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2026-02-04T23:10:42Z

TheFallenOne2908:

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[[Category:Images by Don Figueroa]]
[[Category:Images by Elaine To]]
[[Category:Images by Rob Ruffolo]]

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2026-02-04T23:10:19Z

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[[Category:Images by Elaine To]]
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Jake M. Wood

2026-02-02T19:51:06Z

TheFallenOne2908:

'''Jake MacAhallan Wood''' is an American graphic designer based in San Diego, California. In [[2020]], he assumed lettering duties on [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' titles.

==Lettering==
===IDW Publishing===
*''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|#15]]–[[Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two|#38]], [[A Dust of Crystals|#40]]–[[End of Time|#43]]
*''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies]]'' [[Secrets & Lies issue 3|#3]]–[[Secrets & Lies issue 4|#4]]
*''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'' [[Constructicons Rising, Part 4|#4]]–[[Storm Horizon Part 3|#12]]
*''[[Transformers Valentine's Day Special]]''
*''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]''
*''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!]]''
*''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron]]''

==External links==
*[http://jakemwood.com/ Official site]
*[https://twitter.com/jakemwood Twitter account]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Jake M}}
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]
[[Category:Letterers]]

Colombia

2026-01-26T18:04:39Z

TheFallenOne2908:

[[Image:Titan3.2 Laguna de Guatavita.jpg|thumb|right|350px|No, two 'o's!]]
'''Colombia''' is a [[South America]]n country characterized by having forests. Somewhere in Central Colombia is Laguna de Guatavita, at the bottom of which lies [[El Dorado]].

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Dark of the Moon'' prequel strips===
Seeking El Dorado because he wanted to use the gold to wreck the [[Earth|World]] economy, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] headed for Colombia with the [[Tanto Gang]]. Once they'd done his work and uncovered the lost city at the bottom of the lake, he turned on them, only for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to arrive and attack him. The fight spilled over into El Dorado itself, at which point [[Kubikiri]] had a second [[Zipa Warhead]] detonated, blowing Soundwave into orbit and destroying the city. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Gold And Blood}}
===Energon Universe===
[[Scarlett]] and [[Jinx]] participated together in a particularly memorable high-risk mission in Colombia. {{storylink|Scarlett issue 4|Scarlett #4}}

==External links==
*{{w|Colombia}} on Wikipedia.

[[Category:Dark of the Moon locations]]
[[Category:Energon Universe locations]]
[[Category:Real-world countries]]
[[Category:South American countries]]

Overload (Armada)

2026-01-17T18:12:21Z

TheFallenOne2908: /* Armada */

{{factions|autobot|primusvanguard}}
{{disambig3|Overload}}
:''Overload is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Overload-armada-cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey guys, I'm totally in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', seriously!]]
'''Overload''' is an Autobot powerhouse. On his own, he's strong, massive, and covered with guns and artillery. On top of this, he can combine with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], forming an enormously powerful set of cannons for the Autobot leader.

Just ''who'' or even what Overload is depends on which universe one is in, or whatever source you find. Sometimes "Overload" is simply the name used by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] when he combines with his armored trailer. And sometimes the trailer itself is Overload, a separate living entity or weapons platform... who uses someone else to form his robot-mode chest and head.

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armada V4 Rollout Overload.jpg|thumb|left|Stop talking to yourself!]]
When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] defeated [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Overload and Rollout accompanied Optimus in transporting Galvatron to prison. [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] attacked the duo, rescuing Galvatron. The two [[Decepticon]]s combined, and Overload in robot mode was set to battle him, but then transformed into a battle platform manned by Rollout. His firepower was of little concern to Galvatron, who swatted the two away. Overload transformed into robot mode just in time to see [[Unicron]] take over the sky. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}
{{--}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:ArmOverloadToon02.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

Overload suddenly appeared as a trailer attached to the rear of Optimus Prime's container as the Autobot leader launched himself from the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. Faced with the powerful [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]-controlled clone [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], Overload Powerlinxed with Optimus's super mode to form a pair of massive, shoulder-mounted cannons. Together, Optimus and [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] destroyed the monstrous marionette. {{storylink|Puppet}}

Upon their arrival on Cybertron, Optimus Prime used Overload's combination firepower once more. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}}

Realizing the threat of Unicron, Optimus Prime attempted to reach out to Galvatron and forge an alliance against the Chaos Bringer. As expected, the Decepticon leader refused, forcing Optimus to Powerlinx with both Jetfire and Overload. However, he did not engage in battle with the similarly Powerlinxed Galvatron, instead using his power to lead the Decepticon away from battle. {{storylink|Cramp}}

[[File:ArmOverloadToon01.jpg|thumb|left|Hey! Over here! Behind the geek and the undead guy!]]
After the formation of an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons, Overload, in robot mode, stood behind [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] during the mission briefing. {{storylink|Union}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Overload was an Autobot who developed an addiction to Powerlinxing, to the point where he would forcibly merge with Mini-Cons who didn't want to join with him. Realizing that his addiction had turned self-destructive, he went into voluntary exile until he could overcome his problem. By the time that he sought refuge on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], his Spark had begun a fatal diminishment as a result of withdrawal from the Powerlinx process.

Fortunately, the Nebulan doctors [[Hi-Q]] and [[Arcana]] were treating another Cybertronian patient: Rollout, who had lost the ability to transform as a result of [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. The two doctors consulted the archives and discovered an ancient medical technique known as the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process, which could save both lives with a single operation. The new composite being would survive, but their mind and body could not accommodate two sparks simultaneously.

Seeking a Cybertronian physician, they found [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], who brought them back to Cybertron and completely rebuilt them using the same techniques he had used when refitting Jetfire. The new Overload was deployed before he was completed to help Optimus Prime defeat an evil clone of himself.

Rhinox was killed in the battle against Unicron, and thus could never complete his upgrade. For many years, Overload never truly understood the mystery of his origins, until he discovered his original schematics. After upgrading himself again, he left Cybertron in search of clues. He eventually discovered Hi-Q, solving the mystery. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/18}}
{{--}}

====''Linkage''====
[[File:LinkageOverload.jpg|thumb|Cheesebot Spam-a-lot.]]
Overload, flanked by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], engaged the forces of [[Unicron]] with some heavy [[Powerlinx]] artillery, using [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Kingbolt (Armada)|Kingbolt]] in their pistol modes, plus [[Quench]] in his missile launcher mode. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

====''Universe'' toy bio====
Overload used to be a partner to Optimus Prime himself. But those days were past: he left Cybertron years ago. With his origins and past a mystery, even to himself, Overload hunted for the answers to his past on the lost Cybertronian colony worlds. {{storylink|#Universe (2008)|Overload's ''Universe'' toy bio}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Jetfire breaks in.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|I'm in the background a lot.]]
Overload was an Autobot under [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When the Autobots detected multiple [[space bridge]]s opening at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters|Decepticon Command HQ]], causing disruptions in dimensional space, Jetfire led a team of Autobots to the Decepticon base to investigate. When they got there, they found carnage: All of the Decepticon inhabitants had been butchered and mutilated. As they wandered around the base, Overload questioned if they were going the right way, but they were soon attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|the mysterious killer]]. Overload pulled the injured Jetfire out of further harm's way before being ordered to transform into vehicle mode to light up the cavernous base (as well as their attacker). After Jetfire emptied his weapons bays, Overload asked Jetfire if they got him, but the situation was bad, as they'd only succeeded in destroying the creature's outer shell. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

Once they were in the Master Space-Bridge Nexus of the Decepticon base, the Autobots began setting detonation charges, intending to stop the damage to the fabric of space-time by destroying the Nexus. However, they were attacked, and Overload reported that it might have been their previous assailant, though it was difficult to know what was inside of that shell. Overload was glad to pull out when ordered, as all of his firepower was having little effect their opponent. He was pleased when the Nexus blowed up real good, until they noticed Jetfire was missing. However, both Jetfire and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned in spiffy new colours with spiffy new powers. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Overload was in the command center of [[Autobase|Autobase: Cybertron]] as the Autobots readied their defenses against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Overloadmultiplicity.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
Ten years later, during the worldwide [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] assault on [[Earth]], Overload, [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]], and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] were stationed at [[Base Site One]] in [[Canada]]'s [[Yukon|Yukon Territory]], where their equipment included a planetary shield generator. Base Site 1 had lost contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which would put the Autobots' countermeasures in jeopardy. While Overload suspected the Terrorcons may have something to do with their problem, Dropshot noted it could just as easily be an equipment malfunction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

The arrival of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] confirmed Overload's theory, and he was quickly taken out by a blast from the Terrorcon's tail-gun after having Dropshot thrown in his face. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} Left alone to face not only Scorponok but also [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Ironhide tried desperately to rouse the unconscious Overload and Dropshot, to no avail. {{storylink|No Exit}}

====''Armada: More Than Meets The Eye''====
{{note|Although supposedly set in the same universe as Dreamwave's ''Armada'' comic book, the ''More Than Meets the Eye'' guidebook published after the conclusion of the series contained multiple scenarios that were completely incompatible with the comic's story.}}

Overload was commissioned in the "Second year of the earthen conflict" by Optimus Prime to serve as a weapons platform, using [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] as a Headmaster unit. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada}}

===''Energon'' toy bio===
Overload was a traveling companion of Optimus Prime for thousands of years. Through time and battle, they developed the ability to combine into the mighty Mega Weapon mode of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|#Energon|Costco exclusive Optimus Prime & Overload toy bio}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Overload was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Overload.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|]]
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Second Armada}} {{storylink|Third Armada}} Bio, stats}}

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:ArmadaOverload toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm not really sure ''what'' I transform into, but it's good… right?" (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Ultra Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Now I have splashes of dark red!"<br>(''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload with Rollout''' (Max-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong name'': '''Ultra Magnus'''
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons (the first wave with the "Unicron Battles" branding), Overload is a red and black Cybertronian weapons trailer capable of carrying [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] in his vehicle mode. He is nominally towed by his pack-in Mini-Con [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]] in his vehicle mode, but can also be towed by both the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Super-Con Optimus Prime]] in vehicle mode, or towed behind Supreme Optimus's trailer thanks to a fold-out hook on his front end.

