretold. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

A statue of Prima within the [[Grand Imperium]] depicted him with the blade, {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} as did another adorning the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
The Star Saber was one of the fourteen [[Artifacts of the Primes]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

==Video games==
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
The Star Saber was one of the melee weapons that the Autobots could find in their quest to stop Megatron. It was usable by any of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{stub|{{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
====''Robots in Disguise''====
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[[File:PrimeRIDtoy-PrimeVoyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Few people realise that mystical swords are dry clean only.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2012]])
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 001'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon & battle sword
:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]] includes a sword which, although not acknowledged on the packaging as such, is based on the Star Saber's show model. The hilt is slightly modified from the original design, losing the hand guard and gaining a wider pommel, whilst the blade has accurate detailing but is vastly scaled down from its gargantuan show proportions. The Saber has a [[5 mm post|5 mm]] handle, with an additional post and post hole on opposite sides of the hilt.

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[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-BattleShieldOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Shield Optimus''' ([[August 12]], 2012)
**''Accessories'': "[[O.P.#Gray|O.P. A]]", "[[Pral#Gold|Pral G]]", "[[Sise#Gold|Sise G]]", "[[Jaze#Gold|Jaze G]]" Arms Microns, sword, trailer
:[[Exclusive]] to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BattleShield|Optimus Prime]] is a [[redeco]] of the [[Arms Micron]] version of the Voyager figure and includes a recolored version of the Star Saber, cast in a darker, warmer shade of gray.

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[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMasterOptimus-Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Arms Master Optimus''' ([[September 29]], 2012)
**''ID Number:'' '''AM-21'''
**''Accessories'': "R.A." Arms Micron & Matrix Blade
:Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Japanese release of Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime]] comes with a very large [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#ArmsMaster|Matrix]] which can tab onto his chest as armor or mount onto the back of the truck cab, with the Matrix also being covered in 5mm posts and holes so that [[Arms Micron]]s can be attached to it. He additionally comes with a clear-blue "Shining" version of the Arms Micron, [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|R.A.]], who can combine with the Matrix to form the colossal Matrix Saber.

:Note that the clear-plastic-on-clear-plastic hinge in the middle of the blade stresses rapidly with repeated transformation due to the pressure leveraged onto the free-standing side of the clip when traveling from Matrix mode to Saber mode. As such, the user is advised to pick one mode and keep the Matrix there.

:This toy was used as the [[White Matrix]] in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

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[[File:PrimeDEtoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Dark Energon Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Number'': '''002'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon, battle sword
:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Optimus Prime]] is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco/retool of ''Robots in Disguise'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime, and includes the Star Saber, colored a pale blue.
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====''Cyberverse''====
{{anchor|BHCyberverse}}
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Prime Decepticon Hunter]]?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), Star Saber
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]] is an all-new mold, and comes with the Star Saber. The Star Saber features [[C joint|3mm post]]s for its handle and on its hilt, allowing it to be held by his hands, or mount onto one of the two ports on the rear sides of his vehicle mode.

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[[File:PrimeBHPRtoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander 2-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), Star Saber
:Part of the [[Target]]-exclusive "[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Exclusives 2|Predacons Rising]]" subline, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] is a redeco of his Series 3 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toy. He still comes with the Star Saber.

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-BeastBladeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Blade Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 008'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), Star Saber, Battlewing Shield
:Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Beast Blade [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BBladeCyberverse|Optimus Prime]] is a jungle-themed green and blue redeco of his Series 3 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toy. The Star Saber is still included, and is unchanged from the original release.
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====''Beast Hunters''====
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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Voyager-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|No, it's not lime-flavored.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G11'''
**''Accessories:'' Two "Ionic pulse launchers"/"Eaglefire missile launchers", two missiles, Star Saber
:Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]] is a larger, all-new mold, and comes with a larger version of the Star Saber. The Star Saber features 5mm posts for its handle and on its hilt, allowing it to be held by his hands, or mount onto various ports on his backpack, front wheel panels, or upper wings.
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===''Go!''===
[[File:Go!toy-HunterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Now made with 100% natural Energon.]]
*'''Hunter Optimus Prime''' ([[April 27]], 2013)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G11'''
**''Accessories:'' Two missile launchers, two missiles, Matrix Saber
:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Go!|Hunter Optimus Prime]] is a redeco of the Voyager Class ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus Prime toy. His "Matrix Saber" has been redecoed with a translucent blue blade, and uses a bluer shade of gunmetal paint for its hilt and handle, accurate to the Saber's depiction and color in the cartoon.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Star Saber.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Age of the Primes]]'', the Star Saber was included with the Voyager Class figure, [[Prima#AgeOfThePrimes| Prima Prime]]. It is an amalgam of it's two appearances from the ''Aligned'' continuity. With the Matrix-embedded hilt taken from the ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| Covenant of Primus]]'' and the blade itself from how it looked in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]'' cartoon

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==Notes==
*At [[BotCon 2010]], Fun Publications said that Hasbro had, in effect, taken custody of the character of Nexus Prime due to their plans for the Thirteen. Because of this, Fun Pub was unable to directly continue the story of Nexus Prime for a long time, only able to make small nods in magazine issues [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|#48]] and [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 54|#54]] before somewhat abruptly resolving the quest in 2015 in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 65|issue #65]].
*The exact connection between Nexus Prime and the Star Saber in the Aligned novels is a bit of a mess, simply because ''Exiles'' is riddled with plotting and continuity errors that it's hard to tell if the "Cyber Caliber" is actually a different sword from the Star Saber, or if the book just uses the wrong name for a few pages. While continuity between the ''Prime'' cartoon and the novels is decidedly wobbly, the sword's later appearance in the cartoon—while probably not ''intended'' to solve the novel's errors—can be seen to suggest that Nexus never had the Star Saber, that just being another of the many myths surrounding the blade.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Matrix Saber''' (マトリクスセイバー ''Matorikusu Seibā'')
*''French:'' '''Sabre des Étoiles''' ("Star Saber")
*''German:'' '''Sternensäbel''' ("Starsaber")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīngchén Jiàn''' (China, 星辰剑, "Star Sword")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Sabre da Estrela''' (Brazil, "Star Saber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Sable Estrella''' ("Star Saber")
*''Russian:'' '''Zviozdnyi mech''' (Звёздный меч, "Star Sword")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Artifacts of the Primes]]
[[Category:Iacon relics]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) weapons]]
[[Category:Mini-Con weapons]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]
[[Category:Sabers]]
[[Category:Wings Universe]]

Superion (G1)

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Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Superion}}
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:''Superion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Superion studioox.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I MUST SUCCEED!]]
As the first of the [[Autobot]] [[combiner]]s, '''Superion''' is an imperfect warrior at best. In other gestalt Transformers, the mental aspect of combination has famously resulted in instability and insanity, as disparate personalities have been meshed into one mismatched whole. Superion aims to overcome this not by achieving a more thorough melding of the minds, but rather, by ''shutting out'' all the different, conflicting personalities of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] who compose him. He suppresses absolutely everything save for his dedication to the destruction of the [[Decepticon]]s, and his rival [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] in particular—something that he is especially good at, despite the fact that his strangled thought processes leave him struggling to innovate or adapt to new tactics in battle. Other Autobots mistakenly interpret this single-mindedness and inability to engage on a social level as aloofness, as if Superion considered himself to be above his teammates, but he is truly physically and mentally incapable of giving any more of himself.

Superion is made up of the five Aerialbots:

*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (torso)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (left arm)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (left leg)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (right arm)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (right leg)

In some universes, [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] or [[Alpha Bravo]] replace Slingshot on the team, and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] transforms into Superion's weapon.

{{quote|You lack the '''killer instinct!'''|quote2=You're '''wrong''', Menasor! For you I have '''nothing else!'''|'''Menasor''' and '''Superion'''|"[[Heavy Traffic!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "War Dawn"), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "The Big Broadcast of 2006")}}

[[File:KTVS2 superion vs menasor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Taken seconds before he teabagged Menasor.]] When the five Aerialbots were created on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and brought to life by [[Vector Sigma]]—reactivated through the sacrifice of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] slyly alluded to Superion's existence by noting that ''six'' Autobots had been born that day. The other Autobots soon learned the true meaning of their leader's words when, during a battle back on [[Earth]], the Aerialbots merged to become Superion for the first time to counter the threat posed by Menasor. At first, Superion was able to match Menasor, but the Decepticon combiner's sheer aggression soon turned the tide. Struck by a building and trapped by a landslide, Superion was nearly run through by a factory smokestack until, at the last moment, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept Menasor's attack. Helped free by Omega, Superion joined him in defeating Menasor, sending the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Wardawn superion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Weeks later, back on Cybertron, Superion engaged a damaged [[guardian robot]] in battle, and found himself tossed around like a rag doll by the giant's immense strength. Summoning up all his power, Superion delivered a punch so explosive that the guardian was hurled up into the air, out of the building they were fighting it, and then shattered into pieces when it crashed back down. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

During a battle in the Middle East against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the Decepticons' [[Giant Purple Griffin|new flying fortress]], the Aerialbots were at a disadvantage, unable to combine into Superion thanks to the unexplained absence of Fireflight. Fortunately, their missing member soon turned up, and they formed Superion and promptly kicked the fortress out of the air. Turning his attention to Bruticus, Superion found himself flung to the ground, but as Bruticus lunged towards him, he quickly separated into his component parts to get out of the way, sending the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] combiner sprawling. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} Soon after, Superion got another crack at defeating Menasor while helping in the Autobot effort to defend the [[Statue of Liberty]]. This battle went a lot better for him than their last, as he singlehandedly defeated Menasor and destroyed Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] weapon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

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In the year 2006, Superion accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in investigating reports of [[Quintesson]] activity on an asteroid. Superion brought his prodigious power to bear against the aliens' starships and forced them into retreat, but this meant the aliens were unable to close the [[Time Window]] they had constructed on the asteroid. A robot named [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] emerged through the window, who was then hurled into space by an explosion caused by the attack of the returning Quintesson force. Superion managed to follow and grab him, but was then pinned down by Quintesson fire, and believe that he was doomed. As time began to unravel thanks to chronal energy leaking from the unclosed time window, A-3 transformed in Superion's very hands into his future self, revealing that he was actually Alpha Trion, whose life Superion ''had'' to save, so that his ''own'' could come to pass. The effect of the chronal energy then struck Superion himself, causing him to exist in two places at once, giving him double the firepower to repel the Quintessons once again. The duplicate Superion then faded away, and the Autobots soon returned A-3 to his proper place in time and closed the window. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:BurdenHardest superion in flight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a bot! It's a plane! It's Superion!]]
Hounding [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] through an asteroid field, the Aerialbots formed Superion to really bring the pain. The two Decepticons rushed the getalt at the moment of his combination and were able to knock him aside long enough to escape through a nearby vortex. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Later, Superion was part of a team led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] that prevented the Decepticons from using a comet to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the group was shot down over [[Eurythma]], Superion continued to fight the Decepticons until [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] incapacitated all of the Autobots using a [[Harmony|harmonic weapon]] he'd obtained from the [[Eurythman|natives]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

The Aerialbots were sent to investigate strange activities by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], and formed Superion after coming under fire from both the Junkions and the Quintessons. Superion shrugged off the Quintesson fire, rammed their ship with his fists and shot through the ship's protective shield, hurting himself in the resulting explosion. [[File:ROOP1 superion hateplague.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]] The giant Autobot managed to send a distress call to Cybertron and was carried back to the planet with help from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Just before passing out, Superion warned Rodimus Prime of the Quintesson interference. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Some time later, Superion joined in the Autobot effort to defend [[Japan]] against Decepticon attack, separating into his component Aerialbots to blast [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] before he collided with a speeding passenger train. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

When attempting to recover [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body, the Aerialbots were infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. While infected, they combined into Superion, who smashed a hole through the roof of the lab they had entered. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] led a team of Autobots to attempt to subdue Superion, but they were shot down by the raging gestalt. Later, Defensor was helping evacuate a bridge when Superion attacked. Defensor was able to knock Superion away, but he bounced off the bridge cables, making contact with Defensor and spreading the infection further. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Superion was cured when the resurrected Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the Matrix to neutralize the plague. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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Around the time the Autobots initiated their "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]" initiative to construct a mobile battle fortress, Superion battled Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], easily overpowering the two [[Triple Changer]]s with his massive hands. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 7|Story page #7}} The combiner did not fare so well in his next battle, against Menasor, but managed to achieve victory by dividing into the Aerialbots and binding the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] gestalt, allowing him to be bombarded by Scramble City's arsenal. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:ScrambleCity superions wrong trousers.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Ssssssssss........aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!]]
As the Autobots' Scramble City project was nearing completion, the location of the secret cavern in which they were finishing the battle station's construction was discovered by the Decepticons. The Aerialbots repelled the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] with an aerial barrage, but when the Stunticons came rolling onto the scene, they merged into Superion to deal with their old foes. A single kick from Superion tore up the ground beneath them and briefly buried the Stunticons, but they soon extricated themselves and formed Menasor to fight back. Tackled to the ground by the Stunticon combiner, Superion deftly separated into his component 'bots to avoid being stomped, then re-combined in an alternate configuration for more power. Menasor seized Superion out of the air as he attempted a flying kick and hurled him aside, so the Aerialbots tried switching configurations again, only for Fireflight to forget which limb he was supposed to be forming and fall off. Menasor exploited the opportunity to have [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] forcibly combine with Superion as the Autobot's missing leg, crippling him with great pain. A timely blast from Optimus Prime removed the Stunticon, allowing Fireflight to rejoin Superion, but the arrival of the Combaticons proceeded to tip the battle in the Decepticons' favor. Restrained by Menasor and pummelled by Bruticus, Superion had to eventually give up and split back into the Aerialbots to escape, but thankfully, Defensor and Metroplex soon showed up to win the day. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following Metroplex's arrival, Superion watched as he battled [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
Superion and Defensor did not fare well against the Decepticons' newest combiner, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} They probably would have preferred to enact a hypothetical scenario that proposed what would happen if the Autobot combiners could make peace with the Decepticons; in this "imaginary tale", Superion sported [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] for a right arm, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] as his left arm, Wildrider as his right leg, and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] for his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
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During the Decepticon invasion of Cybertron in the year 2011, the Aerialbots assembled as Superion to defend the planet against Galvatron's forces. Superion fought fiercely against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], and was almost shot in the back by the underhanded [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but luckily, Optimus Prime was watching out for the giant warrior and Abominus wound up on the receiving end of the shot instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle continued, Superion, Defensor and [[Raiden]] came under heavy fire from the Decepticon combiners until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] dropped from the skies to rain down terror and artillery fire on the Decepticons. The battle proceeded to spread to Earth as the Decepticons endeavored to stop Hot Rod from recovering the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]; Superion engaged Menasor in the Arctic to keep him from interfering with the young Autobot's quest. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, Superion fought with Bruticus outside Trypticon, staging a distraction so that [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] could break into the Decepticon base and retrieve vital information. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

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He was formed again, on Cybertron, during the Decepticon raid for the new super-metal [[cybertonuron]], this time scattering the Stunticons like tenpins. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} During the fight, he again clashed with Abominus (again) until Devastator accidentally shot his comrade (again). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to usurp command of the Decepticons following the disappearance of Galvatron, the Aerialbots were among the Autobot forces who attacked his leadership rally on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]]. They formed Superion to enter the fight, but the tide turned when Galvatron made an unexpected return and galvanized his troops to strike back, resulting in Superion getting zapped hard and fleeing with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Superion joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Superion lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====Metrowars=====
[[File:Metrowars superion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Superion was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. When Metrotitan and the Decepticons attacked again, the reborn Metroplex transformed and Superion manned one of Metroplex's cannons with [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s help. With Metroplex's firepower, the Decepticons were sent retreating. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

=====e-HOBBY comics/''Legends''=====
When the war began anew in the wake of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]'s collapse, the Aerialbots adopted new bodies and fought with Bruticus in the form of Superion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

In the 2030s, Superion was charging into a battle against the Decepticons when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] dropped in via a tear in space-time and forcefully combined with four of the Stunticons. Recognizing that the new arrival was a dire threat, Superion attempted to take him down, only to be thoroughly trounced by the rogue Decepticon. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He was saved by the arrival of [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], who loosened Grand Scourge's grip and allowed the Aerialbots to split apart and escape. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], a battle raged against the [[Quintesson]]s' creation, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. The Aerialbots formed Superion when the Terrorcons first arrived, bombing the area with metal-eating gas. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} Later, Superion, Defensor and Computron tried to triple-team the Terrorcon combiner, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but were blown apart by the creature's mastery of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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When the Stunticons and Combaticons began tearing up a baseball stadium, [[Kenji]], the Autobots' young human ally, used his Superion [[wrist-communicator]] to call for help from the airborne combiner himself, as well as the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. The Protectobots were first on the scene, but Superion soon came swooping in to back them up, only for Bruticus to join the fight as well. On Kenji's advisement, Superion blew the leg combination joints out from under the Decepticon combiners with his rifle, allowing the Protectobots to forcibly link up with them as new legs, flying the evil gestalts off and dropping them in the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Aerialbots' powers of flight made them the ideal choice to speed to the aid a group of Autobots in need of reinforcement on an island the Decepticons were using as a staging base for the launch of their counter to Scramble City, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Charged predominantly with protecting the local wildlife, the Aerialbots were joined in the mission by Protectobot medic [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (replacing a miffed Slingshot), who took up position as Superion's left leg to fly to the island. The combiner was nearly crushed by Trypticon, but the saurian city was distracted by the sudden appearance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Scramble CIty's robot form. Superion detached Air Raid, who buzzed Trypticon and taunted him into attacking Metroplex... who turned out to be a giant hologram courtesy of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], through which Trypticon fell into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Superion joined Defensor and Omega Supreme in battling Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator on the planet [[Feminia]], but were powerless before the Decepticons' trump card, Predaking. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Aerialbots were deployed to rescue the alien scientist [[Dalton]] from captivity within Trypticon, forming Superion on approach. Unfortunately for them, the battle-station modes that [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] had adopted to hook up to Trypticon's city mode allowed them to launch the Stunticons and Combaticons into battle so rapidly that Superion was torn limb from limb mere moments after his combination. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
[[File:FullThrottle superion vs menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The original Combiner Wars]]
The Aerialbots formed Superion to stop Menasor from stealing energy from a power plant, but the Decepticons had an extra trick up their sleeves: their new [[Omega Wave Cannon]], which threatened to shut down the Autobot combiner's whole body with its deadly electromagnetic beams. Though by all rights the two direct hits he took from the weapon should have knocked him offline, Superion's components redistributed their power to keep on fighting, hitting Menasor with a full-power blow. Unfortunately, the damage done by the Omega Wave Cannon had weakened Superion enough that Menasor was able to withstand his attack, and worse still, he was unable to change his limb configuration to counter Menasor's follow-up attack. Fortunately, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left Menasor momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to get the upper hand. Disengaging Slingshot, Superion had him knock Wildrider loose from Menasor and take his place, immobilizing the Decepticon combiner so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''The Animated Movie'' ====
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During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Superion was unable to come to the aid of the stricken city, as he was defending [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] alongside Omega Supreme and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against an attack by Menasor and Bruticus. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Superion drawing devastation derby.jpg|thumb|I feel so sketchy.]]
''Superion was first depicted in a series of visions experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend who had once contained the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself within his brain. After a particularly serious nightmare, Buster subconsciously drew the image of a five-jet combiner robot, a design far more sophisticated than what had been achieved by Cybertronian science up 'til that point.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''Another series of surreal dream images from Buster's mind saw the jet combiner in action, first destroying the Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who had recently bedeviled Buster, and then fighting against a new car-robot combiner. Realizing these dreams were in fact unfocused visions from the Creation Matrix itself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to mind-link with Buster during his next bout of REM sleep, guiding the visions into a more coherent stream of information. The link was successful, and Prime and Buster observed Superion fighting alongside his fellow combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against their Decepticon opposite numbers, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Relating this information to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Optimus and his chief engineer began planning on how to make these dreams into reality.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:Superion aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Able to leap tall dams in a single bound!]]
Using information recorded on the combination sequence of the Decepticons' Devastator, Wheeljack reverse-engineered and refined the process to create the Aerialbots. Unfortunately, the team was called into action at Hoover Dam before any of its members, save Silverbolt, had their personality programming completed. When the Aerialbots were forced to combine in order to destroy a massive energy drill sent over by the [[space bridge]], Superion was confronted with a human pawn named [[Ricky Vasquez]] carrying [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in gun mode, infused with a [[cerebro-shell]] that forced him to obey the Decepticons' will. Still, Vasquez had begun to fight the Decepticons' control over him, and he tried to resist Megatron's order to shoot Superion. Seeing the human as a danger to his mission, Superion attempted to crush Vasquez and end the threat, but Silverbolt loudly cried out against that course of action inside his head. Strangely, Vasquez and Superion ended up not fighting each other, but themselves, frozen in mid-action as they fought against their own inner drives. Ultimately, Silverbolt forcibly disengaged Superion rather than risk harming an innocent life. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Menasor superion heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm fading, I'm fading!]]
Following the near fatality at Hoover Dam, the Autobots erased the Aerialbots' programming and memories, reconstructing their minds from scratch and giving them an infusion of Matrix energy to start over again. Superion next saw action against the Decepticon combiner known as Menasor, fighting to protect his comrade [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and their human ally, [[Donny Finkleberg]]. Their fight was cut short, however, when the monomaniacal [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agent named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] used her powers to overload Superion's circuitry, leaving him open to a blast from Menasor's [[cyclone gun]]. The RAAT agents managed to dismantle the combiner into his separate Aerialbot bodies and took them all captive along with several other Autobots. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to make a deal with them in order to end the threat of the rampaging [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Superion blood on the tracks.jpg|thumb|left|We are here to attack other Hasbro properties.]]
When Optimus Prime determined that a new human construction named [[Power Station Alpha]] might tempt the Decepticons into action, he sent Bumblebee to attend the unveiling as a precautionary surveillance measure. Sure enough, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] made an appearance, and so Optimus sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots as back-up. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding Power Station Alpha. Assuming their Superion form, the Aerialbots attempted to threaten the humans into allowing them to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} An intense but one-sided conflict raged between Superion and the Joes until he received a signal from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], conveying the horrific news that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission. Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} A short time later, the Autobots joined forces with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. The Aerialbots entered the battle and became Superion to pit their strength against the mighty Devastator. Superion eventually scored the winning shot when his [[stress fracture cannon]] caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links, forcing him back into his individual Constructicon modes. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[File:Menasor superion perchance to dream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Who says I lack killer instinct?!]]
''Later, the Aerialbots confronted Menasor again, only this time their fusion into Superion let slip Silverbolt's secret shame: the mental merging allowed the other Aerialbots to learn of their leader's fear of heights. Horrified at being found out, Silverbolt caused Superion to lash out at Menasor with such savagery that they very nearly harmed the very humans they had come to save.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Still doubting the Aerialbots because of their various neuroses, Optimus placed [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] in temporary command of the unit and had him psychologically test them in the field. When Jetfire was gunned down by Decepticons, they formed Superion: once again, he was left crippled by the combination of personality flaws and could only concentrate on combat, tearing into the enemy and causing plenty of collateral damage. When [[Danny Phillips|a bystander]] screamed at him to realise what he was doing, the giant proved incapable of computing anything beyond his mission to destroy his enemies. However, because Jetfire had been offline at the time, he remained unaware of the issues with Superion.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
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At one point after the Aerialbots joined Earthforce, Superion was struck with a [[cerebro-shell]], courtesy of the Insecticon named Bombshell, and he began to run amok, crashing through sparsely populated areas on a beeline towards major human population centers. The Autobots were unable to stop him through sheer force, so they enlisted the help of a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]], giving him instructions on how to infiltrate Superion's exo-structure and manually pull the cerebro-shell out of his circuitry. Spoon succeeded in the nick of time, freeing Superion's thought processes right as he reached a local township. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] reported these events back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], prompting them to send in the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}
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====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that the [[Quintesson]]s were up to no good on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent the Aerialbots to investigate. Encountering a [[Quintesson Cruiser]] above the planet, they formed Superion, who fired his jets at the ship's force fields. The resultant explosion not only damaged the Quintesson craft but also knocked Superion unconscious. He was recovered by Sky Lynx, who returned him to Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===The Special Teams===
The Aerialbots were created on Cybertron by Vector Sigma, but briefly defected to the Decepticons upon arrival on Earth. When they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron compensated for the loss of Superion's power by creating the Stunticons. The two teams clashed in battle over the [[Pullen Power Plant]], each assuming their combined form; Superion was able to deal Menasor a crippling blow with his stress fracture cannon, forcing him to withdraw. The Aerialbot combiner then disengaged to pursue Starscream, who had been observing the fight, but the Decepticon Air Commander outpaced Superion's components. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack superion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots were unable to locate any sites on the ground, but a ghost of a radar contact at high altitude caught their attention. Forming Superion, they flew as high as possible and confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Superion participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. Though he tried to shoot down Cyclonus, he wasn't able to get a bead on his target.{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:PrimeDirective4 superion bombed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Aerialbots were among the Transformers on the [[Ark II]] when it crashed in 1999 thanks to the machinations of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], but were not among those unfortunates that Rook subsequently rounded up and reprogrammed. Having apparently merged into Superion prior to the craft's impact, they and a handful of other Autobots lay deactivated at the bottom of the ocean until 2002, when they were reawakened by Optimus Prime, emerging from the waters in their combined form. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Superion assured Prime he would be part of the coming battle. Soon after, while Superion and the other Autobots engaged the Decepticons in battle in the frozen wilderness of Canada, the US government dropped a bomb on both factions. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Ironically enough, it was a metallic [[cyber-virus]] unleashed by Megatron's virus that saved them, solidifying around the dome of the explosion; [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was concerned about the amount of effort it would take to extricate Superion from the metal dome, but the combiner put his worries to rest by punching his way out with sheer force.

Superion proceeded to fly the Autobots to [[San Francisco]] on his back, for a final showdown with Megatron's forces. Superion took on Devastator during the city-shaking battle, but was forced back into his component robots by an airstrike courtesy of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and their unstoppable [[triangle formation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}
[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Superion nuke.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"They couldn't hit [[Big Convoy|an elephant]] from this dist—"]]
The conflict came to an end when Hallo launched a nuclear missile at the city in an attempt to destroy all the Transformers; seeing no other recourse, the Aerialbots assembled into Superion and sacrificed their lives by flying straight into the missile, detonating it over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Superion's faceplate was recovered from the ocean depths and incorporated into [[Hugo Fortuna]]'s private collection of Cybertronian and Cybertronian-derived technology. Fortuna's collection was uncovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Franklin Townsend]] while they were investigating the mysterious disappearance of several Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}'' Like Devastator, Superion's remains were later [[:File:Superion dreamwave.jpg|taken in]] by the [[Earth Defense Command]] for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Superion DW GIJoe 5.jpg|left|thumb|Superion in WWII-era guise]]
After the Aerialbots awoke in [[1939]], they formed Superion during the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons on the [[Fera Islands]]. The giant saved [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff to their doom, before being sent onwards to the front lines. {{storylink|Wolves}} Superion waded towards the [[Terrordrome]], but was ordered to halt when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] noticed that Cobra were using their slaves as a human shield. Cobra used this opportunity to open fire on Superion with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s massive cannon mode. {{storylink|Trenches}} However, Superion stood strong, shielding his allies against enemy fire for as long as he could. He was eventually destroyed, but his sacrifice gave [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] a chance to rescue the slaves and get into the Terrordrome. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Night and the City|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #9]]; [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Transformers: Windblade vol. 2'' #1]] (with Powerglide & Alpha Bravo)

[[File:IDW RID9 the superion.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.50| Superion heeds the call of the better Ironhide]]
Dissatisfied with [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s governance of the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] following the reformatting of Cybertron, the Aerialbots seceded from his ranks and left the city, venturing out into the untamed wilderness the rest of the planet had become. {{storylink|Stick Together}} There, they were found by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who elected to use them as test subjects, exposing them to the mysterious energies that had previously been responsible for creating the "[[Deceptigod]]" combiner. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The Aerialbots first succumbed to rage and madness, but then, the four smaller 'bots began to unify in purpose, hunting down Silverbolt, who resisted the process for longer. {{storylink|Night and the City}} To cope, the Aerialbots' minds and bodies—like those who combined into the Deceptigod before them—spontaneously reconfigured of their own accord, fusing the five Autobots together into "The Superion". {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Dismissing the newborn combiner as insane, Megatron left Superion in the wilderness, using the data he had gained from the experiment to perfect the combination process and create a new version of Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:PlanForEverything-ThisIssueSuperionDies.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oof! Right in the Slingshot...]]
When [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came looking for the missing Aerialbots, the prehistoric Autobots soon succumbed to the energy's effects as well. Ironhide fled, following a recording message from Silverbolt that led him to Superion, who rescued him from his pursuers. {{storylink|Night and the City}} With a sufficiently large number of Transformers now in one place, the energies Megatron was broadcasting became too diluted to have any effect, restoring everyone to their right minds, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and Ironhide then led them all back to Iacon to help save the city from Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Superion grappled with the new Devastator and was able to bring him down after the death of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who was controlling him from afar, caused his mind to shut down. However, as Superion turned his attention elsewhere, the Decepticon combiner rose again under the control of ''himself'' and attacked the Aerialbot combiner from behind, tearing him in half and killing Slingshot in the process. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The rest of the Aerialbots, still fused into Superion, were carried to a makeshift medical center in Iacon, where they were placed on emergency life-support. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

After Megatron's defeat, Starscream seized control of Iacon and exiled those who would not renounce their factions from the city. The injured Superion was allowed to remain in the city until he was repaired enough to make a decision for himself. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Once the Constructicons became loyal to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], however, Starscream realized that all major factions now had access to combiners except the neutrals, and decided to make Superion theirs, drafting the two volunteers [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] into the team to replace Slingshot. Starscream revived and recruited [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], who agreed to rebuild the combiner. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} The [[Enigma of Combination]] accelerated the repair job. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

[[File:IDWRID33-repairingsuperion.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH_6iFYiryY Da-na-NUM, da-na-NUM].]]

The new team of Aerialbots were deployed over [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to combat the similarly rebuilt Menasor, who had teamed up with Swindle and were planning to rob the planet blind. Superion's greater mental stability and dexterity allowed him to outwit his rival, even splitting his body around one of Menasor's devastating haymaker punches, stumbling the Decepticon and allowing Superion to pummel him. Superion was glad to help the Camiens, although he mused that they should have called him sooner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Starscream later showed off "his" new combiner to the Camiens as part of his opening remarks. During the reconstruction process, Superion chatted with Optimus Prime about Starscream's political ambitions and what it was like to be a combiner, although Superion was unable to articulate his feelings on the latter. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Things quickly took a turn for the worse when Prowl and the Constructicons came knocking and merged into Devastator, aiming to shut down the Space Bridge and cut off contact with the colonies. Superion moved to stop him, but the Autobot combiner and his modular limbs were no match for Devastator's brute strength. Devastator dragged his quarry back through the Space Bridge, but was distracted by Chromia, Ironhide, and the Decepticons. In the meantime, Starscream resuscitated his warrior with the Enigma, and created a new combiner—Defensor—from a group of nearby Autobots. Together the duo were able to temporarily take down Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:ThePossibleLight-showingoffsuperion.jpg|left|thumb|200px|This is how we all felt when we finished our first ''Combiner Wars'' figure.]]

In the aftermath, Starscream stationed Superion and Defensor on Caminus, guarding the vital spacebridge to Cybertron. Much to Optimus Prime's concern, Superion had not willingly separated himself since his first fight with Menasor; Prowl commented that for all intents and purposes Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. Eventually, Menasor attacked once again, and he was joined by a rebuilt Devastator. Believing that Devastator, who now incorporated [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], was still loyal to Prowl, Defensor tried to fight him, sparking a brawl between the combiners. The battle sent all four combiners hurtling through the damaged space bridge and onto a distant alien planet. The quartet battled until a [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|new combiner]] arrived, promising to put a stop to the mayhem once and for all. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} This was easier said than done, and Defensor and Superion had to protect an uncertain Optimus Maximus from a berserk Devastator, even as Superion tried to remind Devastator of Scoop's loyalty to Starscream. Optimus Maximus finally managed to reach a consensus with his components, and the three combiners battled Devastator and Menasor in a fight that spanned across the colony worlds. Optimus, Defensor, and Superion managed to surround Devastator and tear him back into his component parts after the gang reappeared at Caminus. With Prowl in custody, Superion was saddened to think that Optimus Maximus might never form again. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Superion later resumed his post at Caminus's spacebridge, intending to safely transport Devastator offworld. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He later travelled to [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] with Starscream; his presence impressed the natives and inspired them to join Starscream's [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

When Decepticons raided the space bridge chamber, Optimus Prime summoned Superion for crowd control. Despite Starscream's efforts to remain in command of the combiner, Superion followed Optimus Prime to Earth as a show of force to annex the planet for the Council of Worlds and prevent Galvatron and the Decepticons from seizing it for themselves. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Superion and the Autobots engaged the Decepticon invaders, but Galvatron's forces were mostly conquered by the [[mindbomb]] effect controlled by [[Earth Defense Command]]. Galvatron then teleported away via [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], leaving the Autobots to deal with the unhappy Chinese defense forces. Prime's aide [[Aileron]] retrieved his ''[[Skyroller]]'' from Cybertron, and the Autobots loaded aboard, taking the Space Bridge with them as they fled. Superion and Prime's forces relocated to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old residence while considering their next move. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:AsAboveSoBelow-giantsuperion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Superionsize me.]]

Superion subsequently accompanied the combined Autobot/Decepticon strikeforce as they moved on Galvatron's underwater base in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While Superion initially held up well against the onslaught of [[Seeker clone]]s, tag-teaming them alongside [[Victorion]], the two combiners were unprepared for Galvatron's ace in the hole: thanks to the machinations of G.B. Blackrock and his [[Onyx]] software, Galvatron had hijacked the Enigma of Combination and spread its powers across the Earth. Superion was thus caught by surprise when Galvatron began mish-mashing the combatants together, creating a combiner of his own in the form of [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]. Seconds later, Victorion was taken out of action by Galvatron's newfound ability to forcibly ''de-''combine combiners through the Enigma, leaving Superion alone and facing down Galvatronus and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

Galvatron then tried to turn the Enigma's power on Superion—however, Superion had ''not'' been created through the energies of the Enigma, allowing him to fend off the mental assault and stay together. As the other Autobots watched, Superion struggled to deactivate the Engima's adaptive code before coming up with a solution; by overwriting part of the source code into his own cortex, he could harness the Enigma's energies for his own, using it to force the other comibners to separate at he cost of losing control of his [[Size changing|mass displacement]], temporarily growing even larger and using his super-size to smash the ''Nemesis'' apart.

[[File:Ceremony-SuperionVsMonstructor.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The threat vanquished, Superion separated; by de-combining, Superion had deactivated a vital part of the source code and nullified the power of the Earth-Enigma... so long as he never re-formed. Upon splitting, Silverbolt officially declared that Superion was "dead". {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

Years later, however, Superion was called back into action during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on the galaxy; following the destruction of Cybertron, the Aerialbots escaped to Earth with the other Transformer refugees, Superion was unleashed to tap into the powers of the Enigma once more. As the battle for Earth raged, however, Superion was forced to go up against [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], mutated by the power of [[Ore-11]], but after joining forces with Victorion the pair successfully brought him down for good, with Superion blasting a hole through the evil combiner's torso as Victorion rammed her fist through his head.

Using the powers of ''both'' Enigmas and [[Stardrive]]'s [[magic]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] was able to tap into the afterlife, communing with the spirits of the deceased and using them to bolster Optimus Prime as he struggled against [[Unicron's creator]] in [[infraspace]]. When the battle had been won, Superion rejoined Metroplex and the other heroes as the assembled Cybertronians gazed out at their new homeworld. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
The Aerialbots formed Superion in order to defend the [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot base]] from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], but the Decepticons knew his weakness and began tossing him into the air, making him too scared to fight back. In response, the Aerialbots separated and re-combined at ground level, where Superion could safely roll into the Decepticons' legs and defeat them. Unfortunately he couldn't ''stop'', and was still rolling off into the distance even as [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] was trying to thank him. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
When [[King Sombra]] was unleashed on Cybertron, he cast his mind-control spell on the Aerialbots, enthralling them to his will. When they combined into Superion, the result was the combiner being singularly focused on enforcing Sombra's will. When Superion began beating down the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] appealed to the individuality of each Aerialbot, allowing them to break free of Sombra's control and decombining. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

==Commercial appearances==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G2superion commercial.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*The Aerialbots formed Superion to engage Menasor in battle on a rocky landscape, exchanging a ferocious volley of laser blasts before closing for hand-to-hand combat. Menasor flipped Superion, but as he moved in to finish him off, the Aerialbot combiner quickly countered with a blow that sent the Decepticon crashing backward into a cliff-face. As Menasor was buried beneath the rocks, Superion roared in triumph. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*The Aerialbots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wrecking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." They combined into Superion to better combat the Decepticon, who posed heroically after Menasor's defeat. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

===''Generation 2''===
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)}}
*Attacked by Bruticus in a suburban area, the Aerialbots merged into Superion and opened fire on the enemy combiner, downing him only long enough to give himself time to move the unnamed human cheering him on back to safety. As Bruticus launched back into action, Superion shoved him away, and the pair exchanged some explosive punches. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}
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==Games==

===Miniworld x transformers===

Mini world: Superion appears as a playable character as a collaboration of the miniworld game with the transformers, it can be obtained by paying with coins

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Mighty Eagle#As Superion}}
Superion appears as the second Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Mighty Eagle’s. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSuperion.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Superion participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He could be recruited if all five of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Aerialbots merged into Superion in order to fight back against Menasor when the Decepticons attempted to transform Earth into a new Cybertron using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Superion was victorious and the Decepticons were sent fleeing. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Autobot-Combiners.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Truly, theirs was the most significant story contribution of all.]]{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]] (English)}}
Following the destruction of the [[Ferrotaxis]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and Superion contacted Optimus via [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] to show support for his new plan to finally end the Great War. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:SuperionEarthWars.jpg|thumb|left|250px| Superion better than [[Devastator (G1)|Big Green Giant.]]]]

Silverbolt, along with his team of [[Alpha Bravo]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Fireflight (G1)|Firefly]], and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] arrived on Earth at relatively the same time.

When Optimus Prime got the [[Enigma of Combination]], he combined the latter bunch into Superion. Superion then smashed many Decepticon outposts. After another Decepticon base was destroyed, Wheeljack and Perceptor thought Megatron was acting aloof, and that the minerals they found in the destroyed base were strange. The next outpost they attacked had Devastator show up, and Superion had a LARGE scale fight with the green bozo. After their battle, Superion had expended too much of the Autobots' energon reserves, so they had to find a new potent fuel to better give Superion more energy. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars - Combiner Wars Campaign}}

To permanently obtain Superion, one had to collect all six three- or four-star Aerialbots and combine them in the Combiner Lab.

*'''Class:''' Combiner
*'''Abilities:'''
**'''Rush and Smash:''' Rush into combat smashing walls along the way. Deals heavy damage to the final target.
**'''Rocket Swarm:''' Fire a swarm of rockets dealing damage over a large area.
**'''Death Ray:''' Fire a powerful beam that deals massive damage to a single target. Cannot be used on the HQ.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:superion: Superion at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki ]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Superion was the first Autobot combiner. Although he was a powerful and dedicated fighter, his single-track mind meant that he struggled to adjust to changing battlefield variables. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:Superion toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Guaranteed to break within 10 minutes of play.]]
*'''Superion''' ([[1986]]–[[1987|87]], [[1990]], [[1991]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, "blast shield" chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Silverbolt's "electrostatic discharger rifle", ramp, small Aerialbots' individual guns
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Superion is formed out of all five Aerialbot toys, with [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Toys|Silverbolt]] serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Superion's hands and feet. A helmet covers Silverbolt's head and a red waist plate attaches onto his chest piece. He carries Silverbolt's [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], though his own [[bio]] describes his weapon as a "[[stress fracture cannon]]". As a "Scramble City"-style combiner, Superion's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant.

:Due to Silverbolt forming his torso, his design weaknesses are carried over to Superion. Additionally, as Silverbolt has rather thin legs, this leads to Superion having very thin thighs. His height coupled with the weight of his limbs can make Superion lean back, putting stress upon Silverbolt's weak and flimsy waist hinges.

:Along with Metroplex, Menasor, Bruticus, and Defensor, Superion was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' subline that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Based on the extent to which the combination process detailed in Superion's patent design<ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=O1Y8AAAAEBAJ&dq Patent #JP61-115590]</ref> differs from the finished toy (to say nothing of the fact that Silverbolt appears as a fighter jet like the other Aerialbots, rather than a passenger plane), it is fair to assume that he was the first "Scramble City"-style combiner to be designed.

:In his original release year of 1986, Superion's five Aerialbot components could be purchased either individually, or in a [[giftset]]. The individual Aerialbots were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990, and were offered as mail-in promotional figures in [[Japan]] during 1991's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]'' line.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on G1 Superion at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy actionmaster superion art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Superion''' (Action Master, unproduced)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, jetpack
:Artwork for an unmade Superion [[Action Master]] was featured in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''. As with all Action Masters, this non-transforming figurine of Superion was based on a combination of his animation model and his toy, and would have been armed with a gun and a winged jetpack. Superion would have been included with a motorcycle based on [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]]'s [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] that combined with Superion's accessories to form a gun emplacement he could have manned.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2superion toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 seconds of play... DAMN YOU SLINGSHOT!]]
*'''Superion''' ([[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, "blast shield" chest plate, "deflector shield" waist plate, Silverbolt's "electrostatic discharger rifle", 2 missile launchers, 3 missiles, ramp, small Aerialbots' individual guns

:As part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Superion was [[redeco]]ed in colours deemed popular in products of the time, or something like that. Silverbolt's white is replaced by light blue, Slingshot is gold, Fireflight a much darker red, Skydive silver and Air Raid blue. In addition to still wielding Silverbolt's handgun, Superion was now armed with two spring-loaded missile launchers that came with Silverbolt, which he could either carry in his fists, or could mount jauntily on his hips by plugging into ports on Silverbolt's wings.

:Because Slingshot is so notorious for having [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] you might be better off not merging this guy at all. Or throw [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] in there as a limb. Or even paint a G1 Slingshot gold and add the G2 decals. That might work better, yeah.

:Unlike his original release, ''Generation 2'' Superion was only available by purchasing all five Aerialbots separately.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on G2 Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|After '''14 years''', I can finally play with you for ''11'' seconds.]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' Four [[energon star]]s, four [[energon weapon]]s

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Superion is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Superion Maximus]], formed from his components in the classic "Scramble City" manner, with individual multi-configuration energon weapons forming a hand or foot for each of his limbs. Although most of the original Aerialbot [[character]]s return in this set, [[Airazor (Universe)#Toys|Airazor]] replaces [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]; while the brief character description on the back of the box fits Slingshot, Hasbro [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009: Answers|stated in a Q&A session]] that Airazor is a new character designed "in memorium" {{sic}}. Superion's components suffer some mostly [[for safety reasons|safety-related]] [[mold]] changes, including the severe blunting of Air Raid and Airazor's nosecones.

:Like the simultaneously released [[Bruticus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Bruticus Maximus]], Superion was initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], but these plans were cancelled in favor of releasing the toy in the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline instead, now representing the separate character of [[Superion (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Superion]] by this wiki's standards. A few non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore did receive the toy in ''Universe'' packaging, however, so it manages to make it onto this article.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on Universe Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Superion.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Superion''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2226'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the first [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets. The four component Kreons, [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Kre-O|Skydive]], and [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Firestrike]], can be rebuilt into their alternate modes. They can also be rebuilt into Superion by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Quickslinger]] can be combined with Superion if you have any sense of creativity.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Superion comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing & a Kre-O logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the Kre-O logo sticker. Also, Superion's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:Superion happens to be the only Wave 1 Micro-Changer Combiner who doesn't need 'flak jacket' parts on any of his components. Even Quickslinger (who's not included in this set) doesn't have one, because Superion is ''that'' awesome.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSuperion/superion.htm More information on Superion at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Combiner3pack}}
*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''

:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations cw superion.JPG|thumb|"Now we can finally toss that extra Fireflight. About time you got here, Air Raid."]]
[[File:Generations cw superion quickslinger.jpg|thumb|"Yo, guess who's back? Alpha who? Ain't never heard of that scrap!"]]
*'''Air Raid''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Silverbolt''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Alpha Bravo''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Quickslinger''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Firefly''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Autobot Powerglide''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint|subline]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Superion is new combiner consisting of a set of new sculpts, namely a Voyager Class leader/torso ([[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Generations|Silverbolt]]) and four Deluxe Class limbs, each sold separately. Initially, new member [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]] replaced Slingshot and was released as part of the general retail Deluxe Class assortment in the same [[wave]] as teammates [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generations|Skydive]] and "[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Generations|Firefly]]" (Fireflight renamed for [[trademark]] reasons). [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generations|Air Raid]], a [[retool]] of Skydive, was released in the subsequent wave. Designed in the "Scramble City" style, they can, once again, be combined into Superion, with each Deluxe alternatively serving as an arm or a leg. Each comes with a double-barrelled gun that can transform into either a foot or a fist to complete the limb, dubbed a "hand/foot/gun" (or "HFG" for short) by fans. The toys' packaging places Skydive and Air Raid as the left and right arms and Firefly and Alpha Bravo as the left and right legs. On top of that, the concurrently released Legends Class [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generations|Powerglide]] has a third "weapon" mode, which can be held by Superion, using Powerglide's front landing gear as a handle; unfortunately, his overall weight makes it largely impossible for him to be held by any combiner in a firing pose without falling over or pulling the arm down.

:As Air Raid was not released part of the first wave, the figures' instructions and packaging depicted [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Dragstrip]] in his place as right arm, while one of Superion's two [[Stock photography|stock photos]] [[:File:Generationstoy superion.jpg|depicted him with a second Firefly as his other arm]]. The individual numbering the figures received, however, made it clear that a fifth Aerialbot would be coming in later waves to complete the "proper" Superion formation. Even ''later'' than that, "[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Generations|Quickslinger]]" (Slingshot renamed for trademark reasons similar to "Firefly") was announced and subsequently released as part of a "shared online exclusive" promotion named "May Mayhem", serving as an alternate limb for Superion and completing the original Aerialbot roster.

:Oddly, the hand-painted [[prototype]] of Superion on display at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 featured some coloring and detailing differences from the final product that are unique to that one sample. Even the hand painted prototype used for early [[stock photography|stock photos]] is closer to the final figure. Notably, Superion's hips (which are formed out of Silverbolt's shoulders) were painted ''red'', with the trapezoid sections in the center painted silver. Another difference shared with the prototype from the stock photos is that the Autobot insignia on the side of his chest was smaller and colored red with a white outline, rather than entirely white.

:Unlike the original ''Generation 1'' toy, ''Combiner Wars'' Superion is designed to have his legs attached with the aircraft fuselage facing forward as opposed to backwards. While the legs can be attached backwards to achieve a look similar to the G1 design, Silverbolt's fists necessitate untabbing the nose cones (or in Alpha Bravo's case, his tailfin) in order to fit, in addition to the fact doing so will rob Superion of his functional knees.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Superion was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Quickslinger or Powerglide, however.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWSuperion/superion.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Superion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-Generation-2-Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Hope you're not [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|crumbling]] this time, Quicksling--"crack" Ow, my neck!"]]
*'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
:''Generation 2''-themed redecos of the ''Combiner Wars'' Aerialbots including Quickslinger instead of Alpha Bravo, as well as [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#CWG2|Powerglide]] (sporting a new, made-up deco), were released as a [[giftset]], including a collector card and a cardstock poster (of ''Combiner Wars'' Superion in his original, Generation 1-inspired colors). Though [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#CWG2|Quickslinger]] doesn't seem to crumble like [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Slingshot]] did, there are scattered reports of [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#CWG2|Silverbolt]] having some breakage problems due to his thin combiner head joint.

:He is a thing of glorious, [[Neon|eye-searing]] 90's beauty.

:Similar to the "May Mayhem" single release of [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#|Quickslinger]], the Superion "Collection Pack" was also a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSuperion/superion.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TakaraTomy-Unite-Warriors-UW-01-Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Wait, you had an extra Fireflight? What did you do with it? I'll trade you a Slingshot!"]]
*'''Superion''' (giftset, [[June 27]], [[2015]] (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]]))
**''ID number:'' '''UW-01'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, individual Airbots' guns/hands/feet
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors#Toys|Unite Warriors]]'' lineup, Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Superion features a more cartoon-accurate paint scheme. He includes Sling (alternatively also named "Slingshot" on his bilingual packaging) instead of Hasbro's Alpha Bravo. Despite being announced shortly before Hasbro's Quickslinger, he was ultimately released later. Printed on his instructions is the first chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Powerglide is not included in the set as ''Unite Warriors'' does not include Legends Class molds.

:The giftset included a [[collector coin]] when purchased in markets outside Japan. Superion was also released in Australia, as a Toys"R"Us exclusive.

:''Unite Warriors'' Superion was re-released by TakaraTomy on [[February 23]], 2019. Unfortunately, the rerelease did not include a retooled head piece to resolve the earlier breakage issue.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' ([[2025]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Slingshot]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Air Raid]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Silverbolt]]'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>

: Revealed at Cybertron Con 2024, ''Age of the Primes'' Superion is formed from four Deluxe Class limbs and a Commander Class Silverbolt within a large frame, à la Legacy Menasor. Silverbolt forms the core of the torso, and additional frame pieces fill out a skeletal Superion capable of standing on its own. The smaller jets attach to the frame pieces to create a complete combiner.
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==Merchandise==
===Watchbot===
[[File:Superion watch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Superion''' (1986, [[1993]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''W-1'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Superion was one of three characters released as digital watches in Japan by Takara in 1986 to promote the [[Scramble City (toyline)|''Scramble City'' toyline]] (the others being [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]). Cross-promoted in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|''TV Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s manga]] as a [[wrist-communicator]] ([[#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic|see above]]), "Watchbot" (ウォッチボット) Superion is a small representation of the combiner with a clock in his chest. With the push of a lever he "transformed" into a full tiny figure complete with legs, standing up on the watch band. The figure cannot be removed from the watch, but the arms do rotate.

:Takara originally planned a North American release of the Superion watch toy in 1986 and photographs of it were shown in their 1986 US product catalog. For unknown reasons, its intended 1986 release in the US was cancelled.

:Superion and the other watches were later re-released in 1993 as part of an expanded line of Transformers watches that was sold directly in North America by Takara as ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' merchandise.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on watch Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers Ramune''===
*'''Superion''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:An unpainted figurine of Superion was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Superion was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

[[File:Superion keshigomu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Ramune'' figure on the left, ''Forms Robo'' on the right.]]
*'''Superion''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Superion was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Superion and his wave-mates saw no American release.

===''Forms Robo''===
*'''Superion''' (1986)
:Superion was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Superion was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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===Collegeville Costumes===
[[File:Collegville superion costumes.jpg|thumb|I am a robot! I was built to scare you!]]
*'''Superion Halloween costume''' (1986)

:However odd his selection to receive the honor may seem, Superion was one of a small number of ''Transformers'' characters upon whom [[Collegeville Costumes]] based a [[Halloween]] costume. This two-piece affair adhered to the crappy time-worn tradition of consisting of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Superion and his name on it.

*'''Superion mask''' (1986)

:Collegeville also immortalized Superion in their line of ''Transformers'' masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!
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===''Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya superion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Superion is formed by combining the separate Aerialbots available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Slingshot, Air Raid, Fireflight and Skydive were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Silverbolt was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Fireflight and Slingshot share a mold, as do Air Raid and Skydive, each kit affecting slight differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color.
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Superion.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''4/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Superion is a very small, soft-plastic figure of the Aerialbot combiner.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTSuperion/superion.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Superion at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Superion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Superion, Sky Protector''' (2019)
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], Fearless Flyer
**[[Alpha Bravo]], Airborne Special Ops
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], Sky High Recon
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Aerialbot Leader
**[[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]], Air Warfare Specialist
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Superion, Sky Protector can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Superion, Sky Protector's art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Superion, with [[Alpha Bravo]] replacing [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]].
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Superion and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#37|Translation of Superion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Metrodome TFTheMovie DVD.jpg|thumb|Me Superion... BADASS!]]
[[File:Superion-prototype-collage.jpeg|thumb|]]
* 'Superion' is a partial Latinization of {{w|Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion}} (Ὑπερίων), the name of a Titan in Greek mythology associated with the sun. The fully Latinized form would be 'Superio'. If following classical pronunciation, the last syllable of 'Superion' should be pronounced 'own', not 'on'.
* Marvel UK is notable in how it ''really'' ran with Superion's tech spec, and its description of him having limited, "kill the enemy" mentality and being a "fierce and frightful machine". Of the four times he appeared in UK strips, ''three'' times have him turning out to be an uncontrollable threat (and the other time was a dream sequence!).
* Superion appears on the cover of [[Metrodome]]'s 2003 edition of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' but he isn't in it. Yay...
* A preliminary or alternative packaging mural by Takara for 1985 featuring many oddities (such as the [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|black Honda City Turbo]]), includes the preliminary design for Superion (at right).
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===Character models and appearance===
[[File:WarDawn superion combination.jpg|thumb|Everyone remembers Silverbolt, but does anyone remember that jet dude, the other jet dude, that jet guy, and Aerialbot #5? I think not!]]
* Being made up of very similar-looking planes did not help Superion when it came to firmly establishing which member of the team formed which of his limbs. Unlike the other combiner teams, with their unique modes and shapes, when simplified down for Superion's [[character model]], the Aerialbots' limb forms are essentially identical, differentiated only by color, which in turn made errors very easy to make as well (as you can see from our sampling of Marvel Comics images). Broadly speaking, most depictions of Superion—the Generation 1 cartoon paramount among them—replicate his appearance as seen in his box art. In an odd quirk, however, the team's combination sequence in the cartoon would often show the individual members moving into position in accordance with the toy's ''instructions''—Fireflight and Slingshot as the legs, and Air Raid and Skydive as the arms—only for them to change colors to match the "box art" layout at the moment of linking up, as shown in the sequence from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" illustrated at right.
** Japanese media was a little more thorough on this, with "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" animating the combination in much more detail that clearly showed the correct Aerialbots moving into place, and a diagram in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|issue #5]] of the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' comic labeling the limbs as such. However, that did not stop [[Studio OX]] from creating a mix-and-match Superion model that made Slingshot and Air Raid the arms, and Fireflight and Skydive the legs which they used through their works, and which you see at the head of this article.
* In terms of animation, Superion has an ''astonishingly'' inconsistent character model. The colors on his arms and legs leap and jump about all over the place—they're ''vaguely'' consistent, in that, uh, the right arm is mostly red and the left arm is mostly white, but the specific details are constantly shifting around from shot to literal shot. The same goes for the boxes on the fronts of his legs, and it's a toss-up whether or not they'll remember to color in his black "shorts" or not. Check out our screen captures in the cartoon sections of this article—literally no two are alike!
** But it's hard to blame the animators when his character model is as badly drawn as it is, with various areas of impenetrable visual gibberish around his gun, torso, and left shoulder that don't seem able to logically exist in three-dimensional space. In particular, his rifle is so clumsily drawn that it has become a forearm-mounted cannon, leading to nearly all material that uses the model illustrating it the same way.
** If his model wasn't baffling enough, the wings on his left forearm are positioned differently between the front and back views. From the front, the wings appear to be folded against his arm, but from the back, they are drawn wide open. As this was a similar issue with Fireflight's character model, the animators would often draw the wings on that arm in both configurations from scene to scene. Fireflight's left arm also appears to be missing from Superion's model.
* Superion's appearance varies in media. The Generation 1 toy's head has a sculpted mouth which is absent in most depictions, replaced by a boxy [[mouthplate]]. Studio Ox and various Japanese illustrations retain the mouth and colored the face silver. The ''Combiner Wars'' version of Superion splits the difference, keeping the faceplate but painting it silver.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Superion''' (スペリオン)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szuperion''', '''Superion''' (Marvel Comics)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentajet''' (toy line and season 3)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Superion''' (Taiwan, 速伯利昂 ''Sùbólìáng''), '''Dàwúwèi''' (China, 大无畏, "Great Dauntless")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Superior''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Aerialbots]]
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Prima

2024-12-08T15:53:27Z

Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=3|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
'''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime''') is the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}

{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}

Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' identifies the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Upon Prima's first emergence from primordial Cybertron, he didn't need to use the Matrix's power to bring forth new Transformers. The first few generations of Cybertronians could replicate themselves through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]." However, the method of reproduction diluted Primus's essence with each generation. This process reached a pre-programmed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud, and all memory of the process. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
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===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major became Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|left|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb]]

Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Just when you thought my name couldn't get more weird...]]
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]]. The director did confirm however that the book was the correct version.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the Star Saber "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Double Jeopardy}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor Nexus would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
*'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel_Prime_(Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Prima)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
:''Age of the Primes'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''Aligned'' design, made slightly blockier to fit the current toy aesthetic. His head also appears modeled after the "'''Powerful Robot'''" later retconned to be Prima rather than his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| Covenant of Primus]]'' head. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored truck, and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted solid silver with a blue core and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest brace. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem.

:Prima Prime was revealed at ''[[Cybertron Con]]'' 2024, and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].
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==Notes==
*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 240|240]]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
:*This all came full circle when Prima’s ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' figure made use of the Powerful Robot’s head design.
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiānjué Tiān''' (先觉天)

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Prima

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=3|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
'''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime''') is the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}

{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}

Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' identifies the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Upon Prima's first emergence from primordial Cybertron, he didn't need to use the Matrix's power to bring forth new Transformers. The first few generations of Cybertronians could replicate themselves through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]." However, the method of reproduction diluted Primus's essence with each generation. This process reached a pre-programmed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud, and all memory of the process. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
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===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major became Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|left|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb]]

Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Just when you thought my name couldn't get more weird...]]
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]]. The director did confirm however that the book was the correct version.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the Star Saber "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Double Jeopardy}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor Nexus would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
*'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel_Prime_(Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Prima)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
:''Age of the Primes'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''Aligned'' design, made slightly blockier to fit the current toy aesthetic. His head also appears modeled after the "'''Powerful Robot'''" later retconned to be Prima rather than his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| Covenant of Primus]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored truck, and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted solid silver with a blue core and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest brace. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem.

:Prima Prime was revealed at ''[[Cybertron Con]]'' 2024, and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].
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==Notes==
*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 240|240]]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
:*This all came full circle when Prima’s ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' figure made use of the Powerful Robot’s head design.
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiānjué Tiān''' (先觉天)

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=3|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
'''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime''') is the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}

{{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}

Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' identifies the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Upon Prima's first emergence from primordial Cybertron, he didn't need to use the Matrix's power to bring forth new Transformers. The first few generations of Cybertronians could replicate themselves through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]." However, the method of reproduction diluted Primus's essence with each generation. This process reached a pre-programmed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud, and all memory of the process. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
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===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major became Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|left|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb]]

Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Just when you thought my name couldn't get more weird...]]
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]]. The director did confirm however that the book was the correct version.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the Star Saber "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Double Jeopardy}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor Nexus would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
*'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel_Prime_(Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Prima)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
:''Age of the Primes'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''Aligned'' design, made slightly blockier to fit the current toy aesthetic. His head also appears modeled after "'''Powerful Robot'''" later retconned to be Prima rather than his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| Covenant of Primus]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored truck, and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted solid silver with a blue core and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest brace. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem.

:Prima Prime was revealed at ''[[Cybertron Con]]'' 2024, and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].
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==Notes==
*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 240|240]]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
:*This all came full circle when Prima’s ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' figure made use of the Powerful Robot’s head design.
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiānjué Tiān''' (先觉天)

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Solus Prime

2024-12-08T15:44:52Z

Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw, it is her fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends with [[Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide-ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]]. Her creations include:

* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb]]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatron's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb|This time, when Megatronus fired on her, Solus shot back.]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''One'' film===
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Solus was ''actually'' the one who [[The Primal Scream|shot Primus in the face]] this whole time??]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
** ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
** ''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[September 29]], 2018'''
** ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Solus Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
* '''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]], revealed on the site before Hasbro officially announced it. It was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
:*''Accessories:'' [[Forge of Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime is inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

:Her forge hammer is detachable from its hilt and the whole accessory can be stored on one of her ports in vehicle mode. It is branded with her personal emblem.

:Solus Prime was revealed at ''[[Cybertron Con]]'' 2024, and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
* Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
* The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus in the Aligned continuity, as detailed in her section of the ''Covenant'', is that Cybertronians do ''not'' "have gender in the same way that humans and certain other biological species do", but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help facilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of those biological races, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. It indicates, however, that 1/13th of the Cybertronian population has a divergent neurological architecture that supposedly is necessary to interact with the Creation Lathe, thus effectively denoting that their neurology has gender-equivalent differences. This explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender concept found among organics.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

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Red Alert (Armada)

2024-12-08T00:42:40Z

Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Red Alert}}
:''Red Alert is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:ArmadaRedAlertAnimationModel.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Serve the public trust. Protect the innocent. <s>Uphold the law</s> Prescribe only beneficial medical treatments.]]

'''Red Alert''' was once a fierce warrior. It was not until he was seriously wounded, losing his hand permanently in battle, that he was able to sit back and realize how terrible war is. He is now a reluctant fighter, and somewhat emotionally detached, preferring to repair his friends than tear his enemies to shreds. This does not mean he is now a coward. To the contrary, when a fellow Autobot on the battlefield needs his immediate medical attention, he will be there no matter what it takes. He's a brilliant medic and scientist, but he's also extremely cautious.

His nominal [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], though during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, he was accompanied to [[Velocitron]] by [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
Red Alert cheered on [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. During Galvatron's trip to prison, Red Alert alerted the transporting Autobots of an incoming [[Decepticon]]. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:DWArmada2 RedAlert filtrekshields.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Red Alert, all I'm hearing from you is '[[Pīpō|WOO WOO WOO WOO!]]'"]]
One million years ago, a new faction of Transformers, calling themselves "[[Decepticon]]s" attacked various [[Mini-Con]] villages on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for unknown, but most likely nefarious purposes. Red Alert was under [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s personal squad, sifting through the ruins of [[mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con Village C-52]] hoping to find survivors, though Red Alert was more interested in the fact that the Mini-Cons were using outdated [[Filtrek|Filtrek-A forceshields]]. What had happened to the Mini-Cons was that they had been forcibly re-engineered to "[[Powerlinx]]" with the Decepticons, granting the [[Bulk]]s increased power, which the Autobots learned first hand when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] attacked [[Cyber City]]. Realizing that they were no match for the Decepticons, Red Alert desperately asked Prime for orders. Knowing that they would be killed if they stayed, Optimus ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}

For a million years the civil war raged on, the once-proud Autobots struggled to defend themselves against the powerful, Mini-Con augmented Decepticons, who were in possession of Cybertron's only remaining Mini-Cons, the others having escaped at the beginning of the conflict. Hope came in the form of a Mini-Con Reactivation Signal detected by Cybertron's Decepticon-controlled communications satellites, which Red Alert was able to hack into. The Autobots resolved to travel to this distant world of [[Earth]] and resolved to fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}}

[[File:DWArmada4 RedAlert Scavenger yourface.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"From now on, losing is verboten!"]]
Arriving on Earth at the [[Allspark Power Generator Station]], Red Alert attempted to communicate with the indigenous [[human]] species, asking for their help in finding the Mini-Cons, but only managing to frighten them off. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] jokingly suggested it was because of his face. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticons had already arrived and were chasing after [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s group of Mini-Cons and their human friends, [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. Just as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] were about to jump Scavenger, Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] arrived to outflank them. Eventually Megatron Powerlinxed with all of his Mini-Cons and gained the upper hand, but help came in the form of [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]'s group of Mini-Cons, who Powerlinxed with the Autobots. [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] linked with Red Alert, a chest-mounted disk launcher. At a tactical disadvantage, the Decepticons were forced to flee. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

The Autobots attacked the Decepticons after they'd captured Rad and Carlos, with Red Alert taking on Starscream and tricking him into knocking himself out on Smokescreen's crane. They were ultimately defeated by Megatron and captured, but escaped after the Mini-Con [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] had a change of heart and turned on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Armada Free Comic Book Day}} After establishing a base on Earth on the outskirts of [[Lincoln (city)|Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]], Megatron attacked the human city with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the forcibly combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]], to goad the Autobots to emerge from their hidden [[Autobase]]. Red Alert tried to contact the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] to no avail, and the Autobots realised the Autobot-allied Mini-Cons must have left earlier to infiltrate the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]]. Despite the considerable tactical disadvantage, the Autobots emerged and fought off the Decepticons as best they could, Red Alert somehow gaining the ability to use his claw rifle without Powerlinxing with not-present [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Fortunately just as Megatron was about to deal a fatal blow to Optimus Prime, Longarm and the Mini-Cons arrived, Powerlinxed with their respective Autobot partners, allowing the good guys to free the Air Defense Team and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}}

[[File:DWArmada10 RedAlert HotShot VENTSURPRISE.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Soon afterwards, when Red Alert was looking in on the Mini-Cons, he discovered that they had vanished. Again. He thought that as they were free to come and go as they pleased, perhaps they needed some time to cool off after Optimus Prime admonished them for disobeying his orders during the Air Defense Team incident. The Autobots received an answer to the mystery when local news networks reported strange lights in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]]. Racing there in a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]], they discovered that the Mini-Cons were being subconsciously drawn to a strange obelisk. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were there as well and a fight quickly broke out, but as they fought, the Mini-Cons (and Rad) were taken into the obelisk and it blasted off to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} With the shuttle destroyed, Optimus Prime prepared to use the [[space bridge]] to go back to Cybertron and retrieve specialised equipment needed to fly to the Moon, but the Decepticon sensors had to be neutralised before he could do so without compromising security. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} Hot Shot and Red Alert infiltrated the Decepticon base at Silver Ridge, knocked out [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and erased the space bridge trace data of Prime travelling to Cybertron. Unfortunately, just before Prime returned, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] returned to Silver Ridge, forcing Red and Hot Shot to hide inside a wall panel. Determined not to let the Decepticons learn of their secret Autobase locations on both Earth and Cybertron, Red Alert and Hot Shot blasted the hapless Decepticons and destroyed their computer. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

[[File:DWArmada13 Prime RedAlert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Doctor, we need your help defusing this atom bomb!" "OPEN THAT SLAG UP!"]]
After the crisis on the moon was diverted, Red Alert picked up an emergency transmission from Smokescreen and Scavenger, who had detected a Decepticon rocket launch pad in Death Valley, [[California]]. At the same time, a Mini-Con escape pod from the moon was detected in [[Alaska]], and Optimus Prime, needing to play politics to keep the Mini-Con refugees on side, decided to deploy the Autobots to the icy north. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Arriving in Alaska, Red Alert and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] were tasked with cutting the ice that entombed the escape pod with their [[sonic cannon]] while the other Autobots and Mini-Cons defended the area from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, at this moment Megatron attacked the Autobot shuttle with his [[Solar Scalpel]], an orbital superweapon launched from the rocket base in Death Valley. As if they weren't having enough problems, an-over-Powerlinxed [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] attacked, forcing Hot Shot and Red Alert to intercept. The two Autobots were flattened by the overpowered Cyclonus, until Optimus Prime stepped in and crushed the Decepticon's chest. With the Solar Scalpel destroyed by the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], rescue operations recommenced. Suddenly, Optimus Prime vanished. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

[[File:WorldsCollide2 RedAlert hit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Returning to Autobase: Earth via space bridge, Red Alert and the others discovered that while Optimus Prime didn't return to their base, they did have ''an'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While the Mini-Cons postulated that he may be from another dimension, Red Alert did his best to stabilize the mysterious Autobot's condition. Sadly, the Prime briefly reactivated to warn them of the "walls" of reality crumbling and that "chaos" was coming, before expiring. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} With the arrival of the dimension-crossing Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], the Autobots got some clues into what happened to "their" Optimus Prime and the means to search for him throughout the [[multiverse]]. Red Alert and Longarm returned to the scene of Over-Run's appearance on Earth, but could not find his [[null-reality pod]], as it had been seized by the Decepticons. Unfortunately, this search for Optimus Prime prompted Megatron to lead an assault on Autobase: Earth, blowing up the computer in the unwitting Red Alert's face as he was using it. With Optimus missing, Red Alert assumed command and ordered the Autobots to roll out, but the Autobots were swiftly defeated. Red Alert was knocked unconscious by Starscream, but Megatron demanded the right to strike the final blow. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}}

[[File:DWArmada18 TheEnd Autobots Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
The Autobots were inadvertently saved from a fate exactly the same as death when a [[Galvatron (G1)|mysterious, powerful Cybertronian]] appeared and took the Decepticons apart, though the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] were forced to intervene to prevent the being from defeating Megatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} After the Decepticons limped away, a seriously trashed Red Alert reported to Optimus Prime (who had been rescued and was now on Autobase: Cybertron) on the bad condition of the Earthside Autobots, in particular Smokescreen. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

With this in mind, those who survived Megatron's attack were less-than-pleased when they learned of Optimus Prime's alliance with the Decepticons to defeat [[Unicron]], the Chaos Bringer and eater of worlds. To prevent a fight from breaking out on Earth, Optimus sent them ahead to Autobase: Cybertron, where its less-damaged facilities could be used to save Smokescreen's life. However, Red Alert and the others still thirsted for revenge against Megatron, and assigned [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to keep an eye on him. When Megatron isolated himself from the other Transformers by landing on Unicron in the hopes of striking a deal with the Choas Bringer, they attacked, sending the Decepticon leader into Unicron's depths as it disappeared from this reality. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
While Optimus Prime waited for a meeting with the High Council, Red Alert, Scavenger and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] were seen travelling on a highway in the center of [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Red Alert later returned to Earth in response to the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attacks on four major cities, {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} being stationed in [[Toronto]] where he had to withstand [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebombs]] as well as [[Beachcomber (Energon)|Beachcomber]]'s puns. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Dobson]] (English), [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)|[[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish), [[Ettore Zuim]] (Portuguese - Brazilian), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Jyrki Kovaleff]] (Finnish), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Pasquale Anselmo]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Base redalert newgun.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Hiroshi Naka|"I'm a healer, but..."]]]]
Red Alert and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] were old comrades in the war over the [[Mini-Con]]s on Cybertron, with Red securing victory for his leader many times through his dedication to careful planning and preparation. {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}} When a beacon from the planet [[Earth]] reached Cybertron in [[2010]], alerting the Autobots and Decepticons to the awakening of the long-missing [[Mini-Con]]s on the far-off world, Red Alert journeyed there with Optimus and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to investigate. Teleporting to the planet's surface at the same time as the Decepticons, Red immediately engaged [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], protecting the Mini-Con [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and the humans he had befriended from the Decepticon. The villains were driven off, but soon returned to menace the humans and their Mini-Con friends again, and Red—now sporting an ambulance [[alternate mode]]—and the Autobots came to their rescue once more. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} Red and Hot Shot shielded their new allies against a blast from [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], which yielded great reward: the explosion unearthed two Mini-Con stasis panels, which Red and Hot Shot activated, gaining new Mini-Con partners of their own. [[Powerlinx]]ing with [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], Red Alert obtained a new laser gun, with which he blasted [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. The Decepticons withdrew, and the Autobots set about the business of constructing a base on Earth out of the Mini-Con's crashed [[Exodus (Armada)|ship]]; after helping explain Cybertronian history to the kids, Red Alert gifted them with a protector in the form [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Base}}

[[File:Soldier redalert disklauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Save the rainbow. Taste the rainbow.]]
On a mission to track down the signal of a Mini-Con panel in [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]], Red Alert partnered up with [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]. After some off-roading fun to kick things off, the pair soon got lost and Carlos quickly got tired of Red Alert's humorless personality, but when the Decepticons attacked, Carlos had an up-close view of Red Alert's battle prowess as the medic used a grappling line to evade attacks from Demolishor. {{storylink|Comrade}} Hot Shot also expressed discontent with the officious Red Alert after he scolded him for not pulling his weight, but Red was soon to prove his value to the young Autobot while in [[Antarctica]]: in addition to quickly repairing Optimus Prime's malfunctioning trailer, Red saved Hot Shot's life by taking out [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] with his grapple, saved him ''again'' by clonking Megatron with his disk launcher, saved the ''kids'' from falling to their doom with his disk, ''and'' snatched the Mini-Con panel out of Starscream's hands! {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}

[[File:Carnival redalert and longarm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|If you don't leave me alone, I will obtain the rights to make an eighth Rocky movie...and I know you don't want that.]]
While searching for a Mini-Con in a forest, Red Alert was the one who deduced that Optimus's trailer could be used to fight a forest fire. {{storylink|Jungle}} He later supervised maintenance work on the Autobot base, {{storylink|Carnival}} and accompanied his team-mates on a mission to the [[Sahara]]. This mission ended with yet another Mini-Con under the Decepticons' control. {{storylink|Palace}} Red Alert was furious when the Decepticons captured their human allies, and had to be physically restrained by Optimus from attacking Megatron as he ransomed the humans for the Autobots' Mini-Cons, but things turned out okay thanks to the efforts of [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] and [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}

After working with a disinterested Hot Shot to continue salvaging what they could from the Mini-Con ship, Red joined in searching the caverns beneath a human city for the next Mini-Con, puzzling train passengers by driving through subway tunnels in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Underground (episode)|Underground}} Later, looking for a Mini-Con at the bottom of the ocean, Red helped keep the Decepticons busy while the kids explored the ruins of an undersea civilisation, and carried Carlos to safety when the ruins began to collapse. {{storylink|Ruin}} The Decepticons succeeded in obtaining both these Mini-Cons, but Red Alert finally scored a win for the Autobots when he used his grapple to secure a panel on a volcanic island. The Autobots found they couldn't awaken this Mini-Con, causing Red to wonder aloud about the mysterious nature of the little 'bots, and the legends he had heard that they were the key to peace in the universe. {{storylink|Prehistory}} [[File:Gale redalert altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] As it turned out, the Mini-Con was part of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, and required its two partners—one currently in the hands of the Decepticons—in order to awaken. The Decepticons soon invaded the Autobot base to bring the sword together, and Red Alert unleashed the base's defense systems on them. When this put their human allies in danger they turned to more tricky tactics, and Red took Starscream out of the equation with the confusing powers of a hall of mirrors. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}

With the Star Saber successfully formed an in Autobot hands, Red Alert found the time to tinker, upgrading Laserbeak so that the kids would be able to direct him across greater distances. {{storylink|Overmatch}} He encouraged Hot Shot to train harder with the weapon, then partook in a search for a Mini-Con on a busy highway, helping Optimus hold off Starscream. The Autobots won the day thanks to the arrival of the mysterious [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]; Red was unsure if the newcomer was entirely trustworthy, but considered the search for the Mini-Cons of greater import. {{storylink|Gale}} As it turned out, Red Alert was right: Sideways soon changed sides to the Decepticons, and lured Hot Shot—who had, as Red feared, placed too much confidence in the Star Saber—into a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Hot Shot lost the sword to the Decepticons, and was returned to Earth, where Red tended to his wounds. {{storylink|Credulous}}
[[File:DecisiveBattle redalert gunarm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"]]
On a mission to a foggy forest, Red Alert and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] battled Starscream and Demolishor, after which Red was tasked with using his grapple to recover a Mini-Con panel from a cliff-face, only to be foiled by Cyclonus. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Soon after, the Autobots were joined by former Decepticon [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who Red Alert defended to the distrustful Smokescreen and kids by explaining his long-standing friendship with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}} Red and Smokescreen supervised the kids when they went on vacation to the countryside, but when a flash-flood swept the area, Red, Carlos and a young boy named [[Shaun]] were buried in a mudslide. Unable to transform with the local news network present, Red Alert had to wait to be dug out by Smokescreen, Optimus and Scavenger, after which he used his grapple to get them all to safety. {{storylink|Vacation}}

On another Mini-Con search, Red Alert tried to snipe Demolishor as he made a grab for the newest stasis panel, but was stopped by Cyclonus. The Mini-Con was recovered by the newest Autobot, [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]], and Red backed him up when he and Hot Shot took point on the next Mini-Con hunt. Unfortunately, this mission ended in failure for the Autobots, and the Decepticons acquired control of the Skyboom Shield. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Red Alert later took part in a decisive battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, taking out Sideways with a single well-aimed blast. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} He stayed at base for the next battle, but was on hand to repair Optimus's injuries after the fight was over. {{storylink|Vow}} When Sideways sucked the kids into cyberspace, Red Alert managed to extricate them before an evil force within the digital realm was able to do them any harm. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} He then put a firewall in place to prevent further incidents, and remained at the base to observe the Autobots next mission alongside the kids. {{storylink|Tactician}} Optimus Prime was badly injured in this encounter, and Red Alert conducted the extensive repairs needed while the other Autobots went into another battle without them. The battle went badly, and Red prepared to join his comrades in action until Optimus forcibly removed himself from the medibay against Red's recommendation and helped win the day. {{storylink|Linkup}}

[[File:Detection redalert bossing around.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Show me your moves!"]]
In another moment of downtime, Red Alert again supervised repairs to the Autobot base, but got fed up of nobody really knowing what they were supposed to be doing and finished the job himself. {{storylink|Detection}} Red stayed at the base with the kids, spectating over a monitor, while the rest of the Autobots enaged the Decepticons and their newest member [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. While the boys went off to search for a Mini-Con panel that activated somewhere in the bowels of the ship, Red and Alexis were contacted by Sideways and informed that the new panel contained one of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], who formed the third Mini-Con weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} When the boys returned with the Mini-Con, [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]], Red Alert took them to the battlefield, and was subsequently injured shielding them from Decepticon fire. His selfless action convinced the timid Sky Blast to act, and he sent out a call that awoke the other two components of the Requiem Blaster. The Space Mini-Con Team combined, and the weapon wound up in Optimus Prime's hands, ensuring an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Desperate}}

[[File:Regeneration redalert repairs smokescreen.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Autobots called a meeting to determine what to do with the Requiem Blaster, and Red agreed with the other Autobots who voted to put it to aggressive use. Overhearing this decision, the kids helped the pacifistic Space Team run away, and Red joined the other Autobots in searching for them. {{storylink|Runaway}} Understanding the Space Team's feelings, the Autobots decided not to employ the blaster in battle, so Red Alert and Smokescreen stayed behind at the Autobot base to safeguard the trio while the rest of the team went on their next mission. Unfortunately, the Decepticons staged a feint operation that allowed them to attack the under-manned base, overpowering Red Alert, seizing the Requiem Blaster, and fatally wounding Smokescreen with its power. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} Luckily, Red went to work on Smokescreen quickly, saving his [[Spark]] and rebuilding his body anew, giving him new life as "Hoist". {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

Once again, Red Alert remained behind while the other Autobots, acting on information from a turncoat Starscream, invaded the Decepticon base and liberated their captive Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Rescue}} He checked over Starscream's wounds when the Decepticon returned from a later mission to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} then joined in the effort to construct a [[Axalon (Armada)|new starship]] for the Autobots, making sure to keep the others on-project in his usual straightforward way. Before the ship was finished, however, Starscream defected back to the Decepticons, allowing them to gain control of all the Mini-Con weapons {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} and form the [[Hydra Cannon]], with which they threatened to destroy Earth. Red analyzed the Decepticon weapon from afar, but ultimately it took Optimus Prime sacrificing his life to destroy it. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

[[File:Miracle grinning red.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Nice shooting, son. What's your name?" "It's Murphy."]]
With Optimus's death, the mantle of leadership fell to a conflicted Hot Shot, and Red Alert helped—though some aggression therapy—to convince him to take the title. {{storylink|Remorse}} The Autobots proceeded to complete their ship, the ''Axalon'', to pursue the Decepticons, but it fell to Red Alert to inform the kids that they would not be joining the Autobots on the journey. While Red was running final checks on the bridge, however, the Mini-Cons swarmed the room, blocking his access to the consoles in a silent protest that convinced the Autobots allow the humans to join them. {{storylink|Depart}} Red helped pilot the Autobot ship when it subsequently took off; a space battle with the Decepticons resulted in short order, during which the Mini-Cons used their powers to resurrect Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}}

[[File:Puppet redalert blackhole.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I am fully charged!]]
No sooner were they reuinted with Prime than a worm hole opened in space alongside the Autobots' craft, sucking Red Alert and Hot Shot into its depths. The pair were disgorged on a strange, dead planet where they and a trio of Decepticons found themselves menaced by a sinister clone of Optimus Prime named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Optimus Prime soon arrived to dispatch his dark doppelgänger, Red, Hot Shot and the Decepticons all sustained serious injuries, but were saved by their partner Mini-Cons, who used their powers to heal their wounds, [[spontaneous recoloration|changing the color]] of their armor. {{storylink|Puppet}}

Both factions returned to Cybertron, and during the first battle back on their homeworld, Red Alert and [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] remained aboard the ''Axalon'' to protect the kids and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} A little later, Red caught Hot Shot in the act as he was preparing to depart on an unsanctioned solo mission. Learning that Hot Shot was aiming to make contact with Megatron—now Galvatron—in hopes of uniting the two factions against the danger posed by the emerging [[Unicron]], Red let him go. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} While Hot Shot was off on his mission, Red Alert helped co-ordinate troop movements across Cybertron, {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} recommending the deployment of backup for Hot Shot as his mission took him underground on the trail of Unicron. {{storylink|Portent}}

[[File:Puppet powerlinx redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Red Alert remained aboard the ''Axalon'' with the kids for the next battle, which concluded with the Autobots and Decepticons finally agreeing to combine forces in the face of Unicron's threat. {{storylink|Cramp}} Red stood by Optimus Prime's side for the impromptu ceremony that saw the two armies formally unite, then took part in the first strike against Unicron before withdrawing to the ''Axalon'' to watch the demi-god's transformation from Cybertron's moon to titantic robot. {{storylink|Alliance}} When the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] informed them that the key to stopping Unicron was to free the three Mini-Con weapons powering him, Red Alert brought them and the kids to the underground warp-gate previously discovered by Hot Shot that would teleport them inside Unicron's body. Tremors caused by the battle raging outside caused the subterreanean tunnel to collapse, but Red shielded the kids and Mini-Cons and got them through the portal before he was buried in the subsidance. {{storylink|Union}} He soon extricated himself from the cave-in and returned to the surface, horrified at the devastation. {{storylink|Origin}} Red Alert participated in the final attack on Unicron that culminated in the chaos bringer's apparent destruction when Galvatron sacrificed himself, robbing Unicron of the hatred needed for him to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

=====Alternate timeline=====
In a timeline where the Cybertronians' conflict never left their home planet, the Mini-Cons' influence on the Autobots and Decepticons subjugated the larger robots. Red Alert and the rest of his kind were left entangled in a semi-organic growth spawned from Unicron's cells, and were shut down by Unicron's power. Carlos, Alexis, and Rad appeared before him, visitors from another time, and beheld Red Alert's inert form before shooting off into time once more, eventually leading to Red Alert's fate being prevented. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Dobson]] (English), [[Yasuyuki Kase]] (Japanese)|[[Robert Kotulla]] (German), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish), [[Samuel Harjanne]] (Finnish, eps. 1 - 39), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish, "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]" onwards), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Juan Navarro Torelló]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish, first voice), [[José Granadillo]] (Latin-American Spanish, second voice), [[Pocholo Gonzales]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub)}}
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Twenty years after the war for the Mini-Cons ended, Red Alert—having gained a [[Accent|new accent]] somewhere in the intervening two decades—was assigned to a remote station to monitor the activity of a colossal [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] created by the destruction of Unicron. From this location, he reported in on the destruction of the planet [[Moriturus]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} With the black hole threatening Cybertron itself, Optimus Prime led the Autobots in evacuating to Earth, but Red remained at his station, preparing a [[gravitron grid]] that could hopefully be used to collapse the black hole in upon itself. Teleconferencing with Prime's forces on Earth for the grid's activation, Red Alert found that his efforts had sadly been in vain, as the grid proved unable to combat the black hole's force. Ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]] urged that the lost [[Cyber Planet Key]]s held the key to stopping the singularity, and while the other Autobots were uncertain, Red Alert spoke up on his behalf, convincing Prime's team to focus their full efforts on locating the Keys. {{storylink|Hidden}}

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Red Alert soon joined his fellow Autobots on Earth, arriving just in time to help [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] reinforce the [[Autobot]]s during their conflict outside a museum. A relic from within the museum yielded up the coordinates to the resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key, [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. Red Alert was sent there along with Hot Shot on a covert mission to locate the key, though Red was not too happy at the prospect of a secret mission with the impetuous younger Autobot. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} Red Alert could see little point in the race-centric society of Velocitron, but was instead far more interested to observe the Velocitronians' unique [[Cyber Key]]s. In accordance with Optimus's instructions, he tried to keep Hot Shot from interacting with the natives, but their mission was barely underway before Hot Shot had disobeyed and intervened in a local dispute. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} With non-interference now a dead prospect, Red helped Hot Shot defeat local bullies [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], then checked over their injured victim, [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]]. Initially attempting to pose as native Velocitronians, the pair were found out by Brakedown's young friend [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] when he overheard Red Alert giving Hot Shot a dressing down for his insubordination. With Clocker's aid, the pair were brought before planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], who offered them information if Hot Shot could beat her in a race; he failed to do so, but Red accused him of racing for his own ego, rather than for the mission. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

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After Hot Shot blew his systems in his next race with Override, Red Alert went scavenging for parts in a junkyward, where he was attacked by Crumplezone and Ransack, who had fallen in with the Decepticons. Although he was able to overpower them, Red was felled with ease by their commanding officer, Starscream. {{storylink|Speed}} Red recovered, but his disposition was not helped by the experience, as he continued to lambast Hot Shot for putting himself ahead of the mission, causing the pair to almost come to blows. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} Nonetheless, Red refrained from confessing their breach of protocol to Optimus Prime when he next reported on their progress. He observed Crumplezone and Ransack beating up [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]], and overcame his reluctance to intervene, but was fortunately prevented from having to do so by the arrival of Override. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

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With the [[Planet Cup]] about to start—the race which would determined the leader of Velocitron and conferred upon its winner possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key—Red Alert summoned Optimus Prime to the Speed Planet. {{storylink|Ship}} Forced to confess their failure to follow his orders upon Prime's arrival, Red Alert explained the situation, and Prime excused their actions after seeing Override's obstinacy for himself. Red himself participated in the opening heat of the Planet Cup, helping Hot Shot overcome a mechanical hiccup that prevented him from accelerating by dragging him along in his slipstream. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Red and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] guarded Hot Shot's rear for the rest of the race, and despite Decepticon interference, Red progressed to the second heat. {{storylink|Race}} Racing took its toll on the pair during this round of the contest, they dropped out to help put out fires Decepticon meddling had caused. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

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During training for the next leg of the Planet Cup, Red Alert relayed a distress call from Overhaul on the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to Optimus, and gave voice to the theory he had formed based on observing the Velocitronians' Cyber Keys that the Transformers had been shaped in different ways by the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Savage}} Red was a spectator for the next race, discovering stowaway Mini-Cons [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] in the crowd. {{storylink|Sand}} In preparation for the final round of the cup, Red had bad news for Hot Shot: the stress on his system from the races so far would require a passenger to ride with him to constantly modify his system. He achieved victory with [[Coby Hansen]]'s help and won the Autobots their first Cyber Planet Key, though this didn't stop Red from good-naturedly ribbing him on the winner's platform. {{storylink|Champion}} When the key was inserted into the [[Omega Lock]], it emitted a signal that Red and the other Autobots followed to the [[Arctic]], though their search for whatever it was pointing the way to was fruitless. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[File:Retreat redalert cyberkeypower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Let's go practice medicine."]]
After having some of the damage he had sustained during his Velocitronian adventures repaired by Coby, {{Storylink|Honor}} Red Alert put his own repair skills to work giving Optimus Prime a tune-up so that he could battle [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leader of Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} Prime won ownership of Jungle Planet's Cyber Planet Key, and Red Alert and all the other Autobots [[space bridge]]d to Jungle Planet to help fight off Megatron when he tried to steal it. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}} The addition of this key to the Omega Lock again directed the Autobots to the Arctic, but Red stayed behind at base while Prime led a small team to investigate. {{storylink|Trap}} Prime's team was trapped in an avalanche caused by the emergence of the Arctic mystery—ancient Decepticons hidden in stasis who had been freed by Starscream—so Red Alert and the other Autobots sped to their rescue, digging them out so they could take the fight to their new enemies. When Optimus was injured in the subsequent fight, Red Alert called retreat so he could tend to his leader's wounds. {{Storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} Seeing no recourse but to retreat to Cybertron with the Omega Lock, the Autobots attempted to leave, but were systematically cut down in their escape attempt by Starscream; Red fell alongside Landmine as the renegade Decepticon smashed through their Cyber Key powers. {{storylink|Retreat}}

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With the Omega Lock in Starscream's clutches, the Autobots had to focus their efforts on recovering it from his island base, only to be stymied by a battle with Megatron at [[Niagara Falls]]. Red Alert, Hot Shot and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] faced off against the Decepticon leader and were mowed down by his "Death Machine Gun". {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Vector Prime transported the grievously wounded trio to a nearby military base where their human allies began trying to repair them, but Red Alert insisted they were too damaged to save. [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] refused to take accept his fatalism, and as Hot Shot and Scattorshot announced their desire to keep living and fighting, he realized how shamefully he was acting. Their hearts all burning with [[burning spirit]], the three Autobots were able to tap into the power of the Omega Lock from afar, and were reformatted into powerful new forms, becoming the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. They returned to Niagara Falls to resume their battle with Megatron, allowing Optimus to depart to track the energy surge from the Lock that had reformatted them to Starscream's secret island base. {{storylink|Critical}} After Megatron was repelled, Red Alert and his new team joined the battle on Starscream's island, from which they were sent back to Cybertron to clear the way for the impending arrival of the recovered Omega Lock, {{storylink|Assault}} riding the unstable space bridge with the help of Coby, Lori and [[Bud Hansen|Bud]]. Upon reaching the planet, they discovered it infested with insectoid [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} and set about exterminating them. [[File:Balance red scans jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} Just after they got through wiping them out, the team were confronted with Megatron once more and leapt to battle him, but were easily repulsed by his energy aura. Instead, they just stood back and watched as Optimus Prime appeared to destroy Megatron with the Omega Lock, then used the Lock's power to transform Cybertron into the body of their god and creator [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

After communion with Primus revealed that the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key lay on [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, First Aid scanned [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s memory banks to uncover the co-ordinates of the planet, which lay in another dimension. {{storylink|Balance}} When Jolt, the other Mini-Cons and the kids were snatched by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to gain the same info, Red Alert helped Vector Prime trace their whereabouts, {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} eventually locating them on Starscream's starship, the ''[[Atlantis]]''. Red and Scattorshot joined Vector Prime in warping to the ship to rescue their stranded friends. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[File:Cyb ep38 this may sting.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ze healing is not as rewarding as ze hurting."]]
In preparation for the dimensional crossing required to reach Gigantion, Red Alert studied Optimus Primes's [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Vector Prime's [[Rhisling|sword]] and distilled a stabilizing "vaccine" from them that would allow the Autobots to endure the reality flux the crossing would subject them. {{storylink|Family}} Red helped to co-ordinate the distribution of Primus's energy so that the god could fend off an attack from Starscream, {{storylink|Titans}} then administered his vaccine to the other Autobots as they readied for departure aboard the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]''. While travelling between dimension, the ''Ogygia'' had its main engine damaged by the ''Atlantis'', but Red Alert and Coby's combined mechanical skills fixed it in the nick of time. {{storylink|Warp}}

Red Alert and the other Autobots proceeded to make contact with native Gigantions and explained their mission, {{storylink|Giant}} but were soon served their first major defeat on the planet when they were bested by Megatron, who had become Galvatron again through the power of the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} After Red helped to rescue Bud from the ''Atlantis'', the Autobots divided into teams to work their way towards the centre of the many-layered planet, where the Cyber Planet Key lay. {{storylink|City}}[[File:Challenge redalert cyberkeypower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] Red Alert and his Cybertron Defense Teammates took one route together, overcoming the illusions of Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Challenge}} besting [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], but again falling before the might of Galvatron. {{Storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} They recovered in time to join the other Autobots in battle on the planet's lowest level, besting Galvatron and securing the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} Galvatron soon returned to seize the complete set of keys, cutting Red and the other Autobots down in the process and leaving them stranded on Gigantion with no way back to their universe. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} Red Alert and Scattorshot handled the programming side of things as the Autobots attempted to create a new space bridge to return home, but the endeavor met with failure, forcing Vector Prime to sacrifice himself using his powers over space and time to return his allies to Cybertron. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return to their homeworld, Red Alert, Hot Shot and Scattorshot engaged the Decepticons in battle to allow Optimus Prime to tussle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Galvatron then used the Cyber Planet Keys to enlarge his Decepticons to giant size, and the Cybertron Defense Team joined in the effort to take on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], allowing Prime to pursue Galvatron and reclaim the keys. {{storylink|End}} Primus subsequently sealed the black hole, and Red Alert turned his attention to helping in the construction of planetary engines that would move the displaced Jungle Planet back to its proper orbit. He was among the assembled Cybertronians who helped right the engines when they were damaged, saving Jungle Planet, then gathered on Cybertron's moon with his comrades to watch Optimus Prime's final battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With the war over, the Autobots embarked on a mission to build a new space bridge across the galaxy, linking all their worlds together. Red Alert was among the crew of the ''Atlantis'', ever by Optimus Prime's side. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the end of the war, Red Alert and other comrades of Optimus Prime met with a group of Autobots responsible for fighting off [[Unicron]] and saving the [[Mini-Con]] colonies while Prime's team was busy with the whole Cyber Planet Key business. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
During the war, Red Alert suffered a terrible injury that nearly killed him. This near-death experience taught him to value life in all its forms. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Red Alert's profile}} During one of his many battles on Cybertron, Red Alert defended the main Autobot headquarters from a Decepticon attack alongside [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. When it was revealed that angry Mini-Cons planned to bomb the base, he and the others retreated. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} A few million years later, Red Alert participated in another battle with the Decepticons, but ended up retreating again as the enemy's Mini-Con augmentations rendered them too powerful. He wondered where the Mini-Cons who escaped from Cybertron had disappeared to, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] told him it was best if nobody ever found out. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}

But it was not to be. Just a short while later, a Mini-Con reactivation beacon reached Cybertron, and the Autobots tracked it to [[Earth]] to protect the Mini-Cons from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While Red Alert and the others were outgunned by the Decepticons at first, the Mini-Cons pitched in and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] joined with Red Alert, allowing him to shoot down [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} After the Decepticons were chased off, the Autobots stood watch as the Mini-Cons and their new [[human]] friends made their way into some small caves. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} They later decided that the best way to keep the Mini-Cons safe was to send them back to Cybertron, so Red Alert prepared a [[space bridge]] for them. In the end, the Mini-Cons refused to leave their friends, and a Decepticon attack wrecked the space bridge anyway.
{{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

Alongside Hot Shot and Optimus Prime, Red Alert later helped save the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] from Starscream. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 5|Devices and Desires!}} When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] their base from the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Red Alert despaired that their space bridge was still offline, so they couldn't prepare a counteroffensive. Thankfully, Hot Shot managed to repair the bridge and used it to send the missiles straight back at the Decepticons. Not Red Alert the scientist, but ''Hot Shot''. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===The Balance of Power===
Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] were entrusted with a mission to track down an ancient Mini-Con relic deep in Decepticon territory. The duo ran afoul of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and numerous [[Decepticlone]]s backing him up, forcing Red Alert to send out a distress signal. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus]] arrived to bolster their firepower in short order, which in turn drew [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] into the conflict. Though Red Alert was willing to do battle with the Decepticon leader himself, Optimus told him to stand down, so he could take on Megatron on his own. As the two leaders clashed, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] uncovered the artifact and activated it, and a portal opened, leading to the Mini-Cons' hiding place. The Decepticons flung themselves into the portal, and the Autobots followed them... to Earth. The search for the Mini-Cons began in earnest on this new world. {{storylink|The Balance of Power}}
{{note|This comic was written as a tie-in to the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' video game]], but its details differ from the introduction seen in the game itself. [[#PS2|See below]] for Red Alert's role in the game.}}

===Reader's Digest ''Armada'' novels===
Red Alert was one of the Autobots teleported to Earth by the warp gate within the remains of a Mini-Con ship. Despite the radical change in scenery, Red Alert continued to do battle against the Decepticons who had been teleported alongside them. The fighting came to an end, temporarily, thanks to the efforts of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Battle Begins|The Battle Begins}}

After securing their base on Earth, Optimus, Hot Shot and Red Alert headed to a nearby highway to adopt new alternate modes based on local vehicles. Red Alert took on the form of a four-wheel drive rescue vehicle that was part ambulance, part firetruck, part armored car. When their human allies joined them, Red Alert scrutinized their Mini-Con companions with great interest, as he had only heard of the diminutive robots in old war stories up until that point. Explosions emanating from nearby interrupted Red Alert's observations. The Decepticons were attacking the Autobots' base! The Autobots launched a counter-attack, with Red Alert deflecting a missile the Decepticon Demolishor aimed towards Optimus Prime. A stray shot from Megatron then caused a rockslide, prompting Hot Shot to leave the battlefront in order to keep the children out of harm's way. Red Alert reconvened with him afterwards, only to find that Hot Shot had gotten himself a Mini-Con partner! The children had recovered several Mini-Con panels that had been unearthed by the rock slide. One of the panels responded to Red Alert's presence, the robot within bonding with him mentally. The Mini-Con then transformed into an additional arm for Red Alert, prompting him to name his new partner “Longarm.” Rejoining the battle, Red Alert used Longarm to lift Demolishor off the ground and toss him at Megatron. Realizing they were outmatched, the Decepticons retreated, though they managed to steal away the remaining Mini-Con panels as they warped off-planet. The children were saddened that the Decepticons had managed to take off with Mini-Cons in tow, but the Autobots assured them that they had done everything they could, and joined them in a "circle of friendship." {{storylink|Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots|Race for the Mini-Con Robots}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Red Alert was part of the Autobot forces during a battle in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. Following the Decepticon withdrawal, he was able to successfully retrieve a Mini-Con from a mud pit. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm a doctor, not a dimension traveller!]]
A Red Alert hailed from [[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]. He, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] had just battled and driven off the Decepticons [[Landslide (Decepticon)|Landslide]], [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]], and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] when Unicron abducted him. Unicron would have also gotten Longarm if [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] hadn't shoved Longarm out of the way and taken his place. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/9/2015}} The pair were subsequently held prisoner in the [[Cauldron]] arena. The quick thinking of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] released them, and Red Alert participated in the great escape led by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} However, Red Alert and Firebot's home reality had seemingly ceased to exist, and thus they ended up in [[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]] with another [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] who had also been in the Cauldron. This Smokescreen helped them adapt to their new home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/9/2015}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Fastest Dream! Hot Shot's Run}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===Cyber Key Code content===
Red Alert fought beside [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] until one day [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] used his Energon Saber to cut off his hand. Red Alert has never forgiven him.

