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{{disambig3|Wreck-Gar}}
:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the novels portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

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'''Wreck-Gar''' is the leader of his people on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. His mind reflects the ramshackle, cobbled-together nature of his world; he's rambling, fragmented, obsessed with turning scrap into new life, and does it all with a bellowing voice. Though simple and singleminded, he's also an extremely tough, stubborn and resilient being, not to mention a surprisingly competent leader of his hard-bitten, survivalist race. He turns into a mobile trash compactor.

{{quote|Flattery is junk! Break it down, melt it! I like it!|Wreck-Gar}}

==Fiction==
===''Aligned'' novels===
Leading a scavenging party across the surface of his planet, Wreck-Gar stumbled across a party of Autobots. Believing them to be nonfunctional, Wreck-Gar ordered his Junkions to begin cutting them up, only for a fight to ensue. When he realized his mistake, he let them go and interrogated [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] as to why they had come, although his highly eccentric mannerisms confused the Autobot leader. The [[Matrix of Leadership]] temporarily cleared his mind, though, and he soon pledged he and his Junkion's allegiance to the cause, agreeing to help repair the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''.

[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], an ex-Decepticon, however, was also aware of the Autobot's quest to recover the Allspark, and attempted to dissuade the Junkion leader from this course of action. Nevertheless, Wreck-Gar, aiding Optimus Prime's side-quest to recover the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], agreed to lend him a salvaged ship from Junkion's orbit, so long as they returned it so that the Junkions could junk it.

It was only much later that this choice came back to bite him on the skidplate, as the [[Decepticon]]s arrived and began to launch an all-out attack on the world of trash. Rallying his Junkions to defend their excavation sites, they were soon reinforced by the Autobots, who returned from deep space with the [[Blades of Time]]. As war raged across Junkion, the planet itself began to tear itself apart, due to the removal of the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]] that had been hidden below the planetoid. Angry at the Autobots and Decepticons for destroying his home, Wreck-Gar nevertheless grudgingly ordered his bots to begin welding their world back together. This job was interrupted by the arrival of the [[Star Seeker]]s, who forced the Junkions to upgrade their ship with a portable [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]. Wreck-Gar and many of his fellow Junkions were forced aboard by [[Thundertron]], and taken to places unknown as the pirates continued their hunt for Cybertronians. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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{{Storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID Wreck-Gar Blacklist.Jpg|thumb|upper_left|150px|]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Wreck-Gar was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Notes==
*Wreck-Gar's characterization seems to be a hybrid of his [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|previous]] [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|namesakes]]; although he is a native of the Junk Planet and incorporates TV lingo into his dialogue, he also is childishly naive to the outside world and simpleminded, and transforms into a trash carrier.
*It remains to be seen whether or not he [[Dare to Be Stupid|dares to be stupid]].

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Perceptor (Prime)

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{{disambig3|Perceptor}}
:''Perceptor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFFoC_Perceptor.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I collect spores, mold, and fungus."]]
'''Perceptor''' is a dedicated astronomer and physicist, one of the most brilliant scientists ever produced by Cybertron, and he is not interested at all in the mystical or supernatural. Much of the technology used by the other Autobots was due to his discoveries. There's a paradox named after him, presumably one he theorized. Distant and antisocial, Perceptor speaks with a bluntness befitting a scientist.

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Perceptor emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] prior to the [[Great Cataclysm]]. As he and his fellow Cybertronians hid in the bowels of Cybertron to avoid the solar storms, they talked about the possible causes of the Cataclysm. A learned 'bot named [[Azimuth]] talked about star charts and celestial bodies, and Perceptor's friends formed together into a group known as the [[Patterner]]s as they emerged from the darkness. They began a laborious project of recording celestial information on the surface of the planet in massive pattern designs, hoping this information could be preserved for future generations to prevent another Cataclysm. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
Before the [[Great Exodus]] took place, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was relentlessly attacked by waves of Decepticons, but Perceptor reported to Optimus Prime that they were unable to breach Autobot defenses. Later that day he let [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] know that an encrypted message had arrived for him. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}