: His robot mode is incomplete by himself, needing Rollout plugged into the chest cavity to form the central torso and head. Once installed, pushing Rollout back into the cavity just a bit further activates the classic [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] transformation sound effect. Each shoulder has a flip-up panel revealing (non-firing) multi-missile racks.

: He also has a third mode (without Rollout), transforming into a dual spring-loaded missile-firing cannon pack. This mode can attach to Super Base Optimus Prime in Super Mode, forming "Optimus Prime Megaweapon". It can also be attached to Prime's trailer in its base mode, wrapping around the central tower. When combined with Optimus Prime, Prime's smokestacks have to be removed, so that his smaller robot forearms' [[5 mm post]]s can plug into the designated ports on Overload. A neat feature not carried over in the cartoon [[stock footage]] transformation sequence, is that a rail is formed between Overload's forearm tips, and his knees for the lower legs to slide off and reattach to his arms simultaneously for combined mode, eliminating the need to [[partformer|partsform]] his legs entirely. However, to make Optimus Prime's Megaweapon mode match his [[Character model|cartoon model]], Overload's legs have to be removed entirely and placed on the opposite sides, so that the yellow details are showing on the outside of the shoulder cannons (likely why the stock footage transformation shows them partsforming).

:It appears that Overload wasn't entirely designed with the Jetfire combination in mind, as Jetfire's cockpit section interferes with Overload's speaker box, causing the cockpit to either pop off the friction hinge, or Overload to not sit properly in his designated spot with the 5 mm posts in Prime's smaller robot forearms, so one either has to remove the cockpit or leave Overload hanging "loosely" in the friction slots, without the 5 mm posts and ports lined up.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' versions of "Ultra Magnus" have all of his [[unpaintable plastic]] parts (his hips, trailer-cannons, arm-mounted ramps, tailer-hook, and a few other small joint pieces) cast in dark red plastic. These releases also have a large number of changes to both his paint colors and layouts from the Hasbro version, the most significant change being a silver face instead of blue.

: Overload is also compatible (mostly) with the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]] toy, released two decades later. In an undocumented feature, Overload can slot into a specially-designed port on Optimus's back to form "Megaweapon" Optimus similar to the original toy. Unfortunately, due to the connection point being on the ''Legacy'' toy's trailer base instead of on the cab like the original Super Base Optimus, Overload sits further back, making the combination extremely back-heavy. This changed position also leaves Overload's cannons further back, making the shoulder stocks sit behind ''Legacy'' Optimus's shoulders, negating their (faux) functionality. Additionally, because of how Overload's gun-feet are molded, the cannons won't sit horizontal due to clearance issues with Optimus's shoulder armor.

: This toy was later [[retool]]ed into [[Sentinel Maximus#Universe (2003)|Sentinel Maximus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Overload/overload.htm More information on ''Armada'' Overload at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Armada MagnaConvoyDX1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Some day I'll be more than an accessory!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (マグナコンボイDXセット, Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MC-XX'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 19]], 2003
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: ''Legends of the Microns'' Ultra Magnus and Magnus were cast in colored-clear plastics as "Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version", and made available only in a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] multi-pack.

: This set also includes "[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Final Battle Color Version]]" (aka "Powerlinx Optimus Prime"), "[[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Prime]]", and an exclusive [[Exdimensions]] [[redeco]] of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Street Action Microns]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=4460 More information on Ultra Magnus Clear Version at Transformers-Universe.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Blue}}
[[File:Ml-ice-magnus-001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably the best deco of this mold... But still just an accessory. A very expensive, rare accessory.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Tokusei'' Ultra Magnus''' (とくせいウルトラマグナス, Contest give-away, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: 100 samples of this "sky blue" redeco of Ultra Magnus and Magnus were given away as prizes in a contest from the Japanese publication ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in [[October]] 2003.
{{--}}

===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy Overload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not yet, but someday! I swear it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload with Rollout & Optimus Prime with Corona Sparkplug''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: For this [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' set, Overload and [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]] were redecoed into a predominantly yellow color scheme with burgundy accents. He retains all of his gimmickry, including the electronic sounds.

: The stock imagery for the toy gives him ''much'' lighter blue paint than the final's rich blue.

: This set also came with a matching new-deco version of ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and an unchanged [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]. All this cost a whopping $29.99, ten dollars ''less'' than Optimus Prime by ''himself''. Wow!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CostcoOverload/overload.htm More information on ''Energon'' Overload at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaOverloadMold}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Overloaduniverse2009.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Autonomy at last!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload''' (Voyager Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Cybertron Series
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle, clear green [[Earth]] [[Cyber Key]]

: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008's ''Universe'']] Voyagers, Overload is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]], transforming into a mobile multiple-launch rocket system… in a color scheme that looks nothing like any prior incarnation of Overload.

: The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Key in each half reveals a new weapon: the right side has a slide-out double spring-loaded missile launcher which ends up on his left robot arm, while the left has a flip-out non-firing cannon barrel which ends up on his right robot arm. Both key-activated weapons feature fake handles which end up being "held" by his hands in robot mode, although the missile launcher on his right arm needs to be slid forward for him to be able to reach the deployed blaster's handle. He also comes with an extra long green hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Dropshot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Dropshot]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUOverload/overload.htm More information on ''Universe'' Overload at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Overload's entry in Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada: More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile series claims that his combination with [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] uses "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster technology]]". The [[Armada Fleer card series|Fleer card]] for Rollout also makes mention of this.
*Overload's existence receives little explanation in the ''Armada'' cartoon. [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] intended to have a sub-plot explaining just where the hell Overload came from in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comic]], but didn't have the space to do so, so he dropped it in favor of focusing on the A-plot and cramming in what DVD-exclusive character moments he could.{{fact}} Overload's whole "appearing out of nowhere without explanation" deal from the cartoon got a slight ribbing in the [[bio]] for his 2008 ''Universe'' toy, which established that he was now on a quest to discover the mystery of his origins. The Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would publish an origin for Overload, penned by Ichikawa and incorporating the ''Universe'' material.
* According to designer [[Aaron Archer]] (posting as Orson on the TFW2005 forums), any [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] influence on Overload was Takara's doing—Hasbro was responsible for the head and surface details. Archer personally wasn't interested in revisiting Magnus as he liked [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|the ''Robots in Disguise'' version of the character]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I worked on that one and we didn't use UM as a starting point. Takara might have done some of that. Hasbro designed the head and surface details for that item. Our main goal was to create a item that would work with Optimus. UM was one G1 type character I chose to stay away from in Armada because I thought he was cool in RID.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/07/08/another-orsons-world-update-521|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=07|day=08}}</ref> The whole concept had originated from Takara as it something that would sell well in their market for {{w|Golden Week (Japan)|Golden Week}}—combining upgrade characters in the tradition of Magnus right the way back to [[Godbomber]]. Archer thought that Captain Shark from ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' might have been an influence. The extensive play features in the toy and the types of plastic used to keep the combiner form sturdy meant that the figure ended up with very little paint, instead receiving especially intricate surface detail.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The one I think of, and was somewhat of an inspiration, was Captain Shark, with train on his shoulder and something else on the other shoulder. [...] This is such a Japanese item it hurts, okay? This item was purposefully needed from Takara for the summer Golden Week. This was a big deal debut item that then they could promote with the Optimus and all of that, how that promotion is done within the Japanese- within country markets, they make a big deal out of certain launches. [...] It needed to fit that Japanese kind of communication, right? This is a combining item, it upgrades the leader, it brings big guns—that kind of communication, that is in all those types of shows, right? So they came to us and they said, we really need this item, we'd really like you to participate and partner—because there were conversations still, even though we were doing co-development, about... there may be times where we have to just go on our own with the full tooling, if there's an item that we really want. Like for instance the roleplay item we just talked about, Takara wasn't really going to kick in for tooling on that item if it was something they clearly didn't want. [...] So there were times where that was acceptable, but we're talking about a big item that they hoped to put in the show, and they knew that the American market did not need any of that extra kind of stuff there. I haven't even talked about the toy yet, because this item got created because of a need, before you even designed the toy, right? So it had to be a partner to Optimus, it had to be combining, that was about all you knew. They went ahead and developed a model—kind of a block form model—of what they needed to make all that combining work, obviously they had to do all that hard work before we could even attempt to veneer it or style it in any way whatsoever. So they did a lot of pre-work when they presented it to us, and they were like, we'd really like you to participate in this tooling, you know, even though it's not something that you'd traditionally be in. [...] And so we said okay, we can figure this out, and we'll make the most of it. But to make that type of combining item, at the scale they wanted to make it, meant that it didn't have a lot of deco left over. And if there's any crime of that item—before we even talk about the individual item—is that it just is a big red brick in the package, and because of the trailer nature of it and everything... you don't know what it is! [...] So as a result we covered it with detail, that's one of the more richly-designed characters from that era. This is a completely Eric Siebenaler item. He took their brick image and veneered it completely. This is one of his square-jawed robots. [...] So he did this one, I remember working with him on the color, and like I guess we're gonna have to make it red because at that time we had two Optimus redecos, two Jetfire redecos, and this guy might been coming in with one of those Jetfire redecos so we had to use a color that would be harmonious to the whole opportunity, right? So red was the one that was the consistent ''through color'', so to speak. And then he's got the biggest Mini-Con, in my opinion. We used to call that one the real Maxi-Con, you know [what] we used to call the price point. [...] It could very easily have been like I was looking through those books and said, oh, [Micromaster Overload] looks a lot like this guy, oh okay, let's go with this name, see if that works. [...] It's one of the most tangible examples of the Takara influence on the Western market in the co-development era—I think that's probably the best way to say it—is those combiner-type featured items.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow2iKv7DrL4&t=3236s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|year=2022|month=10|day=25}}</ref>
*It was Archer's intention that the "Overload" trailer/body was not sentient, and was instead piloted by [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In my mind, the Mini-Con for Overload is a bit of a Headmaster, and I actually think that the Mini-Con is driving the big bot body in my headcanon on that one.|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/3ToNlyjgeZc?t=732|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion|year=2023|month=03|day=24}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ultra Magnus''' (ウルトラマグナス ''Urutora Magunasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Túltöltés'''
*''Korean:'' '''Ultra Magnus''' (울트라매그너스 ''Ulteura Maegeuneoseu'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Perehriv''' (Перегрів, "Overheat")

==References==
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2026-01-17T18:11:18Z

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''Tokusei'' [[Overload_(Armada)#Armada|Blue Ice Magnus/Special Ultra Magnus]] toy. Images taken from a sale on [https://jp.mercari.com/ Mercari.com] Japan.