===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Red Alert's first duty was to defend and heal the sick and injured. Thusly, Optimus Prime sent the Mini-Con [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] under Red Alert's protection to the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] (although Dirt Boss viewed it as him doing the protecting). They happily worked side by side to ensure that all who needed protection were safe. {{storylink|#Cybertron|Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio}}

==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Daran Norris]] (English)|[[Tomás Rubio]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Hubert Drac]] (French), [[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian)}}
When Optimus Prime left the base, Red Alert served as his dispatcher, alerting him via radio to mission objectives and giving him warnings.

Red Alert also took to the field, fighting the Decepticons and their army of [[Decepticlone]]s through various locations. He was accompanied by [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], his [[Mini-Con]] partner, with whom he could [[Powerlinx]]. He eventually merged with all the [[Mini-Con]]s that formed the [[Matrix Cannon]], ultimately defeating [[Unicron]] and saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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{{storylink|Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Red-Alert-Armada.jpg|thumb|400px|"Dammit, I'm a doctor-" "Not a pawn in this game, we know!" "...am I really that predictable?"]]
Red Alert participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 25 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armada RedAlertLongarm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|RED UH-LURT! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Longarm''' (Max-Con Class, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Patrol'''
:*''Takara and Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Claw-missile, disc, blaster attachment, triple-blaster attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Red Alert transforms into a white Nissan Patrol rescue SUV, loaded up with [[gimmick]]s. Placing his partner [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]] (or any other Mini-Con) onto the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his lightbar and pushing it forward triggers flashing LED lights and a voice chip that proclaims "RED-A-LERT! WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO!" Pulling the Mini-Con back, on the other hand, releases a spring-loaded missile launcher that flips out from his roof and into place over his hood, accompanied by an electronic firing noise. This weapon fires a missile with a hinged grappling claw. Placing a Mini-Con on his hood plug causes his grill to spring open, revealing a pressure-firing disc launcher that fires a single projectile when the Mini-Con is pulled back, also accompanied by a "rat-tat-tat" firing sound effect.

: In [[robot mode]], Red Alert retains use of both of these gimmicks, with the missile launcher now flipping all the way over his left shoulder; the launcher can also be removed and used as a hand-held weapon. Instead of having a left hand, he instead sports a [[5 mm post|5 mm peg-hole]] in his wrist, an attachment point for one of two translucent red "blasters" that are stored in the door-panel on his right leg. (He is most often depicted in fiction with the single-barrel attachment). The panel of his left leg, meanwhile, unfolds into a Mini-Con repair bay with a flip-up translucent red monitor screen and a plug for mounting Mini-Con patients. Due to the lack of clearance between his legs, the wheels attached to the panels, and the entire back assembly (when locked into place in robot mode), unfolding these panels has a tendency to create stress on the hinges, leading to the thinner white part of the joint to crack and/or split. Additionally, Red Alert has an unused cartoon [[character model]] sheet featured in the back of ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' that shows the entire left side of the vehicle mode opened up into a full repair bay, with the repair bay panel flipped out in vehicle mode, his left arm with one of the attachments equipped folded out as a repair arm, and his robot mode foot folded down as a support strut to hold the left side of the vehicle mode up (since the wheel isn't touching the ground when the panel is folded down). This can be loosely recreated with the toy—however, the foot can't be placed flat on the ground, and instead only his toe supports the vehicle in this configuration… but hey, it works! It's likely this was the intended function for Red Alert's repair bay platform, as folding it out in robot mode (like the toy is often advertised), has (previously mentioned) clearance issues.

: [[Hasbro]] seemingly not having learnt their lesson back in the mid-80s with the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Ratchet toy]] [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Notes|and character models]] featuring the trademarked [[Red Cross]] logo, released Red Alert with [[tampograph]]ed red crosses, leading to a court battle between the two companies (more on this [[#Notes|below]]).

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' "Ratchet" and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' "Patrol" releases feature some slight [[Paint operation|paint application]] differences from the Hasbro release, mainly a "separated" Autobot insignia and the addition of dark blue paint on his kneecaps. His electronic sound effects are also slightly altered, removing the "RED-A-LERT!" portion and just going right to the siren sounds.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Sam's Club-exclusive [[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie line]] [[Inferno (Movie)#Toys|Inferno]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Powerlinx Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ORANGE UH-LURT! (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Red Alert with Powerlinx Longarm''' (Max-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-12'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Claw-missile, disc, blaster attachment, triple-blaster attachment

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Armada'' Max-Cons, this [[redeco]] of Red Alert, depicting him in his powered-up "Powerlinx" form seen in the "Unicron Battles" portion of the ''Armada'' cartoons, makes him predominantly orange with white stripes and [[tampograph]]ed "RESCUE" lettering, giving him a more beach-rescue vibe. He retains all of the same gimmicks and sounds as the previous version of the mold, and comes with a redecoed Longarm.

: Powerlinx Red Alert was to feature red crosses like his original toy initially, but it was dropped prior to release, after [[Red Cross]] took Hasbro to court over the logos "misuse".

: The Takara "Ratchet Super Mode" release has some slight paint application differences, mainly additional metallic red paint on his arms (notably his right hand), and the removal of the "EMERGENCY" text on his hood.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Powerlinx Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR ArmadaRedAlert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Alert's left hand is restored by the power of not-[[LEGO]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert w/ Longarm''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Three missiles

: One of the larger ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Red Alert can be built into an emergency SUV, robot, or whatever your imagination can make out of the blocks provided. The set features a large pressure-launch triple-missile "Gatling" cannon.

: He also came with a [[Longarm (Armada)#Built to Rule!|block-version of Longarm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Built to Rule! Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cut you up, geezer! (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara and Mocom Toy name'': '''First Aid'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-11'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[February 10]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Coe'': '''d26w'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Red Alert transforms into a {{w|Dodge Magnum}}-inspired emergency vehicle. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his car mode causes two rear side-panels to pop out and reveal two spring-forward non-firing blasters. This gimmick is retained in robot mode, where they become over-shoulder blasters. He features an unusual transformation sequence where both the front and rear halves of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] come together to form his legs. His hood halves open to reveal storage space for extra tools (a hammer-head and an opening claw) that can be attached onto his left arm blaster. Later releases of the mold had slight indents made in the leg pieces to allow them to clip together better.

: The Takara and [[Mocom Toy]] ''Galaxy Force'' "First Aid" toy lacks the gold paint on the robot mode shoulders, and has lighter blue paint than the Hasbro Red Alert release. And of course, the Cyber Key lacks the Hasbro version's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]].

: This mold was later used to make [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]], the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie-verse]] [[Crankcase (Movie)#Toys|Crankcase]], and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Timelines|Kup]]. The Kup tooling was also the model for the non-toy [[Kup (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Kup]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Defence Red Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
[[File:GalaxyForce-UltraFirstAid-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara / Mocom Toy version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Red Alert''' (Ultra Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''First Gunner'''
:*''Mocom Toy name'': '''Ultra First Aid'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-21'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Large missile, projectile, spring-loaded shield/multi-tool arm, clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''up0t'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: An upgraded, all-new tooling of Red Alert, "[[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense]]" Red now transforms into a cross between a Russian {{w|R-400 Oka}} mobile ballistic missile launcher and a {{w|BTR-90}} armored personnel carrier. The left side of his vehicle mode has a flip-up non-firing double-blaster, which can also be "used" in robot mode. Inserting a Cyber Key into the rear of the missile rack splits the missile open, activates lights and an electronic beeping sound, and exposes the inner spring-loaded projectile-launching translucent "laser cannon". When the missile itself is "launched"/slid off, it lights up and plays a sound of it taking off.

: In robot mode, Red Alert finally has two normal robotic hands, and he comes with a shield that can be mounted on either arm. When a Key is inserted into the top of the shield, a cannon flips out, and its barrel tip can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw), emulating his old multi-tool arm. He has two (nonfunctional) Mini-Con hardpoints in vehicle mode, and two ''different'' hardpoints in robot mode.

: The Takara "First Gunner" and [[Mocom Toy]] "Ultra First Aid" releases feature additional red details on the missile, blue paint on the gripping claw, and replaces the greenish-blue border on the Cyber Key with silver.

: Possibly because the Western name for the "Vanguard Team" (Cybertron Defense Team) was decided very late in the game, early batches of this toy available at retail and from online stores were lacking the "Cybertron Defense" portion of the name on the packaging. However, the more widespread version with the full name was found within mere days of the original version's initial retail sighting.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Megatron]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)|Countdown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/CybDefRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Cybertron Defence Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy RedDirtTins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|First he tried [[Powerlinx]]ing with the [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|other Dirt Boss]]. That didn't go so well.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Dirt Boss''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Walmart]] stores, this multi-pack features an unchanged [[#Cybertron|Deluxe-class Red Alert]] with a new [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Mini-Con [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]], who also came with his own carrying tin.

: [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]] confirms that the ''Cybertron'' [[Tiny Tins]] exclusives were originally planned with two different [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] decos in mind, hence the backstory involving one version of the Team being from an alternate universe and the Tins' decos showing the Mini-Cons in silhouette rather than the normal full-color images. He could not confirm what the then-chosen decos were, however, but it seems likely they were re-packs of the two schemes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', given the use of "[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]".

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-toy bundle, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], Red Alert, [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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[[File:Cyb-toy CriticalPath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No, we don't know why the path is so critical either.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Critical Path Pack! Sideways vs. Red Alert''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: This two-pack of the Deluxe-size Red Alert and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]] toys was made available only at [[Target]] stores, retailing for $16.99. The toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOC CD Red Alert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In this instance, the "C" in "ICBM" stands for "cul-de-sac".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: A much-simplified version of the "Cybertron Defense" incarnation of Red Alert in terms of detail and articulation, this toy was made available in the third wave of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. The missile is permanently in its split-open state, and permanently attached to his body.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Classics|Perceptor]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Onslaught]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Legends Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Autobot Red Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Robertcop.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Red Alert''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' blaster, hand missile, claw
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyagers, "Autobot Red Alert" is an updated version of his ''Armada'' Design, trading away most of the original toys gimmicks for increased articulation and show-accuracy.

:As for the gimmicks left, he still retains the ability to replace his left hand with either of 2 gun attachments, and can deploy his missile launcher (with non functioning claw missile) in vehicle mode. As with most other ''Armada'' figures from recent lines, he does not come with his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Though he does feature some posts if one wants to place an original one on there.

:Red Alert was revealed at ''[[Cybertron Con]]'' 2024, and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

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==Merchandise==
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===McDonald's===
[[File:Armadatoy happymeal redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Red Alert''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 2002)
**''McID number'': '''6'''
:Part of the ''Armada'' Happy Meal promo at [[McDonald's]], this simplified version of Red Alert features a {{w|friction motor}} which is activated by pushing in his engine block/ head. The more you push the button, the further he'll zip along in SUV mode.

:The toy also features a [[Powerlinx]] post, which enable him to form a "leg" to the really silly-looking [[Mighty Robot]] into which the four Autobots in the range combine; his normal placement is as the left leg. He also has one Mini-Con Powerlinx port on each of his doors, so he can activate the Mini-Con features on larger figures.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on McDonald's Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===Burger King===
[[File:Cybertrontoy burgerking redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Red Alert''' (Burger King kids meal toy, 2005)
:Available only as part of Burger King's ''Cybertron'' promotion, this version of Red Alert is a very simplified version of the original toy, transforming into an emergency vehicle, devoid of any [[gimmick]]ry... and that includes ''functional wheels''. That's right, this toy doesn't even ''roll'' in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BKRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Burger King Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF RedAlert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Alert apparently never skips leg day ''or'' arm day. Yikes.]]
*'''Ratchet''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:A three-inch tall non-transforming PVC figurine of Red Alert was released in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-specific ninth wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. The figure came in both full color and metallic silver "pewter" variants, available at an equal ratio one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

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[[File:SCF armada redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Quite possibly the first ever recorded dab.]]
*'''Ratchet (Cybertron Mode)'''{{fact}} (2002)
**''Act'': '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:A rare "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]" of Red Alert in his Cybertronian body, as seen in the [[Metamorphosis (Armada)|second episode]] of the ''Armada'' cartoon, was available in the tenth and final ''Super Collection Figure'' wave. He has a new torso and backpack, and the vehicle [[kibble]] on his limbs has been removed. It could only be found in one out of every ten cases, taking the place of the full-color version of the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Optimus Prime Super Mode]] figure from that assortment.

:All of the Act-10 SCF figurines use considerably softer, more rubbery plastic than the previous assortments. This leads to some difficulty in keeping some figures standing, plus the pewter versions can be extremely hard to peg back together, as the pegs will just squash rather than pop into the sockets. This also leads to a greater risk of mushroom-pegs tearing on the pewter versions if the paint sticks together within the sockets.
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===Mini Car Collection===
*'''Ratchet''' (die-cast vehicle, 2003)
:French die-cast model producers [[Majorette]] teamed with Kabaya to produce the ''[[Transformers Mini Car Collection]]'', a line of ''Armada''-themed die-cast vehicles, all of which were redecos of pre-existing Majorette toys. Red Alert was a redeco of Majorette toy #285—a 4WD patrol car— now bearing the Autobot insignia, the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo, and an image of the Autobot medic on its hood. The toy came with a pack of gum.

::*''[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/4443/ratchet More information on Mini Car Collection Ratchet at Shmax.com]''

===Battle for Cybertron Game===
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)
:A small figurine of Red Alert was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.
::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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==Notes==
* According to Aaron Archer, Red Alert's design was mostly inspired by the ''Power Rangers'' lines being developed at the time, with a head sculpt inspired by RoboCop.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=His design is influenced by #robocop and #powerrangers / I am a huge fan of the Robocop and ed 209 designs and i loved the movie in high school. but the bigger influence was power rangers and japanese suit shows. / I was in japan a lot the summer of 2001 and looking at all the Japanese brands while there. A new ultraman and Ranger show hit along w a few others and Red Alert was created during that influence.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Buhw4GXHcQX/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=03}}</ref>
[[File:LOTMYearbookRepairBed.jpg|thumb|225px]]
** As seen in concept art published in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'', Aaron Archer sketched a wide range of headsculpt ideas for Red Alert (designated with the placeholder name '''Rescue Extreme''').<ref>[https://twitter.com/walruslaw/status/1300537166674767873 Concept art scan from @walruslaw, 31 August 2020]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I love show reference books and #perfectguide books ,fun to be part of the #transformersarmada version.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvyqdB3n3Wn/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=04|day=03}}</ref> A common theme is a large siren perched atop his cranium, which is downplayed in the final look.
* Several of Red Alert's ''Armada'' toy gimmicks along with an additional "Repair Bed" (リペアべッド ''Ripea Beddo'') configuration for his robot mode & vehicle mode (which can be very loosely replicated with the toy by opening the left door, uncurling the arm and plugging in one of the hand attachments; unfolding the side of the vehicle to form the bed itself, and repositioning the robot mode foot as a support for the now-missing wheel) are depicted in the back of the ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'' among his [[character model|production materials]] for the cartoon. Sadly, neither his robot mode or vehicle mode Repair Bed configurations made it into the show.
** Additionally, his "E-Tool Container" (エ具コンテナ ''E-Gu Kontena'', the compartment on his right leg) was also ignored throughout the duration of the cartoon. Model sheets show that, had it been utilized, a small mechanism would've slid up on a rail and an arm would've extended out from the mechanism, grabbing the tool-hand he removed, then the mechanism would store it and lift the replacement tool-hand out for him to then grab.
* The ''Armada'' Red Alert toy's "WOO WOO WOO" sound effect has since become a famous in-joke within the ''Transformers'' [[fandom]]. For a short time, it also became something of an impromptu chant among fans at ''Transformers'' conventions. Reportedly, at the start of the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[Hasbro]] Panel, several fans started chanting "WOO WOO WOO WOO!" to the initial confusion of Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]], until he realized what was occurring.
* As a result of Hasbro using the "red cross on white backdrop" symbol on the original ''Armada'' Red Alert toy, the [[Red Cross|International Committee of the Red Cross]], who have the symbol [[trademark]]ed and ''vigorously'' protect their claim to it, took Hasbro to court over the use of their symbol. This in turn resulted in the symbol not only being dropped from the toy's "Powerlinx" [[redeco]], but also having to be removed from the then-current [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics.<ref name="redcross">{{citesocial|quote=At the time, Hasbro had recently been taken to court by the Red Cross for using the trademarked Red Cross emblem on the Armada Red Alert toy. So Hasbro had to make sure the red cross was removed from any toy or licensed product (like a comic) including G1 Ratchet. This is also why they changed the cross logo to some made-up gear logo for the Armada Red Alert repaint [...] So, starting with TFG1 Vol.2 #2 we had to start coloring Ratchet a little differently, no big deal. When it BECAME a big deal was actually the above-shown TF G1 Vol.2 #3. During production of this issue the change was forgotten and Ratchet was colored the old way with red crosses showing. This actually happened while I was on vacation, and when I came back I saw the early print samples of the issue had just come in. After a quick review I noticed the mistake, and everybody scrambled trying to figure out what to do. I remember we tried begging Hasbro to let is slide just this once, but no go (their hands were really tied after the lawsuit). So the whole print run of the issue was pulped and reprinted. Not sure what the exact number of copies was, but it would have been at least 70,000 comics destroyed. Ouch! For comparison to these days comics, that would be the full prints runs at least 4 or 5 IDW Transformers comics.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830111944/http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2012/04/05/dreamslaves-4-red-crosses/|name=Matt Moylan|site=Lil Formers|title=DREAMSLAVES #4: Red Crosses|year=2012|month=04|day=05}}</ref>
* The x-ray image of his inner structure seen in the end credits of ''Legends of the Microns'' shows him having a pair of normal eyes behind his visor.
* According to the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PlayStation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Red Alert's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
**Mass: 3,838 lbs
**Robot height: 19' 8"
**Robot top speed: 37 mph
**Vehicle height: 7' 3"
**Vehicle top speed: 155 mph
**Vehicle power: 450 hp @ 6600 rpm
* His Cybertron Defense toy's Cyber Key Code info contains a reference to [[The Transformers: The Movie|the '86 movie]]. According to the info, Hot Shot had his arm torn off during the battle with the Scrapmetals. Red Alert mended the arm better than it had been before, even fixing a bad rotator cuff. This references [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s repair of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] ("You even got rid of a nasty burr on my rotator").

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto''), '''Ratchet Super Mode''' (ラチェット{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}} ''Rachetto Sūpā Mōdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Riadó''' ("Alert")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hóngsè Jǐngbào''' (China, 红色警报, "Red Alert")
*''Korean:'' '''Patrol''' (패트롤 ''Paeteurol'')
*''Polish:'' '''Alarmus'''
*''Russian:'' '''Paniker''' (Паникёр, "Alarmist")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Alerta Vermelho''' (Brazil, "Red Alert")
*''Spanish:'' '''Alerta Roja''' (Hispanic America, "Red Alert")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''First Aid''' (ファストエイド ''Fasuto Eido''), '''First Gunner''' (Vanguard Team, ファストガンナー ''Fasuto Gannā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Riadó'''
*''Korean:'' '''First Aid''' (퍼스트에이드 ''Peoseuteu Eideu''), '''Ultra First Aid''' (Cybertron Guard, 울트라 퍼스트에이드 ''Ulteura Peoseuteu Eideu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
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Solus Prime

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Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw, it is her fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends with [[Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide-ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]]. Her creations include:

* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb]]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatron's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''One'' film===
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
** ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
** ''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[September 29]], 2018'''
** ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Solus Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
* '''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]], revealed on the site before Hasbro officially announced it. It was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
{{anchor|Transformers: Age of the Primes}}
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-DeluxeSolusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
:*''Accessories:'' [[Forge of Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime is inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

:Her forge hammer is detachable from its hilt and the whole accessory can be stored on one of her ports in vehicle mode.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
* Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
* The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus in the Aligned continuity, as detailed in her section of the ''Covenant'', is that Cybertronians do ''not'' "have gender in the same way that humans and certain other biological species do", but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help facilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of those biological races, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. It indicates, however, that 1/13th of the Cybertronian population has a divergent neurological architecture that supposedly is necessary to interact with the Creation Lathe, thus effectively denoting that their neurology has gender-equivalent differences. This explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender concept found among organics.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

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Solus Prime

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw, it is her fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends with [[Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide-ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]]. Her creations include:

* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb]]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatron's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''One'' film===
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
** ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
** ''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[September 29]], 2018'''
** ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Solus Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
{{anchor|PWTSE}}{{anchor|SpecialEdition}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
* '''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]], revealed on the site before Hasbro officially announced it. It was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
{{anchor|Transformers: Age of the Primes}}
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-DeluxeSolusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
:*''Accessories:'' Forge of Solus Prime
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime seems to be inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]] series''. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

:Her forge hammer is detachable from it's hilt and the whole accessory can be stored on one of her ports in vehicle mode.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
* Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
* The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus in the Aligned continuity, as detailed in her section of the ''Covenant'', is that Cybertronians do ''not'' "have gender in the same way that humans and certain other biological species do", but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help facilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of those biological races, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. It indicates, however, that 1/13th of the Cybertronian population has a divergent neurological architecture that supposedly is necessary to interact with the Creation Lathe, thus effectively denoting that their neurology has gender-equivalent differences. This explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender concept found among organics.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

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Solus Prime

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Tetratron: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the [[Thirteen]], '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Among her friends she is much loved both for her abilities to forge nearly any device they need and for her intelligence and positive supportive personality. If she has any flaw, it is her fierce and angry temper that quickly flares up at any sign of injustice. She finds joy in creation, which is why she's particularly close friends with [[Nexus Prime]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Onyx Prime]] who revel in similar pursuits. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. The two are bound by a close devoted romantic love unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time online and off rejoicing in each other's presence. (The fact that both have quick fiery tempers surely won't cause issues down the road.)

All [[female Transformer]]s are patterned from her template and thus are gifted with a similar processing architecture, which is the main differentiation between them and their male counterparts.

Many of the arsenal of magnificent weaponry and icons wielded by the other original Transformers are her impressive handiwork, created by an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems specializing in wide-ranging and powerful parallel processing, and manifesting in the holographic lattice known as the [[Creation Lathe]]. Her creations include:

* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb]]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatron's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''One'' film===
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
** ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
** ''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[September 29]], 2018'''
** ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Solus Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
* '''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Dastard#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]], revealed on the site before Hasbro officially announced it. It was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
{{anchor|Transformers: Age of the Primes}}
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOPtoy-DeluxeSolusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
* '''Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
:*''Accessories:'' Forge of Solus Prime
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime seems to be inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]] series''. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

Her forge hammer is detachable from it's hilt and the whole accessory can be stored on one of her ports in vehicle mode.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
* Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
* Suns are capable of forging any raw element under the right conditions, so it's fitting that Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements.
* The explanation for the use of the 'she' pronoun for Solus in the Aligned continuity, as detailed in her section of the ''Covenant'', is that Cybertronians do ''not'' "have gender in the same way that humans and certain other biological species do", but instead use pronouns as a result of a communication protocol designed to help facilitate dialogue between Cybertronians and the members of those biological races, as a means of recognizing and celebrating difference. It indicates, however, that 1/13th of the Cybertronian population has a divergent neurological architecture that supposedly is necessary to interact with the Creation Lathe, thus effectively denoting that their neurology has gender-equivalent differences. This explanation does not preclude the possibility that a Cybertronian could voluntarily self-identify with a gender concept found among organics.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

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Tarn (G1)

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{{disambigm|Tarn (disambiguation)|Glitch (disambiguation)}}
:''Tarn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE Tarn Alex Milne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He kills you with culture... and also ''violence''.]]
'''Tarn''' (aka '''Damus''' and '''Glitch''') is an eloquent [[Decepticon]]. He enjoys nothing more than playing beautiful [[The Empyrean Suite|music]] as he waxes poetic quoting ''[[Towards Peace]]'' and other philosophical works by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. He tends to indulge these pleasures at the same time he's using his [[outlier (group)|outlier]] ability to cause the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s latest transgressor's spark to self-destruct. The leader of the D.J.D., Tarn epitomizes the mentality of the team. He is beyond zealous in his devotion to Megatron's cause, going so far as to emboss the Decepticon [[insignia]] onto his own faceplate. No traitor, no coward is capable of escaping his team.

Despite appearances, Tarn is a mess of contradictions. Viewing himself as the central pillar of the D.J.D., he can be as brutally violent as any other Decepticon, but views himself as a bureaucrat and his team as his administration. He believes his actions are entirely justified, yet sometimes his thoughts are a constant stream of self-denigration. He works hard to run a tight but fair ship, and is not above taking in an open-minded, needy stray. On the other hand, for all his thoughts of sophistication and control, Tarn can go from affable to life-threatening at the least provocation. His addictive tendencies have led to him burning out his original [[transformation cog]] years ago, and his reliance on the power-enhancing [[Nucleon (substance)|Nuke]] can lead to his losing himself to the lust for violence. And have no doubt that while he may try and convince himself otherwise, Tarn is a truly sociopathic murderer. Ultimately whether Tarn is a monster or not is irrelevant. His utter devotion to the Decepticon cause means he will ensure the fear of Megatron is put into any that would consider abandoning their noble goals.

{{quote|If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.|Tarn|"[[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|''More than Meets the Eye'' #5]] (shadowy image); [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]] (full appearance, as Tarn); [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|#10]] (as Glitch)}}

[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Glitch is [[Wolverine (Marvel)|the one with the claws]].]]
Damus was [[reproduction|forged]], born an exceptionally powerful [[Point One Percenter]] {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} and an [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] who possessed the ability to render non-sentient machinery inoperative by touching it, but with one drawback: the power hurt him every time he used it. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Damus attended the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] where they possibly attempted to analyze his brain-wave patterns and kept his outlier status hidden from the [[Senate]] and [[Functionist Council]].

At some point, he crossed the [[Senate]] and was subjected to [[empurata]]: his hands and head replaced to mark him out as someone to shun. After that, to tie in with his power, he started to call himself "Glitch". {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] devised a plan to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s corpse, his [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator friend]] recruited Damus, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] from the Academy to participate in the heist. Damus's part in the plan was to deactivate the deflector beams above the [[Primal Basilica]] and despite a slight hitch when Damus accidentally jammed Skids' grappling hook by touching his arm, the plan succeeded. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following Shockwave's capture and brainwashing by the [[Senate]], the Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s forces. By this time Damus had gotten replacement hands and learned to use his power from a distance, utilizing it to break down [[Elite Guard]] vehicles from afar. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s, then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. Possibly due to interference from his powers, the memory wipe seemed to work less effectively on Damus.

[[File:PermanentRevolution-Backwards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Keith David|"And what would you have your Justice Division do?"]]]]

During the whole affair, Orion Pax had recommended reading Megatron's treatises around Glitch: "powerful stuff," he said. Thanks to Chromedome's memory wipe only partially working on him, Damus hung on to Pax's overheard recommendation and took his first step down a dark path. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Exactly how and when Damus joined the Decepticons is unknown, but Megatron would later claim he had deliberately "corrupted" Tarn to hurt ''someone'' and prove a point. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Damus joined early enough to be at the beginning of Megatron's march across Cybertron. Rebuilt under the supervision of [[Lobe]], {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Damus's power and endurance was considered by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to put him on the same level as a [[Phase Sixer]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} His mask was taken as a sign of Decepticon supremacy but, at least so he told himself, it was really so nobody would notice when he closed his eyes around Decepticon brutality. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} In one particular battle during the war, Damus tussled with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2-results.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"How's it hanging? ... Oh... oh. That dude is ''really'' hanging there. My bad." "Stop it, you uncultured mech. You came here to report, not make puns."]]

Damus became commandant of [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]], where he became associated with "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", playing it at maximum volume to drown out the screams of the prisoners he executed via smelting. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} In this, he was trying to deliberately bastardize a song composed by [[Eucryphia]] to celebrate [[Prima]] and the [[Citadel of Light]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One of his prisoners, soon after the prison's smelting chamber had malfunctioned, was his old comrade Skids. Damus bargained with Skids to fix it, telling him it was a "teleport chamber" and fifty prisoners would be released from Grindcore for this, and was able to con Skids into thinking that he could be trusted. Skids was relaxed enough around Damus to take praise genuinely and push for more freed prisoners later.

In the end, Damus sent all fifty prisoners to the "teleportation chamber" and cruelly forced Skids to watch as it was used to execute a group of prisoners, including Skids' cellmate [[Quark]], melting them down into raw materials for use in the creation of [[M.T.O.]]s. Damus deliberately used the event to cripple Skids' religious faith. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

After Damus became leader of the D.J.D. as "Tarn" (and would never again use his old name), his powers developed to the point where he could shut down sentient machines using his voice alone. Under him, the group became ''very'' focused on paperwork: the [[Decepticon Empire]] required good administration, in his view. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} When [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who had briefly defected to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Animals}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Grimlock profile}} returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was so incensed by the betrayal that he ordered the DJD to bump the Dynobot leader up to the top of the list. In a subsequent battle against Grimlock, Tarn had his face badly mangled by his opponent. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

Some two hundred years ago, Tarn was present at Megatron's current command center when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] returned from a botched mission on [[Xetaxxis]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:LL14-tarn-unmasked.jpg|thumb|There's an ironic joke about [[empurata]] in here if someone cares to find it.]]

Some time later, the DJD established a base on the world of [[Messatine]] in order to obtain the "Nuke" superfuel there. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn coerced [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], head surgeon of the planet's Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], into helping feed his addiction by supplying him with an ever-increasing number of transformation cogs from deceased patients, in exchange for the hospital being unmolested by his team. Pharma would eventually cut off Tarn's supply by orchestrating the facility's shutdown. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

In 2009, following the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Tarn led the D.J.D. to [[Garrus-9]] to find and eliminate his old teacher Shockwave, who was now the most wanted Decepticon on [[The List|the D.J.D's master hit list]]. After intercepting his vessel, however, they discovered that Shockwave had prepared for this eventuality by staffing his ship with crewmembers who were also on the list, in the hopes of bartering their lives for his. Tarn opted to ignore the offer, using his voice to slowly talk the old Senator to death, but Shockwave was able to blast the radio in time. When Shockwave's backup arrived in the form of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], the DJD retreated. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

[[File:Tarn transforms MTMTE08.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|He's got friends on the other side.]]

Though the war formally ended in 2012, Tarn and his group refused to give up the cause—indeed, they would only deign to stand down when Megatron personally commanded it—and continued to hunt down those Decepticons that had betrayed the cause and hadn't yet returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Informed by Decepticon spy [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] that high-priority target [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was aboard the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tarn and the D.J.D. continued to work through their list of offenders as they waited for Brainstorm to drop the ship's shielding so they could pick up Overlord's signal. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One such unfortunate was [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]], whom Tarn explosively finished off with his deadly voice, after which the team set course of the planet [[Clemency]] to hunt down Decepticon deserter [[Fulcrum]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Arriving on Clemency, the team discovered a mysterious [[stasis pod|stasis tube]] awaiting them; when Tarn investigated, he found it contained a deranged, [[circuit speeder]]-enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], unleashed by Fulcrum and his new allies, the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]. Tarn was soon able to subdue the brain-damaged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], but was then crushed beneath the foot of a [[Cybernought]] battle-mech that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] had activated. Tarn recovered in time to hear Fulcrum deliver a speech to all assembled about Decepticon ideals before apparently committing suicide. At that point, [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]] detected Overlord's long-awaited signal, and Tarn ordered the D.J.D. to head out—but not before warning the surviving Scavengers that their names had now made it onto [[The List]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Tracking Overlord's signal, the D.J.D. found the ''Lost Light''—which was, unbeknownst to Tarn and his team, actually one of ''two'' versions of the ship created by a malfunction of its [[quantum generator]]s—near the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Despite having promised Brainstorm they would not harm any of the crew, the discovery that the traitor [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was aboard the ship set the D.J.D. off and, after dealing with him, they set about murdering the rest of the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn personally destroyed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and forced a large portion of the crew to transform before executing them, leaving their transformation cogs warm for locating and harvesting. Eventually, Tarn removed a still-restrained and suicidal Overlord's head with a chainsaw, and the D.J.D. left the ship. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|'''Cause when push'' ''Comes to shove'' ''I will send a fully armed battalion'' ''To remind you of my love'' <s>for the cause</s>]]

Sometime during the months that followed, Kaon spontaneously began [[universal killswitch|writhing in agony]] right in front of Tarn, who tried to get his teammate to tell him what he could do to help, before the mysterious effect subsided. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Also during this time, the D.J.D. welcomed a new member—[[Nickel]], the last survivor of a Cybertronian colony wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. At Nickel's insistence, they returned to Ofsted XVII to salvage the quantum engines from the derelict ''Lost Light''. They wound up arriving in the middle of a battle between the Consortia and the [[Galactic Council]], who teamed up against the Cybertronians. Under attack by both sides and faced with additional enemy reinforcements, Tarn was forced to retreat, leaving Vos and Kaon behind. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn eventually gifted Nickel a phone onto which he recorded a message she could use to paralyze people who were threatening her. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

The diminished D.J.D. returned to their duties, though Tarn began to weary of the work. After apprehending the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]-worshipping [[Blip]], Tarn was about to end his life using his voice, until Blip used his last words to demand that Tarn remove his mask. Affronted, Tarn allowed [[Helex (G1)|Helex]] and [[Tesarus (G1)|Tesarus]] to finish Blip instead, averting his gaze beneath his mask. Tarn subsequently ordered performance reviews for the team, and nearly came to blows with Tesarus when he implied that abandoning Vos and Kaon was not the Decepticon thing to do. Calming himself, Tarn explained that they were returning to Ofsted XVII again in order to recover their bodies, but was interrupted by Helex's announcement that Vos and Kaon had returned to the ship safe, sound, and with something unbelievable: a postwar edition of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' that revealed Megatron himself had defected from the Decepticons.

His world shattered by this discovery, Tarn had the D.J.D. return to Messatine, where he attempted to fatally overdose on Nuke. Finding even the sensation of dying disappointing, Tarn opened his eyes to see a distraught Nickel pressed against the glass of his fueling capsule. The sight of her triggered a revelation for Tarn: she was a 'bot who had experienced first-hand the threat the predominantly-organic universe posed to Cybertronians, and who had fully embraced the Decepticon cause despite living her life outside of the war. The cause, Tarn now realized, was bigger than any one 'bot—bigger than Megatron. Galvanized, Tarn set up a meeting with the rogue Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] aboard his stolen [[Warworld]]. Knowing full well he was on the D.J.D.'s list, Deathsaurus pre-emptively attacked Tarn upon his arrival, even deactivating his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's voice, but Tarn was able to communicate with him and his troops through [[inter-Decepticon radio]] and explained the reason for his presence: he wished them to ally with him, in return for their being taken off The List. Deathsaurus agreed on the condition that Tarn kill the rest of the D.J.D., which Tarn refused to do—which was the response Deathsaurus had been hoping for. With their alliance cemented, Tarn declared their new objective: kill the traitorous Megatron and all of his allies! {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:TarnAltMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|I'm about to drop the hammer and dispense some indiscriminate justice!]]

The allied forces of Tarn and Deathsaurus proceeded to attack the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's world]], killing [[Mortilus|its sole inhabitant]] and using his machinery to broadcast a message that lured Megatron and all those aboard the ''Lost Light'' sympathetic to him down to the planet. When they arrived, the villains shot them down and cornered them in the Necrobot's fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As an act of indirect torture, Tarn had their forces pull back, warning Megatron and his comrades that they would return at sunset, leaving them to stew in their own fear. Returning to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', Tarn spent the time showing off his collection of Megatron's writings to Deathsaurus, and discussing tactics with his men; he did not take Tesarus' concerns about the Necrobot's fortress' storm shield seriously, but the discussion was interrupted by a call on Tarn's personal communicator from Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Give me your...you know the drill.]]

Tarn agreed to a meeting with Megatron alone, whereupon his former leader agreed to surrender in exchange for the rest of the Autobots being allowed to go free. Saddened and disgusted to truly see with his own eyes how far his idol had fallen, Tarn beat him to within an inch of his life, and was just about to deliver the killing shot when [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] suddenly appeared, insisting that it was his right to end Megatron's life. Both refused to stand down, resulting in a bickering battle between the two that gave Megatron the chance to escape. Realizing their folly, Tarn and Overlord agreed to a truce, though Overlord continued to needle Tarn all the way back to the ''Peaceful Tyranny''. The final straw came when a distraught Kaon arrived with the news that the Autobots had kidnapped the D.J.D.'s [[Dominus Ambus|pet sparkeater]]; determined to cut out of both the hearts of himself and his men the compassion that he saw as Megatron's downfall, Tarn slew Kaon on the spot, tearing his head from his shoulders. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

At sundown, Tarn led the Decepticons in their attack, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} playing "The Empyrean Suite" across the battlefield as battle commenced. He initially hung back with Deathsaurus, but joined the fight in earnest after a temporary power-up acquired by the Autobots wore off, ripping [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] clean in half. Unfortunately, that turned out to be just the thing to bring Megatron out onto the battlefield, cutting swathes through the Decepticon troops. Tarn surreptitiously ordered the D.J.D. to retreat, whilst demanding Deathsaurus' troops enact a suicidal assault on Megatron. When the ex-Decepticon's new fusion cannon was destroyed, he unexpectedly sunk to his knees in panicked defeat, and Tarn and Overlord moved to strike the final blow together. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

[[File:mtmte55 goodbye tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You will die alone. Unmourned. And unloved.]]
Their shots, however, were reflected by the sudden activation of a forcefield by Megatron. Whilst Overlord and Deathsaurus abandoned the planet, unwilling to waste their time and troops respectively on Megatron, Tarn and the other remaining members of the D.J.D. assaulted the forcefield until they could finally force their way in. Things went very badly wrong after that, as soon as the D.J.D. were all inside Megatron rose to his feet and chided Tarn, ripping the D.J.D. leader's fusion cannon off in disgust. With dawning horror the D.J.D. realized everything was all according to Megatron's plan–after years of study, he had finally managed to interlink his systems with a black hole to harvest [[antimatter]], and he had no intention of letting any of them leave alive. With his former enforcers now trapped, Megatron tore through them with tendrils of antimatter, speaking their true names at the moments of their deaths. Tarn was saved for last, his mask ripped off as Megatron called him by his previous name: "Glitch". Tarn first begged for Megatron to be "reasonable", then tried fake bravado, just as many of his own victims had done... and with as little success.

Completing his denouncement of his former enforcer, Megatron informed Damus that "Everything you did was for nothing" and obliterated him with antimatter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Much later, when Nickel was on the verge of being killed by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], she used Tarn's voicemail message to paralyze the ex-Decepticon, allowing her and the Scavengers to escape. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:This Machine Kills Fascists-Functionist Glitch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|"There must always be a Megatron."]]
Damus was amongst a group of [[Anti-Vocationist League]] members who attended a secret meeting beneath [[Nova Point]]. There, he listened to the universally-displaced Megatron speak about how to fight the [[Functionist Council]] for the goal of "peace through empathy". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-9-Tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
Tarn was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''TransTech''===
An [[Lowtech|Offworlder]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], Tarn was a judge of ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' in the wake of [[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]]'s death. Tarn enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

===An Arcee Sort of Day===
After the Great War ended, Damus joined a [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] cult, warning a passing [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] that the world was ending. {{storylink|An Arcee Sort of Day}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Damus was enjoying a drug den when [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] kicked down the door and requested both calm and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s squad from the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Tarn was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]] and scared the nearby [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tarn and the rest of the DJD pursued Black Shadow for taking bribes from the Autobots. The DJD found their target hiding on planet Clemency, and dispatched them with extreme prejudice as Tarn set course for their next assignment. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Tarn was brought to Earth to hunt the traitorous [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. He formed a new D.J.D. team consisting of Spinister, [[Dirtbag]], [[Exhaust]], and Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Enter the DJD}}
Later, Tarn attempted to capture [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] after he abused [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rust & Fire}}
Tarn and the D.J.D. failed to contain the rampages of [[God Neptune]] and [[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]], leading to [[Lancelon (G1)|Lancelon]] fixing their mess. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|The Last Knight}}
When hunting for the Forge Fire Amulet, [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]] was brought to Earth and enlisted by Tarn to help fend off opposing forces. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Junk Culture}}

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Voyager Class Tarn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|psssh... nothin personnel... kid...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Comic Universe Tarn''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-26'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 25]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Tank turret base, 2x tank barrels
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Voyager figures, "Comic Universe Tarn" is based heavily on his appearance in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s comics and transforms into a Cybertronian tank. Tarn's tank turret can detach as part of the [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick, and the barrels can split off and peg into the turret itself to make an extra-long [[fusion cannon]]. His hands feature hinged knuckles, allowing them to open and close, but are unfortunately exposed on the tank mode's rear end. While transforming into tank, the head can turn 180 degrees to provide better clearance for the robot back/front tank turret panel.

:Unfortunately, the mask is not removable, and thus there is no "Damus" face underneath. Additionally, though the head contains violet-colored [[light-piping]], it is constructed in such a way that makes the eyes appear completely black when not illuminated.

:In an undocumented feature, Tarn’s smaller back turrets are removable.<ref> https://www.instagram.com/p/CuktZlULApl/?hl=en </ref> Detaching them reveals two 5 mm ports at the base and beginning of the turret, allowing them to be held as small guns or batons respectively. Doing this can be quite difficult given how tight they are in the back, so exercise caution when removing them as his backpack is made from very thin clear plastic and can snap easily.

: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed to make [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]] and [[retool]]ed to make [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Bludgeon]].

:This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. Though scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023, its wave arrived at Hong Kong retail in early December 2022.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLMoPkO47X/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Comic Universe Tarn'']
::*''[[Source:Transformers Legacy bios#TL26|Machine translation of Tarn's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==Merchandise==
===Flame Toys===
[[File:FlameToysTarn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You'll suffer till the end of time, enduring tortures, most of which rhyme, trapped forever here in Robot Hell!"]]
*'''Tarn''' (August [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': mask, 2 fusion cannons, 2 back cannons, clean mask (exclusive), 2 vocal effector cannons (exclusive)

:Produced by [[Flame Toys]] as part of their ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line, Tarn is a detailed non-transforming action figure featuring [[die-cast]] parts and LEDs in his head, chest, and legs. He comes with two fusion cannons that can be mounted on his arm or combined into one giant handheld weapon, two guns that attach to his back and a removable mask. If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes an alternate mask without scars and two speakers that can replace the back guns.

*'''Tarn (Power Burst ver.)''' ([[July 26]], [[2019]])
:Debuted by Flame Toys at ACGHK 2019, "Tarn (Power Burst ver.)" is a chrome-plated redeco of the above figure, limited to 300 pieces: 200 at ACGHK 2019 and 100 at D4toys.com.
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===ULTIMATES!===
[[File:Ultimates Tarn and Nickel.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*'''Tarn''' (ULTIMATES!, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Alternate unmasked head, mask, fists (L & R), open hands (L & R), grasping hands (L & R), clawed hands (L & R), double fusion cannon, Nickel, Nickel's jet pack

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Tarn is a 7-inch-tall non-transforming action figure. Despite his retro look, he has an extensive amount of articulation, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands, and he includes both masked and scarred head options as well as a separate mask accessory.

: He also comes with a smaller, non-transforming figure of [[Nickel#Merchandise|Nickel]].

: Preorders for Tarn (and the rest of Wave 3) opened on [[December 1]], 2021, with the toys projected to ship in fall 2022... and ''actually'' shipping in November 202''3''.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Tarn and Wandering Roller.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|It's me and that guy you thought was me.]]
*'''Wandering Roller & Tarn Set''' ([[March 19]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''79 & 80'''

:Released as part of the eleventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and Tarn along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#80|Translation of Tarn's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Blokees===
[[File:BlokeesTarn.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|]]
* '''Tarn''' (2024)

: Part of the fourth wave of Blokees ''Transformers Galaxy Version'' line, Tarn is a small “chibi”-style articulated model kit that comes to about 3-4 inches when fully assembled.

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==Notes==
*Tarn's true identity was a mystery all the way up until his final appearance in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]]. A popular theory was that he was [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]—a character who'd conspicuously gone missing sometime before the events of ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]''—and [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays#Other trivia|''More than Meets the Eye'' issue #36]] even dropped a few clues that furthered this interpretation, with [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]] directly playing on readers' expectations by having Velocity ask who Tarn ''really'' was... right before revealing that Roller was in fact alive and well! Still, James Roberts' notes for the series suggest that Tarn and Glitch were not initially conceived as being the same character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I’m prepping the next two MTMTE Notebooks. This probably won’t convince the doubters, but going through my Season 2 notes (written during Dark Cybertron) I found this: "Bring back GLITCH! He renders machinery inoperative by touching it - a formidable power for one of Deathsaurus' crew, or one of the new DJD. By the present day he can affect sentient machinery; and now, in the course of the story, he's extended his talent to REMOTE 'glitching. "Killing from a distance." He's honed his skills. Bitter because of the empurata. Joined the Cons. But, unlike Whirl, he's got his face back. Is he TARN?? Is Tarn's "whisper you to death" shtick in fact the present day manifestation, after years of honing skills, of Glitch's original party trick?"|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1655860146784854018|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=05|day=09}}</ref> leading to speculation that plans for Tarn's identity may have changed or developed as the series progressed and Roberts was able to gauge readers' theories.
*Damus's name is derived from the historical figure {{w|Nostradamus}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It’s ‘Dah-mus’, because his name is taken from Nostradamus|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1058379500898140161|site=Twitter|name=James Roberts|day=2|month=11|year=2018}}</ref>
*Damus's original body is based on ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], meaning it probably turned into a similar Cybertronian car.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=well if you go back to see Glitch's body in Shadowplay you might notice it's based on WFC bee's body|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/822606066752036864|name=Alex Milne|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=01|day=21}}</ref>
*According to James Roberts, Damus was forged in the city of, uh, [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]].<ref>James Roberts Q&A at TFNation 2017</ref>
*James Roberts described Tarn as a [[Phase Sixer]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=@jroberts332 I was wondering if Tarn was a phase sixer? (Sorry if this has already been answered)|link=https://twitter.com/MaidTailgate/status/1229947237603708928|name=Maid Tailgate|site=Twitter|day=18|month=02|year=2020}} {{citesocial|quote=He was indeed|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1230022928688910338|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|day=19|month=02|year=2020}}</ref> This is not the first time this has come up: [[Remembrance Day|''More than Meets the Eye'' #14]] had [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] compare Tarn to known Phase Sixers [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], but given the fact that Tarn does his own thing and doesn't follow [[infiltration protocol]], it's likely an offhanded comment referring to his specific "power level" and not a direct commentary on his role in the Decepticon army.
*Cocreator [[Alex Milne]]'s ideal voice for Tarn is [[Keith David]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=My second pick would be Tarn, and have him voiced by Keith David. He’s the voice of Goliath from Gargoyles, and I feel he would suit Tarn perfectly.|link=https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863|name=Alex Milne|site=Facebook|day=05|month=05|year=2021}}</ref>
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Kreon Tarn is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts, but extensively "painted". He uses the [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]] helmet, the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] arm-cannon, and some kind of setup to wear the Bludgeon treads on his back.
*The [[Decepticon supersoldier]]s from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' are designed to resemble Tarn, including one that [[Tarn (Cyberverse)|shares his name]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tarn''' (ターン ''Tān'')

==References==
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[[Category:Anti-Vocationist League]]
[[Category:Decepticon Justice Division]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Point One Percenters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]

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Transformers Animated (toyline)

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Tetratron: /* Post-Animated releases */

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[[File:TFAnimated Voyager EarthOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Putting the "cool" in "[[Playskool]]".]]

The '''''Transformers Animated''''' toyline was a radical departure from previous ''Transformers'' lines. It merged the more expressive design style of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]] with the advanced engineering that had been evolving over the course of the line to produce a series quite unlike anything seen before (or since).

Hasbro, citing the strength of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie toyline]], postponed the official release of the ''Animated'' toyline to [[June 22]], 2008 in the US, letting the cartoon get kids (and collectors) hungry for toys of the on-screen characters. However, some toys began showing up at retailers in the Cincinnati area to coincide with [[BotCon 2008|BotCon]], followed by wider releases in Canada in May and the U.S. shortly thereafter.

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==Overview==
Unlike the [[franchises]] immediately before it, ''Animated'' has no overarching, line-wide extra play [[gimmick]], such as [[Mini-Con]]s or [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Rather, the line got back to basics, as transforming ''is'' the gimmick, and the toys have other special features unique and appropriate to the character (such as [[Blitzwing (Animated)#Animated|triple-changing]] or [[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|interchangeable tools]]). Like the concurrent [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action film toyline]], there was a heavy focus on keeping the small core cast —especially the Autobots— available at multiple price points and complexities to get them in as many kids' hands as possible.

[[File:Ani-toy WreckGar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|Wreck-Gar]]

The line's other primary feature is in its synergy with the accompanying cartoon. Where the previous two decades of ''Transformers'' had the toys made first then translated to media, and the movie toyline was tasked with creating toys of intricately-complex characters that were not designed to be toys, the ''Animated'' line was a previously-unprecedented level of collaboration between toymaker and media-maker. Hasbro designers, the [[Cartoon Network]] design team, and [[TakaraTomy]] engineers all worked closely together out of the gate to make sure toy and show-character were as close as possible, to the point where even the characters' transformation schemes were consistent between 2D media and 3D toy (such as [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s breakdancing-like spin-kick from car to robot mode).

This design consistency translated into sculpts with more swooping arcs and softer edges, following head character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s love of "rounded squares and squared rounds"... with some obvious concessions for physics (wheels, for example, kind of ''had'' to be nigh-perfect circles to function). Default stances leaned towards the superheroic, with bulky chests jutting out with broad shoulders and large arms. The color choices (at least for the Hasbro line) were also carefully chosen so the toys would have a more "matte" finish rather than the shinier plastic of past lines, making them look even more like cel-animated characters come to life. Character faces were given much more expression than the default "neutral" non-expression of most ''Transformers'' lines, with large eyes, smirks, snarls and more as appropriate to the general attitude of the character.

Of course, such a radical shift in style brought its [[Ruined FOREVER|share of detractors]], especially given that the movie had its own out-there interpretation of the robots in disguise... despite the existence of a currently-running [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|older-fan-aimed toyline dedicated to recreating Generation 1 characters in modern forms]].

The line was a success, bolstered by its Cartoon Network collaboration. However, it was ultimately cut short, with many toys in the prototype stage intended to tie in with the show's fourth season. A combination of the runaway success of the movie line, mixed with (reported) issues between Hasbro and Cartoon Network —with Hasbro seemingly keen to [[Hub Network|have its own media outlet it had more control over]]— brought the line to an end.

==Hasbro ''Animated'' toyline==
===General retail===
====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Toys|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Toys|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Oil Slick (Animated)#Toys|Oil Slick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Animated)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Toys|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (Animated)#Toys|Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Ani-toy Bumblebee Dx.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Deluxe Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Animated)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Animated)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Samurai|Samurai Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Toys|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Freeway|Freeway Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Animated)#Vortex|Vortex Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Animated)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Oil Slick (Animated)#Toxic|Toxic Oil Slick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Animated)#Mercenary|Mercenary Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Fugitive|Fugitive Waspinator]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Voyager Class|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Voyager Class|Cybertron Mode Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Voyager Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Voyager Class|Lugnut]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (Animated)#Animated|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Ani-toy Lugnut.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Voyager Lugnut]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Animated|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#Animated|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|Atomic Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Animated|Wreck-Gar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled''''' (TakTom release)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Animated)#Animated|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Hydrodrive Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Wingblade|Wingblade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Totally canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Mudbuster|Mudbuster Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Goldfire|Goldfire Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Marauder|Marauder Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Animated)#Voyager|Thundercracker]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[Headmaster unit#Toys|Headmaster]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#ShadowBlade|Shadow Blade Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Roadbuster|Roadbuster Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TFAnimated Leader Bulkhead toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Bulkhead]]
|}
{{-}}

====Supreme Class====
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Roll Out Command|Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

====Entertainment Packs====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#DVDpack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Animated)#Toys|Megatron]]: The Battle Begins}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (Animated)#Animated|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)#Animated|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Safeguardanimatedtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jetstorm & Jetfire (and combined mode [[Safeguard (Animated)#Animated|Safeguard]])]]
|}
{{-}}

====Activators====
The '''[[Activators]]''' toys are chunkier, simpler, Scout-class-sized toys with one-touch, spring-loaded [[autotransformation]]s.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Activators|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#activator|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Activators|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Activators|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#ActivPatrol|Patrol Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Animated)#Animated|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Activators|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Activator|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TFA-Activators-Starscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Activators Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Animated)#Animated|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (Animated)#Animated|Dirge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Fireblast|Fireblast Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Activators|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#ActivBattlefield|Battlefield Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#ActivatorArmorUp|Armor Up Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Electromagnetic|Electromagnetic Soundwave]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Bumper Battlers====
An expansion on the "[[Cyber Slammers]]" subline from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 live-action movie toyline]], '''[[Bumper Battlers]]''' feature "bump-and-transform" action. Hitting the front bumper causes the toy to change into [[robot mode]], and pressing the toy's sigil activates sound effects and speech gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Bumper Battlers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Bumper Battlers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#StingRacer|Sting Racer Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#BumperBattlerNightwatch|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#BumperBattler|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Ani-toy BumperBattlers NightwatchPrime.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Bumper Battler Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (non-US)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Workzone|Workzone Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#BumperBattlerStealthNinja|Stealth Ninja Jazz]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#BumperBattler2|Autobot Ratchet]] (redeco)}}
|}
{{-}}
====Power Bots====
Giant chunk non-transforming action figures with electronic gimmickry.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Power Bots|Cyber Speed Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#PowerStreetPatrol|Street Patrol Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]/Zellers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Stealth|Stealth Lockdown]] (w/ [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legends Class|Bumblebee]] & [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legends Class|Optimus Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Rescue|Rescue Ratchet]] (w/ [[Starscream (Animated)#RescueRatchet|Starscream]] & [[Prowl (Animated)#Toys|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Animated)#Animated|Sunstorm]] vs [[Ratchet (Animated)#VsSunstorm|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Target|Shockwave]] vs [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#VsShockwave|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Animated)#Animated|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Animated)#Animated|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Cybertron|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Animated|Rodimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Bulkhead]] "Super Value" (w/ [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]] "Super Value" (w/ [[Starscream (Animated)#activator|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Ratchet]] / [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]] (UK & German stores only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Revenge of Blackarachnia" ([[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#2packBlackarachnia|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Prime2pack|Blackarachnia]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle in Space" ([[Prowl (Animated)#BattleInSpace|Prowl]] vs [[Megatron (Animated)#BattleInSpace|Megatron]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Animatedtoy-RatchetCybertronMode.jpg|thumb|250px|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]
|}
{{-}}

===McDonald's Happy Meal toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''North America/Europe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#McD|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#McDonalds|Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#McDonalds|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#McDonald.27s Kids Meal Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#McDonald's|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#McDonald's|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (Animated)#McD|Blitzwing]] (France only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Latin America'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#McLatin|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#McLatin|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#McLatin|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#McLatin|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}


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==TakaraTomy ''Animated'' toyline==
[[File:TransformersAnimatedJapLogo01.jpg|left|300px]]

Beginning in 2010, [[TakaraTomy]]'s release of the ''Animated'' toy line consists of most of the same toys released in Western markets by [[Hasbro]]. Early waves gave the toys extremely shiny metallic paintjobs that actually made them ''less'' screen-accurate (and not necessarily more intricate paintjobs at that), but later waves eventually dropped that in favor of the usual assortment of small paint operation changes... though some of those changes ''did'' involve shiny paint, so...

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===Standard retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 27|3-27]]-[[2010]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-02 [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-03 [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Voyager Class|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-04 [[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-05 [[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-06 [[Megatron (Animated)#Voyager Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-07 [[Starscream (Animated)#Voyager Class|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-08 [[Lockdown (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TA-09 [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-10 [[Cliffjumper (Animated)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-11 [[Dirge (Animated)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|The Beginning Showdown: [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#TakaraVsMegatron|Optimus Prime]] / [[Megatron (Animated)#TakaraVsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Speed of Sound Showdown: [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#TakaraVsStarscream|Bumblebee]] / [[Starscream (Animated)#TakaraVsStarscream|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Fated Showdown: [[Ratchet (Animated)#TakaraVsLockdown|Ratchet]] / [[Lockdown (Animated)#TakaraVsLockdown|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|4-24]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-12 [[Arcee (Animated)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-13 [[Blitzwing (Animated)#Toys|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-14 [[Shockwave (Animated)#Toys|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-15 [[Lugnut (Animated)#Voyager Class|Decepticon Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-16 [[Soundwave (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Hard Sound Showdown: [[Bulkhead (Animated)#RockinBattle|Ironhide]] / [[Soundwave (Animated)#RockinBattle|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Darkness Showdown: [[Prowl (Animated)#TakaraVsBlitzwing|Prowl]] / [[Blitzwing (Animated)#TakaraVsBlitzwing|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 22|5-22]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-17 [[Grimlock (Animated)#Voyager Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-18 [[Snarl (Animated)#Animated|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-19 [[Swoop (Animated)#Animated|Autobot Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-20 [[Blackout (Animated)#Animated|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Animatedtoy-BlackoutTomy.jpg|thumb|250px|Blackout]][[File:AnimatedDeluxeRodimusJapan.jpg|thumb|250px|Rodimus]][[File:Ani-toy BumblebeeJetpack.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Jetpack Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 19|6-19]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-21 [[Jetfire (Animated)#Animated|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-22 [[Jetstorm (Animated)#Animated|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-23 [[Skywarp (Animated)#Animated|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-24 [[Thundercracker (Animated)#Animated|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-25 [[Soundwave (Animated)#Soundblaster|Soundblaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Safeguard (Animated)#Animated|Safeguard]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 10|7-10]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TA-26 [[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[July 24|7-24]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-27 [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Animated|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-28 [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Animated|Autobot Sentinel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-29 [[Jazz (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-30 [[Blurr (Animated)#Animated|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-31 [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-32 [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Animated|Wreck-Gar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|8-28]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-33 [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Animated|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-34 [[Prowl (Animated)#Samurai|Samurai Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-35 [[Sunstorm (Animated)#Animated|Sunstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-36 [[Swindle (Animated)#Animated|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-37 [[Wasp#Animated|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[September 18|9-18]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-38 [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Wingblade|Wingblade Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-39 [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Jetpack Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-40 [[Ratchet (Animated)#Cybertron|Ratchet Cybertron Mode]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[October 2|10-2]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TA-41 [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Roll Out Command|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-42 [[Oil Slick (Animated)#Animated|Oil Slick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-43 [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TA-44 [[Ironhide (Animated)#Animated|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-45 [[Shockwave (Animated)#TakTomPurple|Shockwave Original Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1d1|Animated Super Collection Vol. 1 ([[Lockdown (Animated)#Activators|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)#Activators|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Animated)#Activators|Megatron]], [[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Animated Super Collection Vol. 2 ([[Bulkhead (Animated)#Activators|Ironhide]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Activators|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (Animated)#Activators|Grimlock]], [[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[November 20|11-20]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TA-46 [[Lockdown (Animated)#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TA-47 [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Soundwave Electrostatic]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives & prizes===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Apita'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#ClearSmokeLOC|Prowl Clear Smoke Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Family Mart'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|EZ Collection Limited Clear Version ([[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#LimitedClear|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#LimitedClear|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (Animated)#ClearVerCollection|Prowl]], [[Starscream (Animated)#LimitedClear|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#FamilyMartLotteryDeluxeClass|Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Animated)#Activator|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#Activator|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Hyper Hobby'' Magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dark Rodimus#Toys|Black Rodimus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Ani-toy Prowl EliteGuardDx.jpg|250px|thumb|Tokyo Toy Show's Prowl "Elite Guard Ver."]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#ClearYellow|Bumblebee Clear Yellow Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Animated)#Animated|Ramjet Clear White Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''JUSCO'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#ClearPurple|Starscream Clear Purple Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Clone Black Version#Animated|Starscream Clone Black Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kadokawa Shoten Publishing'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#CoolActivator|Clear Version Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Million Publishing'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#VoyEliteGuard|Optimus Prime Elite Guard Version]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Seibu'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#VoyBlackVersion|Optimus Prime Black Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Tokyo Toy Show'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#EliteGuard|Prowl Elite Guard Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#LegendsClearRed|Optimus Prime Clear Red Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Skywarp Clear Purple Version]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#LuckyDrawSilver|Silver Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#GoldVersion|Optimus Prime Gold Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#GoldVersion|Megatron Gold Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Sunstorm Clear Orange Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Thundercracker Clear Blue Version]]}}
|}
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==Post-''Animated'' releases==
Even after the original ''Animated'' toyline ended, several toys of ''Animated'' characters old and new were released in other ''Transformers'' lines.

;Hasbro releases
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2007)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"The Legacy of Bumblebee" ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2007)|''Classics'' Bumblebee]], "[[Premium Series|Premium]]" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|movie Bumblebee]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Transformers (2007)|''Animated'' Bumblebee]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Universe (2008)|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Universe (2008)|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#Universe (2008)|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Kre-O|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Carmine Fanzone#Kre-O|Captain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Kre-O|Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Kre-O|Slipstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Motor Master#Legacy|Animated Universe Motor Master]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Aniprowl.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legacy'' Animated Universe Prowl]]
|}

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;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Animated)#Timelines|Cheetor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2011]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|"The Stunti-Con-Job" box set ([[Breakdown (Animated)#Timelines|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (Animated)#Timelines|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (Animated)#Timelines|Drag Strip]], [[The Motor Master#Timelines|The Motor Master]], [[Wildrider (Animated)#Timelines|Wildrider]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideswipe (Animated)#Timelines|Sideswipe]] & [[Toxitron (Animated)#Timelines|Toxitron]] 2-pack}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Timelines|Autotroopers]] 3-pack}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironfist (Animated)#Timelines|Fisitron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Minerva (Animated)#Timelines|Minerva]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Figure Subscription Service'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackpot (Animated)#Timelines|Jackpot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotCon2011toy-Wildrider.jpg|thumb|250px|BotCon 2011 Wildrider]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2015]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kreon]] [[Headmaster (Animated)#Kre-O|Headmaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Kreon [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Kre-O|Sentinel Prime]]}}
|}

;TakaraTomy releases
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"Sons of Cybertron" ([[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Transformers (2010)|Rodimus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Takara animated crystal optimus.jpg|thumb|250px|"Sons of Cybertron" Optimus Prime]]
|}

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[[Category:Animated| Transformers Animated (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2024-06-13T14:30:19Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Energon releases */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced. These homages did have a tendency to get garbled, though, due to different names or significantly altered characterization.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:En-toy Strongarm.jpg|thumb|250px|Energon Class Strongarm]]
While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.

[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Superion Maximus, the combined form of the [[Air Team]].]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "The Powerlinx Battles" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.
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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|right|upright=1]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys. This series also had a lot of ".5" revision waves, where new toys were added to the cases in mid-run, sometimes resulting in short-run figures if the new toy or the replaced one didn't carry over into future waves.

{{note|Multiple figures in the ''Energon'' toyline were sold in both the standard and ''The Powerlinx Battles'' packaging. All of the cases where a figure was released in both packaging variants are marked with an asterisk below. Full waves under the banner are marked with '''TPB'''.}}

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December]] [[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January]] [[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy Cruellock.jpg|thumb|Energon Class Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TPB'', [[August]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (''TPB'', [[October]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Duststorm|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Hasbro|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Sledge|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Hasbro|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (''TPB'', January [[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Kickback|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Stormcloud|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Hasbro|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Hasbro|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (''TPB'', [[February]] 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Blackout|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Blight|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Hasbro|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Wideload|Wideload]]}}
|}{{-}}

====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snow Cat (Energon)#Toys|Snow Cat]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[April]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Demolishor]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|thumb|Combat Class Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|thumb|Combat Class Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[July]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5''' (August 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (''TPB'', October 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Steamhammer|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Hasbro|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (''TPB'', December 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5''' (''TPB'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Barricade|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (''TPB'', February 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[November]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (April 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (June 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5''' (''TPB'', [[September]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (''TPB'', October 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TPB'', February 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot (Energon)#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5''' (''TPB'', March 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}{{-}}

====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (June 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|thumb|Command Class Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (''TPB'', September 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TPB'', February 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (''TPB'', November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}{{-}}

====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (January 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (June 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (''TPB'', November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword#Energon|Megatron Energon Sword]]*}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster#Energon|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]] (''The Powerlinx Battles'')}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco''' (November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]''' (September 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]''' (November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team (The Powerlinx Battles) ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club''' (August 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsProwl|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|Combat Class Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]] (The Powerlinx Battles)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Energon|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Energon|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Energon|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Energon|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Energon|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Energon|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Energon|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Energon|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us & [[Walmart]]''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Energon|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Energon|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Energon|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Energon|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Energon|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Energon|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team#MultiPack|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart''' (''canceled/used later'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Timelines|Piranhaking]] ("[[Skalor#Timelines|Archerbot]]", [[Nautilator#Timelines|Nautilator]], [[Overbite (G1)#Timelines|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Timelines|Seawing]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Timelines|Snaptrap]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Timelines|Tentakil]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
{{anchor|Europe}}
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner, because the ''Universe'' branding was not used in Europe at all.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}{{anchor|Japan}}{{anchor|Takara}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:TF-Super-Link-Logo.png|300px|right|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-03 [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-04 [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-05 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-06 [[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-07 [[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-08 [[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-01 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-02 [[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-03 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-04 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-05 [[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-06 [[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-01 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxJ2pk|Hot Shot]] & [[Inferno (Energon)#EnDxJ2pk|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-02 [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] & [[Jetfire (Armada)#Roadbuster2Pack|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-09 [[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-07 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-08 [[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-10 [[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-11 [[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-09 [[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Limited Desert Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Limited Cosmo Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-12 [[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-13 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-14 [[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-15 [[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-10 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-11 [[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-12 [[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-13 [[Blackout (Terrorcon)#Toys|Shadowhawk Limited Cosmo Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-14 [[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-16 [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-15 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-16 [[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-17 [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-18 [[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-19 [[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-20 [[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-17 [[Dinobot Magma Type|Dinobot Limited Magma Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-18 [[Chromhorn|Chromhorn Limited Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-21 [[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-22 [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-23 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-24 [[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-25 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-26 [[Superion Maximus#Energon|Superion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-19 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-20 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-21 [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (Energon)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (Energon)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (Energon)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (Energon)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON|JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (Energon)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (Energon)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (Energon)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (Energon)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 [[Arcee (Energon)#Paradron|Ariel Limited Paradron Type]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Energon|Sharkticon]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Energon|Ultra Magnus (USA Edtion)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition]] / [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition]] / [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>

;Unknown exclusives

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-unimc|MX-00 [[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron Black Version]]<ref>The black version of ''Energon'' Unicron was released in [[Japan]] packaged inside the ''Legends of the Microns'' Unicron box with "20th Anniversary" stickers applied to the front and back. According to several Japanese sources, the toy was released in limited numbers. Just how many were made and whether or not the figure was exclusive to any stores, is currently unknown.</ref>}}
</ul>
{{-}}

==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Energon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|''Legacy: United'' Core Class Megatron]]
|}
{{-}}

;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|thumb|''Unite Warriors'' Grand Scourge]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Prime (toyline)

2024-06-13T02:53:36Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Prime releases */

{{Nav-Prime}}

The '''''Transformers: Prime''''' toyline hit shelves in [[Calendar|November]] [[2011]]. Originally, [[Hasbro]] played coy with the series receiving a toyline at all, emphasizing that it was a television series first and foremost. There were initial plans to release a small assortment of three Deluxe figures ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Starscream (WFC)/toys|Starscream]]) in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line before they were moved into the expanded "First Edition" launch line.

{{TOCclear}}

==Hasbro ''Prime'' toyline==
===''First Edition'' (2011)===
{{anchor|FE}}
The first assortment of ''Prime'' toys are more collector-aimed, with more intricate transformation schemes than later iterations.

The ''First Edition'' toys had a spotty, messy release in the U.S. Only the first wave of Deluxes made it to ''some'' stores at first, with fans having to turn to Canada and Asian markets for later releases. Eventually, in late 2012, [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up the whole "First Edition" line as part of a ''huge'' block of U.S. market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

<big>'''Deluxes'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#FirstEdition|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEdition|Cliffjumper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|First Edition Arcee]]
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Voyager Class'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
</ul>
{{-}}
<big>'''Entertainment Pack'''</big>

*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]]: A Rivalry Reborn
**Includes [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]]

{{-}}
<big>'''Exclusives'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#SDCC2011|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''New York Comic-Con 2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NewYork|Bumblebee]] / [[Arcee (WFC)#NewYork|Arcee]], Includes [[Raf Esquivel#NewYork|Raf Esquivel]] and [[Jack Darby#NewYork|Jack Darby]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|200px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]</ul>
|}
{{-}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2012)===
{{anchor|RID}}
Finally releasing well after the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] had premiered and run through several episodes, the "real" ''Prime'' toyline was bent a little more towards kids, with simpler transformations than the First Edition toys (including [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|"false" vehicle mode parts]] sculpted into purely robot-mode bits) and a handful of smaller play [[gimmick]]s.

====''Cyberverse''====
:'''Legion Class'''

{{note|Three ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class figures that represent characters from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line shipped in the same case as wave 2 of the ''Prime'' Cyberverse Legion Class. In the United States, those figures were sold on ''Prime''-style cards but lacking the the specific "Prime" moniker. On [[multilingual packaging|multilingual ''European'' packaging]], however, they ''did'' retain the ''Prime'' title, hence we do list them here, marked in italics.}}

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Cyberverse|Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Cyberverse|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Mirage (Prime)#Cyberverse|Mirage]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Evac (Prime)#Cyberverse|Evac]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamewar (Prime)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fallback (Prime)#Toys|Fallback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (Prime)#Toys|Autobot Tailgate]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-Cyberverse-QuickbladeBumblebee.jpg|thumb|250px|Legion Class Quickblade Bumblebee]]
|}

{{-}}
:'''Commander Class'''

:Commander Class figures all come with translucent weaponry, and feature some amount of translucent plastic in their bodies (blue for Autobots, but a variety of colors for Decepticons), a feature designed around interacting with the line's vehicles (see below). Each vehicle is equipped with an "[[Energon Booster]]", a light-up accessory that can plug into the Commanders' weapons or into the posts and ports on the figures' backs to illuminate them with "glowing energon power".

{{Note|The Wave 1 figures also came in a "DVD Edition" case: the only difference is the slightly different packaging and the inclusion of a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them came with the same episode.}}

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#CyberverseBattleTactics|Battle Tactics Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Cyberverse|Skyquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:PrimeCyberversetoy-DreadwingCommander.jpg|thumb|250px|Commander Class Dreadwing]]
|}

{{-}}
:'''Vehicles'''

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Driller#Toys|Energon Driller]] with [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseDrill|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]] with [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Battle Suit]] with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseBattlesuit|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Veh-Knockout-Drill.jpg|thumb|250px|Energon Driller with Knock Out]]
|}

:'''Other'''
:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]]}}
|}

{{-}}

===="Standard" line====
:'''Deluxe Class'''
:Deluxe class figures feature a dynamic "head reveal" gimmick: the robot-mode heads pop out during transformation via spring-loaded or gear-operated gimmickry, or occasionally by simple manually-operated panel-flipping. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Revealers".

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Deluxe|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Prime|Laserbeak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Deluxe|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Prime)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Deluxe|Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ShadowStrike|Shadow Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (WFC)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Primetoy-VehiconRevealers.jpg|thumb|200px|Vehicon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (WFC)#Prime|Sergeant Kup]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]]}}</ul>
|}

{{-}}
:'''Voyager Class'''
:Voyager figures all feature a spring-loaded [[MechTech]]-style transforming weapon, partially constructed from translucent plastic, which lights up via LED when the weapon is deployed. The figures themselves also feature translucent plastic, so the moving LED creates the image of energon power "flowing" from the character's bodies into their weapons. This worked better in theory than in practice. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Powerizers".

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Voyager|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Voyager|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Toys|Thundertron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Primetoy-SkyquakeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Voyager Skyquake, who barely made it out at retail.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Voyager|Skyquake]]}}
|}

{{-}}{{anchor|weaponizer}}
:'''Weaponizers
[[File:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Weaponizer Optimus Prime]]
:A new size class, Weaponizer Class figures are similar in size to Leader Class toys of previous lines, but with simpler transformations. They feature light-up parts and spinning mini-guns that can deploy in either mode.

::'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
::{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Bumblebee]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
:'''Entertainment Pack'''
::*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]]: Ultimate Opponents (w/ [[Silas#Toys|Silas]] and [[MECH]] soldier)

{{-}}

====Exclusives====
:In a rare move, there were no brick and mortar store [[exclusive]]s in Western markets for the regular ''Prime'' line. The "Rust in Peace" special edition of Terrorcon Cliffjumper was available at San Diego Comic-Con and Hasbro Toy Shop, while the "[[Dark Energon]]" series of translucent redecos was sold by online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]]. All of the "Dark Energon" toys were available at general retail in Singapore and Malaysia, and the Voyager Class figures were also available at general retail in the Philippines.
:The Asian market additionally received a special two-pack of Voyager Optimus Prime and Gaia Unicron, complete with their Microns from TakaraTomy's ''Arms Micron'' line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Rust in Peace [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#SDCC2012|Cliffjumper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dark Energon Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dark Energon Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Asian Market'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] + [[Unicron/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Gaia Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|200px|Dark Energon Megatron]]
|}
{{-}}

===''Beast Hunters'' (2013)===
{{anchor|BH}}
[[File:Beasthunters-logo1.png|right|300px]]
In 2013, ''Prime'' shifted to the '''''Beast Hunters''''' [[subline imprint]], a branding that also extended into the ''[[Kre-O]]'' line.

This series introduced the dangerous [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] faction, robotic dragons and mythical creatures that posed a threat to Autobot and Decepticon alike. In response, the 'Bots and 'Cons don new armor (the Autobots in spiky, over-weaponized armor reminiscent of ''{{w|Mad Max}}'', while the Decepticons take on more beastly traits) and are armed with new [[gimmick]]-laden launching/spinning weapons. On-package [[bio]]s were reduced in length to just a sentence or two, and the [[Instructions|instruction sheets]] instead feature facts about one of the figure's main weapons, as well as a chapter of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' prose story.

The final waves of this line, released in early [[2014]], ''really'' pushed towards younger kids, with incredibly simplified designs based on the characters' ''Cyberverse'' releases, which actually allowed the toys to be larger than most others in their size class. Unfortunately, as they were [[tail-ender]]s, their US releases were nearly nonexistent: only the Voyagers made it out at US retail, and only through discount chains like Ross and TJ Maxx. The rest ended up released only overseas (not even [[Canada]] got them!).

====''Cyberverse''====
;Legion Class

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Cyberverse|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#CVBH|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-CyberverseTwinstrike.jpg|thumb|250px|Legion Class Twinstrike]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Divebomb (Prime)|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rot Gut (Prime)|Rot Gut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAce|Ace Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Commander Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#BHCyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Hardshell#Toys|Hardshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (Prime)#Toys|Trailcutter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (Prime)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BBladeCyberverse|Beast Blade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|250px|Commander Class Bulkhead]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Prime)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Unicron|Unicron Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#BHCyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Beast Tracker Vehicles
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Claw]] with [[Smokescreen (Prime)#SkyClaw|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]] with [[Breakdown (WFC)#CyberverseApexArmor|Breakdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Driller#BeeDriller|Energon Driller]] with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseDriller|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor.jpg|thumb|250px|Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown]]
|}

{{-}}
===="Standard" line====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Lazerback (Prime)#Toys|Lazerback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Toys|Ripclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Skystalker (Prime)#Toys|Skystalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#BHDeluxe|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Vertebreak (Prime)#Toys|Vertebreak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Beast Hunters Soundwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHNightShadow|Night Shadow Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHDeluxe2014|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Deluxe2014|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Deluxe Class|Twinstrike]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Deluxe|Windrazor]]}}
|}
{{-}}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (w/ [[Blackbeak (Prime)|Blackbeak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Megatron/Sharkticon Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Voyager Shockwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager2014|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#2014Voyager|Predaking]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Battlemaster Class
[[File:Beast-Hunters-Weaponizers-BeastTrackerOptimus.jpg|thumb|200px|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]
:Basically just a re-naming of the prior year's Weaponizer Class toys, [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed with some new gear.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Talking Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
;Ultimate Class
:A new size class, Ultimate Class figures are larger than the prior Leader Class toys, but with simpler transformations. They also feature light-up gimmicks and spring-loaded missile launchers.

:They also shipped in separate assortments, due to their differently-shaped boxes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] (outside US only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Kre-O====
{{main|Kre-O#Kre-O Beast Hunters|l1=Kre-O Beast Hunters}}

{{-}}
====Exclusives====
[[File:Beast Hunters Predacons Rising logo.png|right|300px]]
:'''''Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising'''''
:[[Exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores in the US, this subline-of-a-subline featured multiple new decos of ''Beast Hunters'' toys, including many new characters. It also extended outside the "normal" toyline, including an all-new ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' set.

:Oddly, all of these toys shipped in full cases of a single figure/set.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cindersaur|Smokescreen]] vs [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Bumblebee (WFC)#Target2pack|Night Shadow Bumblebee]] vs [[Blight (Prime)#Target2pack|Blight]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse Commander 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Target2pack|Predaking]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-d1p2|[[Bombshock (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bombshock]] & [[Shockwave (WFC)#Rising|Shockwave]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse box set'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Abominus (Prime)#Giftset|Abominus]] ([[Blight (Prime)#Giftset|Blight]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Giftset|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Giftset|Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Giftset|Twinstrike]], [[Windrazor (Prime)#Giftset|Windrazor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Voyager-Darksteel.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Darksteel]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Skylynx (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Skylynx]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)#NovaBlast|Nova Blast Bumblebee]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Darksteel (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Darksteel]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Cryofire|Cryofire Predaking]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Construct-Bots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]]}}
|}

{{-}}
'''Convention exclusives'''

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Con]] 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|"First Edition" Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1p2|Shockwave's Lab (Asian market) ([[Shockwave (WFC)#CybertronCon|Shockwave]], [[Predaking (Prime)#CybertronCon|Predaking]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1p2|Shockwave's Lab (US market) ([[Shockwave (WFC)#SDCC|Shockwave]], [[Predaking (Prime)#SDCC|Predaking]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]] (EU)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shockwave's Lab (US version)]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Prime'' toyline==
{{anchor|Japan}}
===''First Edition''===
([[December 28]], [[2011]])
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|000 Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|001 Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|002 Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|003 Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEdition|004 Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|005 Megatron]] (single pack release of Deluxe class Megatron from the Entertainment Pack released in Hasbro's territories)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|006 Vehicon]]}}
{{note|Sharing the same ID number as Terrorcon Cliffjumper, Japan's 005 Megatron may not have been a release that was planned by Hasbro.}}
</ul>

:'''Exclusives'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|Shining Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair convention'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Vector Oracle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Aimless#Transformers (campaign item)|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Preorder|Autobot Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Peaceman]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Prime-toy Aimless.jpg|thumb|200px|Aimless]]
|}
{{-}}

===''Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime'' (Arms Micron)===

The main ''Prime'' line in Japan, while mostly using the same molds, was quite a bit different from the Hasbro version. Hoping to snag a slightly-older market, the toys were given a bit of "model kit" vibe. [[Paint operation]]s were reduced and replaced with old-fashioned [[sticker]] sheets, so you had to customize/complete the toy itself... and then there was the ''blatantly'' model-kit [[Arms Micron]]s packed in with every toy.

Replacing the weapons of the Hasbro releases, these new [[Mini-Con]]s transform into their larger partner's signature weapons. They came as unassembled, unpainted model kits, similarly using stickers to fill in details. Several Arms Microns also came by themselves in bagged kits, plus there was a ''metric ton'' of promotional Microns throughout the line, possibly more than any prior line (even ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Legends of the Microns]]''!), and that's not counting the ones that were released during the ''First Edition'' series. The Arms Microns also had multiple [[5 mm post]]s and holes, and could be combined into super weapons, plus the larger toys were [[retool]]ed to have new Arms Micron mounting points.

{{-}}
'''Main Toyline'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 31]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-01 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[O.P.#Toys|O.P.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-02 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[B.B. (Prime)#Toys|B.B.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-03 [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Deluxe|Cliffjumper]] (w/ [[C.L.#Toys|C.L.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|AM-04 [[Ratchet (WFC)#Deluxe|Ratchet]] (w/ [[R.A.#Toys|R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-05 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#JapanDeluxe|Megatron]] (w/ [[Gora#Toys|Gora]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-06 [[Skywarp (WFC)#Toys|Skywarp]] (w/ [[Baro#Toys|Baro]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 28]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-08 [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]] (w/ [[Jida#Toys|Jida]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-09 [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Prime|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Zori (Prime)#Toys|Zori]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 28]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-10 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Voyager|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[B.H.#Toys|B.H.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-11 [[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]] (w/ [[Arc#Toys|Arc]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]][[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1|War Breakdown & Zamu]][[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Gaia Unicron & Bogu]][[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-JetVehiconGeneral.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Jet Vehicon General & Igu S]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 30]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-07 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Starscream]] (w/ [[Guru#Toys|Guru]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-12 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Voyager|War Breakdown]] (w/ [[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-13 [[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Medic Knock Out]] (w/ [[Gura#Toys|Gura]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-14 [[Vehicon (Prime)#Deluxe|Vehicon]] (w/ [[Noji#Toys|Noji]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 28]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-15 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Megatron Darkness]] (w/ [[Gora#GoraII|Gora II]] & [[Hades#Toys|Hades]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-16 [[Vehicon (Prime)#Jet|Jet Vehicon]] (w/ [[Igu#Toys|Igu]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 25]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-17 [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] (w/ [[Sou#Toys|Sou]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-18 [[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys|Airachnid]] (w/ [[Ida#Toys|Ida]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 29]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-19 [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron]] (w/ [[Bogu#Toys|Bogu]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-20 [[Ironhide (WFC)#Deluxe|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Iro#Toys|Iro]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-21 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Arms Master Optimus]] (w/ [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|Shining R.A.]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 27]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-22 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]] (w/ [[Jigu#Toys|Jigu]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-23 [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]] (w/ [[Wuji#Toys|Wuji]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 24]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-24 [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]] (w/ [[Magi#Toys|Magi]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-25 [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (Prime)#Toys|Giza]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-26 [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Prime|Smokescreen]] (w/ [[S.S.#Toys|S.S.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[December 15]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-27 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Voyager|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Ulma#Toys|Ulma]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-28 [[Lio Convoy#Prime|Leo Prime]] (w/ [[L.P.#Toys|L.P.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-29 [[Shockwave (WFC)#Prime|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Bido (Prime)#Toys|Bido]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[December 26]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-30 [[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]] (w/ [[Dago#Toys|Dago R]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-31 [[Frenzy (WFC)#Prime|Frenzy]] (w/ [[Dago#Toys|Dago F]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-32 [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Stunt Wildrider]] (w/ [[Ozu (Prime)#Toys|Ozu]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[February 25]], 2013)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-33 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Darkest|Final Battle Megatron]] (w/ [[Baru (Prime)#Shadow|Shadow Baru]], [[Dai#Shadow|Shadow Dai]], [[Gabu (Prime)#Shadow|Shadow Gabu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-34 [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]] (w/ [[Igu#Silver|Igu S]])}}
|}
{{-}}
'''Arms Micron Weapon Series'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 28|7-28]]-2012)
{{Bp-d1|AMW-01 [[Gabu (Prime)#Toys|Gabu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-02 [[Baru (Prime)#Toys|Baru]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-03 [[Dai#Toys|Dai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-04 [[C.L.#AMW|C.L. GR]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-05 [[Baro#AMW|Baro G]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-06 [[Jida#AMW|Jida R]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 25|08-25]]-2012)
{{Bp-a1|AMW-07 [[Pral#AMW|Pral]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-08 [[Sise#AMW|Sise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-09 [[Jaze#AMW|Jaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 29|09-29]]-2012)
{{Bp-d1|AMW-10 [[Zori (Prime)#AMW|Zori M]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-11 [[B.H.#AMW|B.H. B]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-12 [[Arc#AMW|Arc S]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[December 28|12-28]]-2012)
{{Bp-a1|AMW-13 [[Advanced Star Saber#toys|Advanced Star Saber]] ([[B.B. (Prime)#AMW|B.B. R]], [[Iro#AMW|Iro R]], [[O.P.#AMW|O.P. R]], [[R.A.#AMW|R.A. O]], and [[Wuji#AMW|Wuji G]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-14 [[Gravity Planet Bowgun#Toys|Gravity Planet Bowgun]] ([[Gora#AMW|Gora II E]], [[Guru#AMW|Guru B]], [[Ida#AMW|Ida B]], [[Noji#AMW|Noji B]], and [[Zori (Prime)#AMW5pack|Zori CS]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Prime-toy Dai.jpg|upright=1|thumb|AMW-03 Dai]]
|}
{{-}}

'''Gacha Arms Microns'''
:A completely new set of molds were created for a set of Arms Microns distributed mainly through [[Gacha]]-branded "capsule toy" machines. Oddly, they contain a mix of Micron versions of larger show characters (for lack of information or a better explanation, this wiki is treating them as new characters) and entirely-new bestial Decepticon Microns.

:The first two waves of Microns were imported to UK and German toy stores as a [[blindpacking|blindbagged]] line in English packaging, produced by Tomy (the packaging sports Tomy and Gacha logos) and licensed by Hasbro UK.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Sword]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gobu]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zado]] (2 versions)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee Blade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron Cannon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dobo]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet Spanner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Boomerang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack Kunai]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmsMicronGachaWave1.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Special Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee Blade]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Sword]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet Spanner]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack Kunai]] MX}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dobo]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gobu]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron Cannon]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Boomerang]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zado]] TC}}
|}

{{-}}
'''Exclusives'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Zori (Prime)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Zori]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gura#Shining|Shining Gura B]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Guru#Hellflame|Hellflame Guru]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#Shadow|Shadow R.A.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningGR|Shining R.A. GR]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arms Up Campaign]] contest'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hades#gold|Golden Hades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Golden|Golden Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[O.P.#Gold|Golden O.P.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gora#Shadow|Shadow Gora]]}}
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Prime-toy BumblebeeTerrorcon.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Terrorcon Bumblebee]][[File:Prime-toy ZamuHellflame.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Hellflame Zamu]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#Shining|Shining O.P.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Tokyo Toy Show 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.B. (Prime)#Shining|Shining B.B.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.B. (Prime)#PureEnergon|Pure Energon B.B.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[C.L.#Shadow|Shadow C.L.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#PureEnergon|Pure Energon O.P.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BattleShield|Battle Shield Optimus]] (w/ [[O.P.#Guray|O.P. A]], [[Jaze#Toys|Jaze G]], [[Pral#Toys|Pral G]], [[Sise#Toys|Sise G]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningR|Shining R.A. R]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zamu#Hellflame|Hellflame Zamu]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster#TVBoyRed|Optimus Prime Blaster (red version)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Baro#Shadow|Shadow Baro]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jida#Hellflame|Hellflame Jida]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Noji#Hellflame|Hellflame Noji]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OrionPax|Orion Pax]] (w/ [[R.A.#Orion|Gold Metal R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningP|Shining R.A. P]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningY|Shining R.A. Y]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (WFC)#Toys|Thundercracker]] (w/ [[Baro#Silver|Silver Metal Baro]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Nightmare|Nightmare Unicron]] (w/ [[Bogu#Nightmare|Bogu M]])}}
|}</ul>



===EZ Collection===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 31]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-01 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-02 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-03 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-04 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-05 [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-06 [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-07 [[Vehicon (Prime)#Cyberverse|Decepticon Vehicon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 28]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-08 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-09 [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 26]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-10 [[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Spaceship Star Hammer]] & [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-11 [[Ironhide (WFC)#toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-12 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TFP-EZ-SP1-Autobot-Set-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Optimus Prime (Open Face Type), exclusive to the "EZ-SP1 Autobot Set"]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 30]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-13 [[Evac (Prime)|Autobot Evac]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-14 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Cyberverse|War Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 28]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EZ-15 [[Energon Driller#Toys|Energon Driller]] & [[Knock Out (Prime)#Cyberverse|Medic Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-16 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[October 27]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-17 [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)#Toys|Optimus Grand Base]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-18 [[Skyquake (Prime)#Cyberverse|Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[November 24]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-SP1 Autobot Set ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Optimus Prime (Open Face Type)]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#EZ6pack|Ratchet]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#EZ6pack|Bulkhead]], [[Arcee (WFC)#EZ6pack|Arcee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#EZ6pack|Wheeljack]])}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-SP2 Decepticon Set ([[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Decepticon Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|War Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Medic Knock Out]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]])}}
|
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
*'''Optimus Prime Stand-up Mover'''
*'''Bumblebee Stand-up Mover'''

;Roleplay
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#ionblaster|Bumblebee Ion Blaster]]

;Battle Masks
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Battle Mask
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]] Battle Mask

;Energon Helmet
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Energon Helmet

==Post-''Prime'' releases==
Naturally, several ''Prime'' characters got toys in the follow-up toylines ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'', based on updated/new bodies. But there have been a few transplants outside of those series, albeit mostly in "side" lines rather than as more "traditional" ''Transformers''' toys...

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Abominus (Prime)#Kre-O|Abominus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Kre-O|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Kre-O|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Blight (Prime)#Kre-O|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Kre-O|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Corhada#Toys|Corhada]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Grimwing (Prime)#Kre-O|Grimwing]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Kre-O|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Kre-O|Predaking]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Kre-O|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Kre-O|Ripclaw]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Kre-O|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Kre-O|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Kre-O|Vehicon]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Kre-O|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:KreO-Toy VehiconKreons.jpg|thumb|200px|''Kre-O'' Vehicons]][[File:UW-toy BreakdownZombieWar.jpg|thumb|200px|''Unite Warriors'' Zombie War Breakdown]][[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Knock-Out.jpg|thumb|200px|''Legacy'' Prime Universe Knock-Out]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Construct-Bots]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[Airazor (Prime)|Airazor]] & [[Wolfang (Prime)|Wolfang]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Unicron Megatron]] (w/ [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]] & [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Construct-Bots|Ripclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p2|[[Skystalker (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Skystalker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]]}}

|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Hero Mashers]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock_Out_(Prime)#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Wreck N' Rule Collection'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy_2|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]]}}
|
|}

===''Prime 10 Year Anniversary''===
[[File:TFP-10th-War-Breakdown-Vehicon-2-pack.jpg|thumb|200px|Breakdown / Vehicon]]
Revealed at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] for the tenth anniversary of ''Prime'', Hasbro re-released three TakaraTomy [[#Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime (Arms Micron)|"Arms Micron"]] toys previously exclusive to Japan. Except for [[Igu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Igu]], the toys are nearly identical, with new packaging depicting the cliff ([[:File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|you know which one]]) that could be reversed for an inverse colored version with the Decepticon sigil, and the sticker sheet, which reportedly uses the less-adhesive material of ''Generations'' toys around the same time.

Both ''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' sets are exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#10 Year Anniversary|War Breakdown]] / [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Vehicon]] (w/ [[Igu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Igu]] and [[Zamu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#10 Year Anniversary|Hades Megatron]] (w/ [[Hades#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Hades]], [[Gora#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Gora II]])}}
</ul>

==Notes==
* Hasbro applied for a ''Beast Hunters'' video game trademark on December 17, 2012, leading to speculation of a possible ''Beast Hunters'' game.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-video-game-trademark-revealed-176549/ Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Video Game Trademark Revealed]</ref> Subsequently, the marketing shifted to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'', and a video game never materialized.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Aligned toylines]]
[[Category:Prime| ]]

Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)

2024-06-11T14:08:43Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Cyberverse releases */

{{disambig2|the 2018 toyline based on the animated series|the 2011 cross-series toy gimmick system|Cyberverse (toyline)}}
{{nav-cyberverse}}
[[File:Cyberverse overview small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Who said that [[scale]] was a thing?]]
The '''''Transformers: Cyberverse''''' toyline continues the trend set by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' of targeting the young demographic lying between the preschool and preteen audiences. The line focuses on "G1 inspired design" and new play patterns while featuring a diverse cast of legacy characters.