===Aligned novels===
After passing through the unstable [[space bridge]], Perceptor and the Autobots aboard the Ark found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. They located it in part thanks to a mysterious starmap projected outwards from Optimus Prime's chest by the Matrix itself. As a scientist, Perceptor had difficulty with the concept of a mythical artifact guiding their movements, but Velocitron proved to be real enough. He was part of Optimus Prime's initial landing team, who made contact with the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. The planet's sun was unstable, and the speed-oriented engineers of the world had little scientific background in astronomy. Perceptor assisted the Velocitronians with their studies of the star, and successfully reactivated the planet's Space Bridge, reopening the world to interstellar travel.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Sabotage brought down the Ark shortly after their arrival, and Optimus Prime tasked Perceptor with getting things up and running again. He also performed an exploratory check on Junkion's four Space Bridge nexii, and determined that one was indeed still in working order. (The one indicated by the Matrix, but of course Perceptor made his own observations first.) Perceptor's work proved valuable, and the Ark was able to regain flight even amidst the arrival of the ''Nemesis'' and the chaos created by the unearthed [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. After the battle over Junkion ended, Perceptor updated Optimus Prime on the status of the planet and the ships involved in the skirmish. The Ark then set a new course for the Allspark itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Perceptor reported to Optimus Prime on the Ark when the Matrix led them to [[Aquatron]]. He joined the main Autobot force when it touched down on the planet, making contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]] and his Aquatronians. Perceptor was greatly intrigued by the parallel evolution seen on the planet compared to Cybertron, and was eager to perform tests on their ultra-refined energon supplies. The scientific curiosity overcame his caution-circuits though. The Curator was revealed as a [[Quintesson]] with a grudge millions of years old against the Cybertronians, and Perceptor was among the Autobots who were captured and forced to face trial on ridiculous trumped up charges. The Autobots and Decepticons escaped during the trial and met up with their comrades aboard the Ark and Nemesis to fend off the [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] hordes and ultimately escape the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Perceptor was mentioned during one of [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s ramblings, saying that the [[Synthetic Energon]] formula disproved Perceptor's paradox. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Perceptor acted as the Autobots' Science Director. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:Rid Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upper_left|150px|]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Perceptor was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Perceptor is not a playable character in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he is available to play as in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}
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As the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] was readied for launch, Perceptor was ordered by Optimus Prime to execute Technological Directive 8-4-Beta-1, bringing back online Teletraan sub terminals in any hospitable locales. Perceptor also was put in charge of the task of shutting down Autobot City in preparation. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] abandoned his post, allowing the Decepticons to attack through the unguarded sector, and leaving Perceptor with the problem of powering the city back up again to reactivate the defenses. To make things worse, he and his team in the nerve center were under siege from the Decepticon forces. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] came to their aid, Perceptor and Optimus decided to try using some of the [[energon]] from the Ark to report the defenses, so while Perceptor coordinated from the nerve center, Optimus set about rerouting the energon flows. Working together, they were able to get some guns online, but exhausted the available energon. A short time later Optimus managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] to chase off the rest of the Decepticons though, and Perceptor was later aboard the Ark as it launched. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Perceptor also appears as a playable character in the Escalation map, 'Ancients'. He fights alongside [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]. He is the team's [[Medic (FOC)|Medic]], with a heal beam that can be used to revive an injured teammate and replenish their health.}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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====3DS====
{{Note|Perceptor appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Cybertron Autobots with the Hack ability to have an increased effectiveness.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Notes==
* Perceptor is categorized as a Titan in ''Fall of Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer due to his Cybertronian Tank mode, meaning he (hilariously) towers over both Optimus Prime ''and'' Ultra Magnus in online play.
*Similar to Soundwave, this version of Perceptor has two alternate modes; his original Microscope form (despite the fact he had yet to be exposed to such an Earth-based device) and a Tank Mode. Perceptor's shoulder-mounted scope serves as both the scope of his microscope form as well as the cannon to his tank form. Also like Soundwave, only his vehicle-based form is available for the player's use.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Microscope''' (Микроскоп ''Mikroskop'')

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