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2026-01-17T18:11:02Z

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2026-01-12T00:34:54Z

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''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 1, featuring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Art by [[Don Figueroa]].

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2026-01-12T00:34:48Z

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''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 1, featuring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Art by [[Don Figueroa]].

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2026-01-04T01:01:00Z

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[[The Transformers (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] European [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] toy. Images courtesy of [http://www.tfw2005.com/ TFW2005].

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2026-01-04T01:00:39Z

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2025-11-05T00:43:54Z

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A second [[character model]] set for the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]... with new heads as opposed to new bodies. Huh.

([https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-flint-dilles-character.html Source])

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2025-11-05T00:43:38Z

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2025-10-29T23:06:32Z

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Very rough draft [https://patents.google.com/patent/USD294055 patent sketches] for the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. ([https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-flint-dilles-character.html Source]).

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2025-10-29T23:04:40Z

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Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 1

2025-06-04T23:35:28Z

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'''[[Human|Man]] walks on the moon, [[Dire Wraith|Wraiths]] wait in the darkness, and [[Space Knight|Knights]] are not there to save them.'''

==Contents==
This issue contains two stories:
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 1]]"
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 1]]"

==Notes==
*Originally scheduled for release in October, this issue arrived 3 months late due to art delays.
*Guy Dorian dedicates this issue to his wife Marnie Dorian.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' An astronaut plants a flag, unaware the threat of Dire Wraiths loom, by [[Luca Pizzari]].
*'''Cover B:''' Dire Wraiths converge on the lunar module, by [[Corin Howell]] and [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' [[Rom]] stands above a captured [[Dhorian]], surrounded by a Dire Wraith, astronauts, and [[Nikomi]], by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], [[Sal Buscema]], and [[Sophie Campbell]].

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Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 2

2025-06-04T23:35:20Z

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==Contents==
This issue contains two stories:
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 2]]"
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 2]]"

==Notes==

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' A [[Dire Wraith]] attacker is reflected in an astronaut's visor, by [[Luca Pizzari]].
*'''Cover B:''' The foot of a Dire Wraith perches next to [[human]] lunar footprints marked on the [[moon]], by [[Corin Howell]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' A gigantic Dire Wraith has three astronauts trapped in its tentacles. [[Rom]] confronts it. By [[Guy Dorian Sr.]] and [[Sophie Campbell]].

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Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 3

2025-06-04T23:35:16Z

TheFallenOne2908: /* Covers (3) */

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==Contents==
This issue contains two stories:
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 3]]"
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 3]]"

==Notes==

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Eerie sepia-toned photograph of three astronauts who have been replaced by [[Dire Wraith]] invaders, by [[Luca Pizzari]].
*'''Cover B:''' A Dire Wraith attacks a reentry capsule entering [[Earth]]'s atmosphere, by [[Corin Howell]] and [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' In a [[homage]] to the cover of [[fandom:dc:Justice League Vol 2 18|''Justice League'' (Vol. 2) #18]], [[Rom]] poses defensively surrounded by multiple green monitors projecting images related to the comic's plot. By [[Guy Dorian Sr.]] and [[Sophie Campbell]].

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Neutralizer

2025-05-18T19:12:11Z

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[[File:ShiningArmor04-RomNeutralizer.jpg|thumb|right|350px|"Oh, sure, go ahead. Melt him with your scary laser."]]

Hallmark of the [[Space Knight]]s, the '''Neutralizer''' is a deadly weapon utilized in their war against the [[Dire Wraith]]s.

Though the weapon will drop any Wraith it hits, its effectiveness on Cybertronians is very inconsistent.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Rom]]'s first experience with a Neutralizer came when the [[Dire Wraith]]s invaded [[Elonia]], whereupon he grabbed Diavod's discarded weapon and fired at the Wraith that had once been his mother. While she escaped, Rom impressed the Knights with how he handled the weapon and was invited to join their ranks. [[Nikomi]] explained that the weapon had multiple settings, the higher the setting, the longer it would take to recharge. By the time Rom had graduated, the Mark III Neutralizer had been released but Rom's group still used older models, much to his ire.

When attacked by Dire Wraiths, the obsolete Neutralizer failed to work before it was absorbed by [[Ore-12|a mysterious alien ore]] and enhanced. {{storylink|Cold Fire}}

When the Wraith/Solstar War moved into the larger galaxy, it was deemed unacceptable that a Neutralizer fall into Wraith hands, with any collateral damage taken to prevent this being deemed acceptable. The Neutralizers could be detached from a Knight's armor and transformed into a javelin like weapon. {{storylink|Earthfall, Part 4}}

Neutralizers came in a variety of forms, with several Space Knights chose to integrate multiple Neutralizers into their armor. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 1}} Combining multiple Neutralizers produced increasingly devastating effects, with the effect being used to shatter the [[Dire Wraith homeworld]]. {{storylink|Interlude (ROM)|Interlude}} {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4}}

Two large scale models were built for [[Stardrive]] though, owing to her Camien heritage, these ones were integrated directly into her biology. Several [[Wraith Soldier]]s attempted to kill Cadet [[Auxin]] for the chance to study his Neutralizer, only for Stardrive to defeat them. When the [[Decepticon]]s broke onto ''Orchid Crossing'', Neutralizers proved only marginally effective against them, forcing Livia to use her light cannons to slay [[Ursa Major (G1)|Ursa Major]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, Rom fired his weapon at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], which did little damage and invited a powerful retaliatory strike. After [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] had been infected by a Dire Wraith, Neutralizers had no effect on the resulting Wraith/Cybertronian hybrid. On the surface of [[Xetaxxis]], Rom unleashed the full power of his Neutralizer on Ultra Magnus, downing him, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} but only for a second. Livia and Rom then combined their Neutralizers but Magnus resisted the onslaught. When Livia fought [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], the Seeker was surprised that the weapon actually hurt. Attempting to bargain with Starscream, Stardrive bluffed that she would use her Neutralizer to destroy the [[energon synthesizer]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

When Stardrive attempted to defect from the [[Space Knight]]s, Livia used her Neutralizer to shoot down the cadet's jet mode. Stardrive simply turned to car mode and rammed Livia head-on while dodging another Neutralizer barrage. [[Sata]] came to her commander's defence but her Neutralizers simply annoyed the Camien. After cooler heads began to prevail and the Decepticon/Wraith alliance closed in for the kill, Rom used his to disintegrate several Wraiths trying to swarm them. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

After being possessed by [[Vekktral]], Ultra Magnus managed to resist enough to open his [[spark]] chamber and have Rom kill him. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

Upon arriving on [[Earth]] in 2016, Rom used the full power and spread of his Neutralizer to completely raze Cooper's Mill to the ground with enough precision to spare Darby Mason's house, though doing so had left his weapon drained. {{storylink|Earthfall, Part 2}} At its lowest setting, his Neutralizer would have the precision to remove [[Camilla Byers]]'s Wraithmark, but the process stood a chance of killing her anyways. {{storylink|Earthfall, Part 3}}

Though the Neutralizer could function as a sniper-rifle, {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 1}} it had a limited range in this regard and would need to revert to large spread firing mode to kill its targets. {{storylink|Earthfall, Part 4}} Rom used his weapon to slay [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|the false Joe Colton]] and four false other G.I. Joes. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} During at heated debate in [[Metrotitan (G1)|Autobot City]], Rom fired the full power of his weapon directly at [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] who, despite being blown back the kinetic force of the attack, was undamaged. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

When forced into combat with [[Orphion]], Rom absorbed his commander's Neutralizer from right out his armor. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 4}} The physical weapon was merely a conduit however, as Neutralizer energy could be channeled directly through the armor. Orphion sent his Neutralizer energy down the Wraith drill shaft in an attempt to destroy Earth.

Though he succeeded in slaying the [[Wraith Sorcerer]]s below, the majority of his energy was absorbed by the [[Presence]]. {{storylink|Reinforcements, Part 5}} The three Space Knights combined all three of their Neutralizers to destroy the [[Wraith Priest]]. {{storylink|Interlude (ROM)|Interlude}}

After [[Livia]]'s energy had been drained by the Presence, {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 2}} Rom used his Neutralizer energy to resuscitate her, but this left them both drained of energy. Using what little Neutralizer energy they had, they jury rigged two boats into bombs before fashioning Neutralizer spears to combat [[Scylla]]'s army. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 3}}

Rom's Neutralizer recharged in time to destroy Scylla's extra heads with Livia's recharging in time for the two to slay the Wraith general. {{storylink|Long Roads to Ruin, Part 4}}

Later on, Rom was approached by the [[Micronaut]]s regarding a Dire Wraith plot, but they read as Wraiths to his Analyzer, prompting him to attack. {{storylink|Micronauts: First Strike}} The Micronauts' small size allowed them to dodge the Neutralizer before [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] sliced it in two. Though in pain from the weapon's destruction, Rom fired Neutralizer energy from his eyes at the Micronauts before [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] convinced him to stand down. Afterwards, Rom reabsorbed his weapon and used it to burn the Wraith-taint off his allies. Catching up with the Dire Wraiths at a carnival, Rom used his weapon to slay [[D'rge]]'s acolyte before destroying the Wraith virus. {{storylink|ROM: First Strike}}

In [[Microspace]], Rom attempted to utilize his Neutralizer to destroy the walls of the pyramid that funnelled the [[Entropy Cloud]], only to find the walls impervious to attack. After [[Microtron]] had destroyed the walls with their starship, Rom flew straight to the conduit and destroyed it with a single blast. {{storylink|Entropy}}

When the [[Presence]] awoke, [[Orphion]] turned the full power of his Neutralizer on the goddess but the attack had no effect. After Rom had been forcibly [[enerchange]]d with [[Baron Karza]], the Baron attempted to turn Rom's Neutralizer on the Micronauts only to find the Space Knight had enough willpower to force it away from his allies. When Rom forced Karza's hand to shunt the [[Entropy Cloud]] into the dimension of the Presence, Rom and Livia fired their Neutralizers at the goddess to prevent her from retaliating. {{storylink|Gods and Monsters}}

Rom later tracked down a group of humans who had come into contact with a Dire Wraith, turning his Neutralizer on their bootleg [[Earth Defense Command]] weapons. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

==Toys==
===''Revolution''===
*'''Revolution Set''' (SDCC Gift Set, [[2017]])
:Released as part of a San Diego Comic-Con 2017 exclusive set, the Rom the Space Knight action figure included a Neutralizer which the figure could hold. Like Rom himself, its design is based on the classic look from [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]’s ''ROM'' comics, even though the figure is meant to represent the [[IDW]] incarnation.