Announced in time for New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], ''Cyberverse'' brought with it the line-wide "Action Attack" [[gimmick]], with figures from most assortments including a unique "attacking" play feature. The line also reintroduces a line-wide [[size class]] naming system, following ''Robots in Disguise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s erratic mix of designations, with the one exception being the returning 1-Step Changers. While Warrior Class remains similar to its ''Robots in Disguise'' counterpart, the new Scout, Ultra, and Ultimate Classes bear little correlation to previous assortments.

Starting in summer [[2019]], the toyline entered its first [[subline imprint]], '''''Power of the Spark''''', reflecting the second chapter of the television show. While 2018's "Action Attack" size classes and their unique gimmicks continued under this, the new "Spark Armor" play pattern added more size classes, involving accessory vehicles that could split apart into interchangeable armor. As of late 2019 official product reveals for ''Cyberverse'' almost entirely ceased, leaving fans unaware of new releases until they were found in stores or on online listings. Hasbro representatives at the time cited a lack of interest in the line from collectors as the reason for this. The developing COVID-19 pandemic probably didn't help this situation either as physical conventions where new toys would be spotted on display also came to a halt. This led to a great many surprises for fans as relatively obscure characters set to appear in the cartoon's third chapter were suddenly receiving new toys on shelves months before their on-screen debuts.

For [[2020]] the line was retitled as '''''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures''''' (initially a subline imprint marked on a few figures as '''''Battle for Cybertron''''') though no reason was ever given for the rebranding. This assortment revamped Ultra and Ultimate Class figures, which now featured flip-up "Energon Armor" and accompanying weapons. Many of the figures for this year were now labeled with a "Cybertronian Mode" to tie-in with the show's story taking place solely on the Transformers' homeworld. This year the line also received the Deluxe Class, a more ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque subline of figures featuring [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] details and accessories, more complex transformations, and better [[articulation]]. The first wave also included pieces for a [[Maccadam]] build-a-bot figure. If that wasn't enough, 2020 also saw the introduction of the "Battle Call" gimmick, adding even more size classes to the line which featured voice activated electronic features.

After what seemed the end for ''Cyberverse'' after its creators stated that the show's third season was the finale, it did indeed continue into [[2021]] with the '''''Dinobots Unite''''' subline imprint, promoting the fourth season specials. Now going under the title ''"Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures"'' on all products, this subline introduced the rest of the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] to join [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and focused on combining gimmicks and automatic conversion with the new "Roll & Combine" and "Roll N' Change" assortments. This continuation makes ''Cyberverse'' the longest-running cartoon tie-in toyline in recent memory. Packaging also followed that of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', removing the plastic bubble and expanding the [[package art]].

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
{{Note|Continuing the trend set by ''Robots in Disguise'', many Cyberverse toys would see re-releases in later assortments in new packaging. This page lists each figure in the wave and subline it first appeared in.}}

===2018===
====Action Attack====
[[File:Cyberverse-Scout-Class-Slipstream.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Scout Class Slipstream and her sad, sad "alt" mode.]]
While a similar size to previous lines' "Scout Class" assortments, ''Cyberverse'' Scout Class figures possess the unique quirk of having only partial transformations, converting into hybrid robot/alt-mode forms in which their Action Attack gimmicks are activated as the final transformation step. Due to their simplicity, some figures' Action Attacks can also be activated in robot mode.

Initially, ''Robots in Disguise'' molds were reused for the entire first wave but following this, all 1-Step Changers are new molds, even if they reuse transformation schemes from older ones. Starting with Wave 3, they supported Action Attack gimmicks, though these are particularly basic.

''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class figures are broadly similar to the ''Robots in Disguise'' assortment of the same name, though with much less focus on articulation. Their Action Attacks are activated in robot mode as the final transformation step, although some figures can also activate it in alternate mode.

Similar to the previous 3-Step Changers, Ultra Class figures are roughly Voyager-sized with much more involved Action Attacks that generally deploy in their alternate mode.

Similar in size to a modern Leader Class figure, but significantly simpler, Ultimate Class figures feature Action Attacks specifically designed to be activated in both robot and alternate mode.
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Prowl.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Prowl]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Shadow Striker]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Shadow Striker]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Exclusives====
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Thundercracker]]
Both Thundercracker and the Optimus Prime Battle Base Set were originally intended as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, but due to the company's bankruptcy in the United States and several other countries in 2018, they were only released that way in markets that still ''have'' Toys"R"Us (which basically means Asia and Canada). In the United States, the Optimus Prime playset was instead available as a [[Walmart]] exclusive, while Thundercracker didn't show up until 2019, at the chains Go! Calendars, Tuesday Morning, and Ollie's.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Warrior Class [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===2019: ''Power of the Spark''===
====Action Attack====
{{Note|As the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint was not introduced until summer 2019, the year's first waves of Scout, Warrior, Ultra and Ultimate Class toys and first ''two'' waves of 1-Step Changers retained the vanilla 2018 packaging style.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Shadow Striker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#2019ScoutClass|Optimus Prime]] (new sculpt)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scraplet#Cyberverse|Scraplet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Deadlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Deadlock]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Alpha Trion]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultimate-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#New1Step|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|Megatron]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|Optimus Prime]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Jazz]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Gnaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drift (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Deadlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#POTSWarrior|Bumblebee]] (retool)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (Cyberverse)#WarriorDrift|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Alpha Trion]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 3''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Spark Armor====
Added for the ''Power of the Spark'' rebranding, the Legends sized "Battle Class" figures include a drone-vehicle that disassembles to form interchangeable armor, connected via [[5 mm post|5 mm attachment points]].

The larger Deluxe-sized "Elite Class" figures come with a drone-vehicle that transforms in one step into add-on armor, rather than splitting into multiple pieces. These aren't compatible with the smaller Battle Class.

Ark Power Optimus Prime is the size of a Leader Class figure, and has battle armor which can be assembled into a ship resembling the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Jetfire]] & [[Tank Cannon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#BattleClass|Prowl]] & [[Cosmic Patrol]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Sky-Byte]] & [[Driller Drive]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Starscream]] & [[Demolition Destroyer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Blizzard Breaker]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Decepticon Shockwave]] & [[Solar Shot]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Sky-Byte.jpg|thumb|250px|Battle Class Sky-Byte]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Elite Class Megatron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Elite Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Bumblebee]] & [[Ocean Storm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Megatron]] & [[Chopper Cut#Cyberverse|Chopper Cut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Optimus Prime]] & [[Sky Turbine]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Elite Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Spark Armor|Grimlock]] & [[Trash Crash#Cyberverse|Trash Crash]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ark Power'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ark Power|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ark (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Ark Power]]}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Multi-packs and exclusives====
Elite Class Cheetor was available at general retail outside the US.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|Warrior Class [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#POTS2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#POTS2pack|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Elite Class [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Cheetor]] & [[Sea Fury]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Warrior Class [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Spark-Armor-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|200px|Elite Class Cheetor]]
|}

{{-}}

===2020: ''Battle for Cybertron / Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures''===
====Action Attack====
Officially, the second Scout Class Bumblebee figure was slated to debut in a second wave of ''Power of the Spark''-branded Scout Class figures. However, that wave was ultimately never released, leaving a gap in the official wave numbering, and Bumblebee instead debuted in the wave that also included Wheeljack, in ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures''-branded packaging.

Ultra Class figures now uniformly feature flip-up Energon Armor as their Action Attack, deploying a translucent chestplate and mask from their back as a final transformation step when their weapon accessories are removed. While slightly smaller than previous Ultras, most now sport greater articulation.

Flip-up Energon Armor was also introduced to all Ultimate Class figures which now feature drastically reduced articulation and complexity in favour of a large auto-transforming mechanisms, officially labelled [[Automorph Technology|"Twist-N-Change"]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#POTSScout|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Scout|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#StealthForce|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:CV-toy Ramjet Scout.jpg|thumb|250px|Scout Class Ramjet]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Ultra-Rack-n-Ruin.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Rack 'n' Ruin]][[File:Cyberversetoy-UltimateIaconus.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Iaconus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 8''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1StepStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step3rdMold|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#OneStep|Autobot Ratchet]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Megatron X]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#CybertronianWarrior|Bumblebee]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#WarriorStealth|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#CybertronianWarrior|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hammerbyte#Cyberverse|Hammerbyte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#BCAWarrior|Starscream]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Cybertronian|Optimus Prime]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultra2|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Clobber (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Clobber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Rack'n'Ruin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 8''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#POTSUltimate|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Iaconus#Cyberverse|Iaconus]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Deluxe Class====
Traditional Deluxe Class figures debuted at the same MSRP as the concurrent ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', aimed at older audiences and featuring similar elements, including 5 mm ports and [[Fire Blast effect]] parts. Figures released in Waves 1 - 4 have a piece of [[Maccadam#Cyberverse|Maccadam]] as a "[[Build a Figure]]", while Wave 5 figures omit those extra pieces altogether.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Shockwave.jpg|250px|thumb|Deluxe Class Shockwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Battle Call====
The "Battle Call" lineup makes use of voice-activated commands. The larger "Officer Class" deploy armor on command, while the "Trooper Class" features electronic lights. All figures feature Energon Armor.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Trooper Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#TrooperClass|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Meteorfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Meteorfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Wildwheel]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Trooper Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Wild-Wheel.jpg|thumb|200px|Battle Call Trooper Class Wildwheel]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Officer Class'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#OfficerClass|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Exclusives====
''Cybertronian Villains'' focuses on well, villains to Cybertron! They were originally exclusive to Target in the US but made their way to other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]]. The ''"Cybertronian Villains"'' branding was later used in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''.

''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' mostly goes for re-releases to represent ''Cyberverse'' in its multi-franchise umbrella, with the only exception so far being "Spark Armor" Bumblebee's smaller partner, a redecoed version of [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'s partner [[Trash Crash]]. In addition to the Spark Armor assortment, this segment of the toyline also includes a boxed set of four repacked Warrior Class figures – the packaging for which doesn't actually ''say'' "''Cyberverse''" anywhere, but we've put the set here for convenience.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cybertronian Villains'' (Target)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|Quintesson Invasion ([[Prowl (Cyberverse)#BattleForCybertron3Pack|Prowl]], [[Quintesson#Cyberverse|Quintesson Judge]], [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#BattleForCybertron3Pack|Shockwave]])}}
{{bp-d1|Repugnus Revenge ([[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Repugnus]], 3 [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Pesticons]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{bp-a1d1|Sharkticons Attack ([[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#SharkticonSet|Stealth Force Hot Rod]], 3 [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]]s)}}
{{bp-d1|Seekers Sinister Strikeforce ([[Skywarp (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#SinisterStrikeforce|Starscream]], [[Thrust (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thrust]], [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#SinisterStrikeforce|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' (Target)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] / [[Trash Crash#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Trash Crash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Megatron]] / [[Chopper Cut#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Chopper Cut]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Warrior Class 4-pack ([[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Officer Class [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BFC-Quintesson-Invasion-Prowl.jpg|250px|thumb|Quintesson Invasion 3-pack]]
|}
{{-}}

===2021: ''Dinobots Unite''===
====Action Attack====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Ramjet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 11''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cyberverse Ultimate Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Volcanicus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Volcanicus]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Deluxe Class====
Much like later waves of the previous year's Deluxe Class assortment, these toys feature no 'Build-A-Figure' accessories, which includes re-releases of older figures. Keeping in tune with the ''Kingdom''-style boxes of no plastic bubble and expanded packaging art, the plastic window was also removed.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Cheetor]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Dinobot Slug]]}}
|[[File:Cyberverse deluxe cheetor stock.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]
</ul>
|}

====Roll & Combine====
[[File:Bumbleswoop-box.jpg|thumb|Roll & Combine Bumbleswoop]]
This series of two-packs features toys similar to the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' "Crash Combiners", but much larger, involving simplified robots becoming halves of a combiner.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Bumblebee]] / [[Swoop (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Swoop]] ([[Bumbleswoop]])}}
:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Megatron]] / [[Slug (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Slug]] ([[Slugtron]])}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Wheeljack]] / [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Grimlock]] ([[Wheelgrim]])}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====Roll N' Change====
[[File:Cyberverse roll n transform optimus prime.jpg|thumb|Roll N' Change Optimus Prime]]
This new assortment is made up of large-scale figures, sold at a price point higher than the Ultimate Class, which feature automatic transformations to robot mode when the vehicle is rolled along a smooth surface, similar to the ''Generation 2'' [[Auto Roller (G2)|Autorollers]]. Each figure features snap-on Energon Armor parts and electronic lights and sounds.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Roll N' Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Roll N' Change|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

====Smash Changers====
[[File:Cyberversetoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star 
If I could get out of this place!]]
A [[rebranding|rebranded]] (pre-branded?) figure originally intended for the toyline accompanying the ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' film, the latter being delayed until 2023 forced Hasbro to release it under the ''Cyberverse'' branding instead.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Smash Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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===Tiny Turbo Changers===
''[[Tiny Turbo Changers]]'' is a line of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] vinyl figures featuring characters from ''Cyberverse''. Despite them ostensibly being blind-bagged, it's possible to tell which figure you're getting thanks to a small clear window and embossed letter code on the reverse of the package.

The first Series barely made it to US retail, showing up at (some) [[Kmart]]s and later some grocery store chains during the holidays in 2019. Series 2 started to pop up in [[Target]]s in July 2020, while Series 3 was available in a few international markets (in some of them as early as late 2019), but has yet to be found in the United States. Series 4, however has been found in both Canada and the United States.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(D) [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(E) [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Drift (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|(G) [[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(K) [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-p1|(G) [[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Decepticon Shockwave]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]] (re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Prowl]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(M) [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(N) [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(O) [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(P) [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Acid Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CV-toy BlackarachniaTTC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Blackarachnia]][[File:CV-toy Ironhide-TTC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Ironhide]][[File:CV-toy SkyByte-TTC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sky-Byte]]
<ul class="iconlist">
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(E) [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Jetfire]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(A2) [[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skrapnel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B2) [[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Whirl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(C2) [[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(D2) [[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(E2) [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F2) [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(G2) [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Megatron X]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(H2) [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#TTCStealth|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(A) [[Gnaw (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Gnaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Kup (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Kup]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(C) [[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wildwheel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(D) [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(E) [[Alpha Strike#Cyberverse|Alpha Strike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Thunderhowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(G) [[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(I) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Energon Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(J) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#TTCStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(K) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Dark Energon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(B) [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Slipstream]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(C) [[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Dead End]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(D) [[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Whirl]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(G) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]] (re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Sky-Byte]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(K) [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(?) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(?) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Dark Energon Shockwave]] (re-release)}}
|}

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==''Cyberverse'' (TakaraTomy)==
===Main toyline===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-01 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-02 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-03 [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Wing Slicer Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-04 [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Launcher Strike Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-05 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Stinger Sword Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-06 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Matrix Attack Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-07 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Fusion Cannon Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TCV-08 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-09 [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-10 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Burning Flame Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-11 [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-12 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-13 [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Jet Mission Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-14 [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Shovel Fighter Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-15 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Battleship Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-16 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Wingfire Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-17 [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Tank Buster Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-18 [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Drill Driver Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-19 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Battle Rotor Megatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-20 [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Blizzard Rescue Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-21 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Satellite Laser Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-22 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Dino Dump Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-23 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ark Power|Ark Combine Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[December]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-24 [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Turbo Change Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-24 [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-25 [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Autobot Jazz]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
The first four waves of Deluxe Class figures were released in Japan under the name "'''Action Master'''" (Oh, the irony!). Originally regular releases with the "TCV" ID number, they were moved to being [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives with an August 2020 release. The reason for this is unknown, though this is most likely due to poor sales of previous toys or in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 01 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Action Master 02 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Action Master 03 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 04 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 05 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 06 [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 07 [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 08 [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Post-''Cyberverse'' releases==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow_Striker_(Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn_(Cyberverse)#Legacy|Tarn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream_(Cyberverse)#Legacy|Slipstream]]}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legacy'' Shadow Striker]]

|}

==Notes==
[[File:Cyberverse Warrior Shockwave packaging refresh.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Some figures, such as Warrior Class Shockwave, were released in four different packaging designs.]]
*''Cyberverse'' toys made their global retail debut at Toyworld stores in Australia on [[July 3|3 July]] [[2018]], before arriving at US retail at the end of the same month.
*Because Hasbro frequently uses the shorthand "TRA" for the brand name in solicitations to stores and on shipping cases, the name of the Ul'''tra''' Class assortment ended up being interpreted as "Ultransformers" in numerous places.
*''Cyberverse'' features a minor but still noteworthy difference compared to previous toy lines that had featured [[subline imprint]]s: In the case of those previous lines, any previously released toys that were re-released under those subline imprints were given new packaging that followed the design template for the subline imprint in question, but retained the original release's UPC (or EAN for European releases) barcode. By contrast, ''Cyberverse'' toys that were re-released in ''Power of the Spark'', ''Battle for Cybertron''/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' and ''Dinobots Unite'' packaging were all given new UPC (or EAN) barcodes. This even applied to the assortments themselves, which were also assigned new assortment UPC (or EAN) barcodes. As a result, some figures have four different barcodes for the various packaging variants, and eight barcodes if you count both UPCs and EANs.
*On top of that, Hasbro folded the ''Cyberverse'' into the Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' line for China, which gave the figures released under that branding yet ''another'' packaging variant.
*Like with previous lines, Hasbro used character-specific code names for the toys.
:*For the 2018 releases, the theme was "''{{w|Seinfeld}}'' characters":
{{collist|3|
:::*Acid Storm: "Uncle Leo"
:::*Blurr: "Morty"
:::*Bumblebee: "Costanza"
:::*Grimlock: "Puddy"
:::*Megatron: "Newman"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Peterman"
:::*Shadow Striker: "Susie"
:::*Shockwave: "Kramer"
:::*Slipstream: "Estelle"
:::*Soundwave: "Kruger"
:::*Starscream: "Bania"
:::*Windblade: "Elaine"
}}

:*For the 2019 releases, Hasbro abandoned the "Seinfeld" theme in favor of a new "baseball teams" theme:
{{collist|3|
:::*Bumblebee: "Ironbirds"
:::*Hot Rod: "Isotopes"
:::*Megatron: "Quakes"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Woodducks"
:::*Prowl: "Flying Squirrels"
:::*Ratchet: "Aces"
:::*Shadow Striker: "Rockhounds"
:::*Slipstream: "Greenjackets"
:::*Soundwave: "Dust Devils"
:::*Wheeljack: "Blueclaws"
}}

:*For the 2020 releases, only one code name is currently known:
{{collist|3|
:::*Shadow Bumblebee: "Alpha Strike"
}}

:*The "Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer" set didn't fall under either of those themes; instead, it used the code name "Radar" for toys of Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film series counterpart]] from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' lines, with the theme for the code names from ''those'' lines being "Australian race horses".
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[[Category:Toylines]]

Hot Shot (Armada)/toys

2024-05-04T01:34:03Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:GHC Hot Shot Redgun.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Forgot to take his fiber supplement yesterday.]]

'''[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]''' has many toys! And merchandise! [[User:ItsWalky|No sane person]] would own all of them!

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
{{anchor|ArDx1}}
[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down every one of them. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRod.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, [[2002]]/[[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Cons" (aka Deluxes), Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow {{w|Audi TT}}. He is packaged with the [[Mini-Con]] helicopter [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]], who can peg onto the trunk of Hot Shot's vehicle mode to act as a rear-mounted "speed boosting" propeller. Jolt's massive gun plugs into Hot Shot's hood, releasing a pair of "driving claws" from his front bumper; these function as his feet in robot mode, so activating these is a necessary step in transforming him. When Hot Shot is in robot mode, attaching Jolt or any Mini-Con to the port on his butt flips his rear axle up over his head; pushing up on the port then rotates the axle to face forward, automatically launching a spring-loaded missile, a gimmick fans have dubbed the "Axlezooka". Hot Shot's visor can also flip down over his face, and Jolt's gun can attach to his chest as armor. Jolt's gun also has its own Mini-Con socket, allowing it to activate any Mini-Con activated features. Although the show featured Hot Rod wielding it himself in robot mode as a double-barreled blaster pistol, the lack of a single dedicated peg or handle left the toy unable to do so.

:"Hot Rod," [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legends of the Microns'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and there was clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed for the [[#ArDxPx|"Powerlinx" Hot Shot]] version of the character (see below). That retool was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod & Air Defense Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Red Gun & Air Defense'''
:*''ID number'': '''MS-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

: Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Microns]], also in the first wave of the line. All items in the set are identical to their individual Takara releases.

: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Red Gun" (Hot Shot) and the "Air Defense" in Korea.

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[[File:Armadatoy-PowerlinxHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Destiny, Part Three|No, yeah, I'm totally that Hot Rods guy.]] (''Hasbro versions pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRodSuperMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hand still glows, but they retooled away my deployable sunglasses! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, and his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. Later in the line, a running change granted Powerlinx Hot Shot with a cleaner faction symbol. Even ''later'' in the run, the forehead paint application was removed, but that particular version is extremely rare.

: The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode", fixed this forehead mistake, replaced the gold flames with yellow, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

:This mold was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was ultimately canceled.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Powerlinx Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

:In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price of a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]].
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Buy a bunch of him and recreate [[City of Fear!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles

:Part of the larger-scale assortment of ''[[Built to Rule!]] Armada'', Hot Shot is a building-block set centered around a converting "Trans-Skeleton" that forms the core of either mode: his made-up sportscar mode, or his incredibly gangly and awkward robot mode. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers activated by rotating a 2x2 drum assembly on the tops. He also has a 2x2 "Powerlinx"-peg plate, which can hold any ''BTR'' or regular-type Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is particularly loose. Oddly, this is the only ''BTR Armada'' kit that places this plate on the trigger mechanism of the missile launcher (at least, according to the [[instructions]]) to simulate the regular ''Armada'' line's Powerlinx-activated gimmicks.

: He comes with a building-block version of [[Jolt (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Jolt]].

: His 2x4 engine-block piece would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Built to Rule! Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, it's not that hard to get hold of a Matrix of Leadership. Have you tried asking nicely?]]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
{{note|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner robot was officially (if comedically) [[repurposing|repurposed]] as an upgraded form for Hot Shot named "Shotimus Prime" by [[Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2|''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts'' #2]].}}

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of its red plastic for a yellow-orange color, with a black "bandolier". He transforms into a Japanese-style fire truck of seemingly made-up design (but with the distinct divided front windows of a Mitsubishi Fuso K Series K201 ladder truck), the forward section of which truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station, which can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted. As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

: The toy incorrectly proclaims that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]". Additionally, the toy has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. The ladder comes complete with missiles allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. The standard [[robot mode]] has four pegs on its arms that happen to be sculpted in such a way that they can function as [[Mini-Con]] ports, though they weren't designed with this in mind, since the original toy coming out before the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline.

: He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed [[Omega Prime]], advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].

: This Optimus Prime was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]]. The mold was also used to make [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot, part deux. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Electric Boogaloo. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

:In ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. He can carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot. Hot Shot's articulation is relatively limited compared to other deluxes of the time, having peculiar balljointed shoulders, as well as lacking knees and a neck.

:Takara released "Hot Shot" in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also an almost-identical-but-refined sculpt, most noticeably the proportions and sculpt sharpness of the mouth and chin, along with less bulbous eyes.

:Similar to the contemporary [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] and ''Energon'' Optimus Prime, the Hasbro figure had a running change during its second wave of production. While the first wave Hot Shot figures had gray faces, later releases had silver painted faces using the Takara head sculpt, with a transitional silver-faced Hasbro headed version in between. Hot Shot's head sculpt appears to have changed ''very'' late in the design process from having a visor to having exposed eyes like his ''Armada'' version; The Hasbro head is pictured on Hot Shot's [[control drawing|control art]], as in a [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B131dK6nhZY/XlKJ7-mBltI/AAAAAAAA8Zc/3rRC1mF0B5YQ8Gbr5WsAQHqwVYjejm5EQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/TFE_Settei_2_0051.jpg ''photo of a prototype headsculpt is literally pasted over the original line art''], so the Hasbro head use may have been a consequence of tight deadlines, with Takara cleaning up the sculpt later.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#EnDxEn|"Energon" powered-up version of the character]]. It was also [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' incarnation of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:En-toy HotShotInfernoSet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|♫''Stuck as a middle with you...''♫]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot / Inferno Super Link Set''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SS-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment

:In Japan, Takara released Hot Shot both individually and in a single "Super Link Set" with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases. Likely owing to a tight schedule, the image on the front of the box actually depicts the Hasbro figures, complete with bug-eyed Hot Shot in a deco lightly altered in post to closer approximate the Takara version.
{{EnergonHotShotMold}}

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[[File:Energontoy-EnergonHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver on the outside, Armada colors on the inside! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShotFire.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He has [[burning spirit|a heart that burns for justice]]. Try some Tums, Hot Shot! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Shot Fire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-23'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Curiously, Energon Hot Shot switched back to the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above), meaning the Takara head was not a [[retool]], but an entirely separate mold.

:When he was released in Japan as "Hot Shot Fire," his car mode was unpainted silver plastic, while the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon red redeco of [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[Energon star|energon chip]]. Hot Shot Fire uses the Takara version of Hot Shot's head. Stock photos and packaging art showed Hotshot Fire with yellow plastic while the Energon Cutter and chip were crimson red, suggesting these deco changes were a late decision.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy-DeluxeClassHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exillion'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, this version of Hot Shot transforms into a heavily modified blue {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve}} sports car with a huge rear engine. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear of the car deploys a pair of transparent yellow wings from his spoiler, a gimmick also available in robot mode. He also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His robot mode has numerous details in [[homage]] to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], including the triple-pipe-guns on his forearms, the spoiler-wings on his back, and the sculpting of his shins and chest.

: The Takara release, "Exillion," is almost completely identical to the later Hasbro version other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. And, of course, the Hasbro release has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on its back.

: Package art depicted Hot Shot's gun with a black trigger, but it was red plastic on the final toy.

:This sculpt was used to make Exillion Red Version [[#CyDVD|(see below)]], [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] (with a new head sculpt) and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie series]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys(2007)|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He's full of tiny missiles. Bubbles, not so much.]][[File:CDHotShot-cardback.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Variant enthusiasts, I tease you. (''Unreleased deco pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exigeyser'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-19'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': Knife, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key, Scrapmetal standee (Takara release only)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d1o4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}, in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be stored on a sheath on his left leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

: The instructions for this toy contain some minor visual errors: his black shoulder panels have been swapped, and some steps apparently have him flipped (with the sword/key sheath on his left leg instead of his right).

: "Exigeyser", Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release. This unreleased deco featured mud splashes painted around the wheel wells and some re-arranged deco on the robot chest.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotlegendsblue.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/[[2006]])}}</ul>

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys. He features limited articulation of the arms and legs, and he retains the flip-out wings.

: This mold was used to make a [[#CyLoC2|second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below)]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and 2008's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-RedExillion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Dip it in red, don't even change the paint mask. I'll take your entire stock! Of 500!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Exillion Red Version''' (DVD pack-in, 2005-[[June 22|06-22]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key

: Exillion Red Version is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Aside from the retooled screwholes, he's a straight-on color swap from ''Galaxy Force'' Exillion with the same [[paint operation]] layout. Limited to 500 pieces, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare for the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still supposed to represent the Hot Shot/Exillion character.

: Before the toy saw official release, several stolen [[prototype|test shots]] entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

: This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], who is marketed as a separate character, unlike this toy. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDExillion/exillion.htm More information on Exillion Red Version at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Tiny Tins]]'' sets, Hot Shot was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con. Hot Rod himself was unchanged from his normal Hasbro release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include Hot Shot, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Hot Shot was also available in a [[Target]]-exclusive two-pack set with [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Bitin' Excellion's style.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

:This redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron recolor Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends Class, 2007)

:Bizarrely enough, Hot Shot was one of three [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Cybertron'' Legends toys released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hasbro hates the fans, plural, but loves [[David Willis]].]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Series'': '''Armada Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:An update of his ''Armada'' form, Hot Shot transforms from a sleek yellow Audi TT-like hot rod sports car with transparent windows and headlights into a fully poseable robot. Jolt is able to attach via a Mini-Con peg on Hot Shot's shoulder, but this doesn't activate any features. Jolt plugs into Hot Shot's vehicle mode by pushing the arms/engines through slots under the spoiler; Jolt cannot fold so that his propeller faces back like the original toy. Additionally, Hot Shot's fist holes are smaller than the standard 5mm, making him incompatible with all weapons from his previous forms. Because there is no gap molded into the rear bumper to accommodate missile launchers (see below), the car kibble over his shoulders bumps together and cannot sit properly. He's also infamous for having a horribly finicky transformation, with his windshield, door, and roof pieces refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position.

:Hot Shot's prototype featured transparent plastic on his side windows to match his windshield and rear window, but was replaced with painted opaque windows on the final toy.

:''Universe'' Hot Shot was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Hot Rod]]. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version retains missile launchers originally planned for the Hasbro release. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of the mold was redecoed as the Transformers Collectors' Club 2010 freebie, [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Elite Guard Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS09-Siege-Deluxe-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS09'''
**''Accessories'': "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster," "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," ammo clip (combine to form "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

{{note|This toy is also used as one iteration of the [[Hot Shot (G1)|"Generation 1" incarnation of Hot Shot]].}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' special release in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', Hot Shot is a new head retool of Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]] with a paintjob homaging his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|counterpart's Cybertron Defense Deluxe figure]], and transforms from robot to Cybertronian jeep and back. He includes the "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster" and "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," which are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and can combine to form the "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster," or can be mounted onto his shoulder. The Refraction Blaster comes with a detachable ammo clip, which can be stored in the bed of the jeep. Unlike most ''Selects'' redecoes, Hot Shot features "battle damage" paint applications on his bullbar and shins. He also has multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:His vehicle mode has a sculpted winch, in the center of which is a hole. If some thread is fed through, this makes his winch somewhat functional.

:Hot Shot debuted from [[Entertainment Earth]] at [[New York Comic Con]] 2019, also sold online by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the USA and Canada. In the latter country, he was also available at EB Games stores.

:Hound's [[:File:Siege-Hound-art.jpg|package art]], first seen at Summer Wonder Festival 2018,<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/siege-cybertron-defense-hot-shot-pretool-revealed/ The Allspark - Siege Cybertron Defense Hot Shot Pretool Revealed?]</ref> depicts Hound with a head resembling that of his Cybertron Defense Figure, foreshadowing the retool.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're not done ‘till I SAY you’re done, [[David Willis|Willis!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 25]] 2023
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Hot Shot is based on the ''Armada'' version of the character and transforms into a yellow sports car, once again a close-but-not-quite-for-legal-reasons yellow Audi TT. He features a movable visor and includes an engine block gun like his original ''Armada'' toy, but unlike that toy, he does not include [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. However, he does have a single "Powerlinx" post in the usual spot on the back of his car mode in the middle of the spoiler, and yes, the [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|original Jolt toy]] fits perfectly and can even do the propeller-back thing.

: Hot Shot's [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick allows his Axlezooka to emerge from his back, though this time around, it is not spring-loaded in any way and must be manually pulled out. One of the hubcaps has a [[5 mm post]]-hole in it for plugging in [[fire Blast effect|blast effect]]s or other weapons to make it even more gloriously ridiculous; the tire is a separate part so it spins around the stationary hubcap. Due to his transformation, he can still do the "driving claws" thing in car mode, but again it's all manual, and he lacks the tread-pattern sculpting on his feet.

: Due to his vehicle mode being a car, Hot Shot was made to G1 character [[scale]] standards ([[Autobot Cars]] are Deluxes, [[Decepticon Planes]] are Voyagers, and so on), meaning Hot Shot doesn't adhere to an accurate [[Scale charts#Armada cartoon|''Armada'' cartoon scale]]. In ''Armada'', Hot Shot is the same height as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in [[robot mode]], so an accurately-scaled ''Legacy'' Hot Shot would have to be a Voyager Class figure, to match up with the other ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe" toys.

: This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. It was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023 but arrived at Philippine retail in late November 2022.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjy8VO3sn1V/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Hot Shot'']

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[[File:Legacytoy-PowerlinxHotShotJolt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|DASH RIFLES THOSE FUNKY RIFLES]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun, 2 rifles, 6 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref> [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>}}

: ''Legacy'' Hot Shot was redecoed in his Powerlinx colors and was packed with a new-mold [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]], two new rifles, and six stackable blast effects parts in orange for the first time! The toy uses what is probably the tooling's alternate head, featuring his classic grit teeth expression. Jolt's design is based on his cartoon model and is a light orange to match the cartoon's coloring, though lacking the red accents. The two rifles reference specific weapons Hot Shot carried in the episode "[[Dash (episode)|Dash]]" and are gangmolded with Jolt.

: This toy was revealed at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023 breakfast PR event, and was made available to purchase online during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|PulseCon 2023]] on [[September 22]], 2023- although he was released in Hong Kong in late July.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hlw2MMxoW/?img_index=1 ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt'']
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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Cybertron-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Willis just can't catch a break.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Velocitron Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Part of the third Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "Cybertron Universe Hot Shot" is an updating of his original ''Cybertron'' toy, blending both it and his animation model together, transforming into a blue sports car.

: He comes with his blaster, modeled after the original toy's spring-loaded missile launcher, but the "missile" is now a permanent gun barrel that ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible peg. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures, he comes with an entirely non-functional Cyber Key, which means his originally-spring-loaded spoiler-wings must be folded out manually. His forearm panels can be removed as accessories, revealing a 5mm port underneath.

: Hot Shot was revealed on the [[April 25]] Hasbro Pulse fanstream, with pre-orders going live later that day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hlw2MMxoW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Cybertron Universe" Hot Shot'']''
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can't have too many of these.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Car roof (Asian market variant only)

:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal ''Armada'' promotion, Hot Shot transformed from robot to yellow car. He had a Powerlinx post on each shoulder and Powerlinx ports under each foot, which enabled him to combine with the other McDonald's Autobots to form [[Mighty Robot]]. The ports on his feet can be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on larger Armada toys, but since they're on the bottom of his feet in robot mode, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures. Hot Shot's vehicle mode also features a pull-back motor.

:[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|An ''Armada'' Hot Shot with transparent windows? Gasp!]]
:In some Asian markets, a slightly different Hot Shot toy was available. The robot arms did not form from the roof of the car; instead the roof was a separate transparent piece which detached during transformation and pegged into his robot mode's back. The arms are now colored blue as well, for some reason. The reason for this version's existence is not known.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on McDonald's Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===Reader's Digest 3D Model===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaplasticcardfigurine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not much less poseable than the actual toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (3D Model, 2002)
:A plastic punch-out "exclusive collectible 3-D model" of Hot Shot was a prize packaged with Reader's Digest's ''[[Decepticon Attack!]]'' and ''[[Enter the Mini-Cons]]'' storybooks. Hot Shot was one of eight characters available, and each book came with two randomized characters. The assembled figure stands two inches tall.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF HotShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seein' double! ''Four'' Hot Shots!]]
*'''Hot Rod''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A non-transforming PVC figure of Hot Shot, based on his animation model, was available in "Act 9" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. This figure came in both full color and solid-pewter finish, packed one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage at the shoulders, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Nucleon (substance)|More alive!]]]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)

:Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].
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===''Big Transformers''===
[[File:Bigtransformershotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, "big" is relative.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers, 2002)

:[[Kabaya]] released a set of three separately-boxed ''Legends of the Microns'' figurines, dubbed "Big Transformers", which featured nontransformable, lightly-articulated plastic toys of Hot Shot, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. Each came with a tiny plastic representation of their respective Mini-Con partners in vehicle mode, which could peg onto them. Like most Kabaya toys, Hot Shot came with barely-edible gum.
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===''Transformers Mini Car Collection''===
[[File:Majorettehotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will regret eating the gum.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (die-cast car, 2002)

:[[Majorette]] and Kabaya offered a small range of ''Legends of the Microns''-themed die-cast cars. Hot Shot was represented by a yellow Audi TT with decals of himself, the Autobot symbol, and the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo across the surface of the car. It also comes with a package of terrible gum.
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:Armadaboardgamehotshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop]]
*'''Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game''' (board game, 2002)

:[[Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game]] came with eight fully-painted PVC figurines, one of which was Hot Shot.
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===Puzzle===
*'''Hot Shot puzzle'''

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===Backpack===
*'''Hot Shot backpack'''

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===''Bubble Twist''===
[[File:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the rainbow.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)

:In 2003, Toys"R"Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix CybHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs Jolt when you have a Laffy Taffy shield?]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF09
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Rally - 10/26 (38%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was also a wave-1 Booster piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Transforms from car to linebacker and back!]]
*[[#ArDx1|''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy]] had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay... ITs Not retooled. the picture is of a hand painted ROUGH model. None of these parts were ever "tooled". It changed for any number of reasons but since I worked on this guy last August I cant remeber all the reasons why. I remeber this... Hot shot is the young type character in Armada and I remeber we didnt like that he looked so tough, with those big shoulders.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref> Last-minute changes were made to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.
[[File:ArcherSays.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for [[#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]].
*The rear axle (the "Axlezooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was originally conceived as an exclusive toy for [[BotCon 2007]] from the [[#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Force version]] of Hot Shot. While the mold does bear a decent resemblance to the IDW incarnation of Sentinel, he was dropped in favor of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]], who fit the mold and the story/theme better.
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Hot Shot from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Titans Return|Chromedome]] in ''Armada'' colors with [[Alexis Thi Dang]] redecoed from [[Stylor]] with a new head. It would've also come with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] [[Targetmaster]] partner redecoed from [[Blaze Master#Generations|''Generations'' Blazemaster.]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Hot Shot (Armada)/toys

2024-05-04T00:47:25Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:GHC Hot Shot Redgun.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Forgot to take his fiber supplement yesterday.]]

'''[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]''' has many toys! And merchandise! [[User:ItsWalky|No sane person]] would own all of them!

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down every one of them. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRod.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, [[2002]]/[[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Cons" (aka Deluxes), Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow {{w|Audi TT}}. He is packaged with the [[Mini-Con]] helicopter [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]], who can peg onto the trunk of Hot Shot's vehicle mode to act as a rear-mounted "speed boosting" propeller. Jolt's massive gun plugs into Hot Shot's hood, releasing a pair of "driving claws" from his front bumper; these function as his feet in robot mode, so activating these is a necessary step in transforming him. When Hot Shot is in robot mode, attaching Jolt or any Mini-Con to the port on his butt flips his rear axle up over his head; pushing up on the port then rotates the axle to face forward, automatically launching a spring-loaded missile, a gimmick fans have dubbed the "Axlezooka". Hot Shot's visor can also flip down over his face, and Jolt's gun can attach to his chest as armor. Jolt's gun also has its own Mini-Con socket, allowing it to activate any Mini-Con activated features. Although the show featured Hot Rod wielding it himself in robot mode as a double-barreled blaster pistol, the lack of a single dedicated peg or handle left the toy unable to do so.

:"Hot Rod," [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legends of the Microns'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and there was clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed for the [[#ArDxPx|"Powerlinx" Hot Shot]] version of the character (see below). That retool was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod & Air Defense Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Red Gun & Air Defense'''
:*''ID number'': '''MS-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

: Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Microns]], also in the first wave of the line. All items in the set are identical to their individual Takara releases.

: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Red Gun" (Hot Shot) and the "Air Defense" in Korea.

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[[File:Armadatoy-PowerlinxHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Destiny, Part Three|No, yeah, I'm totally that Hot Rods guy.]] (''Hasbro versions pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRodSuperMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hand still glows, but they retooled away my deployable sunglasses! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, and his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. Later in the line, a running change granted Powerlinx Hot Shot with a cleaner faction symbol. Even ''later'' in the run, the forehead paint application was removed, but that particular version is extremely rare.

: The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode", fixed this forehead mistake, replaced the gold flames with yellow, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

:This mold was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was ultimately canceled.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Powerlinx Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

:In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price of a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]].
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Buy a bunch of him and recreate [[City of Fear!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles

:Part of the larger-scale assortment of ''[[Built to Rule!]] Armada'', Hot Shot is a building-block set centered around a converting "Trans-Skeleton" that forms the core of either mode: his made-up sportscar mode, or his incredibly gangly and awkward robot mode. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers activated by rotating a 2x2 drum assembly on the tops. He also has a 2x2 "Powerlinx"-peg plate, which can hold any ''BTR'' or regular-type Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is particularly loose. Oddly, this is the only ''BTR Armada'' kit that places this plate on the trigger mechanism of the missile launcher (at least, according to the [[instructions]]) to simulate the regular ''Armada'' line's Powerlinx-activated gimmicks.

: He comes with a building-block version of [[Jolt (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Jolt]].

: His 2x4 engine-block piece would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Built to Rule! Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, it's not that hard to get hold of a Matrix of Leadership. Have you tried asking nicely?]]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
{{note|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner robot was officially (if comedically) [[repurposing|repurposed]] as an upgraded form for Hot Shot named "Shotimus Prime" by [[Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2|''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts'' #2]].}}

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of its red plastic for a yellow-orange color, with a black "bandolier". He transforms into a Japanese-style fire truck of seemingly made-up design (but with the distinct divided front windows of a Mitsubishi Fuso K Series K201 ladder truck), the forward section of which truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station, which can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted. As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

: The toy incorrectly proclaims that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]". Additionally, the toy has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. The ladder comes complete with missiles allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. The standard [[robot mode]] has four pegs on its arms that happen to be sculpted in such a way that they can function as [[Mini-Con]] ports, though they weren't designed with this in mind, since the original toy coming out before the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline.

: He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed [[Omega Prime]], advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].

: This Optimus Prime was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]]. The mold was also used to make [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot, part deux. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Electric Boogaloo. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

:In ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. He can carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot. Hot Shot's articulation is relatively limited compared to other deluxes of the time, having peculiar balljointed shoulders, as well as lacking knees and a neck.

:Takara released "Hot Shot" in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also an almost-identical-but-refined sculpt, most noticeably the proportions and sculpt sharpness of the mouth and chin, along with less bulbous eyes.

:Similar to the contemporary [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] and ''Energon'' Optimus Prime, the Hasbro figure had a running change during its second wave of production. While the first wave Hot Shot figures had gray faces, later releases had silver painted faces using the Takara head sculpt, with a transitional silver-faced Hasbro headed version in between. Hot Shot's head sculpt appears to have changed ''very'' late in the design process from having a visor to having exposed eyes like his ''Armada'' version; The Hasbro head is pictured on Hot Shot's [[control drawing|control art]], as in a [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B131dK6nhZY/XlKJ7-mBltI/AAAAAAAA8Zc/3rRC1mF0B5YQ8Gbr5WsAQHqwVYjejm5EQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/TFE_Settei_2_0051.jpg ''photo of a prototype headsculpt is literally pasted over the original line art''], so the Hasbro head use may have been a consequence of tight deadlines, with Takara cleaning up the sculpt later.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#EnDxEn|"Energon" powered-up version of the character]]. It was also [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' incarnation of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:En-toy HotShotInfernoSet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|♫''Stuck as a middle with you...''♫]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot / Inferno Super Link Set''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SS-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment

:In Japan, Takara released Hot Shot both individually and in a single "Super Link Set" with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases. Likely owing to a tight schedule, the image on the front of the box actually depicts the Hasbro figures, complete with bug-eyed Hot Shot in a deco lightly altered in post to closer approximate the Takara version.
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[[File:Energontoy-EnergonHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver on the outside, Armada colors on the inside! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShotFire.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He has [[burning spirit|a heart that burns for justice]]. Try some Tums, Hot Shot! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Shot Fire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-23'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Curiously, Energon Hot Shot switched back to the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above), meaning the Takara head was not a [[retool]], but an entirely separate mold.

:When he was released in Japan as "Hot Shot Fire," his car mode was unpainted silver plastic, while the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon red redeco of [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[Energon star|energon chip]]. Hot Shot Fire uses the Takara version of Hot Shot's head. Stock photos and packaging art showed Hotshot Fire with yellow plastic while the Energon Cutter and chip were crimson red, suggesting these deco changes were a late decision.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy-DeluxeClassHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exillion'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, this version of Hot Shot transforms into a heavily modified blue {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve}} sports car with a huge rear engine. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear of the car deploys a pair of transparent yellow wings from his spoiler, a gimmick also available in robot mode. He also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His robot mode has numerous details in [[homage]] to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], including the triple-pipe-guns on his forearms, the spoiler-wings on his back, and the sculpting of his shins and chest.

: The Takara release, "Exillion," is almost completely identical to the later Hasbro version other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. And, of course, the Hasbro release has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on its back.

: Package art depicted Hot Shot's gun with a black trigger, but it was red plastic on the final toy.

:This sculpt was used to make Exillion Red Version [[#CyDVD|(see below)]], [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] (with a new head sculpt) and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie series]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys(2007)|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

{{CybertronHotShotMold}}

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[[File:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He's full of tiny missiles. Bubbles, not so much.]][[File:CDHotShot-cardback.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Variant enthusiasts, I tease you. (''Unreleased deco pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exigeyser'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-19'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': Knife, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key, Scrapmetal standee (Takara release only)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d1o4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}, in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be stored on a sheath on his left leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

: The instructions for this toy contain some minor visual errors: his black shoulder panels have been swapped, and some steps apparently have him flipped (with the sword/key sheath on his left leg instead of his right).

: "Exigeyser", Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release. This unreleased deco featured mud splashes painted around the wheel wells and some re-arranged deco on the robot chest.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotlegendsblue.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/[[2006]])}}</ul>

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys. He features limited articulation of the arms and legs, and he retains the flip-out wings.

: This mold was used to make a [[#CyLoC2|second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below)]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and 2008's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-RedExillion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Dip it in red, don't even change the paint mask. I'll take your entire stock! Of 500!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Exillion Red Version''' (DVD pack-in, 2005-[[June 22|06-22]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key

: Exillion Red Version is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Aside from the retooled screwholes, he's a straight-on color swap from ''Galaxy Force'' Exillion with the same [[paint operation]] layout. Limited to 500 pieces, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare for the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still supposed to represent the Hot Shot/Exillion character.

: Before the toy saw official release, several stolen [[prototype|test shots]] entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

: This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], who is marketed as a separate character, unlike this toy. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDExillion/exillion.htm More information on Exillion Red Version at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Tiny Tins]]'' sets, Hot Shot was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con. Hot Rod himself was unchanged from his normal Hasbro release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include Hot Shot, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Hot Shot was also available in a [[Target]]-exclusive two-pack set with [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Bitin' Excellion's style.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

:This redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron recolor Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends Class, 2007)

:Bizarrely enough, Hot Shot was one of three [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Cybertron'' Legends toys released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hasbro hates the fans, plural, but loves [[David Willis]].]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Series'': '''Armada Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:An update of his ''Armada'' form, Hot Shot transforms from a sleek yellow Audi TT-like hot rod sports car with transparent windows and headlights into a fully poseable robot. Jolt is able to attach via a Mini-Con peg on Hot Shot's shoulder, but this doesn't activate any features. Jolt plugs into Hot Shot's vehicle mode by pushing the arms/engines through slots under the spoiler; Jolt cannot fold so that his propeller faces back like the original toy. Additionally, Hot Shot's fist holes are smaller than the standard 5mm, making him incompatible with all weapons from his previous forms. Because there is no gap molded into the rear bumper to accommodate missile launchers (see below), the car kibble over his shoulders bumps together and cannot sit properly. He's also infamous for having a horribly finicky transformation, with his windshield, door, and roof pieces refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position.

:Hot Shot's prototype featured transparent plastic on his side windows to match his windshield and rear window, but was replaced with painted opaque windows on the final toy.

:''Universe'' Hot Shot was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Hot Rod]]. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version retains missile launchers originally planned for the Hasbro release. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of the mold was redecoed as the Transformers Collectors' Club 2010 freebie, [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Elite Guard Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS09-Siege-Deluxe-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS09'''
**''Accessories'': "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster," "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," ammo clip (combine to form "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

{{note|This toy is also used as one iteration of the [[Hot Shot (G1)|"Generation 1" incarnation of Hot Shot]].}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' special release in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', Hot Shot is a new head retool of Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]] with a paintjob homaging his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|counterpart's Cybertron Defense Deluxe figure]], and transforms from robot to Cybertronian jeep and back. He includes the "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster" and "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," which are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and can combine to form the "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster," or can be mounted onto his shoulder. The Refraction Blaster comes with a detachable ammo clip, which can be stored in the bed of the jeep. Unlike most ''Selects'' redecoes, Hot Shot features "battle damage" paint applications on his bullbar and shins. He also has multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:His vehicle mode has a sculpted winch, in the center of which is a hole. If some thread is fed through, this makes his winch somewhat functional.

:Hot Shot debuted from [[Entertainment Earth]] at [[New York Comic Con]] 2019, also sold online by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the USA and Canada. In the latter country, he was also available at EB Games stores.

:Hound's [[:File:Siege-Hound-art.jpg|package art]], first seen at Summer Wonder Festival 2018,<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/siege-cybertron-defense-hot-shot-pretool-revealed/ The Allspark - Siege Cybertron Defense Hot Shot Pretool Revealed?]</ref> depicts Hound with a head resembling that of his Cybertron Defense Figure, foreshadowing the retool.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're not done ‘till I SAY you’re done, [[David Willis|Willis!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 25]] 2023
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Hot Shot is based on the ''Armada'' version of the character and transforms into a yellow sports car, once again a close-but-not-quite-for-legal-reasons yellow Audi TT. He features a movable visor and includes an engine block gun like his original ''Armada'' toy, but unlike that toy, he does not include [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. However, he does have a single "Powerlinx" post in the usual spot on the back of his car mode in the middle of the spoiler, and yes, the [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|original Jolt toy]] fits perfectly and can even do the propeller-back thing.

: Hot Shot's [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick allows his Axlezooka to emerge from his back, though this time around, it is not spring-loaded in any way and must be manually pulled out. One of the hubcaps has a [[5 mm post]]-hole in it for plugging in [[fire Blast effect|blast effect]]s or other weapons to make it even more gloriously ridiculous; the tire is a separate part so it spins around the stationary hubcap. Due to his transformation, he can still do the "driving claws" thing in car mode, but again it's all manual, and he lacks the tread-pattern sculpting on his feet.

: Due to his vehicle mode being a car, Hot Shot was made to G1 character [[scale]] standards ([[Autobot Cars]] are Deluxes, [[Decepticon Planes]] are Voyagers, and so on), meaning Hot Shot doesn't adhere to an accurate [[Scale charts#Armada cartoon|''Armada'' cartoon scale]]. In ''Armada'', Hot Shot is the same height as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in [[robot mode]], so an accurately-scaled ''Legacy'' Hot Shot would have to be a Voyager Class figure, to match up with the other ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe" toys.

: This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. It was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023 but arrived at Philippine retail in late November 2022.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjy8VO3sn1V/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Hot Shot'']

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[[File:Legacytoy-PowerlinxHotShotJolt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|DASH RIFLES THOSE FUNKY RIFLES]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun, 2 rifles, 6 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref> [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>}}

: ''Legacy'' Hot Shot was redecoed in his Powerlinx colors and was packed with a new-mold [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]], two new rifles, and six stackable blast effects parts in orange for the first time! The toy uses what is probably the tooling's alternate head, featuring his classic grit teeth expression. Jolt's design is based on his cartoon model and is a light orange to match the cartoon's coloring, though lacking the red accents. The two rifles reference specific weapons Hot Shot carried in the episode "[[Dash (episode)|Dash]]" and are gangmolded with Jolt.

: This toy was revealed at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023 breakfast PR event, and was made available to purchase online during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|PulseCon 2023]] on [[September 22]], 2023- although he was released in Hong Kong in late July.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hlw2MMxoW/?img_index=1 ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt'']
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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Cybertron-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Willis just can't catch a break.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Velocitron Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Part of the third Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "Cybertron Universe Hot Shot" is an updating of his original ''Cybertron'' toy, blending both it and his animation model together, transforming into a blue sports car.

: He comes with his blaster, modeled after the original toy's spring-loaded missile launcher, but the "missile" is now a permanent gun barrel that ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible peg. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures, he comes with an entirely non-functional Cyber Key, which means his originally-spring-loaded spoiler-wings must be folded out manually. His forearm panels can be removed as accessories, revealing a 5mm port underneath.

: Hot Shot was revealed on the [[April 25]] Hasbro Pulse fanstream, with pre-orders going live later that day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6TodbUuVLy/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Cybertron Universe" Hot Shot from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can't have too many of these.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Car roof (Asian market variant only)

:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal ''Armada'' promotion, Hot Shot transformed from robot to yellow car. He had a Powerlinx post on each shoulder and Powerlinx ports under each foot, which enabled him to combine with the other McDonald's Autobots to form [[Mighty Robot]]. The ports on his feet can be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on larger Armada toys, but since they're on the bottom of his feet in robot mode, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures. Hot Shot's vehicle mode also features a pull-back motor.

:[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|An ''Armada'' Hot Shot with transparent windows? Gasp!]]
:In some Asian markets, a slightly different Hot Shot toy was available. The robot arms did not form from the roof of the car; instead the roof was a separate transparent piece which detached during transformation and pegged into his robot mode's back. The arms are now colored blue as well, for some reason. The reason for this version's existence is not known.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on McDonald's Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===Reader's Digest 3D Model===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaplasticcardfigurine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not much less poseable than the actual toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (3D Model, 2002)
:A plastic punch-out "exclusive collectible 3-D model" of Hot Shot was a prize packaged with Reader's Digest's ''[[Decepticon Attack!]]'' and ''[[Enter the Mini-Cons]]'' storybooks. Hot Shot was one of eight characters available, and each book came with two randomized characters. The assembled figure stands two inches tall.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF HotShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seein' double! ''Four'' Hot Shots!]]
*'''Hot Rod''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A non-transforming PVC figure of Hot Shot, based on his animation model, was available in "Act 9" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. This figure came in both full color and solid-pewter finish, packed one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage at the shoulders, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Nucleon (substance)|More alive!]]]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)

:Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].
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===''Big Transformers''===
[[File:Bigtransformershotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, "big" is relative.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers, 2002)

:[[Kabaya]] released a set of three separately-boxed ''Legends of the Microns'' figurines, dubbed "Big Transformers", which featured nontransformable, lightly-articulated plastic toys of Hot Shot, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. Each came with a tiny plastic representation of their respective Mini-Con partners in vehicle mode, which could peg onto them. Like most Kabaya toys, Hot Shot came with barely-edible gum.
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===''Transformers Mini Car Collection''===
[[File:Majorettehotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will regret eating the gum.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (die-cast car, 2002)

:[[Majorette]] and Kabaya offered a small range of ''Legends of the Microns''-themed die-cast cars. Hot Shot was represented by a yellow Audi TT with decals of himself, the Autobot symbol, and the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo across the surface of the car. It also comes with a package of terrible gum.
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:Armadaboardgamehotshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop]]
*'''Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game''' (board game, 2002)

:[[Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game]] came with eight fully-painted PVC figurines, one of which was Hot Shot.
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===Puzzle===
*'''Hot Shot puzzle'''

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===Backpack===
*'''Hot Shot backpack'''

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===''Bubble Twist''===
[[File:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the rainbow.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)

:In 2003, Toys"R"Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix CybHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs Jolt when you have a Laffy Taffy shield?]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF09
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Rally - 10/26 (38%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was also a wave-1 Booster piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Transforms from car to linebacker and back!]]
*[[#ArDx1|''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy]] had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay... ITs Not retooled. the picture is of a hand painted ROUGH model. None of these parts were ever "tooled". It changed for any number of reasons but since I worked on this guy last August I cant remeber all the reasons why. I remeber this... Hot shot is the young type character in Armada and I remeber we didnt like that he looked so tough, with those big shoulders.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref> Last-minute changes were made to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.
[[File:ArcherSays.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for [[#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]].
*The rear axle (the "Axlezooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was originally conceived as an exclusive toy for [[BotCon 2007]] from the [[#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Force version]] of Hot Shot. While the mold does bear a decent resemblance to the IDW incarnation of Sentinel, he was dropped in favor of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]], who fit the mold and the story/theme better.
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Hot Shot from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Titans Return|Chromedome]] in ''Armada'' colors with [[Alexis Thi Dang]] redecoed from [[Stylor]] with a new head. It would've also come with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] [[Targetmaster]] partner redecoed from [[Blaze Master#Generations|''Generations'' Blazemaster.]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
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Hot Shot (Armada)/toys

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[[File:GHC Hot Shot Redgun.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Forgot to take his fiber supplement yesterday.]]

'''[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]''' has many toys! And merchandise! [[User:ItsWalky|No sane person]] would own all of them!

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down every one of them. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRod.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, [[2002]]/[[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Cons" (aka Deluxes), Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow {{w|Audi TT}}. He is packaged with the [[Mini-Con]] helicopter [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]], who can peg onto the trunk of Hot Shot's vehicle mode to act as a rear-mounted "speed boosting" propeller. Jolt's massive gun plugs into Hot Shot's hood, releasing a pair of "driving claws" from his front bumper; these function as his feet in robot mode, so activating these is a necessary step in transforming him. When Hot Shot is in robot mode, attaching Jolt or any Mini-Con to the port on his butt flips his rear axle up over his head; pushing up on the port then rotates the axle to face forward, automatically launching a spring-loaded missile, a gimmick fans have dubbed the "Axlezooka". Hot Shot's visor can also flip down over his face, and Jolt's gun can attach to his chest as armor. Jolt's gun also has its own Mini-Con socket, allowing it to activate any Mini-Con activated features. Although the show featured Hot Rod wielding it himself in robot mode as a double-barreled blaster pistol, the lack of a single dedicated peg or handle left the toy unable to do so.

:"Hot Rod," [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legends of the Microns'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and there was clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed for the [[#ArDxPx|"Powerlinx" Hot Shot]] version of the character (see below). That retool was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod & Air Defense Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Red Gun & Air Defense'''
:*''ID number'': '''MS-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

: Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Microns]], also in the first wave of the line. All items in the set are identical to their individual Takara releases.

: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Red Gun" (Hot Shot) and the "Air Defense" in Korea.

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[[File:Armadatoy-PowerlinxHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Destiny, Part Three|No, yeah, I'm totally that Hot Rods guy.]] (''Hasbro versions pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRodSuperMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hand still glows, but they retooled away my deployable sunglasses! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, and his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. Later in the line, a running change granted Powerlinx Hot Shot with a cleaner faction symbol. Even ''later'' in the run, the forehead paint application was removed, but that particular version is extremely rare.

: The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode", fixed this forehead mistake, replaced the gold flames with yellow, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

:This mold was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was ultimately canceled.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Powerlinx Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

:In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price of a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]].
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Buy a bunch of him and recreate [[City of Fear!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles

:Part of the larger-scale assortment of ''[[Built to Rule!]] Armada'', Hot Shot is a building-block set centered around a converting "Trans-Skeleton" that forms the core of either mode: his made-up sportscar mode, or his incredibly gangly and awkward robot mode. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers activated by rotating a 2x2 drum assembly on the tops. He also has a 2x2 "Powerlinx"-peg plate, which can hold any ''BTR'' or regular-type Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is particularly loose. Oddly, this is the only ''BTR Armada'' kit that places this plate on the trigger mechanism of the missile launcher (at least, according to the [[instructions]]) to simulate the regular ''Armada'' line's Powerlinx-activated gimmicks.

: He comes with a building-block version of [[Jolt (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Jolt]].

: His 2x4 engine-block piece would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Built to Rule! Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, it's not that hard to get hold of a Matrix of Leadership. Have you tried asking nicely?]]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
{{note|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner robot was officially (if comedically) [[repurposing|repurposed]] as an upgraded form for Hot Shot named "Shotimus Prime" by [[Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2|''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts'' #2]].}}

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of its red plastic for a yellow-orange color, with a black "bandolier". He transforms into a Japanese-style fire truck of seemingly made-up design (but with the distinct divided front windows of a Mitsubishi Fuso K Series K201 ladder truck), the forward section of which truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station, which can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted. As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

: The toy incorrectly proclaims that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]". Additionally, the toy has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. The ladder comes complete with missiles allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. The standard [[robot mode]] has four pegs on its arms that happen to be sculpted in such a way that they can function as [[Mini-Con]] ports, though they weren't designed with this in mind, since the original toy coming out before the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline.

: He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed [[Omega Prime]], advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].

: This Optimus Prime was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]]. The mold was also used to make [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot, part deux. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Electric Boogaloo. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

:In ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. He can carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot. Hot Shot's articulation is relatively limited compared to other deluxes of the time, having peculiar balljointed shoulders, as well as lacking knees and a neck.

:Takara released "Hot Shot" in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also an almost-identical-but-refined sculpt, most noticeably the proportions and sculpt sharpness of the mouth and chin, along with less bulbous eyes.

:Similar to the contemporary [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] and ''Energon'' Optimus Prime, the Hasbro figure had a running change during its second wave of production. While the first wave Hot Shot figures had gray faces, later releases had silver painted faces using the Takara head sculpt, with a transitional silver-faced Hasbro headed version in between. Hot Shot's head sculpt appears to have changed ''very'' late in the design process from having a visor to having exposed eyes like his ''Armada'' version; The Hasbro head is pictured on Hot Shot's [[control drawing|control art]], as in a [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B131dK6nhZY/XlKJ7-mBltI/AAAAAAAA8Zc/3rRC1mF0B5YQ8Gbr5WsAQHqwVYjejm5EQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/TFE_Settei_2_0051.jpg ''photo of a prototype headsculpt is literally pasted over the original line art''], so the Hasbro head use may have been a consequence of tight deadlines, with Takara cleaning up the sculpt later.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#EnDxEn|"Energon" powered-up version of the character]]. It was also [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' incarnation of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:En-toy HotShotInfernoSet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|♫''Stuck as a middle with you...''♫]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot / Inferno Super Link Set''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SS-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment

:In Japan, Takara released Hot Shot both individually and in a single "Super Link Set" with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases. Likely owing to a tight schedule, the image on the front of the box actually depicts the Hasbro figures, complete with bug-eyed Hot Shot in a deco lightly altered in post to closer approximate the Takara version.
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[[File:Energontoy-EnergonHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver on the outside, Armada colors on the inside! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShotFire.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He has [[burning spirit|a heart that burns for justice]]. Try some Tums, Hot Shot! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Shot Fire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-23'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Curiously, Energon Hot Shot switched back to the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above), meaning the Takara head was not a [[retool]], but an entirely separate mold.

:When he was released in Japan as "Hot Shot Fire," his car mode was unpainted silver plastic, while the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon red redeco of [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[Energon star|energon chip]]. Hot Shot Fire uses the Takara version of Hot Shot's head. Stock photos and packaging art showed Hotshot Fire with yellow plastic while the Energon Cutter and chip were crimson red, suggesting these deco changes were a late decision.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy-DeluxeClassHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exillion'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, this version of Hot Shot transforms into a heavily modified blue {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve}} sports car with a huge rear engine. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear of the car deploys a pair of transparent yellow wings from his spoiler, a gimmick also available in robot mode. He also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His robot mode has numerous details in [[homage]] to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], including the triple-pipe-guns on his forearms, the spoiler-wings on his back, and the sculpting of his shins and chest.

: The Takara release, "Exillion," is almost completely identical to the later Hasbro version other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. And, of course, the Hasbro release has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on its back.

: Package art depicted Hot Shot's gun with a black trigger, but it was red plastic on the final toy.

:This sculpt was used to make Exillion Red Version [[#CyDVD|(see below)]], [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] (with a new head sculpt) and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie series]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys(2007)|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He's full of tiny missiles. Bubbles, not so much.]][[File:CDHotShot-cardback.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Variant enthusiasts, I tease you. (''Unreleased deco pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exigeyser'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-19'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': Knife, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key, Scrapmetal standee (Takara release only)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d1o4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}, in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be stored on a sheath on his left leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

: The instructions for this toy contain some minor visual errors: his black shoulder panels have been swapped, and some steps apparently have him flipped (with the sword/key sheath on his left leg instead of his right).

: "Exigeyser", Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release. This unreleased deco featured mud splashes painted around the wheel wells and some re-arranged deco on the robot chest.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotlegendsblue.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/[[2006]])}}</ul>

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys. He features limited articulation of the arms and legs, and he retains the flip-out wings.

: This mold was used to make a [[#CyLoC2|second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below)]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and 2008's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-RedExillion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Dip it in red, don't even change the paint mask. I'll take your entire stock! Of 500!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Exillion Red Version''' (DVD pack-in, 2005-[[June 22|06-22]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key

: Exillion Red Version is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Aside from the retooled screwholes, he's a straight-on color swap from ''Galaxy Force'' Exillion with the same [[paint operation]] layout. Limited to 500 pieces, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare for the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still supposed to represent the Hot Shot/Exillion character.

: Before the toy saw official release, several stolen [[prototype|test shots]] entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

: This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], who is marketed as a separate character, unlike this toy. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDExillion/exillion.htm More information on Exillion Red Version at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Tiny Tins]]'' sets, Hot Shot was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con. Hot Rod himself was unchanged from his normal Hasbro release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include Hot Shot, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Hot Shot was also available in a [[Target]]-exclusive two-pack set with [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Bitin' Excellion's style.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

:This redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron recolor Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends Class, 2007)

:Bizarrely enough, Hot Shot was one of three [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Cybertron'' Legends toys released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hasbro hates the fans, plural, but loves [[David Willis]].]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Series'': '''Armada Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:An update of his ''Armada'' form, Hot Shot transforms from a sleek yellow Audi TT-like hot rod sports car with transparent windows and headlights into a fully poseable robot. Jolt is able to attach via a Mini-Con peg on Hot Shot's shoulder, but this doesn't activate any features. Jolt plugs into Hot Shot's vehicle mode by pushing the arms/engines through slots under the spoiler; Jolt cannot fold so that his propeller faces back like the original toy. Additionally, Hot Shot's fist holes are smaller than the standard 5mm, making him incompatible with all weapons from his previous forms. Because there is no gap molded into the rear bumper to accommodate missile launchers (see below), the car kibble over his shoulders bumps together and cannot sit properly. He's also infamous for having a horribly finicky transformation, with his windshield, door, and roof pieces refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position.

:Hot Shot's prototype featured transparent plastic on his side windows to match his windshield and rear window, but was replaced with painted opaque windows on the final toy.

:''Universe'' Hot Shot was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Hot Rod]]. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version retains missile launchers originally planned for the Hasbro release. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of the mold was redecoed as the Transformers Collectors' Club 2010 freebie, [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Elite Guard Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS09-Siege-Deluxe-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS09'''
**''Accessories'': "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster," "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," ammo clip (combine to form "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

{{note|This toy is also used as one iteration of the [[Hot Shot (G1)|"Generation 1" incarnation of Hot Shot]].}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' special release in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', Hot Shot is a new head retool of Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]] with a paintjob homaging his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|counterpart's Cybertron Defense Deluxe figure]], and transforms from robot to Cybertronian jeep and back. He includes the "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster" and "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," which are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and can combine to form the "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster," or can be mounted onto his shoulder. The Refraction Blaster comes with a detachable ammo clip, which can be stored in the bed of the jeep. Unlike most ''Selects'' redecoes, Hot Shot features "battle damage" paint applications on his bullbar and shins. He also has multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:His vehicle mode has a sculpted winch, in the center of which is a hole. If some thread is fed through, this makes his winch somewhat functional.

:Hot Shot debuted from [[Entertainment Earth]] at [[New York Comic Con]] 2019, also sold online by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the USA and Canada. In the latter country, he was also available at EB Games stores.

:Hound's [[:File:Siege-Hound-art.jpg|package art]], first seen at Summer Wonder Festival 2018,<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/siege-cybertron-defense-hot-shot-pretool-revealed/ The Allspark - Siege Cybertron Defense Hot Shot Pretool Revealed?]</ref> depicts Hound with a head resembling that of his Cybertron Defense Figure, foreshadowing the retool.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're not done ‘till I SAY you’re done, [[David Willis|Willis!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 25]] 2023
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Hot Shot is based on the ''Armada'' version of the character and transforms into a yellow sports car, once again a close-but-not-quite-for-legal-reasons yellow Audi TT. He features a movable visor and includes an engine block gun like his original ''Armada'' toy, but unlike that toy, he does not include [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. However, he does have a single "Powerlinx" post in the usual spot on the back of his car mode in the middle of the spoiler, and yes, the [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|original Jolt toy]] fits perfectly and can even do the propeller-back thing.

: Hot Shot's [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick allows his Axlezooka to emerge from his back, though this time around, it is not spring-loaded in any way and must be manually pulled out. One of the hubcaps has a [[5 mm post]]-hole in it for plugging in [[fire Blast effect|blast effect]]s or other weapons to make it even more gloriously ridiculous; the tire is a separate part so it spins around the stationary hubcap. Due to his transformation, he can still do the "driving claws" thing in car mode, but again it's all manual, and he lacks the tread-pattern sculpting on his feet.

: Due to his vehicle mode being a car, Hot Shot was made to G1 character [[scale]] standards ([[Autobot Cars]] are Deluxes, [[Decepticon Planes]] are Voyagers, and so on), meaning Hot Shot doesn't adhere to an accurate [[Scale charts#Armada cartoon|''Armada'' cartoon scale]]. In ''Armada'', Hot Shot is the same height as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in [[robot mode]], so an accurately-scaled ''Legacy'' Hot Shot would have to be a Voyager Class figure, to match up with the other ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe" toys.

: This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. It was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023 but arrived at Philippine retail in late November 2022.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjy8VO3sn1V/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Hot Shot'']

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[[File:Legacytoy-PowerlinxHotShotJolt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|DASH RIFLES THOSE FUNKY RIFLES]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun, 2 rifles, 6 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref> [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>}}

: ''Legacy'' Hot Shot was redecoed in his Powerlinx colors and was packed with a new-mold [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]], two new rifles, and six stackable blast effects parts in orange for the first time! The toy uses what is probably the tooling's alternate head, featuring his classic grit teeth expression. Jolt's design is based on his cartoon model and is a light orange to match the cartoon's coloring, though lacking the red accents. The two rifles reference specific weapons Hot Shot carried in the episode "[[Dash (episode)|Dash]]" and are gangmolded with Jolt.

: This toy was revealed at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023 breakfast PR event, and was made available to purchase online during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|PulseCon 2023]] on [[September 22]], 2023- although he was released in Hong Kong in late July.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hlw2MMxoW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt'']
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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Cybertron-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Willis just can't catch a break.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Velocitron Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Part of the third Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "Cybertron Universe Hot Shot" is an updating of his original ''Cybertron'' toy, blending both it and his animation model together, transforming into a blue sports car.

: He comes with his blaster, modeled after the original toy's spring-loaded missile launcher, but the "missile" is now a permanent gun barrel that ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible peg. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures, he comes with an entirely non-functional Cyber Key, which means his originally-spring-loaded spoiler-wings must be folded out manually. His forearm panels can be removed as accessories, revealing a 5mm port underneath.

: Hot Shot was revealed on the [[April 25]] Hasbro Pulse fanstream, with pre-orders going live later that day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6TodbUuVLy/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Cybertron Universe" Hot Shot from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can't have too many of these.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Car roof (Asian market variant only)

:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal ''Armada'' promotion, Hot Shot transformed from robot to yellow car. He had a Powerlinx post on each shoulder and Powerlinx ports under each foot, which enabled him to combine with the other McDonald's Autobots to form [[Mighty Robot]]. The ports on his feet can be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on larger Armada toys, but since they're on the bottom of his feet in robot mode, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures. Hot Shot's vehicle mode also features a pull-back motor.

:[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|An ''Armada'' Hot Shot with transparent windows? Gasp!]]
:In some Asian markets, a slightly different Hot Shot toy was available. The robot arms did not form from the roof of the car; instead the roof was a separate transparent piece which detached during transformation and pegged into his robot mode's back. The arms are now colored blue as well, for some reason. The reason for this version's existence is not known.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on McDonald's Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===Reader's Digest 3D Model===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaplasticcardfigurine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not much less poseable than the actual toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (3D Model, 2002)
:A plastic punch-out "exclusive collectible 3-D model" of Hot Shot was a prize packaged with Reader's Digest's ''[[Decepticon Attack!]]'' and ''[[Enter the Mini-Cons]]'' storybooks. Hot Shot was one of eight characters available, and each book came with two randomized characters. The assembled figure stands two inches tall.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF HotShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seein' double! ''Four'' Hot Shots!]]
*'''Hot Rod''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A non-transforming PVC figure of Hot Shot, based on his animation model, was available in "Act 9" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. This figure came in both full color and solid-pewter finish, packed one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage at the shoulders, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Nucleon (substance)|More alive!]]]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)

:Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].
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===''Big Transformers''===
[[File:Bigtransformershotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, "big" is relative.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers, 2002)

:[[Kabaya]] released a set of three separately-boxed ''Legends of the Microns'' figurines, dubbed "Big Transformers", which featured nontransformable, lightly-articulated plastic toys of Hot Shot, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. Each came with a tiny plastic representation of their respective Mini-Con partners in vehicle mode, which could peg onto them. Like most Kabaya toys, Hot Shot came with barely-edible gum.
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===''Transformers Mini Car Collection''===
[[File:Majorettehotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will regret eating the gum.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (die-cast car, 2002)

:[[Majorette]] and Kabaya offered a small range of ''Legends of the Microns''-themed die-cast cars. Hot Shot was represented by a yellow Audi TT with decals of himself, the Autobot symbol, and the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo across the surface of the car. It also comes with a package of terrible gum.
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:Armadaboardgamehotshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop]]
*'''Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game''' (board game, 2002)

:[[Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game]] came with eight fully-painted PVC figurines, one of which was Hot Shot.
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===Puzzle===
*'''Hot Shot puzzle'''

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===Backpack===
*'''Hot Shot backpack'''

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===''Bubble Twist''===
[[File:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the rainbow.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)

:In 2003, Toys"R"Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix CybHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs Jolt when you have a Laffy Taffy shield?]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF09
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Rally - 10/26 (38%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was also a wave-1 Booster piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Transforms from car to linebacker and back!]]
*[[#ArDx1|''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy]] had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay... ITs Not retooled. the picture is of a hand painted ROUGH model. None of these parts were ever "tooled". It changed for any number of reasons but since I worked on this guy last August I cant remeber all the reasons why. I remeber this... Hot shot is the young type character in Armada and I remeber we didnt like that he looked so tough, with those big shoulders.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref> Last-minute changes were made to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.
[[File:ArcherSays.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for [[#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]].
*The rear axle (the "Axlezooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was originally conceived as an exclusive toy for [[BotCon 2007]] from the [[#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Force version]] of Hot Shot. While the mold does bear a decent resemblance to the IDW incarnation of Sentinel, he was dropped in favor of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]], who fit the mold and the story/theme better.
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Hot Shot from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Titans Return|Chromedome]] in ''Armada'' colors with [[Alexis Thi Dang]] redecoed from [[Stylor]] with a new head. It would've also come with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] [[Targetmaster]] partner redecoed from [[Blaze Master#Generations|''Generations'' Blazemaster.]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Hot Shot (Armada)/toys

2024-05-04T00:43:37Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:GHC Hot Shot Redgun.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Forgot to take his fiber supplement yesterday.]]

'''[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]''' has many toys! And merchandise! [[User:ItsWalky|No sane person]] would own all of them!

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down every one of them. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRod.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Super-Con Class, [[2002]]/[[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Cons" (aka Deluxes), Hot Shot transforms into a modified yellow {{w|Audi TT}}. He is packaged with the [[Mini-Con]] helicopter [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]], who can peg onto the trunk of Hot Shot's vehicle mode to act as a rear-mounted "speed boosting" propeller. Jolt's massive gun plugs into Hot Shot's hood, releasing a pair of "driving claws" from his front bumper; these function as his feet in robot mode, so activating these is a necessary step in transforming him. When Hot Shot is in robot mode, attaching Jolt or any Mini-Con to the port on his butt flips his rear axle up over his head; pushing up on the port then rotates the axle to face forward, automatically launching a spring-loaded missile, a gimmick fans have dubbed the "Axlezooka". Hot Shot's visor can also flip down over his face, and Jolt's gun can attach to his chest as armor. Jolt's gun also has its own Mini-Con socket, allowing it to activate any Mini-Con activated features. Although the show featured Hot Rod wielding it himself in robot mode as a double-barreled blaster pistol, the lack of a single dedicated peg or handle left the toy unable to do so.

:"Hot Rod," [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legends of the Microns'' version of Hot Shot, was released in altered colors, with a more saturated yellow and some dark gray paint in places instead of navy blue. Additionally, more of the belt straps on his chest were painted silver, his pelvis was painted a darker red, and there was clearer paint on his Autobot symbol. A [[retool]] (or vice versa) of [[Hasbro]]'s Hot Shot, his right arm houses a light-up LED (for accommodating the translucent Star Saber sword) that glows when his side-view mirror is pressed, a feature that was dropped from the American version due to price-point concerns.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed for the [[#ArDxPx|"Powerlinx" Hot Shot]] version of the character (see below). That retool was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod & Air Defense Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Red Gun & Air Defense'''
:*''ID number'': '''MS-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

: Takara's Hot Rod was also released in a box set with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Microns]], also in the first wave of the line. All items in the set are identical to their individual Takara releases.

: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Red Gun" (Hot Shot) and the "Air Defense" in Korea.

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[[File:Armadatoy-PowerlinxHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Destiny, Part Three|No, yeah, I'm totally that Hot Rods guy.]] (''Hasbro versions pictured'')]]
[[File:MicronLegendtoy-HotRodSuperMode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My hand still glows, but they retooled away my deployable sunglasses! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Rod Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A red, yellow, and black [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the first Hot Shot, Powerlinx Hot Shot has a new head that has a more "serious" look, and his visor, sculpted directly into the new head, is no longer articulated. Intended to be an [[homage]] to "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], he has a yellow spoiler and flames on his hood. Due to a factory error, his forehead is painted gray instead of left red. Later in the line, a running change granted Powerlinx Hot Shot with a cleaner faction symbol. Even ''later'' in the run, the forehead paint application was removed, but that particular version is extremely rare.

: The Japanese version, "Hot Rod Super Mode", fixed this forehead mistake, replaced the gold flames with yellow, painted the shoulder symbol more clearly, and retained the LED light-up arm the first Japanese version featured.

:This mold was scheduled to be [[redeco]]ed for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], but that set was ultimately canceled.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Powerlinx Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Hot Shot with Powerlinx Jolt''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, engine-block/blaster

:In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price of a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]], Powerlinx Hot Shot could come with one of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]] or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]].
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Buy a bunch of him and recreate [[City of Fear!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles

:Part of the larger-scale assortment of ''[[Built to Rule!]] Armada'', Hot Shot is a building-block set centered around a converting "Trans-Skeleton" that forms the core of either mode: his made-up sportscar mode, or his incredibly gangly and awkward robot mode. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers activated by rotating a 2x2 drum assembly on the tops. He also has a 2x2 "Powerlinx"-peg plate, which can hold any ''BTR'' or regular-type Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is particularly loose. Oddly, this is the only ''BTR Armada'' kit that places this plate on the trigger mechanism of the missile launcher (at least, according to the [[instructions]]) to simulate the regular ''Armada'' line's Powerlinx-activated gimmicks.

: He comes with a building-block version of [[Jolt (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Jolt]].

: His 2x4 engine-block piece would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Built to Rule! Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seriously, it's not that hard to get hold of a Matrix of Leadership. Have you tried asking nicely?]]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
{{note|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner robot was officially (if comedically) [[repurposing|repurposed]] as an upgraded form for Hot Shot named "Shotimus Prime" by [[Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts issue 2|''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts'' #2]].}}

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime basically swapped out all of its red plastic for a yellow-orange color, with a black "bandolier". He transforms into a Japanese-style fire truck of seemingly made-up design (but with the distinct divided front windows of a Mitsubishi Fuso K Series K201 ladder truck), the forward section of which truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station, which can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted. As an undocumented feature, Optimus Prime's pistol can be stored on the right side of a backpack.

: The toy incorrectly proclaims that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]". Additionally, the toy has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. The ladder comes complete with missiles allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. The standard [[robot mode]] has four pegs on its arms that happen to be sculpted in such a way that they can function as [[Mini-Con]] ports, though they weren't designed with this in mind, since the original toy coming out before the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline.

: He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed [[Omega Prime]], advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].

: This Optimus Prime was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]]. The mold was also used to make [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hot Shot, part deux. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Electric Boogaloo. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

:In ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', Hot Shot was updated as a modified yellow {{w|Aston Martin Vanquish}}. He can carry a transparent red spring-loaded missile-launching weapon in either mode, and features a small Autobot [[spark crystal]] on his chest on which [[Energon star|Energon chips]] can be mounted. Like nearly all other Autobots in the ''Energon'' line, he can [[powerlinx]] with like-designed toys to form the top or bottom of a super robot. Hot Shot's articulation is relatively limited compared to other deluxes of the time, having peculiar balljointed shoulders, as well as lacking knees and a neck.

:Takara released "Hot Shot" in similar colors, changing the slate blue plastic to a dark, nearly-black blue, dropping the black paint on his car roof, and adding metallic blue paint to his chest. His head is also an almost-identical-but-refined sculpt, most noticeably the proportions and sculpt sharpness of the mouth and chin, along with less bulbous eyes.

:Similar to the contemporary [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] and ''Energon'' Optimus Prime, the Hasbro figure had a running change during its second wave of production. While the first wave Hot Shot figures had gray faces, later releases had silver painted faces using the Takara head sculpt, with a transitional silver-faced Hasbro headed version in between. Hot Shot's head sculpt appears to have changed ''very'' late in the design process from having a visor to having exposed eyes like his ''Armada'' version; The Hasbro head is pictured on Hot Shot's [[control drawing|control art]], as in a [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B131dK6nhZY/XlKJ7-mBltI/AAAAAAAA8Zc/3rRC1mF0B5YQ8Gbr5WsAQHqwVYjejm5EQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/TFE_Settei_2_0051.jpg ''photo of a prototype headsculpt is literally pasted over the original line art''], so the Hasbro head use may have been a consequence of tight deadlines, with Takara cleaning up the sculpt later.

:This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#EnDxEn|"Energon" powered-up version of the character]]. It was also [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' incarnation of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:En-toy HotShotInfernoSet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|♫''Stuck as a middle with you...''♫]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot / Inferno Super Link Set''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SS-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment

:In Japan, Takara released Hot Shot both individually and in a single "Super Link Set" with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. Both toys are identical to their individual Japanese releases. Likely owing to a tight schedule, the image on the front of the box actually depicts the Hasbro figures, complete with bug-eyed Hot Shot in a deco lightly altered in post to closer approximate the Takara version.
{{EnergonHotShotMold}}

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[[File:Energontoy-EnergonHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Silver on the outside, Armada colors on the inside! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:SLtoy-HotShotFire.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He has [[burning spirit|a heart that burns for justice]]. Try some Tums, Hot Shot! (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Hot Shot''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Shot Fire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-23'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "radar" panel attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Energon'' Energon Hot Shot gave the car mode a silver-painted finish and the robot parts a dark blue, yellow, and red color scheme reminiscent of ''Armada'' Hot Shot's colors. Curiously, Energon Hot Shot switched back to the Hasbro version of Hot Shot's head (see above), meaning the Takara head was not a [[retool]], but an entirely separate mold.

:When he was released in Japan as "Hot Shot Fire," his car mode was unpainted silver plastic, while the yellow plastic was changed to a sherbet orange, the dark blue plastic to black, and the transparent orange plastic to a transparent crimson red. He also came packaged with the [[Energon weapon|Energy Cutter]], a transparent watermelon red redeco of [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s [[energon weapon]], plus a matching [[Energon star|energon chip]]. Hot Shot Fire uses the Takara version of Hot Shot's head. Stock photos and packaging art showed Hotshot Fire with yellow plastic while the Energon Cutter and chip were crimson red, suggesting these deco changes were a late decision.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Energon Energon Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy-DeluxeClassHotShot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hot Shot's Blue Period.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exillion'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, this version of Hot Shot transforms into a heavily modified blue {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve}} sports car with a huge rear engine. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear of the car deploys a pair of transparent yellow wings from his spoiler, a gimmick also available in robot mode. He also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His robot mode has numerous details in [[homage]] to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], including the triple-pipe-guns on his forearms, the spoiler-wings on his back, and the sculpting of his shins and chest.

: The Takara release, "Exillion," is almost completely identical to the later Hasbro version other than a slight molding difference; two screws on either side of the spoiler are visible in the American release and all subsequent uses of the mold, but the original Japanese use of the mold had these screws buried. And, of course, the Hasbro release has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on its back.

: Package art depicted Hot Shot's gun with a black trigger, but it was red plastic on the final toy.

:This sculpt was used to make Exillion Red Version [[#CyDVD|(see below)]], [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] (with a new head sculpt) and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie series]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys(2007)|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotcybertrondefensetoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He's full of tiny missiles. Bubbles, not so much.]][[File:CDHotShot-cardback.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Variant enthusiasts, I tease you. (''Unreleased deco pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Exigeyser'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-19'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': Knife, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key, Scrapmetal standee (Takara release only)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d1o4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}, in the same blue, navy, and red color scheme as the previous ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs and sort-of acts as an exhaust pipe in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be stored on a sheath on his left leg. The same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode.

: The instructions for this toy contain some minor visual errors: his black shoulder panels have been swapped, and some steps apparently have him flipped (with the sword/key sheath on his left leg instead of his right).

: "Exigeyser", Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release. This unreleased deco featured mud splashes painted around the wheel wells and some re-arranged deco on the robot chest.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Roadbuster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/CDHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Cybertron Defense Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Hotshotlegendsblue.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005/[[2006]])}}</ul>

: A smaller, simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot was released as part of the first wave of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' toys. He features limited articulation of the arms and legs, and he retains the flip-out wings.

: This mold was used to make a [[#CyLoC2|second Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot (see below)]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and 2008's ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron Hot Shot at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-RedExillion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Dip it in red, don't even change the paint mask. I'll take your entire stock! Of 500!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Exillion Red Version''' (DVD pack-in, 2005-[[June 22|06-22]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key

: Exillion Red Version is a redeco of the ''Cybertron'' Hot Shot toy in red, dark red, and orange, with transparent blue. Aside from the retooled screwholes, he's a straight-on color swap from ''Galaxy Force'' Exillion with the same [[paint operation]] layout. Limited to 500 pieces, it came with the first ''Galaxy Force'' DVD and an empty box set to prepare for the next few ''Galaxy Force'' DVD releases. This redeco took advantage of the toy's homage to ''Generation 1'' Hot Rod, completing the homage with appropriate colors, though the toy is still supposed to represent the Hot Shot/Exillion character.

: Before the toy saw official release, several stolen [[prototype|test shots]] entered the market, though in a [http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act368/ slightly altered color treatment] than the final. Originally, the dark red was a brighter red.

: This toy was the indirect inspiration for ''Cybertron'' [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]], who is marketed as a separate character, unlike this toy. (The direct inspiration, of course, being the original Hot Rod.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDExillion/exillion.htm More information on Exillion Red Version at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot with Mirage''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Tiny Tins]]'' sets, Hot Shot was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con. Hot Rod himself was unchanged from his normal Hasbro release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include Hot Shot, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, Speed Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d85b'''

: Hot Shot was also available in a [[Target]]-exclusive two-pack set with [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Bitin' Excellion's style.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

:This redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labelled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.

:This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Legends [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]], and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Legends of Cybertron recolor Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
*'''Hot Shot''' (Legends Class, 2007)

:Bizarrely enough, Hot Shot was one of three [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Cybertron'' Legends toys released in ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hasbro hates the fans, plural, but loves [[David Willis]].]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''Series'': '''Armada Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:An update of his ''Armada'' form, Hot Shot transforms from a sleek yellow Audi TT-like hot rod sports car with transparent windows and headlights into a fully poseable robot. Jolt is able to attach via a Mini-Con peg on Hot Shot's shoulder, but this doesn't activate any features. Jolt plugs into Hot Shot's vehicle mode by pushing the arms/engines through slots under the spoiler; Jolt cannot fold so that his propeller faces back like the original toy. Additionally, Hot Shot's fist holes are smaller than the standard 5mm, making him incompatible with all weapons from his previous forms. Because there is no gap molded into the rear bumper to accommodate missile launchers (see below), the car kibble over his shoulders bumps together and cannot sit properly. He's also infamous for having a horribly finicky transformation, with his windshield, door, and roof pieces refusing to lock together and continually detaching from their proper position.

:Hot Shot's prototype featured transparent plastic on his side windows to match his windshield and rear window, but was replaced with painted opaque windows on the final toy.

:''Universe'' Hot Shot was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Hot Shot (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Hot Rod]]. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version retains missile launchers originally planned for the Hasbro release. The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version of the mold was redecoed as the Transformers Collectors' Club 2010 freebie, [[Dion (G1)#Timelines|Elite Guard Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS09-Siege-Deluxe-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS09'''
**''Accessories'': "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster," "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," ammo clip (combine to form "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

{{note|This toy is also used as one iteration of the [[Hot Shot (G1)|"Generation 1" incarnation of Hot Shot]].}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' special release in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', Hot Shot is a new head retool of Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]] with a paintjob homaging his ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|counterpart's Cybertron Defense Deluxe figure]], and transforms from robot to Cybertronian jeep and back. He includes the "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster" and "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," which are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and can combine to form the "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster," or can be mounted onto his shoulder. The Refraction Blaster comes with a detachable ammo clip, which can be stored in the bed of the jeep. Unlike most ''Selects'' redecoes, Hot Shot features "battle damage" paint applications on his bullbar and shins. He also has multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:His vehicle mode has a sculpted winch, in the center of which is a hole. If some thread is fed through, this makes his winch somewhat functional.

:Hot Shot debuted from [[Entertainment Earth]] at [[New York Comic Con]] 2019, also sold online by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the USA and Canada. In the latter country, he was also available at EB Games stores.

:Hound's [[:File:Siege-Hound-art.jpg|package art]], first seen at Summer Wonder Festival 2018,<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/siege-cybertron-defense-hot-shot-pretool-revealed/ The Allspark - Siege Cybertron Defense Hot Shot Pretool Revealed?]</ref> depicts Hound with a head resembling that of his Cybertron Defense Figure, foreshadowing the retool.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're not done ‘till I SAY you’re done, [[David Willis|Willis!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 25]] 2023
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Hot Shot is based on the ''Armada'' version of the character and transforms into a yellow sports car, once again a close-but-not-quite-for-legal-reasons yellow Audi TT. He features a movable visor and includes an engine block gun like his original ''Armada'' toy, but unlike that toy, he does not include [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. However, he does have a single "Powerlinx" post in the usual spot on the back of his car mode in the middle of the spoiler, and yes, the [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|original Jolt toy]] fits perfectly and can even do the propeller-back thing.

: Hot Shot's [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick allows his Axlezooka to emerge from his back, though this time around, it is not spring-loaded in any way and must be manually pulled out. One of the hubcaps has a [[5 mm post]]-hole in it for plugging in [[fire Blast effect|blast effect]]s or other weapons to make it even more gloriously ridiculous; the tire is a separate part so it spins around the stationary hubcap. Due to his transformation, he can still do the "driving claws" thing in car mode, but again it's all manual, and he lacks the tread-pattern sculpting on his feet.

: Due to his vehicle mode being a car, Hot Shot was made to G1 character [[scale]] standards ([[Autobot Cars]] are Deluxes, [[Decepticon Planes]] are Voyagers, and so on), meaning Hot Shot doesn't adhere to an accurate [[Scale charts#Armada cartoon|''Armada'' cartoon scale]]. In ''Armada'', Hot Shot is the same height as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in [[robot mode]], so an accurately-scaled ''Legacy'' Hot Shot would have to be a Voyager Class figure, to match up with the other ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe" toys.

: This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. It was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023 but arrived at Philippine retail in late November 2022.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjy8VO3sn1V/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Hot Shot'']

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[[File:Legacytoy-PowerlinxHotShotJolt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|DASH RIFLES THOSE FUNKY RIFLES]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine block gun, 2 rifles, 6 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref> [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>}}

: ''Legacy'' Hot Shot was redecoed in his Powerlinx colors and was packed with a new-mold [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]], two new rifles, and six stackable blast effects parts in orange for the first time! The toy uses what is probably the tooling's alternate head, featuring his classic grit teeth expression. Jolt's design is based on his cartoon model and is a light orange to match the cartoon's coloring, though lacking the red accents. The two rifles reference specific weapons Hot Shot carried in the episode "[[Dash (episode)|Dash]]" and are gangmolded with Jolt.

: This toy was revealed at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023 breakfast PR event, and was made available to purchase online during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|PulseCon 2023]] on [[September 22]], 2023- although he was released in Hong Kong in late July.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CxmCoBmM806/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt'']
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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Cybertron-Hot-Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Willis just can't catch a break.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Hot Shot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Velocitron Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Part of the third Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "Cybertron Universe Hot Shot" is an updating of his original ''Cybertron'' toy, blending both it and his animation model together, transforming into a blue sports car.

: He comes with his blaster, modeled after the original toy's spring-loaded missile launcher, but the "missile" is now a permanent gun barrel that ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible peg. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures, he comes with an entirely non-functional Cyber Key, which means his originally-spring-loaded spoiler-wings must be folded out manually. His forearm panels can be removed as accessories, revealing a 5mm port underneath.

: Hot Shot was revealed on the [[April 25]] Hasbro Pulse fanstream, with pre-orders going live later that day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6TodbUuVLy/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Cybertron Universe" Hot Shot from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can't have too many of these.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Happy Meal, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Car roof (Asian market variant only)

:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal ''Armada'' promotion, Hot Shot transformed from robot to yellow car. He had a Powerlinx post on each shoulder and Powerlinx ports under each foot, which enabled him to combine with the other McDonald's Autobots to form [[Mighty Robot]]. The ports on his feet can be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on larger Armada toys, but since they're on the bottom of his feet in robot mode, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures. Hot Shot's vehicle mode also features a pull-back motor.