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Humanization

2025-04-19T20:27:32Z

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Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

{{quote|You order a pizza?}}
{{quote|Why would I order a pizza? We don't eat human food!|[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]|"[[Dino-mite Duo]]"}}

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
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*In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaking lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
*Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] sweats slightly with surprise and fury after [[Gauge]] tells her and [[Greenlight]] that someone in the [[Mentor|young mentee's]] architecture class said Gauge was only brought online in the [[Forge Pyramid]] due to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm's]] death. Despite Greenlight's warning, Arcee gives the bot who insulted the two's mentee an animated and ferocious verbal lambasting. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

===Coughing===
*In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
*In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
*In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx]].
*At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gags a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifts him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responds with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] breathes heavily after exerting himself firing off the multiple blasts from [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in anger. All on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by the way. {{storylink|Mars (episode)}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
*[[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}
*An ancient [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] rejects [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw's]] offer to convert his body to run on [[biofuel]] by spitting in his face and remarked "Poetry ain't the only thing you can pick up from Earth." {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
*There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*At the end of "[[The Grand Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
*As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
*In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When TFs get emotional, their optical gauze (the microfilaments over their eyes) overheats and you get the ribbons of light.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2013|month=11|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}
[[File:One-MegatronTears.jpg|thumb|right]]
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}
*[[Twitch]] cries after she finds out that [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] had to go on the run to in order keep the rest of the Terrans safe from G.H.O.S.T. after his cover was blown. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}
*[[Twitch]] cries again as she mourns over [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] after [[Mandroid]] kills him and every other Cybertronian on Earth. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] has tear tracks under his eyes as [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] banishes him from Iacon.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

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===Eating===
[[File:GoGo12-breakfast.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|My knowledge of eggs is tremendously wide. I've eaten them boiled, I've eaten them fried.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons are seen eating food with human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*Multiple characters in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' eat human food for comedic effect. {{storylink|Don't Oversleep and Forget Things!!}} {{storylink|Muscle Revolution! Ya!}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in particular is especially gluttonous. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Bonz-Eye]] is shown eating popcorn. {{storylink|I, Cheeseburger (episode)}}

===Flatulence===

*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
*In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
*Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted.{{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got a bad case of indigestion after chowing down on the Autobots' Energon Stash, and let out a big fiery belch on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] by accident. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
*In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shoots at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claims that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] "drains his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admits that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is at one point seen running into an outhouse. It isn't clear which of the previously covered wastes he needs to excrete. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
*''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
*In the UK comic, the [[Wreckers]] frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, [[Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
* ''Transformers Armada'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is seen in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
*As does [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|its sequel]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezes when he gets coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}
*Maximal physicist [[Bump]] wears glasses while in his armadillo beast mode.
*''Transformers: EarthSpark'' [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] is allergic to pine scent, resulting in him sneezing in the middle of getting his picture taken. {{storylink|Dude, Where's My Trailer?}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
*While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*Likewise the robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

<center><gallery>
File:TFTM_Sludge_Devastator.jpg
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
</gallery></center>

===Hair===
*Most of the Maximals featured in ''Beast Wars Neo'' feature hair on their heads in some fashion. In some cases it's isolated patches such as Heinreid's and Longrack's sideburns, whilst Break has an entire head of hair.
*The original live-action iteration of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] sports hair-like wires protruding out the sides of his head.
*In some cases, a Transformers' head will feature solidly-molded parts merely resembling that of hair. Such examples include [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt's]] ''Beast Machines'' design which sports a metal top-knot, whilst most iterations of ''Windblade'' feature a head design shaped similar to that of a geisha's hairstyle.

===Obesity===
[[File:TFA Total Meltdown Bulkhead stuck.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|[[:File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|"My fat ass is stuck!"]]]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 94|Grim Grams, issue 94]]</ref>
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
**This description also applies to the aptly named [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus in ''Animated'']].
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), [[Humanization#Aging|he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.]]
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|''Animated'' Mixmaster]] is designed to look like a portly construction worker, with an engine below his chest that resembles a gut.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "it's like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*Likely to give [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] a proportionate torso, [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy portrays the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] on the portly side.
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] is a wide [[Croctobot]] with a big gut. 'Nuff said. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Sergeant Scrubforce]] has a bristle brush style mustache. [[Disgusto Desserto]] has a full beard made from canolli filling.

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "[[Vinz Clortho|keymaster]]" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to perform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:Transformers_Legends_LG_10.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No wonder she was [[redeco]]ed as [[Chun-Li]].]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a wider, more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Noses are sometimes even implied to be there when not clearly visible, such as with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]". Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has eyebrows. They're so prominent that "eyebrows" is literally his nickname.
*Then there's the eyebrows in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''... [[Jesus|my]] [[Primus|God]], the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*In ''Transformers: Animated'', [[Clone number 2716057|a clone of Starscream]] once asked [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] if he didn't "have some Decepticon oil in his tubes." This isn't the only time when [[oil]] has been referred to as blood in the show, though it has some morbid implications, as it has also been used as an analogy for beer...

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the universal stream [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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;Buttocks
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is depicted with a rather human-like gluteal region in both [[Space Pirates!|issue #182]] of the Marvel UK comic and [[The Gathering Storm|issue #1]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recalls a time when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] pulled a stunt to get them out of a dangerous situation, and states that he's "still picking shrapnel out of his backside" while scratching his.. bottom. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] states that she isn't surprised [[Humanization#Obesity|due to its size]], which amuses [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Con Job}}
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] has a robo-butt, which is a more explicit example of the former example. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25#The Race|The Race}}
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] has a [[Humanization#Obesity|wide]] "exhaust port" according to [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
*When [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] gets himself stuck in a building, he complains "My fat ass is stuck!". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*For some reason, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise (2015)]] has many butt jokes involving [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], most of which are him sitting on someone. This even extends to [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|the comic book tie-in]].
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] have also been used for this type of humor, in the same episode... {{storylink|The Low Road}}
* The [[Con Crew]]'s promotional packaging shows a social media post of [[Captain Cartridge]] flexing his...exterior.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
*The [[Lost Bots]] apparently sleep during the day in their alternate modes. Given BotBots in general are nocturnal, it makes sense the others in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] may as well. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] can be heard snoring after a lack of Energon caused him to pass out.{{storylink|Home, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16]] is seen sleeping at one point before [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] wakes him up. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Break]] and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] are aged and de-aged respectively in [[Planet of Time]] due to the planet [[Chronos|Chronos']] unique properties. Break's hair grows longer and he suffers from physical ailments commonly associated with old age, whilst the newly-young Longrack is reduced to a child-sized and drastically immature version of his usual self.
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says he grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]" and is even depicted as a child in flashback.
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}
*Eons on [[Donnokt]] without sufficient energon caused Rodimus to visibly age. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Humanization

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Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

{{quote|You order a pizza?}}
{{quote|Why would I order a pizza? We don't eat human food!|[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]|"[[Dino-mite Duo]]"}}

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

*In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaking lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
*Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] sweats slightly with surprise and fury after [[Gauge]] tells her and [[Greenlight]] that someone in the [[Mentor|young mentee's]] architecture class said Gauge was only brought online in the [[Forge Pyramid]] due to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm's]] death. Despite Greenlight's warning, Arcee gives the bot who insulted the two's mentee an animated and ferocious verbal lambasting. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

===Coughing===
*In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
*In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
*In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx]].
*At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gags a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifts him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responds with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] breathes heavily after exerting himself firing off the multiple blasts from [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in anger. All on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by the way. {{storylink|Mars (episode)}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
*[[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}
*An ancient [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] rejects [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw's]] offer to convert his body to run on [[biofuel]] by spitting in his face and remarked "Poetry ain't the only thing you can pick up from Earth." {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
*There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*At the end of "[[The Grand Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
*As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
*In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When TFs get emotional, their optical gauze (the microfilaments over their eyes) overheats and you get the ribbons of light.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2013|month=11|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}
[[File:One-MegatronTears.jpg|thumb|right]]
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}
*[[Twitch]] cries after she finds out that [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] had to go on the run to in order keep the rest of the Terrans safe from G.H.O.S.T. after his cover was blown. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}
*[[Twitch]] cries again as she mourns over [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] after [[Mandroid]] kills him and every other Cybertronian on Earth. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] has tear tracks under his eyes as [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] banishes him from Iacon.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

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===Eating===
[[File:GoGo12-breakfast.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|My knowledge of eggs is tremendously wide. I've eaten them boiled, I've eaten them fried.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons are seen eating food with human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*Multiple characters in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' eat human food for comedic effect. {{storylink|Don't Oversleep and Forget Things!!}} {{storylink|Muscle Revolution! Ya!}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in particular is especially gluttonous. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Bonz-Eye]] is shown eating popcorn. {{storylink|I, Cheeseburger (episode)}}

===Flatulence===

*In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
*In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
*Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted.{{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got a bad case of indigestion after chowing down on the Autobots' Energon Stash, and let out a big fiery belch on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] by accident. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire.{{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
*In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BW)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shoots at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claims that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] "drains his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admits that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] is at one point seen running into an outhouse. It isn't clear which of the previously covered wastes he needs to excrete. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
*''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
*In the UK comic, the [[Wreckers]] frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, [[Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
* ''Transformers Armada'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is seen in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
*As does [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|its sequel]] {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezes when he gets coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}
*Maximal physicist [[Bump]] wears glasses while in his armadillo beast mode.
*''Transformers: EarthSpark'' [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] is allergic to pine scent, resulting in him sneezing in the middle of getting his picture taken. {{storylink|Dude, Where's My Trailer?}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
*While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*Likewise the robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

<center><gallery>
File:TFTM_Sludge_Devastator.jpg
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
</gallery></center>

===Hair===
*Most of the Maximals featured in ''Beast Wars Neo'' feature hair on their heads in some fashion. In some cases it's isolated patches such as Heinreid's and Longrack's sideburns, whilst Break has an entire head of hair.
*The original live-action iteration of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] sports hair-like wires protruding out the sides of his head.
*In some cases, a Transformers' head will feature solidly-molded parts merely resembling that of hair. Such examples include [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt's]] ''Beast Machines'' design which sports a metal top-knot, whilst most iterations of ''Windblade'' feature a head design shaped similar to that of a geisha's hairstyle.