:[[File:Mcdonaldshotshot2.jpg|left|150px|thumb|An ''Armada'' Hot Shot with transparent windows? Gasp!]]
:In some Asian markets, a slightly different Hot Shot toy was available. The robot arms did not form from the roof of the car; instead the roof was a separate transparent piece which detached during transformation and pegged into his robot mode's back. The arms are now colored blue as well, for some reason. The reason for this version's existence is not known.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on McDonald's Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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===Reader's Digest 3D Model===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaplasticcardfigurine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not much less poseable than the actual toy!]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (3D Model, 2002)
:A plastic punch-out "exclusive collectible 3-D model" of Hot Shot was a prize packaged with Reader's Digest's ''[[Decepticon Attack!]]'' and ''[[Enter the Mini-Cons]]'' storybooks. Hot Shot was one of eight characters available, and each book came with two randomized characters. The assembled figure stands two inches tall.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF HotShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seein' double! ''Four'' Hot Shots!]]
*'''Hot Rod''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A non-transforming PVC figure of Hot Shot, based on his animation model, was available in "Act 9" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. This figure came in both full color and solid-pewter finish, packed one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage at the shoulders, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCFHotRod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Nucleon (substance)|More alive!]]]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)

:Mega SCF Hot Rod is a larger, articulated non-transforming PVC action figure of Hot Shot, based upon his cartoon model. He came with his engine gun and a small, non-transformable PVC figurine of his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]].
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===''Big Transformers''===
[[File:Bigtransformershotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, "big" is relative.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Big Transformers, 2002)

:[[Kabaya]] released a set of three separately-boxed ''Legends of the Microns'' figurines, dubbed "Big Transformers", which featured nontransformable, lightly-articulated plastic toys of Hot Shot, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. Each came with a tiny plastic representation of their respective Mini-Con partners in vehicle mode, which could peg onto them. Like most Kabaya toys, Hot Shot came with barely-edible gum.
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===''Transformers Mini Car Collection''===
[[File:Majorettehotrod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will regret eating the gum.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (die-cast car, 2002)

:[[Majorette]] and Kabaya offered a small range of ''Legends of the Microns''-themed die-cast cars. Hot Shot was represented by a yellow Audi TT with decals of himself, the Autobot symbol, and the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo across the surface of the car. It also comes with a package of terrible gum.
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:Armadaboardgamehotshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop]]
*'''Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game''' (board game, 2002)

:[[Transformers Armada: Battle for Cybertron Game]] came with eight fully-painted PVC figurines, one of which was Hot Shot.
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===Puzzle===
*'''Hot Shot puzzle'''

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===Backpack===
*'''Hot Shot backpack'''

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===''Bubble Twist''===
[[File:Hotshotbubbletwist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the rainbow.]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Bubble Twist, 2003)

:In 2003, Toys"R"Us carried a line of candy toys called [[Bubble Twist]], which dispensed gum from its capsule-shaped container when twisted. Also contained in the capsule was an unpainted rubber figurine of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' or ''Transformers [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' character, including Hot Shot. Blindpacked, each figure came in several different possible colors.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix CybHotShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs Jolt when you have a Laffy Taffy shield?]]
*'''Hot Shot''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF09
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Rally - 10/26 (38%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Booster Packs, Hot Shot is a "Super Rare" piece with a spring-loaded "shield-missile" attack. His Special Power "Rally" allows you to return one of your previously-defeated [[Autobot]] pieces back into play. The figure commonly has a black base, but like all Boosters, a rarer chrome-silver-base version was randomly packed into boxes as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Attacktix'' Excellion, who was also a wave-1 Booster piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hotshotprotocolor.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Transforms from car to linebacker and back!]]
*[[#ArDx1|''Armada'' Hot Shot's toy]] had to be completely re-engineered close to release. Due to a structural flaw (and gravity), Hot Shot's arms were not able to attach securely to his shoulders. Furthermore, designer [[Aaron Archer]] felt the early design's wide, football player-like physique was inappropriate to the character archetype.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay... ITs Not retooled. the picture is of a hand painted ROUGH model. None of these parts were ever "tooled". It changed for any number of reasons but since I worked on this guy last August I cant remeber all the reasons why. I remeber this... Hot shot is the young type character in Armada and I remeber we didnt like that he looked so tough, with those big shoulders.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref> Last-minute changes were made to the design to rework the transformation of the arms, necessitating the dropping of some articulation and the addition of [[kibble]] elsewhere to compensate.
[[File:ArcherSays.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*''Armada'' Hot Shot's infamous grin was actually a misinterpretation of Aaron Archer's original concept art which depicted Hot Shot clenching his teeth together in an open-lipped, determined expression. The head of the original tooling had a maniacal, perhaps unhinged-looking smile in response to this concept art, so the grin was scaled back on the final toy. The grin was removed completely and replaced with a neutral, stern expression when the head was resculpted for [[#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]].
*The rear axle (the "Axlezooka") on the original Hot Shot figure has sculpted shock absorbers in an interesting display of attention to detail. However, they are sculpted 90 degrees in the wrong direction, which would make them useless in reality.
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was originally conceived as an exclusive toy for [[BotCon 2007]] from the [[#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Force version]] of Hot Shot. While the mold does bear a decent resemblance to the IDW incarnation of Sentinel, he was dropped in favor of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]], who fit the mold and the story/theme better.
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Hot Shot from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Titans Return|Chromedome]] in ''Armada'' colors with [[Alexis Thi Dang]] redecoed from [[Stylor]] with a new head. It would've also come with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] [[Targetmaster]] partner redecoed from [[Blaze Master#Generations|''Generations'' Blazemaster.]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Cheetor (BW)/toys

2024-04-29T22:53:38Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:CheetorBWtoys.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|A sea of yellow and spots.]]

Being the yellow [[kid-appeal character]] of the [[Beast Era]], '''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' gets a lot of toys!

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Cheetus'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-3'''
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, "[[Quasar rifle|quasar canon]]" water-squirting gun
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe toys (sort of, see below), Cheetor transforms into an organic, big cat-like creature somewhat resembling a [[Popular beast alternate modes|cheetah]]. As such, he is yellow and covered in spots. In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a rifle made out of his hindquarters and tail, along with a second [[water-squirting gimmick|water-squirting]] "quasar canon" formed out of his stomach. As with most early ''Beast Wars'' toys, he features a "[[mutant head]]" that replaces his face, although because the entire head is mounted on a cabinet-style vertical swivel, it is difficult to keep the mutant head set in position.

: There are several minor but noteworthy variations of this toy. The initial wave-1 "rocky bubble" release features blue cheetah eyes and was incredibly hard to find due to delayed shipping; he only shipped in later, short-run "revision" cases of wave 1. The "smooth bubble" release later in the year gave him red cheetah eyes. He was released again in 1997 (what with being a popular show character) in ''Beast Wars''{{'}} second year, this time with bright green cheetah eyes, and the gold robot eyes of the previous two versions were changed to green.

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released two different Cheetor toys; one that was the same as Hasbro's red-eyed version, and a [[Variant|running change]] [[:File:BW toy - Running change Cheetor.jpg|version]] in January 1998 that not only has various color tweaks to make him slightly more show-colored (including dark green cheetah eyes, a gold head crest instead of blue, and red robot eyes), but also has a slight [[Retool|mold tweak]] to keep the beast head pointed forward in robot mode, based on [[Hasbro]]'s initial release of [[Tigatron]], which has been retained on all versions thereafter.

: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed for a "[[#DxFK|Fox Kids]]" version, as well as [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|both the Hasbro and Takara 10th anniversary versions]] of the character.

: This mold was also used to make [[Shadow Panther#Toys|Shadow Panther]]/[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Tripredacus Agent]] and [[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]]. It was slated to be used for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nightprowler#Toys|Nightprowler]], but that toy set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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[[File:VS3-CheetorWaspinator.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Is it possible to win a battle of the losers?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Saisoku no Taiketsu: Cheetus VS Waspeeter''' (VS pack, July 1997)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''VS-3'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Laser Shot" tail-gun,"Laser Shot" water-squirting gun

: In Japan, Cheetor was available both separately and in a "Quickest Showdown" (最速の対決 ''Saisoku no Taiketsu'') VS pack with [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#VS3|Waspinator]]. Both toys are identical to their original releases.

:Currently, it is unknown if the latter "show-like" version of the two toys were ever released in the VS set.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Gold Cheetus''' (Multi-pack "Lucky Draw", [[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "Laser Shot" tail-gun,"Laser Shot" water-squirting gun

: A one-of-a-kind, all-gold version of Cheetor was awarded in Japan for a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' contest. Where he was part of a set of other gold ''Beast Wars'' toys of the 5 main Maximals characters. Presumably, his softer joint-plastic and water bladder were unchromed gold, while everything else was blindingly gold-chromed.
::*''[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/japanesebeastwars.html More information at Soundwaves Oblivion]''

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[[File:BWtoy-CheetorTM.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|NOT a Power Rangers zord.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Transmetal Deluxe, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Metals Cheetus'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-42'''
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: As with most first-wave [[Transmetal]]s toys, Cheetor's [[beast mode]] is entirely robotic, but his robot mode has organic elements in its design. In beast mode, two rocket boosters can be flipped out (and extended, which the cartoon failed to show) of the sides of the cat torso to create a "flight mode", plus his tail rotates 180 to provide a "stabilizer" fin. In robot mode, his removable tail becomes a spiked whip, but he has no ranged weaponry, though you can put his two-fingered hands together to simulate the "gun" he used on the show. He also features an energon chip applied to the inside of the left wing. The toy suffers from a design flaw where the breast plate's hinges that holds both arms up in beast mode suffers from a lot of stress, and, over time, can't hold up the cheetah head properly anymore.

: The Takara ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' release of the Transmetal Cheetor toy features a number of small but notable changes from the Hasbro version. The most immediately noticeable is that the "CHEETOR" [[tampograph]] on his beast mode was changed to "CYBERTRON" and the Maximal [[insignia|faction symbol]]. The other changes make Takara's version closer to Cheetor's show appearance than the Hasbro version: green robot mode eyes (Hasbro's version has light blue), painted cheetah teeth (Hasbro's are unpainted), and the gray plastic is more blue-hued than the Hasbro version's semi-French-gray.

: This mold was used as the basis for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Transmetal Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Hayate no Taiketsu: Metals Cheetus VS Metals Waspeeter''' (VS pack, September 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-42'''
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: Once again Cheetor was packaged in a "Gale Showdown" (疾風の対決 ''Hayate no Taiketsu'') VS pack with [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#VS42|Waspinator]], this time in their "Metals" forms. Again, both toys are identical to the individual releases.

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[[File:BeastWars Transmetal2 Cheetor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|A body only Primal could love.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Transmetal 2 Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Metals Cheetus 2'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-49'''
:*''Accessories:'' "High-powered missile launcher/leap-thruster", missile, tail-whip
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: [[Transmetal 2]] Cheetor is the first major departure from the usual Cheetor styling, but maintains the standard "stand up cat"-style transformation, for which the robot mode is essentially the beast mode standing on its hind legs. Transmetal 2 Cheetor transforms into a saber-toothed tiger-type big cat with a large rocket engine grafted into his back. In robot mode, this rocket engine becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher.

: In order to give your Cheetor toy a little more [[show-accuracy]], Cheetor's upper arms need to be popped off and swapped around. The forearms are already in the correct configuration.

: As with all Transmetal 2 toys, he features a [[spark]] crystal, a small, clear-colored ball with a vacuum-metalized faction logo inside. Cheetor's spark is placed on his left hind leg.

:"Metals Cheetus 2" in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Metals)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' line is identical to the Hasbro release. A "presale" version sold in conjunction with [[1999 Summer Toei Anime Fair]] has one difference—the dark gray present on most of the body was changed to a bright silver.

: This mold was later redecoed into [[Ravage (G1)/toys#TM2|Tripredacus Agent]]. (Notice the pattern yet?)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/TM2Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy CheetorFK.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Ohh... I shouldn't have eaten that seventh gazelle...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Fox Kids Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, "quasar canon" water-squirting gun

: In 1999, a redeco of the [[#Toys|original Cheetor toy]] was released, with "[[Fox Kids]]" branding on the packaging to advertise the show's move from syndication to a network. Aside from changing the black spots on his fur to a strange maroon color, at first glance, FK Cheetor seems identical to his original counterpart. However, a closer look shows that both the blue and the gold robot parts were all replaced with a metallic blue trim.

: Product listings gave this toy the name "Jungle Roar Cheetor",<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/C30fV9dqOK0/gPO8D3N_PAUJ</ref> but that name never made it to packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKCheetor/fkcheetor.htm More information on Fox Kids Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy CheetorTMFK.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Jim Sorenson|First guy]] to say I look like [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] gets a whip in the nuts.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Fox Kids Transmetal Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Metals Cheetus Silver'''
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: Shortly afterward the prior toy's release, [[#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]] received a "Fox Kids" redeco, released along with a redeco of [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#FKTM|Transmetal Tarantulas]]. This red-and-dark-green version of Cheetor proved to be hard to come by, as this assortment did not ship for very long at all. Shipping lists listed the toy as "Mech-Tech Cheetor",<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/C30fV9dqOK0/gPO8D3N_PAUJ</ref> but that name never made it to the packaging.

: In Japan, this toy was released as a [[JafCon]] convention [[exclusive]], under the name of "Metals Cheetus Silver", along with the "Fox Kids" versions of [[Airazor (BW)#FKTM|Transmetal Airazor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FKTM|Transmetal Rattrap]].

: This version of Cheetor was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Cataclysm (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Cataclysm]] in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Derailment]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKTMCheetor/fktmcheetor.htm More information on Fox Kids Transmetal Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Machines''===
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[[File:BMtoy-CheetorMega.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You will never stand this thing up. Never.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Cheetor''' (Mega, 2000)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-whip
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first assortment of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Megas, Cheetor transforms into a super-lean [[technorganic]] cheetah. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' design trend of "articulated features", turning the beast mode head causes its jaw to open and close. His left foreleg has a gear-spring horizontal "swiping" action activated by pushing a section of the above shoulder-armor towards his body.

: In robot mode, his head has the same feature; turning it left or right opens and closes his Muppet-like jaw. The "swiping"-action arm—now on his right side—is still available in this mode and can be used to swing his tail-whip around. Because of Cheetor's unusual body proportions and very small feet, he has issues standing up properly in this mode, especially with his legs positioned in the proper cat-like digitigrade style.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Beast Machines Cheetor (Mega) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-CheetorMcD.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Worst cheetah mode ever? Dude, he walks on his knees.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (McDonald's Happy Meal, 2000)
**''McNumber:'' '''1'''

: This tiny, softer-plastic representation of Cheetor is great for the yung'uns. As one of nine toys in the [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Machines'' Happy Meal promotion, it features an incredibly simplistic transformation with no removable parts. Why does he have that sideways articulation at the knees? Why are the fins on the back of his legs oversized, making his cheetah mode look even more ridiculous than it has to? These are the questions that burn in our nightmares.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Beast Machines Cheetor (McDonald's) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BM Supreme Cheetor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|So near, yet so far!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Cheetor''' (Supreme, 2000)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-sword, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

: One of the largest ''Transformers'' toys, nearly as tall as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in robot mode, Supreme Cheetor was heavily hyped as an "ultimate" toy. Aside from having the most [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] sculpting of any ''Beast Machines'' Cheetor toy, he features electronic lights and sounds in both modes, articulated jaws on both his beast and robot mode heads, and raising "hackles" on his beast mode back. Each arm contains a [[gimmick]] as well. His left arm has a geared up-and-down "slashing" movement, with extending fingers (yes, fingers) that can spring out of his hand. His right arm contains a spring-loaded twin missile launcher that fires two missiles out of his palm when the arm is pulled back at the elbow. Disappointingly for such a large and well hyped figure, these gimmicks sharply limit his arm articulation. Even with his wide and rubber-padded feet, like [[#BMMega|Mega Cheetor]] he has balance issues in robot mode thanks to his top-heavy construction and oddly jointed legs. His teeth-clenched grin in robot mode is also somewhat off-putting.

: This toy was an ultimately inauspicious start for the Supreme price point. It [[Shelfwarmer|shelfwarmed]] pretty badly and ended up in blowout sales at online retailers discounted more than 75% off its original price tag.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/SupCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Beast Machines Cheetor (Supreme) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BM-toy CheetorNightSlash.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This is totally backwards. The black repaint is supposed to come AFTER the yellow one.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Night Slash Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 2001)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of the [[Subline imprint|rebranded]] "Battle for the Spark" ''Beast Machines'' Deluxes, "Night Slash" Cheetor is a much more angular and mechanical-looking version of the character, with a more show-like face sculpt. Each bicep holds a spring-loaded sword attached by a brace that flips into his waiting hands when released. He has a Spark Crystal mounted on his upper back between his shoulders, and just behind that, a pair of thrusters on his back as well. His interior chest has a red and silver column that spins within a reflective silver dish when his Spark Crystal is pressed, meant to show the power of his Spark. However, this does not work terribly well given the opacity of the transparent plastic that normally covers it.

: This mold was used to make [[CatSCAN#Expanded Universe|CatSCAN]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/NightSlashCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Night Slash Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cheetor''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2009)}}
**''Accessories:'' Container in Disguise

: Cheetor was available as one of three figures in a [[Jollibee]] promotion. The toy is a greatly simplified version of his ''Beast Machines'' Mega toy.

===''Transtech''===
[[File:TTCheetorToy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|It's an evolution revolution!]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe?)

:A new (seemingly Deluxe scale) version of Cheetor was designed for ''[[Transtech]]'', the proposed follow-up to ''Beast Machines'', which would have turned into a Cybertronic F-1 race car with a cheetah motif. It made it at least as far as a resin hardcopy, seemingly with near-final engineering. Aside from featuring a launching, spring-loaded front bumper, it is uncertain what gimmicks it may have had. The toy was ultimately scrapped alongside the rest of the ''Transtech'' line.

:An earlier version of the ''Transtech'' Cheetor design was the basis for the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] version of [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]].
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===''Beast Wars Returns''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Cheetus''' ([[2004]]-[[November 18|11-18]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''BR-02'''
:*''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: In 2005, the [[#Beast Machines|''Beast Machines'' Mega Cheetor]] toy was released as "Cheetus" as part of the Japanese Toys"R"Us [[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' line. It does not appear that any significant changes were made to it. Reportedly, this item had a run of only 4000 pieces.

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[[File:PfCCheetas.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|"Optimus, I don't wanna be mint in sealed box!"]]
*'''Cheetus Black Version''' (Mega, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: "Cheetus Black Version" (チータスブラックバージョン), otherwise known as "Perfect Choice Cheetus", was the [[#BMMega|original Mega Cheetor toy]] [[redeco]]ed in black and silver as a special ''Beast Wars Returns'' promotional contest prize. By ordering the cartoon series through the digital cable provider, you were automatically entered in a drawing for the toy, along with several other smaller merchandise prizes. All of the gimmicks from the first version are retained in this one.<ref>http://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/japanesebeastwarsreturns.html</ref>

:It is currently unknown how many "Cheetus Black Version" prizes were awarded.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
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[[File:TFU03-toy Cheetor.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|My love for Primal is like the sun and the moon, knowing they can never touch...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Night Slash Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 2005)}}</ul>

: A redeco of the [[#BMNSC|''Beast Machines'' Night Slash Cheetor toy]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Autobot]] version gives Cheets a predominantly orangey-yellow coloration again, but this time with a lot of dark red and some super-dark blue accents. All of his gimmicks from the previous version are retained.

: This toy was one of the last toys in the original ''Universe'' toyline sold at normal wide-release retail.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/NSCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Universe Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:BW-toy Cheetor10th.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Guess what, I'm gonna have blue arms from now on.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "Laser pistol"/tail, "water-squirting cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: In 2006, Hasbro redecoed the [[#Dx1|original Cheetor toy]] for their ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line. He was cast in a different shade of yellow, and unlike most of the other toys in the line, he was actually ''further'' off model than his original toy, the biggest difference being that the newer toy lacks the gold paint on its forearms and feet found on the show model. His right beast mode shoulder was [[tampograph]]ed with a Maximal sigil. He came packed with build-a-figure [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]]'s torso and a DVD disc containing the episode "[[Equal Measures]]".

:At this point the mold for the gut gun had degraded somewhat, and a new mold had to be made.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
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[[File:TL-toy Cheetor-BC06.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Leopard print is in!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Engine-blaster, left & right side-pipes, Maximal "Golden Disk Key"
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Cheetor and Tiagtron were easy picks, though Wolfang was originally proposed before they opted for Tigatron. An abandoned idea was for Tigatron to come in Stasis Pod packaging. See those and the final products below.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370239973862080515|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Axalon Cheetor" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Scout Class [[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Clocker]], transforming into a low-ridin' Cybertronian race car with a large Maximal sigil on his hood and a cheetah-pattern deco for his upholstery. Stylin'! Inserting a "[[Cyber Key|Golden Disk Key]]" into the slot on his back pops up a pair of gun barrels, which can be held in robot mode as his pre-beast Quasar gun. His head is also [[retool]]ed from the original body to represent his ''Beast Wars'' head more closely, making his face even more show-accurate than the original toy's.

: He was available only as part of the [[BotCon 2006]] "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" box-set, with "Axalon" versions of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Timelines|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rhinox]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Rattrap]], and "[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]" [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Timelines|Dinobot]].

: This toy—with the retooled head—was used to make "[[Tigatron#BotCon2006|Unit 2]]". The original version was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Swerve (Cybertron)#Toys|Swerve]] and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie-verse]] [[Clocker (Movie)#Toys|Clocker]]. It was also the basis for many many non-toy [[Maximal Command Security Force]] members.

::*''[https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370239973862080515 Designer commentary on Axalon Cheetor from Joe Moore on Twitter]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Axalon Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TL-toy AlphaTrizer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A knight ''and'' a pirate. A knirate, if you will. Or a pight.]]
*'''Knight Alpha Trizer''' (BotCon 2014 add-on)
**''Accessories:'' Two swords, transforming blade/claw, beast-foot/claw

: Part of a Knights souvenir set that included [[Apelinq (BM)#Timelines|Apelinq]] and [[Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|Flareup]], ''Timelines'' Alpha Trizer is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' Voyager Class [[Thundertron#Toys|Thundertron]], transforming into a mechanical lion that homages the never-made [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Unreleased|Alpha Trion]] redeco out of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]]. His right robot mode foot can detach to reveal a bladed "peg-leg", with the original foot converting into a claw-weapon. Like his mold-mate [[Go Prime]], Alpha Trizer also comes with a redeco of the twin swords that originally came with [[Kenzan]], which he can hold or plug into his beast mode's hip/wings. The toy also includes Thundertron's original weapon, a claw with swing-out sword-blade, though the electronic light-up feature has been removed.

: This toy was also redecoed into [[Lio Convoy#Prime|Leo Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/BCAlphaTrizer/alphatrizer.htm More information on Alpha Trizer at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
[[File:BWTelemocha Cheetor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Now THAT'S gorgeous!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1| '''Cheetus''' (Deluxe, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TM-03'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Laser Shot" tail-gun,"Laser Shot" water-squirting gun

: In 2007, Takara did the 10th Anniversary thing for the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' line, except much more show-accurate than Hasbro, with a high number of [[Paint operation|paint applications]] in order to be show-accurate.

: This release came with a DVD of "Convoy Disappeared", the Japanese dub of "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]" which was an episode that didn't feature Cheetor in any sort of meaningful way, despite episodes that do being easy to come by.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Telemocha Cheetor at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-CheetorBM.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Do you remember a time when Cheetor was technorganic? Pepperidge Farm® remembers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Cheetor''' (Cybertron Heroes, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 scimitars, display stand
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cybertron Heroes, Cheetor is based heavily on the design of Cheetor seen in the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, albeit with some differences, notably much thicker limbs, making him far more stable in robot mode. His twin scimitars can peg onto his hips for storage and are made of softer, rubbery plastic. His [[die-cast]] metal is limited to his shoulders, torso, and thighs.

: Care must be taken when transforming Cheetor into beast mode. His robot head ''must'' be pushed back into his beast mode's neck until it ''clicks''. Failure to do so will cause his robot mode head to get stuck inside the chest after the cheetah mode's neck is pushed into it, and may require disassembling the torso to get it out again.

: This figure is the first transforming toy commemorating the ''Beast Machines'' story, designs, and faction symbols. According to ''Titanium Series'' concept designer [[Don Figueroa]], making ''Titanium'' Cheetor use the BM body was his idea. It seems he was told simply to make "Cheetor", but his [[Hasbro]] supervisors never specified ''which'' Cheetor to make. [[Aaron Archer]] corroborated this, saying Hasbro had not meant to produce a Beast Machines figure: they had simply put Cheetor's name on a list, and the toy ended up being, as Archer put it, "the wrong one".

:Like most ''Titanium Series'' Cybertron Heroes, Cheetor includes a display stand.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Maximal/TitCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Titanium Series Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Cheetor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He went through five bodies... and then back to ''this''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''Beast Wars Series'''
:*''Accessories:'' "[[Club|Battle Club]]", "[[Shuriken|Triple-Bladed Battle Discs]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: First available in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Deluxes, this version of Cheetor is based on the original ''Beast Wars'' Cheetor, transforming into an organic cheetah that's much closer in proportions to the real animal than any previous attempt, with a robot face sculpt based much more on the CGI show model. Alas, the compromise is that he has a far ''less'' [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] robot mode due to a markedly different transformation scheme that involves his entire beast-chest ending up as a huge hunchback in robot mode. When a lever is pulled on his beast mode back, the cheetah head's jaw opens and the cheetah's eyes change colors from green to red, a bizarre [[homage]] to not just the differing eye-colors the [[#Beast_Wars|original Cheetor toy]] went through in its many releases but also to how his cartoon model's cheetah head had green eyes in beast mode but red eyes in robot mode. His tail becomes a whip-weapon, plus he comes with a pair of triple-bladed throwing stars that store in compartments on his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Universe Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Cheetorhenkeitoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Chromed, but not Transmetal.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Cheetus''' ([[December 27]], [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-12'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Battle Club", "Triple-Bladed Battle Discs"

: ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Cheetor replaces some of his yellow plastic—including his arms and stomach among other parts—with gold plastic. He has more elaborate and varied paint applications, including painting the insides of his beast mode kibble for a greater contrast. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he has vacuum-metalized plastic parts, specifically his entire head and the bodies of his throwing blades.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:DeviceLabeltoy-Cheetusdesktop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cheetus wears {{w|It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|Kitten Mittens}}.]]
*'''Device Cheetus''' ([[May 29]], 2010)}}</ul>

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage]] and [[Tigatron#Device Label|Tigatron]], Cheetus transforms from a working USB 2 gigabyte thumb drive into a yellow mechanoid cheetah.

:Stored on the USB drive is an installable program called "Transformers Desktop Defender". When the Cheetor device is plugged in, a Cheetor avatar appears on the screen, transforming from thumb drive to cheetah mode as the program is activated. The program's setup allows you to rename your cheetah to anything you desire, alter the avatar's movement speed and his personality, decide whether he eats your desktop icons, and view his function, mission, and [[tech Spec|tech spec]] numbers. Whether he appears as Cheetor, Ravage, or Tigatron can be selected as well.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy CheetorKreon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Like an ambulatory block of cheese...]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 59'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, small pistol, katana
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Cheetor is a [[Kreon]] that can be rebuilt into a [[beast mode]] very very vaguely representing a cheetah. He reuses the animal helmet which debuted with [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]]'s team. His handgun originally comes from [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] while his sword used to be [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O|Bludgeon]]'s. Amusingly, his gun forms his beast mode tail, evoking the "tail gun" from the original toy and show model.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cheetor''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, small pistol

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Cheetor gained a new [[tampograph]] on his back, adding black spots so his beast mode looks more cheetah-y (what you can see of it anyway).

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:BW-Masterpiece-MP34-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Welcome to Masterpiece Cheetor.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetus (Beast Wars)''' ([[February 25]], 2017)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-34'''
:*''Accessories:'' 3 cheetah heads, 3 cheetah eyes, 3 robot faces, Laser Shot A, [[Quasar rifle|Laser Shot B]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Cheetus transforms from a show-accurate cheetah to a show-accurate robot, albeit taking a few shortcuts (such as using a faux cheetah head for the robot mode torso). He comes with two different guns: his traditional "gut gun" and his secondary "rump gun" which saw sporadic use in early ''Beast Wars'' episodes. Additionally, he sports three different robot faces (serious, angry and smiling), three different cheetah heads (neutral, angry and shocked) and three different pairs of cheetah eyes (looking straight, looking left and looking right). Both weapons can stow on his backside. His hands are completely removable at the wrist, which makes it much easier for you to put his "rump gun" in his hand.

:He takes show-accuracy to a dedicated extreme, including having fuzzy, dotted spots on his cheetah parts to mimic the stretched textures of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] CGI model. This is also the first beast-mode Transformers toy to implement realistic whiskers, though the nature of the figure's transformation scheme means that these whiskers are prone to deforming. Unfortunately, the figure is known to suffer from paint chipping.

:Preorders supplied by Hasbro Asia come with a die-cast Optimus Primal minifigure, as opposed to the [[collector coin]] typically accompanying ''Masterpiece'' releases from Hasbro Asia.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/masterpiece-cheetor-color-images.1066483/page-168#post-15460586 TFW2005 Forums discussion, 2 February 2018]</ref>

:At some point earlier on in development, two comlink accessories (one for beast mode, the other for robot mode) based on the episode "[[The Web]]", were planned to be included with Cheetus, but were ultimately scrapped.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PrimalSabbath/posts/1336648463069579 Images of an in-hand ''Masterpiece'' Cheetus prototype]- Primal Sabbath on Facebook</ref> These pieces eventually found release with ''Masterpiece'' [[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece|Shadow Panther]].

:This figure was reissued by TakaraTomy on [[March 31]], [[2019]] to coincide with the release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Beast Megatron]].

:As briefly mentioned above, Cheetus was redecoed into ''Masterpiece'' Shadow Panther.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Like... y'know, nya.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K4'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip, Golden Disk card
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor), [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

: Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Cheetor transforms from a robot accurate to his appearance in the first season of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a realistic (if extremely bright yellow) cheetah. Unlike the ''Masterpiece'' figure, he has molded fur texture rather than full-body printing. Cheetor's tail can detach to become a whip, similar to his Transmetal toy. His beast mode legs can unfurl to form longer legs in robot mode, giving him a look reminiscent of his Beast Machines appearance; whether this was intentional or not is unclear. In cheetah mode, his jaw can open and close to adorably change his expression.

: A major design flaw is found within the cheetah’s neck. The plastic used there is ''extremely'' thin - you can actually see the paint on the other side - and it is commonplace for specimens to develop visible cracks around the pins at the base of the neck as soon as they are transformed. In addition, the small plastic tab meant to secure the head/neck of the cheetah into the back is prone to breakage. Hasbro issued a running change to address the latter problem, making the tab smaller and sturdier.

: Cheetor comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants.

: This figure was retooled into [[Shadow Panther#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Shadow Panther]], and then redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' [[Nightprowler#Legacy|Nightprowler]]. The mold's robot and beast mode legs were also reused on the Hasbro PulseCon-exclusive ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#PulseCon|Covert Agent Ravage]]".
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Maximal-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's not easy being cheesy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-18'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 26]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}

:Promoting the ''Kingdom'' season of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], Cheetor is a redeco of his ''Kingdom'' toy, closer resembling his ''Beast Wars'' animation model. As such, his yellow parts are more of an orange-gold shade, and his blue parts/paint are a darker and metallic blue. For closer accuracy to his ''Beast Wars'' animal mode, his cheetah eyes are now green and he lacks the blue paint on his legs, at the cost of having unpainted, yellow shins in robot mode. For unknown reasons, his whip lacks all blue paint and his crotch-plate is only partially blue. Much like his [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Maximal]] [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|compadres]] in the wave, Cheetor features no toyline-staple battle damage.

:The design flaw present in the original ''Kingdom'' release is still present. The running change in the neck tab of the original feature has also been found in this version of the figure.

:This toy, like most of the Netflix ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toys, is a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the U.S. and Canada. Like the rest of its Deluxe Class wave, Cheetor was found in Walmart stores on [[March 13]]<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/wave-3-deluxes-from-netflix-transformers-line-found-in-us-first-look-at-netflix-deep-cover/45744/ ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Wave 3 found at US retail]</ref> before an official unveiling.
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Reissue, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-gun, "quasar canon" water-squirting gun

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Deluxe Class Cheetor was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. Cheetor features all the same accessories and functionality as the original toy but differs slightly in deco: most noticeably, the cheetah eyes are green while the robot eyes are orange, which is a combination not present on earlier releases. The shoulder joints have also been mildly reinforced from previous releases.

:Bizarrely, the second set of Hasbro stock photography, which is the one used on the cross-sell, is of the ''[[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' toy instead.

:Much like ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'', Cheetor is packaged in a "rock bubble" blister card styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has the toy reasonably set at double the price of the toy's 1996 release, $20 versus $10. This version of Cheetor was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, but sales ended up being so poor that unsold stock was eventually sold on clearance as low as its original $10 price.
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Cheetor.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|Who's the Big Cat now?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Titan Changer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip
:Part of the fourth wave of ''Authentics'' Titan Changers, Cheetor is a 28cm figure with a very simple conversion from robot to mechanical cheetah. The tail comes off to become a whip.

:The design of this toy has a striking resemblance to the early concept/toy designs of [[Cheetor (ROTB)|''Rise of the Beasts'' Cheetor]], and would also be [[Cheetor (ROTB)#TitanChanger|repackaged]] for that movie's [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|toyline]].
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===''Beast Wars Again''===
[[File:TF-BW-Vintage-JP-BWVS-03-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Shunsoku no Taiketsu''' ([[October 28]], [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BWVS-03'''
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released as part of the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' line, the "Instant Showdown" (瞬速の対決) set contains Cheetus and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Again|Waspeeter]]. Cheetus is a redeco of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Cheetor]] in more cartoon-accurate colors, featuring painted pupils for the beast mode head, but opting to paint the eyes red instead of green unlike the Netflix toy. The tab on the cheetah neck that proved so fragile on prior releases has now been removed altogether.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Bringing the Evolution Revolution for a whole new decade of fans!]]
<ul class="bp>{{bp-m2|'''Cheetor''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Cheetor''' (チーター)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-71'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[September 28]]
:*Accessories: 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Cheetor is based on his ''Beast Machines'' design, and transforms into a relatively show-accurate cheetah. He comes with two swords, that can combine into the double bladed configuration used in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Fires of the Past]]".

: Cheetor was first spotted at Colombian retail, without any prior announcement from Hasbro.

: ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on'' Legacy ''Beast Machines Universe Cheetor]''.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars'' puzzle===
*'''Beast Wars Transformers 200 piece puzzle''' (puzzle, 1996)

: A [[Beast Wars Transformers Jigsaw Puzzle|200-piece puzzle]] from [[Milton Bradley]] featured art of Cheetor fighting Megatron and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]. It was very chrome-foil-y! [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00080.html]

===''Beast Wars'' sweatshirt===
*'''Beast Wars Transformers sweatshirt''' (1996)
: A sweatshirt depicting a jovial Cheetor, in [[robot mode]], crouching behind some rocks and firing his gut-gun. His [[beast mode]]'s head is drawn behind him, the Beast Wars logo layered over the explosion that is leaving his gun's barrel, and the name "CHEETOR" is spelled out at the bottom of the image.

===''Beast Wars'' magnet set===
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* '''Beast Wars magnet set''' (1997)

: The original cast of ten from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was rendered in adorable [[super deformed|super-deformed]] style for a set of magnets. Awwwww.

===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Cheetormutatingcard.jpg|thumb|right|Wait, so the cheetah mode is ''slower''?]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Cheetor was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Kabaya===
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*'''Cheetus''' (candy toy, 1997)

: A tiny plastic Cheetor figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 4 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Rhinox. As always, terrible candy is included.

*'''Cheetus''' (candy toy kit, 1997)

: Part of a set of four [[Kabaya]] [[candy toy]]s, this version of Cheetor, based on [[#Dx1|the original toy]], is an unpainted and unassembled plastic kit that transforms (and partially re-assembles) from cheetah to robot mode, though much smaller (and cheaper) than the original toy. It is cast entirely in pale yellow and grayish-tan plastics, as are the other three toys in the set: [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. [http://soundwave810.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html]

*'''Cheetus''' (candy toy, 1997)
: A tiny superdeformed Cheetor was also available from Kabaya. [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00713.html]

[[File:BWmerch-CheetorTMKabaya.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Cheetus''' (snap-together model with candy, 1999)
:Kabaya released a set of models based on ''Metals'' characters, of which Cheetor was one. He came with candy! He also came in translucent plastic, if you wanted it.

*'''Cheetus''' (figurine with candy, 1999)
:A tiny statuette of ''Metals'' Cheetor on a rectangular stand was available with candy, alongside other ''Metals'' characters. [http://www.dvandom.com/tv99.html]
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===First 4 Figures===
*'''Cheetor''' (<s>2006/2007</s> unreleased)

:This was to be a 7-or-8-inch tall resin bust of Cheetor released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Cheetor would have been sculpted to be accurate to his ''Beast Wars'' cartoon design, and would likely have been depicted from the waist and upwards on a base or pedestal. Unlike most of the other mini busts in this range, Cheetor's sculpt has never been shown publicly, with the figure's existence only being known due to First 4 Figures allowing [[BigBadToyStore]] to solicit him for sale.<ref name=bbtsseibs>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/update-from-bigbadtoystorecom-transformers-and-gij/6539/ "Update from BigBadToyStore.com: Transformers and G.I.Joe Statues and Busts!!!"] on Seibertron.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070407160752/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=526&category=2037 BigBadToyStore's listings for First 4 Figures' busts] (archived)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> Unfortunately, Cheetor and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
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[[File:3DBattleCard-Cheetor.jpg|right|thumb|Probably more involved than the actual toy's transformation.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)

: A 31-point character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Cheetor "transforms" into a Transmetal 2 cheetah. He uses the same parts layout as [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]].
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroescheetorblackarachnia.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|...[[Ian James Corlett|Nimbus]]?]]
* '''Cheetor & Blackarachnia''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Cheetor is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions. He is depicted in a running pose and is articulated at the shoulders and neck. He has a Maximal [[insignia|faction symbol]] on his butt.

: He was only available in a two-pack with [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Blackarachnia]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Tigatron#Robot Heroes|Tigatron]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Robot Heroes Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RobotHeroes Cheetor VS Tankor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Proudly wearing his faction symbol on his knee.]]
* '''Cheetor & Tankor''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Cheetor is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' and is designated as from the "Beast Machines Series", along with his packmate [[Tankor (BM)#Robot Heroes|Tankor]]. His sculpt and color scheme is derived solely from his television show appearance. Cheetor has articulation at the neck and shoulders, though his left arm's large sword inhibits movement.

:Rather than using the ''Beast Machines'' Maximal and Vehicon symbols, the embossed faction logos on the top of the Cheetor/Tankor packaging are the pre-existing ''Beast Wars'' Maximal and Predacon symbols found on ''Beast Wars''-themed ''Universe'' Robot Heroes packs.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/RHBMCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Robot Heroes Beast Machines Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Number'': '''4/12'''

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figurines, this version of Cheetor is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in his robot mode from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]].

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So you're saying there's a ''nineties'' we can tap for nostalgia?]]
*'''Cheetor''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': 2 sets of alternate hands, 1 "tail blaster", 1 Energon crystal, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]] accessories
{{toydesigner|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor)}}

:Released as part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' toys, Cheetor is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features 26 points of articulation and extensive paint operations in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]], though he owes much to a [https://www.instagram.com/p/CMjzg4gA9qK/ concept art design] by [[Ken Christiansen]], which had also inspired his [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy]] and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' animated series appearance.

:Cheetor's cheetah head chest plate can be removed to reveal details meant to represent his "inner workings". He comes with three pairs of hands altogether: two closed fists, two hands for holding weaponry and accessories, and two clawing hands. He also includes what his product description calls a "tail blaster", though it is more closely based on his traditional "gut gun" [[quasar rifle]], with two compatible translucent purple blast effects. Finally, he also comes with a small [[Energon crystal]] accessory.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Cheetor was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Cheetor is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He is marketed as an Autobot instead of a Maximal and comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Cheetor''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': gun

: Released in the seventh wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Cheetor is a non-converting figure based on his season 1 [[Mainframe]] [[character model]], with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips). He includes his traditional "gut-gun."

: Cheetor comes packaged on a small cardback that mixes the design of the original ''Beast Wars'' packaging with some nostalgic elements resembling [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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==Notes==
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[[File:Cheetor-preliminarytoy.jpg|right|thumb|The original guns, featuring realistically painted cheetah guts. Hooray!]]
[[File:BWRConcept01.jpg|right|thumb|Cheetor's control art. Yes, that IS Cheetor, not Shadow Panther. Yes, it's not a cheetah.]]
* The first Cheetor toy was originally intended to be part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' Deluxes released, but experienced a delayed initial release, coming several weeks afterward. This was likely due to a change made to his "tail gun", which on the toy is much different from the version glimpsed in catalogues, commercials, and toy packaging cross-sells. The prototype gun is held via a handle on the top side of the tail rather than underneath the haunches and has a small blue gun barrel that flips out. Why this change was made and whether it was the actual cause of the delay are currently unknown.
* Cheetor's design art seems to indicate he wasn't originally designed to be a cheetah... or was at least designed to be generically big-cat-like enough to be other types of feline.
* Transmetal Cheetor's torso panel hinges went through several iterations during development. The resin hardcopy [[prototype]] started off with the panels' hinges being on the inside of the hinges connected to the torso. The second iteration in the test shot phase swapped this orientation, having the outer hinges be on the panel and the inner hinge be connected to the torso. By the final point of development, the hinges were kept the same as the second iteration, but were reinforced at the base to prevent breakages.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/Robocon-18.jpg Various Transmetal Cheetor prototypes in a display at an unofficial fan convention.]</ref> Coincidentally, some test shot copies of the toy were molded in colors similar to that of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] [[retool]] which was released six years later.
* Transmetal Cheetor's engineering was reused for [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]], though the two toys share no actual parts.
* An earlier unreleased prototype deco of ''Transmetal 2'' Cheetor, dubbed by fans as ''"Feral" Cheetor'', based on his first appearance in the "[[Feral Scream Part 1|Feral Scream]]" [[Feral Scream Part 2|episodes]] of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, replaces most of the yellow plastic used on the original figure with a paler shade that included a metallic swirl in it. The main body, thighs, robot and beast heads were also replaced with a burnt red plastic with a slight golden swirl. The paint colors of this variant don't seem to be 100% finalized, as the paint apps are almost identical to the regular retail version, minus the gray paint apps which were a lot darker. This version was only a pre-production sample and very few were made. It would seem as though this could have been the colors the figure would've been released in originally had the burnt red and pale yellow plastics not been swapped out with the all-yellow plastic on the final figure.<ref>[https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3632697836770649&id=247519665288500 Report from BotCon's official Facebook page]</ref>

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Tasmania Kid (BW)

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Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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:''Tasmania Kid is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BWIITasmaniaKidColorModel.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|Where's Digeri Dingo and Wendell T. Wolf?]]

There's the young, there's the restless, and then there's '''Tasmania Kid''' (タスマニアキッド ''Tasumania Kiddo'', aka '''Tasmanian Kid'''), who has both of those qualities to spare. A fairly green recruit, Kid's enthusiasm to prove himself and bask in the spotlight is as unbridled as it is ''dangerously stupid''. Kid is desperate to see himself recognized and honored as one of the greatest Maximal warriors of all time, but he wants that recognition ''now'' and preferably without all that training, strategy and diplomacy stuff.

Mischievous, reckless, insubordinate and disrespectful, his fool-hardy search for a "big break" on the battlefield often lands him in hot water... both with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s ''and'' the Maximals. Despite his shortcomings, Kid's ambition and enthusiasm are seen by his superiors as qualities to be molded and directed rather than fully discouraged. And with each catastrophic mistake, he learns another valuable lesson about what it means to be a soldier.

Tasmania Kid's closest friend is the unmotivated slacker [[Diver (BW)|Diver]], whom he often leads astray into his hare-brained schemes. Kid also has a kindred spirit in [[Scissor Boy]], who shares in many of his youthful interests.

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

[[File:NewForces CybertronDiverKid.JPG|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"Once again, Apache's [[Myths#Drunk Apache|crippling alcoholism]] amuses us all."]]

Tasmania Kid, simply known as '''Kid''' at the time, was under the command of [[Lio Convoy]] (who similarly was just named "Convoy") on a Maximal Space Station. When Convoy went missing, Kid was unwilling to go on missions without him, instead spending his time losing at chess against [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. Eventually [[Bighorn]] took charge of the team and they went to investigate a suspicious energy flare on the planet [[Gaia]]. Upon arrival, [[Yukikaze (BW)|their ship]] was shot down by [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], so Kid took an escape pod down to the planet's surface.

Gaia's atmosphere proved hazardous to [[Transformer]]s, so Kid was forced to scan himself an [[beast mode]] in order to survive. He considered either a leopard or a bird, and soon settled on a nearby eagle. However, a Tasmanian devil jumped in his face as he activated his scanners, and Kid accidentally scanned its DNA and became Tasmania Kid. He wasn't very happy with this turn of events, since, well, Tasmanian devils just aren't ''cool''. Tasmania Kid soon met up with Diver, [[Scuba]], [[Apache]] and Bighorn, and together they investigated a mysterious black fog that had enshrouded the area.

The fog turned out to be emanating from the Predacons' spaceship, the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', but before they could do anything about it, Tasmania Kid and the others were attacked and pinned down by the Predacons. They were rescued by the emergence of a large white lion, and heavily damaged the ''Galvaburg II'' before following the lion into the wilderness. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

[[File:Tasmaniakid pee.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Cybertronians pee from their hands.]]

The Maximals were led back to their crashed spaceship, where they took up headquarters. The lion then revealed itself to be Lio Convoy, whose earlier disappearance was due to crashing on Gaia. Reunited with their leader, the Maximals prepared to stop the Predacons' plot to drain the planet of energy. They were quickly sent out to stop the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s from destroying a jungle, and Tasmania Kid contributed by extinguishing a fire by peeing on it. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

While picking flowers in a meadow, Tasmania Kid was surprised to learn Bighorn was deeply enraged by the very sight of a red flower. Kid found it funny following Bighorn around the rest of the day as he tried to pick fight with various Predacons, only to be turned down each time because they weren't interested in fighting him. As funny as the day was, when the unsuspecting Diver thought to give Bighorn a nice red flower as a gift after he had calmed down, Tasmania Kid quickly tried to wave the flower away before it started another mess. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

On a routine patrol, Tasmania Kid located the Autorollers building a fortress base near a lake. Eager to take the glory for himself, Kid radioed the base and told the Maximals to expect great things from him in the future, but wouldn't elaborate. Getting an idea from his Tasmanian namesake, Kid dug a series of tunnels around the base and rigged them with explosive booby traps. When he was set, Tasmania Kid set off his traps, devastating the Autorollers' work.

His victory was short-lived, though, as an electrified cage sprung up around him. The lake base had been a trap set by Starscream to lure in unsuspecting Maximals. Tasmania Kid was held hostage to bring the other Maximals running to the real, underwater base. Kid "escaped" into the ventilation shafts, only to discover those were rigged with death traps as well, keeping him off-balance. Eventually, Diver, Scuba, and his Tasmanian devil friend entered the base and helped free Kid from the Predacons' traps. Tasmania Kid apologized for the trouble he had caused his fellow Maximals, and thanked the furry friend who helped lead the Maximals to his rescue. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

The Maximals were hard pressed to stop Megastorm's latest ploy to capture the planet's energy, dispatching an overwhelming quantity of autonomous robot drones to build fortresses for the Predacons. This became the least of their problems, however, when [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] emerged for the first time on Gaia. His dragon and drill tank modes proved virtually unstoppable, and Tasmania Kid and the Maximals were barely able to slow him down. In the end, it was a sneak attack by Megastorm that upset his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into an open volcano, leaving the Maximals confused over who their secret ally was.{{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Next, Tasmania Kid and the Maximals moved on to the Southern Continent to investigate a new string of energy readings. A mysterious signal from the ancient ruins prompted an investigation by Lio Convoy, and all the Maximals volunteered to go. Apache arranged for the team to draw straws but, after he won and left with Lio Convoy, Kid examined the straws and found Apache had cheated. Still, he cried real tears when the Maximals thought Apache had died in an explosion at the ruins, and cried even harder when he learned the old nag was still alive after all. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

[[File:ApacheAnime1.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|My attempt to flatten your head works too well.]]

With the [[Insectron]]s as a new potential threat, Lio Convoy cautioned the Maximals not to make enemies of the Insectrons unnecessarily. As a result, he sent out teams of two to locate the Insectrons, and ordered his men not to fire on them, but engage in dialogue. Kid and Lio Convoy were nearby when Bighorn and Apache were attacked by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], who had been fed false information on the Maximals by Starscream. They tried to stop the fighting when they arrived, but Starscream and BB opened fire on both parties to avoid any peaceful dialogue. The Maximals warned the Insectrons of the incoming missiles, and threw their own bodies on top of their opponents' delicate insect modes for protection. Confused by the act of self-sacrifice, Bigmos and Tonbot departed without further conflict. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

Lio Convoy maintained that the Insectrons were potential allies, not enemies, and ordered the Maximals to try and make peaceful contact with them again. Tasmania Kid joined Bighorn and Diver on patrol, when Starscream and BB used missiles to lure them into a conflict with another nest of Insectrons. Once Bighorn heedlessly launched into the fray, Kid and Diver had no choice but to follow. Tasmania Kid fought against [[Scissor Boy]], the youngest of the Insectrons. Despite the supposedly serious combat, Boy and Kid remained good-natured during the back-and-forth, and Tasmania Kid jokingly tried to beat Scissor Boy with a rock because "Rock beats Scissors!" Once the matches between Bighorn and [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]] and Diver and [[Drill Nuts]] stopped on their own, Tasmania Kid and Scissor Boy shrugged and stopped fighting as well. The Predacons interrupted the downtime, driving the Insectrons away, but the encounter only reinforced Lio Convoy's position that the Insectrons weren't all that bad after all. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

Hoping to mend fences, build bridges, and a third metaphor, Tasmania Kid brought a sack of oil into Insectron territory for a peaceful get-together. The ever-territorial [[Mantis]] had no interest in oil, but Scissor Boy stopped Mantis from flaying Kid alive by saying he was the weakest and least-threatening of the Predacons. Once he got over his indignation, Tasmania Kid realized the Insectrons called him a Predacon, too, and reviewed the false data Starscream gave the Insectrons. After explaining that HIS team were the Heroic Maximals and Starscream was an Evil Predacon, Scissor Boy and Mantis mentioned maybe the other Insectrons shouldn't have gone to a party Starscream was throwing them. Kid, Boy, and Mantis met up with the other Maximals and eventually managed to not only sober up the Insectrons drunk on Starscream's "special" oil, but also joined forces against the return of Galvatron. With that, the Maximals and Insectrons finally made peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} Kid was surprised when the Insectrons refused to aid the Maximals in combat against the Autorollers. After Bigmos cleared up the debt to [[Autostinger]] that was tying his hands, Tasmania Kid witnessed the duel between the two. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

[[File:NewForces TasmaniaKid.JPG|upright=1.3|thumb|He puts the Taz in Taz-Mania.]]

One day, Tasmania Kid was hopping merrily through the forest, ready to bring a pretty bouquet of flowers to his good friends, the Insectrons. But his day was no longer a happy one when Scissor Boy charged him and knocked Kid down a cliff. It seemed poor Scissor Boy had gotten himself captured by the Autorollers, and needed Tasmania Kid to pretend to lose in combat to him, or else the Autorollers would blow them both up with missiles! Tasmania Kid reluctantly surrendered, although he balked when he heard Scissor Boy called him the weakest of the Maximals. Kid and Boy tried to lure the Autorollers into a trap in Maximal territory, but Scissor Boy's fellow Insectrons tried to rescue them before the trap was sprung, leaving all combatants at the feet of Megastorm and the ''Galvaburg II''. Fortunately, the Maximals and Insectrons rallied their forces and drove off Megastorm and the Autorollers. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Tasmania Kid and the Maximals later joined forces with the Autorollers when Galvatron went on a rampage while engorged on [[Angolmois Energy]]. The two groups overfed Galvatron with Angolmois Energy until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Tasmania Kid and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Bighorn, Diver, and Tasmania Kid located a crashed spaceship on Gaia's Eastern continent, and soon encountered the [[Jointron]] brothers and their combination form, [[Tripledacus]]. Maximals by name, the Jointrons nevertheless proved to be irresponsible and short-sighted, acting outside Lio Convoy's authority and without regard for their fellow Maximals. Tasmania Kid and the others were concerned the Jointrons would make favorable reports to Maximal HQ that highlighted their "accomplishments" to the detriment of the crew of the ''Yukikaze''. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} Bighorn and Kid snubbed the Jointrons on patrol to avoid getting caught up in their antics, only to return later and find the Jointrons had overtaken the Maximal base and then ''lost'' it to Predacon raiders, leaving Diver and Apache trapped inside. They helped Lio Convoy retake the base, but the Jointrons were unfazed by their actions, celebrating the minor victory of temporarily capturing Dirge and Thrust (only to lose them again). {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, Diver and Tasmania Kid were exploring with the Jointrons. When they spotted a black smoke cloud like those typically unleashed by the Predacons' dealings with Angolmois Energy, the flying Jointrons decided to send in a reconnaissance patrol...by dropping Kid and Diver into the cloud. The Maximals only found a smoke machine on the ground, signifying a Predacon trap. Indeed, Starscream and BB arrived and exposed them all to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. The Jointrons' teamwork fell apart, as [[Gimlet]] was free of the bacteria and refused to combine with the others and risk exposure to the bacteria. Lio Convoy and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Tasmania Kid and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, and Kid leapt aboard the Jointrons' ship only to find them fighting over the controls because they couldn't decide who was their leader. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals held back the Autorollers, Kid raced after [[BB]] to try and free the captive Jointrons. Fortunately, Scuba appeared to save the day, the Jointrons were rescued, and the installation was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

One day, Tasmania Kid found a [[Copy Machine]] that scanned objects to create three-dimensional duplicates of the subject. Believing the Machine could be used to bolster the Maximals' ranks, Kid shined the Machine's ray on Lio Convoy, creating "[[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]]". Unfortunately, the machine only created ''evil'' copies, and so Kid and the Maximals were forced to deal with a malevolent usurper that had all of Lio Convoy's knowledge and skills. He even captured the Copy Machine and used it to create "[[Copy Tasmania Kid]]" and other copy Maximals. Fortunately, Diver's [[Niagara Base]] enhancements turned the tide in favor of the original Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

Alerted to a new arrival on Gaia, Tasmania Kid and the Maximals traveled to the Sea Continent and discovered a [[Photon sailer|pirate ship from space]]. The Maximals were soon confronted by [[Halfshell]], captain of the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]] who intended to plunder the world of Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy had the idea of flipping the snapping turtle on his back, rendering him helpless, but Halfshell's beast mode was designed to counter that strategy, turning him into the Big Wheel Cutter that rampaged over the hills. Matters only deteriorated further when Halfshell called his crew and formed the colossal [[God Neptune]]. Outmatched by the combiner's sheer power, Lio Convoy directed Diver and Scuba to seize control of the deserted pirate ship while the land-based Maximals kept God Neptune busy. The distraction worked, as God Neptune chased after his stolen ship, only to get caught in a detonation of Angolmois Energy that the Maximals had rigged before abandoning ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] got into a discussion over who was the strongest of the Cybertronians, they contacted the Maximals and Predacons for input. As the weakest of the Maximals, Diver and Tasmania Kid were compared to the Combatron officers Dirge and Thrust. Diver's...unorthodox soap bubble power and extendo-neck led Galvatron to declare victory for the Predacons in this particular match-up. It doesn't seem he was very impressed with Kid, either. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

One day, Tasmania Kid and Diver were bemused to discover Bighorn searching for a four-leafed clover to bring himself luck. Their amusement turned to exasperation when Bighorn fell wildly in love with the Space Pirate named [[Scylla]], concocting an elaborate fantasy where she was a space princess being held hostage by the other Pirates. Kid and Diver had to follow along behind to make sure Bighorn didn't inadvertently start a war with the Seacons while Convoy was still sorting out their allegiance (and remind the love-sick Bighorn that he couldn't swim when he repeatedly tried following Scylla into the water). {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

When Megastorm and the Seacons teamed up, each of the Maximals was lured to a separate location by an Angolmois Energy signal transmitter. Tasmania Kid was surprised to find a squid hanging upside-down from a tree at the site of his transmitter, but his amusement quickly fell away under the barrage of Scylla and her Scylasers. Scylla chased Kid back and forth like a [[Warner Bros.]] cartoon until they were interrupted by Megastorm's ineptitude. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Kid was once again caught up in Bighorn's lovelorn folly when the buffalo received a love letter from Scylla, seemingly drawing him to a romantic interlude by the beach. In fact, Bighorn fell into a trap set by the Seacons, and Kid fell with him. They were set adrift on a stone raft when [[Sea Phantom]] cut them loose from shore, and had to be rescued by Scuba and Diver. Tasmania Kid tried to ride Diver's back to safety, but they were pursued by [[Terrormander]]. The amphibious Seacon could electrify Kid on Diver's back from the air, or fire aquatic missiles at them if they dove underwater, leaving kid hapless and helpless to defend himself. Eventually, Scuba pulled the entire team to shore on a small rocky island, but that only left them isolated for God Neptune to deliver the final strike. As luck would have it, the Insectrons soon arrived as reinforcements, and helped the Maximals drive off the Seacons. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

As Diver and Kid were on patrol with Bighorn, he suddenly got a call and suspiciously raced off with a bouquet of roses. Fearing something stupid and/or violent was about to happen, Diver and Kid tracked him down and found Bighorn intended to engage in some playacting with the Jointrons in order to win Scylla's affections, but the Predacons and other Seacons had gotten involved in the mess too. As the fiasco degenerated into a battle between Tripledacus and God Neptune, the Maximals provided cover for their combiner comrade. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} When the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia, Halfshell arranged to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one for the energy they needed to depart. Well, God Neptune is ''technically'' a "one". When Tasmania Kid and the other Maximals heard about this technicality, they tried to race to the battleground, but were diverted by Dirge and Thrust. In the end, Lio Convoy survived and the Seacons departed the planet. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

While surveying the unstable changes in Gaia's Angolmois Energy, Diver and Kid ran across a lion cub that they initially mistook for Lio Convoy himself. After a short encounter, they realized the youngster was actually a new Maximal who only bore a startlingly resemblance to Lio Convoy. Tasmania Kid started joking that the cub was a real "[[Lio Junior]]", but Diver cautioned him to be serious in case the cub took what he said to heart. Sure enough, when Lio Convoy caught up to them, Lio Junior ran right up to their Commander and called him "mama". Kid tried to walk back what he had said, but the damage was done—he had embarrassed his commander and caused the first meeting between Lio Convoy and Lio Junior to start off incredibly awkward. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Kid also joined the Maximals in their first confrontation with the powered-up Megastorm, now the Angolmois-Energy-infused [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Tasmania Kid was part of a Maximal plan to destroy Gigastorm. The Archduke of Destruction was lured into a mountain pass where the Maximals destroyed the ground under his feet, then set off a natural gas explosion. Unfortunately, even this amount of devastation wasn't enough to deal with Gigastorm. The conflict was interrupted by the arrival of Scuba's new vehicle, the [[Tako Tank]], which helped turn the tide against Gigastorm when the initial plan fell apart. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

After detecting a faint distress signal from space, Kid and the Maximals recalled their encounters with the Seacons. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Scuba was in the process of demonstrating the Tako Tank's capabilities to Tasmania Kid and the others when Lio Junior detected evil Angolmois Energyemissions. Kid followed Lio Junior as he tracked the Angolmois Energy to a mining facility being run by the Autorollers. Kid played the sensible one for once, trying to get the impulsive Lio Junior and Bighorn to wait for back-up before attacking, but had no luck. The Maximals charged into battle, only to learn a lesson about planning and overconfidence when the Predacons locked them inside the base and then blew it up. Miraculous, Tasmania Kid and the others survived. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

While snooping around Scuba's Tako Tank, Tasmania Kid found the biggest, brightest, flashiest button on the whole console. Unfortunately, pushing the button didn't activate the cassette player, or even the ejector seat...it locked Kid in the cockpit, sent the Tank on a runaway trajectory, and revved up the self-destruct sequence. Stupid button. Fortunately, Scuba managed to grapple aboard the Tako Tank and get inside to deactivate the self-destruct before Kid was a goner. Fighting upgraded versions of the Combatrons, [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]], was almost a relief for Tasmania Kid after that. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} Dirge and Thrust soon underwent their own upgrades, becoming [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. They confronted Bighorn and Tasmania Kid to test their new abilities, and Kid was nearly undone by Dirgegun's ultrasonic wave attack. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

When a mysterious ship landed on Gaia, the Maximals prepared to investigate. The ever-eager Lio Junior tried to volunteer for the mission, but the other Maximals laughed off his inexperience. Knowing how it felt to be the youngest and least-proven of the team, Tasmania Kid volunteered to look out for Lio Junior on the scouting mission, encouraging Lio Convoy to send them to investigate. Kid, Lio Junior and his mentors, Santon and Skywarp, located the ship and discovered a powerful teleport gate inside, controlled by a command key. The [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]]s arrived to steal the key, and Lio Junior started a fight with them. During the fight, Hellscream was about to finish Lio Junior off with a missile, but Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, suffering a serious blow to his chest.

As Kid recovered, Lio Junior was harangued by his fellow Maximals and dressed down by Lio Convoy, leading him to run off on his own. Lio Junior was found by Galvatron, who tempted him into coming back to the teleport gate with the Predacons to use the command key, claiming the planet was in danger. Tasmania Kid had crawled off his sickbed to check on Lio Junior, and warned him not to trust Galvatron's honeyed words, but remember what he was fighting for. Lio Junior was too caught up in proving himself, however, and left with Galvatron to either save the planet or stop Galvatron's machinations himself. Kid was shot down again, this time by Galvatron's Galvatling Lasers.

When they found Kid injured once more, the other Maximals were furious at the traitor Lio Junior. Tasmania Kid stopped his friends from blaming Junior, however, and laid out for them how difficult it was when a young soldier felt he hadn't earned his comrades' respect yet. The Predacons summoned the monster [[Majin Zarak]] from the gate, but Lio Junior freed himself from their dungeon and used his own energies to recharge the gate and bring forth [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to aid the Maximals. Even as Magnaboss, Lio Junior was injured in efforts, as so the fully healed Tasmania Kid once again offered to team up with Lio Junior. Kid lent his own energy to Magnaboss, allowing the combiner to draw upon their joint strength to upend Majin Zarak and remove Galvatron from the great beast. Majin Zarak was finished and the legendary warriors were sent home before the Maximals destroyed the temptation of the teleport gate. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Tasmania Kid and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} They also constructed an artillery cannon to feed off of the Angolmois Energy as a weapon to destroy Nemesis before it reached the planet. Although the Maximals enacted a complicated plan with several decoys to prevent the Predacons from interfering, the cannon ultimately failed to sustain power and Nemesis continued unabated. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Tasmania Kid was also present when Lio Junior temporarily turned against the Maximals, poisoned by corrupted Angolmois Energy forced into his system by Galvatron. Fortunately, the effects weren't permanent and no serious harm was done. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Tasmania Kid and the Maximals were working on breaking down the ''Yukikaze'' for Lio Convoy's latest plan against Nemesis when a UFO robot crashed nearby. NAVI determined the robot was sent by automatic signal from a Gaian colony temple on Mars in response to Nemesis's arrival. The emissary robot claimed it could stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy, and so Lio Convoy told Kid and the others to keep working while he investigated. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Unfortunately, it turned out the robot planned to stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy by crashing the moon into Gaia and destroying everyone on it. Tasmania Kid and the Maximals joined Lio Convoy at the mother computer to break through its defenses so that NAVI could reprogram it, saving the moon, Gaia, and everyone on both. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

NAVI and Drill Nuts assisted the Maximals in retrofitting Skywarp and Santon's spaceship so that it could be used to reach the artificial planet Nemesis. An underground launch tunnel was built in secret under the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]] to launch the ship into space. Secrecy was paramount, and so when Hellscream and Max-B began snooping around the mountains, Lio Convoy had Tasmania Kid and the team "reveal" the location of their Niagara Base to Dirgegun and Thrustor, drawing the Predacons' attention away. The Rock Mountains launch tube was uncovered soon anyway, leading Kid and the others to race from Niagara to the mountains in order to make the launch window. They were opposed by Galvatron, but their friends Magnaboss and Tripledacus helped clear the path. Tasmania Kid and the ''Yukikaze'' crew made it on board the ship with Lio Convoy and Apache at the last moment, clearing the atmosphere and flying out into space. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Tasmania Kid and the crew were cut down in their flight to Nemesis by the Seacons, who had been mesmerized into Galvatron's service. They crashed on an asteroid and battled God Neptune and his component parts. After God Neptune was defeated and the Seacons restored to normal, they offered the Maximals their energon to recharge their ship, and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] and [[Artemis]] led the Maximals through a slingshot maneuver around the moon that got them back on track to Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As the Maximals arrived on Nemesis, they abandoned ship so the Predacons shot down an empty vessel. Tasmania Kid and the others gathered by an exhaust port, which NAVI calculated could lead to Nemesis's core. While Lio Convoy and Scuba went spelunking to shut down Nemesis at the core, Kid and his fellow Maximals remained behind to defend their rear flank. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After Galvatron pulled the full force of Gaia's Angolmois Energy into Nemesis, he emerged from the core claiming Lio Convoy was dead. Despite this disheartening news, Tasmania Kid and the Maximals continued to fight on in the name of their commander. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

In the end, Lio Convoy was not dead, but had combined with Lio Junior into a powerful Green Warrior. Moreover, Scuba and the Tako Tank had reached the core and arranged for Nemesis's destruction. As Galvatron and the Green Warrior battled, the Cyborg Beasts continued to hassle the Maximals. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of Tasmania Kid and his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Tasmania Kid and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] were out on a scouting mission (much to Diver's chagrin, as he wanted to relax) when [[Apache]], popping out of the bushes, quietly called them over. The confused pair followed, only to find Apache to be an illusion, baiting them into a net laid out by [[BB]]. BB then took the two Maximals back to [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], who told them he would release them after they ran an "errand" for him.

When the duo didn't report back, the Maximals left in search of the missing Diver and Tasmania Kid, eventually finding them collapsed at the edge of a valley. However, it was all part of Starscream's trap. Diver and Tasmania Kid, now brainwashed into thinking they were Predacons, sprang into action and attacked the Maximals. [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] soon entered the scene and stacked the odds tremendously against the Maximals.

As the fight raged on, [[Megastorm]] got to a vantage point and prepared to fire his cannon at both Lio Convoy and Galvatron, killing two birds with one stone. [[Scuba]] intervened by creating a geyser beneath him from an underground river, throwing Megastorm's aim off. The blast knocked Tasmania Kid and Diver back to their senses, though they were angry at the (rightfully) confused Apache, whom they blamed for ambushing them. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Tasmania Kid returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he got caught up in a tussle between [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Bom Bom'' manga continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' manga====
[[File:Cyborgkid.GIF|right|upright=0.95|thumb|Tasmania Kid is the Road Warrior.]]
When the rainy season came about, Tasmania Kid used the foul weather as an excuse not to go out on his regular patrols, infuriating Apache. Though the troops showed little respect to their sub-commander, they all snapped to attention when Lio Convoy came about. When Apache demanded to know why this was, Tasmania Kid informed him bluntly that Apache simply had no class. The troops had to shape up though, as they then received a report from Diver that the Predacons were heading their way aboard a giant tank! Lio Convoy led Tasmania Kid into an infiltration of the vehicle, in which they were helped by Tonbot and Bigmos, who flew them up and allowed them to bypass the tank's defenses. Once inside, Tasmania Kid uncovered the tank's power source: it was running off the Angolmois Energy stored within an unconscious Galvatron! The rest of the Maximals succeeded in flooding the tank, and Tasmania Kid scampered away rather than going down with the ship. Lio Convoy then took over the battle, and defeated Megastorm, making him accidentally trigger the tank's self-destruct mechanism in the process. Afterwards, the clouds in the overcast sky began parting, signaling the end of the rainy season. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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At another time, When Lio Convoy wrecked [[Apache]]'s room in a drunken rampage, Apache scolded Kid, who decided to run away. Kid was attacked and captured by the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]]s, who planned to make him one of them. This plan failed when Apache singlehandedly annihilated the Predacon forces Rambo-style.{{fact}}

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====''Beast Wars Neo'' manga====
Tasmania Kid was worshiped as a god on the planet of rabbit-formers from which [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] hailed. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}

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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
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Tasmanian Kid {{sic}} was the class clown at [[Maximal Military Academy]], often performing pranks on classmates and instructors. Despite this, [[Lio Convoy]] saw potential in Tasmania Kid and took him into his unit to [[Gaia|Gaea]], where they battled [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}}

Later, Tasmania Kid was one of [[Big Convoy]]'s subordinates on Cybertron. He helped investigate the strange rash of [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-related murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

Along with [[Survive]] and [[Colada|Cohrada]], he joined Big Convoy in investigating [[Shokaract]]'s tower. Unfortunately, Shokaract emerged from within and grabbed Tasmania Kid in his claws. Kid was torn in two pieces and killed. Big Convoy and the others were summarily defeated as well.

Fortunately, the Earthbound Maximal and Predacon teams took the [[Pack]]'s transwarp cruiser and returned to the point in the time stream that Shokaract emerged from his tower. Unfortunately, it was still too late to save Tasmania Kid, who was torn in two pieces ''again'' just before Big Convoy and Shokaract noticed the newly arrived transwarp cruiser.

Sheesh. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Tasmania Kid was on the Maximal team in a fateful match of the [[Games (competition)|Games]], which was interrupted by [[Lio Convoy]]'s assassination of [[Supersonic]] and call for an uprising against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===Legends World===
Tasmania Kid was present at the announcement of [[Tera-Kura Co.]]'s new product, the ninja maid robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], and like everyone else he was taken by how cute and clumsy she was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} He was later part of a crowd trying to claim [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s discarded [[Unicron of Light]] toy for themselves, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} and witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s visit to an internet cafe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Tasmania Kid was watching fireworks when [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] exploded in the sky, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} and cheered on "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]" after his victory over [[Devil Z]] (unaware that it was actually [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]). {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TimeWillRust-Eukaris.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7]]
Tasmania Kid was a fellow [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] friend of [[Gimlet]], [[Bump]], and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]. {{Storylink|Time Will Rust}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Tasmania Kid''' (Basic, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-14'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Tasmanian Gun" arm-mounted cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Tasmania Kid is virtually identical to the [[Hasbro]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'']] Basic Class [[Snarl (BW)#Toys|Snarl]] toy, transforming into a {{w|Tasmanian devil}}. Holding the toy by its tail in [[beast mode]] and pulling the trigger makes his body leap forward in a spring-loaded lunging attack of dubious strength. In [[robot mode]], his tail becomes his arm-mounted non-firing "Tasmanian Gun".

: Oddly, an extra hole molded in a similar shape to that of the spring-loaded one is located underneath the robot mode crotch and can also have the tail inserted into it.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Bound Rogue#Toys|Bound Rogue]], whose coloration bears a striking resemblance to the contest-prize version of Tasmania Kid (below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Snarl/snarl.htm More information on Snarl (aka Tasmania Kid) at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Chiheisen no Taiketsu: Tasmania Kid vs. Dirge''' (Vs Pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-14'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': "Tasmanian Gun" arm-mounted cannon

: Tasmania Kid was also available in the "Land Horizon Showdown" (地平線の対決) multi-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Dirge (BW)#VS14|Dirge]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Telemaga Special Cybertron 6-piece Set''' (1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Tasmanian Gun" arm-mounted cannon

: A blue and yellow version of Tasmania Kid was part of a six-piece set of unique redecoes of the main Cybertron cast of ''Beast Wars II'', the grand prize in the "New Beast Warriors Contest" in the February 1999 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The details of this contest are currently unknown.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Tasmania-Kid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Somebody's about to lose some fingers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid''' (Core Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Tasmanian Gun" Tail/Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4YRFesAdo ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>

: Released in the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' cores, ''Legacy: United'' "Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid" is an updated version of his original ''Beast Wars II'' design (or an updated version of the original ''Beast Wars'' Snarl if you wanna get into semantics), transforming into a Tasmanian devil. He retains the "Tasmanian Gun" arm-mounted cannon, which can be used as a blade for other, larger figures with the [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] at its base. Additionally, he has 3mm ports on his palms, either for use with a flight stand (for pouncing poses) or for compatible weapons, though most look odd mounted this way since they're molded vertically onto his flat open palms.

: Tasmania Kid's robot mode chest features a faux lower jaw, with the beast mode's actual jaw transforming into heel spurs instead, somewhat matching the original toy's fang-like heels. Additionally, his beast mode's hind legs secure into the back by way of molded tabs, which can be damaged if transformed from beast to robot mode improperly, so always detach the back legs first. The toy's [[instructions]] also erroneously give him the name "Beast Wars Universe II Tasmania Kid".

: Whether by design or pure coincidence, Tasmania Kid shares all of the same ball-jointed articulation points as his original toy in robot mode! (Neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees). All of these joints also have the same range of movement as the original toy too, with the exception of the head, which gains the ability to tilt back more. This figure does, however, gain two more ball joints in his ankles, instead of the hinges of the original toy, which allows for more movement. Even the leg [[kibble]] on his back is mounted on rivets like the original toy!

: Tasmania Kid was revealed at PulseCon 2023 with the rest of ''United''{{'}}s first wave, and went up for preorder shortly afterwards for a first quarter of 2024 release. Despite this lead time, he and his assortment arrived at Walmart in Canada in late November 2023.

: ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on'' Legacy ''Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]''.
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Tasmania Kid, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

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===Beast Fighters===
*'''Tasmania Kid''' (candy toy, 1997)

:[[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Tasmania Kid was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

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==Notes==
[[File:NewForces LeopardKid.JPG|thumb|upright=.8|Tasmania Kid showing off his [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] cosplay.]]
*In the first episode of ''Beast Wars II'', Tasmania Kid imagines how cool he'd look scanning the forms of a cheetah and a falcon, fantasizing himself as looking like ''Beast Wars'' season 1 Cheetor and Airazor in the process.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Legacy Maximals]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Bouldercrash

2024-04-29T22:51:23Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

:''Bouldercrash is an [[Armorizer]] from the [[Infernac Universe]] by way of the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] toyline.''
[[File:LegacyUnited-BouldercrashArt.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles!]]

'''Bouldercrash''' is a powerful, living rock from the [[Infernac Universe]].<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/hasbro-pulse-con-2023/products/transformers-legacy-united-core-class-infernac-universe-bouldercrash Hasbro product copy for ''Legacy: United'' Core Class Bouldercrash]</ref> Transforming into a lava trike, he can be wielded as a blade by other Transformers.<ref name = "Pulsecon">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4YRFesAdo ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>

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==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Bouldercrash.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Somehow, the Rock Lords have returned.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Infernac Universe Bouldercrash''' (Core Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>


:*''Accessories'': Rock blade
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = "Pulsecon"/>

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Core Class figures, Bouldercrash is a lava-themed rock creature of sorts that transforms into a three-wheeled motorcycle. The trike mode's windshield features a flip-out blade that can be held in robot mode. Bouldercrash can also transform into a bladed weapon which can be held by other figures.

: Bouldercrash was revealed at PulseCon 2023 with the rest of ''United''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first wave, and went up for preorder shortly afterwards for a first quarter of 2024 release. Despite this lead time, his assortment arrived at Walmart in Canada in late November 2023.

: ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on'' Legacy ''Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]''.
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==Notes==
*Hasbro designer [[Evan Brooks]] noted during Boulderclash's reveal at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|Pulse Con 2023]] that the character was originally designed after [https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=red+quartz&iax=images&ia=images red quartz] before the need for progressively more bright red highlights on top of the duller mineral pushed the figure in a lava-ier direction.<ref name = "Pulsecon"/>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bouldercrash''' (ボルダークラッシュ ''Borudākurasshu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armorizers]]
[[Category:Legacy characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Megatron (Armada)/toys

2024-04-29T22:47:17Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:Armada-Megatron-card art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Forshadowing [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]'s existence since 2002.]]

'''[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power is your doom! As are his many, many toys.
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Megatron toy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|G2 Megatron gets pimped.]]
[[File:Armada-Megatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1''' (Giga-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: The first release in the ''Armada'' Giga-Con assortment, Megatron transforms into a green and purple [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#H-tank|H-shaped Cybertronic tank]]. His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down, plus the cannon barrel can fire a pressure-launched missile with the accompaniment of an electronic "explosion" sound effect. One of the most-[[Mini-Con]] play pattern-intensive toys in the ''Armada'' line, Megatron has many gimmicks and features designed to exploit Mini-Con collectability. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the [[Powerlinx]] hardpoint in the L-shaped trench, then pulling back down the length of the trench and locking it in will flip up a double missile launcher on the opposite side of the turret, with two spring-loaded missiles ready to fire. The launcher flips up over a small black switch which, when pressed, activates a "launching" sound effect; the idea is that when you press the buttons to fire the missiles, the whole launcher will move down a millimeter or two, and trip the switch. Depending on the alignment of the gears in your Megatron, though, the launcher is just as likely to hit the switch right away when it flips into place. Plugging a Mini-Con into the turret hatch hardpoint and then twisting it left or right will activate a sound clip of machine gun fire. All three of these sound effects are accompanied by a flashing red LED which illuminates the Decepticon sigil panel on the front of the turret.

: His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" for Mini-Cons, with a sliding Powerlinx post. The left-side forward hull has three spring-loaded, flip-out panels that have Powerlinx hardpoints that reveal themselves at the push of a button. The rear right-side hull has a flip-out ramp for Mini-Cons, and a slide-out capture claw to ensnare them, while the rear left-side hull has a holding compartment for Mini-Cons, although most are too large to fit inside.

: Megatron came packed with his personal Mini-Con, [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]], ready to use with any of those gimmicks.

: In [[robot mode]], Megatron has decent articulation in his arms, but has exceptionally limited articulation in his legs owing to stability concerns when his various gimmicks are used. Sliding the Powerlinx post on his left forearm forward (with or without a Mini-Con plugged into it) reveals a small knife in his spring-loaded left hand—in homage to the sword present on Japanese releases of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Megatron toy]]!<ref>"I put that knife there on purpose because it echoes the G1 sword hand. How 'bout that?"—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=3051s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref> The entire turret assembly can be rotated around to face forward, then all his weapons can then be pivoted to face forward as well for his '''Full Blast Mode'''. The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist, and as it spins, Megatron will cry "Decepticons, Attack!", and all three of his sound effects (explosion, launching and machine gun) will play in succession. Leader-1 can clip into the compartment in Megatron's right shoulder, his weapon barrels pointing forward, and Megatron's three missiles can do the same over on his left shoulder.

: Megatron can also combine with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto his arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. While the North American instructions only referred to this as Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode'''; this form was called '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan.

: The American version has a metallic purple face, whereas [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legend of the Microns'' release has a dark silver face and more defined Decepticon symbols. The turret on the Takara release uses a slightly different [[mold]] than the Hasbro version; the slot for the sliding switch that activates the dual missile launcher on the turret is different, allowing the launcher to be locked into place without pressing down on the electronics trigger and draining the batteries. The voice clip is also different.

: In Japan, Hello Mac stores offered one of the three [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Ultimate Edition Land Military Microns]] [[campaign item|free with the purchase]] of Megatron in May 2003.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)#Toys|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada Galvatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|The exact opposite of Captain Planet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron with Clench''' (Giga-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megatron Super Mode''' (メガトロン{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}})
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''MD-08'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the third wave of Giga-Con toys, Galvatron is a predominantly light purple and white redeco of the previous Giga-Con class Megatron toy, covered in black "battle damage" scorch marks with a paint wash on his torso and tank treads. He retains all of his gimmicks from the previous version, the only difference between the two being that the sound clip activated by rotating his turret now says '''"The power is mine!"''' (a line spoken by Megatron in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Desperate]]", though [[David Kaye]]'s voice was not sampled for the toy).

[[File:Armada-Galvatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|Galvatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]

: This time, Galvatron comes with the Mini-Con [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]... well, in the Hasbro line, at least.

: The Takara release of "Megatron Super Mode", part of the eighth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product, has slight deco differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. It retains Takara Megatron's dark silver face instead of Hasbro's flat black, as well as slightly darker purples and golds. The Takara version retains the different switch slot from the first Japanese release, which all US releases of the mold curiously never utilized. Unlike Hasbro's Galvatron version, Megatron S reuses all the same sound clips from the first Megatron release. Additionally, his Mini-Con partner is labeled as "Spark Barrel" instead, being a powered-up version of Leader-1 rather than being Clench.

: In 2004, after the ''Armada'' toyline ended and ''Energon'' was already on the way, [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|the only issue]] of 3H's ''The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine'' published instructions for a bizarre but official combined mode called "MegaWing Galvatron" using [[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. While the instructions specify using ''Armada'' Galvatron for it, this combined mode can also be done with any redeco of the ''Armada'' Megatron or the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]] molds, however it requires ''Robots in Disguise'' Dreadwind thanks to an added screwhole which was new to the ''RID'' version of the ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] mold. The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang with Tidal Wave. Due to the disintegration of 3H, this sadly never materialized.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kB1fQSw.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 1]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kW6sF7m.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 2]''

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[[File:Black Micron Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You are a lucky bastard if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Megatron''' (Giga-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles

: This special redeco of Megatron was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|prize]] in a contest held in the June 2003 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Limited to 100 units, this Megatron was, as his name suggests, primarily black with dark olive and purple shades, and bright yellow and green highlights.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+megatron/1082/black+megatron.html More information on Black Megatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:Armada BTR MegatronCyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Keep on truckin'.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1 and Cyclonus with Crumplezone''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the largest ''Transformers'' series ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set, Megatron can be assembled into a battle tank, a robot, or whatever your imagination can do with the blocks provided. Megatron is armed with a dual missile launcher based upon the Mini-Con activated version on the regular Ultra class toy.

: He came with a block-version of his Mini-Con partner [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Leader-1]], as well as a full [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Cyclonus]] and [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Crumplezone]] build.

: He has realllllly long legs, which, thanks to his vey top-heavy build, make it very difficult for him to remain standing upright.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Minty fresh mouthwash laser cannons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' Leader-class toys, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronic fighter jet, with a [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] activated by pulling on the translucent segments of his wings, unfolding their various panels to reveal more (non-firing) weapons. In robot mode, Megatron greatly resembles [[Galvatron (G1)|Generation 1 Galvatron]], with a pair of large pivoting shoulder cannons. While he features decent articulation, especially compared to the ''Armada'' Ultra toy, he has limited posability due to a top-heavy design and spring-loaded auto-transforming hands and feet.

: Megatron's primary weapon is a large tank, based on his ''Armada'' body, featuring a spring-loaded missile launcher and an out-of-place machine gun sound effect. The tank attaches to Megatron in either of his modes as a cannon, either mounting on his back in jet mode, or clipping to his arm in robot mode. Inserting and then removing the rear of the tank into the scabbard on Megatron's back draws out the sword blade stored there, and the tank can then attach to his arm to allow the Decepticon leader to wield the weapon. The sword's connection point is spring-loaded, so that when the blade is struck against something, it activates a sword-clashing sound effect and a red LED that illuminates the translucent blade.

: In the United States, this figure was initially only available at [[Walmart]] stores, and saw a wider release shortly after. It was later redecoed to create ''Energon'' Galvatron (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon-Ultra-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Few megalomaniacs can pull off the "tank as fashion accessory" look.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 26]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Rather than release the Leader Class ''Energon'' Megatron figure, Takara opted to instead produce a smaller version of "Galvatron" (ガルバトロン), broadly equivalent to the Hasbro Mega Class toys, in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]''. This figure is a down-sized version of the Leader mold, with the same transformation, all the same features, new electronic sounds in the tank, and a lighter, more cartoon-accurate colour scheme.

: While initially exclusive to Japan, the figure was later made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack (see below).

: This mold was also used to make [[Megatron (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy black galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|thumb|You're even luckier if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Galvatron''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:* ''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:* ''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: This redeco of the Mega Class Megatron/Galvatron figure was offered through both a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' prize draw, and live drawings held in Tobu Department Stores. Limited to 50 pieces, it sported a striking new black and red color scheme, with orange translucent parts, and came in the standard toy's packaging, with a sticker denoting it as a special prize.

: Some units have been found without the sticker; unconfirmed reports suggest that these were the versions given away at Tobu stores.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+galvatron/1090/black+galvatron.html More information on Black Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energon Galvatron toy1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This repaint brought a tear to the eye of somebody.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The third and final Leader Class toy in ''Energon'', released as part of the "Powerlinx Battles" line refresh, Megatron-now-Galvatron was extensively redecoed to resemble [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as much as possible. His predominant color is (naturally) purple, with black plastic and extensive use of metallic silver and metallic red paint for detailing. All translucent plastic was replaced with orange. He retains all of his prior gimmickry.

: This version of Galvatron was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" in April of 2004, in Hasbro packaging with Japanese-language stickers for legal information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron General''' (Mega Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile, Energy Blade, [[Energon star]]

: Released in the nineteenth wave of ''Super Link'' toys, Takara's "Galvatron General" (ガルバトロン{{ruby|G|ジェネラル}}) is a redeco of their Mega Class Galvatron figure. Like the earlier toy, it features a more cartoon-accurate (if somewhat more garish) color scheme, with a more pinkish shade of purple, yellow translucent parts instead of orange, and a pale blue crown instead of the Hasbro's toy's black.

: It also includes a clear-purple/pink version of [[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]'s "[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Blade]]" weapon, consisting of a small gun and sword which combine to form a larger blade, and a Decepticon [[Energon star]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1697 More information on ''Superlink'' Galvatron General at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Takara's Mega Class Megatron was released in Hasbro markets as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive set. The only change made from the Takara original is that the rear landing gear sections are attached by short plastic rods instead of steel pins, likely necessitated by US [[for safety reasons|safety requirements]].

: He came in a two-pack with another previously-Takara-exclusive figure, the Deluxe-class version of ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|Optimus Prime]] ("SL Grand Convoy" in Japan). This two-pack was the only way of obtaining the two toys outside of Japan without importing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy unreleased megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Multi-pack, <s>2004</s>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (packaging artist)}}

: A grey, black, and green redeco of the Super ''Energon'' Megatron mold was planned to be released in a set with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Soundwave]] as a [[Target]] exclusive, but was ultimately canceled. Artwork for the toy was produced by [[Dan Khanna]] and revealed online by the artist.
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Megatron's Unicron cosplay did not turn out well. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-MocomToy-MasterMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|His power is fading! Quick, desaturate him some more! (Mocom Toy version pictured.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2004 / 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''GD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", [[Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''lh7d'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into either a Cybertronic dragster or jet. Megatron comes with a [[Cyber Key]] of unique design, which fits into a slot above his cockpit canopy to activate a "powering up" noise and a pair of spring-loaded, pop up engines. The engines are on either side in a double-barrelled spring-loaded missile launcher, which makes firing noises and flashes with red LEDs when its missiles are launched.

: His instructions for [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] omit the final step of folding his calf-guards back behind his aft, leaving them awkwardly hanging out at his sides.

: In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron's]] design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme (how appropriate). He features two weapons in this mode, each released by inserting a Cyber Key into the vehicle halves that now sit behind his shoulders. The right opens to reveal a removable, rotating gatling gun weapon made up of his left front car wheel (called the "Death Machine Gun" in Japan), while the left pops loose and unfolds to become his "Unicron power claws", a bladed melee weapon that pegs onto his forearm (called the "Death Claw" in Japan). He sports particularly effective [[light-piping]] in his eyes.

: Megatron can combine with [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]] for '''Dark Claw Mode''', giving him a massive clawed arm (nominal position is with Nemesis as his left arm), though his balance in this form is tenuous at best. In a presumable coincidence, the connection sockets are a match for those used by his old ''Armada'' combination partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], so you can attach his arms to this Megatron too.

: The Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Master Megatron" version of this figure uses lavender on the rubbery parts instead of violet, a paler, more metallic shade of green for all the non-molded green parts, and, strangely, an unpainted robot nose. Unusually for Takara, these differences made it ''less'' show accurate than Hasbro's version, which was released a few months later. The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] release of the ''Galaxy Force'' figure features a painted nose, but keeps the other Takara differences.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hasbro version on the left, Takara's "EZ Collection" release on the right.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)

: "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" Megatron is a simplified version of the Leader class toy. He can only transform into his car mode and has rather limited articulation, sculpt and paint detail.

: The figure was released in Japan under the "[[EZ Collection]]" banner, in the same packaging as the Hasbro release but with a small card insert featuring the Japanese logo and nomenclature and a Japanese-language legal information sticker slapped on the back, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of [[paint operation]]s that increase Megatron's resemblance to his larger figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy ez clear megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>

: A Takara [[exclusive]] multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#EZClear|Optimus Prime]], and [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Megatron's case, his grey was replaced with smoky translucent plastic. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'', the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]

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[[File:Cybertrontoy galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Galvatron''' (マスターガルバトロン)
:* ''Takara ID number'': '''GD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 22]], 2005
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''l65x'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Cybertron'' Galvatron is a silver, red, and black redeco of Leader class ''Cybertron'' Megatron, with a color scheme based upon (ironically) [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]. He retains all the features and accessories of the original figure, including the ability to combine with Nemesis Breaker, which is actively called out on his packaging this time (albeit with a picture of the original Megatron toy). Most of Galvatron's silver parts are actually coated with metallic paint instead of being left as bare silver plastic; Japanese hobby magazine articles noted that the ''Galaxy Force'' release of the figure used paint similar to the hard-wearing kind found on cell phones, and while it is unknown for certain if Hasbro's figure used the same type, it seems quite likely.

: Takara's "Master Galvatron" release of the figure replaced Hasbro's metallic gold details with yellow, and packaged the figure in a unique monochrome purplish-blue version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForce EZ MasterGalvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|SHOW-ACCURATE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Master Galvatron''' (EZ Collection, 2005)}}</ul>

: [[EZ Collection]] Master Galvatron is a redeco of the earlier Legends/EZ Collection Megatron figure, continuing the Japanese trend of intricate paint jobs on these smaller toys.

: He was available exclusively with the September 2005 issue of ''[[Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]'', and came in a small box designed to replicate the look of the standard ''Galaxy Force'' packaging—but in full color, unlike Takara's release of the larger Galvatron figure, with a picture of the toy instead of an actual packaging window.

: At least some units (in unopened, new condition) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers in Asia and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act380/ More information on EZ Collection Galvatron at TFKenkon.com]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|NOT SHOW-ACCURATE. But all shiny...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gold Master Galvatron''' (Leader "lucky draw" prize, 2005)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "Death Machine Gun", "Death Claw", Force Chip

: Available as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', this redeco of the Megatron/Galvatron Leader mold renders the Decepticon entirely golden with a mixture of golden plastic and golden [[chrome]] parts. Limited to only fifteen pieces, he came in a plain white version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' window box packaging.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422215138/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com:80/toy/gallery/review/gold+master+galvatron/1100/gold+master+galvatron.html More information on Gold Master Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|FOOL! GALVATRON CAN BE AS SHOW-ACCURATE AS HE WANTS!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: While [[TakaraTomy]] were the first to release a Legends-size Galvatron, Hasbro trumped their limited-release magazine exclusive with a mass release of their version of the figure in the main ''Cybertron'' toyline, in the third wave of Legends figures. Released several months after the Japanese version, Hasbro's Galvatron unsurprisingly features paint operations that are both fewer in quantity and lesser in intricacy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Legends Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Deluxe BeastMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This looks familiar... Yesss...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''ds9g'''

: A green redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]], this unusual iteration of Megatron transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] toys. His tail hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that is revealed when a Cyber Key is inserted into the (unfortunately-placed) key jack.

: While this mold was first released earlier in 2006 as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, it was developed to fit in with ''Cybertron's'' Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" the ''Beast Wars'' Anniversary release didn't pan out (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Jungle Planet Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four pack of Legend-class Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"I have achieved [[continuity]] travel!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Generations Legends''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: A [[Target]] exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Optimus Prime]], ''Cybertron'' Megatron, and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Megatron]].

: All of the toys in the set are identical to their prior individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Armada Megatron Generations Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Female moose flocked from miles around.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Size class|Leader Class]] toys, Armada Megatron is a [[retool]] of the ''Generations'' Leader Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]] he was released alongside, transforming into a tank of undetermined, possibly-made-up model. In tank mode, his turret can turn a full 180 degrees and also fire spring-loaded [[missile]] from the barrel. He features rubber treads that function realistically, a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys. His two pistols attach to the back of the turret via [[5 mm post]], but in an unadvertised feature, they can also be stored on the underside of his tank mode. As a bonus, he has multiple [[Mini-Con]] "Powerlinx" ports, though none of them trigger any [[gimmick]]s.

: In robot mode, he has a new head featuring red [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes and "antlers" resembling those of Megatron's original ''Armada'' figure. His tank barrel becomes an arm-mounted weapon, though unfortunately, it tends to impede the use of his elbow [[articulation]]. His pistols can also combine into a single larger rifle.

: He comes packaged with a collector's card featuring his [[package art]].

: Though Megatron's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWArmMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Armada Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LegendsArmadaMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Am I blue? Am I blue? What are these horns on my head tellin' you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 21]], 2015
:*''Acessories'': Missile, 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)

: Available [[exclusive|only]] at the 2015 [[Tokyo Toy Show]], ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Armada Megatron (アルマダメガトロン) is a significantly more show-accurate redeco of the ''Generations'' toy above, with new paint applications simulating the face mask slider switch that was in the middle of the chest of the original ''Armada'' mold. In addition, most of what had been red in the ''Generations'' version is now blue.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Armada-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The sequel you've all been waiting for.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Megatron''' (Leader, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Megatron (Armada Universe)''' (メガトロン (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2023]] [[October 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4YRFesAdo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref>

: Marking the 20th anniversary of the Armada franchise, the second Leader Class figure in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', "Armada Universe Megatron" is a slightly-stylized and simplified version of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a Cybertronic H-tank. His [[Evo-Fusion]] ability replicates the original's Full Blast Mode, dubbed as a "chest-mounted Fusion Cannon" in his product description; his turret hinges outwards, granting it clearance to swivel to his front while the the barrels can be pointed forward. The tank turret is locked from having full rotation, being only able to spin about 255 degrees, though it stops at the diagonal-orientation most-often seen in the show. The static double missile launcher that flips forward for this mode has a swivel joint allowing it to spin on its own. These missiles also only flip to a 90 degree position rather than angling forward, as they seem to have only been designed with Full Blast Mode in mind. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] from the same line, he has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: The front half of Megatron's tank barrel is detachable and can plug into his folded-in wrists via 5mm peg and port connection, the latter function designed to combine with accessories from the later released [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|''Legacy United'' Tidal Wave]] figure to form their combined mode without affecting the latter’s size. Sadly, unlike the original figure, he doesn't come with a wrist-knife, although the shape of his left hand resembles that of the original toy. He also doesn't come with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], nor any means of attaching the original toy's Leader-1, but considering how the other ''Armada'' figures in the ''Legacy'' toyline don't come with their respective [[Mini-Con]]s, that's to be expected. His antlers are fully removable, though they have a tendency to detach on their own. Although Megatron lacks all the extra features of his original toy, most of them are recreated via molded detail.

: This version of Megatron has raised pentagonal plates with [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignias, apparently meant to be a callback to the original toy's sculpted insignias but modified for the sake of ease of manufacture. This is most likely to avoid needing an extra [[paint mask]] specifically for the shoulder insignias.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Energon-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, did you mean the ''other'' [[Energon Universe]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Universe Megatron''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Megatron (Energon Universe)''' (メガトロン (エネルゴンユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-60'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[April 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/Cannon, shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>

: Released in the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' cores, ''Legacy: United'' "Energon Universe" is an updated version of Megatron's ''Energon'' design, transforming into a cybertronian jet. He includes a small version of his original arm cannon/tank, obviously without any of the original's features. His shoulder cannons no longer pivot but are removable, allowing him to wield them like traditional blasters.

: Megatron was revealed at PulseCon 2023 with the rest of ''United''{{'}}s first wave, and went up for preorder shortly afterwards.

: Scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2024, Megatron and his assortment arrived at Walmart in Canada in late November 2023.

: ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on'' Legacy ''Energon Universe Megatron]''.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Galvatron''' (Leader, 2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers

: ''Legacy: United'' "Armada Universe Galvatron" is a redeco of the above Armada Megatron figure, based on the ''Armada'' Galvatron design. He retains the same Full Blast Mode feature of the Megatron release. He is also capable of combining with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]] to form his Super Mode.

: This figure was inadvertently revealed alongside Tidal Wave, being noted in his listing and featured on the back of his box to showcase the combination feature.

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==Notes==
[[File:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Killing you. To death.]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.
* Also in the ''Legends of the Microns Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is an [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained. Despite lacking the accompanying mechanism, they are still hinged and spring loaded.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=yes the horns had a pincher feature that would extend and grab and retract into the tank. but that was a early model and due to safety concerns around pinch points the feature wasn't taken very far. look at the control art on my feed of megatron i think you can see this feature hinted at.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvOFW7gnlC/c/18007778707220811/r/18045021148131009/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=06|day=15}}</ref>
* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.
* ''Armada'' Megatron's signature horns, as well as his clawed feet, are a call-back by Aaron Archer to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Transmetal 2]] dragon toy. Which was the first Transformers toy Archer helped design. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK5c8GorTY4]</ref>
[[File:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm... Slanty posing.]]
* The original Hasbro stock photography featured a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), with Megatron's feet being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.
* ''Armada'' Galvatron's deco is inspired by [[Galvatron (BW)|"Beast Wars" Galvatron]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C9CsSApHA]</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Megatron has a {{w|Batmobile}}-inspired vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of {{w|Batman Begins}} meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Sideways]]'s bat-like jet mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a Batman/Transformers crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a Batman movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way... Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's... bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's tech spec ratings for strength, endurance, and firepower are "unknown." His Cyber Key Code content states he reduced an entire Gigantion city to crystalline dust.
* Additionally, ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's package motto is "I will crush you with my bare hands!", a line used by both the original Megatron and Galvatron in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film.]]
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Megatron based on his ''Energon'' design from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Black Shadow]] with an [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] [[Titan Master]] partner redecoed from [[Ominus]]. He would've also included a green version of the sword from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Megatron]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Vector Prime

2024-04-28T13:44:28Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:VectorPrime dvd.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He gives a new meaning to the term "grandfather clock".]]
'''Vector Prime''' is [[Primus]]'s appointed guardian of time and space. Though recorded history pegs him as 25 million years old,<ref>[[Revelations Part 4]]</ref> he has identified himself as 9 billion years old,<ref name="AVP">[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> making the clockwork-covered Transformer one of the [[Thirteen]]. He's so old that in many timelines, the locals have called him "the First Autobot".<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]], 11 September 2015: "Come to think of it, in many timelines, I was not called "Vector Prime" but "The First Autobot." Indeed, this was from time-to-time shortened to simply "Autobot," though usually as an invective hurled at me."</ref> Despite his age, Vector Prime is very powerful, and can warp both space and time, though excessive use of this power can severely weaken him. His powers allow him to traverse the [[multiverse]] at will, allowing Vector Prime to track and record events across a countless number of realities.

Vector Prime was once a holder of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]<ref name="AVP">[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> before he left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to guard space and time, a lonely job which isolated him from Cybertronian culture for tens of millions of years. Though he has rejoined the timestream on occasion to protect it from large-scale dangers,<ref>[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]</ref> his extraordinary exile has left him emotionally, culturally, and politically disconnected from his race. He speaks in archaic terminology steeped in chivalry from an age long past, which has led [[Transcendent Technomorph|some]] to believe him to be little more than a doddering relic (a front he admittedly finds useful at times). Despite this disconnect, Vector Prime never forgets that these strange modern creatures are the reason he guards space and time so fiercely. It is the miracle of time that allows these precious lives to continue and flourish across the multiverse.

Vector Prime has a "Guardian [[Mini-Con]]" called [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], and is also responsible for the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]].

{{bigquote|I finally understand the true value of time, for it is the bonds between us that give time its meaning.|Vector Prime's last words|"[[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====Fun Publications comics====
[[File:Vectorprimeut.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, I can see THE DAWN OF TIME from here! Hi, Phil!]]
Vector Prime was created by Primus at the very beginning of its struggle with Unicron, 'drawn from the sublime material of a multiverse at the far end of entropy'. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|Vector Prime's profile in Club magazine #5}} During the long dormancy of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] at the beginning of time, Vector Prime retreated from the march of history to prepare for when his skills would once again be called upon. From this isolation he watched the greatest victories and defeats of the Transformers across various timelines, intervening only when his hand was needed to preserve the balance of time. (For example, Vector Prime helped mend [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and repair the [[The Agenda (Part III)|timestorm]] that [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had unleashed in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]].) However, the awakening of Primus and Unicron returned Vector Prime to active service, following the wake of Unicron across the multiverse to prevent or restore what damage the Dark God had inflicted with its contaminating presence.

After the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Powerlinx Battles]], Primus attempted to lock Unicron's essence away in the center of a newborn sun, but this plan backfired and the sun collapsed into a black hole, also known as the [[Unicron Singularity]]. This threatened the multiverse itself, so Vector Prime was called back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to assist the Autobots in locating artifacts which would destroy the black hole. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

[[File:Vectorprimeutramjet.jpg|thumb|Hey, we got swords. Let's parry.]]
During the Autobots' search, Vector Prime would routinely confer with [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] on their progress. During one such visit, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] attacked Cybertron, prompting Alpha Trion to recruit some extra-dimensional help in the form of [[Sentinel Maximus]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}} No sooner had Maximus arrived than Ramjet and Nemesis came blasting into Alpha Trion's chamber; Vector duelled with Ramjet, but was unable to prevent him from heavily damaging Alpha Trion and destroying [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} After placing Alpha Trion in a repair chamber, Vector Prime explained to Sentinel Maximus the extent of the peril they faced; it was Ramjet's plan that Nemesis Prime would unleash his [[Dead Matrix]] to destroy their Creator. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} Deducting that their opponents would likely next strike at the [[Kalis Primary Energon Reserves Control]], Vector Prime and his allies preemptively traveled there to defend it. Sure enough, another one of Unicron's pawns, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]], soon turned up and attacked the facility. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} Dark Scorponok was felled, but Vector Prime came to realize that the shambling creature had acted as a distraction while Ramjet and Nemesis Prime had made their way towards their true target: the chamber housing Primus's essence, deep within Cybertron. Vector Prime opened a warp gate and traveled with Sentinel Maximus to head off their enemies before the wicked machinations came to fruition. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Vector Prime and Ramjet's fight left the chamber and took them high above Cybertron. Ramjet offered Vector Prime another option to his plan: it was within Vector Prime's power to restore Unicron from the Singularity, dooming this Cybertron but saving all others. Vector Prime refused, claiming that they could restore balance to the multiverse without saving Unicron. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}} Though Vector Prime was able to defeat Ramjet and seal him away in another dimension, {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} this act weakened him considerably. The guardian of space and time returned to the Autobots on [[Earth]] and left Cybertron in the care of [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con who had taken the reins of what remained of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

While on Cybertron of [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]], [[Nexus Prime]] decided to tell his companion [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] about the ancient artifact he was trying to find, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. As he explained to Aquarius that the artifact was originally intended to serve good Transformers, the face of Vector Prime flashed through his mind. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} Eventually, Nexus succeeded in finding all the pieces of the shattered sword, and united the rebuilt blade with the [[Terminus Blade]] with the intention of strengthening the multiverse and making the walls between dimensions less permeable. Vector Prime and the rest of the Thirteen were drawn to this momentous event from across space and time, but as a consequence of Nexus's actions, Vector and his brothers and sisters ceased to exist as multiversal singularities. They were splintered into infinite variations of themselves and scattered throughout the multiverse, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese)|[[Joscha Fischer-Antze]] (German), [[Sepuh Apikian]] (Armenian), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Michel Dodane]] (French), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[Salvador Serrano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Mendez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Mariusz Leszczyński]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep47 outside of time.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Twelfth Doctor, Transformerfied]]

Vector Prime spent much of his existence outside the linear flow of time, observing reality from afar. When he sensed the effect of the [[Unicron Singularity]] upon the timestream, he attempted to voyage further into the future to see what the outcome would be, only to strike a barrier which he found he could not pass beyond. Peering through the barrier and seeing only endless nothingness, Vector Prime realized that the black hole would go on to consume all space and time if he did not finally leave the safety of his extra-dimensional realm and re-enter the linear flow of time to help seal it. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} Appearing in the skies over Cybertron, Vector Prime immediately made contact with Optimus Prime and his Autobot team, making them aware of the Cyber Planet Keys and how they could stop the black hole. As Vector Prime then synchronized his map of the keys’ locations to the current arrangement of the cosmos, he was approached by the evil [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who exploited Vector Prime's diminished memory of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict and convinced him to hand over the map. Alas, Vector Prime realized his mistake just as the other Autobots arrived to attack Megatron. The villain made good his escape, but not before his lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] caused Autobot warrior [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to be caught in the black hole's gravitational pull, forcing Vector Prime to open a portal to save him, transporting him to [[Earth]].

[[File:Cyb ep1 loris shirt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"This is Clara, my carer. She cares so I don't have to."]]

Vector Prime joined with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots in relocating to Earth. En route, Vector Prime explained to Optimus that the black hole threatened not only Cybertron, but would go on to swallow all of creation if not dealt with. He then doubled back, explaining he had to retrieve the cosmic map Megatron had stolen. Optimus Prime insisted on having [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] accompany him, deeming the task too dangerous for Vector Prime to handle on his own. Vector Prime's team came upon Megatron and Starscream inside an asteroid belt. While Jetfire and Vector Prime dealt with Starscream, Overhaul and Hot Shot tackled Megatron. Unfortunately, the Decepticons proved to be simply too powerful, and the Autobots were unable to prevent them from escaping once more. Vector Prime then rendezvoused with Optimus back on Earth, where the Autobots had already befriended three human children. Upon meeting these humans, Vector Prime recognized a symbol decorating the T-shirt of the female, [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], as the pattern of the Omega Lock, the device that focused the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, and deduced that it lay in hiding somewhere on Earth. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

Vector Prime then aided his Autobot allies in building their base of operations on Earth. During the blasting that preceded construction, he discovered that the children were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots. This would make them invaluable in the search for the artifact. As the base neared completion, Megatron and Starscream were detected heading towards Earth once again. The base's stealth coating had yet to be fully applied, and so Vector Prime joined Optimus, Jetfire, and Hot Shot in keeping the villains out of sensor range while the rest of the team finished this task. Vector Prime used the power of a Cyber Planet Key to send the Decepticon leader and his lackey fleeing, awing his comrades. Having deemed them worthy, Vector Prime then granted Optimus, Hot Shot, and Jetfire the ability to also summon their own Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Haven}}

Walking in on the Autobots receiving word that the latest attempt at collapsing the black hole had failed, Vector Prime reiterated that they needed to track down the keys to the Omega Lock. The Autobots were doubtful at first, but Red Alert spoke up on Vector Prime's behalf, convincing his comrades that the keys should be their priority. Thundercracker was then detected by the airforce, forcing Vector Prime to help take him down before he caused too much trouble. He saved two human pilots from the Decepticon by opening a temporal portal for them to escape through. Megatron and Starscream then joined the battle, and explained that they had already found the first of the Cyber Planet Keys before they were forced away. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Further studies on the Omega Lock's pattern around the world led the Autobots to a museum in Mexico. While Vector Prime studied the artifacts within it, the rest of the team held off Thundercracker and Starscream, who had been tracking them. This Omega Lock turned out to be merely an imitation, but Vector Prime's scans yielded the co-ordinates of [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet, resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key. Using his sword in conjunction with Optimus Prime's Matrix, Vector Prime opened a portal to this other world, through which Hot Shot and Red Alert were sent as an advance party. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} The search for the Omega Lock next took the Autobots to the [[United Kingdom|British Isles]]. They excavated an ancient druid site, only to be met with another dead end. Once more, they were pestered by Starscream and Thundercracker, who managed to isolate Vector Prime and Optimus from their ground-based reinforcements. Though Starscream was fighting more strategically however, the Primes managed to lure their opponents close enough to the ground to overpower them and force them into another retreat. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} Vector Prime teamed up with Landmine to continue searching for the Omega Lock, but returned from their excursion with nothing to show for it. That evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a strange beacon emanating from a nearby forest, depicting the Lock's "Atlantis Pattern". Vector Prime and the team sped off to what seemed like a lucky break at last, only to find that the signal had been created by the Decepticons to lure them into a trap. As Optimus took on the enemy, Jolt reported that humans were inbound to their location. As neither side wanted to be discovered by more of the locals, the battle was brought to an abrupt halt, and all combatants withdrew. {{storylink|Speed}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 time slip.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|But where's Cringer, his fearless friend?]]

Jetfire and Vector Prime were contacted by Scattorshot and Optimus to alert them of an emergency in [[Rockville]]: the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] was about to collapse into an underwater reservoir, which would lead to a catastrophic flooding of the entire town. Thankfully, Coby came up with a plan to drain the reservoir, and the Autobots created a controlled collapse of the mountain to prevent further harm from coming to Rockville. After this plan was successfully implemented, Vector Prime congratulated his comrades on a job well done. {{storylink|Collapse}}

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock, Vector Prime next headed for a tropical island, allowing the children to tag along for a mini-vacation of sorts. This turned out to be another false lead. Before heading off to their next destination, Vector Prime took the time to discuss his temporal powers with the children, informing them that though they might seem impressive, they had become limited in his old age. The group next headed for the [[Sahara]], where they were joined by Optimus and Jetfire. There, they found what appeared to be the Omega Lock on open display within some ancient ruins. But the Decepticons had been following them, and the battle for the artifact had catastrophic consequences: Megatron's managed to kill the Mini-Cons! Distraught over their untimely demise, Vector Prime drew on a greater portion of his powers for the first time in ages. He rewound time to save the Mini-Cons, though the resulting drain on his systems left him too weak to continue fighting. The lock in question was proven to be a fake. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

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After rescuing an Autobot civilian from Thundercracker, the Autobots were led to another iteration of the Atlantis pattern. The inscription detailed the coordinates to the next planet where a Cyber Planet Key was hidden: the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Vector Prime opened a dimension gate to transport Overhaul and Landmine to this new world, but was struck by the returning Thundercracker before Landmine could traverse the portal. Due to his injuries, Vector Prime couldn't open up another dimension gate, leaving Overhaul stranded on an alien world alone. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} Shortly afterwards, another Autobot civilian alerted Optimus Prime's team to another sighting of the Atlantis seal, this time on the ocean bottom in the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. Making their way underwater, the Autobots explored the area. Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons and the children found an entrance leading to a control room, and the elder Cybertronian concluded that Atlantis was in fact an ancient Cybertronian ship that had crashed in Earth's prehistory. In order to keep it out of the Decepticons' reach, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} Using the children's sensitivity to the Omega Frequency, Vector Prime tracked down the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ''Atlantis''. Though Megatron appeared to claim the relic for himself, activating the ship's self-destruct mechanism in the process, Optimus caught up to his old foe and dueled him for the Omega Lock. Meanwhile, Vector Prime took the children to safety. Optimus emerged victorious. When Vector Prime laid hands on the Omega Lock afterwards, it created a new spacebridge network, linking all of the planets hosting Cyber Planet Keys. Vector Prime accompanied Optimus and Landmine to the Speed Planet in response to a distress call from Red Alert. {{storylink|Ship}}

There, he observed [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] try to win the world's Cyber Planet Key in a racing tournament. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} He did not actually participate-mainly because his vehicle mode lacked wheels-but he offered encouragement and advice when he could. {{storylink|Race}} The races were intense enough to get even him worked up, although he did his best to restrain his enthusiasm to Optimus Prime's mild amusement. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

[[File:Cyb ep16 feed me seymour.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|But whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!]]

While Hot Shot trained for a particularly grueling track, the Autobots received a transmission urging them to come to the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to help [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]], sent there in advance to seek out the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] offered to go, but Vector Prime and Optimus decided to make the trip, as they could open the dimension gate necessary to go there anyway. When they arrived, they were attacked by a massive plant monster, but Overhaul-now in the form of Leobreaker-saved them with his claws. Vector Prime joined Optimus in explaining the black hole's threat to Leobreaker's new friends, [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], but was confused to learn that they had not, in fact, sent a distress signal at all. He then joined the others in confronting world leader [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], battling [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (who had sent the distress signal simply to watch the factions battle) and witnessing Optimus and Leobreaker's first combination into Savage Claw Mode. {{storylink|Savage}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 meteor attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hitting you where the sun definitely shines.]]

Soon after, Vector Prime and the other Autobots met Scourge and Megatron's forces in another battle, lured into a canyon thanks to Sideways's trickery. He was also among the 'bots who watched Leobreaker's attempted interrogation of the two-faced trickster when the battle ended, {{storylink|Sand}} and returned to Velocitron in time to stop Megatron from stealing the Planet Cup after Hot Shot defeated Override in the final race. {{storylink|Champion}}

While most of the Autobots went back to Earth to investigate a disturbance created by the Omega Lock, Vector Prime returned to the Jungle Planet with Optimus Prime and Leobreaker, intending to secure the second Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Ice}} Their attempt to reason with Scourge failed miserably, leading to Leobreaker separating from Optimus mid-speech and futilely attacking the dragon-bot himself. With the lion storming off in a huff, Vector Prime accompanied Optimus back to Backstop's cave, where he learned of Scourge's beginnings as a student of Backstop's. Vector Prime was also present at the volcano Leobreaker had chosen to seclude himself in, and witnessed his reconciliation with Optimus Prime, the latter at last deciding to face Scourge in battle. {{storylink|Honor}} The Autobots ran into a Decepticon ambush en route to Scourge's temple, and Vector Prime had to use his sword to free the beast 'bots and Hot Shot from a net. He later stood back and watched Optimus and Leobreaker finally defeat Scourge in battle, winning the right to take the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 autobots together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Unfortunately, Megatron led his Decepticons on an immediate counterattack, desperate to obtain the Planet Key. While most of the Autobots fended off Starscream and Thundercracker, Vector Prime came up with a plan to splinter the Decepticons. He distributed boxes amongst the Autobots, with the key's location unknown to even them, and bade them scatter to force the Decepticons to spread out. Vector Prime himself came face-to-visor with Sideways, intent on acquiring the "key". The enigmatic jet managed to steal the box, warping around Vector Prime and bypassing Safeguard with his faction-switching abilities, but learned it was a fake when he found naught but a rock inside. He later joined the rest of the Autobots in fending off Megatron and Starscream's attempted theft of the true key. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 shell game.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

The insertion of the Jungle Planet Key into the Omega Lock transported the Autobots into a strange dimension that Vector Prime identified as the consciousness of Primus. The god himself briefly spoke to them through the Mini-Cons before fading away, and a signal again alerted them to something in the North Pole. {{storylink|Trap}} Unfortunately, what came out of the North was Starscream, Sideways, and ''legions'' of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s, hell-bent on finding the Cyber Planet Key hidden on Earth. Vector Prime soon joined the fray, using his sword to warp in the main Autobot forces to back Snarl up. The Autobots were eventually forced to fall back, but made two new allies in the form of [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]]. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

Knowing that Starscream would come looking for the Omega Lock and the other two Keys, the Autobots established a communications blackout, using a direct link to the human telephone network to keep the refugee Autobots calm. Vector Prime soon brought up another worry, however-the children and Mini-Cons were missing! The kids soon returned, bringing the eccentric scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]] with them, but [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s advance transmission about the government's knowledge of the Autobots allowed Sideways to find the Autobot's base. With no other option, Optimus Prime led a full retreat to Velocitron while Evac retrieved the Cyber Planet Key of Earth, but Starscream followed them up the space bridge and launched a one-bot assault to claim the artifacts for himself. Vector Prime was the last to stand in the Decepticon's way, vowing to give up his spark before he relinquished the Lock. Despite being blackened and battered from previous attacks, Starscream still managed to take down the ancient guardian of time, stealing the Lock and all three Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

Vector Prime was present at the Autobot's base when it received a strange signal after Starscream inserted the third Cyber Planet Key. Enlisting the aid of [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] to decrypt it, he reported that it came from Cybertron itself, instructing them to return the Lock and Keys to the planet itself. Unfortunately, the part about ''what'' happens when the Lock is returned was lost due to interference from the black hole-and worse yet, Megatron's Decepticons were on their way to Earth to settle their own grudge with Starscream. Vector Prime generated a warp to speed his allies' trip to [[Niagara Falls]], and found himself battling the traitorous Autobot [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]. He was shocked to discover that Landmine had practically raised the disgruntled warrior back on Cybertron...and even more dismayed to see Megatron cut down Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot with a single volley from his newly unlocked Cyber Key machine gun. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

[[File:Cyb ep27 giant vector.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkGtXtDlQA Lets go on a journey / a journey through all time / a TIME that's changing all the TIME / it's TIME to go to TIME!]]]

While others kept Megatron busy, Vector Prime evacuated the fallen warriors, assuring the pessimistic Scattorshot that they'd be fine. Upon returning to the battlefield, however, he grimly informed Optimus Prime that the situation of the trio was dire at best. Thankfully, Hot Shot, Scattorshot, and Red Alert recovered and reformatted, returning as the powerful [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. They kept the Decepticons occupied while Vector Prime warped Optimus, Override, and Evac to Starscream's newly discovered island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

Megatron's forces soon made a break for the island, causing Vector Prime to warp the rest of his team into the fray as well. He and Optimus pursued Megatron into a volcano, and Vector Prime saved Optimus' life by blocking Megatron's shots with his own body. They would have both met their ends nonetheless, had [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] not chosen that moment to join the party as well. In response to Coby's warning that the black hole was distorting the space around Cybertron, Vector Prime would suggest sending an advance team to clear a path for the return of the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Assault}}

[[File:Cyb ep28 vector takes the hit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]

The two Primes continued their descent into the volcano, soon joined by Leobreaker. Vector Prime used a small warp to redirect one of Sideways's traps, hitting Scourge instead of them. When they finally met Sideways in battle, Vector Prime had the novel idea of attaching Safeguard to the warping enigma's back, allowing him to detect where Sideways would appear. When Starscream manifested himself as a giant, courtesy of Primus' stolen power, Vector Prime was trapped in the volcano, unable to move and with his sword out of reach. Wing Saber came to his rescue, and the pair escaped with the Omega Lock after fending off [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After seeing the Lock off with Leobreaker, Evac, and Override, he continued fighting against Starscream, and witnessed Optimus' combination with Wing Saber into Sonic Wing Mode to defeat the behemoth. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}}

With Starscream defeated, Vector Prime joined the rest of the Autobots in crossing the space bridge to Cybertron. They engaged Megatron, who managed to escape with the Omega Lock, but Optimus Prime battled him for possession of the Lock and keys within [[Fire dimension|Megatron's personal fiery dimension]]. At Optimus' order, Vector Prime used his portal-generating abilities to collapse the dimension in upon itself, forcing Megatron to use all his power just to keep it open. Combining his own power with that of the Lock, Vector Prime fired a beam straight into the occupied Decepticon, apparently destroying Megatron. Vector Prime later encouraged Optimus to place the Lock within Cybertron-and the planet started coming apart beneath their feet. After evacuating the team to a nearby moon, Vector Prime realized that the planet wasn't separating; it was transforming into Primus himself! {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

After Primus revealed that the fourth Cyber Planet Key rested on [[Gigantion]], homeworld of the Recon Mini-Con Team, Vector Prime recounted how he met the diminutive Transformers when they were lost playing hide-and-seek. He joined his friends in confronting the Decepticons (tenuously led by Scourge), and then joined everyone in gaping at Starscream's brazen attack on Primus himself. Vector Prime doubted Starscream's sanity for daring to attack their creator, but Primus' disposal of the treacherous jet allowed Vector Prime to finally regain the Planet Map. {{storylink|Balance}}

Sadly, a series of problems presented themselves after this small victory; Megatron returned in a mysterious ghost-like form, and the Mini-Cons seemingly disappeared along with the children. Vector Prime left to investigate the latter development, and reviewed the security camera footage at their headquarters. Discovering that Sideways had stolen the Mini-Cons and that the children had pursued him, Vector Prime requested Scattorshot and Red Alert's aid in locating them. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Continuing to work as the battle raged outside {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}}, they finally received a signal from the kids, reporting that they were trapped on the ''Atlantis'' in the shadow of Earth's moon. Vector Prime led Scattorshot and Red Alert through a warp gate to the ship and caught an escape pod carrying Coby, Lori, and [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]]. Unfortunately, the other pod (carrying Bud, Jolt, and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]) was caught in the warp field of the ''Atlantis'' before the Autobots could retrieve it and was teleported away to parts unknown. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

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Predicting that the ''Atlantis'' would be heading for Gigantion, Vector Prime reassured Coby and Lori that their friends would be fine in the warp gate to the planet, thanks to their flexible minds. Transformers, however, are not so flexible, and so Red Alert began working on a stabilizing program, partially based on Vector Prime's sword. Vector Prime would join Optimus Prime in convincing the kids' doubting parents to allow Coby and Lori to join them on the trip to Gigantion. He also denied their fathers' wish to go as well, citing the requirement of an open mind (which the adults had just proven they lacked), but joined Optimus in promising to protect the children with his life. {{storylink|Family}}

With the children's assistance cemented, Vector Prime began rigorously studying the Planet Map for the location of the dimensional rift that led to Gigantion. He discovered the gate just after Primus defeated a superpowered Starscream, {{storylink|Titans}} informing the others that the gate was open for only a few days every year. After again reminding Coby and Lori about their immunity to the warp's effects, he helped load supplies onto the newly arrived ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' starship. After receiving his copy of the stabilizing program via injection (and observing Primus shooting down Jetfire's attempt to avoid getting one), Vector Prime boarded the ''Ogygia'' as it entered the warp, warning everyone that even the slightest moment of doubt or fear could destabilize the tunnel. After an unpleasant encounter with the Starscream-controlled ''Atlantis'', he joined his comrades in blasting a hole through a massive asteroid in the ''Ogygia''{{'}}s path before finally arriving in the dimension of Gigantion. {{storylink|Warp}}

After landing on the Giant Planet, Vector Prime joined the search for the Cyber Planet Key, and came up empty-handed. When the Autobots met planet leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and his lieutenant [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]], neither of whom allowed them access to the lower levels of the planet, Vector Prime attempted to create a warp, but found he could not due to security measures around the planet. After a confrontation with Megatron's goons, now including rebellious Gigantion native [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and enigmatic impersonator [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], Metroplex and Quickmix were more willing to cooperate, {{storylink|Giant}} but admitted that they deleted all data on the lower levels from their memories to escape their past.

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Undeterred, the team set up equipment to help Vector Prime determine the general location of the Cyber Planet Key. Using the Omega Lock, Vector Prime found the Key, but also realized that someone else had drawn power from it. Fearing the worst, the Autobots split into teams, with Vector Prime accompanying Optimus and Metroplex. Unfortunately, this allowed them to be picked off by Megatron, who had used the Cyber Planet Key to upgrade himself. By the time Optimus's team caught up with the Decepticon leader, he had dealt with every other Autobot, completed his transformation, and renamed himself Galvatron! In this state, he struck down Vector Prime with a single blow, and only the combined strength of Optimus Prime and Metroplex was enough to force his retreat. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

When Scattorshot determined that there were four potential routes to the Cyber Planet Key, the Autobots again split up to cover all of the paths. Vector Prime teamed up with Optimus, Metroplex, Bud, and the Mini-Cons to travel down one of the trails. He joined Optimus in pursuit of Ransack and Crumplezone when the bumbling lackeys snatched Jolt, unable to fire for fear of hurting his friend, and gave Coby an approving thumbs-up when he dramatically transformed [[Cobybot|his personal mech]] to save Jolt. {{storylink|City}} After that, the journey was mostly uneventful, save for watching the Velocitronian partners in grime get beaten up and sent off (repeatedly), {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} and meeting up with Lori and Override. {{storylink|Challenge}}

When Bud and the Mini-Cons accidentally fell down a secret passage, Vector Prime remained with the group, as Optimus claimed they would be more effective as a team searching for their lost comrades. When they found their small friends, Bud had given Scourge an eye-opening talk, and the Jungle Planet leader immediately challenged them all to a duel (for reasons only they seemed to understand). Vector Prime was the second opponent, and easily defeated the dragon, who nonetheless challenged the next comer with enthusiasm. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

[[File:Cyb ep45 matrix glow.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Two hearts beat as one..."]]

At last, the Autobots reached the central, organic layer of Gigantion, where the Cyber Planet Key rested in the ancient starship ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]''. Unfortunately, both Galvatron and Starscream chose that moment to make their appearances, and the former's taunts were enough to force Optimus into a breakdown of self-doubt. Finding his best logic to the contrary useless, Vector Prime was forced to drastic measures: ''punching'' Optimus in the face. Berating his peer for his arrogance, Vector Prime explained that Optimus' men trust him with their lives, but ''he'' has to trust ''them'' to do their jobs. His words snapped Prime out of his momentary funk, and the duo continued on in time to see a super-sized Landmine defeat Starscream and engage Galvatron. The combined strength of the Autobots was enough to send the Decepticon leader into retreat, leaving Optimus to claim the Cyber Planet Key and thank Vector Prime for his support (and comment on his mean right hook). {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}

Vector Prime personally inserted the final key into the Omega Lock, opening a path to their home universe (via opening the planet layers and creating a space bridge). Barring their path, however, was Galvatron, intent on taking the now-completed Lock and achieving his dark plans. Vector Prime moved to stop him, but was aghast to learn that Galvatron could warp-as well as summon a massive blast that sent all the Autobots sprawling. With the Lock in Decepticon hands, Vector Prime made a final attempt to take it back, but Galvatron simply electrocuted the ancient Transformer through his own sword and knocked him back. Perhaps due to this beating, Vector Prime was only able to watch Galvatron's apocalyptic confrontation with Starscream and subsequent escape through the space bridge. He theorized that Starscream (and the two Planet X survivors also caught in the final clash of superpowered Decepticons) had been blasted into ''another'' dimension rather than destroyed, but bigger concerns arose when the gate between universes closed, leaving the Autobots stranded on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}}

[[File:Cyb ep47 vector prime dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'll see you in another life, brother!]]

In the wake of this shock, Vector Prime was the only Autobot with any ideas on what to do, but Jolt, seemingly aware of what was coming, insisted against it. Instead, an attempt to create a space bridge generator was made, but Vector Prime was forced to destroy it after it released hordes of [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|bird-like drone robots]]. Optimus assured Vector Prime that he had done the right thing, but it was realized by all that the only way back was through the warp, which would not open again for a year. With no other options, Vector Prime revealed the only way to get back to Cybertron was for him to reverse time to the point where the warp to Gigantion was open. Jolt cut in to point out that the effort would be enough to destroy him-in the conventional sense, anyways. Despite this, Vector Prime was adamant, knowing that the black hole would destroy all of time itself if left unchecked. In preparation for this final act, he released Safeguard, telling his old partner to live on Cybertron with the other Mini-Cons, gave his Planet Map to Bud, and told Optimus Prime that it was an honor to work with him. As the three Autobot starships took off, Vector Prime gave it his all to get his allies back to Cybertron, finally returning them to their own dimension before his energy gave out and his body dissolved into green particles of light. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} Primus was aware of Vector Prime's sacrifice and assured Optimus Prime that Vector Prime would live on and that he would be honoured by the closing of the black hole. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 vector ghost.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Remember, the force will be with you. Always...]]

However, as Vector Prime had already explained to the Autobots, since he had existed for most of his life outside of time, he would ''always'' exist there, able to observe the passage of time, even though he could now no longer enter the linear universe. He swore to always watch over Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and would be there for them in spirit when their need was greatest. The first such moment came during Optimus Prime's pivotal moment within the black hole, as he appeared alongside the Autobot leader as he reached for the Omega Lock. {{storylink|End}}

[[File:Vector Primevs.Megatron.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Battling... IN THE NEXT DIMENSION!]]
Subsequently, the black hole was sealed, but Galvatron was not yet through, and challenged Prime to a final one-on-one duel. During the battle, as Galvatron stood poised to deliver the final blow, Vector Prime's Planet Map flew from the pocket of the watching Bud and moved between the two combatants, blocking Galvatron's blow. Vector Prime spoke to Optimus once more, promising to always be there for him, and bestowing upon him the greatest of gifts—his own sword, [[Rhisling]], with which Optimus Prime defeated and destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}} Not long afterwards, as the Autobots departed on a mission across the universe to create a new [[space bridge]], Vector Prime appeared to Optimus once more, smiling at his old friend. {{storylink|Beginning}}

Vector Prime was last seen dueling Galvatron in an existence after death. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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====''Cybertron'' toy bios====
Inspired by {{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|an old movie he once saw on Earth}}, Vector Prime once picked up a hobby whereby he would phase in and out of time to visit a small-town store in the Midwest, looking in the window every day. In 1986, he 'befriended' a gentleman in a fine suit who was always standing still in the window. For the next 110 years, Vector Prime visited the store to see the gentleman's different outfits. Eventually, after changing owners, the store closed down, but Vector Prime regarded this temporary diversion fondly.<ref>Galaxy Force Vector Prime's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] [http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/codes/index.html secret bio content]</ref>

====''Galaxy Force'' manga====
When the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] began to devour Cybertron, Vector Prime opened a warp and sent [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to Earth. When the humans Coby, Bud, and Lori failed to repair Landmine, Vector Prime arrived through a warp and thanked the kids for their efforts before repairing Landmine himself. Vector Prime revealed he was unable to save Optimus Prime, but his despair was distracted by the human children bombarding him with questions about Transformers (sound familiar?). Then Megatron showed up and used his hypnotic powers to mesmerize Vector into handing over the Map to the [[Cyber Planet Key|Ancient Power]]. Luckily, Coby was able to yell loud enough to snap Vector out of it. And then Optimus Prime showed up, alive and well, and forced Megatron into retreat. {{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

====''Beast Wars Reborn''====
[[File:Bwreborn text.jpg|thumb]]

When his brother [[Logos Prime]] plucked the [[spark]]s of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] out of their home dimension following [[Great Transformation|their deaths]] and brought them into the "Unicron Trilogy" dimension with the intention of choosing one of them to be his successor and the recipient of his power, Vector Prime was forced to intervene. {{storylink|Master of the Game}} Remembering his sibling as a noble being, Vector was horrified to learn that he planned to pass his power to the evil Megatron, and the two did battle on the astral plane. {{storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}}

====''Kiss Players''====
[[File:KPVectorPrime.jpg|left|thumb|"Scary-Faced Gear Man", she calls him.]]
When the human [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] became scattered across the dimensions after their vessel [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] collided into the "wall of time" while pursuing a mysterious golden hand through the timestream, [[Shaoshao Li]] found herself in another universe, around [[Aurex 105.08 Alpha|the time of the search]] for the Cyber Planet Keys. Finding herself on the deserted Cybertron, she was set upon by a horde of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but was then saved by Safeguard. He explained what had befallen her, then Vector Prime showed up and used his sword to slash a hole in spacetime itself, from which the golden hand—actually that of Primus himself—emerged to pull Shaoshao through. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 50|Kiss Players #50}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
====As a multiversal singularity====

[[File:Ask Vector Prime Facebook.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Vector Prime: causing wiki headaches since 2015.]]

At some undetermined point in Vector Prime's life, he took the time to answer a series of questions about himself, other Transformers, and the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' toyline in a recurring feature on Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' website, to be reprised in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'', and a [[Fun Publications]]-provided Facebook account, called [[Ask Vector Prime]]. Because of his mastery of time and space, it is impossible to determine when exactly he communicated with our universe, but it may have been during the course of events in the ''Cybertron'' animated series, as he answered questions regarding those events and other characters who he had not met before the series began.

Vector revealed much about himself in these pages, including much new information about his early life. He fondly remembered all his brothers, even knowing how three of them turned into dread monsters, and listened with rapt attention to the [[Liege Maximo]]'s tales of the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] and [[Primon]], stories he was not even sure were real or just legends. He and his brothers and sisters spent an extended period of time on Earth in ancient Greece, where the [[holomatter]] avatar he used formed the basis for human legends of {{w|Hermes}}, while Rhisling was likewise interpreted as the {{w|Caduceus}}.

[[File:WatchRoboCard.jpg|188px|thumb|right|Available in the finest vending machines across the country.]]

Following the final falling out between the Primes, after the shattering of the Star Saber, Vector helped hide away the five components that [[Nexus Prime]] had split himself into, then went into hiding in the universe [[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]] and locked away all memories of his trauma. Out of necessity, he took a much simpler form, one that turned into a device similar to a wristwatch. There, he became the Autobot leader and wielded the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He had a bodyguard, [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]], during his Matrix-bearer days, and the two became [[Transformer romance|close]] despite the difference in rank (and his initial reluctance to act on his feelings for a subordinate). After leading the Autobots to victory in the [[second Cybertronian war (Armada)|second Cybertronian war]] against such foes as [[Devron (Armada)|Devron]], [[Megazarak (Armada)|Megazarak]], and the [[Destructon]]s, he was called on by the [[Chronarchitect]] to help fix damage to Time itself! Reluctantly, he passed the Matrix to [[Guardian Major]].

With a group of fellows, the [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warriors]]—Scorpia, medical officer [[Kaltor]], intelligence officer [[Autoceptor]], and quantum scientist [[Deceptor]]—Vector Prime faced foe and threat innumerable, with some timelines only knowing him as "First Autobot" or, when shortened, "Autobot" as a slur, meaning his watch self has often been mistaken for a person ''called'' Autobot. Eventually the Warriors discovered their true enemy, [[Mogahn the Mass]], an indescribable entity that absorbed entire star systems into itself. In the final battle, Vector found his mind entering the [[Realm of the Primes]] and learning his true identity once more; [[Amalgamous Prime|Adaptus]] gifted him the power to create the mighty sword Rhisling, and he smote Mogahn so hard that his remains went back in time and detonated in [[the Big Bang]]. Now once more aware of his true role in the multiverse, Vector Prime had to say a tearful goodbye to Scorpia. He tries not to remember her and does not like talking about it. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/10 and 2015/07/12}}

In another adventure, the GoBot '''Vec-Tor''' was forced to intervene after the always-mischievous [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] recruited [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] to destabilize two universes, using the [[Omega Lock]]s far beneath [[Gobotron]]. After warping to a [[Primax]] universe, Vector Prime managed to undo the damage before Unicron could devour Cybertron, allowing history to progress along its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

Notable other revelations:

*His favorite human authors were [[Peter David]] and [[Alan Dean Foster]], though he seldom had time to read.
*He was a fan of the [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|Dinobot]]s.
*His favorite planet was Cybertron, and his favorite city there was [[Apophenia]].
*He was over nine billion years old, almost as old as the galaxy itself.
*He did not need to shave.
*He used to "boogie down" with [[Disco ball]] when he was younger, but not so much any more. He still enjoyed the symphonies created by the [[Eurythma]] natives. On the other hand, he was not a fan of the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]], since he found their name tasteless.
*He found the [[Viron]] universal cluster to be underrated.
*He was unable to visit the [[Quadwal]] universal cluster.
*He knows which universes have manifested as fiction in Quadwal.
*Despite having traveled far and wide, he could not see why kids loved [[Cinnamon Toast Crunch]].
*He feared the [[Elder God]]s.
*He missed Safeguard, as well as Lori, Bud, and Coby.
*If he had to choose an Earth mode, he would choose a dirigible, though he didn't because he was "not here to blend."
*If he had to choose a beast mode, it would be a large sea mammal.
*He was not a fan of dragons.
*He was definitely not [[Santa Claus]].
*He held several misconceptions about humans, such as how long we could survive decapitation, and whether or not they enjoyed molten boron.
*Though he vehemently dismissed the Decepticon ideology, he did find his species too quick to jump to philosophical extremes, and wished they were more apt to find a middle ground.
*He could view events from elsewhere in the [[Omniverse]], and was impressed by the adventures of [[Ben 10]].
*He cherished his relationship with each of his fellow Thirteen original Primes, though he acknowledged that some of them had gone bad.
*He enjoyed [[Energon Z]] and Stanixian energon wine, but did not care for [[Red Energon]].
*The large glowing hole in his chest was a [[Critias Gate]]way.
*He answered to many names, including [[GoBots|Vec-Tor]], [[Convoy (disambiguation)|Vector Convoy]], Vector Maximus, Vector Maximo, and [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Vector Prima-Vectorum]].
*He was in the process of absorbing the memories and experiences of his [[Vector Prime#Aligned continuity family|Uniend counterpart]], which would eventually alter his physical appearance.
*Since there were constant threats across the multiverse, he had no intentions of retiring anytime soon. If Vector Prime ever got the opportunity to settle down without jeopardizing space or time, however, he would like to become a factory and help build useful things.
*He eventually grew tired of having people ask him about the identities of nameless Transformers, and politely suggested that his audience could ask him more cosmically significant questions.
*In his downtime, he enjoys the art galleries of [[Axiom Nexus]].
*Everyone he ever cares about will grow old and die in what, to him, is just the pulse of a spark. Sometimes, he feels alone even when he's in a crowd.
*He had bravely faced down many threats during his life, but he dreaded the prospect of going up against [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s legal department.
*He found biological functions confusing, and thus he had no wish to become a [[synthoid]].
*His favorite anime was ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|Galaxy Force]]''. (don't think about this one too hard)
*His favorite character from [[Babylon 5]] was the ambassador {{w|Kosh Naranek|Kosh}}.
*In some universes, Vector is female. She would purchase ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'' as a guilty pleasure more often than when she is male. She sounds like [[Star Trek|Kate Mulgrew]].
*Though he doesn't have a birthday, per se, he suggests that a celebration could be held on [[September 19]], the day he first arrived on Earth (and, not coincidentally, the day [[Fallen (episode)|the first episode]] of Cybertron aired in the U.S.)
*He doesn't like talking about the various conflicts and tribulations that his species regularly undergo. He'd rather discuss music, art, and the beautiful things that he's seen across the multiverse; he rarely has the opportunity to talk about the nature of his work to someone on an equal level.
*His favourite human movie was ''[[Back to the Future]]'', due to the performance of lead actor {{w|Eric Stoltz}}.
*Among his favorite human television shows are ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', ''[[Sliders]]'', and ''[[Quantum Leap]]''.
*He revealed himself as a [[Point One Percenter]] (after the Shroud).

The answers Vector Prime gave on Facebook were delivered at a time when he was living in [[Axiom Nexus]], and was employed to write an advice column position with [[Axiom Nexus News]] in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News Editor|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 2015/05/13}} He was viewed by the TransTech public as a respected if a bit eccentric elder 'bot, but ANN journalist [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] (correctly) suspected that Vector Prime was merely putting on an act. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/05}}

At one point during his tenure at ANN, he was kidnapped and tortured by [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]]. While Vector Prime was indisposed, Sideways took over his inventory of unanswered questions, and offered decidedly unhelpful answers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/27}} He was able to escape the clutches of Sideways when a [[David Willis|particularly infuriating question]] caused the head of the Herald of Unicron to suddenly explode. However, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] was part of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|OZSA]] team sent to rescue Vector Prime, and the Mini-Con initiated a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] sequence with Sideways, allowing the Herald of Unicron to escape capture via a [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

After a few decades of recovery in other universes, Vector Prime resumed his advice columnist position in Axiom Nexus but, after [[Nexus Prime]] summoned him {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}, the column fell into the hands of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|a Grimlock]]. After being falsely told that Vector Prime lied about Dinobots and said they looked like jerks, Grimlock snarled "him look like jerks!" and, in a burst of wit, said Vector was ''old''. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Grim Grams|Grim Grams, 2015/10/03}} When [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] took over the column, he was dismayed to note that he was filling in for a "filthy Guardian do-gooding dunce" and refused to answer any questions about Vec-Tor. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/18}}

====As a TransTech====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] ("Special Guest")}}

Vector Prime returned to Axiom Nexus soon after "the [[Shroud]]" had cut it off from every other universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|ANN live coverage, 2015/10/29}} Little did anyone in the city know, this "Shroud" was the product of Nexus Prime's unification of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and [[Terminus Blade]], and the Vector who returned was not truly the same being as the one who had left: per the results of Nexus Prime's actions, the Vector who resumed his duties as host of the column was no longer a multiversal singularity, but a single incarnation of the many that now existed throughout the multiverse. This was a TransTech Vector Prime, native to Axiom Nexus, a "mere" 25 million years old, with a unique history of his own as a professor at the [[Academy of Science and Technology]] who had been the teacher of [[Rhinox (TransTech)|the local Rhinox]], and who had come up with the theoretical foundation of the [[universal stream]] classification system. Accordingly, he was left with only unclear memories of exactly had happened, much like a dream, and was no longer aware of his original nature: he believed his exploits as one of the Thirteen had happened to the (possibly newly created) other Vector Primes.

[[Image:AVP Vector and Scorpia do Nebulos.jpg|thumb|300px|right|That's Vector's holomatter disguise in the centre, but we get the feeling he'll change it a few times.]]

Briefly leaving his column in the hands of [[Spacewarp]] while he responded to a summons from the city's Ministry of Higher Dimensional Sciences, Vector Prime's experience with multiversal travel led to him taking part in an Axiom Nexus scheme to try to establish contact with one of the nine fundamental realities: specifically, [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]], requiring him to be stationed on [[Nebulos]] as a factory manufacturing [[hoverboard]]s, binary bonded to a local codenamed [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]] and with a bodyguard known as [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]]. He hoped he'd got on well with them!

In the interim, he endeavoured to answer questions and among his answers:

*He has 'dreams' of the exploits of other Vector Primes and believes this is down to an unusual physiology of his. While he has a vague sense of having been greater once, these memories "are but oneiric wisps, gossamer threads that vanish when I touch them."

*He's ''dramatically'' less interested in questions about who came from what universal stream. Stop wasting his time, nerds!

*He has visited a few other realities as a scholar. It was Rhinox that challenged him into getting out into the field.

*The students he remembers the most fondly after Rhinox are [[Perceptor (TransTech)|Perceptor]], [[Apelinq (TransTech)|Apelinq]], [[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]], and [[Brainstorm (TransTech)|Brainstorm]], who all did great things in their respective fields. [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], on the other hand, often challenged him to excel but they did not go on, each believing the other had deep problems. [[Deluge (TransTech)|Deluge]] and [[Herr Fiend]] were frustrating as neither seemed likely to do nice things with their skills.

Not long into his voyage on [[Galaxy Shuttle]], he started to develop tentative feelings for Scorpia. Unfortunately, his trip was interrupted by an abduction. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/19}} [[Spacewarp]] came to his aid on behalf of the wounded Galaxy Shuttle. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/21 and 2015/11/22}} During the long, meandering journey, he fell in love with Scorpia and they became [[Conjunx Endura]]. He eventually arrived safely at Nebulos. He looked forward to exploring its wonders with his new guide and binary bonded Target/Powermaster, Safeguard. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14 and 2016/02/15}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
When the battle between [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] caused the [[AllSpark]] to discharge an energy flare, this massive surge of cosmic power caught Vector Prime's attention. Peering through the dimensions, he observed the growing conflict between these Autobots and Decepticons and recorded his thoughts in a journal. {{storylink|Dispatches}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} When he manifests in this dimension, Vector is known by the grandiose name of "Vector Prima-Vectorum".<ref>Originally an idea of [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s that never made it into any official media; later referenced in [[Ask Vector Prime]] (2015/06/24)</ref>

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Vector Prime) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

[[File:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I was the handsome one.]]

{{note|Vector Prime was among the [[Dynasty of Primes]], though it was unclear which exact Prime he was. However, since he simply claims that he was the "handsome one", this may have all been a joke. If not, Vector Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]."}}

===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''Alternity''====
Vector Prime was contacted by his fellow defenders of space and time, the hyper-evolved Autobots known as the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]], when they were facing their final hours. At the Alternity's behest, Vector Prime communicated with a race of two-dimensional beings called [[Planicron]]s who were under threat from [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]], and discovered that they were attempting to evolve beyond their two-dimensional existence. To do so, they had to pass through a doorway that took the form of a diagram somewhere on the Earth of [[universal stream]] [[Story of Binaltech|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. A team consisting of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] successfully located the diagram, and Vector Prime proceeded to lead the Planicrons through it, successfully evolving them into higher-dimensional lifeforms that took the Alternity's place as defenders of reality. {{storylink|Alternation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''Transformers vol. 2'' #47]] (mentioned); [[Heavy|''Transformers: Till All Are One'' #9]] (obscured image); [[Origin Myths|''Optimus Prime'' #10]] (full appearance)

Vector Prime was one of the Thirteen Primes, who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] of Cybertron that formed after the [[Knights of Cybertron]] left the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} He joined his tribe with those of [[Solus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the quintet commissioning the construction of [[Crystal City]], on the site where [[Primus]] had supposedly delivered his [[Prime Pastoral]], as a way of honoring their creator.

After [[Septimus Prime]] perished, Vector ran to his fellow Primes to inform them of the development that the [[The Fallen|killer]] had conquered Septimus's lands and was on the warpath. There was a mixed reception to this news. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} In the era that followed, Vector would come to command the loyalty of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Tempo]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes, except [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], to flee Cybertron. Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one of his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-1]], to [[LV-117]], a planet associated with Vector. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the modern day, Vector Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
In the 34th century CE, '''Vector Convoy''' was one of the [[Convoy Council]]. He usually abstained from voting the same as his peers. When the stolen ship ''[[Terrastar (BWU)|Terrastar]]'' left the Milky Way Galaxy, in violation of the Council's decree, Vector took part in the vote to send [[Astral Knight (BWU)|Astral Knight]] and his crew after them. Surprisingly, he agreed, though Astral noted it was with "infinite sadness". {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
Vector Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Vector Prime's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Metalhawk / Vector Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Vector Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
Vector Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:VectorPrime-CovenantOfPrimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"The only mystery worth solving here is how this thing passed its MOT."]]
Stern, serious, Vector Prime considered himself a force of order and balance in the universe, a mere extension of his creator [[Primus]]. His powers over time and space allowed him to create and prevent temporal paradoxes to suit his needs, and even distort reality as he saw fit. His personal artifact of power was the [[Blades of Time]], which he could use to travel through other dimensions. He also had [[Badge of Vector Prime|a badge]], seemingly for decoration.

The second of the Thirteen Primes to be created, Vector was a warrior Prime, joining Prima, Onyx, Amalgamous and Megatronus in the groupings among the Thirteen. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] had caused [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] to fall into stasis, Vector Prime created a time loop around the inert form of the Chaos Bringer ensuring he would never awaken. Like the others however, Vector Prime was tainted by a touch of Unicron's darkness, which would mark the downfall of the Thirteen.

In the aftermath, Vector joined with Prima and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to create rules and order for a new community and the upcoming birth of the Cybertronian species, though their rules were found restrictive by the other Primes. Along with Trion and Prima, Vector was greatly confused by the romance between Solus and Megatronus. Despite this however, Vector commissioned a new mandala from Solus.

The end of the Thirteen came after [[Prima]] discovered that Megatronus, [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]] had worked on a secret "farm" of robotic creatures, which Alchemist found troubling. Suspecting a sinister motive, Prima forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter, and Vector voted against letting the project continue. Furious with the results of the debate, Megatronus inadvertently killed Solus in a dispute that [[Liege Maximo]] had orchestrated. Drawn by the commotion, the rest of the Thirteen arrived in time to see Solus's body return to the [[Core]], its passage creating the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Even after Megatronus offered his side of the story, accusations began to fly. The investigation degenerated into a free-for-all brawl between the remaining twelve siblings, which ended with Maximo getting killed by the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] through uncertain means.

The survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes then turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. They decided to use [[Onyx Prime]]'s [[Triptych Mask]] to create a new race of robotic beings, as Primus had created them, with Onyx, Micronus, and Optimus travelling into the Well resulting in the creation of a new wave of Cybertronian creatures which the surviving Primes oversaw. Vector Prime's faith in his siblings however had long since been shattered and he quietly retreated to [[Realm of the Primes|another dimension]] when no one was looking.

One way or another his badge wound up in [[Vector Sigma]]'s possession. Millenia later, Alpha Trion would gift it to Sentinel Prime. Millenia after that, Optimus reassembled the Blades of Time.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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====Aligned novels====
In the past, the once idealistic Vector Prime held the Thirteen together with his idealism, but despaired as his fellow Primes fell to fighting and backstabbing. He could understand a moment of anger that caused [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] to lash out and kill [[Solus Prime]], but when he discovered [[Liege Maximo]] actively scheming against his brothers, he could tolerate no more, and created a miniature pocket dimension for himself. This could only be accessed through the [[Blades of Time]], which were scattered across the [[Cybertronian colonies]] and guarded by [[Nexus Prime]]'s fractured selves. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When he defeated [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] in combat, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] noticed he wore the sigil of the noble myth of Vector Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After discovering and assembling the Blades of Time, Optimus stepped through into Vector Prime's pocket dimension. Vector Prime had been expecting him, and called Optimus "Prime". He agreed to aid the [[Autobot]]s, and seemed surprised that Alpha Trion was still alive. He wondered how many of the Thirteen were still around. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-VectorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point, statues of Vector Prime and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The [[Uniend]] incarnation of Vector Prime was initially not part of the "multiversal singularity" Vector, as the Uniend Cluster was separated from the rest of the multiverse by a quantum membrane. When this membrane was punctured by the [[Dark Spark]], Uniend Vector began to be absorbed into the wavestructure of the living quantum event that was the singularity incarnation. As this process carried itself out, the singularity Vector began to experience and absorb the memories of the Uniend Vector, recalling how he had convinced [[Ironfletch]] to join the Autobot cause, and briefly worked alongside [[Rampart Punch]] and [[Avatar Brave]]. In particular, he expressed a fondness for his Uniend equivalent's [[Facial hair|beard]], and wondered if he would adopt it into his own facial structure. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English), [[Yasuhiro Kikuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Xavier Percy]] (French), [[Glauco Marques]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:BattlegroundsPt1 vector prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|He knows about Setsuna Meiou being demoted to a dwarf planet.]]
When the evil of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] threatened to return, endangering both Earth and Cybertron, [[Micronus Prime]] brought [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] before Vector and the other four Primes who dwelled within the [[Realm of the Primes]]. Speaking for the group, Vector announced that they could sense Optimus had not yet completed the necessary preparations that would allow him to safely receive a portion of power from each of the assembled Primes so that he could effectively combat Megatronus, but an impassioned speech from Optimus convinced them to go through with the power transfer. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO vectorprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=.75]]
In [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma|a universe]] built out of blocks, Vector Prime witnessed a Decepticon attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Vector Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Games==
===Transformers Power Up: The Game===
{{Note|Vector Prime is one of four Transformers that can be built over the course of the game.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Power Up: The Game}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2AutobotGenerations.jpg|100px|thumb|Sadly not featured in a hilarious rap-filled commercial.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Autobot''' (Watch, 1993)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Watchband
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}
{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into an older form of Vector Prime via an entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]].}}

: [[Autobot (G2)|Autobot]] originated in the [[1983]] ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' line as MC-06 Watch Robo, where he was available in four different colors. In [[1993]], he was released directly by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', alongside [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] and the wristwatches of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]].

: He transforms from a boxy silver chrome robot to a boxy functional digital watch that attaches to a plastic wristband.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Autobot/autobot.htm More information on Autobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy hasbro and takara vector primes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The [[Last Autobot]]'s beiger cousin. (Hasbro Vector Prime at left, Takara release on the right, and their respective Cyber Keys from top to bottom at center.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2004/2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': [[Rhisling|Sword]], missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] and [[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, Vector Prime transforms into a large Cybertronic space cruiser with "solar panel" wings and a ''ton'' of clockwork/filigree detailing. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip, and an indented area over his cockpit for his pack-in Mini-Con partner [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]] to attach in jet/cannon mode. The nosecone ''also'' holds his [[Rhisling|sword]], the guard sticking out of the side to form a small stabilizer fin (with an immobile matching fin on the other side). In robot mode, raising his right arm triggers electronic laser sounds; inserting his unique [[Cyber Key]] into his <s>fly</s> abdomen in either mode activates a vague electronic charging sound, and replaces his arm-activated laser sounds with those of a clashing sword.

: First made available in Japan by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] several months ahead of [[Hasbro]]'s release, ''Galaxy Force'' Vector Prime has some significant differences between these two separate releases. Where Hasbro's release features a high-contrast color scheme of stark white and rich chocolate-brown plastics, Takara's uses a softer metallic-tinged grey and burgundy. [[For safety reasons]], Hasbro uses a softer, bendable translucent plastic for Vector Prime's wings and sword, where Takara was able to cast these parts in firmer materials. Finally, there are numerous [[paint operation]] differences between the two: Takara's version features a burgundy trim that runs all around the figure's wings, extra red circles on his shoulders, silver paint on the thigh vents, and several additional gold details on his forearm guards, helmet crest, and the sides of his legs, while Hasbro's does away with these and adds instead a larger gold application around his midriff and Cyber Key slot, and an Autobot [[insignia]] on his vehicle-mode cockpit. Hasbro's Cyber Key is entirely unpainted translucent blue with a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] printed on the back, Takara's features a generous metallic silver paint coating and no code.

: Unhelpfully, [[:File:VectorPrime toy.jpg|stock photos of Vector Prime]] depicted a conglomerated version of the figure with Hasbro's white plastic, Takara's burgundy, and all the different paint applications from both versions.

: The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] version of Takara Vector Prime replaces the silver paint of his Cyber Planet Key with a light gray.

: This mold was also used to create [[BotCon 2007]] [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/VectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy vprime vs sscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Rhisling|Sword]], missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''

: The Vector Prime in this [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] set is identical to the regular-retail version. He comes with a unique version of [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]], a Voyager-class mold that was otherwise not available at normal US retail, and in an entirely new deco to boot.

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[[File:Cyb-toy VectorPrime LOC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And I'm his poorer cousin who can't afford paint.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: As part of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' line, Vector Prime is a miniature, heavily-simplified version of the Voyager-class toy, yet retaining much of the sculpted detailing. He was part of the third wave of product, the first wave to be sold outside of "[[market six]]" stores and in "big box" chains like Toys 'R' Us and Kmart.

: Some stock photos of this figure, including the ones on the back of its packaging,<ref name="locvprime">[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/271/vector_prime Legends of Cybertron Vector Prime's packaging] at Shmax.com</ref> depict Vector Prime with functional elbows. Evidently, a [[design change]] was implemented at some point; on the final release, the arms are cast as one piece, with ''fake elbow joints'' as moulded detail. OK then.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Scattershot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Scattershot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb GFVectorPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Safeguard pimps his ride. Fo sho.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Galaxy Force Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Sword, missile, Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''vz74'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Not to be confused with the ''Galaxy Force'' release of Vector Prime, Hasbro's "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" is a matte gold & clear-orange [[redeco]] of Vector Prime released in the eighth and final wave of ''Cybertron'' Voyagers, the only new toy in that assortment. The packaging photography shows the [[prototype]] as considerably more blinged out than the rather yellowish matte gold plastic actually used for the production run. He retains all of his normal gimmickry from the original release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 VectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Last Autobot [[homage]]: Denied!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime with Mini-Con Safeguard!''' (Voyager, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Cybertron Series
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Vector Prime was re-released in the fourth wave of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] Voyagers, redecoed in black, brown, and blue. Notably, this is the first Hasbro iteration of the figure to have painted wings like the Takara Galaxy Force version, as well as being the only version with a painted sword blade. Like [[BotCon]] exclusive [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]], sadly, he has been gutted of his electronic features, rendering the Cyber Key pointless; though the battery compartment can be opened.

:This toy was shipped in extremely low quantities, and as a result was a very rare sight at U.S. retail stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Vector-Prime-with-Metalhawk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 25]], [[2018]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]] decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Vector Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]] "decoy armor", visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Vector Prime and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

: Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Vector Prime/Metalhawk's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017.

:Vector Prime/Metalhawk was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front as [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Power of the Primes|Alpha Trion]]/[[Landmine (G1)#Power of the Primes|Landmine]], and again replacing the entire gray sprue with new parts for [[Quintus Prime#Power of the Primes|Quintus Prime]]/[[Bludgeon (G1)#Power of the Primes|Bludgeon]]. Vector Prime alone was given a different replacement sprue for the [[Thirteenth Prime#Power of the Primes|Thirteenth Prime]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Voyager-Vector-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Retooled with direction ''and'' magnitude.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Vector Prime''' (Voyager, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Rhisling#Legacy|Rhisling]]" sword, [[Zeonomicon#Legacy|Cyber Key]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' Voyagers, Vector Prime is a partial [[retool]]ing of [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]], only retaining the legs, arms and part of the chest. While teased at Hasbro's [[WonderCon 2024 fan media event|WonderCon]] panel with his ''[[Binder of Revelation]]'' appearance, the toy itself is based on his ''Cybertron'' design. He transforms into a chunkier take on his original spaceship alt-mode.

: He comes with his [[Rhisling#Legacy|Rhisling sword]] and his personal [[Zeonomicon#Legacy|clockwork-style Cyber Key]]. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures with Keys, it is only there as a callback to its functionality on the original toy, not activating any gimmicks. The key is inserted in a different location than as before, as it doesn't plug into his waist like his original toy, instead attaching to his chest (presumably to not block his new waist articulation).

: Like with most characters partnered with Mini-Cons, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]] is omitted from this release, though Vector Prime’s jet mode has a port for the original to plug into and rest.

: Vector Prime was revealed on the [[April 25]] fanstream, with pre-orders going up later that same day.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6TodbUuVLy/?img_index=1 ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy United Cybertron Universe Vector Prime'']
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==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix VectorPrime.jpg||thumb|upright=1.1|Go ahead. Ask me again about how well I blend.]]
*'''Vector Prime''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF11
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Vengeance—2525 (77%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Transformers-series Booster packs, Vector Prime is one of the less stable shooters of his size. He has three points of articulation (shoulders and waist) which you can use to put him in a more stable stance than his default, though it doesn't look very comfortable.

:Vector Prime appears to have been created as the counterpart to the powerful Decepticon [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] figure. His Special Power is the antithesis of Scorponok's, allowing you to instantly remove up to two of your opponent's in-play [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]]. Who knew Vector Prime hated Terrorcons so much?

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Jollibee===
{{anchor|Jollibee}}
[[File:JollibeeCybVector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The Guardian of Shakes and Fries]]
*'''Vector Prime''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Cup topper stand

:Released under the "Robot Blasters" promotion from [[Jollibee]], Vector Prime is a simplified rendition of the [[Vector Prime#LOC|Legends of Cybertron]] figure, missing several joints and shaving off a few transformation steps in the process. Like all four pieces in this set, Vector includes a stand with his name and faction symbol sculpted on one side and the ''Cybertron'' logo on the other. This stand can also be used to cover up a regular-sized cup from a fast food joint.

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==Notes==
===General===
[[File:VectorPrimeGoldCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Vector Prime goes Super Saiyan.]]
*Like other members of the Thirteen, Vector Prime was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]], existing as one being across all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*The original concept for Vector Prime was for him to be a character who could cut through spacetime to summon different characters from across the multiverse.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Multiverse travel was really what he was created for, he was initially created as a character that could cut through the Multiverse with his sword and potentially bring characters from different versions of the franchise together. Now that changed a little bit in the execution of ''Cybertron'' and how that finished up, but initially he would have been a character that would have helped the Autobots, or guided somehow them getting to the different places, and meeting up with different versions of different characters that maybe they would have brought forward.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=281s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref>
*"Vector Prime" was the originally proposed name for [[Sentinel Maximus]], going so far as to be printed on Sentinel Maximus's shipping cases.
*During pre-production of the ''Cybertron'' franchise, Hasbro requested [[Don Figueroa]] produce a concept design for Vector Prime. [http://www.unicron.us/tf2007/figueroa/DonceptVector-b.jpg Figueroa's design] depicted the character as much older and with a noticeable hunch, and ultimately went unused in favor of his final design.
*Vector Prime's design drew heavily from Egyptian imagery and {{w|Swiss made}} watches.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=One of my favorite character designs. He was created for Cybertron animation and incorporated into the TF aligned continuity project. Heavily based on Egyptian influences as well as swiss watches, we wanted his age to show in his design that he came from an much older time than #Optimus and the gang. I altered his head colors to create a more uniform look.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFhNtA5bn/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=09|day=04}}</ref> The vaguely pharaonic head of one of the earliest known sketches of Vector Prime had a resemblance to {{w|Giant Robo (OVA)|Giant Robo}}, but [[Aaron Archer]] had no idea what Giant Robo was when questioned about it—although, to be fair, the sketch was not one Archer had done himself.<ref>http://tfu.info/issue12/aaronsdesk.htm Stuff From Aaron's Desk, Day 22</ref>
*According to the [[Hasbro]] panel at [[BotCon 2006]], Vector Prime's head was largely based around the [[Autobot]] insignia. At one point in the design process, a flip-down battle mask identical to the Autobot symbol was proposed.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/naladahc/256973979/in/set-72157594305640507/ BotCon - Friday - Vector Prime's original head]</ref> Also, he was originally going to have two swords, as seen in the image on the right.
*Aaron Archer feels that Vector Prime's vehicle mode was a little undercooked, in comparison to the robot mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I wish we worked on the vehicle mode as much as we did the bot....|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFhNtA5bn/c/17860106990087566/r/17913964018469268/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=09|day=04}}</ref>
*The "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" color scheme appears to have been inspired by a [[GONZO]] CGI color mock-up done before Vector Prime's final coloration was decided. A Hasbro design chart showing this and other concepts was first seen at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005, and was present at [[BotCon 2005]] later that same year. The image also made an appearance during a slideshow at one of Hasbro's [[BotCon 2006]] presentations, and in Galaxy Force Vector Prime's unlockable online Cyber Key content.
*The released version of the Vector Prime ''Attacktix'' figure featured the Takara coloration of the ''Cybertron'' toy, gray with a metallic burgundy. [[:File:WhiteVectorPrimeAttacktix.jpg|A more Hasbro-release-like white-and-brown redeco]] was seen through various avenues, such as Toy Fair 2006 and Hasbro publicity photos, but ultimately never came out at retail.
* Vector Prime is [[Aaron Archer]]'s favorite character he's created.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=mine too|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bubcs5Kn9dr/c/17978356441205690/r/17907536086292250/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=05|day=03}}</ref>

===''Generation 2'' "Autobot" watch toy===
[[File:RobotTimeMachineSixModes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Robot Time Machine in watch, "battle station", "galactic shuttle", "cosmic tank", "solar creature", and robot forms. No, this time we're not joking.]]
*After being released in ''Micro Change'', Autobot was sold by Takara in a line called '''''Watch Q''''' in 1984. The watches who would become [[Kaltor]] and [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] were also sold in ''Watch Q'', as were a bunch of other transforming watches who were never sold as Transformers. Autobot was also sold as part of Takara's North American ''[[Kronoform]]'' line, where he was called "Robot Time Machine" and had the unique honor of appearing in a television commercial that advertised him as being, at the least, a [[Six Changer]] (albeit a highly unconvincing one).
*He has the distinction of being THE prototypical transforming watch toy of the 1980s, with scores of knock-offs produced during that era. Surprisingly, one of these was advertised ''within'' an issue of Marvel's ''Transformers'' series! "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]" featured [[:File:BonkersRobotWatch.jpg|an ad from the Nabisco company]] for a "Robot-Watch" (plainly Autobot, with "Quartz" replacing "Takara" on his chest) at the cost of $3.95 and 3 "Bonkers" candy labels.
*Two versions of Autobot's packaging are depicted in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', one using his ''Micro Change'' art with an Autobot symbol slapped on and the other with original art. According to the text, the former was a packaging mock-up; the one shown on this page is how he was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Prime''' (ベクタープライム ''Bekutā Puraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vector Fővezér'''
*''Korean:'' '''Mega Vector Prime''' (메가 벡터 프라임 ''Mega Bekteo Peuraim'')
*''Indonesian:'' '''Dexter Prime'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Vector''' (Taiwan, 貝克達 ''Bèikèdá''), '''Yǐntiānxíng''' (China, 引天行, "Guide Heaven Walk")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vektor Naykrashchyy''' (Вектор Найкращий, "Vector the Best")

==External links==
*[http://www.insecticons.com/vector-qa-00.html Ask Vector Prime archive at ''In Space, No One Can Hear Starscream'']
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlb0h6qig8 Kronoform Robot Time Machine commercial on youtube]

==References==
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[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
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[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformers]]
[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse Transformers]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Guardians]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Point One Percenters]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]
[[Category:Prime Masters]]
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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)

2024-04-25T21:45:36Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Robots in Disguise releases */

{{disambig3|Robots in Disguise}}
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The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] '''''Car Robots''''' toyline, brought to the West as '''''Robots in Disguise''''', marked a turning point for the ''Transformers'' franchise in both markets, both as the end of the "[[Beast Era]]" and the return of more "traditional" franchise elements... though the two companies differed in just how ''many'' elements they brought back.

Both lines are predominantly filled with robots that transform into realistic (or close enough) modern-day [[Earth]] vehicles, though a significant number of villains become robotic beasts. The classic [[Autobot]] symbol made its return, but the [[Decepticon]]s would only appear in the Hasbro version of the line.

Though the toyline struggled in Japan (leading to another year-long gap in ''Transformers'' product there), it was a rousing success in Hasbro's markets, continuing well past its normal retail life through a number of store [[exclusive]]s.

==Takara ''Car Robots'' toyline==
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At the end of the 1990s, ''Transformers'' was floundering in Japan. Though the original ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline had reinvigorated the franchise there just as it had in Hasbro markets, Takara's follow-ups/fillers ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' failed to retain its kid audience, to the point where the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Metals)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' series, aka "the Transmetal toys and the last two seasons of the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]" couldn't gain purchase. While Hasbro would continue the Beast theme with ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', Takara decided to change direction.

A new toyline for the new millennium, [[2000]]'s ''Car Robots'' focused on modern-day Earth vehicles. The "headliners" of the line are all new-mold toys, with some redecorated toys from previous lines (most of which had not been released in Japan previously). The line is marked by an ''extremely'' wide variation in quality, complexity, realism, and posability. At one end of the spectrum were fairly simple designs from previous lines, such as the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]] and [[Spychanger]]s. On the flip side, most of Takara's original mold designs were ''extremely'' complex, with the three Car Robo Brothers carrying on the clearest lineage from ''Neo'' in their rather fiddly [[shellformer]] designs, and the larger toys utilizing a variety of oddball combination methods.

===Standard retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (3-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-001 [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Super Fire Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-002 [[X-Brawn#Toys|Wildride]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-003 [[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Mach Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-004 [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Speedbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-005 [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Art Fire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-006 [[R.E.V.#Toys|Eagle Killer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-007 [[W.A.R.S.#Toys|Wars]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-008 [[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|X-Car]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-009 [[Ironhide (RID)#Toys|Ox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-010 [[Mirage (RID)#Toys|Counter Arrow]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-011 [[Spychanger]]s DX 6-Piece Set (Artfire, Counter Arrow, Eagle Killer, Ox, Wars, X-Car)}}
{{Bp-p1|D-001 [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Gigatron]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-002 [[Gas Skunk#Toys|Gaskunk]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-003 [[Dark Scream#Toys|Guildo]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-004 [[Slapper (RID)#Toys|Goosher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (4-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|D-005 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Gelshark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID-toy Prowl-MachAlert.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mach Alert]][[File:RID-toy Baldigus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Baldigus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (5-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-012 [[Railspike (RID)#Toys|J-Five]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-013 [[Rapid Run (RID)#Toys|J-Seven]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-014 [[Midnight Express (RID)#Toys|J-Four]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-015 [[Rail Racer (RID)#Toys|JRX]] (J-Four, J-Five, J-Seven)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (6-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-016 [[Skid-Z (RID)#Toys|Indy Heat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-017 [[Tow-Line (RID)#Toys|Wrecker Hook]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (7-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|D-006 [[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Greejeeber]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-007 [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Dangar]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-008 [[Movor#Toys|Shuttler]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-009 [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Toys|Hepter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|D-010 [[Mega-Octane#Toys|Dolrailer]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-011 [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Baldigus]] (Dangar, Dolrailer, Greejeeber, Hepter, Shuttler)}}
{{Bp-p1|D-012 [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (8-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-018 [[Wedge (RID)#Toys|Build Boy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-019 [[Grimlock (RID 2001)#Toys|Build Hurricane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-020 [[Heavy Load (RID)#Toys|Build Typhoon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-021 [[Hightower (RID)#Toys|Build Cyclone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-022 [[Landfill (RID)#Toys|Build King]] (Build Boy, Build Cyclone, Build Hurricane, Build Typhoon)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (9-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-023 [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|God Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-024 [[X-Brawn#Super|Super Wildride]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-025 [[Prowl (RID)#SuperProwl|Super Mach Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-026 [[Side Burn (RID)#Super|Super Speedbreaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (10-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-027 [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Toys|Brave Maximus]] (w/ [[Emissary (RID)#Toys|Brave]] & [[Cerebros (RID)#Toys|Plasma]])}}
{{Bp-p1|D-013 [[Megatron (RID)#Galvatron|Devil Gigatron]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Daiei''' (8-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Super|Super Wrecker Hook]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON|JUSCO]]''' (8-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Juscoclear|Art Fire Original Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#JuscoClear|Counter Arrow Original Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#JUSCO|Eagle Killer Original Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Juscoclear|Ox Original Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#JuscoClear|Wars Original Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Jusco|X-Car Original Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skid-Z (RID)#Super|Super Indy Heat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]''' (11-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#SpecialClear|God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#GodFireClear|Super Fire Convoy]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#GodFireClear|God Magnus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon Japan 2000]]''' (12–17–2000)
{{Bp-a1|0001 [[T-AI#Car Robots|Ai-chan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Clear God Fire Convoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple conventions''' (9-24-2000/10-9-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Super Car Robo 3 ''Kyodai'' Set <Clear Version> ([[Prowl (RID)#SuperClear|Mach Alert]], [[Side Burn (RID)#SuperClear|Speedbreaker]], [[X-Brawn#SuperClear|Wildride]])}}
|}
{{anchor|Hasbro}}
{{--}}

==Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline==
[[File:RID Optimus Prime toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Super Fire Convoy/RID Optimus Prime]]
When the ''[[Transtech]]'' toyline concept was dropped, [[Hasbro]] needed additional time to develop a new franchise to follow the [[Beast Era]]. To prevent there being a gap in ''Transformers'' product on store shelves for the better part of a year, Hasbro ported over the ready-to-go ''Car Robots'' line, rebranding it as ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''. The line was filled out with other readily-available molds as new characters. Hasbro also made the classic ''Transformers'' branding more overt, applying [[insignia|faction symbol]]s to the characters' vehicle modes (''Car Robots'' kept the symbols to robot mode), and rebranded the Combatron sub-faction as Decepticons.

As sales rose and more toys were needed, Hasbro added in still more [[redeco]]rated toys to pad the line out toward its end. By the time all was said and done, ''Robots in Disguise'' included molds from ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'', and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]''—in other words, every American toyline that had been produced to that point. Several cancelled/delayed/unproduced molds from previous lines were brought out as well, such as [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]. This led to a ''big'' surge in store [[exclusive]] releases in a shift from the preceding "Beast Era" lines.

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first (and thus far, only) time an existing Japanese line was brought over wholesale to the U.S. The line was met with a generally positive reception by fans (particularly those who'd found the ''Car Robots'' import prices to be more than they were willing to dish out), and more importantly the line sold well to kids, setting up the upcoming ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line with a nice receptive audience.
{{--}}

===Standard retail===
;Basic class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#RID2-pack|Hot Shot]] / [[R.E.V.#RID|R.E.V.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#RID2pack|Ironhide]] / [[Mirage (RID)#RID2pack|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#RID2-pack|W.A.R.S.]] / [[Crosswise (RID)#RID2pack|Crosswise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl 2#Toys|Prowl 2]] / [[Side Swipe (RID)#Toys|Side Swipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]] / [[Daytonus#Toys|Daytonus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (October 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Movor#Toys|Movor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ro-Tor (RID)#Toys|Ro-Tor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (January 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Basic|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Basic|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]] / [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID-toy Crosswise.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Spychanger Crosswise]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (April 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Obsidian (RID)#Toys|Obsidian]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Tiny Tins
:An odd side-class, the [[Tiny Tins]] were actually sub-licensed releases, single [[Spychanger]] toys that came with a small tin carrying case.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#TinyTins|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#TinyTin|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#TinyTin|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#TinyTin|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl 2#TinyTin|Prowl 2]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#TinyTin|R.E.V.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (RID)#TinyTin|Side Swipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#TinyTin|W.A.R.S.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID-toy HotShot-TinyTin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Tiny Tins Hot Shot]]
|}

{{-}}
;Deluxe class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[X-Brawn#Toys|X-Brawn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skid-Z (RID)#RID|Skid-Z]] / [[Wind Sheer (RID)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#RID|Tow-Line]] / [[Skyfire (RID)#Toys|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (October 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2001)#Toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Heavy Load (RID)#Toys|Heavy Load]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightower (RID)#Toys|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wedge (RID)#Toys|Wedge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (November 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mega-Octane#Toys|Mega-Octane]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID-toy XBrawn.jpg|right|thumb|250px|X-Brawn]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (January 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#SuperProwl|Prowl]] (Supercharge Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Super|Side Burn]] (Supercharge Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[X-Brawn#Super|X-Brawn]] (Supercharge Mode)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (April 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (RID)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Mega class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Dark Scream#RID|Dark Scream]] / [[Gas Skunk#RID|Gas Skunk]] / [[Slapper (RID)#RID|Slapper]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (October 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Railspike (RID)#Toys|Railspike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Midnight Express (RID)#Toys|Midnight Express]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rapid Run (RID)#Toys|Rapid Run]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (April 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightcruz (RID)#Toys|Nightcruz]] / [[Mirage (RID)#MirageGT|Mirage GT]] / [[Scavenger (RID)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RIDtoy-Railspikeblankwindows.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Railspike]]
|}

{{-}}
;Ultra class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (December 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (RID)#Galvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RIDGalvatron.jpg|rught|thumb|250px|Galvatron]]
|}

;Super class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
Following the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line's general retail assortments and the launch of its successor, ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Transformers: Armada]]'', Hasbro continued using the ''Robots in Disguise'' branding for store exclusives. While they had only been isolated occurrences under previous lines, ''Robots in Disguise'' made store exclusives a ''much'' more common phenomenon, with some of them even being available in markets outside the United States. While all the 2002 exclusives still featured the original ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging design, the 2003 releases instead adopted the overall template also used for ''Armada'' packaging (but still retained the ''Robots in Disguise'' branding), with the last batch of KB Toys exclusives even using the colors from the packaging of the ''Armada'' line's [[subline imprint]] ''The Unicron Battles''.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''KB Toys/Target''' [[Spychanger|Spy Changers]] assortment 1 (August 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#KBclear|Crosswise]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#KB1|Hot Shot]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#KB1|Ironhide]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#KBclear|Mirage]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#KB1|R.E.V.]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#KB1|W.A.R.S.]] (clear)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''KB Toys''' Spy Changers assortment 2 (June 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#KB2|Crosswise]] (clear-red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#KB2|Hot Shot]] (clear-white)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#KB2|Ironhide]] (clear-blue)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#KBclear2|Mirage]] (clear-green)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#KB2|R.E.V.]] (clear-orange)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#KB2|W.A.R.S.]] (clear-purple)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''KB Toys''' Destructicons (May 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Destructicon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Destructicon Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other KB Toys exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (RID)#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt]] (May 2002)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jhiaxus (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Jhiaxus]] (October 2003)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megabolt#Toys|Megabolt]] (October 2003)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID01-toy Bludgeon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Destructicon Bludgeon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Cryotek (RID)#Toys|Cryotek]] (January 2002)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] (April 2003)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] (May 2002)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] (June 2002)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]] vs. [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Axer]] (April 2002)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)#UrbanCamo|Ruination]] (Urban Camo, January 2003) ([[Armorhide (RID)#Urban|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane#Urban|Mega-Octane]], [[Movor#Urban|Movor]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Urban|Ro-Tor]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Urban|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (RID)#WalmartYellow|Landfill]] (Yellow, November 2003) ([[Grimlock (RID 2001)#WalmartYellow|Grimlock]], [[Heavy Load (RID)#WalmartYellow|Heavy Load]], [[Hightower (RID)#WalmartYellow|Hightower]], [[Wedge (RID)#WalmartYellow|Wedge]])}}
|
|}
{{Note|Dreadwind & Smokejumper, Destructicon Bludgeon, and Destructicon Scourge were also available in the United Kingdom, complete with European packaging, instead exclusive to Toys"R"Us stores.}}

==Sonokong ''Car Bot'' toyline==
In 2003, Takara-licensor [[Sonokong]] imported the ''Car Robots'' line into the Korean market as '''''Jeonguiui Yongsa: Car Bot''''' (정의의 용사 카봇, "Brave Heroes of Justice: Car-Bots"). For the most part, these imports followed the Japanese toy line, with only cosmetic changes on the boxes. At the tail end of the line, however, Sonokong repackaged several Destrons from the older Korean ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#Beast-War|Beast-War]]'' line in ''Car Bot'' boxes; the toys themselves were unchanged, which meant that the figures who were sold as heroic Cybertrons still had the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insignia on them. While most of these re-releases had new names, the Sonokong line also re-released ''Beast-War'' [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] as the Destronger "Gigatron Z", seemingly an additional version of ''Car Robots'' Gigatron/''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertrons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|C-000 [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robot Brothers]] (C-002 [[X-Brawn#Toys|Wildride]], C-003 [[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Mach Alert]], C-004 [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Speedbreaker]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-001 [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Super Fire Convoy]]}}
{{bp-a1|C-011 [[Spychanger]] (C-005 [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Art Fire]], C-006 [[R.E.V.#Toys|Eagle Killer]], C-007 [[W.A.R.S.#Toys|Wars]], C-008 [[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|X-Car]], C-009 [[Ironhide (RID)#Toys|Ox]], C-010 [[Mirage (RID)#Toys|Countarrow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{bp-a1|C-015 [[Rail Racer (RID)#Toys|J.R.X]] ([[Railspike (RID)#Toys|J-Five]], [[Rapid Run (RID)#Toys|J-Seven]], [[Midnight Express (RID)#Toys|J-Four]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-022 [[Landfill (RID)#Toys|Build King]] ([[Wedge (RID)#Toys|Build Boy]], [[Grimlock (RID 2001)#Toys|Build Cane]], [[Heavy Load (RID)#Toys|Build Typhoon]], [[Hightower (RID)#Toys|Build Clone]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-023 [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|God Magnus]]}}
{{bp-a1|C-027 [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Toys|Braver Maximus]] (w/ [[Emissary (RID)#Toys|Braver]] & [[Cerebros (RID)#Toys|Plasma]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{bp-a1|D-12 [[Armored Corps#Toys|Armored Corps]]}}
{{bp-a1|D-13 [[Stealth Saber#Toys|Stealth Saber]] (with "[[Victory Bomber#Toys|Victory Bomber]]")}}
{{bp-a1|[[Scoutforce]] Gift Set (D-17 [[Scoutstinger#Toys|Scoutstinger]], D-18 [[Scoutslasher#Toys|Scoutslasher]], D-19 [[Scoutjet#Toys|Scoutjet]], and D-20 [[Scoutlauncher#Toys|Scoutlauncher]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destrongers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|D-001 [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Gigatron]]}}
{{bp-p1|D-005 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Gelshark]]}}
{{bp-p1|D-011 [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Baldigus]] ([[Mega-Octane#Toys|Dolrailer]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Greejeeber]], [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Dangar]], [[Movor#Toys|Shuttler]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Toys|Hepter]])}}
{{bp-p1|D-012 [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]]}}
{{bp-p1|D-16 [[Megatron (RID)#Car Bot|Gigatron Z]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Gigatronzkoreancarbotpackaging.jpg|right||thumb|Gigatron Z released as part of the ''Car Bot'' line]]
|}
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==Post-''Robots in Disguise'' releases==
Following the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, key characters have popped up in subsequent series. Admittedly, a large percentage of these releases come from a series ''immediately'' following ''Robots in Disguise'', when the line was still fresh in people's minds (and the molds used to make the characters in the first place were readily available).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[The Transformers: Super Spychanger Lottery|''Super Spychanger Lottery'']]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Super|Super Art Fire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Super|Super Art Fire Clear Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#Super|Super Counter Arrow]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#Super|Super Counter Arrow Clear Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#Super|Super Eagle Killer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#Super|Super Eagle Killer Clear Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Super|Super Ox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Super|Super Ox Clear Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#Super|Super Wars]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#Super|Super Wars Clear Version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Super|Super X-Car]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Super|Super X-Car Clear Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Timelinestoy-SkyByteG2Redux.jpg|250px|thumb|''Timelines'' Sky-Byte]][[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|''Legacy'' Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#WMSC|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#WMSC|Optimus Prime]] & [[Prowl (RID)#WMSC|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Universe (2003)|Side Burn]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#Universe (2003)|Prowl]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ruination]] ([[Armorhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane#Universe (2003)|Mega-Octane]], [[Movor#Universe (2003)|Movor]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ro-Tor]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Universe (2003)|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Titanium Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|[[Bruticus (RID)#Universe (2008)|Predacon Bruticus]]}}
{{bp-a1d1|''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Robot Heroes|Super Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (RID)#Robot Heroes|Megatron]] (''canceled'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Timelines|Side Burn]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legends|Black Convoy]] (Deluxe)}}
{{bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]] (Headmaster)}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Legends|Gelshark]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Generations|Sky-Byte]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors|Baldigus]] ([[Armorhide (RID)#Unite Warriors|Dangar]], [[Mega-Octane#Unite Warriors|Dolrailer]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Unite Warriors|Greejeeber]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Unite Warriors|Hepter]], [[Movor#Unite Warriors|Shuttler]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Encore|God Fire Convoy]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Encore|Super Fire Convoy]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Encore|God Magnus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Tow-Line]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe Autobot Side Burn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Innovations and lasting effects==
*Like ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' before it, ''Robots in Disguise'' also integrated the robots' weapons and accessories into their [[alternate mode]]s, now applying the concept to Transformers who transform into vehicles as well.
*''Robots in Disguise'' firmly established [[redeco]]s of previously released toys from the same line marketed as the same characters as the older toys (as compared to different characters), with the accompanying fiction often identifying the new decos as the result of a "power-up".
*''Robots in Disguise'' also introduced [[multilingual packaging|trilingual packaging]] to the United States market, which would last four years.
*While store [[exclusive]]s had existed since almost the beginning of the brand, the expanded ''Robots in Disguise'' line was when the concept really took off beyond "three or four exclusives for an entire line".

==Notes==
*The ''Robots in Disguise'' line marked a transitional point for [[multilingual packaging]] in several of Hasbro's markets:
:*In America, Hasbro decided to abandon English-only packaging for all the general retail assortments, making trilingual packaging (featuring texts in English, French and Spanish) not only the standard for Canada and Latin America (which it had been since ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]''), but also for the United States. The only exceptions were all of the 2002 store exclusives, ''some'' (but not all!) of the 2003 exclusives, and the [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, which were never intended to be released in Canada or Latin America, and were thus still available in English-only packaging.
:*Meanwhile, in Europe, Hasbro had reorganized the specific combinations of languages for multilingual packaging: One version now featured texts in English, French, Dutch and German, while the other version featured texts in French, Spanish, Italian and German, which meant that both French and German were featured on both versions. On top of that, the wave 1 figures released in the United Kingdom were sold in trilingual ''American'' packaging (English, French and Spanish), with additional stickers featuring European age labels and contact information for Hasbro UK (though regular European packaging for these figures exists as well), while some of the 2003 exclusives (which were available as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives in the United Kingdom) and the Tiny Tins re-releases of the Spychangers were released after the successor line, ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', had made a single European packaging version featuring texts in all six languages (i.e. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch) the new European standard, and thus these 2003 ''Robots in Disguise'' releases came in multilingual packaging feturing that language combination as well.
*''[[The Transformers: Super Spychanger Lottery]]'', sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in 2003, features the ''Car Robots'' Spychanger characters, and its pack-in catalog makes reference to the end of the ''Car Robots'' TV show, essentially making it a short-lived continuation or spiritual successor line.
*The [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]] includes toys marked as "Robots in Disguise series".
*''Robots in Disguise'' is the first time realistic vehicle licenses became an issue when a licensing company representing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge Dodge] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz] happened to notice Side Burn and X-Brawn, respectively. Super Side Burn was the first Transformers figure to carry licensed car branding. In a case of turning lemons into lemonade, this led to the [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]] line, access to actual car engineering references and files, which in turn eventually led to partnerships that allowed the [[Transformers (film)|2007 Transformers film]] to happen.<ref>"I believe it started to be—for Hasbro, it started to come up in the ''RID'' era, right? So like I said, the Viper, and the Benz. [...] So we had to, y'know, deal with that, at the same time we were doing the G1 reissues, and I believe we were about to re-release Tracks, and it came up with Corvette at that same time, where they're like, "y'know, you've been making this Corvette for a long time and not paying anybody... why don't we come to some arrangement?" [...] So we started to have conversations with these companies, we did come to an arrangement with Corvette to reissue the G1 car. That, and the Viper deal—long-range—created the relationship that would end up in ''Alternators'', and why the Viper was one of the first cars we did."—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E54sqYe2cPE&t=329 Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2022/08/22]</ref><ref>"Behind the scenes, we are growing this brand, we're trying to get new deals, we're starting this whole thing in the background to talk to producers, we're getting our ducks in a row about ''Armada'' and how much business we're doing and how beloved these characters are after 20 years, now we're bringing in real licenses and real cars—you don't think that's going to be a factor when we talk
to Michael Bay down the road?"—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E54sqYe2cPE&t=2076s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2022/06/08]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Robots Déguisés''''' (Canada, "Disguised Robots"), '''''Les Robots Mutants''''' (Europe, "The Mutant Robots"), '''''Robots Mutants''''' (Europe, "Mutant Robots", Destructicons only)
*''German:'' '''''Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Disguised Robots")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Robots Camuflados''''' (America, "Disguised Robots"), '''''Robots Transformables''''' (Europe, "Transformable Robots")
*''Italian:'' '''''I Robots Trasformabili''''' ("The Transformable Robots"), '''''Robot Trasformabili''''' ("Transformable Robots", Destructicons only)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

2024-04-25T21:42:20Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Cybertron releases */

{{nav-cybertron}}
[[File:Cybertrontoy leader optimus prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime, an example of how complex these toys could get.]]

The final act of the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]", '''''Transformers: Cybertron''''' vastly expanded the scope of the ''Transformers'' universe, bringing in the theme of "[[Cybertronian colonies|lost colonies]]" with different styles, while still unifying the toyline under a central play-[[gimmick]], the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.

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==Overview==
[[File:Cyb-toy Override.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Deluxe Class Override]]
After ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rather muddled [[gimmick]]/theme presentation, Hasbro dialed it back for ''Cybertron'' by sticking with a single unifying play gimmick: the [[Cyber Key]]s. These large discs, with designs based on the planet of their origin, unlocked pop-out weapons and action features in each toy once plugged into the key slot. Any planet's key would work with any toy. With the spring-loaded gimmicks less complex than those in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', they freed up the designs to allow for more robot-mode posability.

Where ''Cybertron'' gets its diversity is in its aesthetics, through the different planets each Transformer could hail from. Each planet has its own theme, with the toy designs reflecting the culture of each world.

:*'''[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]''' and '''[[Earth]]''' toys are the most traditional of the series, with future-tech-vehicle and close-to-real-life vehicles respectively, and more "traditional" proportions and detailing.
:*The '''[[Velocitron|Speed Planet]]''' toys are naturally all about the fastness. The vehicle modes are futuristic and fantastical, with transparent plastic tires and other accents. Even the bulkier vehicle modes at least look like they were built for raw horsepower. Colors are bright and clashing, the robot modes themselves streamlined. The Cyber Key gimmicks are typically tied to their swing-out blaster weapons.
:*The brutal '''[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]''' is full of robotic beasts, with deeply-complex, nigh-organic sculpting that brings to mind the [[Transmetal|Transmetal IIs]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' or the [[technorganic]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] toys. Robot modes feature limbs made from beast-bits, clawed hands, and fanged mouths. Melee weapons rule the land, with most Cyber Key gimmicks focused on pop-out blades.
:*The '''[[Gigantion|Giant Planet]]''' is about heavy machinery. ''Very'' heavy machinery. Though few in number compared to the rest of the planets, they live up to their planet's name by being some of the largest toys in the line. These heavy construction (or ''de''struction) vehicles are bulky and industrial, plus each one has a tiny [[Mini-Con]] partner to operate a work station somewhere on each bot's vehicle or robot mode.
:*'''[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]''' bots are similarly few in number. Their only real unifying style is "futuristic danger". The vehicle modes are sleek and deadly-looking, robot modes vicious and pointy.

The tail-end of the line was again heavy on the [[redeco]]es (by then a practice that had become expected and largely accepted), but also brought micro-play back into the line. Mini-Con two-packs were released to bolster the ranks of the still-popular Mini-Con class. But the history-making addition to the ''Transformers'' franchise was in the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys. These sub-Scout, simple and above all ''inexpensive'' toys were based on the larger toys of popular/major characters, giving kids the chance to own an Optimus Prime or Megatron they could keep in their pocket. From this point on, Legends-sized toys would continue on in some manner through every major ''Transformers'' toyline.

The ''Cybertron'' toyline was one of the first lines to create an ''almost'' perfect representation of robot mode [[scale]] between figures within the line. The previous two toylines in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] had almost achieved similar results but a lot of the time characters in the cartoons would either be drawn or have their CG models resized into [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|exaggerated proportions]], creating a huge difference between the figures in-hand and the characters presented on-screen. It's likely feasible that the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon copied the toyline's scale between characters rather than the other way around. This is further evident as a lot of the vehicles in the toyline are out of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|scale]] [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|with]] [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|one]] [[Lugnutz#Toys|another]], however the show ''usually'' fixed this issue by resizing vehicle animation models to fit a realistic scale. While most of the toyline scale is consistent with what is on-screen, the Giant Planet Natives and [[Primus]] are the main exceptions to this, as they were greatly exaggerated in size on-screen to further support the "giant" aspect of their race, and Primus is... well... obviously a [[Cybertron (planet)|planet]]. Supreme Class [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]] can also be displayed with other figures in the line to create a fairly well-scaled representation of the [[Starscream (episode)|episode which inspired the toy]] or next to fellow Supreme Class figure, Primus, to imitate [[Titans|another scene]], much like ''Energon''{{'}}s [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega]]/[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Supreme]] and [[Unicron]].
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{{anchor|Hasbro}}
==Hasbro ''Cybertron'' toyline==
For Hasbro's line, every Cyber Key (packaged with every toy Scout Class or larger) has a short alphanumeric code printed on its back. These [[Cyber Key Codes]], when plugged into the official ''Cybertron'' website (now defunct), unlocked design sketches and extra biographical info on each toy.