===Obesity===
[[File:TFA Total Meltdown Bulkhead stuck.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|[[:File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|"My fat ass is stuck!"]]]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 94|Grim Grams, issue 94]]</ref>
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
**This description also applies to the aptly named [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus in ''Animated'']].
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), [[Humanization#Aging|he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.]]
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|''Animated'' Mixmaster]] is designed to look like a portly construction worker, with an engine below his chest that resembles a gut.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "it's like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*Likely to give [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] a proportionate torso, [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy portrays the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] on the portly side.
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] is a wide [[Croctobot]] with a big gut. 'Nuff said. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Sergeant Scrubforce]] has a bristle brush style mustache. [[Disgusto Desserto]] has a full beard made from canolli filling.

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "[[Vinz Clortho|keymaster]]" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to perform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:Transformers_Legends_LG_10.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No wonder she was [[redeco]]ed as [[Chun-Li]].]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a wider, more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Noses are sometimes even implied to be there when not clearly visible, such as with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]". Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has eyebrows. They're so prominent that "eyebrows" is literally his nickname.
*Then there's the eyebrows in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''... [[Jesus|my]] [[Primus|God]], the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*In ''Transformers: Animated'', [[Clone number 2716057|a clone of Starscream]] once asked [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] if he didn't "have some Decepticon oil in his tubes." This isn't the only time when [[oil]] has been referred to as blood in the show, though it has some morbid implications, as it has also been used as an analogy for beer...

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the universal stream [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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;Buttocks
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is depicted with a rather human-like gluteal region in both [[Space Pirates!|issue #182]] of the Marvel UK comic and [[The Gathering Storm|issue #1]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recalls a time when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] pulled a stunt to get them out of a dangerous situation, and states that he's "still picking shrapnel out of his backside" while scratching his.. bottom. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] states that she isn't surprised [[Humanization#Obesity|due to its size]], which amuses [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Con Job}}
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] has a robo-butt, which is a more explicit example of the former example. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25#The Race|The Race}}
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] has a [[Humanization#Obesity|wide]] "exhaust port" according to [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
*When [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] gets himself stuck in a building, he complains "My fat ass is stuck!". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*For some reason, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise (2015)]] has many butt jokes involving [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], most of which are him sitting on someone. This even extends to [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|the comic book tie-in]].
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] have also been used for this type of humor, in the same episode... {{storylink|The Low Road}}
* The [[Con Crew]]'s promotional packaging shows a social media post of [[Captain Cartridge]] flexing his...exterior.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
*The [[Lost Bots]] apparently sleep during the day in their alternate modes. Given BotBots in general are nocturnal, it makes sense the others in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] may as well. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] can be heard snoring after a lack of Energon caused him to pass out.{{storylink|Home, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16]] is seen sleeping at one point before [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] wakes him up. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Break]] and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] are aged and de-aged respectively in [[Planet of Time]] due to the planet [[Chronos|Chronos']] unique properties. Break's hair grows longer and he suffers from physical ailments commonly associated with old age, whilst the newly-young Longrack is reduced to a child-sized and drastically immature version of his usual self.
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says he grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] in the short "[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]" and is even depicted as a child in flashback.
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}
*Eons on [[Donnokt]] without sufficient energon caused Rodimus to visibly age. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Shockwave (G1)

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MarvelUS-05 Textless.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Transformers images don't get much more awesome than this. [[:File:1_blitzwing_war_within.jpg|Or]] [[:File:R0S 1 b.jpg|more]] [[:File:OP1 Riptcvr.jpg|imitated]].]]

'''Shockwave''' has been referred to as "a computer on legs." This is not far from the truth. Logic rules Shockwave's thought processes and is the source of his every inspiration. He sees emotion as a weakness and a distraction. His cold and calculating ''modus operandi'' is supported by his frightening and exceptionally powerful form.

Shockwave is possibly even more powerful than [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Perhaps logic may one day dictate that the time to replace Megatron's flawed, emotion-fueled rule is at hand. After all, the only logical choice for [[Decepticon leader]] would be Shockwave himself.

When he is an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Fistfight (G1)|Fistfight]].

Pretty much everything is his fault.

{{bigquote|Ultimately, I serve only one master... pure logic.|Shockwave on his true loyalties|''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[File:ShockwaveSecondGeneration1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Yep, that about sums him up.]]
An adherent of his twisted version of logic, Shockwave was Military Commander of the Decepticons, conceiving the original plan to assault the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. However, when the Ark crashed onto [[Earth]], Shockwave followed in [[Nemesis (G1)|the Decepticon ship]], but the planet's magnetic fields caused that ship to crash in the [[Savage Land]]. There, he was confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and their battle brought them to a tar pit that held them in stasis for millions of years. When Shockwave was reawakened in [[1984]], he immediately set out to disable the Autobots and take Decepticon leadership away from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Using Earth's infrastructure and resources, Shockwave sought to create powerful Decepticon soldiers, but was foiled by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] hiding the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in the human boy [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. At the end of this caper, Shockwave ended up in a swamp.

What followed was a struggle for Decepticon leadership between Shockwave and Megatron that finally reached a climax when both leaders were defeated in battle by the Autobots. Megatron argued that his aggressive leadership was superior to Shockwave's hesitant and slow action. Conceding to his logic, Shockwave gave him full command of the Decepticon troops on Earth. However, when Optimus Prime seemingly died, Megatron lost his sanity and, with some help from Shockwave, apparently killed himself in a [[space bridge]] explosion. With his rival completely out of the way, Shockwave took up leadership again. He would soon collude with Decepticon fuel auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who was leading the Decepticons on Cybertron. Together, they conceived of the [[Club Con]] plot, but a battle with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in space sent Shockwave plunging through the atmosphere.

In one chain of events, Shockwave would quickly get back on his feet, and fight against Decepticons from the future whose apparent successes against him in the present and the future would make Shockwave lose his mind. He regained his sanity enough to help seal the [[time rift]] that threatened all of reality.

He would soon fully resurface and act against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]'s leadership of the Decepticons. The coup was interrupted when [[Unicron]] threatened all [[Transformer]]s. After Unicron was defeated and [[Primus]] destroyed, Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] hijacked the Ark to escape the quickly decomposing Cybertron. Unknown to him, Megatron was in stasis aboard the ship and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] boarded it. Both fought against Shockwave while [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], who also emerged from stasis, crashed the ship onto Earth.

In one timeline, Shockwave ended up as a head kept in Megatron's chambers. In yet another timeline, Shockwave again joined forces with Starscream after being jury-rigged into the Ark to serve as its operating system. Once restored, Shockwave was witness to a great upheaval in Cybertron's population that left Transformers an endangered species. With the Decepticon faction functionally extinct, Shockwave converted to the ways of peace, serving as emissaries along with Starscream and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ShockwaveDesertionOfTheDinobots1.jpg|thumb|left|My toy's so great, I bought one myself!]]
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Appointed as Guardian of Cybertron by Megatron, the loyal Shockwave remained stationed on the planet for millions of years, even while his teammates slumbered on Earth. He was singlehandedly (ha) responsible for menacing the remaining Autobot resistance movements on Cybertron, and when Megatron was reactivated in 1984, assisted in the development of Space Bridge technology. In 2005, Shockwave may or may not have been killed during the [[Unicron War]], though either way he was never seen again afterward.

In a [[Transformers Legends (comic)|splinter timeline]], Shockwave was shown to have definitively survived Unicron's attack on Cybertron. Travelling to another dimension to aid Megatron, Shockwave formed a friendship with [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] and the two resolved to conquer the world of business and entertainment via shadowy corporate dealings and pop music.

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Shockwave constantly attempted to usurp Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. In his latest attempt at a coup, he promised Megatron's minions an abundance of oil if they were to follow him. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Shockwave led an attack on a human village, intending to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Confident that the Autobots wouldn't learn about the attack until it would be too late for them to do anything about it, Shockwave tasked the Constructicons with building his installation. Little did he suspect that [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] was spying on them from orbit. A convoy of trucks and cars soon arrived, claiming to be hauling supplies for Shockwave and his troops. Angered and confused by this interruption, Shockwave demanded to see the supplies he was certain he had never ordered. From within the vehicles stepped out the Dinobots. Alongside the Autobots in disguise, they proceeded to trounce Shockwave's troops. Shockwave ordered Ravage and Kickback to flank the new arrivals and attack them from behind, but this tactic proved futile, as Cosmos was still spying down on the scene. Shockwave was tied up, shoved down into a hole with his troops, and had quick-drying cement poured on them to stop them from going anywhere. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Shockwave was present when the Decepticons tormented their new toy, [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], after the architect was cerebro-shelled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Battle Drive====
In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Shockwave was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Shockwave, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Shockwave was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Shockwave stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Frenzy, Skywarp and Thundercracker, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; "Prepare to die!" The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Shockwave and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat, but not before Shockwave got "The shock of his life!"{{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Decepticon Poison====
In one possible sequence of events, Shockwave accompanied Megatron in order to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the now-cured Autobots, but gained the upper hand early in the fight nonetheless. Shockwave was downed by a hit from Optimus Prime himself when the Autobot leader led a back-up squadron of Autobots into battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ "corpses," but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Shockwave and the others were then quickly defeated.

In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Project Brain Drain====
Shockwave was involved in a Decepticon plot to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on the crowd goers of a rock concert to syphon their intelligence into Decepticon fuel.

In one possible scenario, Galvatron had to recall his troops from the concert at the last minute when Ultra Magnus and his troops began a timely assault on the Decepticons’ headquarters. Shockwave participated in the battle that ensued, which ended in a loss for the Decepticons when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche, burying Galvatron and shattering the Brain Drain device {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
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In one possible scenario, Shockwave accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Shockwave and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by Shockwave and the rest of the Decepticon patrol.

If the Autobots did not attack immediately, Shockwave took care of taking the Invisibility device as the Decepticons headed back to their headquarters. Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, where they managed to tricked Shockwave and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the other Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions, while Shockwave looked around bewildered, still clutching the Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod snuck down and snatched the device out of Shockwave's grasp, Shockwave called his fellow Decepticons to give chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Shockwave and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In another possible scenario, Shockwave and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Shockwave and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Shockwave and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking most the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. Now outnumbered, Shockwave was quick to fall to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
While fighting the Autobots to gain a powerful energy source, the sinister Shockwave decided it was time to betray Megatron and seize control. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}

===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
Shockwave participated in the Decepticons' attack to capture a crashed spaceship from the Autobots atop [[Table Mountain]], blasting Optimus Prime with a laser. Alas, the "spaceship" was an Autobot trap that fired Shockwave and the other Decepticons randomly into space. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Shockwavedwtww1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Dreamwave is all his fault.]]
When Optimus Prime was first inaugurated as leader of the Autobots and bestowed the Matrix of Leadership, he was bestowed visions of the many enemies he would one day face. Among the foes he saw in these prophetic visions was Shockwave. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} After Optimus had been goaded into seeking out Megatron, following the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], Shockwave led the main attack on the Autobots' stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} He instructed the troops following him to give the Autobots no mercy or quarter in their assault on the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Mid-battle, Shockwave contacted the [[Kolkular|Cradle]] only to find that Starscream was sitting in the command room instead of Megatron. He claimed he would rectify this after having taken Iacon, and then sent his soldiers for the final push against the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} In this penultimate attack, Shockwave personally destroyed two [[guardian robot]]s with one blast in his alternate mode. With the Autobots' last defenses now felled, Shockwave had his troops penetrate the Autobots' stronghold, where he gunned down Prowl upon entry. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Unfortunately for Shockwave, at that point, a [[planetary engine]] activated under Starscream's orders caused Iacon's destruction. Shockwave ordered a hasty retreat back to [[Kolkular]] in order to avoid annihilation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

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After Megatron's apparent death in an early space bridge test, the Decepticon faction splintered, with [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] creating the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] and High Auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] the [[Ultracon]]s, while Shockwave led the Decepticons through the [[Dark Ages]] of Cybertron. During this period he was contacted by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. The Autobot had uncovered behavioral patterns in each faction, indicating that they were all being manipulated by an outside force. Shockwave's penchant for logic allowed him to put aside his differences with Jetfire, and he agreed to meet up with his fellow scientist in a neutral zone to further discuss the matter. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} During their conference, the two of them were attacked by the [[Chaos Trinity]], and Shockwave was taken down by [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]'s [[electro-stinger]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} He rebooted shortly after the three mystics and The Fallen left with both Grimlock and Jetfire in hand. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Recovered by the newly built [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Shockwave organized a counter strike against the three mystics that included Trypticon, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Exactly how logic dictated that Shockwave bring an entire army to deal with three rogue Decepticons is unknown. Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] arrived, saying that they had a stake in this, and Shockwave agreed to a temporary ceasefire. After the Autobots managed to defeat The Fallen, Shockwave and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] agreed to seal the [[Well of All Sparks]] with six coded barriers for each faction. They were to remain in place until Cybertron was united. Or, as Shockwave put it, [['Til all are one|until all are one]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

[[File:AgeOfWrath3 ShockwaveRumbleFrenzy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|"Well if it's not your fault, and it's not ''my'' fault, then whose fault is it?!"]]
At some point, Ultra Magnus took command of the Autobots, and reunited them into a single faction. Under his leadership, the Autobots gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. No longer able to hold his own against the Autobots, Shockwave was forced to sign a peace treaty, and put an end to hostilities between his own faction, the Ultracons, and the Autobots. Despite this being the most logical course of action, Shockwave made no attempt to hide his contempt for Ultra Magnus, making it clear he was only ceding to his forces out of necessity. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream and his forces, though Shockwave was spared any harm thanks to the defensive measures put into place by the Autobots. This act of aggression only served to further unite the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons... until Megatron made a dramatic return, accompanied by an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron easily subdued Ultra Magnus while Shockwave and Ratbat looked on, and all of the splintered Decepticon factions united under the rule of their returned ruler. Afterwards, Shockwave was tasked with reverse engineering these [[Quintesson]]-created clones Megatron had brought back to the planet with him. He ran into difficulties accomplishing this due to Megatron's refusal to divulge their origin, though he was greatly intrigued by the warrior units nonetheless. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}} Progress wasn't helped by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], who seemingly thrashed his whole lab after he stepped out of it for a few moments. Shockwave cooly informed the two diminutive Decepticons that Megatron would not be pleased now that his project couldn't be completed on schedule, and dismissed them. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3|The Age of Wrath #3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Shockwave nonetheless managed to modify some drones in his possession to Megatron's requirements; they would now only obey the Decepticon leader, and not their [[Quintesson|original creators]]. After sharing his find with Megatron, Shockwave was assaulted by one of the drones, though it had become horribly mutated... for it contained the persisting essence of Grimlock! {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}

[[File:DestinedForNothing ShockwaveRaceTrackPatrol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Shockwave was left behind on Cybertron while Megatron's forces pursued Optimus Prime and were subsequently lost on Earth for four million years, and became Decepticon leader on the planet. He began experimenting with cloning, and through studies of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], began to conceive the idea of a Transformer with multiple [[alternate mode]]s. Cybertron, however, was steadily growing lower and lower on energy, and in an attempt to create new energy-conservative Transformers, Shockwave allied with the Autobots for a pooling of resources that created the [[Micromaster]]s. One of the Decepticon Micromasters working for Shockwave, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], transmitted back to Cybertron news that the Autobot [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] had appropriated an important artifact while on an interstellar mission. After receiving this message, Shockwave set about manipulating Micromasters on both sides to acquire the artifact for himself. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} After one of the Decepticons' Micromaster patrols returned from an Energon-gathering mission, [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] approached Shockwave, complaining that he and the other Decepticons of his size weren't getting their fair share of fuel. Instead of taking their appeal in consideration, Shockwave dismissively shooed the Micromasters away and partook in a conference with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Ratbat. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Barricade and his comrades then opted to desert the Decepticon army, and headed out for [[Little Iacon]]. Shockwave caught up with the group partway there, after the diminutive robots had narrowly avoided being devoured by some vampiric [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Shockwave informed them that he had taken it upon himself to check up on them as a "show of good faith," but they were otherwise free to continue on their own path if so they chose. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} At this time, Shockwave planted a transmitter on one of smaller 'bots, as he knew that the group had already been contacted by Countdown. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} All of the Micromasters left, save for [[Flanker]], who was convinced to return to the Decepticon army by Shockwave's gesture. With no witnesses around, Shockwave tossed Flanker to the Insecticons as a snack. In return, he asked the cannibals to complete a mission for him: invade Little Iacon. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

[[File:VictimsOfTheRevolution CountdownVSkystalker.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
Shortly thereafter, Skystalker and [[Skyhopper]] returned to Cybertron. Shockwave welcomed them back to the Decepticons' base, updating them on the progressing retrieval of the Golden Disk they coveted. Shockwave then overlooked Blitzwing, and upon his analysis, found that internal mutation in his fellow Decepticon were making him stronger. But Shockwave was unaware to what extent Skystalker had come to resent him in his absence... and how much more powerful the Micromaster had become. As he and Blitzwing were discussing the changes happening inside the latter, they were ambushed by the Skystalker, who managed to overpower both of the guzzlers. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Skystalker overthrew Shockwave's command, knocking him offline and decapitating him to use in a grotesque puppet show, giving orders to the other Decepticons by holding Shockwave's severed noggin up to a video screen. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} When Skystalker was defeated, Shockwave was repaired, but eventually, he and all the other Transformers on Cybertron succumbed to stasis as the planet's energy ran out, and it entered a hibernation phase known as the "[[Great Shutdown]]".

[[File:RevelationWaP ShockwaveAwakens.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
3000 years ago, Unicron's herald [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] located the dead planet, and reactivated Shockwave for study purposes. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, when Shockwave was attacked by a swarm of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], Scourge intervened and saved him, {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} only to be shot in the back by the Decepticon and captured. Dissecting and studying Scourge, Shockwave learned many secrets about the function and purpose of Transformers and Cybertron from the secrets hidden within him. Using that knowledge, Shockwave steadily worked to restore Cybertron, reactivating its population and solving their energy needs, ending the war and unifying the planet. He also continued his experiments into multiple transformations, yielding the unstable [[Duocon]]s, and then successfully mastering the process with [[Triple Changer]]s. Capturing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Shockwave sought to unlock the full secrets of [[Vector Sigma]], having already learned of the mysterious significance of Earth to the Transformer race. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In preparation for the invasion of the planet, Shockwave subliminally influenced the population of Cybertron to become more violent, {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and prevented the return of Optimus Prime and Megatron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'' by having a [[Robert Hallo|human agent]] blow it up. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{note|''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel ''[[Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired]]'' made a brief reference to Shockwave being part of the Decepticons on Earth, but having been incommunicado for months prior to the disappearance of Megatron in [[Tokyo]]. This statement is at odds with continuity established in [[War and Peace|''Transformers: Generation 1'' vol. 2: War and Peace]], after the novels' publication.}}