===General retail===
====Mini-Con Class====
Though we're listing these first as part of our standard "go up in size class" organization, it should be noted that these releases came out in the back half of the ''Cybertron'' line, with the fourth (and ultimately final) wave suffering from "[[tail-ender]] syndrome" as the line shut down.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] vs. [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] vs. [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] vs. [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] vs. [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team|Lunar Assault Team]] vs. [[Exploration Mini-Con Team|Exploration Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Kobushi#Toys|Kobushi]] vs. [[Landslide (Mini-Con)#Toys|Landslide]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Payload (Cybertron)#Toys|Payload]] vs. [[Ascentor#Toys|Ascentor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scattorbrain#Toys|Scattorbrain]] vs. [[Monocle#Toys|Monocle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team|Sky Terror Team]] vs. [[Mini-Con Council of Sages|Council of Sages]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ramjet (Cybertron)#Toys|Ramjet]] vs. [[Scythe (Cybertron)#Toys|Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)#Toys|Sunstorm]] vs. [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)#Toys|Checkpoint]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Thrust (Cybertron)#Toys|Thrust]] vs. [[Anti-Blaze#Toys|Anti-Blaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[Deep Space Mini-Con Team|Deep Space Team]] vs. [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)#Toys|Scrap Iron]] vs. [[Grindor (Armada)#Cybertron|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blastcharge (Cybertron)#Toys|Blastcharge]] vs. [[High Wire (Armada)#Cybertron|High Wire]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Backblast#Toys|Backblast]] vs. [[Sureshock (Armada)#Cybertron|Sureshock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy AirDefense.jpg|200px|thumb|Mini-Con Class Air Defense Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cancelled''''' ([[Predator Attack Team]] vs. [[Night Rescue Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Terrorsaur (Cybertron)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] vs. [[Knockdown (Cybertron)#Toys|Knockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Offshoot (Cybertron)#Toys|Offshoot]] vs. [[Strongarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skyblast (Cybertron)#Toys|Skyblast]] vs. [[Nightscream (Cybertron)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cancelled''''' (Council of Sages)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overbite (Cybertron)#Toys|Overbite]] vs. [[Swoop (Cybertron)#Toys|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Divebomb (Cybertron)#Toys|Divebomb]] vs. [[Tracks (Cybertron)#Toys|Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wideload (Cybertron)#Toys|Wideload]] vs. [[Sledge (Cybertron)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
|}
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====Legends of Cybertron====
Like the Mini-Cons, these toys were not part of the early line, coming out in the back end of the series, but presented here as per our "scaling up" organization.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC1|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Legends|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Legends|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsGalv|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC2|Hot Shot]] (red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCGalaxyForce|Optimus Prime]] (red/black)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#LOC|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime (black version)]]
|}
{{note|Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Kmart]].}}
{{-}}

====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Clocker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Toys|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Toys|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Toys|Reverb]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Cybertron)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Toys|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)#Toys|Wreckloose]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Cybertron|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Cybertron|Oval]], [[Spiral#Cybertron|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CybScattorshot toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Scout Class Scattorshot]][[File:CYB hardtop withalt.jpg|thumb|200px|Scout Class Hardtop]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Cybertron)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Cybertron)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Toys|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (red)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] ([[Longarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Longarm]], [[Deepdive (Cybertron)#Toys|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)#Toys|Overcast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#GTS|Brakedown GTS]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightail (Cybertron)#Toys|Hightail]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Shadow|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Shadow|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Shadow|Reverb]])}}
|}
{{-}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertrontoy-DeluxeClassHotShot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Deluxe Class Hot Shot]][[File:Cybertron Downshift toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Downshift]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]]<ref name="changeover" group="A">Denotes a figure that was released in both standard packaging and the "Primus Unleashed" subline packaging, indicating a change over in the line.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#GTS|Override GTS]]<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#CybDeluxe|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Cybertron|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Dinosaur|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
|}
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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron-toy Quickmix.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Voyager Class Quickmix & Stripmine]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)#Toys|Laserbeak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Stripmine#Toys|Stripmine]])<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#CGFVectorPrime|Galaxy Force Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#GalaxyForce|Safeguard]])}}
|}
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====Ultra Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Cybertron|Dark Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#SkyShadow|Sky Shadow]]<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy Scourge Ultra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultra Class [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]] (w/ [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)#Toys|Heavy Load]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Cryo|Cryo Scourge]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|Galaxy Force Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|We're calling these "waves" for the sake of convenience. Unlike the other size classes, Starscream and Primus (without the Unicron head) both shipped in their own assortments, and Primus ''with'' the Unicron head wasn't officially part of any assortment at all.}}
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2005]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Costco]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Costoco2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Costco|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#multipack|Landmine]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Snarl]] & [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#multipack|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Multipack|Brimstone]] & [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Multipack|Thunderblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#VsStarscream|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#VsStarscream|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|200px|thumb|San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Legends of Cybertron Skywarp]] [[File:Cyb-toy RedDirtTins.jpg|200px|thumb|Walmart Red Alert w/ Dirt Boss]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Critical Path Pack" ([[Red Alert (Armada)#VsSideways|Red Alert]] & [[Sideways (Armada)#VsRedAlert|Sideways]])<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|"Drag Race Pack" ([[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#DragRace|Hot Shot]] & [[Override (Cybertron)#DragRace|Override]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Ground to Air Blast Pack" ([[Crosswise (Cybertron)#CybVsCross|Crosswise]] & [[Thundercracker (Armada)#CybVsCross|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Legends 4-Pack" ([[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LOCTarget4pack|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#LOCTarget4pack|Soundwave]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOCTarget4pack|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCTarget4pack|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#BonusMiniCon|Evac]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Evac|Razorclaw]] & [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Evac|Steamhammer]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#MiniCons|Mudflap]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] & [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Tankor]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#MiniCons|Leobreaker]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Sky Lynx]] & [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Leobreaker|Thunderblast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#TinyTin|Dirt Boss]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#TinyTin|Hot Shot]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#TinyTin|Override]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#TinyTin|Red Alert]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#TinyTin|Thundercracker]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] w/ Mini-Cons ([[Strongarm (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Strongarm]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Offshoot]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Nightscream]])}}
|}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="A"/>

==Hasbro European market-only releases==
{{anchor|Europe}}
As with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' before it, the European ''Cybertron'' line was mostly just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[Micromaster]] [[combiner]] teams that were released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toy line]] (which was never officially distributed as such in Europe) in the US, exclusive to [[KB Toys]], got released under the ''Cybertron'' banner, using a different assortment number (29514) than their own ''Universe'' counterparts as well as the earlier ''Energon''/''Universe'' figures (all of which were released under the assortment number 29460).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series III'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Midnight Express (Universe)#Cybertron|Midnight Express]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Universe)#Cybertron|Overload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Railspike (Universe)#Cybertron|Railspike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rapid Run (Universe)#Cybertron|Rapid Run]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swindle (Universe)#Cybertron|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tankor (Universe)#Cybertron|Tankor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series IV'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (Universe 2003)#Cybertron|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)#Cybertron|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ro-Tor (Universe)#Cybertron|Ro-Tor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Universe)#Cybertron|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (Universe)#Cybertron|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Universe)#Cybertron|Storm Jet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron packaged Railbots.jpg|250px|thumb|The Railbots]]
|}

{{anchor|Japan}}{{anchor|Takara}}
==Takara ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
[[File:TF-Galaxy-Force-Logo.png|left|300px]]
Premiering roughly half a year before ''Cybertron'' (as Hasbro's lines tended to run approximately 18 months while Takara stuck with 12 months), ''Galaxy Force'' would mostly feature slight alterations from the Hasbro versions. Some of the additions to the line, like the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' retools (sold in Vs packs in Japan) would eventually make their way to the States.

Store-promo [[Mini-Con]] giveaways returned in a big way, with full teams devoted to some of the major characters in the line.

Presumably due to lackluster sales, the line ended even earlier than its projected twelve-month run, after only ''nine'' months. Several characters and redecos that appeared on the show were either never released in Japan at all, or were given a limited production run and/or only made available as exclusives: First, "Dark Ligerjack" (aka Nemesis Breaker), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-14, was relegated to a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive; then "Master Megatron" was given a "limited edition" release; the "Dark Crumplezone" redeco of "Landbullet" (named "Armbullet" in the anime), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-15, was never officially released in Japan at all; Primus was released in an unaltered Hasbro deco (complete with a [[tampograph]]ed [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] that was only relevant for the Hasbro release) in special retro packaging marketed as part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toy line]]; and "Blendar" (Quickmix) and "Moledive" (Menasor) were only released as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive "[[USA Edition]]s", also in unaltered Hasbro decos in Hasbro packaging with additional stickers on the packaging, more than a year after the ''Galaxy Force'' line had run its course at retail.
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===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 28|Dec 28]], [[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-03 [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-04 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-05 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Jackshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-06 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Backpack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-07 [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Micron Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-08 [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Auto Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-02 [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-03 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-04 [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Landbullet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January 20|Jan 20]], [[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-09 [[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Guardshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-05 [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Gasket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[February 10|Feb 10]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-10 [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-11 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-12 [[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-13 [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Autolander]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-06 [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Inch Up]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Galaxy Force'' [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]]]] [[File:GalaxyForce Saidos toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]]] [[File:Cyb-toy Scrapmetal blue.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Ramble]] (blue version)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[February 24|Feb 24]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-01 [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] vs [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-02 [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[March 17|Mar 17]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-14 [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Fang Wolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-07 [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Flame Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-08 [[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Dino Shout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[March 31|Mar 31]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-09 [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-01 [[Noisemaze (Cybertron)#Galaxy Force|Noisemaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[April 14|Apr 14]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-15 [[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-10 [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Terashaver]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[April 28|Apr 28]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-16 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 9|Jun 9]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-17 [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 23|Jun 23]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-18 [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Live Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 14|Jul 14]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-19 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Exigeyser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-20 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Backgild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-21 [[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|First Gunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-11 [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-12 [[Lugnutz#Toys|Road Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 28|Jul 28]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-22 [[Sonic Bomber (Cybertron)#Galaxy Force|Sonic Bomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 [[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Ramble]] (available in red, yellow, or blue)}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''EZ Collection''' ([[August 25|Aug 25]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[September 22|Sep 22]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-14 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Master Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-02 [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[September 29|Sep 29]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-23 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Megalo Convoy]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Blendar]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]] ([[USA Edition]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Moledive]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head, USA Edition)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Ichibi|Caliber Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rock Krusher|Megalo Gritbit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Hyakurai|Caliber Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Ichibi|Caliber Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Quasar|Hellflame Quasar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cyb-toy RansackPolice.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Toys"R"Us-exclusive [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]]] [[File:Cyb-toy Bulge.jpg|thumb|upright=1|TF Station exclusive [[Bulge (Cybertron)|Hellflame Bulge]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Denki'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Mugen|Caliber Mugen]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Repeater (Cybertron)|Megalo Zapmap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON|JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Bulge (Cybertron)|Hellflame Bulge White Version]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Graviton (Cybertron)|Hellflame Graviton]]}}
{{Bp-mc|Hellflame Graviton White Version}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Quasar|Hellflame Quasar White Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Hyakurai|Caliber Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bulge (Cybertron)|Hellflame Bulge]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Saw Boss|Megalo Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.3 ([[Bit]], [[Grip-Lock|Clamp]], [[Dead End Drone|Bug Drone]], [[Dead End General|Bug General]], [[Dice (Cybertron)|Dice]], [[Jack (Cybertron)|Jack]], [[Skidmark (Cybertron)|Gauge]], [[Plier]], [[Plug]], [[Socket]], [[Heavy Barrel (Cybertron)|Trigger]], [[Wrench (Cybertron)|Wrench]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Armada Convoy]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fang Wolf Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Logos Prime#Toys|Soundblaster]] (w/ [[Hell Buzzsaw#Toys|Hell Buzzsaw]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy giftset ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Coby ''Sen'yō'' Ramble]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Solar Flare|Platinum Factor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rockslide|Platinum Material]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Super Starscream]] (USA Edition)}}
|}{{-}}

;Media exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZGalv|Master Galvatron]] (EZ Collection)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Galaxy Force'' DVDs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|Exillion Red Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GX-03 [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dark Nitro Convoy#Toys|Dark Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[EZ Collection]] Clear Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Master Megatron]], [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#SkyLynxEdition|Flame Convoy]] Sky Lynx Edition}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGoldGalv|Gold Master Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|DVD pack-in Chromia White Version]]
|}

==Mocom Toy ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
TakaraTomy/Hasbro licensee [[Mocom Toy]] released a selection of ''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Transformers: Galaxy Force''''' (트랜스포머 갤럭시포스).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Ultra First Aid]]
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Ultra Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Mega Liger]]
* [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Livecon]]
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Super Metroplex]]
* [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitrocon]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Super Optimus Prime]]
* [[Vector Prime#Toys|Mega Vector Prime]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Ultra Dragon]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Mega Starscream]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Side Way]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multipacks'''
* [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz]] vs. [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]
* [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs. [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]
|}
{{-}}

==Post-''Cybertron'' releases==

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2003)|Brushguard]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Universe (2003)|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Opposites Attack" ([[Excellion (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Search for the [[Barbarossa|Pirate Moon]]" ([[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Cannonball]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Universe2008 VectorPrime.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Universe'' (2008) Voyager Class Vector Prime]] [[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Siege'' Leader Class Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]] [[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Legacy'' Voyager Class Cybertron Universe Override]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Classics|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Universe (2008)|Vector Prime]] with [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Safeguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2008)|Brushguard]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Ultra Twin-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s" ([[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Data War" ([[Clocker (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Hardtop]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"War of the Waves" ([[Air Raid (Universe 2008)|Air Raid]] vs. [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Warriors From Three Worlds" ([[Ransack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Repugnus]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (G1)#Generations Selects|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Metroplex]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream_(Armada)/toys#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Cannonball_(Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Vector Prime]]}}
|}

==Notes==
* Fun fact: a large majority of figures in the ''Cybertron'' toyline have to have their heads rotated 180° degrees for transformation; whether it be absolutely necessary for clearance/design intent, or for cosmetic reasons (e.g. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]], whose face gets exposed in vehicle mode whenever his [[Cyber Key]] [[gimmick]] is activated). Since the [[character model|cartoon models]] were heavily based on the toys, this would also be frequently shown in the [[stock footage]] transformation sequences.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cybertron (toyline)}}
[[Category:Cybertron franchise| Cybertron (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Rhisling

2024-04-25T21:37:14Z

Tetratron: /* Toys */

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[[File:Cyb_ep50_rhisling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Not so much [[TVTropes:Main/AudibleSharpness|audible sharpness]] as ''deafening'' sharpness.]]
'''Rhisling''' is a sword, forged long ago from ethereal supermatter. Its edge is so fine that it is able to slice through the fabric of reality itself, allowing its wielder to open up [[Warp gate|dimension gate]]s. One capable of using Rhisling to its full potential is able to alter time itself.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|Vector Prime's profile]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Rhisling was owned by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} Without the sword, Vector Prime could not teleport. When Rhisling became buried under rubble, Vector Prime was trapped until [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] rescued him. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} When the Autobots made their way to [[Gigantion]], Vector Prime attempted to teleport directly to the [[Cyber Planet Key]] only to discover that even Rhisling had fallen victim to the planet's anti-teleportation defences. {{storylink|Giant}}

After Vector Prime's death, his [[Spark]] communed with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and gave the sword to him, albeit increasing its size, weight and power immensely. Optimus wielded Rhisling for the remainder of his battle with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], using it to impale his longtime foe, killing him and at last ending their conflict. The sword then disappeared soon after Galvatron's body did, {{storylink|Unfinished}} going back to its master in the afterlife and being used by Vector Prime's spirit in further battle against that of Galvatron. {{storylink|Beginning}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Rhisling was originally a version of the [[Cyber Caliber]], wielded by [[Mogahn the Mass]]. When Vector Prime and his [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warrior]]s faced off against the creature, Vector Prime, after regaining his memories as one of the [[Thirteen]], took the sword from Mogahn and reformatted it using the power given to him by [[Amalgamous Prime]] into a sword that was able to slice through time. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/12}} Note, however, that Vector Prime's recounting of this incident was spotty due to the oncoming [[Shroud]], so how exactly it transpired is uncertain.

Rhisling apparently conforms to the spark of its user; Vector Prime theorized that if his brother [[Alchemist Prime]] wielded the sword, the weapon would take on properties based on transmutation while losing its power to manipulate time. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}

In [[Aurex 1006.0 Beta]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Optimus Prime]] also vanquished [[Megatron (Armada)#Beast Megatron|Megatron]] with Rhisling. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

===''TransTech''===
In his new, non-[[Multiversal singularity|singular history]], the [[Vector Prime]] of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] possessed Rhisling in the present day but had not called it such in a long time. He hoped that he would not need it in his mission to [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/09}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO vectorprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=.75]]
In [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma|a universe]] built out of blocks, Vector Prime wielded Rhisling as he witnessed a Decepticon attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy hasbro and takara vector primes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Vector Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2005]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Planet Key
:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] came with a sword accessory, though it was not named as Rhisling on the package. The sword was cast entirely in translucent blue plastic, though on the Hasbro release it was flexible plastic [[for safety reasons]]; the Takara release was cast in more firm plastic.

:This sword was [[redeco]]ed into [[BotCon 2007]] [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]]'s sword.

{{-}}{{anchor|VsStarscream}}
[[File:Cybertrontoy vprime vs sscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''

:Rhisling also came in a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] set along with Vector Prime (duh) and a new-deco version of the Voyager-class [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] mold. This version of Rhisling (and Vector) is identical to the normal Hasbro release.

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[[File:Cyb GFVectorPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Galaxy Force Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''vz74'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Not to be confused with the ''Galaxy Force'' release of Vector Prime, Hasbro's "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" is a matte gold & clear-orange [[redeco]] of Vector Prime released in the eighth and final wave of ''Cybertron'' Voyagers, the only new toy in that assortment. The packaging photography shows the [[prototype]] as considerably more blinged out than the rather yellowish matte gold plastic actually used for the production run. Rhisling is cast in bright orange.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 VectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Vector Prime with Mini-Con Safeguard!''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Series'': Cybertron Series
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Vector Prime was re-released in the fourth wave of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] Voyagers, redecoed in black, brown, and blue with his sword cast in opaque black plastic. Notably, this is the ''only'' version of Rhisling to receive a paint application, namely a silver blade.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Voyager-Vector-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Retooled with direction ''and'' magnitude.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, [[2024]])}}</ul>
*Accessories: Sword, [[Cyber Key]]
:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' "Cybertron Universe" Vector Prime comes with a new version of Rhisling, once again cast in translucent blue plastic
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sword''' (ベクターソード ''Bekutā Sōdo'')

==See also==
*[[Blades of Time]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cybertron weapons]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:TransTech weapons]]

Vector Prime

2024-04-25T21:21:42Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:VectorPrime dvd.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He gives a new meaning to the term "grandfather clock".]]
'''Vector Prime''' is [[Primus]]'s appointed guardian of time and space. Though recorded history pegs him as 25 million years old,<ref>[[Revelations Part 4]]</ref> he has identified himself as 9 billion years old,<ref name="AVP">[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> making the clockwork-covered Transformer one of the [[Thirteen]]. He's so old that in many timelines, the locals have called him "the First Autobot".<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]], 11 September 2015: "Come to think of it, in many timelines, I was not called "Vector Prime" but "The First Autobot." Indeed, this was from time-to-time shortened to simply "Autobot," though usually as an invective hurled at me."</ref> Despite his age, Vector Prime is very powerful, and can warp both space and time, though excessive use of this power can severely weaken him. His powers allow him to traverse the [[multiverse]] at will, allowing Vector Prime to track and record events across a countless number of realities.

Vector Prime was once a holder of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]<ref name="AVP">[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> before he left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to guard space and time, a lonely job which isolated him from Cybertronian culture for tens of millions of years. Though he has rejoined the timestream on occasion to protect it from large-scale dangers,<ref>[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]</ref> his extraordinary exile has left him emotionally, culturally, and politically disconnected from his race. He speaks in archaic terminology steeped in chivalry from an age long past, which has led [[Transcendent Technomorph|some]] to believe him to be little more than a doddering relic (a front he admittedly finds useful at times). Despite this disconnect, Vector Prime never forgets that these strange modern creatures are the reason he guards space and time so fiercely. It is the miracle of time that allows these precious lives to continue and flourish across the multiverse.

Vector Prime has a "Guardian [[Mini-Con]]" called [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], and is also responsible for the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]].

{{bigquote|I finally understand the true value of time, for it is the bonds between us that give time its meaning.|Vector Prime's last words|"[[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====Fun Publications comics====
[[File:Vectorprimeut.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, I can see THE DAWN OF TIME from here! Hi, Phil!]]
Vector Prime was created by Primus at the very beginning of its struggle with Unicron, 'drawn from the sublime material of a multiverse at the far end of entropy'. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|Vector Prime's profile in Club magazine #5}} During the long dormancy of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] at the beginning of time, Vector Prime retreated from the march of history to prepare for when his skills would once again be called upon. From this isolation he watched the greatest victories and defeats of the Transformers across various timelines, intervening only when his hand was needed to preserve the balance of time. (For example, Vector Prime helped mend [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and repair the [[The Agenda (Part III)|timestorm]] that [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had unleashed in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]].) However, the awakening of Primus and Unicron returned Vector Prime to active service, following the wake of Unicron across the multiverse to prevent or restore what damage the Dark God had inflicted with its contaminating presence.

After the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Powerlinx Battles]], Primus attempted to lock Unicron's essence away in the center of a newborn sun, but this plan backfired and the sun collapsed into a black hole, also known as the [[Unicron Singularity]]. This threatened the multiverse itself, so Vector Prime was called back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to assist the Autobots in locating artifacts which would destroy the black hole. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

[[File:Vectorprimeutramjet.jpg|thumb|Hey, we got swords. Let's parry.]]
During the Autobots' search, Vector Prime would routinely confer with [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] on their progress. During one such visit, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] attacked Cybertron, prompting Alpha Trion to recruit some extra-dimensional help in the form of [[Sentinel Maximus]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}} No sooner had Maximus arrived than Ramjet and Nemesis came blasting into Alpha Trion's chamber; Vector duelled with Ramjet, but was unable to prevent him from heavily damaging Alpha Trion and destroying [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} After placing Alpha Trion in a repair chamber, Vector Prime explained to Sentinel Maximus the extent of the peril they faced; it was Ramjet's plan that Nemesis Prime would unleash his [[Dead Matrix]] to destroy their Creator. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} Deducting that their opponents would likely next strike at the [[Kalis Primary Energon Reserves Control]], Vector Prime and his allies preemptively traveled there to defend it. Sure enough, another one of Unicron's pawns, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]], soon turned up and attacked the facility. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} Dark Scorponok was felled, but Vector Prime came to realize that the shambling creature had acted as a distraction while Ramjet and Nemesis Prime had made their way towards their true target: the chamber housing Primus's essence, deep within Cybertron. Vector Prime opened a warp gate and traveled with Sentinel Maximus to head off their enemies before the wicked machinations came to fruition. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Vector Prime and Ramjet's fight left the chamber and took them high above Cybertron. Ramjet offered Vector Prime another option to his plan: it was within Vector Prime's power to restore Unicron from the Singularity, dooming this Cybertron but saving all others. Vector Prime refused, claiming that they could restore balance to the multiverse without saving Unicron. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}} Though Vector Prime was able to defeat Ramjet and seal him away in another dimension, {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} this act weakened him considerably. The guardian of space and time returned to the Autobots on [[Earth]] and left Cybertron in the care of [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con who had taken the reins of what remained of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

While on Cybertron of [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]], [[Nexus Prime]] decided to tell his companion [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] about the ancient artifact he was trying to find, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. As he explained to Aquarius that the artifact was originally intended to serve good Transformers, the face of Vector Prime flashed through his mind. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} Eventually, Nexus succeeded in finding all the pieces of the shattered sword, and united the rebuilt blade with the [[Terminus Blade]] with the intention of strengthening the multiverse and making the walls between dimensions less permeable. Vector Prime and the rest of the Thirteen were drawn to this momentous event from across space and time, but as a consequence of Nexus's actions, Vector and his brothers and sisters ceased to exist as multiversal singularities. They were splintered into infinite variations of themselves and scattered throughout the multiverse, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese)|[[Joscha Fischer-Antze]] (German), [[Sepuh Apikian]] (Armenian), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Michel Dodane]] (French), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[Salvador Serrano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Mendez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Mariusz Leszczyński]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep47 outside of time.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Twelfth Doctor, Transformerfied]]

Vector Prime spent much of his existence outside the linear flow of time, observing reality from afar. When he sensed the effect of the [[Unicron Singularity]] upon the timestream, he attempted to voyage further into the future to see what the outcome would be, only to strike a barrier which he found he could not pass beyond. Peering through the barrier and seeing only endless nothingness, Vector Prime realized that the black hole would go on to consume all space and time if he did not finally leave the safety of his extra-dimensional realm and re-enter the linear flow of time to help seal it. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} Appearing in the skies over Cybertron, Vector Prime immediately made contact with Optimus Prime and his Autobot team, making them aware of the Cyber Planet Keys and how they could stop the black hole. As Vector Prime then synchronized his map of the keys’ locations to the current arrangement of the cosmos, he was approached by the evil [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who exploited Vector Prime's diminished memory of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict and convinced him to hand over the map. Alas, Vector Prime realized his mistake just as the other Autobots arrived to attack Megatron. The villain made good his escape, but not before his lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] caused Autobot warrior [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to be caught in the black hole's gravitational pull, forcing Vector Prime to open a portal to save him, transporting him to [[Earth]].

[[File:Cyb ep1 loris shirt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"This is Clara, my carer. She cares so I don't have to."]]

Vector Prime joined with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots in relocating to Earth. En route, Vector Prime explained to Optimus that the black hole threatened not only Cybertron, but would go on to swallow all of creation if not dealt with. He then doubled back, explaining he had to retrieve the cosmic map Megatron had stolen. Optimus Prime insisted on having [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] accompany him, deeming the task too dangerous for Vector Prime to handle on his own. Vector Prime's team came upon Megatron and Starscream inside an asteroid belt. While Jetfire and Vector Prime dealt with Starscream, Overhaul and Hot Shot tackled Megatron. Unfortunately, the Decepticons proved to be simply too powerful, and the Autobots were unable to prevent them from escaping once more. Vector Prime then rendezvoused with Optimus back on Earth, where the Autobots had already befriended three human children. Upon meeting these humans, Vector Prime recognized a symbol decorating the T-shirt of the female, [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], as the pattern of the Omega Lock, the device that focused the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, and deduced that it lay in hiding somewhere on Earth. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

Vector Prime then aided his Autobot allies in building their base of operations on Earth. During the blasting that preceded construction, he discovered that the children were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots. This would make them invaluable in the search for the artifact. As the base neared completion, Megatron and Starscream were detected heading towards Earth once again. The base's stealth coating had yet to be fully applied, and so Vector Prime joined Optimus, Jetfire, and Hot Shot in keeping the villains out of sensor range while the rest of the team finished this task. Vector Prime used the power of a Cyber Planet Key to send the Decepticon leader and his lackey fleeing, awing his comrades. Having deemed them worthy, Vector Prime then granted Optimus, Hot Shot, and Jetfire the ability to also summon their own Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Haven}}

Walking in on the Autobots receiving word that the latest attempt at collapsing the black hole had failed, Vector Prime reiterated that they needed to track down the keys to the Omega Lock. The Autobots were doubtful at first, but Red Alert spoke up on Vector Prime's behalf, convincing his comrades that the keys should be their priority. Thundercracker was then detected by the airforce, forcing Vector Prime to help take him down before he caused too much trouble. He saved two human pilots from the Decepticon by opening a temporal portal for them to escape through. Megatron and Starscream then joined the battle, and explained that they had already found the first of the Cyber Planet Keys before they were forced away. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Further studies on the Omega Lock's pattern around the world led the Autobots to a museum in Mexico. While Vector Prime studied the artifacts within it, the rest of the team held off Thundercracker and Starscream, who had been tracking them. This Omega Lock turned out to be merely an imitation, but Vector Prime's scans yielded the co-ordinates of [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet, resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key. Using his sword in conjunction with Optimus Prime's Matrix, Vector Prime opened a portal to this other world, through which Hot Shot and Red Alert were sent as an advance party. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} The search for the Omega Lock next took the Autobots to the [[United Kingdom|British Isles]]. They excavated an ancient druid site, only to be met with another dead end. Once more, they were pestered by Starscream and Thundercracker, who managed to isolate Vector Prime and Optimus from their ground-based reinforcements. Though Starscream was fighting more strategically however, the Primes managed to lure their opponents close enough to the ground to overpower them and force them into another retreat. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} Vector Prime teamed up with Landmine to continue searching for the Omega Lock, but returned from their excursion with nothing to show for it. That evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a strange beacon emanating from a nearby forest, depicting the Lock's "Atlantis Pattern". Vector Prime and the team sped off to what seemed like a lucky break at last, only to find that the signal had been created by the Decepticons to lure them into a trap. As Optimus took on the enemy, Jolt reported that humans were inbound to their location. As neither side wanted to be discovered by more of the locals, the battle was brought to an abrupt halt, and all combatants withdrew. {{storylink|Speed}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 time slip.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|But where's Cringer, his fearless friend?]]

Jetfire and Vector Prime were contacted by Scattorshot and Optimus to alert them of an emergency in [[Rockville]]: the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] was about to collapse into an underwater reservoir, which would lead to a catastrophic flooding of the entire town. Thankfully, Coby came up with a plan to drain the reservoir, and the Autobots created a controlled collapse of the mountain to prevent further harm from coming to Rockville. After this plan was successfully implemented, Vector Prime congratulated his comrades on a job well done. {{storylink|Collapse}}

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock, Vector Prime next headed for a tropical island, allowing the children to tag along for a mini-vacation of sorts. This turned out to be another false lead. Before heading off to their next destination, Vector Prime took the time to discuss his temporal powers with the children, informing them that though they might seem impressive, they had become limited in his old age. The group next headed for the [[Sahara]], where they were joined by Optimus and Jetfire. There, they found what appeared to be the Omega Lock on open display within some ancient ruins. But the Decepticons had been following them, and the battle for the artifact had catastrophic consequences: Megatron's managed to kill the Mini-Cons! Distraught over their untimely demise, Vector Prime drew on a greater portion of his powers for the first time in ages. He rewound time to save the Mini-Cons, though the resulting drain on his systems left him too weak to continue fighting. The lock in question was proven to be a fake. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

[[File:Cyb ep11 control room.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]

After rescuing an Autobot civilian from Thundercracker, the Autobots were led to another iteration of the Atlantis pattern. The inscription detailed the coordinates to the next planet where a Cyber Planet Key was hidden: the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Vector Prime opened a dimension gate to transport Overhaul and Landmine to this new world, but was struck by the returning Thundercracker before Landmine could traverse the portal. Due to his injuries, Vector Prime couldn't open up another dimension gate, leaving Overhaul stranded on an alien world alone. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} Shortly afterwards, another Autobot civilian alerted Optimus Prime's team to another sighting of the Atlantis seal, this time on the ocean bottom in the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. Making their way underwater, the Autobots explored the area. Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons and the children found an entrance leading to a control room, and the elder Cybertronian concluded that Atlantis was in fact an ancient Cybertronian ship that had crashed in Earth's prehistory. In order to keep it out of the Decepticons' reach, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} Using the children's sensitivity to the Omega Frequency, Vector Prime tracked down the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ''Atlantis''. Though Megatron appeared to claim the relic for himself, activating the ship's self-destruct mechanism in the process, Optimus caught up to his old foe and dueled him for the Omega Lock. Meanwhile, Vector Prime took the children to safety. Optimus emerged victorious. When Vector Prime laid hands on the Omega Lock afterwards, it created a new spacebridge network, linking all of the planets hosting Cyber Planet Keys. Vector Prime accompanied Optimus and Landmine to the Speed Planet in response to a distress call from Red Alert. {{storylink|Ship}}

There, he observed [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] try to win the world's Cyber Planet Key in a racing tournament. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} He did not actually participate-mainly because his vehicle mode lacked wheels-but he offered encouragement and advice when he could. {{storylink|Race}} The races were intense enough to get even him worked up, although he did his best to restrain his enthusiasm to Optimus Prime's mild amusement. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

[[File:Cyb ep16 feed me seymour.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|But whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!]]

While Hot Shot trained for a particularly grueling track, the Autobots received a transmission urging them to come to the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to help [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]], sent there in advance to seek out the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] offered to go, but Vector Prime and Optimus decided to make the trip, as they could open the dimension gate necessary to go there anyway. When they arrived, they were attacked by a massive plant monster, but Overhaul-now in the form of Leobreaker-saved them with his claws. Vector Prime joined Optimus in explaining the black hole's threat to Leobreaker's new friends, [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], but was confused to learn that they had not, in fact, sent a distress signal at all. He then joined the others in confronting world leader [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], battling [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (who had sent the distress signal simply to watch the factions battle) and witnessing Optimus and Leobreaker's first combination into Savage Claw Mode. {{storylink|Savage}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 meteor attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hitting you where the sun definitely shines.]]

Soon after, Vector Prime and the other Autobots met Scourge and Megatron's forces in another battle, lured into a canyon thanks to Sideways's trickery. He was also among the 'bots who watched Leobreaker's attempted interrogation of the two-faced trickster when the battle ended, {{storylink|Sand}} and returned to Velocitron in time to stop Megatron from stealing the Planet Cup after Hot Shot defeated Override in the final race. {{storylink|Champion}}

While most of the Autobots went back to Earth to investigate a disturbance created by the Omega Lock, Vector Prime returned to the Jungle Planet with Optimus Prime and Leobreaker, intending to secure the second Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Ice}} Their attempt to reason with Scourge failed miserably, leading to Leobreaker separating from Optimus mid-speech and futilely attacking the dragon-bot himself. With the lion storming off in a huff, Vector Prime accompanied Optimus back to Backstop's cave, where he learned of Scourge's beginnings as a student of Backstop's. Vector Prime was also present at the volcano Leobreaker had chosen to seclude himself in, and witnessed his reconciliation with Optimus Prime, the latter at last deciding to face Scourge in battle. {{storylink|Honor}} The Autobots ran into a Decepticon ambush en route to Scourge's temple, and Vector Prime had to use his sword to free the beast 'bots and Hot Shot from a net. He later stood back and watched Optimus and Leobreaker finally defeat Scourge in battle, winning the right to take the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 autobots together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Unfortunately, Megatron led his Decepticons on an immediate counterattack, desperate to obtain the Planet Key. While most of the Autobots fended off Starscream and Thundercracker, Vector Prime came up with a plan to splinter the Decepticons. He distributed boxes amongst the Autobots, with the key's location unknown to even them, and bade them scatter to force the Decepticons to spread out. Vector Prime himself came face-to-visor with Sideways, intent on acquiring the "key". The enigmatic jet managed to steal the box, warping around Vector Prime and bypassing Safeguard with his faction-switching abilities, but learned it was a fake when he found naught but a rock inside. He later joined the rest of the Autobots in fending off Megatron and Starscream's attempted theft of the true key. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 shell game.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

The insertion of the Jungle Planet Key into the Omega Lock transported the Autobots into a strange dimension that Vector Prime identified as the consciousness of Primus. The god himself briefly spoke to them through the Mini-Cons before fading away, and a signal again alerted them to something in the North Pole. {{storylink|Trap}} Unfortunately, what came out of the North was Starscream, Sideways, and ''legions'' of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s, hell-bent on finding the Cyber Planet Key hidden on Earth. Vector Prime soon joined the fray, using his sword to warp in the main Autobot forces to back Snarl up. The Autobots were eventually forced to fall back, but made two new allies in the form of [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]]. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

Knowing that Starscream would come looking for the Omega Lock and the other two Keys, the Autobots established a communications blackout, using a direct link to the human telephone network to keep the refugee Autobots calm. Vector Prime soon brought up another worry, however-the children and Mini-Cons were missing! The kids soon returned, bringing the eccentric scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]] with them, but [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s advance transmission about the government's knowledge of the Autobots allowed Sideways to find the Autobot's base. With no other option, Optimus Prime led a full retreat to Velocitron while Evac retrieved the Cyber Planet Key of Earth, but Starscream followed them up the space bridge and launched a one-bot assault to claim the artifacts for himself. Vector Prime was the last to stand in the Decepticon's way, vowing to give up his spark before he relinquished the Lock. Despite being blackened and battered from previous attacks, Starscream still managed to take down the ancient guardian of time, stealing the Lock and all three Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

Vector Prime was present at the Autobot's base when it received a strange signal after Starscream inserted the third Cyber Planet Key. Enlisting the aid of [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] to decrypt it, he reported that it came from Cybertron itself, instructing them to return the Lock and Keys to the planet itself. Unfortunately, the part about ''what'' happens when the Lock is returned was lost due to interference from the black hole-and worse yet, Megatron's Decepticons were on their way to Earth to settle their own grudge with Starscream. Vector Prime generated a warp to speed his allies' trip to [[Niagara Falls]], and found himself battling the traitorous Autobot [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]. He was shocked to discover that Landmine had practically raised the disgruntled warrior back on Cybertron...and even more dismayed to see Megatron cut down Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot with a single volley from his newly unlocked Cyber Key machine gun. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

[[File:Cyb ep27 giant vector.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkGtXtDlQA Lets go on a journey / a journey through all time / a TIME that's changing all the TIME / it's TIME to go to TIME!]]]

While others kept Megatron busy, Vector Prime evacuated the fallen warriors, assuring the pessimistic Scattorshot that they'd be fine. Upon returning to the battlefield, however, he grimly informed Optimus Prime that the situation of the trio was dire at best. Thankfully, Hot Shot, Scattorshot, and Red Alert recovered and reformatted, returning as the powerful [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. They kept the Decepticons occupied while Vector Prime warped Optimus, Override, and Evac to Starscream's newly discovered island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

Megatron's forces soon made a break for the island, causing Vector Prime to warp the rest of his team into the fray as well. He and Optimus pursued Megatron into a volcano, and Vector Prime saved Optimus' life by blocking Megatron's shots with his own body. They would have both met their ends nonetheless, had [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] not chosen that moment to join the party as well. In response to Coby's warning that the black hole was distorting the space around Cybertron, Vector Prime would suggest sending an advance team to clear a path for the return of the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Assault}}

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The two Primes continued their descent into the volcano, soon joined by Leobreaker. Vector Prime used a small warp to redirect one of Sideways's traps, hitting Scourge instead of them. When they finally met Sideways in battle, Vector Prime had the novel idea of attaching Safeguard to the warping enigma's back, allowing him to detect where Sideways would appear. When Starscream manifested himself as a giant, courtesy of Primus' stolen power, Vector Prime was trapped in the volcano, unable to move and with his sword out of reach. Wing Saber came to his rescue, and the pair escaped with the Omega Lock after fending off [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After seeing the Lock off with Leobreaker, Evac, and Override, he continued fighting against Starscream, and witnessed Optimus' combination with Wing Saber into Sonic Wing Mode to defeat the behemoth. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}}

With Starscream defeated, Vector Prime joined the rest of the Autobots in crossing the space bridge to Cybertron. They engaged Megatron, who managed to escape with the Omega Lock, but Optimus Prime battled him for possession of the Lock and keys within [[Fire dimension|Megatron's personal fiery dimension]]. At Optimus' order, Vector Prime used his portal-generating abilities to collapse the dimension in upon itself, forcing Megatron to use all his power just to keep it open. Combining his own power with that of the Lock, Vector Prime fired a beam straight into the occupied Decepticon, apparently destroying Megatron. Vector Prime later encouraged Optimus to place the Lock within Cybertron-and the planet started coming apart beneath their feet. After evacuating the team to a nearby moon, Vector Prime realized that the planet wasn't separating; it was transforming into Primus himself! {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

After Primus revealed that the fourth Cyber Planet Key rested on [[Gigantion]], homeworld of the Recon Mini-Con Team, Vector Prime recounted how he met the diminutive Transformers when they were lost playing hide-and-seek. He joined his friends in confronting the Decepticons (tenuously led by Scourge), and then joined everyone in gaping at Starscream's brazen attack on Primus himself. Vector Prime doubted Starscream's sanity for daring to attack their creator, but Primus' disposal of the treacherous jet allowed Vector Prime to finally regain the Planet Map. {{storylink|Balance}}

Sadly, a series of problems presented themselves after this small victory; Megatron returned in a mysterious ghost-like form, and the Mini-Cons seemingly disappeared along with the children. Vector Prime left to investigate the latter development, and reviewed the security camera footage at their headquarters. Discovering that Sideways had stolen the Mini-Cons and that the children had pursued him, Vector Prime requested Scattorshot and Red Alert's aid in locating them. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Continuing to work as the battle raged outside {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}}, they finally received a signal from the kids, reporting that they were trapped on the ''Atlantis'' in the shadow of Earth's moon. Vector Prime led Scattorshot and Red Alert through a warp gate to the ship and caught an escape pod carrying Coby, Lori, and [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]]. Unfortunately, the other pod (carrying Bud, Jolt, and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]) was caught in the warp field of the ''Atlantis'' before the Autobots could retrieve it and was teleported away to parts unknown. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

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Predicting that the ''Atlantis'' would be heading for Gigantion, Vector Prime reassured Coby and Lori that their friends would be fine in the warp gate to the planet, thanks to their flexible minds. Transformers, however, are not so flexible, and so Red Alert began working on a stabilizing program, partially based on Vector Prime's sword. Vector Prime would join Optimus Prime in convincing the kids' doubting parents to allow Coby and Lori to join them on the trip to Gigantion. He also denied their fathers' wish to go as well, citing the requirement of an open mind (which the adults had just proven they lacked), but joined Optimus in promising to protect the children with his life. {{storylink|Family}}

With the children's assistance cemented, Vector Prime began rigorously studying the Planet Map for the location of the dimensional rift that led to Gigantion. He discovered the gate just after Primus defeated a superpowered Starscream, {{storylink|Titans}} informing the others that the gate was open for only a few days every year. After again reminding Coby and Lori about their immunity to the warp's effects, he helped load supplies onto the newly arrived ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' starship. After receiving his copy of the stabilizing program via injection (and observing Primus shooting down Jetfire's attempt to avoid getting one), Vector Prime boarded the ''Ogygia'' as it entered the warp, warning everyone that even the slightest moment of doubt or fear could destabilize the tunnel. After an unpleasant encounter with the Starscream-controlled ''Atlantis'', he joined his comrades in blasting a hole through a massive asteroid in the ''Ogygia''{{'}}s path before finally arriving in the dimension of Gigantion. {{storylink|Warp}}

After landing on the Giant Planet, Vector Prime joined the search for the Cyber Planet Key, and came up empty-handed. When the Autobots met planet leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and his lieutenant [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]], neither of whom allowed them access to the lower levels of the planet, Vector Prime attempted to create a warp, but found he could not due to security measures around the planet. After a confrontation with Megatron's goons, now including rebellious Gigantion native [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and enigmatic impersonator [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], Metroplex and Quickmix were more willing to cooperate, {{storylink|Giant}} but admitted that they deleted all data on the lower levels from their memories to escape their past.

[[File:Cyb ep45 save the universe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Undeterred, the team set up equipment to help Vector Prime determine the general location of the Cyber Planet Key. Using the Omega Lock, Vector Prime found the Key, but also realized that someone else had drawn power from it. Fearing the worst, the Autobots split into teams, with Vector Prime accompanying Optimus and Metroplex. Unfortunately, this allowed them to be picked off by Megatron, who had used the Cyber Planet Key to upgrade himself. By the time Optimus's team caught up with the Decepticon leader, he had dealt with every other Autobot, completed his transformation, and renamed himself Galvatron! In this state, he struck down Vector Prime with a single blow, and only the combined strength of Optimus Prime and Metroplex was enough to force his retreat. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

When Scattorshot determined that there were four potential routes to the Cyber Planet Key, the Autobots again split up to cover all of the paths. Vector Prime teamed up with Optimus, Metroplex, Bud, and the Mini-Cons to travel down one of the trails. He joined Optimus in pursuit of Ransack and Crumplezone when the bumbling lackeys snatched Jolt, unable to fire for fear of hurting his friend, and gave Coby an approving thumbs-up when he dramatically transformed [[Cobybot|his personal mech]] to save Jolt. {{storylink|City}} After that, the journey was mostly uneventful, save for watching the Velocitronian partners in grime get beaten up and sent off (repeatedly), {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} and meeting up with Lori and Override. {{storylink|Challenge}}

When Bud and the Mini-Cons accidentally fell down a secret passage, Vector Prime remained with the group, as Optimus claimed they would be more effective as a team searching for their lost comrades. When they found their small friends, Bud had given Scourge an eye-opening talk, and the Jungle Planet leader immediately challenged them all to a duel (for reasons only they seemed to understand). Vector Prime was the second opponent, and easily defeated the dragon, who nonetheless challenged the next comer with enthusiasm. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

[[File:Cyb ep45 matrix glow.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Two hearts beat as one..."]]

At last, the Autobots reached the central, organic layer of Gigantion, where the Cyber Planet Key rested in the ancient starship ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]''. Unfortunately, both Galvatron and Starscream chose that moment to make their appearances, and the former's taunts were enough to force Optimus into a breakdown of self-doubt. Finding his best logic to the contrary useless, Vector Prime was forced to drastic measures: ''punching'' Optimus in the face. Berating his peer for his arrogance, Vector Prime explained that Optimus' men trust him with their lives, but ''he'' has to trust ''them'' to do their jobs. His words snapped Prime out of his momentary funk, and the duo continued on in time to see a super-sized Landmine defeat Starscream and engage Galvatron. The combined strength of the Autobots was enough to send the Decepticon leader into retreat, leaving Optimus to claim the Cyber Planet Key and thank Vector Prime for his support (and comment on his mean right hook). {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}

Vector Prime personally inserted the final key into the Omega Lock, opening a path to their home universe (via opening the planet layers and creating a space bridge). Barring their path, however, was Galvatron, intent on taking the now-completed Lock and achieving his dark plans. Vector Prime moved to stop him, but was aghast to learn that Galvatron could warp-as well as summon a massive blast that sent all the Autobots sprawling. With the Lock in Decepticon hands, Vector Prime made a final attempt to take it back, but Galvatron simply electrocuted the ancient Transformer through his own sword and knocked him back. Perhaps due to this beating, Vector Prime was only able to watch Galvatron's apocalyptic confrontation with Starscream and subsequent escape through the space bridge. He theorized that Starscream (and the two Planet X survivors also caught in the final clash of superpowered Decepticons) had been blasted into ''another'' dimension rather than destroyed, but bigger concerns arose when the gate between universes closed, leaving the Autobots stranded on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}}

[[File:Cyb ep47 vector prime dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'll see you in another life, brother!]]

In the wake of this shock, Vector Prime was the only Autobot with any ideas on what to do, but Jolt, seemingly aware of what was coming, insisted against it. Instead, an attempt to create a space bridge generator was made, but Vector Prime was forced to destroy it after it released hordes of [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|bird-like drone robots]]. Optimus assured Vector Prime that he had done the right thing, but it was realized by all that the only way back was through the warp, which would not open again for a year. With no other options, Vector Prime revealed the only way to get back to Cybertron was for him to reverse time to the point where the warp to Gigantion was open. Jolt cut in to point out that the effort would be enough to destroy him-in the conventional sense, anyways. Despite this, Vector Prime was adamant, knowing that the black hole would destroy all of time itself if left unchecked. In preparation for this final act, he released Safeguard, telling his old partner to live on Cybertron with the other Mini-Cons, gave his Planet Map to Bud, and told Optimus Prime that it was an honor to work with him. As the three Autobot starships took off, Vector Prime gave it his all to get his allies back to Cybertron, finally returning them to their own dimension before his energy gave out and his body dissolved into green particles of light. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} Primus was aware of Vector Prime's sacrifice and assured Optimus Prime that Vector Prime would live on and that he would be honoured by the closing of the black hole. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 vector ghost.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Remember, the force will be with you. Always...]]

However, as Vector Prime had already explained to the Autobots, since he had existed for most of his life outside of time, he would ''always'' exist there, able to observe the passage of time, even though he could now no longer enter the linear universe. He swore to always watch over Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and would be there for them in spirit when their need was greatest. The first such moment came during Optimus Prime's pivotal moment within the black hole, as he appeared alongside the Autobot leader as he reached for the Omega Lock. {{storylink|End}}

[[File:Vector Primevs.Megatron.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Battling... IN THE NEXT DIMENSION!]]
Subsequently, the black hole was sealed, but Galvatron was not yet through, and challenged Prime to a final one-on-one duel. During the battle, as Galvatron stood poised to deliver the final blow, Vector Prime's Planet Map flew from the pocket of the watching Bud and moved between the two combatants, blocking Galvatron's blow. Vector Prime spoke to Optimus once more, promising to always be there for him, and bestowing upon him the greatest of gifts—his own sword, [[Rhisling]], with which Optimus Prime defeated and destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}} Not long afterwards, as the Autobots departed on a mission across the universe to create a new [[space bridge]], Vector Prime appeared to Optimus once more, smiling at his old friend. {{storylink|Beginning}}

Vector Prime was last seen dueling Galvatron in an existence after death. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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====''Cybertron'' toy bios====
Inspired by {{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|an old movie he once saw on Earth}}, Vector Prime once picked up a hobby whereby he would phase in and out of time to visit a small-town store in the Midwest, looking in the window every day. In 1986, he 'befriended' a gentleman in a fine suit who was always standing still in the window. For the next 110 years, Vector Prime visited the store to see the gentleman's different outfits. Eventually, after changing owners, the store closed down, but Vector Prime regarded this temporary diversion fondly.<ref>Galaxy Force Vector Prime's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] [http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/codes/index.html secret bio content]</ref>

====''Galaxy Force'' manga====
When the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] began to devour Cybertron, Vector Prime opened a warp and sent [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to Earth. When the humans Coby, Bud, and Lori failed to repair Landmine, Vector Prime arrived through a warp and thanked the kids for their efforts before repairing Landmine himself. Vector Prime revealed he was unable to save Optimus Prime, but his despair was distracted by the human children bombarding him with questions about Transformers (sound familiar?). Then Megatron showed up and used his hypnotic powers to mesmerize Vector into handing over the Map to the [[Cyber Planet Key|Ancient Power]]. Luckily, Coby was able to yell loud enough to snap Vector out of it. And then Optimus Prime showed up, alive and well, and forced Megatron into retreat. {{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

====''Beast Wars Reborn''====
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When his brother [[Logos Prime]] plucked the [[spark]]s of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] out of their home dimension following [[Great Transformation|their deaths]] and brought them into the "Unicron Trilogy" dimension with the intention of choosing one of them to be his successor and the recipient of his power, Vector Prime was forced to intervene. {{storylink|Master of the Game}} Remembering his sibling as a noble being, Vector was horrified to learn that he planned to pass his power to the evil Megatron, and the two did battle on the astral plane. {{storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}}

====''Kiss Players''====
[[File:KPVectorPrime.jpg|left|thumb|"Scary-Faced Gear Man", she calls him.]]
When the human [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] became scattered across the dimensions after their vessel [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] collided into the "wall of time" while pursuing a mysterious golden hand through the timestream, [[Shaoshao Li]] found herself in another universe, around [[Aurex 105.08 Alpha|the time of the search]] for the Cyber Planet Keys. Finding herself on the deserted Cybertron, she was set upon by a horde of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but was then saved by Safeguard. He explained what had befallen her, then Vector Prime showed up and used his sword to slash a hole in spacetime itself, from which the golden hand—actually that of Primus himself—emerged to pull Shaoshao through. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 50|Kiss Players #50}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
====As a multiversal singularity====

[[File:Ask Vector Prime Facebook.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Vector Prime: causing wiki headaches since 2015.]]

At some undetermined point in Vector Prime's life, he took the time to answer a series of questions about himself, other Transformers, and the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' toyline in a recurring feature on Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' website, to be reprised in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'', and a [[Fun Publications]]-provided Facebook account, called [[Ask Vector Prime]]. Because of his mastery of time and space, it is impossible to determine when exactly he communicated with our universe, but it may have been during the course of events in the ''Cybertron'' animated series, as he answered questions regarding those events and other characters who he had not met before the series began.

Vector revealed much about himself in these pages, including much new information about his early life. He fondly remembered all his brothers, even knowing how three of them turned into dread monsters, and listened with rapt attention to the [[Liege Maximo]]'s tales of the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] and [[Primon]], stories he was not even sure were real or just legends. He and his brothers and sisters spent an extended period of time on Earth in ancient Greece, where the [[holomatter]] avatar he used formed the basis for human legends of {{w|Hermes}}, while Rhisling was likewise interpreted as the {{w|Caduceus}}.

[[File:WatchRoboCard.jpg|188px|thumb|right|Available in the finest vending machines across the country.]]

Following the final falling out between the Primes, after the shattering of the Star Saber, Vector helped hide away the five components that [[Nexus Prime]] had split himself into, then went into hiding in the universe [[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]] and locked away all memories of his trauma. Out of necessity, he took a much simpler form, one that turned into a device similar to a wristwatch. There, he became the Autobot leader and wielded the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He had a bodyguard, [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]], during his Matrix-bearer days, and the two became [[Transformer romance|close]] despite the difference in rank (and his initial reluctance to act on his feelings for a subordinate). After leading the Autobots to victory in the [[second Cybertronian war (Armada)|second Cybertronian war]] against such foes as [[Devron (Armada)|Devron]], [[Megazarak (Armada)|Megazarak]], and the [[Destructon]]s, he was called on by the [[Chronarchitect]] to help fix damage to Time itself! Reluctantly, he passed the Matrix to [[Guardian Major]].

With a group of fellows, the [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warriors]]—Scorpia, medical officer [[Kaltor]], intelligence officer [[Autoceptor]], and quantum scientist [[Deceptor]]—Vector Prime faced foe and threat innumerable, with some timelines only knowing him as "First Autobot" or, when shortened, "Autobot" as a slur, meaning his watch self has often been mistaken for a person ''called'' Autobot. Eventually the Warriors discovered their true enemy, [[Mogahn the Mass]], an indescribable entity that absorbed entire star systems into itself. In the final battle, Vector found his mind entering the [[Realm of the Primes]] and learning his true identity once more; [[Amalgamous Prime|Adaptus]] gifted him the power to create the mighty sword Rhisling, and he smote Mogahn so hard that his remains went back in time and detonated in [[the Big Bang]]. Now once more aware of his true role in the multiverse, Vector Prime had to say a tearful goodbye to Scorpia. He tries not to remember her and does not like talking about it. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/10 and 2015/07/12}}

In another adventure, the GoBot '''Vec-Tor''' was forced to intervene after the always-mischievous [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] recruited [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] to destabilize two universes, using the [[Omega Lock]]s far beneath [[Gobotron]]. After warping to a [[Primax]] universe, Vector Prime managed to undo the damage before Unicron could devour Cybertron, allowing history to progress along its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

Notable other revelations:

*His favorite human authors were [[Peter David]] and [[Alan Dean Foster]], though he seldom had time to read.
*He was a fan of the [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|Dinobot]]s.
*His favorite planet was Cybertron, and his favorite city there was [[Apophenia]].
*He was over nine billion years old, almost as old as the galaxy itself.
*He did not need to shave.
*He used to "boogie down" with [[Disco ball]] when he was younger, but not so much any more. He still enjoyed the symphonies created by the [[Eurythma]] natives. On the other hand, he was not a fan of the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]], since he found their name tasteless.
*He found the [[Viron]] universal cluster to be underrated.
*He was unable to visit the [[Quadwal]] universal cluster.
*He knows which universes have manifested as fiction in Quadwal.
*Despite having traveled far and wide, he could not see why kids loved [[Cinnamon Toast Crunch]].
*He feared the [[Elder God]]s.
*He missed Safeguard, as well as Lori, Bud, and Coby.
*If he had to choose an Earth mode, he would choose a dirigible, though he didn't because he was "not here to blend."
*If he had to choose a beast mode, it would be a large sea mammal.
*He was not a fan of dragons.
*He was definitely not [[Santa Claus]].
*He held several misconceptions about humans, such as how long we could survive decapitation, and whether or not they enjoyed molten boron.
*Though he vehemently dismissed the Decepticon ideology, he did find his species too quick to jump to philosophical extremes, and wished they were more apt to find a middle ground.
*He could view events from elsewhere in the [[Omniverse]], and was impressed by the adventures of [[Ben 10]].
*He cherished his relationship with each of his fellow Thirteen original Primes, though he acknowledged that some of them had gone bad.
*He enjoyed [[Energon Z]] and Stanixian energon wine, but did not care for [[Red Energon]].
*The large glowing hole in his chest was a [[Critias Gate]]way.
*He answered to many names, including [[GoBots|Vec-Tor]], [[Convoy (disambiguation)|Vector Convoy]], Vector Maximus, Vector Maximo, and [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Vector Prima-Vectorum]].
*He was in the process of absorbing the memories and experiences of his [[Vector Prime#Aligned continuity family|Uniend counterpart]], which would eventually alter his physical appearance.
*Since there were constant threats across the multiverse, he had no intentions of retiring anytime soon. If Vector Prime ever got the opportunity to settle down without jeopardizing space or time, however, he would like to become a factory and help build useful things.
*He eventually grew tired of having people ask him about the identities of nameless Transformers, and politely suggested that his audience could ask him more cosmically significant questions.
*In his downtime, he enjoys the art galleries of [[Axiom Nexus]].
*Everyone he ever cares about will grow old and die in what, to him, is just the pulse of a spark. Sometimes, he feels alone even when he's in a crowd.
*He had bravely faced down many threats during his life, but he dreaded the prospect of going up against [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s legal department.
*He found biological functions confusing, and thus he had no wish to become a [[synthoid]].
*His favorite anime was ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|Galaxy Force]]''. (don't think about this one too hard)
*His favorite character from [[Babylon 5]] was the ambassador {{w|Kosh Naranek|Kosh}}.
*In some universes, Vector is female. She would purchase ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'' as a guilty pleasure more often than when she is male. She sounds like [[Star Trek|Kate Mulgrew]].
*Though he doesn't have a birthday, per se, he suggests that a celebration could be held on [[September 19]], the day he first arrived on Earth (and, not coincidentally, the day [[Fallen (episode)|the first episode]] of Cybertron aired in the U.S.)
*He doesn't like talking about the various conflicts and tribulations that his species regularly undergo. He'd rather discuss music, art, and the beautiful things that he's seen across the multiverse; he rarely has the opportunity to talk about the nature of his work to someone on an equal level.
*His favourite human movie was ''[[Back to the Future]]'', due to the performance of lead actor {{w|Eric Stoltz}}.
*Among his favorite human television shows are ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', ''[[Sliders]]'', and ''[[Quantum Leap]]''.
*He revealed himself as a [[Point One Percenter]] (after the Shroud).

The answers Vector Prime gave on Facebook were delivered at a time when he was living in [[Axiom Nexus]], and was employed to write an advice column position with [[Axiom Nexus News]] in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News Editor|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 2015/05/13}} He was viewed by the TransTech public as a respected if a bit eccentric elder 'bot, but ANN journalist [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] (correctly) suspected that Vector Prime was merely putting on an act. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/05}}

At one point during his tenure at ANN, he was kidnapped and tortured by [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]]. While Vector Prime was indisposed, Sideways took over his inventory of unanswered questions, and offered decidedly unhelpful answers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/27}} He was able to escape the clutches of Sideways when a [[David Willis|particularly infuriating question]] caused the head of the Herald of Unicron to suddenly explode. However, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] was part of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|OZSA]] team sent to rescue Vector Prime, and the Mini-Con initiated a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] sequence with Sideways, allowing the Herald of Unicron to escape capture via a [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

After a few decades of recovery in other universes, Vector Prime resumed his advice columnist position in Axiom Nexus but, after [[Nexus Prime]] summoned him {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}, the column fell into the hands of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|a Grimlock]]. After being falsely told that Vector Prime lied about Dinobots and said they looked like jerks, Grimlock snarled "him look like jerks!" and, in a burst of wit, said Vector was ''old''. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Grim Grams|Grim Grams, 2015/10/03}} When [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] took over the column, he was dismayed to note that he was filling in for a "filthy Guardian do-gooding dunce" and refused to answer any questions about Vec-Tor. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/18}}

====As a TransTech====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] ("Special Guest")}}

Vector Prime returned to Axiom Nexus soon after "the [[Shroud]]" had cut it off from every other universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|ANN live coverage, 2015/10/29}} Little did anyone in the city know, this "Shroud" was the product of Nexus Prime's unification of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and [[Terminus Blade]], and the Vector who returned was not truly the same being as the one who had left: per the results of Nexus Prime's actions, the Vector who resumed his duties as host of the column was no longer a multiversal singularity, but a single incarnation of the many that now existed throughout the multiverse. This was a TransTech Vector Prime, native to Axiom Nexus, a "mere" 25 million years old, with a unique history of his own as a professor at the [[Academy of Science and Technology]] who had been the teacher of [[Rhinox (TransTech)|the local Rhinox]], and who had come up with the theoretical foundation of the [[universal stream]] classification system. Accordingly, he was left with only unclear memories of exactly had happened, much like a dream, and was no longer aware of his original nature: he believed his exploits as one of the Thirteen had happened to the (possibly newly created) other Vector Primes.

[[Image:AVP Vector and Scorpia do Nebulos.jpg|thumb|300px|right|That's Vector's holomatter disguise in the centre, but we get the feeling he'll change it a few times.]]

Briefly leaving his column in the hands of [[Spacewarp]] while he responded to a summons from the city's Ministry of Higher Dimensional Sciences, Vector Prime's experience with multiversal travel led to him taking part in an Axiom Nexus scheme to try to establish contact with one of the nine fundamental realities: specifically, [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]], requiring him to be stationed on [[Nebulos]] as a factory manufacturing [[hoverboard]]s, binary bonded to a local codenamed [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]] and with a bodyguard known as [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]]. He hoped he'd got on well with them!

In the interim, he endeavoured to answer questions and among his answers:

*He has 'dreams' of the exploits of other Vector Primes and believes this is down to an unusual physiology of his. While he has a vague sense of having been greater once, these memories "are but oneiric wisps, gossamer threads that vanish when I touch them."

*He's ''dramatically'' less interested in questions about who came from what universal stream. Stop wasting his time, nerds!

*He has visited a few other realities as a scholar. It was Rhinox that challenged him into getting out into the field.

*The students he remembers the most fondly after Rhinox are [[Perceptor (TransTech)|Perceptor]], [[Apelinq (TransTech)|Apelinq]], [[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]], and [[Brainstorm (TransTech)|Brainstorm]], who all did great things in their respective fields. [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], on the other hand, often challenged him to excel but they did not go on, each believing the other had deep problems. [[Deluge (TransTech)|Deluge]] and [[Herr Fiend]] were frustrating as neither seemed likely to do nice things with their skills.

Not long into his voyage on [[Galaxy Shuttle]], he started to develop tentative feelings for Scorpia. Unfortunately, his trip was interrupted by an abduction. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/19}} [[Spacewarp]] came to his aid on behalf of the wounded Galaxy Shuttle. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/21 and 2015/11/22}} During the long, meandering journey, he fell in love with Scorpia and they became [[Conjunx Endura]]. He eventually arrived safely at Nebulos. He looked forward to exploring its wonders with his new guide and binary bonded Target/Powermaster, Safeguard. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14 and 2016/02/15}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
When the battle between [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] caused the [[AllSpark]] to discharge an energy flare, this massive surge of cosmic power caught Vector Prime's attention. Peering through the dimensions, he observed the growing conflict between these Autobots and Decepticons and recorded his thoughts in a journal. {{storylink|Dispatches}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} When he manifests in this dimension, Vector is known by the grandiose name of "Vector Prima-Vectorum".<ref>Originally an idea of [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s that never made it into any official media; later referenced in [[Ask Vector Prime]] (2015/06/24)</ref>

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Vector Prime) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

[[File:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I was the handsome one.]]

{{note|Vector Prime was among the [[Dynasty of Primes]], though it was unclear which exact Prime he was. However, since he simply claims that he was the "handsome one", this may have all been a joke. If not, Vector Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]."}}

===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''Alternity''====
Vector Prime was contacted by his fellow defenders of space and time, the hyper-evolved Autobots known as the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]], when they were facing their final hours. At the Alternity's behest, Vector Prime communicated with a race of two-dimensional beings called [[Planicron]]s who were under threat from [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]], and discovered that they were attempting to evolve beyond their two-dimensional existence. To do so, they had to pass through a doorway that took the form of a diagram somewhere on the Earth of [[universal stream]] [[Story of Binaltech|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. A team consisting of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] successfully located the diagram, and Vector Prime proceeded to lead the Planicrons through it, successfully evolving them into higher-dimensional lifeforms that took the Alternity's place as defenders of reality. {{storylink|Alternation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''Transformers vol. 2'' #47]] (mentioned); [[Heavy|''Transformers: Till All Are One'' #9]] (obscured image); [[Origin Myths|''Optimus Prime'' #10]] (full appearance)

Vector Prime was one of the Thirteen Primes, who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] of Cybertron that formed after the [[Knights of Cybertron]] left the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} He joined his tribe with those of [[Solus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the quintet commissioning the construction of [[Crystal City]], on the site where [[Primus]] had supposedly delivered his [[Prime Pastoral]], as a way of honoring their creator.

After [[Septimus Prime]] perished, Vector ran to his fellow Primes to inform them of the development that the [[The Fallen|killer]] had conquered Septimus's lands and was on the warpath. There was a mixed reception to this news. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} In the era that followed, Vector would come to command the loyalty of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Tempo]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes, except [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], to flee Cybertron. Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one of his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-1]], to [[LV-117]], a planet associated with Vector. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the modern day, Vector Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
In the 34th century CE, '''Vector Convoy''' was one of the [[Convoy Council]]. He usually abstained from voting the same as his peers. When the stolen ship ''[[Terrastar (BWU)|Terrastar]]'' left the Milky Way Galaxy, in violation of the Council's decree, Vector took part in the vote to send [[Astral Knight (BWU)|Astral Knight]] and his crew after them. Surprisingly, he agreed, though Astral noted it was with "infinite sadness". {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
Vector Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Vector Prime's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Metalhawk / Vector Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Vector Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
Vector Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:VectorPrime-CovenantOfPrimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"The only mystery worth solving here is how this thing passed its MOT."]]
Stern, serious, Vector Prime considered himself a force of order and balance in the universe, a mere extension of his creator [[Primus]]. His powers over time and space allowed him to create and prevent temporal paradoxes to suit his needs, and even distort reality as he saw fit. His personal artifact of power was the [[Blades of Time]], which he could use to travel through other dimensions. He also had [[Badge of Vector Prime|a badge]], seemingly for decoration.

The second of the Thirteen Primes to be created, Vector was a warrior Prime, joining Prima, Onyx, Amalgamous and Megatronus in the groupings among the Thirteen. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] had caused [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] to fall into stasis, Vector Prime created a time loop around the inert form of the Chaos Bringer ensuring he would never awaken. Like the others however, Vector Prime was tainted by a touch of Unicron's darkness, which would mark the downfall of the Thirteen.

In the aftermath, Vector joined with Prima and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to create rules and order for a new community and the upcoming birth of the Cybertronian species, though their rules were found restrictive by the other Primes. Along with Trion and Prima, Vector was greatly confused by the romance between Solus and Megatronus. Despite this however, Vector commissioned a new mandala from Solus.

The end of the Thirteen came after [[Prima]] discovered that Megatronus, [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]] had worked on a secret "farm" of robotic creatures, which Alchemist found troubling. Suspecting a sinister motive, Prima forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter, and Vector voted against letting the project continue. Furious with the results of the debate, Megatronus inadvertently killed Solus in a dispute that [[Liege Maximo]] had orchestrated. Drawn by the commotion, the rest of the Thirteen arrived in time to see Solus's body return to the [[Core]], its passage creating the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Even after Megatronus offered his side of the story, accusations began to fly. The investigation degenerated into a free-for-all brawl between the remaining twelve siblings, which ended with Maximo getting killed by the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] through uncertain means.

The survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes then turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. They decided to use [[Onyx Prime]]'s [[Triptych Mask]] to create a new race of robotic beings, as Primus had created them, with Onyx, Micronus, and Optimus travelling into the Well resulting in the creation of a new wave of Cybertronian creatures which the surviving Primes oversaw. Vector Prime's faith in his siblings however had long since been shattered and he quietly retreated to [[Realm of the Primes|another dimension]] when no one was looking.

One way or another his badge wound up in [[Vector Sigma]]'s possession. Millenia later, Alpha Trion would gift it to Sentinel Prime. Millenia after that, Optimus reassembled the Blades of Time.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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====Aligned novels====
In the past, the once idealistic Vector Prime held the Thirteen together with his idealism, but despaired as his fellow Primes fell to fighting and backstabbing. He could understand a moment of anger that caused [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] to lash out and kill [[Solus Prime]], but when he discovered [[Liege Maximo]] actively scheming against his brothers, he could tolerate no more, and created a miniature pocket dimension for himself. This could only be accessed through the [[Blades of Time]], which were scattered across the [[Cybertronian colonies]] and guarded by [[Nexus Prime]]'s fractured selves. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When he defeated [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] in combat, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] noticed he wore the sigil of the noble myth of Vector Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After discovering and assembling the Blades of Time, Optimus stepped through into Vector Prime's pocket dimension. Vector Prime had been expecting him, and called Optimus "Prime". He agreed to aid the [[Autobot]]s, and seemed surprised that Alpha Trion was still alive. He wondered how many of the Thirteen were still around. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-VectorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point, statues of Vector Prime and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The [[Uniend]] incarnation of Vector Prime was initially not part of the "multiversal singularity" Vector, as the Uniend Cluster was separated from the rest of the multiverse by a quantum membrane. When this membrane was punctured by the [[Dark Spark]], Uniend Vector began to be absorbed into the wavestructure of the living quantum event that was the singularity incarnation. As this process carried itself out, the singularity Vector began to experience and absorb the memories of the Uniend Vector, recalling how he had convinced [[Ironfletch]] to join the Autobot cause, and briefly worked alongside [[Rampart Punch]] and [[Avatar Brave]]. In particular, he expressed a fondness for his Uniend equivalent's [[Facial hair|beard]], and wondered if he would adopt it into his own facial structure. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English), [[Yasuhiro Kikuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Xavier Percy]] (French), [[Glauco Marques]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:BattlegroundsPt1 vector prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|He knows about Setsuna Meiou being demoted to a dwarf planet.]]
When the evil of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] threatened to return, endangering both Earth and Cybertron, [[Micronus Prime]] brought [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] before Vector and the other four Primes who dwelled within the [[Realm of the Primes]]. Speaking for the group, Vector announced that they could sense Optimus had not yet completed the necessary preparations that would allow him to safely receive a portion of power from each of the assembled Primes so that he could effectively combat Megatronus, but an impassioned speech from Optimus convinced them to go through with the power transfer. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO vectorprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=.75]]
In [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma|a universe]] built out of blocks, Vector Prime witnessed a Decepticon attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Vector Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Games==
===Transformers Power Up: The Game===
{{Note|Vector Prime is one of four Transformers that can be built over the course of the game.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Power Up: The Game}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2AutobotGenerations.jpg|100px|thumb|Sadly not featured in a hilarious rap-filled commercial.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Autobot''' (Watch, 1993)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Watchband
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}
{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into an older form of Vector Prime via an entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]].}}

: [[Autobot (G2)|Autobot]] originated in the [[1983]] ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' line as MC-06 Watch Robo, where he was available in four different colors. In [[1993]], he was released directly by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', alongside [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] and the wristwatches of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]].

: He transforms from a boxy silver chrome robot to a boxy functional digital watch that attaches to a plastic wristband.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Autobot/autobot.htm More information on Autobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy hasbro and takara vector primes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The [[Last Autobot]]'s beiger cousin. (Hasbro Vector Prime at left, Takara release on the right, and their respective Cyber Keys from top to bottom at center.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2004/2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': [[Rhisling|Sword]], missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] and [[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, Vector Prime transforms into a large Cybertronic space cruiser with "solar panel" wings and a ''ton'' of clockwork/filigree detailing. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip, and an indented area over his cockpit for his pack-in Mini-Con partner [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]] to attach in jet/cannon mode. The nosecone ''also'' holds his [[Rhisling|sword]], the guard sticking out of the side to form a small stabilizer fin (with an immobile matching fin on the other side). In robot mode, raising his right arm triggers electronic laser sounds; inserting his unique [[Cyber Key]] into his <s>fly</s> abdomen in either mode activates a vague electronic charging sound, and replaces his arm-activated laser sounds with those of a clashing sword.

: First made available in Japan by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] several months ahead of [[Hasbro]]'s release, ''Galaxy Force'' Vector Prime has some significant differences between these two separate releases. Where Hasbro's release features a high-contrast color scheme of stark white and rich chocolate-brown plastics, Takara's uses a softer metallic-tinged grey and burgundy. [[For safety reasons]], Hasbro uses a softer, bendable translucent plastic for Vector Prime's wings and sword, where Takara was able to cast these parts in firmer materials. Finally, there are numerous [[paint operation]] differences between the two: Takara's version features a burgundy trim that runs all around the figure's wings, extra red circles on his shoulders, silver paint on the thigh vents, and several additional gold details on his forearm guards, helmet crest, and the sides of his legs, while Hasbro's does away with these and adds instead a larger gold application around his midriff and Cyber Key slot, and an Autobot [[insignia]] on his vehicle-mode cockpit. Hasbro's Cyber Key is entirely unpainted translucent blue with a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] printed on the back, Takara's features a generous metallic silver paint coating and no code.

: Unhelpfully, [[:File:VectorPrime toy.jpg|stock photos of Vector Prime]] depicted a conglomerated version of the figure with Hasbro's white plastic, Takara's burgundy, and all the different paint applications from both versions.

: The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] version of Takara Vector Prime replaces the silver paint of his Cyber Planet Key with a light gray.

: This mold was also used to create [[BotCon 2007]] [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/VectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy vprime vs sscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Rhisling|Sword]], missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''

: The Vector Prime in this [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] set is identical to the regular-retail version. He comes with a unique version of [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]], a Voyager-class mold that was otherwise not available at normal US retail, and in an entirely new deco to boot.

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[[File:Cyb-toy VectorPrime LOC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And I'm his poorer cousin who can't afford paint.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: As part of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' line, Vector Prime is a miniature, heavily-simplified version of the Voyager-class toy, yet retaining much of the sculpted detailing. He was part of the third wave of product, the first wave to be sold outside of "[[market six]]" stores and in "big box" chains like Toys 'R' Us and Kmart.

: Some stock photos of this figure, including the ones on the back of its packaging,<ref name="locvprime">[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/271/vector_prime Legends of Cybertron Vector Prime's packaging] at Shmax.com</ref> depict Vector Prime with functional elbows. Evidently, a [[design change]] was implemented at some point; on the final release, the arms are cast as one piece, with ''fake elbow joints'' as moulded detail. OK then.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Scattershot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Scattershot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb GFVectorPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Safeguard pimps his ride. Fo sho.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Galaxy Force Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Sword, missile, Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''vz74'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Not to be confused with the ''Galaxy Force'' release of Vector Prime, Hasbro's "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" is a matte gold & clear-orange [[redeco]] of Vector Prime released in the eighth and final wave of ''Cybertron'' Voyagers, the only new toy in that assortment. The packaging photography shows the [[prototype]] as considerably more blinged out than the rather yellowish matte gold plastic actually used for the production run. He retains all of his normal gimmickry from the original release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 VectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Last Autobot [[homage]]: Denied!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime with Mini-Con Safeguard!''' (Voyager, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Cybertron Series
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Vector Prime was re-released in the fourth wave of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] Voyagers, redecoed in black, brown, and blue. Notably, this is the first Hasbro iteration of the figure to have painted wings like the Takara Galaxy Force version, as well as being the only version with a painted sword blade. Like [[BotCon]] exclusive [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]], sadly, he has been gutted of his electronic features, rendering the Cyber Key pointless; though the battery compartment can be opened.

:This toy was shipped in extremely low quantities, and as a result was a very rare sight at U.S. retail stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Vector-Prime-with-Metalhawk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 25]], [[2018]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]] decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Vector Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]] "decoy armor", visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Vector Prime and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

: Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Vector Prime/Metalhawk's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017.

:Vector Prime/Metalhawk was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front as [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Power of the Primes|Alpha Trion]]/[[Landmine (G1)#Power of the Primes|Landmine]], and again replacing the entire gray sprue with new parts for [[Quintus Prime#Power of the Primes|Quintus Prime]]/[[Bludgeon (G1)#Power of the Primes|Bludgeon]]. Vector Prime alone was given a different replacement sprue for the [[Thirteenth Prime#Power of the Primes|Thirteenth Prime]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Voyager-Vector-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Retooled with direction ''and'' magnitude.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, [[2024]])}}</ul>
*Accessories: [[Rhisling]], [[Cyber Key]]
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' Voyagers, Vector Prime is a partial remold of [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]], only retaining the legs, arms and part of the chest. While teased at WonderCon with his ''Binder of Revelation '' appearance, the toy itself is based on his ''Cybertron'' design. He transforms into a stylized take on his original spaceship alt-mode.

:He comes with Rhisling and his personal Cyber Key. Like most ''Cybertron'' derived figures with them, his Cyber Key is only there as a callback to it's functionality on the original toy, but unlike most of them it doesn't plug into his waist like his original toy, instead attaching to his chest.

:Like with most characters partnered with Mini-Cons, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] is omitted from this release, though Vector Prime’s jet mode has a port for the original to plug into and rest.

:Vector Prime was revealed on the [[April 25]] fanstream, with pre-orders going up later that same day.
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==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix VectorPrime.jpg||thumb|upright=1.1|Go ahead. Ask me again about how well I blend.]]
*'''Vector Prime''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF11
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Vengeance—2525 (77%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Transformers-series Booster packs, Vector Prime is one of the less stable shooters of his size. He has three points of articulation (shoulders and waist) which you can use to put him in a more stable stance than his default, though it doesn't look very comfortable.

:Vector Prime appears to have been created as the counterpart to the powerful Decepticon [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] figure. His Special Power is the antithesis of Scorponok's, allowing you to instantly remove up to two of your opponent's in-play [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]]. Who knew Vector Prime hated Terrorcons so much?

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Jollibee===
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[[File:JollibeeCybVector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The Guardian of Shakes and Fries]]
*'''Vector Prime''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Cup topper stand

:Released under the "Robot Blasters" promotion from [[Jollibee]], Vector Prime is a simplified rendition of the [[Vector Prime#LOC|Legends of Cybertron]] figure, missing several joints and shaving off a few transformation steps in the process. Like all four pieces in this set, Vector includes a stand with his name and faction symbol sculpted on one side and the ''Cybertron'' logo on the other. This stand can also be used to cover up a regular-sized cup from a fast food joint.

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==Notes==
===General===
[[File:VectorPrimeGoldCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Vector Prime goes Super Saiyan.]]
*Like other members of the Thirteen, Vector Prime was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]], existing as one being across all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*The original concept for Vector Prime was for him to be a character who could cut through spacetime to summon different characters from across the multiverse.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Multiverse travel was really what he was created for, he was initially created as a character that could cut through the Multiverse with his sword and potentially bring characters from different versions of the franchise together. Now that changed a little bit in the execution of ''Cybertron'' and how that finished up, but initially he would have been a character that would have helped the Autobots, or guided somehow them getting to the different places, and meeting up with different versions of different characters that maybe they would have brought forward.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=281s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref>
*"Vector Prime" was the originally proposed name for [[Sentinel Maximus]], going so far as to be printed on Sentinel Maximus's shipping cases.
*During pre-production of the ''Cybertron'' franchise, Hasbro requested [[Don Figueroa]] produce a concept design for Vector Prime. [http://www.unicron.us/tf2007/figueroa/DonceptVector-b.jpg Figueroa's design] depicted the character as much older and with a noticeable hunch, and ultimately went unused in favor of his final design.
*Vector Prime's design drew heavily from Egyptian imagery and {{w|Swiss made}} watches.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=One of my favorite character designs. He was created for Cybertron animation and incorporated into the TF aligned continuity project. Heavily based on Egyptian influences as well as swiss watches, we wanted his age to show in his design that he came from an much older time than #Optimus and the gang. I altered his head colors to create a more uniform look.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFhNtA5bn/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=09|day=04}}</ref> The vaguely pharaonic head of one of the earliest known sketches of Vector Prime had a resemblance to {{w|Giant Robo (OVA)|Giant Robo}}, but [[Aaron Archer]] had no idea what Giant Robo was when questioned about it—although, to be fair, the sketch was not one Archer had done himself.<ref>http://tfu.info/issue12/aaronsdesk.htm Stuff From Aaron's Desk, Day 22</ref>
*According to the [[Hasbro]] panel at [[BotCon 2006]], Vector Prime's head was largely based around the [[Autobot]] insignia. At one point in the design process, a flip-down battle mask identical to the Autobot symbol was proposed.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/naladahc/256973979/in/set-72157594305640507/ BotCon - Friday - Vector Prime's original head]</ref> Also, he was originally going to have two swords, as seen in the image on the right.
*Aaron Archer feels that Vector Prime's vehicle mode was a little undercooked, in comparison to the robot mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I wish we worked on the vehicle mode as much as we did the bot....|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFhNtA5bn/c/17860106990087566/r/17913964018469268/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=09|day=04}}</ref>
*The "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" color scheme appears to have been inspired by a [[GONZO]] CGI color mock-up done before Vector Prime's final coloration was decided. A Hasbro design chart showing this and other concepts was first seen at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005, and was present at [[BotCon 2005]] later that same year. The image also made an appearance during a slideshow at one of Hasbro's [[BotCon 2006]] presentations, and in Galaxy Force Vector Prime's unlockable online Cyber Key content.
*The released version of the Vector Prime ''Attacktix'' figure featured the Takara coloration of the ''Cybertron'' toy, gray with a metallic burgundy. [[:File:WhiteVectorPrimeAttacktix.jpg|A more Hasbro-release-like white-and-brown redeco]] was seen through various avenues, such as Toy Fair 2006 and Hasbro publicity photos, but ultimately never came out at retail.
* Vector Prime is [[Aaron Archer]]'s favorite character he's created.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=mine too|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bubcs5Kn9dr/c/17978356441205690/r/17907536086292250/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=05|day=03}}</ref>

===''Generation 2'' "Autobot" watch toy===
[[File:RobotTimeMachineSixModes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Robot Time Machine in watch, "battle station", "galactic shuttle", "cosmic tank", "solar creature", and robot forms. No, this time we're not joking.]]
*After being released in ''Micro Change'', Autobot was sold by Takara in a line called '''''Watch Q''''' in 1984. The watches who would become [[Kaltor]] and [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] were also sold in ''Watch Q'', as were a bunch of other transforming watches who were never sold as Transformers. Autobot was also sold as part of Takara's North American ''[[Kronoform]]'' line, where he was called "Robot Time Machine" and had the unique honor of appearing in a television commercial that advertised him as being, at the least, a [[Six Changer]] (albeit a highly unconvincing one).
*He has the distinction of being THE prototypical transforming watch toy of the 1980s, with scores of knock-offs produced during that era. Surprisingly, one of these was advertised ''within'' an issue of Marvel's ''Transformers'' series! "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]" featured [[:File:BonkersRobotWatch.jpg|an ad from the Nabisco company]] for a "Robot-Watch" (plainly Autobot, with "Quartz" replacing "Takara" on his chest) at the cost of $3.95 and 3 "Bonkers" candy labels.
*Two versions of Autobot's packaging are depicted in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', one using his ''Micro Change'' art with an Autobot symbol slapped on and the other with original art. According to the text, the former was a packaging mock-up; the one shown on this page is how he was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Prime''' (ベクタープライム ''Bekutā Puraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vector Fővezér'''
*''Korean:'' '''Mega Vector Prime''' (메가 벡터 프라임 ''Mega Bekteo Peuraim'')
*''Indonesian:'' '''Dexter Prime'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Vector''' (Taiwan, 貝克達 ''Bèikèdá''), '''Yǐntiānxíng''' (China, 引天行, "Guide Heaven Walk")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vektor Naykrashchyy''' (Вектор Найкращий, "Vector the Best")

==External links==
*[http://www.insecticons.com/vector-qa-00.html Ask Vector Prime archive at ''In Space, No One Can Hear Starscream'']
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlb0h6qig8 Kronoform Robot Time Machine commercial on youtube]

==References==
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Starscream (Armada)/toys

2024-03-29T03:55:16Z

Tetratron: /* Toys */

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[[File:GHC Starscream Scream.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Admit it, we all had a crush on him when we were eleven.]]

'''Starscream''' has many toys, a testament to the enduring popularity of this [[Unicron Trilogy]] version of the character.

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada SS toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's Emo-tastic! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Starscream with Swindle''' (Max-Con Class, 2002)
**''Takara/Sonokong ID number:'' '''MD-02'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
**''Accessories:'' Port wing/sword, 2 "fireblast" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Starscream transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter, loaded with electronic sound effects that function in both modes. Pressing down on his cockpit canopy activates a laser-pulse sound effect; his pack-in [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]] can also snap into place under his nosecone, and pops free with an explosion effect when the canopy is pressed down hard. Pulling back his rearmost Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plug activates a take-off sound effect, while holding it follows up the sound with an extended engine roar that lasts a few seconds. Placing a Mini-Con on the plug (Swindle is of course sized perfectly to fit into this small space) releases two spring-activated over-shoulder spring-loaded missile launchers, and pulling back on the port with a Mini-Con attached triggers a laser-firing noise that lasts ''just'' long enough to be too long. His robot-mode head pops up automatically during transformation by connecting his waist to his upper torso. His left wing detaches and unfolds to form a large sword for use in robot mode.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' version of this toy uses a much brighter light gray plastic, and gold paint instead of yellow. He also has more detailed, contiguous paint applications on the wings, and a "separated" Decepticon sigil deco rather than the solid block of purple on the Hasbro version. He's also slightly [[retool]]ed: the nosecone is parallel to the rest of the jet mode, while the Hasbro version was retooled to slope downward [[for safety reasons]], making it "collapse" easier if pressed point-first into, say, your little brother.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Armada'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaStarscreamMold}}

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[[File:Armada Thundercracker toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm afraid I just blue myself. (''Hasbro Thundercracker pictured for now'')]]
*'''Starscream Super Mode''' (Max-Con Class, [[September]] 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MD-09'''
**''Accessories:'' Port wing/sword, 2 "fireblast" missiles

: In the Takara ''Legend of the Microns'' line, the Hasbro [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] deco (with slight alterations) was released as Starscream's powered-up form, as seen in the ''Armada'' cartoon. "Starscream Super Mode" uses more vivid blue and red plastics, has "separated" Decepticon symbols with white outlines, and has the parallel nosecone like the regular Takara Starscream.

: Similarly, his Mini-Con partner was the powered-up version of Swindle, dubbed "Spark Grid", rather than [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]].

: You can, of course, use your ''Armada'' Thundercracker toy as "Powerlinx Starscream" if you want. Nobody can stop you.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker/Starscream Supermode at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream's attempts to take over [[Block Town]] were less than successful.]]
*'''Starscream with Swindle''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' Starscream is a building-brick set centered around a "Trans-Skeleton", a generic core that changes from "robot" to vehicle-mode-base and back. His robot and Cyertronic fighter jet modes are built around each of these configurations. He features two missile launchers that use a "twist-block" trigger mechanism for the spring-loaded launchers. He also has a 2x2 "[[Powerlinx]]" plate that can mouth any ''BTR'' vehicle-mode Mini-Con or normal-series Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is not very good.

: His jet-mode build as depicted in some of the stock photography differs slightly from the mode shown in the set's [[instructions]]. But as it's a building-brick set, do what you like!

: He comes with a building-brick version of [[Swindle (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Swindle]].

: This set was later released in different colors as [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Thundercracker]] and [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Zapmaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BTR EnergonStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream's attempt to infiltrate Space Police II was only marginally more successful.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Built to Rule!, 2004)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: The ''Energon'' version of ''Built to Rule!'' Starscream was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic jet fighter with pressure-launch missiles, to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

: Unfortunately, due to the slow performance of the ''Built to Rule!'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many "Tuesday Morning" chain discount stores at drastically dropped prices.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hasbro Starscream, all spooky.]]
[[File:Superlink Nightscream Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Takara Starscream, now with G1 sweetening.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Nightscream'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, energon rifle, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}

: Released in "wave 1.5" of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Combat Class toys (aka Deluxes), Starscream transforms into a jet fighter loosely based upon the F/A-22 Raptor (which would later be used as the alt-mode of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Earth and Ore-13|other two]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscreams]]), cast mostly in dark clear-green plastics to emphasize his new "energon ghost" status. The toy also features numerous spots down the right-hand side of the robot mode's front, back, shoulder and wings where Starscream appears only partially-constructed or damaged, along with asymmetrical plastic-color layouts, to further enhance the "half-formed" effect—though [[Aaron Archer]] would later remark that he felt these design cues did not come across properly.

: He comes with two very large accessories, a sword and a non-firing blaster rifle, which can combine to form a ''really'' large sword. He's also armed with two wing-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers, which can flip up over his robot-mode shoulders for his "Hyper Mode".

: Takara's "Nightscream", released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' product, uses light gray plastics instead of stony-blue, a lighter shade of red paint, and darker blue plastic and paint, hewing his deco closer to his original namesake's.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Skyquake (G1)#Timelines|Skyquake]] and [[Leozack#Timelines|Leozack]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' incarnations of [[Hellbat (G1)#Wings Universe|Hellbat]], [[Guyhawk#Wings Universe|Guyhawk]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Wings Universe|Hooligan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Energon'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonStarscreamMold}}

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[[File:Energon-toy 2-pack Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|This weapon is your life]], because without it, you are literally useless in both of your modes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Prowl with Longarm & Starscream with Zapmaster''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Port wing/sword, 2 missiles

: Part of a [[Sam's Club]] [[exclusive]] set, the [[#Armada_2|''Armada'' Starscream toy]] was [[redeco]]ed in primarily dark gray with burgundy and black accents, patterned after the color scheme of his Deluxe ''Energon'' figure. He retains his sound gimmicks from the previous releases of this mold.

: This time around, his Mini-Con partner is [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]] rather than Swindle.

: The set also includes ''Energon'' [[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] and [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/SamsStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Sam's Club Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaStarscreamMold}}

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[[File:Energon Energon Starscream Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hasbro Starscream has twice the G1 for half the price.]]
[[File:Superlink Nightscream Reverse Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Takara "Nightscream" has two scoops of G1 in every toy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Starscream''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Nightscream Reverse'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''SD-19'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 20]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Sword, rifle, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Representing Starscream in a powered-up form following his immersion in [[Super Energon]], Hasbro's ''Energon'' Starscream (released in the eighth and final wave of ''Energon'' Combat Class toys) was redecoed into a more [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]-inspired color scheme, primarily light gray with blue and red accents. Though the sculpted "half-formed" sections remain, the figure's new paint layouts ignore them, sometimes painting directly over the top of them, which coupled with the figure's new lack of translucent plastic seems to suggest that this is a non-ghosty version of the character, though his asymmetrical arm coloration remains due to the use of [[unpaintable plastic]] needed for structural support.

: This toy was first listed in [[Walmart]] computers under the name "[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp Interceptor]]", perhaps indicating an aborted intent for the toy.

: The Takara "Nightscream Reverse" release of the toy, released in the sixteenth wave of ''Super Link'' product, is a considerably different take on the same general deco concept. Large portions of the toy are cast in clear-blue plastics in the place of some of the solid-gray in the Hasbro version. Black plastic has been replaced with light gray, and many paint details are different. This deco was used for Starscream's powered up appearance in the ''Energon'' cartoon, if you really care to maintain show-accuracy in your collection. It also came with a fluorescent yellow version of ''Energon'' [[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]'s [[Energon weapon#Gallery|energon drill weapon]] and Decepticon-style [[Energon star|energon chip]]; the drill lacks the usual paint applications that the Insecticon toys' versions have.

: The Hasbro deco of this figure was used as a reference for the [[#Attacktix|unreleased ''Attacktix'' vehicle-mode Starscream piece]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/EStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Energon'' Energon Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonStarscreamMold}}
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiya- I mean, I will be leader of all Decepticons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''GD-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, Cybertron Decepticon [[Cyber Key|Force Chip]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Exclusive to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Galaxy Force]]'' line, this Voyager-sized version of Starscream draws much of its influence from [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]] in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', transforming into a Cybertronic starfighter. In both modes, plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end flips out a spring-loaded blade from each arm. His spring-loaded missile launcher can be used as either a hand-held weapon, or mounted under his jet-mode nosecone. Another port for the weapon can be found behind the rear landing gear, allowing it to be stored horizontally in robot mode, along with a port under each forearm (though these are loose due to being molded across two parts).

: This toy was designed with a [[soundbox]] in mind (even including the requisite speaker and battery brackets when you [[:File:Starscream soundbox.jpg|crack one open]]), but the final version has no electronics. In fact, ''no'' version of this mold would have electronics either.

: Although essentially the "standard" version of ''Cybertron'' Starscream, this figure was not released in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, presumably so it would not interfere with the sales of the much larger (more expensive) Supreme Class Starscream toy (see below). A [[redeco]], however, would be made available later in the line (again [[#VsVector|see below]]).

: This toy was redecoed to create ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Starscream (SG)#Toys|Starscream]] and the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy [[Skywarp (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Galaxy Force'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy supreme starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honeycomb big? Yeah Yeah Yeah! It's not small? No No No!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Supreme Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, "Crown of Leadership", Cybertron Decepticon Cyber Key, Earth Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''s5a3'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the first wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme-class toys (yes, there was more than one!), this Starscream is a colossally-upscaled version of Takara's Voyager-sized Starscream toy, with quite a few changes. The most notable is the change in his Cyber Key [[gimmick]]: each arm has a separate Key jack in it rather than the Voyager's single joint-jack. While the right arm still deploys a blade, the left arm now reveals a spring-loaded missile-firing "null laser cannon" with expanding prongs. The original back-mounted Key jack is still present, though it does not activate any gimmicks and merely serves as a Key storage space (a rarity among ''Cybertron'' toys). A second storage-only jack is found on the underside of the same assembly. The two small guns on the sides of his cockpit can swivel up to firing position in robot mode, and he also has several electronic light and sound gimmicks, including one activated by moving his sword-arm. His eyes are, for some strange reason, green.

: He comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership", based on Generation 1 Starscream's crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' that fits over his noggin (which, together with his considerable size, has earned him the nickname "King Starscream" among fans.) He is also the only ''Cybertron'' toy to come with ''two'' Cyber Keys, a Decepticon Cybertron Key, and a gold-bordered Earth [[Cyber Planet Key]]. Both Keys have the same [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] [[tampograph]]ed on their backs. The placement of these accessories in the box varies in later releases.

: Supreme Starscream was released in the first wave of ''Cybertron'' toys, long before Starscream was transformed into a giant in the third quarter of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon. [[To sell toys|To sell]] this large, expensive figure at this early stage, a few other toys in the ''Cybertron'' line were changed—predominantly, the standard Voyager-sized Starscream figure went unreleased in Hasbro markets—well, except for the two-pack release listed below.

: Starscream [[scale]]s perfectly with the other toys in the ''Cybertron'' toyline, due to the robot mode [[Scale charts#Cybertron cartoon|scale charts]] for the cartoon being based directly on toy scale. He also scales rather well with fellow Supreme Class figure, [[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]], representing the size-altering power up he received in the episode "[[Titans]]".