[[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Déjà vu all over again.]]
In [[2003]], Shockwave made his move, heading to Earth with his Triple Changer troops and capturing Megatron and Optimus's forces, planning to try the two leaders as war criminals. Megatron was jettisoned into space by Starscream, {{storylink|New World Order}} provoking Shockwave in disciplining the Seeker. After making it clear he would not tolerate further insubordination, Shockwave presented his new recruits to a unified Iacon, cementing his claims that Cybertron was finally at peace. To better assimilate the Decepticons into his new society, Shockwave told them of a new device he had devised to render them more energy-efficient, but his presentation was interrupted by a report from Perceptor. Shockwave dismissed his audience to speak with Perceptor in private. Afterwards, he approached Soundwave, claiming that his plans for Cybertron was moving at a faster pace than anticipated, and offered him a position as his lieutenant. He left Soundwave to ruminate on his options, and next contacted Ultra Magnus, ordering to deactivate the Autobots in his custody, Optimus among them, once they made planet-fall. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Ultra Magnus refused the order outright and Shockwave's plans were now meeting resistance on multiple fronts, with the Autobot's insubordination and the captive Alpha Trion's continued resistance to his probing. In a bid to deal with at least one of these problems, Shockwave had Rumble and Frenzy free the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from prison, hoping the chaos they'd generate would be distraction enough for Ultra Magnus to be out of the picture while Optimus was dealt with. Shockwave also broadcasted footage of the Autobots' battles on Earth all around Cybertron, to turn public opinion against Optimus Prime's troops. But more unforeseen interference propped up; between the Dinobots arriving to sow their own brand of havoc, and Sandstorm and Broadside turning traitor, Prime managed escape from Shockwave's clutches and fell in with a rebel group. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:RevelationWaP ShockwaveDidIt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|left|''How I Did It'' by Shockwave.]]
Shockwave was next forced to deal with Grimlock personally, but even with the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], found himself being overpowered by his opponent. Ultra Magnus's timely arrival helped tip the scales in Shockwave's favor, and Shockwave then unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] to quell further insurrections. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Mobilizing the planet's Autobots, Prime led an attack on [[Shockwave's Tower]]. As news of the insurrection reached Shockwave, he finished supercharging himself in anticipation to an inevitable confrontation against the rebels. He was first met by Ultra Magnus in his throne room, but after declaring that he no longer had a use for him, shot Magnus in the back. Shockwave was next confronted by Optimus himself, whom he defeated with ease. He then proceeded to rip the Matrix free from Optimus's chest compartment. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Using the Matrix to activate Vector Sigma, Shockwave downloaded the compressed contents of the mega-computer into his network, but before he had an opportunity to view the data, he was pulled into a battle with the returned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. In the course of the fight, the fuel line to his cannon was severed, and the resulting explosion destroyed his citadel and knocked him into a chasm. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostAndFound MegatronShockwave.jpg|thumb|right|Megatron '''IS'''.]]
While the rest of Cybertron believed Shockwave to be deceased, he had actually survived the explosion and gone underground in the wastelands of Cybertron. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} In addition to re-establishing communications with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Earth (who had been operating there as an advance squad preparing the way for his invasion), {{storylink|Extermination}} Shockwave continued his experimentation, resulting in the creation of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Soon after, however, Megatron returned to Cybertron and bested Shockwave, crippled his offensive capabilities, and took control of his troops. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Shockwave was then taken to Earth, where Megatron similarly overpowered Starscream. But now, the three players were assembled, each knowing certain dark secrets of Cybertron's past... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
During his reign over Cybertron, Shockwave had discovered the Well of All Sparks, and broken the [[Seal of Primus]] itself to siphon from within it the power needed to create life. Little did he know that he had loosened the essence of The Fallen in the process, a consciousness which had gone on to take root inside Sunstorm. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Shockwave Trenches TF GI Joe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]
As one of the Decepticons who crashed to [[Earth]] in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' millions of years ago, Shockwave was retrieved by [[Cobra]] and pressed into service, taking on the alternate form of a massive artillery cannon. Chafing under the leadership of [[Cobra Commander]], he was ordered to transform and destroy the [[Autobot]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Trenches}}
[[File:Shockwavetfjoetrenches.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.55|First guy to call him "Big Bertha" gets it in the face.]]
Although he did so, he was forced to fire sixteen consecutive times, despite needing to repair himself after every shot. The resulting strain on his structure irrevocably damaged him, and Cobra Commander refused to allow [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to restore him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Shockwave participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Shockwave was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Shockwave-ddp2-2b1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|There are so many ways to make him look awesome.]]
In the absence of Megatron, Shockwave had assumed command of the Decepticons on Cybertron, and had successfully driven the Autobots into an underground resistance movement. When a number of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] troops, along with the captive Starscream, accidentally arrived on Cybertron via an overloaded wormhole gate, Shockwave and his troops immediately surrounded them. The same wormhole malfunction blasted a number of Transformers away from Cybertron and into random points of Earth's past, a temporal anomaly that threatened to scour the Earth's face with fire if the Transformers were not brought back.

Ultra Magnus and Perceptor arrived and were able to hold off the Decepticons for a time with a force field, while teams of humans were time-ported away to retrieve the missing Transformers and end the anomaly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Magnus's force field power ran out before all the teams had returned, and Shockwave had his troops capture the Autobots. He took personal pleasure in blasting Ratchet when he was returned through the gate.

[[File:Shockwave and Starscream GIJoevsTFsII4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Revealing that he had intended all along for the humans to discover the wormhole gate technology, Shockwave set the gate to continue operating but blocked the last remaining group from returning—thus condemning Earth to destruction, easy pickings for conquest. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} Fortunately for Earth, two members of the G.I. Joe team were able to reactivate the gate, allowing the newly created Dinobots to return to Cybertron. The Dinobots' power quickly drove Shockwave's Decepticons into retreat.

Regrouping on the other side of the planet, Shockwave had the long-missing Starscream brought before him. As Starscream attempted to explain his way out of being seen as a traitor, a recording of Cobra Commander's voice suddenly began to play, explaining that he had lined Starscream's hull with explosives. Shockwave leapt to try and stop the process, but the entire building exploded, apparently taking the two Decepticons with it. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

With Shockwave's defeat, peace returned to Cybertron, and the Decepticons were driven back to a region known as the [[Gladiator Zone]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} One of the mish-mash of robot parts known as the [[cannibalizer]]s had Shockwave's blaster hand grafted onto its arm. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

In an [[Hell Day|erased future]], Shockwave would've led a Decepticon conquest of Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
In one reality, Shockwave fought under the command of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in the war over control of the [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

During a gladiatorial match in the depths of Cybertron, Shockwave detected incoming security forces and raised the alarm. When Megatron mused that perhaps it was time to start their rebellion by destroying the incoming forces, Shockwave suggested they wait and build up their numbers. Megatron agreed and the pair departed. {{storylink|Parts}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:Spotlight Shockwave cvrB.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|IDW is so much [[Regenesis|his]] [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Onyx Prime|fault]], it might be a record.]]
Once a right-hearted [[Senate|senator]] of the corrupt pre-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Shockwave ran the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology|Academy of Advanced Technology]], protecting "[[Outlier (group)|outliers]]" from the [[functionism|functionists]] who held sway and secretly retrofitting several 'Bots who he felt were of good character, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], to carry [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chambers. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory}} With his influence waning and the ruling caste unhappy with such activities, he was sent to the [[Institute]] to undergo [[Empurata]] and a "[[shadowplay|total personality inversion]]", leaving him a faceless, handless, and emotionless mech. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay}} Later, he became a [[Decepticon]] and helped [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to overthrow the corrupt government. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

Millions of years later, he predicted the demise of Cybertron due to the energy consumption of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Knowing that control of resources would be crucial, he initiated a project he called [[Regenesis]] to "seed" several planets with potent [[Energon]] distillates, generating "crops" for him to harvest. Deserting when the time came to stabilise the planets, he was stymied on [[Earth]] by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s—out for revenge on an unrelated matter—and fell into stasis-lock, {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} but not before reconditioning a crew of lost [[Maximal]]s into re-enacting the Great War in miniature. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

10,000 years later, his body was discovered and he was reawakened by [[Skywatch]]. Forming an alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] to disable the bomb they placed in his head, he fought [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] until the blue Decepticon managed to disable it, but was stopped from leaving by the Dynobot leader's bomb. Subsequently, they were taken to [[Garrus-9]] by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots}}

Freed from the prison by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], Shockwave ultimately chose to rejoin his fellow Decepticons and returned to Earth. During [[D-Void]] war, he was summoned to Cybertron by Megatron. Once [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] was defeated, the weakened Shockwave was captured by [[Autobot]]s along with other Decepticons. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Forming a surreptitious alliance with his old master [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and their student [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to aid them in a quest for the remains of his Regenesis program while remaining on Cybertron himself, he was convinced to act on the planet by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but was illegally rendered into [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s custody by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} His capture was part of a charade, however, as Prowl was being controlled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] at the behest of Megatron, who would use the Autobot strategist as a component in a newly recreated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

Shockwave ultimately opted out of Megatron's latest insurrection, however, and retreated to the site of the previously destroyed [[Crystal City]]. Shockwave found that the city had been restored by the Energon ore he had seeded there long before, which he now dubbed [[Ore-14]]. Shockwave successfully tested Ore-14's restorative properties on [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} In light of recent events, Soundwave confronted Shockwave over the latter's abandonment of Megatron and betrayal of the Decepticon leader's ideals, but to no avail. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

Shockwave's endgame was now in motion. Gathering the various Ores together would give him the power to manipulate reality itself. With the aid of Jhiaxus' [[chronal drive]], and harnessing the energy of the [[Dead Universe]] itself, Shockwave intended to collapse all of reality into a singularity, save for Cybertron itself, which would be eternally powered by the singularity. Shockwave nearly succeeded, thanks in part to the distractions of his [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] and the [[Ammonite]] legions he set loose upon Cybertron, but there was one thing he did not anticipate: Megatron having a change of heart, and befriending [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] in the process. After Shockwave killed Bumblebee, Megatron took the fallen Autobot's [[insignia]] for himself, renouncing the Decepticon cause; this distraction allowed Optimus Prime to reach Shockwave and cause the former Senator to recall his pre-Shadowplay self. Horrified at what he had become, but unable to shut down the drive himself, Shockwave allowed Optimus and Megatron to save reality by destroying the drive, and him along with it. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron}}

Or so it was believed. In truth, the Ore-1 within the drive allowed the singularity to manipulate time as well as space, the gravity dragging Shockwave's broken body to twelve million years in the past, in the era following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Aimlessly wandering the Sea of Rust for years, Shockwave chanced upon the shepherd Onyx, slaying him and taking on the identity of "[[Onyx Prime]]" so as to engineer a perpetual [[Decepticon Empire]]. Masterminding a war to bring together the [[Thirteen]] Primes, then using the failed conquest on [[Antilla]] to trigger the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] that tore them apart, Shockwave fled Cybertron and returned to the dead Antilla with his [[Maximal]] army. There, Shockwave found that the planet had been refashioned into a dormant anti-Cybertronian superweapon, making plans to use it. Recovering the core of the transmutation device, Shockwave dubbed it the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]" and sent it to Earth while he and the majority remained on Antilla.