: In Japan, this toy was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive as a "[[USA Edition]]", basically unchanged in US packaging.

: This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Supreme Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tru2005Cybertronstarscream.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Thrust? No wait… Ramjet?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, Cybertron Decepticon Cyber Key

: Takara's Voyager-sized Starscream mold was made available by Hasbro only in a two-pack of Voyager Class toys with an unaltered [[Vector Prime#Toys|Vector Prime]], now sporting a predominantly-burgundy paint job. It retains all the gimmickry of the Takara release, and also retains the ''lack'' of electronic gimmickry.

: The two-pack was exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, and was sold for slightly less than the cost of two Voyagers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/TRUStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Toys"R"Us Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CybScream-LOC.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starsqueak. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>

: A colossally ''downscaled'' and simplified version of the ''Cybertron'' Starscream figure was released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. He transforms into the same Cybertronic starfighter altmode, and has flip-out weapons based on his Supreme-class toy (one sword, one non-firing blaster).

: In Japan, the toy was sold as part of the ''very'' short-lived ''Galaxy Force'' "[[EZ Collection]]", and given more extensive [[paint operation]]s than the Hasbro version, basically faithfully re-creating the larger toys' paint layouts in this smaller format (which you can see on the clear version of the figure below). The Takara EX Collection toys were sold on Hasbro ''Cybertron'' cards, but with a Japanese-language ''Galaxy Force''-branded insert in the bubble and a large sticker for Japanese legal information slapped on the back.

: This mold was used to make ''Legends of Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]], and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]], ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#War for Cybertron|Starscream]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]]. Phew!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy clear ez starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>

: A Japanese exclusive multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Starscream, [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Optimus Prime]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Starscream's case, both his greys became translucent. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in October 2005, the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations armada starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cuz once you got a theory of how the thing works, everybody wants the next thing to be just like the first.]]
*'''Armada Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #011'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Armada Starscream" is a modern update of the original ''Armada'' Starscream figure. He comes with two "Energon Swords" which he holds via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], and can fold up and store on his wings, as opposed to the wings themselves detaching and forming swords. He has numerous Powerlinx plugs on his forearms and turbines, though they do not activate any features. In place of his spring-loaded cannons, his turbines can each fire a missile in either mode via pressure-launch, and can be positioned in robot mode to either face forward or lay flat on his back.

:While his [[bio]] paints this toy as ''this'' Starscream, [[IDW Publishing]] [[Repurposing|repurposed]] this toy as a new body for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ArmadaStarscream|Generation 1 Starscream]], debuting it in the [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|issue]] the figure comes packaged with.

:This mold was heavily [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]], differently retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]] and ''Timelines'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Timelines|Ramjet]], and [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]. This mold was also the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Eagle Eye (G2)#Wings Universe|Eagle Eye]] and the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Jetstorm (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Jetstorm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenArmadaStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Armada Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-ArmadaStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Armada Starscream''' ([[March 23]], [[2014]])
**''ID number'': '''TG33'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles

:The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Armada Starscream, part of the fourteenth wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] toys, features a deco more accurate to his original cartoon appearance, most obviously by casting much of his arms, legs, wings, and launchers stark white. Other changes include use of a darker shade of red plastic and paint, a thoroughly-painted red cockpit, red-painted toes, a black-painted canopy, and a silver face with painted "chinstrap".
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Transformers-Legends-LG18-Starscream-Super-Mode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Armada Starscream Super Mode''' (Deluxe, [[2016]]-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number'': '''LG18'''
**''Accesories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Munetaka Abe]] (packaging artist)}}

:A [[redeco]] of the ''Generations'' Starscream figure based on the super mode coloration Starscream had in ''Armada''.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Thundercracker (Armada)|''Armada'' Thundercracker]] in [[Fun Publications]]' [[Armada Volume 5|''Armada'' Volume 5]].
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Armada-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The great emo resurgence of 2022 is underway!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Starscream''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-19'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 25]], [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': Energon Sword, [[Star Saber (Armada)#Legacy|Star Saber]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class toys, "Armada Universe Starscream" is a mostly faithful recreation of his appearance from the ''Armada'' cartoon. He transforms into a cartoon-accurate jet in 18 steps.

: Unlike his original toy, his wing sword (called an ''[[Energon]] Sword'' by the official product description) is a separate, non-converting accessory. The original Hasbro promotional pictures show it fully painted red, but subsequent stock photos from Takara as well as the final product leave it unpainted. Starscream also comes with a simplified [[Star Saber (Armada)#Legacy|Star Saber]] accessory, allowing him to dual-wield swords in robot mode. Like the original ''Armada'' toy, Starscream features turbines that can double over as shoulder cannons. These are unmentioned in the instructions.

: Unlike his fellow "Armada Universe" ''Legacy'' toy, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Hot Shot]], Starscream doesn't feature any [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] ports.

:Due to a design flaw, on many copies Starscream's thighs are a bit on the loose side and fall off easily when attempting to rotate them. It's also a bit difficult to peg him into his alternate mode.

: This figure was officially revealed by UK retailer In Demand Toys before any announcement by Hasbro.

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[[File:Legacytoy-VoyagerCybertronStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's a schmedium.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cybertron Universe Starscream''' (Voyager Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, [[Cyber Key]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name ="United Stream">[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' Voyager Class toys, "Cybertron Universe Starscream" is an updated version of his appearance from the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, featuring greater range of articulation and a deco based on his show model. He transforms into a cartoon-accurate jet in 26 steps. His biceps and wrists are reused from [[Starscream_(G1)/toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'' Starscream]].<ref name = "United Stream"/>

: He maintains the flip-out swords of his original toy though now they are manually flipped out instead of spring-loaded. Unlike other contemporary ''Cybertron'' figures from the ''Legacy'' line, such as [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], he comes with a [[Cyber Key]] that can be fitted into a slot on his back. Though, as noted, it does not activate any sort of [[gimmick]]. He also comes with a blaster, though it's based on an unused design from his character sheet rather than the one his original toy came with. <ref>https://www.tfraw.com/p/galaxy-force-design-sheets.html</ref>

: His null rays are removable, allowing for a greater range of articulation in the shoulders, and can be placed onto other 5mm ports on his body.

: This figure was officially revealed and put up for order by Canadian retailer CMDStore before any announcement by Hasbro.

==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal toy===
{{anchor|McDonalds}}[[File:Armadatoy mcdonalds starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
: Part of the McDonald's ''Armada'' promotion, this version of Starscream is based on his larger toy and features a pull-back motor gimmick that propels his jet-mode forward, then leaps up to instantly convert to robot mode, like the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Jumpstarter]]s.

:In jet mode, he has ''two'' Mini-Con ports molded into his underside which allows him to combine with the other three Happy Meal Decepticons to form a goofy-looking [[Mighty Vehicle]]. The ports can also be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on mainline ''Armada'' toys, but given his size and weight, it would be an awkward fit on most figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/McStarscream/starscream.htm More information on McDonald's Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Starscream Armada.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Normal and unintentional "currently dying in a Unicron beam" variant.]]
*'''Starscream''' (SCF, 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:A three-inch tall non-transforming PVC figurine of Starscream was released in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-specific ninth "Act" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. The figure came in both full color and metallic silver "pewter" variants, available at an equal ratio one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: Care may need to be taken with the pewter variant when moving "joints" or popping parts off the main body. It is distressingly common for pewter SCF figures to have the connection pegs painted as well, which can lead to sticking and tearing of the soft-plastic pegs keeping the figure together. A little shaving of the socket interiors with a thin hobby knife is usually enough to solve this, once the peg has been removed.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCF starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' 13
**''Accessories:'' Swindle figure, sword

: A five-inch tall non-transforming, highly-articulated PVC figure of Starscream was the thirteenth and final release in Takara's ''Mega Super Colleciton Figure'' series. Like other toys in the line, he came with a few extra pieces, like a separate wing-sword, and a mini-PVC of his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. The miracle of universal pegs also allows him to wield weapons belonging to other ''Mega SCF'' figures, most characteristically appropriate being the Star Saber that came with Optimus Prime.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/part6/act133/ More information on Mega SCF Starscream at TFKenkon.com]''
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===''Transformers Figure''===
[[File:TFfigure starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)

:A non-transforming PVC figurine of Starscream was released by [[Omron Entertainment]] as part of their simply-named ''[[Transformers Figure]]'' line of gaming arcades prizes, standing around 5" tall. Despite there being a nationwide commercial for the figures, their distribution was poor, and not many arcades actually wound up carrying them.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/part6/act127/ More information on Omron PVC figures from TFKenkon.com]
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:BattleforCybertron starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)

:A small figurine of Starscream was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.

::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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===Bubble Twist===
[[File:BubbleTwist starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
:A small solid-color PVC figurine of Starscream was among the [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] toys available with [[Bubble Twist]] bubble gum, produced by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Cap Candy]] and only available at Toys"R"Us. Like all figures in the series, Starscream was available in red, blue, purple, grey and black.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=2059 More information on Bubble Twist at TFormers.com]''
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:AttacktixScream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He keeps flying in circles for some reason.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF08
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Captain
|special=Rally - 14/26 (54%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Large Missile)
}}
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: ''[[Attacktix]]'' Starscream is based on his [[#Cybertron_2|''Cybertron'' incarnation]]. His Special Power, ''Rally'', enables a player to return any one of their already-defeated [[Decepticon]] pieces to play. If Starscream's speed wheel reads 8 stop moving him there—you'll be able to move him 2 extra tix next turn and even if he gets shot down his special power is always white when he's on 8 speed.

: A Captain figure Starscream works very well with his own redeco, [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], supporting his ''Infiltration'' power.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/AttacktixStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Attacktix EnergonStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Starscream''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF11
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Captain
|special=Transform
|cost=30
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Small Missile)/Flight
}}
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: This unreleased Starscream is a missile launching piece based on his [[#EnergonEnergon|"''Energon'' Energon" form's vehicle mode]]. His vehicle form can detach from his base and fly on a string, enabling him to get better shots at opposing pieces, or even airlift allies (or enemies... is that a legal move?). His "Transform" power would probably allow you to bring any Starscream figure into play from your back-ups—making Starscream an even more effective figure when working with Skywarp. But as the toy was never released, we'll never know.

: Several pieces of this mold would also have been used to make [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Attacktix|Generation 1 Skywarp]], who also went unreleased.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
* The feature where ''Armada'' Starscream deploys [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] from his nosecone was directly inspired by the God Phoenix aircraft from the anime ''{{w|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman}}'', which similarly can [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAqrt9iR1G0&t=93s deploy an F1 racecar].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So no under the nose cone, which is, you know—not even gonna lie—a direct kind of honorific to ''Gatchaman'', you know, where the race car dropped out of the bottom of the Phoenix. So for you old '70s Japanese anime fans out there [...] that is an echo to my childhood love there!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=3058s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]

Transformers: Prime (toyline)

2024-03-28T16:13:04Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Prime releases */

{{Nav-Prime}}

The '''''Transformers: Prime''''' toyline hit shelves in [[Calendar|November]] [[2011]]. Originally, [[Hasbro]] played coy with the series receiving a toyline at all, emphasizing that it was a television series first and foremost. There were initial plans to release a small assortment of three Deluxe figures ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Starscream (WFC)/toys|Starscream]]) in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line before they were moved into the expanded "First Edition" launch line.

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==Hasbro ''Prime'' toyline==
===''First Edition'' (2011)===
{{anchor|FE}}
The first assortment of ''Prime'' toys are more collector-aimed, with more intricate transformation schemes than later iterations.

The ''First Edition'' toys had a spotty, messy release in the U.S. Only the first wave of Deluxes made it to ''some'' stores at first, with fans having to turn to Canada and Asian markets for later releases. Eventually, in late 2012, [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up the whole "First Edition" line as part of a ''huge'' block of U.S. market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

<big>'''Deluxes'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#FirstEdition|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEdition|Cliffjumper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|First Edition Arcee]]
|}
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<big>'''Voyager Class'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
</ul>
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<big>'''Entertainment Pack'''</big>

*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]]: A Rivalry Reborn
**Includes [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]]

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<big>'''Exclusives'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#SDCC2011|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''New York Comic-Con 2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NewYork|Bumblebee]] / [[Arcee (WFC)#NewYork|Arcee]], Includes [[Raf Esquivel#NewYork|Raf Esquivel]] and [[Jack Darby#NewYork|Jack Darby]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|200px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]</ul>
|}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' (2012)===
{{anchor|RID}}
Finally releasing well after the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] had premiered and run through several episodes, the "real" ''Prime'' toyline was bent a little more towards kids, with simpler transformations than the First Edition toys (including [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|"false" vehicle mode parts]] sculpted into purely robot-mode bits) and a handful of smaller play [[gimmick]]s.

====''Cyberverse''====
:'''Legion Class'''

{{note|Three ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class figures that represent characters from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line shipped in the same case as wave 2 of the ''Prime'' Cyberverse Legion Class. In the United States, those figures were sold on ''Prime''-style cards but lacking the the specific "Prime" moniker. On [[multilingual packaging|multilingual ''European'' packaging]], however, they ''did'' retain the ''Prime'' title, hence we do list them here, marked in italics.}}

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Cyberverse|Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Cyberverse|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Mirage (Prime)#Cyberverse|Mirage]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Evac (Prime)#Cyberverse|Evac]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamewar (Prime)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fallback (Prime)#Toys|Fallback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (Prime)#Toys|Autobot Tailgate]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-Cyberverse-QuickbladeBumblebee.jpg|thumb|250px|Legion Class Quickblade Bumblebee]]
|}

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:'''Commander Class'''

:Commander Class figures all come with translucent weaponry, and feature some amount of translucent plastic in their bodies (blue for Autobots, but a variety of colors for Decepticons), a feature designed around interacting with the line's vehicles (see below). Each vehicle is equipped with an "[[Energon Booster]]", a light-up accessory that can plug into the Commanders' weapons or into the posts and ports on the figures' backs to illuminate them with "glowing energon power".

{{Note|The Wave 1 figures also came in a "DVD Edition" case: the only difference is the slightly different packaging and the inclusion of a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them came with the same episode.}}

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ironhide]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#CyberverseBattleTactics|Battle Tactics Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Cyberverse|Skyquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:PrimeCyberversetoy-DreadwingCommander.jpg|thumb|250px|Commander Class Dreadwing]]
|}

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:'''Vehicles'''

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Driller#Toys|Energon Driller]] with [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseDrill|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]] with [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Battle Suit]] with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseBattlesuit|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Veh-Knockout-Drill.jpg|thumb|250px|Energon Driller with Knock Out]]
|}

:'''Other'''
:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]]}}
|}

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===="Standard" line====
:'''Deluxe Class'''
:Deluxe class figures feature a dynamic "head reveal" gimmick: the robot-mode heads pop out during transformation via spring-loaded or gear-operated gimmickry, or occasionally by simple manually-operated panel-flipping. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Revealers".

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Deluxe|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Prime|Laserbeak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Deluxe|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Prime)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Deluxe|Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ShadowStrike|Shadow Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (WFC)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Primetoy-VehiconRevealers.jpg|thumb|200px|Vehicon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (WFC)#Prime|Sergeant Kup]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]]}}</ul>
|}

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:'''Voyager Class'''
:Voyager figures all feature a spring-loaded [[MechTech]]-style transforming weapon, partially constructed from translucent plastic, which lights up via LED when the weapon is deployed. The figures themselves also feature translucent plastic, so the moving LED creates the image of energon power "flowing" from the character's bodies into their weapons. This worked better in theory than in practice. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Powerizers".

:{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Voyager|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Voyager|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Toys|Thundertron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Primetoy-SkyquakeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Voyager Skyquake, who barely made it out at retail.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Voyager|Skyquake]]}}
|}

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:'''Weaponizers
[[File:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Weaponizer Optimus Prime]]
:A new size class, Weaponizer Class figures are similar in size to Leader Class toys of previous lines, but with simpler transformations. They feature light-up parts and spinning mini-guns that can deploy in either mode.

::'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
::{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Bumblebee]]}}</ul>

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:'''Entertainment Pack'''
::*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]]: Ultimate Opponents (w/ [[Silas#Toys|Silas]] and [[MECH]] soldier)

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====Exclusives====
:In a rare move, there were no brick and mortar store [[exclusive]]s in Western markets for the regular ''Prime'' line. The "Rust in Peace" special edition of Terrorcon Cliffjumper was available at San Diego Comic-Con and Hasbro Toy Shop, while the "[[Dark Energon]]" series of translucent redecos was sold by online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]]. All of the "Dark Energon" toys were available at general retail in Singapore and Malaysia, and the Voyager Class figures were also available at general retail in the Philippines.
:The Asian market additionally received a special two-pack of Voyager Optimus Prime and Gaia Unicron, complete with their Microns from TakaraTomy's ''Arms Micron'' line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Rust in Peace [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#SDCC2012|Cliffjumper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dark Energon Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dark Energon Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Asian Market'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] + [[Unicron/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Gaia Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|200px|Dark Energon Megatron]]
|}
{{-}}

===''Beast Hunters'' (2013)===
{{anchor|BH}}
[[File:Beasthunters-logo1.png|right|300px]]
In 2013, ''Prime'' shifted to the '''''Beast Hunters''''' [[subline imprint]], a branding that also extended into the ''[[Kre-O]]'' line.

This series introduced the dangerous [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] faction, robotic dragons and mythical creatures that posed a threat to Autobot and Decepticon alike. In response, the 'Bots and 'Cons don new armor (the Autobots in spiky, over-weaponized armor reminiscent of ''{{w|Mad Max}}'', while the Decepticons take on more beastly traits) and are armed with new [[gimmick]]-laden launching/spinning weapons. On-package [[bio]]s were reduced in length to just a sentence or two, and the [[Instructions|instruction sheets]] instead feature facts about one of the figure's main weapons, as well as a chapter of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' prose story.

The final waves of this line, released in early [[2014]], ''really'' pushed towards younger kids, with incredibly simplified designs based on the characters' ''Cyberverse'' releases, which actually allowed the toys to be larger than most others in their size class. Unfortunately, as they were [[tail-ender]]s, their US releases were nearly nonexistent: only the Voyagers made it out at US retail, and only through discount chains like Ross and TJ Maxx. The rest ended up released only overseas (not even [[Canada]] got them!).

====''Cyberverse''====
;Legion Class

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Cyberverse|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#CVBH|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-CyberverseTwinstrike.jpg|thumb|250px|Legion Class Twinstrike]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Divebomb (Prime)|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rot Gut (Prime)|Rot Gut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAce|Ace Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Commander Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#BHCyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Hardshell#Toys|Hardshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (Prime)#Toys|Trailcutter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (Prime)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BBladeCyberverse|Beast Blade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|250px|Commander Class Bulkhead]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Prime)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Unicron|Unicron Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#BHCyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Beast Tracker Vehicles
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Claw]] with [[Smokescreen (Prime)#SkyClaw|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]] with [[Breakdown (WFC)#CyberverseApexArmor|Breakdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Driller#BeeDriller|Energon Driller]] with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseDriller|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor.jpg|thumb|250px|Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown]]
|}

{{-}}
===="Standard" line====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Lazerback (Prime)#Toys|Lazerback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Toys|Ripclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Skystalker (Prime)#Toys|Skystalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#BHDeluxe|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Vertebreak (Prime)#Toys|Vertebreak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Beast Hunters Soundwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHNightShadow|Night Shadow Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (EU only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHDeluxe2014|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Deluxe2014|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Deluxe Class|Twinstrike]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Deluxe|Windrazor]]}}
|}
{{-}}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (w/ [[Blackbeak (Prime)|Blackbeak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Megatron/Sharkticon Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Voyager Shockwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager2014|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#2014Voyager|Predaking]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Battlemaster Class
[[File:Beast-Hunters-Weaponizers-BeastTrackerOptimus.jpg|thumb|200px|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]
:Basically just a re-naming of the prior year's Weaponizer Class toys, [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed with some new gear.

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Talking Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|Beast Tracker Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

{{-}}
;Ultimate Class
:A new size class, Ultimate Class figures are larger than the prior Leader Class toys, but with simpler transformations. They also feature light-up gimmicks and spring-loaded missile launchers.

:They also shipped in separate assortments, due to their differently-shaped boxes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] (outside US only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Kre-O====
{{main|Kre-O#Kre-O Beast Hunters|l1=Kre-O Beast Hunters}}

{{-}}
====Exclusives====
[[File:Beast Hunters Predacons Rising logo.png|right|300px]]
:'''''Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising'''''
:[[Exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores in the US, this subline-of-a-subline featured multiple new decos of ''Beast Hunters'' toys, including many new characters. It also extended outside the "normal" toyline, including an all-new ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' set.

:Oddly, all of these toys shipped in full cases of a single figure/set.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cindersaur|Smokescreen]] vs [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Bumblebee (WFC)#Target2pack|Night Shadow Bumblebee]] vs [[Blight (Prime)#Target2pack|Blight]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse Commander 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Target2pack|Predaking]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-d1p2|[[Bombshock (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bombshock]] & [[Shockwave (WFC)#Rising|Shockwave]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberverse box set'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Abominus (Prime)#Giftset|Abominus]] ([[Blight (Prime)#Giftset|Blight]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Giftset|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Giftset|Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Giftset|Twinstrike]], [[Windrazor (Prime)#Giftset|Windrazor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Voyager-Darksteel.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Darksteel]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Skylynx (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Skylynx]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)#NovaBlast|Nova Blast Bumblebee]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Darksteel (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Darksteel]] (Wave 1)}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Cryofire|Cryofire Predaking]] (Wave 2)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Construct-Bots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]]}}
|}

{{-}}
'''Convention exclusives'''

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Con]] 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|"First Edition" Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1p2|Shockwave's Lab (Asian market) ([[Shockwave (WFC)#CybertronCon|Shockwave]], [[Predaking (Prime)#CybertronCon|Predaking]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1p2|Shockwave's Lab (US market) ([[Shockwave (WFC)#SDCC|Shockwave]], [[Predaking (Prime)#SDCC|Predaking]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]] (EU)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shockwave's Lab (US version)]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Prime'' toyline==
{{anchor|Japan}}
===''First Edition''===
([[December 28]], [[2011]])
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|000 Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|001 Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|002 Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|003 Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEdition|004 Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|005 Megatron]] (single pack release of Deluxe class Megatron from the Entertainment Pack released in Hasbro's territories)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|006 Vehicon]]}}
{{note|Sharing the same ID number as Terrorcon Cliffjumper, Japan's 005 Megatron may not have been a release that was planned by Hasbro.}}
</ul>

:'''Exclusives'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|Shining Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair convention'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Vector Oracle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Aimless#Transformers (campaign item)|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Preorder|Autobot Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Peaceman]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Prime-toy Aimless.jpg|thumb|200px|Aimless]]
|}
{{-}}

===''Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime'' (Arms Micron)===

The main ''Prime'' line in Japan, while mostly using the same molds, was quite a bit different from the Hasbro version. Hoping to snag a slightly-older market, the toys were given a bit of "model kit" vibe. [[Paint operation]]s were reduced and replaced with old-fashioned [[sticker]] sheets, so you had to customize/complete the toy itself... and then there was the ''blatantly'' model-kit [[Arms Micron]]s packed in with every toy.

Replacing the weapons of the Hasbro releases, these new [[Mini-Con]]s transform into their larger partner's signature weapons. They came as unassembled, unpainted model kits, similarly using stickers to fill in details. Several Arms Microns also came by themselves in bagged kits, plus there was a ''metric ton'' of promotional Microns throughout the line, possibly more than any prior line (even ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Legends of the Microns]]''!), and that's not counting the ones that were released during the ''First Edition'' series. The Arms Microns also had multiple [[5 mm post]]s and holes, and could be combined into super weapons, plus the larger toys were [[retool]]ed to have new Arms Micron mounting points.

{{-}}
'''Main Toyline'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 31]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-01 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[O.P.#Toys|O.P.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-02 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[B.B. (Prime)#Toys|B.B.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-03 [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Deluxe|Cliffjumper]] (w/ [[C.L.#Toys|C.L.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|AM-04 [[Ratchet (WFC)#Deluxe|Ratchet]] (w/ [[R.A.#Toys|R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-05 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#JapanDeluxe|Megatron]] (w/ [[Gora#Toys|Gora]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-06 [[Skywarp (WFC)#Toys|Skywarp]] (w/ [[Baro#Toys|Baro]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 28]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-08 [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]] (w/ [[Jida#Toys|Jida]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-09 [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Prime|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Zori (Prime)#Toys|Zori]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 28]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-10 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Voyager|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[B.H.#Toys|B.H.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-11 [[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]] (w/ [[Arc#Toys|Arc]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]][[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1|War Breakdown & Zamu]][[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Gaia Unicron & Bogu]][[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-JetVehiconGeneral.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Jet Vehicon General & Igu S]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 30]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-07 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Starscream]] (w/ [[Guru#Toys|Guru]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-12 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Voyager|War Breakdown]] (w/ [[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-13 [[Knock Out (Prime)#Deluxe|Medic Knock Out]] (w/ [[Gura#Toys|Gura]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-14 [[Vehicon (Prime)#Deluxe|Vehicon]] (w/ [[Noji#Toys|Noji]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 28]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-15 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Megatron Darkness]] (w/ [[Gora#GoraII|Gora II]] & [[Hades#Toys|Hades]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-16 [[Vehicon (Prime)#Jet|Jet Vehicon]] (w/ [[Igu#Toys|Igu]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 25]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-17 [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] (w/ [[Sou#Toys|Sou]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-18 [[Airachnid (Prime)#Toys|Airachnid]] (w/ [[Ida#Toys|Ida]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 29]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-19 [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron]] (w/ [[Bogu#Toys|Bogu]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-20 [[Ironhide (WFC)#Deluxe|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Iro#Toys|Iro]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-21 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Arms Master Optimus]] (w/ [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|Shining R.A.]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 27]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-22 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Voyager|Dreadwing]] (w/ [[Jigu#Toys|Jigu]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-23 [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Deluxe|Wheeljack]] (w/ [[Wuji#Toys|Wuji]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 24]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-24 [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]] (w/ [[Magi#Toys|Magi]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-25 [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (Prime)#Toys|Giza]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-26 [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Prime|Smokescreen]] (w/ [[S.S.#Toys|S.S.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[December 15]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AM-27 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Voyager|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Ulma#Toys|Ulma]])}}
{{Bp-a1|AM-28 [[Lio Convoy#Prime|Leo Prime]] (w/ [[L.P.#Toys|L.P.]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-29 [[Shockwave (WFC)#Prime|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Bido (Prime)#Toys|Bido]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[December 26]], 2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-30 [[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]] (w/ [[Dago#Toys|Dago R]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-31 [[Frenzy (WFC)#Prime|Frenzy]] (w/ [[Dago#Toys|Dago F]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-32 [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Stunt Wildrider]] (w/ [[Ozu (Prime)#Toys|Ozu]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[February 25]], 2013)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AM-33 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Darkest|Final Battle Megatron]] (w/ [[Baru (Prime)#Shadow|Shadow Baru]], [[Dai#Shadow|Shadow Dai]], [[Gabu (Prime)#Shadow|Shadow Gabu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AM-34 [[Vehicon (Prime)#JetGeneral|Jet Vehicon General]] (w/ [[Igu#Silver|Igu S]])}}
|}
{{-}}
'''Arms Micron Weapon Series'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 28|7-28]]-2012)
{{Bp-d1|AMW-01 [[Gabu (Prime)#Toys|Gabu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-02 [[Baru (Prime)#Toys|Baru]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-03 [[Dai#Toys|Dai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-04 [[C.L.#AMW|C.L. GR]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-05 [[Baro#AMW|Baro G]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-06 [[Jida#AMW|Jida R]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 25|08-25]]-2012)
{{Bp-a1|AMW-07 [[Pral#AMW|Pral]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-08 [[Sise#AMW|Sise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-09 [[Jaze#AMW|Jaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 29|09-29]]-2012)
{{Bp-d1|AMW-10 [[Zori (Prime)#AMW|Zori M]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-11 [[B.H.#AMW|B.H. B]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AMW-12 [[Arc#AMW|Arc S]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[December 28|12-28]]-2012)
{{Bp-a1|AMW-13 [[Advanced Star Saber#toys|Advanced Star Saber]] ([[B.B. (Prime)#AMW|B.B. R]], [[Iro#AMW|Iro R]], [[O.P.#AMW|O.P. R]], [[R.A.#AMW|R.A. O]], and [[Wuji#AMW|Wuji G]])}}
{{Bp-d1|AMW-14 [[Gravity Planet Bowgun#Toys|Gravity Planet Bowgun]] ([[Gora#AMW|Gora II E]], [[Guru#AMW|Guru B]], [[Ida#AMW|Ida B]], [[Noji#AMW|Noji B]], and [[Zori (Prime)#AMW5pack|Zori CS]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Prime-toy Dai.jpg|upright=1|thumb|AMW-03 Dai]]
|}
{{-}}

'''Gacha Arms Microns'''
:A completely new set of molds were created for a set of Arms Microns distributed mainly through [[Gacha]]-branded "capsule toy" machines. Oddly, they contain a mix of Micron versions of larger show characters (for lack of information or a better explanation, this wiki is treating them as new characters) and entirely-new bestial Decepticon Microns.

:The first two waves of Microns were imported to UK and German toy stores as a [[blindpacking|blindbagged]] line in English packaging, produced by Tomy (the packaging sports Tomy and Gacha logos) and licensed by Hasbro UK.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Sword]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gobu]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zado]] (2 versions)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee Blade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron Cannon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vol.3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dobo]] (2 versions)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet Spanner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Boomerang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack Kunai]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmsMicronGachaWave1.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Special Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee Blade]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee Sword]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet Spanner]] MX}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack Kunai]] MX}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dobo]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gobu]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron Cannon]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Boomerang]] TC}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zado]] TC}}
|}

{{-}}
'''Exclusives'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Zori (Prime)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Zori]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gura#Shining|Shining Gura B]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Guru#Hellflame|Hellflame Guru]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#Shadow|Shadow R.A.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningGR|Shining R.A. GR]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arms Up Campaign]] contest'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hades#gold|Golden Hades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Golden|Golden Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[O.P.#Gold|Golden O.P.]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gora#Shadow|Shadow Gora]]}}
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Prime-toy BumblebeeTerrorcon.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Terrorcon Bumblebee]][[File:Prime-toy ZamuHellflame.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Hellflame Zamu]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#Shining|Shining O.P.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Tokyo Toy Show 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.B. (Prime)#Shining|Shining B.B.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.B. (Prime)#PureEnergon|Pure Energon B.B.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[C.L.#Shadow|Shadow C.L.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#PureEnergon|Pure Energon O.P.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BattleShield|Battle Shield Optimus]] (w/ [[O.P.#Guray|O.P. A]], [[Jaze#Toys|Jaze G]], [[Pral#Toys|Pral G]], [[Sise#Toys|Sise G]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningR|Shining R.A. R]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zamu#Hellflame|Hellflame Zamu]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Blaster#TVBoyRed|Optimus Prime Blaster (red version)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Baro#Shadow|Shadow Baro]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jida#Hellflame|Hellflame Jida]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Noji#Hellflame|Hellflame Noji]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OrionPax|Orion Pax]] (w/ [[R.A.#Orion|Gold Metal R.A.]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningP|Shining R.A. P]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningY|Shining R.A. Y]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (WFC)#Toys|Thundercracker]] (w/ [[Baro#Silver|Silver Metal Baro]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Nightmare|Nightmare Unicron]] (w/ [[Bogu#Nightmare|Bogu M]])}}
|}</ul>



===EZ Collection===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 31]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-01 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-02 [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-03 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-04 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-05 [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-06 [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-07 [[Vehicon (Prime)#Cyberverse|Decepticon Vehicon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 28]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-08 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-09 [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 26]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-10 [[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Spaceship Star Hammer]] & [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-11 [[Ironhide (WFC)#toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-12 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Cyberverse|Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TFP-EZ-SP1-Autobot-Set-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Optimus Prime (Open Face Type), exclusive to the "EZ-SP1 Autobot Set"]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 30]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-13 [[Evac (Prime)|Autobot Evac]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-14 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Cyberverse|War Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 28]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EZ-15 [[Energon Driller#Toys|Energon Driller]] & [[Knock Out (Prime)#Cyberverse|Medic Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EZ-16 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[October 27]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-17 [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)#Toys|Optimus Grand Base]]}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-18 [[Skyquake (Prime)#Cyberverse|Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[November 24]], [[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EZ-SP1 Autobot Set ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Optimus Prime (Open Face Type)]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#EZ6pack|Ratchet]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#EZ6pack|Bulkhead]], [[Arcee (WFC)#EZ6pack|Arcee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#EZ6pack|Wheeljack]])}}
{{Bp-d1|EZ-SP2 Decepticon Set ([[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Decepticon Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|War Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Medic Knock Out]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]])}}
|
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
*'''Optimus Prime Stand-up Mover'''
*'''Bumblebee Stand-up Mover'''

;Roleplay
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#ionblaster|Bumblebee Ion Blaster]]

;Battle Masks
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Battle Mask
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]] Battle Mask

;Energon Helmet
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]] Energon Helmet

==Post-''Prime'' releases==
Naturally, several ''Prime'' characters got toys in the follow-up toylines ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'', based on updated/new bodies. But there have been a few transplants outside of those series, albeit mostly in "side" lines rather than as more "traditional" ''Transformers''' toys...

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Abominus (Prime)#Kre-O|Abominus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Kre-O|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Kre-O|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Blight (Prime)#Kre-O|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Kre-O|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Corhada#Toys|Corhada]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Grimwing (Prime)#Kre-O|Grimwing]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Kre-O|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Kre-O|Predaking]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Kre-O|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Kre-O|Ripclaw]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Kre-O|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Kre-O|Shockwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Twinstrike (Prime)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#Kre-O|Vehicon]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Windrazor (Prime)#Kre-O|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:KreO-Toy VehiconKreons.jpg|thumb|200px|''Kre-O'' Vehicons]][[File:UW-toy BreakdownZombieWar.jpg|thumb|200px|''Unite Warriors'' Zombie War Breakdown]][[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Knock-Out.jpg|thumb|200px|''Legacy'' Prime Universe Knock-Out]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Construct-Bots]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[Airazor (Prime)|Airazor]] & [[Wolfang (Prime)|Wolfang]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Unicron Megatron]] (w/ [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]] & [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Ripclaw#Construct-Bots|Ripclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p2|[[Skystalker (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Skystalker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]]}}

|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Hero Mashers]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock_Out_(Prime)#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Wreck N' Rule Collection'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy_2|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]]}}

|}

===''Prime 10 Year Anniversary''===
[[File:TFP-10th-War-Breakdown-Vehicon-2-pack.jpg|thumb|200px|Breakdown / Vehicon]]
Revealed at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] for the tenth anniversary of ''Prime'', Hasbro re-released three TakaraTomy [[#Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime (Arms Micron)|"Arms Micron"]] toys previously exclusive to Japan. Except for [[Igu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Igu]], the toys are nearly identical, with new packaging depicting the cliff ([[:File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|you know which one]]) that could be reversed for an inverse colored version with the Decepticon sigil, and the sticker sheet, which reportedly uses the less-adhesive material of ''Generations'' toys around the same time.

Both ''Prime 10 Year Anniversary'' sets are exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#10 Year Anniversary|War Breakdown]] / [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Vehicon]] (w/ [[Igu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Igu]] and [[Zamu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#10 Year Anniversary|Hades Megatron]] (w/ [[Hades#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Hades]], [[Gora#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Gora II]])}}
</ul>

==Notes==
* Hasbro applied for a ''Beast Hunters'' video game trademark on December 17, 2012, leading to speculation of a possible ''Beast Hunters'' game.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-video-game-trademark-revealed-176549/ Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Video Game Trademark Revealed]</ref> Subsequently, the marketing shifted to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'', and a video game never materialized.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prime (toyline)}}
[[Category:Aligned toylines]]
[[Category:Prime| ]]

Cliffjumper (WFC)

2024-03-28T16:10:11Z

Tetratron: /* Toys */

{{faction|autobot|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}
:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimeCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]

'''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!

{{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]}}
{{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper tempting fate|"[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wreckers]] later escorted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Cliffjumper was with the Wreckers when they went on mission to help Optimus Prime guard the Well of Allsparks from Megatron's encroaching forces. He was partnered up with Bumblebee, and tasked with harrying the Decepticons should they get passed the rest of the Wreckers. On their way to their post, they ran afoul of Barricade. They engaged the Decepticon, and after a brief tussle, left him behind beaten and unconscious. Cliffjumper and Bumblebee then doubled back to help the Wreckers flank the incoming Decepticons. In doing so, they helped disrupt the Decepticons' entire field position. The pair got separated during the battle.

After the AllSpark was launched into space and the Decepticons retreated, Cliffjumper would learn that Bumblebee had gotten his vocoder crushed while keeping Megatron at bay. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] would design. A Vehicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, "Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit." The infuriated Vehicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.

[[File:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]
Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Vehicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.

As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[GroundBridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Dwayne Johnson]] (English, "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"), [[Billy Brown]] (English, "[[Out of the Past]]"), [[Frank Welker]] (English, [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper), [[Noriaki Sugiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Shen Lei]] (Chinese), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Sergio Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Miguel Ángel Pérez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Andrea Bolognini]] (Italian), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish), [[Rodrigo Araújo]] (Portuguese, "Darkness Rising, Part 1"), [[Luiz Laffey]] (Portuguese, "Out of the Past"), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian)}}

[[File:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|We know who's {{w|Redshirt (character)|expendable}}.]]

During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}

[[File:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|He's not solving murders with [[James Remar|Harry Morgan]].]]
Following the [[Great Exodus]], Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s forces along with Arcee. When interrogated, he held out and faked a shutdown, being thrown into the same cell as Arcee. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee to decode the transmission—a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to Earth. Cliffjumper subsequently kept Starscream busy long enough for Arcee to free herself and the pair went to destroy the [[space bridge]] that Shockwave had build. Cliffjumper distracted the Decepticons while Arcee sabotaged the bridge though Shockwave caught them in the act. Cliffjumper ended up fighting the Decepticon scientist and came off second best, though he was saved by Arcee. The two Autobots jumped through the space bridge, encountering Shockwave one last time mid-bridge before they ended up on Earth. As the pair went off to find Optimus, Cliffjumper regaled Arcee with the story of the time he was lost in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} The duo were unaware that Shockwave survived their encounter. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with Arcee over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up.

[[File:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]
Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.

The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]
Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine.

The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}} Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

In an effort to make small talk with a [[MECH]] operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally "snuffed" an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

Miko, frustrated at Bulkhead's slow pace in recovering from the effects of [[Tox-En]] poisoning and the blast [[Hardshell]] gave him, stormed out of the base to cry at the top of the mesa where the Autobot base was located. Arcee tried to help Miko through her grief by telling her the story of how she first partnered up with Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} When the Autobot base was destroyed by the ''Nemesis'', Cliffjumper's memorial was destroyed in the explosion. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} When confronted by [[Miko Nakadai]] in the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], Starscream brought up his slaying of Cliffjumper only for the human to boast of her killing Hardshell. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

When Cybertron was reborn, Optimus honored all those who had made it possible, Cliffjumper among them. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Despite his death, Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}

{{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

{{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the "Infiltration of Kaon" level.}}

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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
[[File:FOC-Cliffjumper.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|They laughed when we said our ''War for Cybertron'' Cliffjumper toys sounded like The Rock, but who's laughing now?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] met Cliffjumper and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins. After encountering a number of Decepticon [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]], Cliff got the opportunity to save Jazz's life when the other Autobots was caught under debris during a rust storm. They followed a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz insisted on going down alone, though Cliff kept in contact with him via radio. Cliffjumper ended up facing the hordes of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s that poured out of the pit when Jazz flooded it, but with the other Autobot's help, survived. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. Cliffjumper attempted to sneak up on the Decepticon, only to end up trapped behind a [[force field]]. While Jazz faced the swarm of Insecticons outside, Cliffjumper reversed the flow of toxic waste into the facility, escaping just before the place exploded. After being picked up by Sideswipe, they reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{note|Cliffjumper also appears as a playable character in the Escalation map, ancients. He fights alongside [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]. Strangely, Cliffjumper is the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}
When [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] were returning to Kaon, Dark Spark in hand, Cliffjumper led an Autobot attack in a desperate gambit to retrieve the Dark Spark from them. Unfortunately, he was defeated and forced to retreat, reporting to Optimus as he did so. Cliffjumper later tried to redeem himself on the outskirts of Kaon. Attempting to stop [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]'s rampage, Cliffjumper attempted to place a det pack on the combiner, but was crushed for his troubles. The Decepticons then retreated into Kaon with Cliffjumper's unconscious body. Optimus Prime and Jazz then proceeded to infiltrate Kolkular to rescue Cliffjumper. They succeeded in freeing Cliffjumper, and, despite Cliffjumper's pleas, Optimus ordered Jazz to evacuate Cliffjumper while he went on to face Megatron alone. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Cliffjumper Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Voted "Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Head-Swiping]] Motives."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Handgun
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoya Miyake]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian racer mode". His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode. Like the original mold, his legs are generally loose at the mid-thigh joint due to being used for transformation.

: The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.

: This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Prime''===
====''First Edition''====
{{anchor|FirstEdition}}
[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeFirstEdition.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|I have more toys which ''aren't'' made from Bumblebee molds than toys which ''are''. Something is seriously wrong here.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''004'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2011
:*''Accessories'': Stand (Hasbro only)
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in wave 1.5 of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys (basically a short-run revision of wave 1), ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' Cliffjumper transforms into a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger. In robot mode he features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily [[Swivel joint|rotate]] up to 90 degrees.

: The TakaraTomy version of this toy was packaged in robot mode (sans stand, despite the package call outs) and features a richer metallic red. His rear lights are also painted red instead of silver.

: He and the rest of the ''Transformers: Prime'' First Edition Wave 1 toys were released far earlier in Asia than the rest of the world. He was initially not released in the US, forcing fans to import him from Canada in order to get the Hasbro version. However, in late 2013, the First Edition toys started showing up at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US, and then even later in closeout stores like Ross.

: This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generations|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/PrimeCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-FETerrorconCliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|What he's cooking? Brains, apparently.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''005'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: First Edition'' toys, [[Terrorcon (Prime)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper is a redeco and retooling of the prior Cliffjumper, with unpainted wheel rims, purple translucent parts, a new, bashed-up head, and "[[Dark Energon]]" battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him with silver-painted wheel rims.

: The second wave of ''First Edition'' toys was initially only released in the Asian market in mid-2012. Terrorcon Cliffjumper was noticeably absent in this particular release, and was believed to be canceled. ([[TakaraTomy]] would then do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see below.) In late 2012, Wave 2 was finally released in its entirety in Hasbro's Asian markets, and [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up these toys, along with most of the "First Edition" line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperCyberverse.jpg|right||thumb|upright=1.67|Wait, is this a gun?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series/Number'': '''2/005'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[March 31]], 2012
:*''Takara ID number'': '''EZ-05'''
:*''Accessories'': Battle blade
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion-class toys (and the first wave in Takara's ''Prime''-themed ''[[EZ Collection]]'' releases), Cliffjumper transforms into his low-riding cruiser mode. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons, such as the soft-plastic "Battle Blade" he comes with.

: This sculpt was also used to make [[Tailgate (Prime)#Toys|Tailgate]].

: His blade is the same as Cyberverse [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s, being modeled after the doctor's scalpel-weapons. This blade, in the same color, is also used by Cyberverse ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino#Cyberverse|Mirage]], while redecoes of it are included with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyberverse Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Terrorcon-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stiffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Set''' (Multi-pack, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 24]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Battle blade

: ''EZ Collection'' "[[Terrorcon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper" is a translucent-purple redeco of his Cyberverse toy, utilizing the "[[Dark Energon]] zombie" deco from Takara's Deluxe-scale [[#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper (below)]].

: He was only available as part of the six-piece "Decepticon Set" along with slightly-changed-from-individual-release versions of [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]].

: Stock photos of the set incorrectly depict his purple plastic as either molded metallic or painted metallic.
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{{anchor|Deluxe}}
====''Robots in Disguise''====
[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeRID.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Lot of toys for a guy who bit the dust five minutes in. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''(TakaraTomy Arms Micron Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series/Number'': '''1 / 002'''
:*''Takara release date:'' [[March 31]], 2012
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''AM-03'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun/hammer (Hasbro only), "C.L." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Released in the first wave of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Deluxes, this version of Cliffjumper is a new mold with a comparatively simpler transformation. This new transformation involves stowing much of the car's roof on his back, while featuring a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake car roof]] as the robot mode's chest. He is geared to have a "dramatic head reveal"; pulling his car-hood parts down into arm configuration pushes his robot head up into place.

: Instead of his in-show wrist-mounted triple-blaster, Cliffjumper instead comes with a large hammer. This accessory can also be repositioned and used as a rifle, which stores in vehicle mode on either the roof or in an additional peg-hole on the vehicle's rear right-hand side.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Cliffjumper has some very significant differences from the Hasbro release. Released as part of the first wave of "[[Arms Micron]]"-themed [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime (Arms Micron)|''Prime'' toys]], his red plastic has a lighter, slightly-orange hue. He loses many of the Hasbro release's [[paint operation]]s, which have been largely replaced by customer-applied foil [[Sticker|decal]]s. As part of the line-wide Arms Micron play-pattern, he has been [[retool]]ed to include [[5 mm post]]-hole mounts on his doors, driver's-side rear wheel hub (as there's already a post-hole on the passenger side from the Hasbro version), and robot mode shoulders. Rather than the hammer/rifle, he comes with his Arms Micron partner [[C.L.#Toys|C.L.]], who transforms into an over-sized version of Cliffjumper's triple-barreled wrist-blaster once assembled... who unfortunately cannot be ''used'' as a wrist-blaster, the closest you can get to that is to use him as a hand-held cannon. Still, neat!

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Think he looks edible? He'd probably think the same way about you... you know, if he ''could'' think.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 28]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': "Jida" Arms Micron

: This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]]-infused Cliffjumper, sold in the second assortment of the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown redeco and retooling of the [[#First Edition|"First Edition" Terrorcon Cliffjumper mold]], now with several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his vehicle mode trunk and hood. As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted (including his flip-out cannons), and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, such as the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included.

: He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[Jida#Toys|Jida]], who comes as an unassembled "model kit" on a single sprue. As this mold already has a pair of built-in blasters, Jide transforms from a mechanical feline into a weird double-chainsaw weapon, an appropriate addition to a zombie-themed set.

: Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Arms Micron Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Sadly, you can't wear the head as a mask. It woulda been a great companion piece to the previous year's wearable Matrix.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[July 12]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, "embedded" Dark Energon shard

: A [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], this version of Terrorcon Cliffjumper, dubbed "Rust In Peace Cliffjumper" (but not marked as such on the packaging), is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the "Terrorcon Cliffjumper" retool of the then-not-released-in-the-US "First Edition" Cliffjumper mold. Whew! He features a slightly darker shade of red plastic, and his paint operations have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him even more battle damage deco.

: He comes with two Dark Energon accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an "energy splash" that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to "life."

: He comes in a special case shaped like his own zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''IT'S ABOUT DRIVE''' '''IT'S ABOUT POWER''' '''WE STAY HUNGRY''' '''WE DEVOUR''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gamer Edition Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Game'': '''''War for Cybertron'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''+05'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Plasma_cannon#Prime|plasma cannon]], [[Energon_battle_pistol|energon battle pistol]], sword hand, "Protect Omega Supreme" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: A [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]''[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Bumblebee]], Gamer Edition Cliffjumper transformers into a "Cybertronian courier" in 21 steps. Unfortunately, the back of his head is a bit too big for the panel that covers it to close all the way.

: He includes two blasters and a sword-arm attachment to replicate his in-game arm blades. Like the other figures in the ''Gamer Edition'' series, Cliffjumper's right forearm is removable, and can be swapped out for his blaster to emulate the way the in-game characters' arms transformed into their weapons. These accessories can also attach to his vehicle mode.

: Although his deco and new head are based on his ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' appearance, he is marketed as a ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' product for consistency with other ''Gamer Edition'' releases, which Hasbro team members have jokingly justified on the basis of his inclusion in that game's [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyTFPCliff.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|The hierarchy of power in ''Legacy'' is about to change]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-multi|'''Prime Universe Cliffjumper VS Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas, G1 Universe Squeezeplay, Cyberverse Universe Tarn''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energon Claw body, 2 claw pincers, 2 floodlights

:''Legacy: United'' "Prime Universe Cliffjumper" is a retool of the mainline's [[Chase_(RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Autobot Chase]] figure, turning into a muscle car. He includes 2 different floodlights and a 3-part Energon "capture claw" that can attach to his hand. The pincers can detach and serve as hooks, or slot into his detachable floodlights, leaving the body of the claw as what is possibly a sort of double-barreled blaster thing.

:Cliffjumper was packed in a 4-pack with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Tarantulas]], [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Squeezeplay]], and [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Toys|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]]. Said 4-pack is [[exclusive]] to [[Target]].

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==Merchandise==

===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
[[File:FOC-HMS-render-Cliffjumper-robot mode.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|right|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]
* In ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, Cliffjumper's one unique body part (his head) is usable by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters as an Eliminator-type component. Amusingly, while that head is designed to look very much like the one seen in ''Prime'' for both alignment reasons and to distinguish him further from Bumblebee, Hasbro released the War for Cybertron figure two years earlier sporting a very G1 head sculpt.
* Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,<ref>[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]</ref> but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive.
* Cliffjumper has been mentioned in more episodes than he's appeared in, and mostly by ''Starscream''.
*This is not [[Cliffjumper (SG)|the first Cliffjumper to die and become a zombie]].
*In the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|3DS version of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'']], there are obvious hints at a relationship between Cliffjumper and Arcee. Cliffjumper constantly refers to Arcee as, "darling," and Hound flat out says to Arcee, "I see why Cliffjumper likes you, boss."
*Cliffjumper's role was originally going to [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], who was planned to die in the [[One Shall Rise, Part 3|season 1 finale]] instead of the [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|premiere]].

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Cliffjumper has powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Full Burst Mode''' (フルバーストモード ''Furu Bāsuto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': B.B., C.L., O.P., R.A.
: Cliffjumper's "Arms Up Mode" pictured on his box-back is dubbed "Full Burst Mode", which has him brandishing a combination weapon formed from [[O.P.]] and [[B.B.]] in one hand, and another formed from C.L. and [[R.A.]] in the other.

*'''Death Mode''' (デスモード ''Desu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Jida
: Terrorcon Cliffjumper's box-back "Arms Up Mode" uses [[Jida]] in "Big Saw" mode while also lugging around the [[Killer Bite]] weapon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cliffjumper''' (クリフジャンパー ''Kurifujanpā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi Gùo Shān''' (飞过山, "Flying across a Mountain")
*''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, "Rock-climber")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)

2024-03-28T15:50:26Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Cyberverse releases */

{{disambig2|the 2018 toyline based on the animated series|the 2011 cross-series toy gimmick system|Cyberverse (toyline)}}
{{nav-cyberverse}}
[[File:Cyberverse overview small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Who said that [[scale]] was a thing?]]
The '''''Transformers: Cyberverse''''' toyline continues the trend set by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' of targeting the young demographic lying between the preschool and preteen audiences. The line focuses on "G1 inspired design" and new play patterns while featuring a diverse cast of legacy characters.

Announced in time for New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], ''Cyberverse'' brought with it the line-wide "Action Attack" [[gimmick]], with figures from most assortments including a unique "attacking" play feature. The line also reintroduces a line-wide [[size class]] naming system, following ''Robots in Disguise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s erratic mix of designations, with the one exception being the returning 1-Step Changers. While Warrior Class remains similar to its ''Robots in Disguise'' counterpart, the new Scout, Ultra, and Ultimate Classes bear little correlation to previous assortments.

Starting in summer [[2019]], the toyline entered its first [[subline imprint]], '''''Power of the Spark''''', reflecting the second chapter of the television show. While 2018's "Action Attack" size classes and their unique gimmicks continued under this, the new "Spark Armor" play pattern added more size classes, involving accessory vehicles that could split apart into interchangeable armor. As of late 2019 official product reveals for ''Cyberverse'' almost entirely ceased, leaving fans unaware of new releases until they were found in stores or on online listings. Hasbro representatives at the time cited a lack of interest in the line from collectors as the reason for this. The developing COVID-19 pandemic probably didn't help this situation either as physical conventions where new toys would be spotted on display also came to a halt. This led to a great many surprises for fans as relatively obscure characters set to appear in the cartoon's third chapter were suddenly receiving new toys on shelves months before their on-screen debuts.

For [[2020]] the line was retitled as '''''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures''''' (initially a subline imprint marked on a few figures as '''''Battle for Cybertron''''') though no reason was ever given for the rebranding. This assortment revamped Ultra and Ultimate Class figures, which now featured flip-up "Energon Armor" and accompanying weapons. Many of the figures for this year were now labeled with a "Cybertronian Mode" to tie-in with the show's story taking place solely on the Transformers' homeworld. This year the line also received the Deluxe Class, a more ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque subline of figures featuring [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] details and accessories, more complex transformations, and better [[articulation]]. The first wave also included pieces for a [[Maccadam]] build-a-bot figure. If that wasn't enough, 2020 also saw the introduction of the "Battle Call" gimmick, adding even more size classes to the line which featured voice activated electronic features.

After what seemed the end for ''Cyberverse'' after its creators stated that the show's third season was the finale, it did indeed continue into [[2021]] with the '''''Dinobots Unite''''' subline imprint, promoting the fourth season specials. Now going under the title ''"Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures"'' on all products, this subline introduced the rest of the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] to join [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and focused on combining gimmicks and automatic conversion with the new "Roll & Combine" and "Roll N' Change" assortments. This continuation makes ''Cyberverse'' the longest-running cartoon tie-in toyline in recent memory. Packaging also followed that of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', removing the plastic bubble and expanding the [[package art]].

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==Toys==
{{Note|Continuing the trend set by ''Robots in Disguise'', many Cyberverse toys would see re-releases in later assortments in new packaging. This page lists each figure in the wave and subline it first appeared in.}}

===2018===
====Action Attack====
While a similar size to previous "Scout Class" assortments, these Scout Class figures possess the unique quirk of having only partial transformations, converting into hybrid robot/alt-mode forms in which their Action Attack gimmicks are activated as the final transformation step. Due to their simplicity, some figures' Action Attacks can also be activated in robot mode.

Initially, ''Robots in Disguise'' molds were reused for the entire first wave but following this, all 1-Step Changers are new molds, even if they reuse transformation schemes from older ones. Starting with Wave 3, they supported Action Attack gimmicks, though these are particularly basic.

''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class figures are broadly similar to the ''Robots in Disguise'' assortment of the same name, though with much less focus on articulation. Their Action Attacks are activated in robot mode as the final transformation step, although some figures can also activate it in alternate mode.

Similar to the previous 3-Step Changers, Ultra Class figures are roughly Voyager-sized with much more involved Action Attacks that generally deploy in their alternate mode.

Similar in size to a modern Leader Class figure, but significantly simpler, Ultimate Class figures feature Action Attacks specifically designed to be activated in both robot and alternate mode.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Cyberverse-2018-1-Step-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|250px|1-Step Changer Soundwave]][[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Prowl.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Prowl]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Shadow Striker]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Exclusives====
Both Thundercracker and the Optimus Prime Battle Base Set were originally intended as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, but due to the company's bankruptcy in the United States and several other countries in 2018, they were only released that way in markets that still ''have'' Toys"R"Us (which basically means Asia and Canada). In the United States, the Optimus Prime playset was instead available as a Walmart exclusive, while Thundercracker didn't show up until 2019, at the chains Go! Calendars, Tuesday Morning, and Ollie's.
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Thundercracker]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Warrior Class [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
</ul>
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===2019: ''Power of the Spark''===
====Action Attack====
{{Note|As the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint was not introduced until summer 2019, the year's first waves of Scout, Warrior, Ultra and Ultimate Class toys and first ''two'' waves of 1-Step Changers retained the vanilla 2018 packaging style.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Shadow Striker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#2019ScoutClass|Optimus Prime]] (new sculpt)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scraplet#Cyberverse|Scraplet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Deadlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Deadlock]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Alpha Trion]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultimate-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#New1Step|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|Megatron]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|Optimus Prime]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Jazz]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Gnaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drift (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Deadlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#POTSWarrior|Bumblebee]] (retool)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (Cyberverse)#WarriorDrift|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Alpha Trion]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 3''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Spark Armor====
Added for the ''Power of the Spark'' rebranding, the Legends sized "Battle Class" figures include a drone-vehicle that disassembles to form interchangeable armor, connected via [[5 mm post|5 mm attachment points]].

The larger Deluxe-sized "Elite Class" figures come with a drone-vehicle that transforms in one step into add-on armor, rather than splitting into multiple pieces. These aren't compatible with the smaller Battle Class.

Ark Power Optimus Prime is the size of a Leader Class figure, and has battle armor which can be assembled into a ship resembling the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Jetfire]] & [[Tank Cannon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#BattleClass|Prowl]] & [[Cosmic Patrol]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Sky-Byte]] & [[Driller Drive]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Starscream]] & [[Demolition Destroyer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Blizzard Breaker]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Decepticon Shockwave]] & [[Solar Shot]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Sky-Byte.jpg|thumb|250px|Battle Class Sky-Byte]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Elite Class Megatron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Elite Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Bumblebee]] & [[Ocean Storm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Megatron]] & [[Chopper Cut#Cyberverse|Chopper Cut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Optimus Prime]] & [[Sky Turbine]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Elite Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Spark Armor|Grimlock]] & [[Trash Crash#Cyberverse|Trash Crash]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ark Power'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ark Power|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ark (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Ark Power]]}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Multi-packs and exclusives====
Elite Class Cheetor was available at general retail outside the US.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|Warrior Class [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#POTS2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#POTS2pack|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Elite Class [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Cheetor]] & [[Sea Fury]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Warrior Class [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Spark-Armor-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|200px|Elite Class Cheetor]]
|}

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===2020: ''Battle for Cybertron / Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures''===
====Action Attack====
Officially, the second Scout Class Bumblebee figure was slated to debut in a second wave of ''Power of the Spark''-branded Scout Class figures. However, that wave was ultimately never released, leaving a gap in the official wave numbering, and Bumblebee instead debuted in the wave that also included Wheeljack, in ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures''-branded packaging.

Ultra Class figures now uniformly feature flip-up Energon Armor as their Action Attack, deploying a translucent chestplate and mask from their back as a final transformation step when their weapon accessories are removed. While slightly smaller than previous Ultras, most now sport greater articulation.

Flip-up Energon Armor was also introduced to all Ultimate Class figures which now feature drastically reduced articulation and complexity in favour of a large auto-transforming mechanisms, officially labelled [[Automorph Technology|"Twist-N-Change"]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#POTSScout|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Scout|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#StealthForce|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Scout-Class-Ramjet.jpg|thumb|Scout Class Ramjet]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Stealth Force Hot Rod]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Ultra-Rack-n-Ruin.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Rack 'n' Ruin]][[File:Cyberversetoy-UltimateIaconus.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Iaconus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 8''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1StepStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step3rdMold|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#OneStep|Autobot Ratchet]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Megatron X]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#CybertronianWarrior|Bumblebee]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#WarriorStealth|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#CybertronianWarrior|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hammerbyte#Cyberverse|Hammerbyte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#BCAWarrior|Starscream]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Cybertronian|Optimus Prime]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultra2|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Clobber (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Clobber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Rack'n'Ruin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 8''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#POTSUltimate|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Iaconus#Cyberverse|Iaconus]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Deluxe Class====
Traditional Deluxe Class figures debuted at the same MSRP as the concurrent ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', aimed at older audiences and featuring similar elements, including 5 mm ports and [[Fire Blast effect]] parts. Figures released in Waves 1 - 4 have a piece of [[Maccadam#Cyberverse|Maccadam]] as a "[[Build a Figure]]", while Wave 5 figures omit those extra pieces altogether.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Deluxe Class Shockwave]]
|}

====Battle Call====
The "Battle Call" lineup makes use of voice-activated commands. The larger "Officer Class" deploy armor on command, while the "Trooper Class" features electronic lights. All figures feature Energon Armor.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Trooper Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#TrooperClass|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Meteorfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Meteorfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Wildwheel]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Trooper Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Wild-Wheel.jpg|thumb|200px|Battle Call Trooper Class Wildwheel]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Officer Class'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#OfficerClass|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Exclusives====
''Cybertronian Villains'' focuses on well, villains to Cybertron! They were originally exclusive to Target in the US but made their way to other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]]. The ''"Cybertronian Villains"'' branding was later used in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''.

''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' mostly goes for re-releases to represent ''Cyberverse'' in its multi-franchise umbrella, with the only exception so far being "Spark Armor" Bumblebee's smaller partner, a redecoed version of [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'s partner [[Trash Crash]]. In addition to the Spark Armor assortment, this segment of the toyline also includes a boxed set of four repacked Warrior Class figures – the packaging for which doesn't actually ''say'' "''Cyberverse''" anywhere, but we've put the set here for convenience.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cybertronian Villains'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|Quintesson Invasion}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#BattleForCybertron3Pack|Prowl]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#BattleForCybertron3Pack|Shockwave]]}}
:{{Bp-qu2|[[Quintesson#Cyberverse|Quintesson Judge]]}}
{{bp-a1d1|Sharkticons Attack}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#SharkticonSet|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
:{{bp-d1|3 [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]]s}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Seekers Sinister Strikeforce}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Thrust (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thrust]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skywarp]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#SinisterStrikeforce|Thundercracker]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#SinisterStrikeforce|Starscream]]}}
{{bp-d1|Repugnus Revenge}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Repugnus]]}}
:{{bp-d1|3 [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Pesticons]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Elite Class [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] & [[Trash Crash#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Trash Crash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Elite Class [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Megatron]] & [[Chopper Cut#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Chopper Cut]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Warrior Class 4-pack}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BFC-Quintesson-Invasion-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Quintesson Invasion 3-pack]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Officer Class [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

===2021: ''Dinobots Unite''===
====Action Attack====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Warrior Class Dead End Blitz Blast.jpg|thumb|200px|Warrior Class Dead End]][[File:Bumblebee-Cyberverse-Adventures-Dinobots-Unite-Ultra-Sludge.jpeg|thumb|200px|Ultra Class Dinobot Sludge]][[File:Cyberverse Ultimate Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Volcanicus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Ramjet]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 11''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Volcanicus]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Deluxe Class====
Much like later waves of the previous year's Deluxe Class assortment, these toys feature no 'Build-A-Figure' accessories, which includes re-releases of older figures. Keeping in tune with the ''Kingdom''-style boxes of no plastic bubble and expanded packaging art, the plastic window was also removed.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Cheetor]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Dinobot Slug]]}}
|[[File:Cyberverse deluxe cheetor stock.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]
</ul>
|}

====Roll & Combine====
Figure two-packs similar to the ''Robots in Disguise'' Crash Combiners, but much larger, involving simplified robots becoming halves of a combiner.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Bumblebee]] / [[Swoop (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Swoop]] ([[Bumbleswoop]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Megatron]] / [[Slug (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Slug]] ([[Slugtron]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Wheeljack]] / [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Grimlock]] ([[Wheelgrim]])}}
|[[File:Bumbleswoop-box.jpg|thumb|Roll & Combine Bumbleswoop]]
</ul>
|}

====Roll N' Change====
Large scale figures sold at a price point higher than the Ultimate Class which feature automatic transformations to robot mode when the vehicle is rolled along a smooth surface, similar to the ''Generation 2'' [[Auto Roller (G2)|Autorollers]]. Each figure features snap-on Energon Armor parts and electronic lights and sounds.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Roll N' Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Roll N' Change|Bumblebee]]}}
|[[File:Cyberverse roll n transform optimus prime.jpg|thumb|Roll N' Change Optimus Prime]]
</ul>
|}

====Smash Changers====
A [[rebranding|rebranded]] (pre-branded?) figure originally intended for the toyline accompanying the ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' film, the latter being delayed until 2023 forced Hasbro to release it under the ''Cyberverse'' branding instead.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Smash Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
|[[File:Cyberversetoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star 
If I could get out of this place!]]
</ul>
|}

===Tiny Turbo Changers===
''[[Tiny Turbo Changers]]'' is a line of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] vinyl figures featuring characters from ''Cyberverse''. Despite them ostensibly being blind-bagged, it's possible to tell which figure you're getting thanks to a small clear window and embossed letter code on the reverse of the package.

The first Series barely made it to US retail, showing up at (some) [[Kmart]]s and later some grocery store chains during the holidays in 2019. Series 2 started to pop up in [[Target]]s in July 2020, while Series 3 was available in a few international markets (in some of them as early as late 2019), but has yet to be found in the United States. Series 4, however has been found in both Canada and the United States.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(D) [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(E) [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Drift (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|(G) [[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(K) [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-p1|(G) [[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Decepticon Shockwave]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]] (re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Prowl]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(M) [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(N) [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(O) [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(P) [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Acid Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CV-toy BlackarachniaTTC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Blackarachnia]][[File:CV-toy Ironhide-TTC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Ironhide]][[File:CV-toy SkyByte-TTC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sky-Byte]]
<ul class="iconlist">
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(E) [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Jetfire]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(A2) [[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skrapnel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B2) [[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Whirl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(C2) [[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(D2) [[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(E2) [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F2) [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(G2) [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Megatron X]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(H2) [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#TTCStealth|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(A) [[Gnaw (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Gnaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Kup (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Kup]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(C) [[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wildwheel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(D) [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(E) [[Alpha Strike#Cyberverse|Alpha Strike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Thunderhowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(G) [[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(I) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Energon Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(J) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#TTCStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(K) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Dark Energon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(B) [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Slipstream]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(C) [[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Dead End]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(D) [[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Whirl]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(G) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]] (re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Sky-Byte]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(K) [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(?) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(?) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Dark Energon Shockwave]] (re-release)}}
|}

{{-}}

==''Cyberverse'' (TakaraTomy)==
===Main toyline===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-01 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-02 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-03 [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Wing Slicer Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-04 [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Launcher Strike Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-05 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Stinger Sword Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-06 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Matrix Attack Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-07 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Fusion Cannon Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TCV-08 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-09 [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-10 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Burning Flame Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-11 [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-12 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-13 [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Jet Mission Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-14 [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Shovel Fighter Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-15 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Battleship Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-16 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Wingfire Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-17 [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Tank Buster Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-18 [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Drill Driver Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-19 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Battle Rotor Megatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-20 [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Blizzard Rescue Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-21 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Satellite Laser Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-22 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Dino Dump Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-23 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ark Power|Ark Combine Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[December]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-24 [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Turbo Change Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-24 [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-25 [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Autobot Jazz]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
The first four waves of Deluxe Class figures were released in Japan under the name "'''Action Master'''" (Oh, the irony!). Originally regular releases with the "TCV" ID number, they were moved to being [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives with an August 2020 release. The reason for this is unknown, though this is most likely due to poor sales of previous toys or in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 01 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Action Master 02 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Action Master 03 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 04 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 05 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 06 [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 07 [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 08 [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Post-''Cyberverse'' releases==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow_Striker_(Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn_(Cyberverse)#Legacy|Tarn]]}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legacy'' Shadow Striker]]

|}

==Notes==
[[File:Cyberverse Warrior Shockwave packaging refresh.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Some figures, such as Warrior Class Shockwave, were released in four different packaging designs.]]
*''Cyberverse'' toys made their global retail debut at Toyworld stores in Australia on [[July 3|3 July]] [[2018]], before arriving at US retail at the end of the same month.
*Because Hasbro frequently uses the shorthand "TRA" for the brand name in solicitations to stores and on shipping cases, the name of the Ul'''tra''' Class assortment ended up being interpreted as "Ultransformers" in numerous places.
*''Cyberverse'' features a minor but still noteworthy difference compared to previous toy lines that had featured [[subline imprint]]s: In the case of those previous lines, any previously released toys that were re-released under those subline imprints were given new packaging that followed the design template for the subline imprint in question, but retained the original release's UPC (or EAN for European releases) barcode. By contrast, ''Cyberverse'' toys that were re-released in ''Power of the Spark'', ''Battle for Cybertron''/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' and ''Dinobots Unite'' packaging were all given new UPC (or EAN) barcodes. This even applied to the assortments themselves, which were also assigned new assortment UPC (or EAN) barcodes. As a result, some figures have four different barcodes for the various packaging variants, and eight barcodes if you count both UPCs and EANs.
*On top of that, Hasbro folded the ''Cyberverse'' into the Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' line for China, which gave the figures released under that branding yet ''another'' packaging variant.
*Like with previous lines, Hasbro used character-specific code names for the toys.
:*For the 2018 releases, the theme was "''{{w|Seinfeld}}'' characters":
{{collist|3|
:::*Acid Storm: "Uncle Leo"
:::*Blurr: "Morty"
:::*Bumblebee: "Costanza"
:::*Grimlock: "Puddy"
:::*Megatron: "Newman"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Peterman"
:::*Shadow Striker: "Susie"
:::*Shockwave: "Kramer"
:::*Slipstream: "Estelle"
:::*Soundwave: "Kruger"
:::*Starscream: "Bania"
:::*Windblade: "Elaine"
}}

:*For the 2019 releases, Hasbro abandoned the "Seinfeld" theme in favor of a new "baseball teams" theme:
{{collist|3|
:::*Bumblebee: "Ironbirds"
:::*Hot Rod: "Isotopes"
:::*Megatron: "Quakes"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Woodducks"
:::*Prowl: "Flying Squirrels"
:::*Ratchet: "Aces"
:::*Shadow Striker: "Rockhounds"
:::*Slipstream: "Greenjackets"
:::*Soundwave: "Dust Devils"
:::*Wheeljack: "Blueclaws"
}}

:*For the 2020 releases, only one code name is currently known:
{{collist|3|
:::*Shadow Bumblebee: "Alpha Strike"
}}

:*The "Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer" set didn't fall under either of those themes; instead, it used the code name "Radar" for toys of Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film series counterpart]] from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' lines, with the theme for the code names from ''those'' lines being "Australian race horses".
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[[Category:Cyberverse (2018)| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)

2024-03-19T02:55:21Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Robots In Disguise releases */

{{Nav-rid2015}}
The '''2015 ''Robots in Disguise''''' toyline, like its [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], is aimed at a slightly younger audience than previous ''Transformers'' mainlines, slotting neatly between the preschool ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' series and the preteen/older-fan-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. It features a mixture of easy-to-transform figures and more "traditional" figures with multi-step conversions across an incredible number of price points, with a heavy focus on core characters.

==Overview==
The overarching [[gimmick]] for the line is special [[Insignia|faction symbol]] "Shields", which can be scanned with the accompanying [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' app]] to temporarily unlock the toy for use in-game.

[[File:RID Legion Bumblebee Packaging Comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|Yellow is the new black.]]The line had an impressive ''three'' [[subline imprint]]s. At general retail, the line's additional gimmick for 2016 was ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'', with the focus being on [[Mini-Con]]s that could turn into weapons for the larger figures to wield. For 2017, it was the more expansive ''[[Combiner Force]]'', with the focus on, obviously, combining robots, either as two-component super robots, combining five robots into a traditional [[Combiner]], or a gimmick-activating Mini-Con with a larger partner. Both saw the subline branding and overall packaging design extended to all price points regardless of their relevance to the subline gimmick, including packaging variants of unchanged re-releases of existing figures. In addition, [[Toys"R"Us]] had the [[exclusive]] ''Clash of the Transformers'' subline, a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s, and a few all-new sculpts, which overlapped with ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' in 2016, with the toys being [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of both subline imprints.

What's particularly remarkable in this case is the sheer longevity of some figures, to a degree not really seen since the days of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'': Despite having already been succeeded by the usual redecos in many instances (as has been the standard for pretty much every line since ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]''), figures of the more prominent characters were frequently re-released in the new packaging styles for the general retail subline imprints listed above. Although toys being carried over into subsequent waves and being given packaging [[variant]]s for the sake of uniform packaging design isn't an unusual occurrence by itself, the shift from "same-character redeco" to "re-release of the original deco" is noticeable, especially with toys continuing to ship in their original decos over two years after their original release, some of them even having been available in ''three'' different packaging styles over the course of the series!
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==Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline==
===General retail===
===="Standard" line====
This is, admittedly, a bit of an arbitrary distinction we're making, but given the sheer ''amount'' of product across more price-points than virtually any line in the past has featured, some sorting is in order. These are the more "traditional" toys in "traditional" size classes that the older fanbase would be more likely to care about.

=====Legion Class=====
: After being relegated to limited-release [[redeco]]es for most of [[2014]], the Legion size class returns in full. The ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' branding has been dropped, along with the larger Commander pricepoint.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Legion Class|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legion|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Legion|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Legion|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Legion|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#LegionClass|Underbite]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NightOpsLegion|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#AlpineStrikeLegion|Alpine Strike Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID15-toy FixitLegends.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Legion Fixit (awww!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#LegionPatrol|Patrol Mode Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Legion|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Clampdown (RID)#Legion|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Legion|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Legion|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Legion|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#LegionBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Groundpounder (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Groundbuster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Legion|Bisk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Legion|Springload]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Legion|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#Legion|Blurr]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (WFC)#Legion|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatseeker#Legion|Heatseeker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twinferno#Legion|Twinferno]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|The [[wave]] that includes Cyclonus and Heatseeker was skipped entirely in the United States. While it has been released in numerous international markets such as Asia, Canada, Australia and Europe, stores in the US only received the subsequent wave that includes Twinferno but not those other two. And unlike that latter wave, the Cyclonus/Heatseeker wave was never even solicited to US-based online retailers.}}
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=====Warrior Class=====
: The newly-named "Warrior" assortment is broadly similar to the traditional Deluxe Class, but somewhat simplified for greater accessibility. As such, their MSRP is slightly lower than contemporary Deluxe figures in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Warriors|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Warrior|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Warrior|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Warrior|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NightOpsWarrior|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#GoldArmor|Gold Armor Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:2015 Rid Deluxe Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Warrior Class Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NightStrike|Night Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Warrior|Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Warrior|Megatronus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BlizzardStrikeWarrior|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#WarriorBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#Warrior|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Warrior|Thunderhoof]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PowerSurgeWarrior|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Warrior|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Warrior|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Warrior|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scatterspike (RID)#Toys|Scatterspike]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blastwave#Toys|Blastwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#AlpineStrike|Alpine Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stormshot#Toys|Stormshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#Warrior|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Warrior Class|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#CombinerForceWarrior|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twinferno#Toys|Autobot Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thermidor#Toys|Thermidor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Prime)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|The wave that features Twinferno as the only new figure was only released in the United States. In all other international Hasbro markets, the wave in which Bludgeon and Thermidor debuted alongside Twinferno was available from the get-go, in most cases long before even the Twinferno-only wave was released in the US.}}

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=====Single-pack Mini-Cons=====

: Featuring single-step transformations, Mini-Con alt-modes are meant to augment larger toys. The first four waves work with the larger "Deployer" figures (see below), forming projectiles (Autobot Buzzsaws, Decepticon Torpedoes, and mostly-Decepticon spheroid [[Cyclone]]s) the larger toys can launch via pressure mechanisms. Replacing the "Deployer" Mini-Cons at the price point, Weaponizers transform into, well, weapons that can he held by or mounted on larger figures via [[5 mm post]]s. They are ''mostly'' one-step-transformations, but a few have extra pull-out parts needed to complete the process.

:All Mini-Cons include a number of clear-plastic accessories, packaged on the sprue, which can be pegged into various sockets on their bodies. The first two waves of figures' accessories can be combined with those from their wavemates to form an "energy animal": a [[Mini-Con armor lion]] for Wave 1, and a [[Mini-Con armor shark]] for Wave 2. The rest? Nope.

:Following the release of the second wave, waves 3 and 4 of the single-pack Mini-Cons arrived notoriously late at retail in the United States, and then only at clearance chains. The Weaponizer Mini-Cons were never found at US retail ''at all''. In some other markets, the first Weaponizer wave was found long ''before'' wave 4 of the original assortment (due to being, well, separate assortments), and wave 2 of the Weaponizers was only released in a very small number of markets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragonus#Toys|Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#Toys|Sawback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sandsting#Toys|Sandsting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor#Toys|Velocirazor]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Back#Toys|Decepticon Back / Decepticon Forth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Blizzard|Blizzard Strike Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#Toys|Swelter]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Glacius#Toys|Glacius]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (RID)#Scorch|Scorch Strike Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mini-Con Slipstream]][[File:RID Mini-Con Autobot Bashbreaker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Weaponizer Bashbreaker]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Weaponizer Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bashbreaker (RID)#Toys|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#WeaponizerSingle|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tricerashot#Toys|Tricerashot]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Weaponizer Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragonus|Decepticon Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lancelon#Toys|Lancelon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike (RID)#Toys|Windstrike]]}}
<ul>
|}
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=====Mini-Con Deployers=====
: Packaged with a Mini-Con, Deployers are designed to wield and launch the smaller figures. Keep in mind that with all Deployers, their gimmick only works on a flat surface, as there is a switch that locks the gimmick when the toy is not on a table or the ground. So no, you can't shoot your friends with your Mini-Cons.

:Due to retailers in the United States discontinuing the Deployers assortment, the final wave with Crazybolt was never released at brick and mortar retail in the US, and was only stocked by US-based online retailers following a massive delay. The wave ''did'' see a release in various other markets more or less on schedule, though.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Mini-Con Deployers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Decepticon Fracture]] & [[Airazor (RID)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#DeployerBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Blizzard|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] & [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Backtrack]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] & [[Hammer (RID)#Crazybolt|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID15-Deployers-Crazybolt.jpg|250px|thumb|Deployer Crazybolt]]
|}
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=====Mini-Con Battle Packs=====
: For the first two [[wave]]s, each Battle Pack includes a roughly Scout-sized "Decepticon Hunter" figure and a Mini-Con opponent; for the third wave, the "Decepticon Hunter" monikers were dropped, with the Mini-Cons now turning into weapons for the included Autobot figures. The Autobot figures include a number of translucent weapon and armor accessories which can also combine into a single large weapon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Mini-Con Battle Packs|Decepticon Hunter Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)#Toys|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe]] vs. [[Anvil (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Mini-Con Battle Packs|Decepticon Hunter Bumblebee]] vs. [[Major Mayhem#Toys|Major Mayhem]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|Decepticon Hunter Grimlock]] vs. [[Back#Toys|Decepticon Back]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|Strongarm]] & [[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#MiniBattlePackAlpine|Sideswipe]] & [[Windstrike (RID)#Toys|Windstrike]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Battle Packs Sideswipe]]
|}

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=====Mini-Con multi-packs=====
:Big boxes of Mini-Cons! ''Very'' unusually for United States releases, all three 4-Packs feature the same Hasbro product code number as well as the same UPC barcode number, effectively making them the "same" product at the distribution level despite being different toys every time.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (1)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Backtrack (RID)#4pack|Blizzard Strike Backtrack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#4pack|Scorch Strike Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#4pack|Blizzard Strike Swelter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#4pack|Scorch Strike Undertone]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (2)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anvil (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#4pack|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]] (Weaponizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#Toys|Undertone]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (3)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#4pack|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonus#4pack|Autobot Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lancelon#Toys|Lancelon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron#4pack|Lord Doomitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Robots in Disguise LORD DOOMITRON toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Lord Doomitron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con Mega-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anvil (RID)#MegaPack|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Back#MegaPack|Decepticon Forth]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#MegaPack|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#MegaPack|Swelter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tricerashot#MegaPack|Tricerashot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike#MegaPack|Windstrike]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Simple transformation====
With its larger focus on the younger set, ''Robots in Disguise'' produced a ''lot'' of toys with either very simple transformations, or no transformation at all.

=====One-Step Changers=====
:Sub-Deluxe-scale figures with (mostly) single-step transformations, as advertised. As a consequence of the assortment's longevity, numerous characters have received two or even three all-new figures by 2017.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStep|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStepChanger|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#Toys|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#OneStepChanger|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStep|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#OneStepChanger|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#OneStep|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#OneStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepNightOps|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepNinja|Ninja Mode Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015OneStepThunderhoof.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One-Step Thunderhoof]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStepGold|Gold Armor Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStepPatrol|Patrol Mode Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Bumblebee]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#OneStep|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepSwitchblade|Sideswipe]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#OneStep|Springload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OneStep2016|Optimus Prime]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStep2016|Strongarm]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#OneStep|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepEnergonBoost|Energon Boost Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CombinerForce1Step|Bumblebee]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#CombinerForceOneStep|Autobot Drift]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OneStep2017|Optimus Prime]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#OneStep|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#CombinerForce1Step|Sideswipe]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatseeker#OneStep|Heatseeker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStep2017|Strongarm]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Soundwave]]}}
|}

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=====Three-Step Changers / Hyper Change Heroes=====
:Three-Step Changers, aka "Hyper Change Heroes" (see the [[#Notes|Notes]] section for more) succeed the ''Age of Extinction'' Flip & Change toys as a large, simple-to-transform price point. Unlike those figures, however, there is no unified [[transformation]] scheme. For unknown reasons, the assortment was effectively put on hold at US retail for the better part of 2016, with wave 7 finally being found nine months (!) after it had first appeared in Australia. Subsequently, the assortment continued at a regular pace. In 2017, each figure was given a different, [[trademark]]ed (!), [[gimmick]]-y call-out on the packaging such as "Hyper-Flip", "Hyper-Twist", "Hyper-Swoop", "Hyper-Hook", "Hyper-Turn" or "Hyper-Vault".

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperchangeHeroes|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperchangeHeroes|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperChange|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#HyperChange|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#ThreeStep|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID15-toy Grimlock 3step.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Three-Step Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ThreeStepNight|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#ThreeStepBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#ThreeStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#ThreeStepStealthasaurus|Stealthasaurus Rex Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#ThreeStep|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ThreeStepEnergon|Energon Boost Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#3Step|Bisk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperFlip|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperFlip|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperSwoop|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#SeismicStrike|Seismic Strike Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#CybertronStrike|Cybertron Strike Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PowerSurge3Step|Power Surge Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#3Step|Soundwave]]}}
|}
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=====Crash Combiners=====
:Part of the "Combiner Force" third-year line, these Scout-sized individuals have simple transformations to robot mode. Crash them together in vehicle mode to form a super robot!

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Crash Combiners|Sideswipe]] / [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Bumblebee]] ([[Beeside#Toys|Beeside]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Crash Combiners|Strongarm]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primestrong#Toys|Primestrong]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skysledge]] / [[Stormhammer]] ([[Skyhammer (RID)#Toys|Skyhammer]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragstrip (WFC)#CrashCombiner|Dragstrip]] / [[Wildbreak#CrashCombiner|Wildbreak]] ([[Dragbreak#Toys|Dragbreak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Lunar Force [[Strongarm (RID)#Crash Combiners|Strongarm]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primestrong#LunarForce|Primestrong]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockdrive]] / [[Warnado]] ([[Shocknado#Toys|Shocknado]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Crash Combiners|Grimlock]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Primelock|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primelock#Toys|Primelock]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Saberhorn#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Saberhorn]] / [[Bisk (RID)#CrashCombiner|Bisk]] ([[Saberclaw#Toys|Saberclaw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Team Combiners=====
:Part of the "Combiner Force" third-year line, these scout-class figures have simple transformations. The full groups can combine into larger robots.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Bee#Toys|Ultra Bee]] ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Team Combiners|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (RID)#Team Combiners|Drift]],
[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Team Combiners|Grimlock]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#Team Combiners|Sideswipe]], [[Strongarm (RID)#Team Combiners|Strongarm]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (RID)#Toys|Menasor]] ([[Dragstrip (WFC)#Toys|Dragstrip]], [[Heatseeker#Menasor|Heatseeker]], [[Motormaster (WFC)#Toys|Motormaster]], [[Slashmark#Toys|Slashmark]], [[Wildbreak#Toys|Wildbreak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatronus (RID)#Toys|Galvatronus]] ([[Cyberwarp (RID)#Toys|Cyberwarp]], [[Cyclonus (WFC)#TeamCombiner|Cyclonus]], [[Riotgear (RID)#Toys|Riotgear]], [[Skyjack (RID)#Toys|Skyjack]], [[Treadshock (RID)#Toys|Treadshock]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Activator Combiners=====
Part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' third-year series, these Deluxe-ish-level toys have extra "assault vehicle" modes (akin to the "[[Stealth Force]]" of the past) that are activated by plugging in their packed-in Mini-Con partner.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stuntwing]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Activator|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trickout]] & [[Strongarm (RID)#Activator|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Great Byte]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#Activator|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] & [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Activator|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (WFC)#Activator|Laserbeak]] & [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Activator|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=====Large-scale figures=====
:Specialty toys even bigger than the normal 3-Steps.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Surge'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PowerSurge|Power Surge Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Buzzstrike#Toys|Buzzstrike]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#PowerSurge|Power Surge Sideswipe]] (w/ [[Windstrike (RID)#Toys|Windstrike]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Aerobolt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers (Wave 1)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers (Wave 2)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Titan Changers|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Misc'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDSuper|Super Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Mega|Mega Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
<big>'''Toys"R"Us</big>

In later 2015, [[Toys"R"Us]] released the "'''''Clash of the Transformers'''''" toys, a pretty sizable [[subline imprint]] of exclusives: a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, except for Warrior Class Megatronus, who was only released in the US, and the "Decepticon Island Showdown" set, which was not released in Europe.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Bumblebee]] vs [[Underbite#LegionClash|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Optimus Prime]] vs [[The Fallen/toys#LegionClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#ClashWarrior|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Paralon (RID)#Toys|Paralon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Megatronus-CotT.jpg|250px|thumb|Toys"R"Us-exclusive Megatronus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Three-Step Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Five-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#5step|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#PowerHeroes|Power Surge Starscream]] & Mini-Con [[Lancelon#PowerHeroes|Lancelon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Island Showdown ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Steeljaw]], accessories & [[Stasis pod#Robots in Disguise (2015)|stasis pod]])}}</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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<big>'''Target</big>'''
:'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (One-Step 6-pack)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] "Special Edition Figure"}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|This 6-pack was also available as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada and as a general retail release in Latin America (or at least in Brazil), and a year later also as a Target exclusive in Australia and as a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom.}}
{{-}}

==TakaraTomy ''Adventure'' toyline==
{{anchor|Japan}}
[[TakaraTomy]]'s take on the line, dubbed "''Transformers: Adventure''" (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー), generally features more [[paint operation]]s per figure. The early part of the line was filled out with a number of molds from other series, including ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'', ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', and even ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]''.

They have a similar scan-sticker gimmick to the Hasbro line, except the only thing they do in the app is mark them down in a collection checklist. The "imported" molds sometimes got minor [[retool]]ing to accommodate the new stickers.

Beginning with wave 14, the figures were released in redesigned packaging under the ''Prime of Micron'' [[subline imprint]].

{{note|Toys in italics are exclusive to the TakaraTomy line. This will not include the toys that are barely-changed versions of the then-recent toys brought in from the non-''Robots in Disguise'' molds (aka "most of the blatantly-G1 characters").}}

===Adventure Series===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 21|3-21]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV01 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Warrior Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV02 [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV03 [[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior Class|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV04 [[Steeljaw (RID)#Warrior Class|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV05 [[Fixit (RID)#Adventure|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV06 [[Underbite#One-Step Changers|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV07 ''[[Roadblock (RID)#Toys|Roadblock]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV08 ''[[Greejeeber]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV09 ''[[Swoop (WFC)#Toys|Swoop]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV10 ''[[Slug (FOC)#Adventure|Slug]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV11 ''[[Knock Out (Prime)#Adventure 2|Bloody Knock Out]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV12 ''[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Adventure|Dreadwing]]''}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS01 Bumblebee VS Steeljaw}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS02 ''Grimlock VS Greejeeber''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 25|4-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV13 ''[[Nemesis Prime (RID)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV14 ''[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Adventure 2|Ultra Magnus]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 30|5-30]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV15 ''[[Lockdown (RID)#Toya|Lockdown]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV16 [[Bombshell (RID)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV17 [[Shrapnel (RID)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:Greejeeber Adventure toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Greejeeber]][[File:Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV26-Override.jpg|250px|thumb|Override]][[File:Adventuretoy Barithunder.jpg|250px|thumb|Micron Barithunder]][[File:TF-Adventure-TAV55-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|250px|thumb|TAV56 Nemesis Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV18 [[Drift (RID)#Warrior Class|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV19 [[Powerglide (RID)|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV20 [[Cosmos (RID)|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS03 ''Strongarm VS [[Phantomjaw#Toys|Phantomjaw]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV21 ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV21|Optimus Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV22 [[Sideswipe (RID)#Warrior Class|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV23 [[Jazz (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Jazz]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 29|8-29]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV24 Micronshooter Fracture Set ([[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Fracture]] w/ [[Airazor (RID)#Toys|Airazor]] & [[Sandsting#Adventure|Sandstinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV25 ''[[Runabout (RID)|Decepticon Runabout]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV26 ''[[Override (RID)|Override]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 19|9-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV27 Micronshooter Drift Set ([[Drift (RID)#Mini-Con Deployers|Drift]] w/ [[Slipstream (RID)#Adventure|Slipstream]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Adventure|Jetstorm]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV28 ''[[Vehicon (Prime)#Adventure 2|Ground Vehicon General]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 24|10-24]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV29 ''[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV29|Bumblebee Supreme Mode]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV30 ''[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Adventure|Battle Grimlock]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV31 ''[[Black Shadow (RID)|Black Shadow]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV32 ''[[Rumble (WFC)#Adventure|Rumble]] & [[Frenzy (WFC)#Adventure|Frenzy]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV VS04 ''Sideswipe & [[Ricochet (RID)|Stepper]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 14|11-14]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV33 ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV33|Optimus Prime Supreme Mode]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV VS05 ''[[Drift (G1)#Adventure|Drift Origin Mode]] & [[Jazz (WFC)#Adventure|Jazz Battle Mode]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[December 19|12-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV34 EZ Collection [[Bee Team (RID)|Team Bumblebee]] VS Megatronus Set ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV34|Sideswipe]], [[The Fallen/toys#TAV34|Megatronus]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV35 EZ Collection Autobot VS Decepticon Set ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV35|Grimlock]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#TAV35|Steeljaw]], [[Underbite#TAV35|Underbite]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[January 30|1-30]]-[[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV36 [[Fracture (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Fracture]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[February 27|2-27]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV37 [[The Fallen/toys#Warrior|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[March 19|3-19]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV38 [[Thunderhoof (RID)#Toys|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV39 [[Quillfire (RID)#Toys|Quillfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[April 23|4-23]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV40 ''[[Ironjam]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV40|Bumblebee Iron Armor]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV41 ''[[Gravity]] & [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV41|Optimus Prime Gravity Armor]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV42 ''[[Volcano (RID)|Volcano]] & [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV42|Grimlock Volcano Armor]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV43 ''[[Barithunder]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV43|Sideswipe Thunder Armor]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV44 ''[[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV44|Sideswipe]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV44|Bumblebee]] - Supreme Armor Set''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV45 ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV45|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV45|Grimlock]] - Supreme Armor Set''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micron Series''' ([[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TMC01 [[Jetstorm (RID)#Adventure|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TMC02 [[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC03 [[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC04 [[Airazor (RID)#Adventure|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC05 ''[[Windra]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC06 ''[[Psychobat (RID)|Psychobat]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV46 [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Micron Backtrack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV47 [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] with [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Micron Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV48 EZ Collection Team Bumblebee VS Thunderhoof Set (Bumblebee, Fixit, Thunderhoof, Windblade)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV49 EZ Collection Autobots VS Clampdown ([[Clampdown (RID)#Adventure|Clampdown]], [[Drift (RID)#TAV49|Drift]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV49|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#TAV49|Ratchet]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[June 25|6-25]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV50 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Power Surge|Hyper Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[July 23|7-23]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV51 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Power Surge|Hyper Surge Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV52 [[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]] & [[Strongarm (RID)#Battle Packs|Strongarm Torrent Armor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[August 28|8-28]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV53 [[Sideswipe (RID)#Power Heroes|Hyper Surge Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV54 [[Scorponok (WFC)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[September 24|9-24]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV55 [[Windblade (RID)#Toys|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV56 ''[[Nemesis Prime (RID)#TAV56|Nemesis Prime]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20''' ([[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV57 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Hyper Surge Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV58 [[Windstrike (RID)#Toys|Windstrike]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV58|Sideswipe Wind Armor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV59 [[Ratchet (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV60 [[Bisk (RID)#Toys|Bisk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 21''' ([[November 26|11-26]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV61 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV61|God Optimus Prime Micron Set]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV62 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Easy Dynamic Series===
This "subline" of ''Adventure'' is made up of the 3-Step and 1-Step Changers that didn't get rolled into the normal line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 21|3-21]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-01 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperchangeHeroes|Big Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-02 [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperchangeHeroes|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-03 [[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStep|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-04 [[Prowl (WFC)#Adventure|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TED-05 [[Junkion (RID)#Toys|Junkion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 25|4-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-06 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperChange|Big Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 30|5-30]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-07 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-08 [[Steeljaw (RID)#OneStepChanger|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-09 [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStep|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-10 [[Strongarm (RID)#One-Step Changers|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 29|8-29]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-11 [[Steeljaw (RID)#HyperChange|Big Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 19|9-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-12 [[Thunderhoof (RID)#OneStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 24|10-24]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-13 [[Drift (RID)#One-Step Changers|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TED-14 [[Fracture (RID)#Toys|Fracture]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 14|11-14]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-15 [[Sideswipe (RID)#Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changers|Big Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[January 30|1-30]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-16 [[Thunderhoof (RID)#ThreeStep|Big Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-17 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Quick Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[February 27|2-27]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-18 [[Drift (RID)#TED18|Big Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TED-19 [[Springload (RID)#Toys|Springload]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===

;Retail/online
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Ratbat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClearLegion|Bumblebee Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Burn]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Ink]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Jeffrey Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Lancelon#Shining|Shining Lancelon]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZCollection|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Toys"R"Us Prime (Legion)]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#LegionClear|Grimlock Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Rain]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#Toys|Sawback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Sideswipe (RID)#ClearLegion|Sideswipe Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Steeljaw (RID)#LegionClear|Steeljaw Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Sting (RID)|Sting]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Strongarm (RID)#LegionClear|Strongarm Clear Ver.]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Optimus-Prime.jpg|250px|thumb|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]
|}

;Media mail-aways
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BlackKnight|Black Knight Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Generations 2015]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS-SP ''[[Dogfight (RID)#Toys|Dogfight]] vs [[Runamuck (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Runamuck]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Merchandise==
;Titan Guardians
:6-inch minimally-articulated action figures sold mainly through "budget" stores.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanGuardian|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TitanGuardian|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#TitanGuardian|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Titan Heroes
:12-inch minimally-articulated action figures sold at more places than the smaller Guardians, including major brick-and-mortar retailers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#TitanHero|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TitanHero|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TitanHero|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#TitanHero|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Titan Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanHeroElectronic|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Tiny Titans
{{main|Tiny Titans}}
:Small soft-plastic figurines sold in individual [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] bags, this line features a mix of characters from ''Robots in Disguise'', "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" and other past ''Transformers'' franchises... though they're all rendered in a very ''Robots in Disguise'' fashion, especially the art on the packed-in cards. We'll only list the ''Robots in Disguise'' characters here, see the main article for the full lineup.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Tiny Titans|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#Tiny Titans|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Tiny Titans|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammerstrike (RID)#Tiny Titans|Hammerstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#Tiny Titans|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Tiny Titans|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Tiny Titans|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Tiny Titans|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Tiny Titans|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#Tiny Titans|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#Tiny Titans|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrashock#Tiny Titans|Terrashock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Filch#Tiny Titans|Filch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Tiny Titans|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Tiny Titans|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Tiny Titans|Springload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Clampdown (RID)#Tiny Titans|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Tiny Titans|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Tiny Titans|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Tiny Titans|Megatron]] (aka Megatronus)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#TinyTitans2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Sideswipe (RID)#Tiny Titans|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#TinyTitans2|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (RID)#Tiny Titans|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Tiny Titans|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#TinyTitans2|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#TinyTitans2|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Tiny Titans|Windblade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#TinyTitans2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)#Tiny Titans|Crazybolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Minitron#Tiny Titans|Minimus Ambus]] (aka Minitron)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightstrike#Tiny Titans|Nightstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#TinyTitans3|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Role-play

:*[[Decepticon Hunter]] sword
:*Bumblebee 2 in 1 Blaster

{{-}}

==Post-''Robots In Disguise'' releases==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] / [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] (combine into [[Bumblegrim#Toys|Bumblegrim]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Primelock|Grimlock]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]] (combine into [[Primelock#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Primelock]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm_(RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Filch#Legacy|Star Raiders Filch]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Strongarm.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legacy'' Strongarm]]
|}

==Notes==
[[File:RID Combiner Force 3-Step Wave 3R2 Case.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Hasbro said "Three-Step Changers" is the final name of the assortment. Apparently Hasbro didn't get the memo.]]
* The first year of the line lacked assortment names on the toys' packaging, which led to some confusion as to the "final" names of certain size classes, as several alternate working names have popped up through official channels.
**The "One-Step Changers" are identified as "One-Step ''Warriors''" on multiple international versions of the Hasbro website, a name that popped up on several US retailers' sites as well... ''and'' briefly on the US Hasbro website.
**The "Three-Step Changers" (aka "3-Step Changers") are referred to as "Hyper Change Heroes" (or "Hyperchange Heroes") across multiple international Hasbro and individual retailer websites. Hasbro's PR releases all use "Three-Step Changers", and a Hasbro representative at [[BotCon 2015]] (and later [[BotCon 2016]]) further confirmed that "Three-Step Changers" was supposed to be the final name. Despite this, Hasbro shipping cases still said "Hyper Change Heroes" as late as 2017.
*The [[wave]] numbering used on this page is a convenience, where only waves that actually introduce new toys (either new sculpts or redecos of existing figures) are counted. Hasbro's official wave numbering includes waves that consist entirely of changed line-ups of previously released figures. In the case of the One-Step Changers, for example, the final wave is officially "wave 16", even though there were only 12 waves that introduced any new product.
* On multiple occasions, major updates to the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]]'s list of available characters and variations thereof have indirectly revealed massive bulks of previously unannounced toys.
* Take note that the insignia stickers from the ''Mini-Con Weaponizer/Combiner Force'' re-releases of the original Warrior/Legion Class figures only unlock Energon currencies in the mobile game instead of the characters.

==References==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/press-releases-28/nycc-2014-transformers-robots-in-disguise-press-release-181308/ NYCC 2014 - TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Press Release]

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Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

2024-03-17T23:12:33Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Cybertron releases */

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[[File:Cybertrontoy leader optimus prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime, an example of how complex these toys could get.]]

The final act of the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]", '''''Transformers: Cybertron''''' vastly expanded the scope of the ''Transformers'' universe, bringing in the theme of "[[Cybertronian colonies|lost colonies]]" with different styles, while still unifying the toyline under a central play-[[gimmick]], the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.

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==Overview==
[[File:Cyb-toy Override.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Deluxe Class Override]]
After ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rather muddled [[gimmick]]/theme presentation, Hasbro dialed it back for ''Cybertron'' by sticking with a single unifying play gimmick: the [[Cyber Key]]s. These large discs, with designs based on the planet of their origin, unlocked pop-out weapons and action features in each toy once plugged into the key slot. Any planet's key would work with any toy. With the spring-loaded gimmicks less complex than those in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', they freed up the designs to allow for more robot-mode posability.

Where ''Cybertron'' gets its diversity is in its aesthetics, through the different planets each Transformer could hail from. Each planet has its own theme, with the toy designs reflecting the culture of each world.

:*'''[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]''' and '''[[Earth]]''' toys are the most traditional of the series, with future-tech-vehicle and close-to-real-life vehicles respectively, and more "traditional" proportions and detailing.
:*The '''[[Velocitron|Speed Planet]]''' toys are naturally all about the fastness. The vehicle modes are futuristic and fantastical, with transparent plastic tires and other accents. Even the bulkier vehicle modes at least look like they were built for raw horsepower. Colors are bright and clashing, the robot modes themselves streamlined. The Cyber Key gimmicks are typically tied to their swing-out blaster weapons.
:*The brutal '''[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]''' is full of robotic beasts, with deeply-complex, nigh-organic sculpting that brings to mind the [[Transmetal|Transmetal IIs]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' or the [[technorganic]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] toys. Robot modes feature limbs made from beast-bits, clawed hands, and fanged mouths. Melee weapons rule the land, with most Cyber Key gimmicks focused on pop-out blades.
:*The '''[[Gigantion|Giant Planet]]''' is about heavy machinery. ''Very'' heavy machinery. Though few in number compared to the rest of the planets, they live up to their planet's name by being some of the largest toys in the line. These heavy construction (or ''de''struction) vehicles are bulky and industrial, plus each one has a tiny [[Mini-Con]] partner to operate a work station somewhere on each bot's vehicle or robot mode.
:*'''[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]''' bots are similarly few in number. Their only real unifying style is "futuristic danger". The vehicle modes are sleek and deadly-looking, robot modes vicious and pointy.

The tail-end of the line was again heavy on the [[redeco]]es (by then a practice that had become expected and largely accepted), but also brought micro-play back into the line. Mini-Con two-packs were released to bolster the ranks of the still-popular Mini-Con class. But the history-making addition to the ''Transformers'' franchise was in the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys. These sub-Scout, simple and above all ''inexpensive'' toys were based on the larger toys of popular/major characters, giving kids the chance to own an Optimus Prime or Megatron they could keep in their pocket. From this point on, Legends-sized toys would continue on in some manner through every major ''Transformers'' toyline.

The ''Cybertron'' toyline was one of the first lines to create an ''almost'' perfect representation of robot mode [[scale]] between figures within the line. The previous two toylines in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] had almost achieved similar results but a lot of the time characters in the cartoons would either be drawn or have their CG models resized into [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|exaggerated proportions]], creating a huge difference between the figures in-hand and the characters presented on-screen. It's likely feasible that the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon copied the toyline's scale between characters rather than the other way around. This is further evident as a lot of the vehicles in the toyline are out of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|scale]] [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|with]] [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|one]] [[Lugnutz#Toys|another]], however the show ''usually'' fixed this issue by resizing vehicle animation models to fit a realistic scale. While most of the toyline scale is consistent with what is on-screen, the Giant Planet Natives and [[Primus]] are the main exceptions to this, as they were greatly exaggerated in size on-screen to further support the "giant" aspect of their race, and Primus is... well... obviously a [[Cybertron (planet)|planet]]. Supreme Class [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]] can also be displayed with other figures in the line to create a fairly well-scaled representation of the [[Starscream (episode)|episode which inspired the toy]] or next to fellow Supreme Class figure, Primus, to imitate [[Titans|another scene]], much like ''Energon''{{'}}s [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega]]/[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Supreme]] and [[Unicron]].
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==Hasbro ''Cybertron'' toyline==
For Hasbro's line, every Cyber Key (packaged with every toy Scout Class or larger) has a short alphanumeric code printed on its back. These [[Cyber Key Codes]], when plugged into the official ''Cybertron'' website (now defunct), unlocked design sketches and extra biographical info on each toy.

===General retail===
====Mini-Con Class====
Though we're listing these first as part of our standard "go up in size class" organization, it should be noted that these releases came out in the back half of the ''Cybertron'' line, with the fourth (and ultimately final) wave suffering from "[[tail-ender]] syndrome" as the line shut down.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] vs. [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] vs. [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] vs. [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] vs. [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team|Lunar Assault Team]] vs. [[Exploration Mini-Con Team|Exploration Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Kobushi#Toys|Kobushi]] vs. [[Landslide (Mini-Con)#Toys|Landslide]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Payload (Cybertron)#Toys|Payload]] vs. [[Ascentor#Toys|Ascentor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scattorbrain#Toys|Scattorbrain]] vs. [[Monocle#Toys|Monocle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team|Sky Terror Team]] vs. [[Mini-Con Council of Sages|Council of Sages]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ramjet (Cybertron)#Toys|Ramjet]] vs. [[Scythe (Cybertron)#Toys|Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)#Toys|Sunstorm]] vs. [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)#Toys|Checkpoint]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Thrust (Cybertron)#Toys|Thrust]] vs. [[Anti-Blaze#Toys|Anti-Blaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[Deep Space Mini-Con Team|Deep Space Team]] vs. [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)#Toys|Scrap Iron]] vs. [[Grindor (Armada)#Cybertron|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blastcharge (Cybertron)#Toys|Blastcharge]] vs. [[High Wire (Armada)#Cybertron|High Wire]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Backblast#Toys|Backblast]] vs. [[Sureshock (Armada)#Cybertron|Sureshock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy AirDefense.jpg|200px|thumb|Mini-Con Class Air Defense Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cancelled''''' ([[Predator Attack Team]] vs. [[Night Rescue Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Terrorsaur (Cybertron)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] vs. [[Knockdown (Cybertron)#Toys|Knockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Offshoot (Cybertron)#Toys|Offshoot]] vs. [[Strongarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skyblast (Cybertron)#Toys|Skyblast]] vs. [[Nightscream (Cybertron)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cancelled''''' (Council of Sages)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overbite (Cybertron)#Toys|Overbite]] vs. [[Swoop (Cybertron)#Toys|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Divebomb (Cybertron)#Toys|Divebomb]] vs. [[Tracks (Cybertron)#Toys|Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wideload (Cybertron)#Toys|Wideload]] vs. [[Sledge (Cybertron)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
|}
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====Legends of Cybertron====
Like the Mini-Cons, these toys were not part of the early line, coming out in the back end of the series, but presented here as per our "scaling up" organization.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC1|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Legends|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Legends|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsGalv|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC2|Hot Shot]] (red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCGalaxyForce|Optimus Prime]] (red/black)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#LOC|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime (black version)]]
|}
{{note|Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Kmart]].}}
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====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Clocker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Toys|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Toys|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Toys|Reverb]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Cybertron)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Toys|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)#Toys|Wreckloose]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Cybertron|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Cybertron|Oval]], [[Spiral#Cybertron|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CybScattorshot toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Scout Class Scattorshot]][[File:CYB hardtop withalt.jpg|thumb|200px|Scout Class Hardtop]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Cybertron)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Cybertron)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Toys|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (red)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] ([[Longarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Longarm]], [[Deepdive (Cybertron)#Toys|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)#Toys|Overcast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#GTS|Brakedown GTS]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightail (Cybertron)#Toys|Hightail]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Shadow|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Shadow|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Shadow|Reverb]])}}
|}
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Deluxe Class Hot Shot]][[File:Cybertron Downshift toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Downshift]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]]<ref name="changeover" group="A">Denotes a figure that was released in both standard packaging and the "Primus Unleashed" subline packaging, indicating a change over in the line.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#GTS|Override GTS]]<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#CybDeluxe|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Cybertron|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Dinosaur|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
|}
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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron-toy Quickmix.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Voyager Class Quickmix & Stripmine]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)#Toys|Laserbeak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Stripmine#Toys|Stripmine]])<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#CGFVectorPrime|Galaxy Force Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#GalaxyForce|Safeguard]])}}
|}
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====Ultra Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Cybertron|Dark Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#SkyShadow|Sky Shadow]]<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy Scourge Ultra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultra Class [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]] (w/ [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)#Toys|Heavy Load]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Cryo|Cryo Scourge]]}}
|}
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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|Galaxy Force Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (Primus Unleashed)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|We're calling these "waves" for the sake of convenience. Unlike the other size classes, Starscream and Primus (without the Unicron head) both shipped in their own assortments, and Primus ''with'' the Unicron head wasn't officially part of any assortment at all.}}
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2005]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Costco]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Costoco2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Costco|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#multipack|Landmine]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Snarl]] & [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#multipack|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Multipack|Brimstone]] & [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Multipack|Thunderblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#VsStarscream|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#VsStarscream|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|200px|thumb|San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Legends of Cybertron Skywarp]] [[File:Cyb-toy RedDirtTins.jpg|200px|thumb|Walmart Red Alert w/ Dirt Boss]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Critical Path Pack" ([[Red Alert (Armada)#VsSideways|Red Alert]] & [[Sideways (Armada)#VsRedAlert|Sideways]])<ref name="changeover" group="A"/>}}
{{Bp-a1|"Drag Race Pack" ([[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#DragRace|Hot Shot]] & [[Override (Cybertron)#DragRace|Override]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Ground to Air Blast Pack" ([[Crosswise (Cybertron)#CybVsCross|Crosswise]] & [[Thundercracker (Armada)#CybVsCross|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Legends 4-Pack" ([[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LOCTarget4pack|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#LOCTarget4pack|Soundwave]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOCTarget4pack|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCTarget4pack|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#BonusMiniCon|Evac]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Evac|Razorclaw]] & [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Evac|Steamhammer]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#MiniCons|Mudflap]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] & [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Tankor]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#MiniCons|Leobreaker]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Sky Lynx]] & [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Leobreaker|Thunderblast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#TinyTin|Dirt Boss]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#TinyTin|Hot Shot]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#TinyTin|Override]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#TinyTin|Red Alert]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#TinyTin|Thundercracker]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] w/ Mini-Cons ([[Strongarm (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Strongarm]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Offshoot]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Nightscream]])}}
|}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="A"/>

==Hasbro European market-only releases==
{{anchor|Europe}}
As with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' before it, the European ''Cybertron'' line was mostly just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[Micromaster]] [[combiner]] teams that were released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toy line]] (which was never officially distributed as such in Europe) in the US, exclusive to [[KB Toys]], got released under the ''Cybertron'' banner, using a different assortment number (29514) than their own ''Universe'' counterparts as well as the earlier ''Energon''/''Universe'' figures (all of which were released under the assortment number 29460).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series III'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Midnight Express (Universe)#Cybertron|Midnight Express]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Universe)#Cybertron|Overload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Railspike (Universe)#Cybertron|Railspike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rapid Run (Universe)#Cybertron|Rapid Run]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swindle (Universe)#Cybertron|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tankor (Universe)#Cybertron|Tankor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series IV'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (Universe 2003)#Cybertron|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)#Cybertron|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ro-Tor (Universe)#Cybertron|Ro-Tor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Universe)#Cybertron|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (Universe)#Cybertron|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Universe)#Cybertron|Storm Jet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron packaged Railbots.jpg|250px|thumb|The Railbots]]
|}

{{anchor|Japan}}{{anchor|Takara}}
==Takara ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
[[File:TF-Galaxy-Force-Logo.png|left|300px]]
Premiering roughly half a year before ''Cybertron'' (as Hasbro's lines tended to run approximately 18 months while Takara stuck with 12 months), ''Galaxy Force'' would mostly feature slight alterations from the Hasbro versions. Some of the additions to the line, like the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' retools (sold in Vs packs in Japan) would eventually make their way to the States.

Store-promo [[Mini-Con]] giveaways returned in a big way, with full teams devoted to some of the major characters in the line.

Presumably due to lackluster sales, the line ended even earlier than its projected twelve-month run, after only ''nine'' months. Several characters and redecos that appeared on the show were either never released in Japan at all, or were given a limited production run and/or only made available as exclusives: First, "Dark Ligerjack" (aka Nemesis Breaker), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-14, was relegated to a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive; then "Master Megatron" was given a "limited edition" release; the "Dark Crumplezone" redeco of "Landbullet" (named "Armbullet" in the anime), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-15, was never officially released in Japan at all; Primus was released in an unaltered Hasbro deco (complete with a [[tampograph]]ed [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] that was only relevant for the Hasbro release) in special retro packaging marketed as part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toy line]]; and "Blendar" (Quickmix) and "Moledive" (Menasor) were only released as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive "[[USA Edition]]s", also in unaltered Hasbro decos in Hasbro packaging with additional stickers on the packaging, more than a year after the ''Galaxy Force'' line had run its course at retail.
{{-}}

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 28|Dec 28]], [[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-03 [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-04 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-05 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Jackshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-06 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Backpack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-07 [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Micron Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-08 [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Auto Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-02 [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-03 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-04 [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Landbullet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January 20|Jan 20]], [[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-09 [[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Guardshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-05 [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Gasket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[February 10|Feb 10]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-10 [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-11 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-12 [[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-13 [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Autolander]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-06 [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Inch Up]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Galaxy Force'' [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]]]] [[File:GalaxyForce Saidos toy.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]]] [[File:Cyb-toy Scrapmetal blue.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Ramble]] (blue version)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[February 24|Feb 24]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-01 [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] vs [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-02 [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[March 17|Mar 17]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-14 [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Fang Wolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-07 [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Flame Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-08 [[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Dino Shout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[March 31|Mar 31]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-09 [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-01 [[Noisemaze (Cybertron)#Galaxy Force|Noisemaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[April 14|Apr 14]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-15 [[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-10 [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Terashaver]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[April 28|Apr 28]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-16 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 9|Jun 9]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-17 [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 23|Jun 23]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-18 [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Live Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 14|Jul 14]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-19 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Exigeyser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-20 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Backgild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-21 [[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|First Gunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-11 [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-12 [[Lugnutz#Toys|Road Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 28|Jul 28]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-22 [[Sonic Bomber (Cybertron)#Galaxy Force|Sonic Bomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 [[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Ramble]] (available in red, yellow, or blue)}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''EZ Collection''' ([[August 25|Aug 25]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[September 22|Sep 22]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-14 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Master Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-02 [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[September 29|Sep 29]], 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-23 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Megalo Convoy]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Blendar]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]] ([[USA Edition]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Moledive]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head, USA Edition)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Ichibi|Caliber Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rock Krusher|Megalo Gritbit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Hyakurai|Caliber Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Ichibi|Caliber Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Quasar|Hellflame Quasar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cyb-toy RansackPolice.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Toys"R"Us-exclusive [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]]] [[File:Cyb-toy Bulge.jpg|thumb|upright=1|TF Station exclusive [[Bulge (Cybertron)|Hellflame Bulge]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Denki'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Mugen|Caliber Mugen]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Repeater (Cybertron)|Megalo Zapmap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON|JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Bulge (Cybertron)|Hellflame Bulge White Version]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Graviton (Cybertron)|Hellflame Graviton]]}}
{{Bp-mc|Hellflame Graviton White Version}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Quasar|Hellflame Quasar White Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Hyakurai|Caliber Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bulge (Cybertron)|Hellflame Bulge]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Saw Boss|Megalo Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.3 ([[Bit]], [[Grip-Lock|Clamp]], [[Dead End Drone|Bug Drone]], [[Dead End General|Bug General]], [[Dice (Cybertron)|Dice]], [[Jack (Cybertron)|Jack]], [[Skidmark (Cybertron)|Gauge]], [[Plier]], [[Plug]], [[Socket]], [[Heavy Barrel (Cybertron)|Trigger]], [[Wrench (Cybertron)|Wrench]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Armada Convoy]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fang Wolf Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Logos Prime#Toys|Soundblaster]] (w/ [[Hell Buzzsaw#Toys|Hell Buzzsaw]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy giftset ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Coby ''Sen'yō'' Ramble]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Solar Flare|Platinum Factor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rockslide|Platinum Material]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Super Starscream]] (USA Edition)}}
|}{{-}}

;Media exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZGalv|Master Galvatron]] (EZ Collection)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Galaxy Force'' DVDs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|Exillion Red Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GX-03 [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dark Nitro Convoy#Toys|Dark Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[EZ Collection]] Clear Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Master Megatron]], [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#SkyLynxEdition|Flame Convoy]] Sky Lynx Edition}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGoldGalv|Gold Master Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|DVD pack-in Chromia White Version]]
|}

==Mocom Toy ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
TakaraTomy/Hasbro licensee [[Mocom Toy]] released a selection of ''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Transformers: Galaxy Force''''' (트랜스포머 갤럭시포스).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Ultra First Aid]]
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Ultra Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Mega Liger]]
* [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Livecon]]
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Super Metroplex]]
* [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitrocon]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Super Optimus Prime]]
* [[Vector Prime#Toys|Mega Vector Prime]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Ultra Dragon]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Mega Starscream]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Side Way]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multipacks'''
* [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz]] vs. [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]
* [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs. [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]
|}
{{-}}

==Post-''Cybertron'' releases==

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2003)|Brushguard]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Universe (2003)|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Opposites Attack" ([[Excellion (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Search for the [[Barbarossa|Pirate Moon]]" ([[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Cannonball]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Universe2008 VectorPrime.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Universe'' (2008) Voyager Class Vector Prime]] [[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Siege'' Leader Class Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]] [[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Legacy'' Voyager Class Cybertron Universe Override]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Classics|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Universe (2008)|Vector Prime]] with [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Safeguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2008)|Brushguard]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Ultra Twin-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s" ([[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Data War" ([[Clocker (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Hardtop]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"War of the Waves" ([[Air Raid (Universe 2008)|Air Raid]] vs. [[Storm Surge (Universe)|Storm Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Warriors From Three Worlds" ([[Ransack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Repugnus]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (G1)#Generations Selects|Hot Shot]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Metroplex]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream_(Armada)/toys#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Cannonball_(Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]}}
|}

==Notes==
* Fun fact: a large majority of figures in the ''Cybertron'' toyline have to have their heads rotated 180° degrees for transformation; whether it be absolutely necessary for clearance/design intent, or for cosmetic reasons (e.g. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]], whose face gets exposed in vehicle mode whenever his [[Cyber Key]] [[gimmick]] is activated). Since the [[character model|cartoon models]] were heavily based on the toys, this would also be frequently shown in the [[stock footage]] transformation sequences.

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[[Category:Cybertron franchise| Cybertron (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)

2024-03-16T01:24:30Z

Tetratron: /* Post-Cyberverse releases */

{{disambig2|the 2018 toyline based on the animated series|the 2011 cross-series toy gimmick system|Cyberverse (toyline)}}
{{nav-cyberverse}}
[[File:Cyberverse overview small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Who said that [[scale]] was a thing?]]
The '''''Transformers: Cyberverse''''' toyline continues the trend set by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' of targeting the young demographic lying between the preschool and preteen audiences. The line focuses on "G1 inspired design" and new play patterns while featuring a diverse cast of legacy characters.

Announced in time for New York [[Toy Fair 2018]], ''Cyberverse'' brought with it the line-wide "Action Attack" [[gimmick]], with figures from most assortments including a unique "attacking" play feature. The line also reintroduces a line-wide [[size class]] naming system, following ''Robots in Disguise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s erratic mix of designations, with the one exception being the returning 1-Step Changers. While Warrior Class remains similar to its ''Robots in Disguise'' counterpart, the new Scout, Ultra, and Ultimate Classes bear little correlation to previous assortments.

Starting in summer [[2019]], the toyline entered its first [[subline imprint]], '''''Power of the Spark''''', reflecting the second chapter of the television show. While 2018's "Action Attack" size classes and their unique gimmicks continued under this, the new "Spark Armor" play pattern added more size classes, involving accessory vehicles that could split apart into interchangeable armor. As of late 2019 official product reveals for ''Cyberverse'' almost entirely ceased, leaving fans unaware of new releases until they were found in stores or on online listings. Hasbro representatives at the time cited a lack of interest in the line from collectors as the reason for this. The developing COVID-19 pandemic probably didn't help this situation either as physical conventions where new toys would be spotted on display also came to a halt. This led to a great many surprises for fans as relatively obscure characters set to appear in the cartoon's third chapter were suddenly receiving new toys on shelves months before their on-screen debuts.

For [[2020]] the line was retitled as '''''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures''''' (initially a subline imprint marked on a few figures as '''''Battle for Cybertron''''') though no reason was ever given for the rebranding. This assortment revamped Ultra and Ultimate Class figures, which now featured flip-up "Energon Armor" and accompanying weapons. Many of the figures for this year were now labeled with a "Cybertronian Mode" to tie-in with the show's story taking place solely on the Transformers' homeworld. This year the line also received the Deluxe Class, a more ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-esque subline of figures featuring [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] details and accessories, more complex transformations, and better [[articulation]]. The first wave also included pieces for a [[Maccadam]] build-a-bot figure. If that wasn't enough, 2020 also saw the introduction of the "Battle Call" gimmick, adding even more size classes to the line which featured voice activated electronic features.

After what seemed the end for ''Cyberverse'' after its creators stated that the show's third season was the finale, it did indeed continue into [[2021]] with the '''''Dinobots Unite''''' subline imprint, promoting the fourth season specials. Now going under the title ''"Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures"'' on all products, this subline introduced the rest of the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] to join [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and focused on combining gimmicks and automatic conversion with the new "Roll & Combine" and "Roll N' Change" assortments. This continuation makes ''Cyberverse'' the longest-running cartoon tie-in toyline in recent memory. Packaging also followed that of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', removing the plastic bubble and expanding the [[package art]].

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==Toys==
{{Note|Continuing the trend set by ''Robots in Disguise'', many Cyberverse toys would see re-releases in later assortments in new packaging. This page lists each figure in the wave and subline it first appeared in.}}

===2018===
====Action Attack====
While a similar size to previous "Scout Class" assortments, these Scout Class figures possess the unique quirk of having only partial transformations, converting into hybrid robot/alt-mode forms in which their Action Attack gimmicks are activated as the final transformation step. Due to their simplicity, some figures' Action Attacks can also be activated in robot mode.

Initially, ''Robots in Disguise'' molds were reused for the entire first wave but following this, all 1-Step Changers are new molds, even if they reuse transformation schemes from older ones. Starting with Wave 3, they supported Action Attack gimmicks, though these are particularly basic.

''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class figures are broadly similar to the ''Robots in Disguise'' assortment of the same name, though with much less focus on articulation. Their Action Attacks are activated in robot mode as the final transformation step, although some figures can also activate it in alternate mode.

Similar to the previous 3-Step Changers, Ultra Class figures are roughly Voyager-sized with much more involved Action Attacks that generally deploy in their alternate mode.

Similar in size to a modern Leader Class figure, but significantly simpler, Ultimate Class figures feature Action Attacks specifically designed to be activated in both robot and alternate mode.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Scout Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Cyberverse-2018-1-Step-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|250px|1-Step Changer Soundwave]][[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Prowl.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Prowl]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Shadow Striker]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Exclusives====
Both Thundercracker and the Optimus Prime Battle Base Set were originally intended as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, but due to the company's bankruptcy in the United States and several other countries in 2018, they were only released that way in markets that still ''have'' Toys"R"Us (which basically means Asia and Canada). In the United States, the Optimus Prime playset was instead available as a Walmart exclusive, while Thundercracker didn't show up until 2019, at the chains Go! Calendars, Tuesday Morning, and Ollie's.
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Thundercracker]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Warrior Class [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#TrailerPlayset|Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer]]}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===2019: ''Power of the Spark''===
====Action Attack====
{{Note|As the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint was not introduced until summer 2019, the year's first waves of Scout, Warrior, Ultra and Ultimate Class toys and first ''two'' waves of 1-Step Changers retained the vanilla 2018 packaging style.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Shadow Striker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#2019ScoutClass|Optimus Prime]] (new sculpt)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scraplet#Cyberverse|Scraplet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Deadlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Deadlock]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Alpha Trion]][[File:Cyberverse-Ultimate-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#New1Step|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|Megatron]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|Optimus Prime]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Jazz]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Gnaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drift (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Deadlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#POTSWarrior|Bumblebee]] (retool)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (Cyberverse)#WarriorDrift|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 4''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Alpha Trion]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 5''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 3''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Spark Armor====
Added for the ''Power of the Spark'' rebranding, the Legends sized "Battle Class" figures include a drone-vehicle that disassembles to form interchangeable armor, connected via [[5 mm post|5 mm attachment points]].

The larger Deluxe-sized "Elite Class" figures come with a drone-vehicle that transforms in one step into add-on armor, rather than splitting into multiple pieces. These aren't compatible with the smaller Battle Class.

Ark Power Optimus Prime is the size of a Leader Class figure, and has battle armor which can be assembled into a ship resembling the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Jetfire]] & [[Tank Cannon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#BattleClass|Prowl]] & [[Cosmic Patrol]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Sky-Byte]] & [[Driller Drive]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Starscream]] & [[Demolition Destroyer]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Blizzard Breaker]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Decepticon Shockwave]] & [[Solar Shot]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Sky-Byte.jpg|thumb|250px|Battle Class Sky-Byte]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Elite Class Megatron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Elite Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Bumblebee]] & [[Ocean Storm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Megatron]] & [[Chopper Cut#Cyberverse|Chopper Cut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Optimus Prime]] & [[Sky Turbine]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Elite Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Spark Armor|Grimlock]] & [[Trash Crash#Cyberverse|Trash Crash]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ark Power'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ark Power|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ark (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Ark Power]]}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Multi-packs and exclusives====
Elite Class Cheetor was available at general retail outside the US.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|Warrior Class [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#POTS2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#POTS2pack|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Elite Class [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Cheetor]] & [[Sea Fury]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Warrior Class [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Warrior|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Spark-Armor-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|200px|Elite Class Cheetor]]
|}

{{-}}

===2020: ''Battle for Cybertron / Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures''===
====Action Attack====
Officially, the second Scout Class Bumblebee figure was slated to debut in a second wave of ''Power of the Spark''-branded Scout Class figures. However, that wave was ultimately never released, leaving a gap in the official wave numbering, and Bumblebee instead debuted in the wave that also included Wheeljack, in ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures''-branded packaging.

Ultra Class figures now uniformly feature flip-up Energon Armor as their Action Attack, deploying a translucent chestplate and mask from their back as a final transformation step when their weapon accessories are removed. While slightly smaller than previous Ultras, most now sport greater articulation.

Flip-up Energon Armor was also introduced to all Ultimate Class figures which now feature drastically reduced articulation and complexity in favour of a large auto-transforming mechanisms, officially labelled [[Automorph Technology|"Twist-N-Change"]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#POTSScout|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Scout|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#StealthForce|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Scout-Class-Ramjet.jpg|thumb|Scout Class Ramjet]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|thumb|250px|Warrior Class Stealth Force Hot Rod]][[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Ultra-Rack-n-Ruin.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultra Class Rack 'n' Ruin]][[File:Cyberversetoy-UltimateIaconus.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Iaconus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 8''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1StepStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step3rdMold|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#OneStep|Autobot Ratchet]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1-Step Changers Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Megatron X]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#CybertronianWarrior|Bumblebee]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#WarriorStealth|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#CybertronianWarrior|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hammerbyte#Cyberverse|Hammerbyte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#BCAWarrior|Starscream]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Cybertronian|Optimus Prime]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultra2|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Clobber (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Clobber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Rack'n'Ruin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 8''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#POTSUltimate|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Iaconus#Cyberverse|Iaconus]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Deluxe Class====
Traditional Deluxe Class figures debuted at the same MSRP as the concurrent ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', aimed at older audiences and featuring similar elements, including 5 mm ports and [[Fire Blast effect]] parts. Figures released in Waves 1 - 4 have a piece of [[Maccadam#Cyberverse|Maccadam]] as a "[[Build a Figure]]", while Wave 5 figures omit those extra pieces altogether.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Deluxe Class Shockwave]]
|}

====Battle Call====
The "Battle Call" lineup makes use of voice-activated commands. The larger "Officer Class" deploy armor on command, while the "Trooper Class" features electronic lights. All figures feature Energon Armor.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Trooper Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#TrooperClass|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Meteorfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Meteorfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Wildwheel]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Trooper Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Wild-Wheel.jpg|thumb|200px|Battle Call Trooper Class Wildwheel]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Officer Class'''
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#OfficerClass|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Exclusives====
''Cybertronian Villains'' focuses on well, villains to Cybertron! They were originally exclusive to Target in the US but made their way to other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]]. The ''"Cybertronian Villains"'' branding was later used in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''.

''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' mostly goes for re-releases to represent ''Cyberverse'' in its multi-franchise umbrella, with the only exception so far being "Spark Armor" Bumblebee's smaller partner, a redecoed version of [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'s partner [[Trash Crash]]. In addition to the Spark Armor assortment, this segment of the toyline also includes a boxed set of four repacked Warrior Class figures – the packaging for which doesn't actually ''say'' "''Cyberverse''" anywhere, but we've put the set here for convenience.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Cybertronian Villains'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|Quintesson Invasion}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#BattleForCybertron3Pack|Prowl]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#BattleForCybertron3Pack|Shockwave]]}}
:{{Bp-qu2|[[Quintesson#Cyberverse|Quintesson Judge]]}}
{{bp-a1d1|Sharkticons Attack}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#SharkticonSet|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
:{{bp-d1|3 [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]]s}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Seekers Sinister Strikeforce}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Thrust (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thrust]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skywarp]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#SinisterStrikeforce|Thundercracker]]}}
:{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#SinisterStrikeforce|Starscream]]}}
{{bp-d1|Repugnus Revenge}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Repugnus]]}}
:{{bp-d1|3 [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Pesticons]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Elite Class [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] & [[Trash Crash#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Trash Crash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Elite Class [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Megatron]] & [[Chopper Cut#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Chopper Cut]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Warrior Class 4-pack}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BFC-Quintesson-Invasion-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Quintesson Invasion 3-pack]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Officer Class [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

===2021: ''Dinobots Unite''===
====Action Attack====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 9''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Warrior Class Dead End Blitz Blast.jpg|thumb|200px|Warrior Class Dead End]][[File:Bumblebee-Cyberverse-Adventures-Dinobots-Unite-Ultra-Sludge.jpeg|thumb|200px|Ultra Class Dinobot Sludge]][[File:Cyberverse Ultimate Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|250px|Ultimate Class Volcanicus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 10''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)#Ultra|Ramjet]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Class Wave 11''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate Class Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Volcanicus]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Deluxe Class====
Much like later waves of the previous year's Deluxe Class assortment, these toys feature no 'Build-A-Figure' accessories, which includes re-releases of older figures. Keeping in tune with the ''Kingdom''-style boxes of no plastic bubble and expanded packaging art, the plastic window was also removed.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Cheetor]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Dinobot Slug]]}}
|[[File:Cyberverse deluxe cheetor stock.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]
</ul>
|}

====Roll & Combine====
Figure two-packs similar to the ''Robots in Disguise'' Crash Combiners, but much larger, involving simplified robots becoming halves of a combiner.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Bumblebee]] / [[Swoop (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Swoop]] ([[Bumbleswoop]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Megatron]] / [[Slug (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Dinobot Slug]] ([[Slugtron]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Wheeljack]] / [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Roll & Combine|Grimlock]] ([[Wheelgrim]])}}
|[[File:Bumbleswoop-box.jpg|thumb|Roll & Combine Bumbleswoop]]
</ul>
|}

====Roll N' Change====
Large scale figures sold at a price point higher than the Ultimate Class which feature automatic transformations to robot mode when the vehicle is rolled along a smooth surface, similar to the ''Generation 2'' [[Auto Roller (G2)|Autorollers]]. Each figure features snap-on Energon Armor parts and electronic lights and sounds.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Roll N' Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Roll N' Change|Bumblebee]]}}
|[[File:Cyberverse roll n transform optimus prime.jpg|thumb|Roll N' Change Optimus Prime]]
</ul>
|}

====Smash Changers====
A [[rebranding|rebranded]] (pre-branded?) figure originally intended for the toyline accompanying the ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' film, the latter being delayed until 2023 forced Hasbro to release it under the ''Cyberverse'' branding instead.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Smash Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
|[[File:Cyberversetoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star 
If I could get out of this place!]]
</ul>
|}

===Tiny Turbo Changers===
''[[Tiny Turbo Changers]]'' is a line of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] vinyl figures featuring characters from ''Cyberverse''. Despite them ostensibly being blind-bagged, it's possible to tell which figure you're getting thanks to a small clear window and embossed letter code on the reverse of the package.

The first Series barely made it to US retail, showing up at (some) [[Kmart]]s and later some grocery store chains during the holidays in 2019. Series 2 started to pop up in [[Target]]s in July 2020, while Series 3 was available in a few international markets (in some of them as early as late 2019), but has yet to be found in the United States. Series 4, however has been found in both Canada and the United States.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(D) [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(E) [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Drift (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|(G) [[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(K) [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-p1|(G) [[Blackarachnia (Cyberverse)|Blackarachnia]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Decepticon Shockwave]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]] (re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Prowl]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(M) [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(N) [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(O) [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(P) [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Acid Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CV-toy BlackarachniaTTC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Blackarachnia]][[File:CV-toy Ironhide-TTC.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Ironhide]][[File:CV-toy SkyByte-TTC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sky-Byte]]
<ul class="iconlist">
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(C) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(E) [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Jetfire]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(A2) [[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Skrapnel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B2) [[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Whirl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(C2) [[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(D2) [[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(E2) [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F2) [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(G2) [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Megatron X]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(H2) [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#TTCStealth|Stealth Force Hot Rod]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(A) [[Gnaw (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Gnaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(B) [[Kup (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Kup]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(C) [[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wildwheel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(D) [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(E) [[Alpha Strike#Cyberverse|Alpha Strike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Thunderhowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(G) [[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(H) [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(I) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Energon Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(J) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#TTCStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|(K) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Dark Energon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|(A) [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Bumblebee]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(B) [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Slipstream]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(C) [[Dead End (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Dead End]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(D) [[Whirl (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Autobot Whirl]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(F) [[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(G) [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Megatron]] (re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|(I) [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Sky-Byte]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(J) [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Soundwave]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(K) [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(L) [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Optimus Prime]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|(?) [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Grimlock]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|(?) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#TTCEnergon|Dark Energon Shockwave]] (re-release)}}
|}

{{-}}

==''Cyberverse'' (TakaraTomy)==
===Main toyline===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-01 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-02 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-03 [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Wing Slicer Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-04 [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Launcher Strike Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-05 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Stinger Sword Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-06 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Matrix Attack Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-07 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Ultimate Class|Fusion Cannon Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TCV-08 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-09 [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-10 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Ultra Class|Burning Flame Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-11 [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-12 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Turbo Change Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-13 [[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Jet Mission Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-14 [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Shovel Fighter Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-15 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Battleship Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-16 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Wingfire Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-17 [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Tank Buster Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-18 [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Drill Driver Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-19 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Battle Rotor Megatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-20 [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Blizzard Rescue Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-21 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Satellite Laser Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-22 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Elite Class|Dino Dump Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-23 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Ark Power|Ark Combine Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[December]] 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TCV-24 [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Turbo Change Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TCV-24 [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TCV-25 [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Turbo Change Autobot Jazz]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
The first four waves of Deluxe Class figures were released in Japan under the name "'''Action Master'''" (Oh, the irony!). Originally regular releases with the "TCV" ID number, they were moved to being [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives with an August 2020 release. The reason for this is unknown, though this is most likely due to poor sales of previous toys or in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 01 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Action Master 02 [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Action Master 03 [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 04 [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 05 [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 06 [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 07 [[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Action Master 08 [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thunderhowl]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Post-''Cyberverse'' releases==
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow_Striker_(Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Chromia]]}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|250px|''Legacy'' Shadow Striker]]

|}

==Notes==
[[File:Cyberverse Warrior Shockwave packaging refresh.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Some figures, such as Warrior Class Shockwave, were released in four different packaging designs.]]
*''Cyberverse'' toys made their global retail debut at Toyworld stores in Australia on [[July 3|3 July]] [[2018]], before arriving at US retail at the end of the same month.
*Because Hasbro frequently uses the shorthand "TRA" for the brand name in solicitations to stores and on shipping cases, the name of the Ul'''tra''' Class assortment ended up being interpreted as "Ultransformers" in numerous places.
*''Cyberverse'' features a minor but still noteworthy difference compared to previous toy lines that had featured [[subline imprint]]s: In the case of those previous lines, any previously released toys that were re-released under those subline imprints were given new packaging that followed the design template for the subline imprint in question, but retained the original release's UPC (or EAN for European releases) barcode. By contrast, ''Cyberverse'' toys that were re-released in ''Power of the Spark'', ''Battle for Cybertron''/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' and ''Dinobots Unite'' packaging were all given new UPC (or EAN) barcodes. This even applied to the assortments themselves, which were also assigned new assortment UPC (or EAN) barcodes. As a result, some figures have four different barcodes for the various packaging variants, and eight barcodes if you count both UPCs and EANs.
*On top of that, Hasbro folded the ''Cyberverse'' into the Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' line for China, which gave the figures released under that branding yet ''another'' packaging variant.
*Like with previous lines, Hasbro used character-specific code names for the toys.
:*For the 2018 releases, the theme was "''{{w|Seinfeld}}'' characters":
{{collist|3|
:::*Acid Storm: "Uncle Leo"
:::*Blurr: "Morty"
:::*Bumblebee: "Costanza"
:::*Grimlock: "Puddy"
:::*Megatron: "Newman"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Peterman"
:::*Shadow Striker: "Susie"
:::*Shockwave: "Kramer"
:::*Slipstream: "Estelle"
:::*Soundwave: "Kruger"
:::*Starscream: "Bania"
:::*Windblade: "Elaine"
}}

:*For the 2019 releases, Hasbro abandoned the "Seinfeld" theme in favor of a new "baseball teams" theme:
{{collist|3|
:::*Bumblebee: "Ironbirds"
:::*Hot Rod: "Isotopes"
:::*Megatron: "Quakes"
:::*Optimus Prime: "Woodducks"
:::*Prowl: "Flying Squirrels"
:::*Ratchet: "Aces"
:::*Shadow Striker: "Rockhounds"
:::*Slipstream: "Greenjackets"
:::*Soundwave: "Dust Devils"
:::*Wheeljack: "Blueclaws"
}}

:*For the 2020 releases, only one code name is currently known:
{{collist|3|
:::*Shadow Bumblebee: "Alpha Strike"
}}

:*The "Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer" set didn't fall under either of those themes; instead, it used the code name "Radar" for toys of Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film series counterpart]] from the ''[[Studio Series]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' lines, with the theme for the code names from ''those'' lines being "Australian race horses".
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[[Category:Toylines]]

Starscream (Armada)/toys

2024-03-15T12:26:15Z

Tetratron: /* Legacy */

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[[File:GHC Starscream Scream.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Admit it, we all had a crush on him when we were eleven.]]

'''Starscream''' has many toys, a testament to the enduring popularity of this [[Unicron Trilogy]] version of the character.

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada SS toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's Emo-tastic! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara version pictured'')]]
*'''Starscream with Swindle''' (Max-Con Class, 2002)
**''Takara/Sonokong ID number:'' '''MD-02'''
**''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
**''Accessories:'' Port wing/sword, 2 "fireblast" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Starscream transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter, loaded with electronic sound effects that function in both modes. Pressing down on his cockpit canopy activates a laser-pulse sound effect; his pack-in [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]] can also snap into place under his nosecone, and pops free with an explosion effect when the canopy is pressed down hard. Pulling back his rearmost Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plug activates a take-off sound effect, while holding it follows up the sound with an extended engine roar that lasts a few seconds. Placing a Mini-Con on the plug (Swindle is of course sized perfectly to fit into this small space) releases two spring-activated over-shoulder spring-loaded missile launchers, and pulling back on the port with a Mini-Con attached triggers a laser-firing noise that lasts ''just'' long enough to be too long. His robot-mode head pops up automatically during transformation by connecting his waist to his upper torso. His left wing detaches and unfolds to form a large sword for use in robot mode.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' version of this toy uses a much brighter light gray plastic, and gold paint instead of yellow. He also has more detailed, contiguous paint applications on the wings, and a "separated" Decepticon sigil deco rather than the solid block of purple on the Hasbro version. He's also slightly [[retool]]ed: the nosecone is parallel to the rest of the jet mode, while the Hasbro version was retooled to slope downward [[for safety reasons]], making it "collapse" easier if pressed point-first into, say, your little brother.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Armada'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaStarscreamMold}}

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[[File:Armada Thundercracker toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm afraid I just blue myself. (''Hasbro Thundercracker pictured for now'')]]
*'''Starscream Super Mode''' (Max-Con Class, [[September]] 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MD-09'''
**''Accessories:'' Port wing/sword, 2 "fireblast" missiles

: In the Takara ''Legend of the Microns'' line, the Hasbro [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] deco (with slight alterations) was released as Starscream's powered-up form, as seen in the ''Armada'' cartoon. "Starscream Super Mode" uses more vivid blue and red plastics, has "separated" Decepticon symbols with white outlines, and has the parallel nosecone like the regular Takara Starscream.

: Similarly, his Mini-Con partner was the powered-up version of Swindle, dubbed "Spark Grid", rather than [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]].

: You can, of course, use your ''Armada'' Thundercracker toy as "Powerlinx Starscream" if you want. Nobody can stop you.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker/Starscream Supermode at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream's attempts to take over [[Block Town]] were less than successful.]]
*'''Starscream with Swindle''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' Starscream is a building-brick set centered around a "Trans-Skeleton", a generic core that changes from "robot" to vehicle-mode-base and back. His robot and Cyertronic fighter jet modes are built around each of these configurations. He features two missile launchers that use a "twist-block" trigger mechanism for the spring-loaded launchers. He also has a 2x2 "[[Powerlinx]]" plate that can mouth any ''BTR'' vehicle-mode Mini-Con or normal-series Mini-Con, though the grip on the latter is not very good.

: His jet-mode build as depicted in some of the stock photography differs slightly from the mode shown in the set's [[instructions]]. But as it's a building-brick set, do what you like!

: He comes with a building-brick version of [[Swindle (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Swindle]].

: This set was later released in different colors as [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Thundercracker]] and [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Zapmaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BTR EnergonStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream's attempt to infiltrate Space Police II was only marginally more successful.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Built to Rule!, 2004)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: The ''Energon'' version of ''Built to Rule!'' Starscream was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic jet fighter with pressure-launch missiles, to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

: Unfortunately, due to the slow performance of the ''Built to Rule!'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many "Tuesday Morning" chain discount stores at drastically dropped prices.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hasbro Starscream, all spooky.]]
[[File:Superlink Nightscream Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Takara Starscream, now with G1 sweetening.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Nightscream'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, energon rifle, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}

: Released in "wave 1.5" of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Combat Class toys (aka Deluxes), Starscream transforms into a jet fighter loosely based upon the F/A-22 Raptor (which would later be used as the alt-mode of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Earth and Ore-13|other two]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscreams]]), cast mostly in dark clear-green plastics to emphasize his new "energon ghost" status. The toy also features numerous spots down the right-hand side of the robot mode's front, back, shoulder and wings where Starscream appears only partially-constructed or damaged, along with asymmetrical plastic-color layouts, to further enhance the "half-formed" effect—though [[Aaron Archer]] would later remark that he felt these design cues did not come across properly.

: He comes with two very large accessories, a sword and a non-firing blaster rifle, which can combine to form a ''really'' large sword. He's also armed with two wing-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers, which can flip up over his robot-mode shoulders for his "Hyper Mode".

: Takara's "Nightscream", released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' product, uses light gray plastics instead of stony-blue, a lighter shade of red paint, and darker blue plastic and paint, hewing his deco closer to his original namesake's.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Skyquake (G1)#Timelines|Skyquake]] and [[Leozack#Timelines|Leozack]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' incarnations of [[Hellbat (G1)#Wings Universe|Hellbat]], [[Guyhawk#Wings Universe|Guyhawk]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Wings Universe|Hooligan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Energon'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonStarscreamMold}}

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[[File:Energon-toy 2-pack Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|This weapon is your life]], because without it, you are literally useless in both of your modes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Prowl with Longarm & Starscream with Zapmaster''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Port wing/sword, 2 missiles

: Part of a [[Sam's Club]] [[exclusive]] set, the [[#Armada_2|''Armada'' Starscream toy]] was [[redeco]]ed in primarily dark gray with burgundy and black accents, patterned after the color scheme of his Deluxe ''Energon'' figure. He retains his sound gimmicks from the previous releases of this mold.

: This time around, his Mini-Con partner is [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]] rather than Swindle.

: The set also includes ''Energon'' [[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] and [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/SamsStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Sam's Club Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaStarscreamMold}}

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[[File:Energon Energon Starscream Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hasbro Starscream has twice the G1 for half the price.]]
[[File:Superlink Nightscream Reverse Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Takara "Nightscream" has two scoops of G1 in every toy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Starscream''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Nightscream Reverse'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''SD-19'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 20]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Sword, rifle, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Representing Starscream in a powered-up form following his immersion in [[Super Energon]], Hasbro's ''Energon'' Starscream (released in the eighth and final wave of ''Energon'' Combat Class toys) was redecoed into a more [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]-inspired color scheme, primarily light gray with blue and red accents. Though the sculpted "half-formed" sections remain, the figure's new paint layouts ignore them, sometimes painting directly over the top of them, which coupled with the figure's new lack of translucent plastic seems to suggest that this is a non-ghosty version of the character, though his asymmetrical arm coloration remains due to the use of [[unpaintable plastic]] needed for structural support.

: This toy was first listed in [[Walmart]] computers under the name "[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp Interceptor]]", perhaps indicating an aborted intent for the toy.

: The Takara "Nightscream Reverse" release of the toy, released in the sixteenth wave of ''Super Link'' product, is a considerably different take on the same general deco concept. Large portions of the toy are cast in clear-blue plastics in the place of some of the solid-gray in the Hasbro version. Black plastic has been replaced with light gray, and many paint details are different. This deco was used for Starscream's powered up appearance in the ''Energon'' cartoon, if you really care to maintain show-accuracy in your collection. It also came with a fluorescent yellow version of ''Energon'' [[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]'s [[Energon weapon#Gallery|energon drill weapon]] and Decepticon-style [[Energon star|energon chip]]; the drill lacks the usual paint applications that the Insecticon toys' versions have.

: The Hasbro deco of this figure was used as a reference for the [[#Attacktix|unreleased ''Attacktix'' vehicle-mode Starscream piece]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/EStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Energon'' Energon Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonStarscreamMold}}
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiya- I mean, I will be leader of all Decepticons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''GD-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, Cybertron Decepticon [[Cyber Key|Force Chip]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Exclusive to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Galaxy Force]]'' line, this Voyager-sized version of Starscream draws much of its influence from [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]] in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', transforming into a Cybertronic starfighter. In both modes, plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end flips out a spring-loaded blade from each arm. His spring-loaded missile launcher can be used as either a hand-held weapon, or mounted under his jet-mode nosecone. Another port for the weapon can be found behind the rear landing gear, allowing it to be stored horizontally in robot mode, along with a port under each forearm (though these are loose due to being molded across two parts).

: This toy was designed with a [[soundbox]] in mind (even including the requisite speaker and battery brackets when you [[:File:Starscream soundbox.jpg|crack one open]]), but the final version has no electronics. In fact, ''no'' version of this mold would have electronics either.

: Although essentially the "standard" version of ''Cybertron'' Starscream, this figure was not released in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, presumably so it would not interfere with the sales of the much larger (more expensive) Supreme Class Starscream toy (see below). A [[redeco]], however, would be made available later in the line (again [[#VsVector|see below]]).

: This toy was redecoed to create ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Starscream (SG)#Toys|Starscream]] and the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy [[Skywarp (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Galaxy Force'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy supreme starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honeycomb big? Yeah Yeah Yeah! It's not small? No No No!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Supreme Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, "Crown of Leadership", Cybertron Decepticon Cyber Key, Earth Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''s5a3'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the first wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme-class toys (yes, there was more than one!), this Starscream is a colossally-upscaled version of Takara's Voyager-sized Starscream toy, with quite a few changes. The most notable is the change in his Cyber Key [[gimmick]]: each arm has a separate Key jack in it rather than the Voyager's single joint-jack. While the right arm still deploys a blade, the left arm now reveals a spring-loaded missile-firing "null laser cannon" with expanding prongs. The original back-mounted Key jack is still present, though it does not activate any gimmicks and merely serves as a Key storage space (a rarity among ''Cybertron'' toys). A second storage-only jack is found on the underside of the same assembly. The two small guns on the sides of his cockpit can swivel up to firing position in robot mode, and he also has several electronic light and sound gimmicks, including one activated by moving his sword-arm. His eyes are, for some strange reason, green.

: He comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership", based on Generation 1 Starscream's crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' that fits over his noggin (which, together with his considerable size, has earned him the nickname "King Starscream" among fans.) He is also the only ''Cybertron'' toy to come with ''two'' Cyber Keys, a Decepticon Cybertron Key, and a gold-bordered Earth [[Cyber Planet Key]]. Both Keys have the same [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] [[tampograph]]ed on their backs. The placement of these accessories in the box varies in later releases.

: Supreme Starscream was released in the first wave of ''Cybertron'' toys, long before Starscream was transformed into a giant in the third quarter of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon. [[To sell toys|To sell]] this large, expensive figure at this early stage, a few other toys in the ''Cybertron'' line were changed—predominantly, the standard Voyager-sized Starscream figure went unreleased in Hasbro markets—well, except for the two-pack release listed below.

: Starscream [[scale]]s perfectly with the other toys in the ''Cybertron'' toyline, due to the robot mode [[Scale charts#Cybertron cartoon|scale charts]] for the cartoon being based directly on toy scale. He also scales rather well with fellow Supreme Class figure, [[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]], representing the size-altering power up he received in the episode "[[Titans]]".

: In Japan, this toy was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive as a "[[USA Edition]]", basically unchanged in US packaging.

: This mold was later redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Supreme Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tru2005Cybertronstarscream.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Thrust? No wait… Ramjet?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, Cybertron Decepticon Cyber Key

: Takara's Voyager-sized Starscream mold was made available by Hasbro only in a two-pack of Voyager Class toys with an unaltered [[Vector Prime#Toys|Vector Prime]], now sporting a predominantly-burgundy paint job. It retains all the gimmickry of the Takara release, and also retains the ''lack'' of electronic gimmickry.

: Hasbro's Voyager Class Starscream seemingly follows the same trend that [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|''Robots in Disguise'' Armorhide]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|''Armada'' Tidal Wave]] set, with there being only one way to obtain these specific characters and molds in their respective Western toylines, and all of them were released in obscure decos that differed greatly from their [[Show-accuracy|cartoon appearances]].

: The two-pack was exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, and was sold for slightly less than the cost of two Voyagers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/TRUStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Toys"R"Us Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CybScream-LOC.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Starsqueak. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>

: A colossally ''downscaled'' and simplified version of the ''Cybertron'' Starscream figure was released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. He transforms into the same Cybertronic starfighter altmode, and has flip-out weapons based on his Supreme-class toy (one sword, one non-firing blaster).

: In Japan, the toy was sold as part of the ''very'' short-lived ''Galaxy Force'' "[[EZ Collection]]", and given more extensive [[paint operation]]s than the Hasbro version, basically faithfully re-creating the larger toys' paint layouts in this smaller format (which you can see on the clear version of the figure below). The Takara EX Collection toys were sold on Hasbro ''Cybertron'' cards, but with a Japanese-language ''Galaxy Force''-branded insert in the bubble and a large sticker for Japanese legal information slapped on the back.

: This mold was used to make ''Legends of Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]], and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]], ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#War for Cybertron|Starscream]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]]. Phew!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy clear ez starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>

: A Japanese exclusive multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Starscream, [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Optimus Prime]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Starscream's case, both his greys became translucent. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in October 2005, the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations armada starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cuz once you got a theory of how the thing works, everybody wants the next thing to be just like the first.]]
*'''Armada Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #011'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Armada Starscream" is a modern update of the original ''Armada'' Starscream figure. He comes with two "Energon Swords" which he holds via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], and can fold up and store on his wings, as opposed to the wings themselves detaching and forming swords. He has numerous Powerlinx plugs on his forearms and turbines, though they do not activate any features. In place of his spring-loaded cannons, his turbines can each fire a missile in either mode via pressure-launch, and can be positioned in robot mode to either face forward or lay flat on his back.

:While his [[bio]] paints this toy as ''this'' Starscream, [[IDW Publishing]] [[Repurposing|repurposed]] this toy as a new body for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ArmadaStarscream|Generation 1 Starscream]], debuting it in the [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|issue]] the figure comes packaged with.

:This mold was heavily [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]], differently retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]] and ''Timelines'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Timelines|Ramjet]], and [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]. This mold was also the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Eagle Eye (G2)#Wings Universe|Eagle Eye]] and the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Jetstorm (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Jetstorm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenArmadaStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Armada Starscream at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-ArmadaStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Armada Starscream''' ([[March 23]], [[2014]])
**''ID number'': '''TG33'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles

:The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Armada Starscream, part of the fourteenth wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] toys, features a deco more accurate to his original cartoon appearance, most obviously by casting much of his arms, legs, wings, and launchers stark white. Other changes include use of a darker shade of red plastic and paint, a thoroughly-painted red cockpit, red-painted toes, a black-painted canopy, and a silver face with painted "chinstrap".
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Transformers-Legends-LG18-Starscream-Super-Mode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Armada Starscream Super Mode''' (Deluxe, [[2016]]-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number'': '''LG18'''
**''Accesories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Munetaka Abe]] (packaging artist)}}

:A [[redeco]] of the ''Generations'' Starscream figure based on the super mode coloration Starscream had in ''Armada''.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Thundercracker (Armada)|''Armada'' Thundercracker]] in [[Fun Publications]]' [[Armada Volume 5|''Armada'' Volume 5]].
{{GenerationsArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Armada-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The great emo resurgence of 2022 is underway!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Starscream''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-19'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 25]], [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': Energon Sword, [[Star Saber (Armada)#Legacy|Star Saber]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class toys, "Armada Universe Starscream" is a mostly faithful recreation of his appearance from the ''Armada'' cartoon. He transforms into a cartoon-accurate jet in 18 steps.

: Unlike his original toy, his wing sword (called an ''[[Energon]] Sword'' by the official product description) is a separate, non-converting accessory. The original Hasbro promotional pictures show it fully painted red, but subsequent stock photos from Takara as well as the final product leave it unpainted. Starscream also comes with a simplified [[Star Saber (Armada)#Legacy|Star Saber]] accessory, allowing him to dual-wield swords in robot mode. Like the original ''Armada'' toy, Starscream features turbines that can double over as shoulder cannons. These are unmentioned in the instructions.

: Unlike his fellow "Armada Universe" ''Legacy'' toy, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Hot Shot]], Starscream doesn't feature any [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] ports.

:Due to a design flaw, on many copies Starscream's thighs are a bit on the loose side and fall off easily when attempting to rotate them. It's also a bit difficult to peg him into his alternate mode.

: This figure was officially revealed by UK retailer In Demand Toys before any announcement by Hasbro.

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[[File:Legacytoy-VoyagerCybertronStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's a schmedium.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cybertron Universe Starscream''' (Voyager Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, [[Cyber Key]]
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' Voyager Class toys, "Cybertron Universe Starscream" is an updated version of his appearance from the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, featuring greater range of articulation and a deco based on his show model. He transforms into a cartoon-accurate jet in 26 steps. His biceps and wrists are reused from [[Starscream_(G1)/toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'' Starscream]].

: He maintains the flip-out swords of his original toy though now they are manually flipped out instead of spring-loaded. Unlike other contemporary ''Cybertron'' figures from the ''Legacy'' line, such as [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], he comes with a [[Cyber Key]] that can be fitted into a slot on his back. Though, as noted, it does not activate any sort of [[gimmick]]. He also comes with a blaster, though it's not seemingly based on the one his original toy came with.

: His null rays are removable, allowing for a greater range of articulation in the shoulders, and can be placed onto other 5mm ports on his body.

: If one desires to recreate the crowned look from the Supreme Class toy and the second half of the ''Cybertron'' show, the crown from the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Coronation Starscream]] figure does fit though it is a loose connection.

: This figure was officially revealed and put up for order by Canadian retailer CMDStore before any announcement by Hasbro.

==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal toy===
{{anchor|McDonalds}}[[File:Armadatoy mcdonalds starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
: Part of the McDonald's ''Armada'' promotion, this version of Starscream is based on his larger toy and features a pull-back motor gimmick that propels his jet-mode forward, then leaps up to instantly convert to robot mode, like the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Jumpstarter]]s.

:In jet mode, he has ''two'' Mini-Con ports molded into his underside which allows him to combine with the other three Happy Meal Decepticons to form a goofy-looking [[Mighty Vehicle]]. The ports can also be used to access Mini-Con gimmicks on mainline ''Armada'' toys, but given his size and weight, it would be an awkward fit on most figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/McStarscream/starscream.htm More information on McDonald's Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Starscream Armada.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Normal and unintentional "currently dying in a Unicron beam" variant.]]
*'''Starscream''' (SCF, 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:A three-inch tall non-transforming PVC figurine of Starscream was released in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-specific ninth "Act" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. The figure came in both full color and metallic silver "pewter" variants, available at an equal ratio one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: Care may need to be taken with the pewter variant when moving "joints" or popping parts off the main body. It is distressingly common for pewter SCF figures to have the connection pegs painted as well, which can lead to sticking and tearing of the soft-plastic pegs keeping the figure together. A little shaving of the socket interiors with a thin hobby knife is usually enough to solve this, once the peg has been removed.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCF starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' 13
**''Accessories:'' Swindle figure, sword

: A five-inch tall non-transforming, highly-articulated PVC figure of Starscream was the thirteenth and final release in Takara's ''Mega Super Colleciton Figure'' series. Like other toys in the line, he came with a few extra pieces, like a separate wing-sword, and a mini-PVC of his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]. The miracle of universal pegs also allows him to wield weapons belonging to other ''Mega SCF'' figures, most characteristically appropriate being the Star Saber that came with Optimus Prime.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/part6/act133/ More information on Mega SCF Starscream at TFKenkon.com]''
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===''Transformers Figure''===
[[File:TFfigure starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)

:A non-transforming PVC figurine of Starscream was released by [[Omron Entertainment]] as part of their simply-named ''[[Transformers Figure]]'' line of gaming arcades prizes, standing around 5" tall. Despite there being a nationwide commercial for the figures, their distribution was poor, and not many arcades actually wound up carrying them.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/part6/act127/ More information on Omron PVC figures from TFKenkon.com]
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===''Battle for Cybertron Game''===
[[File:BattleforCybertron starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)

:A small figurine of Starscream was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.

::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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===Bubble Twist===
[[File:BubbleTwist starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
:A small solid-color PVC figurine of Starscream was among the [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] toys available with [[Bubble Twist]] bubble gum, produced by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Cap Candy]] and only available at Toys"R"Us. Like all figures in the series, Starscream was available in red, blue, purple, grey and black.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=2059 More information on Bubble Twist at TFormers.com]''
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:AttacktixScream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He keeps flying in circles for some reason.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF08
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Captain
|special=Rally - 14/26 (54%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Large Missile)
}}
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: ''[[Attacktix]]'' Starscream is based on his [[#Cybertron_2|''Cybertron'' incarnation]]. His Special Power, ''Rally'', enables a player to return any one of their already-defeated [[Decepticon]] pieces to play. If Starscream's speed wheel reads 8 stop moving him there—you'll be able to move him 2 extra tix next turn and even if he gets shot down his special power is always white when he's on 8 speed.

: A Captain figure Starscream works very well with his own redeco, [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], supporting his ''Infiltration'' power.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/AttacktixStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Attacktix EnergonStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Starscream''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF11
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Captain
|special=Transform
|cost=30
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Small Missile)/Flight
}}
{{-}}
: This unreleased Starscream is a missile launching piece based on his [[#EnergonEnergon|"''Energon'' Energon" form's vehicle mode]]. His vehicle form can detach from his base and fly on a string, enabling him to get better shots at opposing pieces, or even airlift allies (or enemies... is that a legal move?). His "Transform" power would probably allow you to bring any Starscream figure into play from your back-ups—making Starscream an even more effective figure when working with Skywarp. But as the toy was never released, we'll never know.

: Several pieces of this mold would also have been used to make [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Attacktix|Generation 1 Skywarp]], who also went unreleased.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
* The feature where ''Armada'' Starscream deploys [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] from his nosecone was directly inspired by the God Phoenix aircraft from the anime ''{{w|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman}}'', which similarly can [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAqrt9iR1G0&t=93s deploy an F1 racecar].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So no under the nose cone, which is, you know—not even gonna lie—a direct kind of honorific to ''Gatchaman'', you know, where the race car dropped out of the bottom of the Phoenix. So for you old '70s Japanese anime fans out there [...] that is an echo to my childhood love there!|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=3058s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]

Override (Cybertron)

2024-03-15T03:38:31Z

Tetratron:

{{factions|velocitron|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Override}}
:''Override is a [[Velocitron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Map-Override.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Those thighs could crush [[Hot Shot (Armada)|a man]]!]]
'''Override''' is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture itself; she is quick-witted, decisive, self-sure and always looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: while she's brave and determined with a never-give-up attitude, she can also be cocky to the point of arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership by lying about her gender and posing as a man, and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for anyone since.

After contact with the Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], particularly [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], she has matured into a more careful, more compassionate robot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best ''leader'' for her people... though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She has developed a close bond with the human girl [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], referring to her as "Little Sister", which Lori reciprocates by calling Override "Big Sister".

{{bigquote|A lady never rushes.|Override|''"[[Speed]]"''}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lisa Ann Beley]], [[Nicole Oliver]] (English), [[Jin Domon]] (Japanese)|[[Hannamaija Nikander]] (Finnish), [[Mercedes Espinosa]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rebeca Aponte]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Anne Mathot]] (French), [[Kerstin Draeger]] (German), [[Cecilia Lundh]] (Swedish)}}
{{picsneeded}}

[[File:Cyb ep5 megatron vs override.jpg|left|thumb]]
Hot Shot and Red Alert spotted Override when they first came to Velocitron. She overtook them both on the road, leaving both Autobots flabbergasted at her incredible speed. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

During a regular race on Velocitron, Override was making everyone else eat her dust when [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] introduced himself to the Velocitronian leader. The Decepticon asked her where he could find the [[Cyber Planet Key]], and Override challenged him to a race for the information. Megatron accepted, but Override took the victory in a photo finish. Afterwards, she admitted she didn't actually know about the artifact and had just wanted to race a new challenger. Megatron promised that he could tell her all about the Planet Key if she managed to beat him a second time, then took off. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

[[File:Cyb ep6 neck and neck.jpg|thumb|"Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer!"]]
Later, at Override's favorite track on top of a mountain, Megatron again questioned her about the Key. He tried to get the location out of her by offering great reward, but Override was not interested - after all, she already had the [[Planet Cup]], the most valuable object on Velocitron. Megatron copped that the Cup must be the Key he was seeking, and so challenged Override to another race. Just before they began, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], who had been spying on the two, jumped in to compete on behalf of the Autobots. Megatron warned that Hot Shot was part of an evil organization, while Hot Shot maintained that it was the Decepticons who were the evil ones. Override wasn't interested in any of this, and told them to just race.

In the race, Megatron quickly fell into third place due to his [[Alternate mode|car mode]]'s inferior maneuverability. Hot Shot raced well and almost won, but was fired upon by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], who feared Override's wrath if she lost.

Sure enough, Override won, but immediately assaulted the evil duo for assuming she couldn't have won on her own, and they quickly fled. Override complimented Hot Shot on how fast he was and said they could talk about the key next time they raced. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

She raced against Hot Shot again the next day, and gave him a generous head start. This proved not to be enough for Hot Shot, however, as Override quickly closed the gap. Hot Shot managed to tap the power of Velocitron and activated his [[Cyber Key]], giving him a speed boost. The surplus energy burned him out though, and he spun out before crashing into a wall, taking him out of the race. Override cruised to an easy victory and drove off, looking forward to racing him again. {{storylink|Speed}}

She later encountered Ransack and Crumplezone bullying [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]]. She tried to help him, only to be brushed off by the victim himself for some reason. Override went on her merry way, unaware that the Decepticons had just gained a new ally. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

[[File:Cyb ep13 override ignores.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Racer X. Unknown to Speed, this is his older brother, Rex, who ran away from home years ago."]]
Some time later, while doing laps of her private race track, she was approached by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who also asked for the Cyber Planet Key. Prime tried explaining the situation, and even asked if he could just ''borrow'' it, but to no avail. Override told him that she'd heard the same story from both Megatron and Hot Shot; since she had no reason to believe any of them, the trophy would go to whoever won the race.

[[File:Cyb ep14 override victorious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
The next day saw the start of the Planet Cup, with Override as the favorite to win. She got off to a good start, closely followed by Dirt Boss. Hot Shot suffered from some early technical troubled, but soon managed to pull into third. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} She maintained a strong lead throughout the first heat, finishing first without major interference from the cheaters in the back. {{storylink|Race}} In the second heat, Override was pushed into second just before the narrow straightaway. She caught up to the leader, Hot Shot, on the stairs portion of the course by [[Transformation|transforming]] into [[robot mode]] and running down them. Hot Shot quickly did the same, while Dirt Boss came up quickly behind both of them, his off-road tires allowing him to traverse the stairs easily.

However, Ransack managed to literally leap into pole position by the clever use of springs, and rearranged the direction signs in the city portion to send the leaders on a wild goose chase. Override, Hot Shot, and Dirt Boss all fell for this ruse, but Hot Shot was alerted to the deception by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. Hot Shot told Override about the situation, claiming he wanted to beat her honestly; Override was confused by this display, but still took his advice and returned to the correct track.

[[File:Cyb ep15 need you to explain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|In Japan, this would seem [[Transformer romance#Orientation|slashy]].]]
Soon enough, she once again pulled into first place, but then Ransack and Crumplezone caused the tunnel she was driving through to collapse, trapping her. Hot Shot saved her despite losing first place, again saying it was simply a matter of Autobot honor. This only added to Override's confusion, and she would have lost the race altogether if [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] hadn't pointed out everyone else was passing her. In the end, she finished in a respectable third position. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

Before the third heat, she fitted herself with off-road tires, and practiced a few laps with them. Though Ransack and Crumplezone spied on her, they yielded little useful information out of it. {{storylink|Savage}} When the race began in earnest, she avoided much of the initial drama, but eventually ended up being attacked by Dirt Boss, who was frustrated at the idea of someone else doing well in the off-road part of the race.

[[File:Cyb ep17 dirt boss peeved.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
She was saved by the accidental aid of Ransack and Crumplezone, who tried to shoot at her but hit Dirt Boss instead. The three villains fought among themselves, allowing Override to claim first place. {{storylink|Sand}}

Override was then among the four remaining competitors, all of whom were chosen by the Cup to compete in the final race. She and Hot Shot easily pulled ahead of Ransack ad Crumplezone, who soon dropped out of the race. The troublesome twosome then tried to steal the trophy, but Override and Hot Shot stopped by to blast them away. They then continued their race, with Hot Shot taking victory in a photo finish. Override was initially shocked, but congratulated him on a well-earned victory and strong competitive spirit.

Just as the force field around the Cup came down, Megatron and his cronies arrived to steal it. Optimus Prime, Vector Prime, and Leobreaker arrived from [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to stop him, with Override also taking part in the battle. She and Hot Shot jointly tripped up Megatron, and Override herself grabbed retrieved the trophy from the Decepticon leader.

[[File:Cyb ep18 adding the key.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3]]
With the Decepticons driven away, Override personally presented the trophy to Hot Shot. Impressed by the Autobots' teamwork and collective honor and heroism, Override asked to join them in their quest, and was readily accepted.

She accompanied them back to Earth, and as a native of Velocitron, was given the honor of inserting her planet's Key into the [[Omega Lock]]. As soon as she did, the Lock revealed the location of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s buried in the [[Arctic]]. {{Storylink|Champion}} Override accompanied the Autobots on their investigation, but they didn't find anything. {{storylink|Ice}} When they got back, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] repaired some of the damage she had suffered, and she promised to take [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] to Jungle Planet when fully healed. {{storylink|Honor}}

Lori would soon get her wish, as Optimus Prime returned from Jungle Planet and asked Override to accompany him to plead his case to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Override, true to her promise, brought along Lori to represent Earth, over the protestations of the other Autobots; Hot Shot was also present.

When the group arrived on Jungle Planet, they were soon attacked by a group of Decepticons led by [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Override engaged Ransack and Crumplezone, but rather than fight, he challenged them to a race. The two villains quickly sped off to try and win, while Override let them go so she could concentrate on the battle.

Starscream and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] were quickly dispatched, and so Override and the others proceeded to Scourge's temple. Override and Lori both pleaded with Scourge to do the right thing, but the dragonbot was only interested in dueling Optimus Prime and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]. Prime and Leobreaker won by the use of their Savage Claw Mode and claimed the second Cyber Planet Key for themselves. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

However, Megatron would not be denied, and attacked Jungle Planet with all his gathered forces. To counter his assault, [[Vector Prime]] came up with the idea of distributing several boxes to teams of Autobots, one of which contained the real Key, and the rest were dummies. Crucially, nobody would know which box was which.

Override and Hot Shot paired off, and sped into the jungle with one of the boxes. They were pursued by, surprise surprise, Ransack and Crumplezone, who after considerable fighting and racing actually managed to grab the box. Fortunately, it turned out to be a dud—[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and Leobreaker had the real one. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

With the battle won, the Autobots returned to their base on Earth along with new recruit Snarl, and Leobreaker inserted Jungle Planet's Key into the Omega Lock. Once again, the location of the Ancient Decepticons was revealed, this time to much greater precision. While four of them went off to investigate, Override stayed back at the base as backup. It turned out she would be needed, as Optimus Prime, Landmine, and Leobreaker found themselves trapped in a cave with Starscream and many thousands of Ancient Decepticons. Override, along with Hot Shot and Red Alert, raced out to save them, {{storylink|Trap}} meeting up with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] underground. They saved their comrades, and then returned to civilization to deal with Starscream.

They arrived at the scene of the battle, where Vector Prime and Snarl were desperately attempting to hold off the Ancient Decepticons. Worse, they also came under attack by [[United States military|USAF jets]], who did not realize the difference between Autobot and Decepticon.

Just when things were looking their worst, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] joined in the fray. They held off Starscream's forces for a while, but were forced to retreat when Optimus Prime was injured. However, some good came out of this—Evac revealed that the third Cyber Planet Key was located on Earth. Unfortunately, it was by then in the hands of Starscream. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

The Autobots retreated, Optimus Prime particularly concerned about human civilian casualties. Override offered to let them set up base on Velocitron, and Optimus Prime gratefully accepted. They moved out on the [[space bridge]], but just before they could pass through the dimension gate, they were attacked by Starscream. Override and the others made a valiant stand, but Starscream eventually proved victorious, claiming the Omega Lock and the two Keys the Autobots had acquired for himself. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[File:Cyb ep27 megs vs planet leaders.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right]]
As if that wasn't bad enough, Megatron and his crew escaped from the prison in which they had been sealed by Starscream and began to rampage across Earth, together with Scourge. Override took part in the effort to drive them off, working with Crosswise to take down Ransack and Crumplezone. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} She and Evac then managed to distract Megatron long enough for the heavily injured Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] to be evacuated to safety. The two planet leaders actually managed to beat up Megatron to such an extent that he tried to flee into the [[fire dimension]], only for Optimus Prime to douse the portal before he could pass through. His back to the proverbial wall, Megatron lashed out and floored the two of them, only to be stopped by the timely arrival of the three injured parties, now rebuilt as the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. Leaving the lads to try out their new guns, Override, Evac, and Optimus Prime drove through one of Vector Prime's portals to Starscream's island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

[[File:Cyb ep28 override rides.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Speed is in the most desperate race of his life. Will he finish it, or will it finish him? See the next episode of Speed Racer."]]
Evac brought her to the island by a form of water skiing, during which she shot [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] out of the water. On the island, Override dealt with [[Lugnutz]], at one point actually ''riding'' him before passing him to Snarl. She also helped beat up Crumplezone, {{storylink|Assault}} and took part in the first battle against the giant Starscream {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Partway through that battle, word came from Cybertron that the Cybertron Defense Team was being overwhelmed by vast numbers of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetals]], and so Override, Evac, and Leobreaker left the battle to go help them out, taking the Omega Lock with its three Cyber Planet Keys with them. Megatron and his forces pursued, and Starscream also sent Thunderblast after them. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} During their flight, they ended up stymied by a badly warped section of the space bridge which they couldn't cross, and the Decepticons quickly caught up. However, the three managed to tap the power of the Lock and, powered up with [[burning spirit]], streaked across space to Cybertron, much to Override's surprise and amazement.

Upon arrival, the three found the Cybertron Defense Team desperately fighting a losing battle against the hordes of Scrapmetals. Just after they arrived, Megatron turned up with Scourge, Thundercracker, and Thunderblast, but before they could wipe out the Autobots, Optimus Prime's team came by to save the day.

Optimus Prime defeated Megatron in the fire dimension, and there was much rejoicing. The Autobots then plugged the Lock into the space in the [[Omega Temple]], awakening [[Primus]]. As the planet itself began to transform, Override and Evac grabbed the kids and jumped off the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

When Primus finished his transformation, all the Autobots worked to restore his mind, Override working with Leobreaker. Speaking through Jolt, Primus revealed the location of the last Key on [[Gigantion]]. However, before they could mount an expedition, the [[ghost]] of Megatron restored himself by the power of [[Unicron]] and began attacking. {{storylink|Balance}} Override and the Cybertron Defense Team followed the specter to see what it would get up to. Megatron restored and empowered the injured Crumplezone, who along with Ransack immediately began harassing Override, leading to a tense chase across Cybertron's streets. Crumplezone was finally taken out by Hot Shot, and after a fight between Megatron/[[Nemesis Breaker]] and Optimus Prime/Leobreaker, all the Transformers raced full tilt for the Omega Temple. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} They arrived at about the same time and began duking it out. {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} The Autobots won,{{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} and Override took part in the operation to destroy any remaining Scrapmetals. {{storylink|Family}}

Override then worked with Landmine as part of an operation to re-energise Primus with the Omega Lock and Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], but this plan failed when Starscream stopped by at exactly the wrong time and absorbed a chunk of this power, growing to planet size. Primus himself laid the smackdown on Starscream in a particularly awesome manner; {{storylink|Titans}} after this, OVerride contacted Clocker and Brakedown on Gigantion and had them (and Dirt Boss, apparently) dig up with ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' so that the Autobots could travel to Gigantion.

[[File:Cyb ep38 full blast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Autobots loaded up the ''Ogygia'' and set off on their way, but as they travelled through the wormhole, they were confronted with an asteroid too big to steer around. All of the Autobots combined their Cyber Key Powers to blast a massive hole right through it, allowing them to continue on. {{storylink|Warp}}

On Gigantion, the Autobots met up with [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]]. After reassuring them that they weren't from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], an alarm was raised that [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and the Decepticons were attacking the lower levels. The Autobots and their new friends sped down to investigate, and Override and Evac jointly took on Menasor, eventually beating him. {{storylink|Giant}}

As their search continued, Override was the fourth to be incapacitated by the Cyber Planet Key-powered Megatron, now calling himself Galvatron. She tried desperately to drive away from him, but this time, he was faster than her. However, she was able to warn Optimus Prime, who did manage to defeat Galvatron. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

When she had been repaired, she accompanied the Cybertron Defense Team and Coby (piloting the [[Cobybot]]) in infiltrating the ''[[Atlantis]]'', which Starscream and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] had piloted to Gigantion in the meantime. They rescued the imprisoned [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], and then escaped as Quickmix filled with cement the crevasse in which the ''Atlantis'' was parked. After Bud, Jolt, and Reverb were reunited with the rest of the Autobots, the good guys split into four teams to find a way down to the innermost layers of the planet.

[[File:Override-Teeth.jpg|thumb|left]]
Override was assigned a team with Wing Saber and Lori. {{storylink|City}} They took and elevator to a lower level, where they were confronted by Thunderblast and Scourge. Before any combat could begin, however, Lori began berating Scourge, causing the massive dragon robot to flinch away from the tiny, squishy human until Thunderblast insulted Lori. After that, the robots started shooting; Lori and Wing Saber chased after Thunderblast while Override stayed to fight Scourge, the leaders of Velocitron and Jungle Planet finally coming to blows. This battle resulted in the ceiling getting a massive hole blown in it, and so the two combatants moved to a higher level. Scourge threw his axe at Override and missed, but almost hit Lori, who chose that precise moment to return from forcing Wing Saber to blow up Thunderblast. Terrified of Lori's wrath, Scourge fled, leaving Override and Lori to punch the wall in frustration. However, Lori's punch opened up a secret panel to an information center, where the two of them and Wing Saber were able to learn the story of Gigantion's war with Planet X, as well as the origin of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} With this new information, they quickly rejoined Optimus Prime's team to tell them the story. {{storylink|Challenge}}

They all proceeded down to the lowest layer, where they found [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] giving a lesson in leadership to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Scourge let Metroplex and Vector Prime beat him up, after which Override stepped forward to have her turn, but Optimus Prime went ahead of her and thrashed Scourge so badly that there was no point in fighting him any more. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} Continuing their journey, they came across the area where the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' was said to have lain. Override and Wing Saber sped on ahead to investigate, and found it partially buried in a large lake. Shortly after Optimus Prime's team showed up, Galvatron blew through the ceiling, bringing the remaining Decepticons with him. Wing Saber went back to help Optimus Prime, while Override waited for reinforcements.

Reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Landmine's team. Override and Evac went to join Optimus Prime and aid him in battle, and got smashed by Galvatron. However, they soon recovered and chased Galvatron into the ''Lemuria'', arriving just as Landmine claimed the final Cyber Planet Key and grew to gargantuan size. Landmine proceeded to lay a massive smackdown on both Starscream and Galvatron, with some small help by Override and Evac. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} When Galvatron came back and stole the Omega Lock and the four Keys, Override stood back and watched as he fought Starscream, not wanting to get blown up. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} However, Galvatron still made off with the Lock. The Autobots tried to re-open the portal to their own universe, but they were attacked by a flock of [[Laserbeak drone (Cybertron)|Laserbeak drone]]s, which only dissipated when the machine opening the portal was destroyed. In the end, it required the sacrifice of Vector Prime to return them to their own universe. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return, Override returned to Velocitron to rally her forces against Galvatron's machinations. Just as Galvatron and his remaining Decepticons were preparing for their final assault on Cybertron, Override arrived with every Transformers on Velocitron (they raced there, naturally), at exactly the same time as the forces of Jungle Planet, Earth, and Gigantion arrived. Primus then merged the ''Ogygia, Atlantis, Lemuria,'' and ''[[Hyperborea (Cybertron)|Hyperborea]]'' into the ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]'', to rid the universe of evil once and for all. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} However, Galvatron still possessed the Omega Lock, and used it to enlarge all of his loyal followers as well as himself to enormous size. Override led the forces of Velocitron against Crumplezone, exploiting the fact that the big lug's greater size had negatively impacted his maneuverability to cause him to crash into some asteroids.

Meanwhile, Galvatron fled into the deepest core of the [[Unicron Singularity]]. Optimus Prime combined with Wing Saber to pursue, but before he got too far, Override, Scourge, Evac, and Metroplex announced their intention to come with him, each to represent their own planet in the final battle. The humans and Mini-Cons also came. The five planet leaders all attacked Galvatron in a massive joint attack, after which the Decepticon commander tossed the Lock into the very center of the Singularity to prevent anyone getting their hands on it.

The Keys separated from the Lock, and the planet leaders dived for them. Override grabbed the Velocitron Key, driving around an asteroid to get it. The other leaders were also successful, and they successfully combine the Keys with the Lock. This final act complete, they flew out of the Singularity and used the Lock and Keys to fully restore Primus, who blasted the Singularity closed. {{storylink|End}}

However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up. Jungle Planet had been shaken out of its normal location, and Override took part in the effort to restore it. She, along with most of the other characters, also stopped by on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to see Optimus Prime vanquish Galvatron for real this time. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With evil defeated and the remaining Decepticons attempting to live peacefully, Override attended the first intergalactic peace conference to represent Velocitron. At this meeting, it was decided to follow in the footsteps of the [[Ancient]]s and establish a galaxy-wide network of colony worlds, linked by space bridges.

Override wished to take part in this mission, but could not leave Velocitron without a leader. To that end, she called a [[Speedia 500]], which was won by Hot Shot. She formally handed over leadership of the planet to the young bot, and some time later returned to Cybertron. She said a tearful farewell to the kids before boarding the ''Ogygia'' with a large crew of Transformers and departing for parts unknown. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the end of the war, Override and others from Optimus Prime's team met with another group of Autobots responsible for fighting off [[Unicron]] and saving the [[Mini-Con]] colonies while Prime's team was busy with the Cyber Planet Key business. Upon learning that Velocitronian resident [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] had been lost in the battle, she promised a memorial would be erected to him on his home planet. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

====''The Dark Heart of Sandokan''====
[[File:Dark Heart Synthos attack.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Override led the crew of the ''[[Star Arrow]]'', which was carrying an experimental [[Force Chip]]. The ''Star Arrow'' was attacked above [[Sandokan]] and crashed on the surface. The crew encountered [[Synthos]], a scrap-monster powered by the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]]. Override and the other Autobots fled from the monster and hid until [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] attacked. When Astrotrain captured the Force Chip and headed towards Synthos, Override followed. She sought to prevent Synthos's Dark Heart from falling into Decepticon hands, but also desired to save the sentient scrap monster. The Autobots captured the Decepticon shuttle that carried [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]] into battle and used it to capture him, Astrotrain, and the other Decepticons. After depositing them on the other side of the continent, the Autobots fled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the recaptured Force Chip. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Fastest Dream! Hot Shot's Run}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Override discovered the wounded alternate universe Mini-Con [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] after Mirage fell through a black hole-caused space-time rip in his universe to Velocitron. Override took Mirage in and repaired him. Mirage thereafter became partners with Override, helping her win race after race. They discovered that Mirage's teammate [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] had been enslaved by the outlaw [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] and became determined to rescue Downshift. {{storylink|#Toys|Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio}}

Override was tempered by the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, a race for something other than a trophy. Her systems enhanced with components based on both Earth and Cybertron's technology, she returned to the Speed Planet to reclaim her position as leader so that she could rule with the compassion and justice she learned from the Autobots. {{storylink|#Toys|Override GTS toy bio}}

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Override of [[Velocitron]] and the "Cybertron Universe" competed in the [[Speedia 500]], a race she was formerly champion of, {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} for the chance to become leader of [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} As the race neared its end, Override took the lead and ultimately won. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

Override took part in the second week of the race, where she was confronted by a trio of new racers. One of them, [[Shadowstrip]], shot out the lights in the tunnel as they were traversing it. In the end, it was [[Galaxy Shuttle]] who won this time around. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
{{main|Override Prime}}
Override Prime was bonded to [[Kappa Supreme]], the only female [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned continuity family===
{{main|Override (Prime)}}
Override vied with [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]] for control of Velocitron, greeting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots upon their arrival. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

===Generation 1 continuity family===
{{main|Override (BWU)}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
{{note|{{bwucharacter|character=Override|adaptation=a [[Builder of Cybertron]] unrelated to the preexisting [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Override (G1)|Override]]|coexistswith=the [[Commandron]] [[Nitro Convoy]], who uses her Japanese name}}}}
Override was wired into [[Dodecahex|Dodecahex Arena]], where she oversaw the gladiatorial games between the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

A millennium later, the [[Convoy Council]] included Nitro Prime amongst its members. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
Override was the leader of [[Velocitron]] during the colony planet's incorporation into the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
Override was one of the fastest racers in Velocitron's [[Speedia 500]], though she ultimately lost to [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits|Tread & Circuits}}

====''Last Bot Standing''====
One of the last surviving Cybertronians in the universe, Override was part of [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]]'s crew, hoping to convert the natives of the planet [[Donnokt]] into [[biofuel]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing|Last Bot Standing}}

==Games==
===Transformers Power Up: The Game===
{{Note|Override is one of four Transformers that can be built over the course of the game.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Power Up: The Game}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy Override.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I can't drive 55. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Override''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Nitro Convoy'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-10'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[February 10]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''
:*''Known designers'': [[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)

: Part of the Speed Planet theme, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear portion of her [[Alternate mode|car mode]] causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for [[robot mode]], and can also store on her back. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded; pressing her black "front bumper" automatically flips her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

: She was first released in the third wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toyline as "Nitro Convoy". This version of the toy has gold face paint, blue paint details on her thighs, and black on her chest-vents.

: The [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' version, released in the second wave of Deluxes, has an orange face and lacks the paint applications listed above, plus the stripe pattern on her calves is inverted. She gains an Autobot symbol on the left side of her chest, as well as pale-gold paint on the "spoilers" at the top of her torso. And, like all ''Cybertron'' toys, her Cyber Key has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] on its back.

: This mold was used to make the evil clone [[Dark Nitro Convoy]]. {{toyappeared|as=[[Override (BWU)|Override]]|in=''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', ''[[Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing]]''}} {{toyappeared|virtual=y|as=[[Andromeda (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Andromeda]] and [[Andromeda (G1)|''Wings Universe'' Andromeda]]|in=''[[Around Cybertron]]''|with=head and other tweaks}}

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm More information on Override at TFU.info]

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Override with Mirage''' (Tiny Tins multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive [[Tiny Tins]] sets, Override was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con. Override herself is unchanged from her individual release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (two-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: Override was also available in a Target-exclusive two-pack set with [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-toy bundle, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: These packs could include [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], Override, [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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[[File:Cyb-toy OverrideGTS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Override GTS''' (Deluxe Class, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dj9n'''
:*''Known designers'': [[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)

: Override was [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the sixth wave of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes, replacing her white with a light gray, and gaining [[black redeco|more black]] in her scheme. She still came with a gold-bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though with a new Key Code.

: Early solicitations for this toy used the name "'''DoubleClutch'''", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Deluxe: Defense Hot Shot, DoubleClutch, Excellion|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/01/12/bbts-news-cybertron-soundwave-release-date-moved-up-to-march-4205|site=TFW2005|title=BBTS News: Cybertron Soundwave release date moved up to March|year=2006|month=01|day=12}}</ref> However, the first ''true'' Hasbro announcement of the toy at [[BotCon 2005]] was that it was Override again.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/OverrideGTS/overridegts.htm More information on Override GTS at TFU.info]
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I can drive 55...0000. Pray I don't crash.]]
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override-concept.jpg|thumb|100px|It was good enough for the [[IP infringement|third parties]]...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Universe Override''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL EX-07'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February]], [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': Engine-blaster
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)

: Part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Walmart|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' subline of 2022's ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' series, this iteration of Override once again transforms into a Velocitronian racecar, with both modes being ''incredibly'' faithful to the original animated series CG model. Her deco is largely an amalgamation of previous Takara and Hasbro Cybertron versions, with the only outside change being that her reds and golds are much more saturated this time around. She is no longer an auto-converting figure, which makes both of her modes hold together much better. Due to following the CG model, her proportions are much less bulky while her gun is far more imposing, as well as adding the ''very'' welcome addition of long heel-spurs in robot mode to keep her upright. In addition, she has [[5 mm post]] holes on her back, the soles of her feet, forearms, lower legs, and the backs of her shoulders, making her compatible with the many modular armor and weapons figures that have come out in the prior years. She is somewhat small for a Voyager, but definitely bigger than the average contemporaneous Deluxe.

: She once again comes with a blaster made out of her vehicle-mode engine, though this time the flip-out barrels are manually "activated". This blaster has a pair of undocumented features: it has a Cyber Key-compatible slot in the back end, plus the tips of the barrels are compatible with the "[[Fire Blast effect]]s" that came with other toys. Sadly the slot is too big to properly fit the smaller Cyber Keys included alongside other ''Cybertron'' era figures from ''Legacy'', such as [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Starscream]]. Just like her original toy, her head has a red translucent backside to allow for [[light-piping]], however her eyes are painted over in a more friendly shade of blue. In a cute touch, the section of her back underneath the gun features molded detailing that is an exact match for her old toy, where the front middle section of the vehicle folded up onto her back.

: Designer [[Mark Maher]] originally envisioned this toy as a heavy [[retool]]ing of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod]], but TakaraTomy's engineering team were able to figure out a way to budget an entirely new mold set for her by using a grand total of '''''four''''' mold-sprues rather than the usual ''twelve'' the average Voyager Class toy uses.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Much like Cosmos, I had a initial sell in plan that would only require some new molds mixed with molds from the awesome Studio Series 86 Hotrod that @naveskoorb worked on. It would of been a new look for her but Im glad TT brought out the cybertronian wizard staff and figured out a way to do her in 4 new molds, a voyager!! What!!!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfcoUaVuAhk/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=07|day=01}}</ref>

: Override's white-backdrop stock photos ''cut out'' her left arm entirely, presumably due to a photoshop error. Ouch.

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series went up for pre-order on [[July 21]]st 2022, and started arriving in stores by [[August 1]]st. Override and her fellow wave-1 Voyager [[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]] each shipped in solid individual cases of six toys each, rather than the usual split cases. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

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==Notes==
*Override was directly inspired by ''{{w|Speed Racer|}}''—in fact, her working name was simply "Speedracer"!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A mysterious document.|link=https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1122035675560325125|name=TFWiki|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=04|day=27}}</ref>
*In Japan, Override is the ''male'' Nitro Convoy. It was originally intended that she would be male in the [[Hasbro]] version of ''Cybertron'', but [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=CYB Override was originally intended to be male, just like her Japanese counterpart, Nitro Convoy. The character was male when designed, and when briefed to Gonzo for inclusion in the animation. The change came later when Cartoon Network expressed some concern over the lack of female characters in the show. Hasbro decided to give one of the men a sex change, and thought Override was the most likely candidate.|link=http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt|name=Steve-o Stonebraker|site=his ''Transformers'' website|title=Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes}}</ref> This received a bit of a cheeky nod in Override's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] bio, which explained that she entered the race for leadership by posing as a male.
*Although actress [[Lisa Ann Beley]] is the only one to receive credit as the English voice of Override in the credits of the show itself, the character's voice actually continuously changes back and forth between Beley and the uncredited [[Nicole Oliver]].<ref>[http://www.nicoleoliver.com/resume/NicoleOliver-resume-animation.pdf Nicole Oliver's resumé]</ref> Beley's performance has a little bit of a harder edge to it, but overall, it takes a ''very'' experienced ear to pick out the differences, to the point that it took four years after the show had aired for anyone to realize!
*In ''Cybertron'', Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, ''Galaxy Force'' Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different; he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".
*In the first Hungarian dub, Override is ''both'' male ''and'' female. The reasons for this questionable dubbing decision are unclear. Because of gender-neutral pronouns, Override's gender wasn't all that important for quite a few episodes, until suddenly Bud referred to "him" as a "chick". A long hiatus followed without any new episodes airing. When the show finally picked up, much of the supporting cast received new voices, and from that point on, Override became female. Yet the dub didn't even attempt to explain this sudden change. The second dub doesn't have this problem.
*Override's [[robot mode]] CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Real Gear Robot]]s toy [[Zoom Out 25X]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nitro Convoy''' (ニトロコンボイ ''Nitoro Konboi''), '''Override''' (オーバーライド ''Ōbāraido'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gázoló''' ("Over-runner")
*''Korean:'' '''Nitrocon''' (니트로콘 ''Niteurokon'')

==See also==
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*[[Override Prime]], the [[Autobot]] bounded to [[Kappa Supreme]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]], the [[Velocitron]]ian from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Override (BWU)|Override]], the Autobot or Velocitronian from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].
*[[Nitro Convoy]], the member of the [[Convoy Council]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.}}

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