In late [[2017]], Antilla was activated, dubbed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] by the Talisman. Putting the final phases of his plan into motion, Shockwave reunited with [[Liege Maximo]], the two returning to Cybertron atop [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. After sowing chaos across the planet, Shockwave revealed his true identity to the populace, revealing that the Primes and the Chosen One prophecy were nothing but fictions, as was all of Cybertron's religion. Though taken prisoner, Shockwave was unconcerned as Unicron was already consuming the [[Cybertronian colonies]]. When the Chaos Bringer arrived at Cybertron, Shockwave teleported himself to Earth so he could begin building his new empire only for Unicron to follow. Deducing that the Talisman had been brought to Earth, Shockwave quickly located it, ordering his servants to retrieve and use it against Unicron only to find that his grand plan had shattered ''their'' faith in him as well. Taken prisoner by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Stardrive]], Shockwave played a brief role in Optimus's plan to defeat Unicron before his limbs were taken from him and he was chained up in the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Lemuria'']]. Suffering an identity crisis after wearing so many faces, Shockwave confessed to Prowl that he did not know which persona was the "real" him. With little sympathy, Prowl said that they'd all been him.

What Shockwave had always failed to realize was that people were judged, and defined, by their actions, not the intentions that they'd set out with. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Transformers: Unicron|Unicron}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:ShockwaveVictorianbody-HOS2.jpg|thumb|left|"There's a giant cyclops who guards the outskirts of the city and preys on innocent sea creatures."]]
After awakening in 19th century America, Shockwave took on the form of an ironclad warship and recruited inventor [[Tobias Muldoon]] to the Decepticon side (by pretending to be a friend to humanity). {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He took Muldoon to his Decepticon comrades underwater, where he was questioned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

Years later in [[1888]], the surviving Decepticons came under the influence of the invading [[Elder God]]s. Shockwave was among those who accepted the beings as their new masters and defended [[Port Cenotaph]] on their behalf from intruders. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He soon defended the town against an international fleet, but was shot down. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

{{IDW HOS|Shockwave||Maximal Shockwave}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Timelines''====
[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] alternatively served the Decepticon cause on Cybertron under Shockwave's command or on Earth during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Buzzsaw (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2006 Buzzsaw profile card}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Early in the Great War, the nonaligned Cicadacon was gravely wounded. Shutting off his emotional processes, he was able to successfully self-repair, but he lost much of his memory. Joining the Decepticons, he served as one for centuries until [[The Transformers: The Movie|Unicron's attack on Cybertron in 2005]] reawakened his true self. {{storylink|Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon profile card}}

{{note|Cicadacon's profile card does not specify his Decepticon identity, but who else does this description match?}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Shockwave participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, Shockwave forgot to mention to Megatron that their main target, [[Eric Siebenaler]] wouldn't be in attendance, and the plot wound up falling apart.

After being nominated two years in a row, Shockwave was sure he'd be a shoe-in for [[2011]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. He discussed the topic with Jazz and Grimlock until [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] came along. The trio mistook Erector for Bumblebee, and so spared him any ridicule, but verbally tore into Waspinator. After insisting that the Predacon would never stand a chance against them, Shockwave and the others walked off in a huff. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===Robot Heroes===
Shockwave was one of the Decepticons who helped Megatron start trouble on Earth, though he only fought for himself. When they ran into the Autobots, Shockwave was beaten up by Prowl. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:BotStars-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|"Algebra? Really?"]]
During a robot dance competition, Shockwave was among the three judges, all of whom were Decepticons. Despite [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s phenomenal performance, he scored the Autobot at 1/2. For [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], despite awful technique and a nasty fall, he scored the Decepticon a 10². The commentator was skeptical. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

He was present in the audience during Optimus, Bumblebee, and Megatron's boxing match. He also cheered when Megatron lost... {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Shockwave, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] enjoyed a picnic by the side of a road. When Bumblebee and Megatron raced by them, the picnickers waved at them. {{storylink|The Big Race}}

He was among the minions who passed Megatron his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

Shockwave helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

===San Diego Comic Con tech specs===
Shockwave ran through all the variables and decided that if he was going to further his goals of conquest, it would be rational to work with the human weaponeer [[Destro]]. He now sports a snazzy [[HISS tank]] [[alternate mode]] with his astroblaster integrated into the design <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref> and in return, he gives Destro loads of money. When Shockwave and Destro's goals no longer mesh, Destro will 'deal' with the Decepticon himself (yeah, good luck with that, mate).<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml Destro v.28 page at yojoe.com]</ref>

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}

===Starscream's New Power===
[[File:Starscream's New Power Starscream vs. Decepticons.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
Shockwave attempted to apprehend Starscream as the latter infiltrated his [[Shockwave's Tower|personal lab]] on Cybertron. He was driven back once Starscream got his hands on some of his weapons. {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Shockwave was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Together with Starscream and his [[Relatives|brother]] Soundwave, Shockwave traveled from Cybertron to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron. They were met with resistance from their welcomers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], leading to a battle that ended with their defeat. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Retreating and forming an alliance with [[Cobra]], Shockwave and Starscream attacked the aircraft carrier [[USS Flagg|U.S.S. ''Flagg'']], which supposedly contained the body of Soundwave killed during the last battle. Enraged by his brother's death, Shockwave immolated many a Joe with an eye beam before tearing into the ship to retrieve his remains, but retreated with the others when they found no trace of Soundwave. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

[[File:ExpelledFromTheGarden-unattack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]

Shockwave, Starscream, and Cobra next attacked the [[United Nations]] headquarters, arriving at the same time as a vengeful Optimus Prime attacked G.I. Joe and was met with [[Doctor Venom]], who had [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] with Soundwave's body to control it as a weapon. Shocked and disgusted by this desecration, Shockwave began grappling with Prime over his brother's reanimated remains, shouting that he'd take Soundwave home where Megatron could make him whole again. After Venom had been separated from Soundwave, Shockwave calmed down and declared that he wouldn't let such sentimental emotions get to him again. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

In spite of his emotionless façade, Shockwave couldn't help but feel somewhat remorseful for the death of his brother. Shockwave, Rumble, and Laserbeak collected what they could of Soundwave and travelled to the city of Kalis. There, they presented Soundwave's remains to the Autobot apostate [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], who used his knowledge to bring the spymaster back to life. However, Soundwave returned as a mere shell of his former self, an emotionless machine who could no longer recognize his brother. Watching Soundwave coldly defeat [[Snake-Eyes]] and seize Ravage for reprogramming, Shockwave sadly mused that ''he'' was now the compassionate one of the duo. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Shockwave was among the Decepticon troops who attacked the Autobot vessel carrying the [[AllSpark]], but they were blasted into space by [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s water cannon and the Autobots escaped via [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Shockwave developed the [[infiltration protocol]], {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} and was recorded as having posed a challenge to Megatron's leadership position. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Shockwave, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Shockwave had a secret lab in [[Ultrix]]. A year after the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] had based himself in the lab where he operated on [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. He was tracked down by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] who killed the scientist and destroyed the lab. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]] formed the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals#Ask Vector Prime|Thirteen Great Demon Generals]], he summoned Shockwave to join. He declined and sent his brother, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], in his stead. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 27/06/2015}}

===''Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kaito Ishikawa]] (Japanese)}}
When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] reported that the Autobots were talking about making ''Q-Transformers'' more popular and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wanted to beat them to it, Shockwave noted that it would help that the Decepticons all now had ''Q-Transformers'' toys with car modes. Unfortunately this set [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] off into a rant about the practicality of Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s original alternate modes. {{storylink|The Road to More Popularity than Autobots}} Megatron's idea that they should discuss past shows like the Autobots resulted in Shockwave bringing up ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' as a good starting point, though the series made some errors in the form of shocking scenes. Shockwave later, when on his own, expressed a desire to kiss Megatron. {{storylink|The Road to Transformers for Adults}} On another occasion, Shockwave gave the Decepticons a rundown of previous ''Transformers'' toylines that were similar to ''Q-Transformers''. During the ensuing conversation about making a line of cute Transformers, Soundwave asked if Megatron wanted to turn them all into cute girls, which Shockwave thought would put them out of work as voice actors. {{storylink|The Road to Small and Cute Transformers}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:Of Masters and Mayhem flashback.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
In one universe, Shockwave fought alongside his fellow Decepticons against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|History}}

As scientific research supervisor for the Decepticons, Shockwave monitored an experiment by [[Loudpedal]] and [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] that engineered a test subject resembling a twisted version of Optimus Prime. Although initially designed as a potential new [[Combiner]] component, the test subject somehow developed an entirely unexpected ability to produce toxic sludge. This "[[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]]" subject was overseen for a time, until he escaped and murdered his creators, causing Shockwave to abandon the project. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}
[[File:KnockOutShockwave TheToxicTransformer.jpg|thumb|left|"I was built by a group of mad scientists, looking to make everything their fault. But it seems ''they failed!''"]]

Earlier, however, experiments with Toxitron had used whatever connection he had to Optimus Prime to grow the "shell" of a Matrix inside his body. Shockwave acquired this shell before the research bunker was destroyed, and used it to contain the mutated spark of the scientist known as [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. This creation, later known as the [[Matrix of Malice]], became the centerpiece of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]'s new combination form as [[Thunder Mayhem]], much to the horror of all of Cybertron. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}{{-}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:POTP vote Shockwave.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
{{quote|The rashness of action has led us here. Now is the time that clarity of thought shall rule.}}

Shockwave created [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Combiner Wars Shockwave toy bio}}

Shockwave was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for order, Shockwave planned to create a new, strict civilisation to save Cybertron, declaring himself to be the only bot with the technical prowess to mastermind it. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Source:Power of the Primes Fan Vote|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Shockwave-art.jpg|thumb|100px]]
During the war for Cybertron, Shockwave was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Space Force Applied Sciences Major]], whose function was a scientist. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> Being one of the most secure and heavily fortified zones on Cybertron, Shockwave would spend most of his time in the Decepticon-conquered city of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}<ref name=Siege/>

Shockwave was also known to make and upgrade Decepticon weapons during the war. He designed both [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon" and "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher". Both of these could combine and modlock into the "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Weapons database|Decepticon weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-megatron-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Megatron C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Todd Haberkorn]] (English), [[Chafūrin]] (Japanese)|[[Hercules Fernando]] (Portuguese), [[Jérémy Prévost]] (French), [[Nicolai Tegeler]] (German), [[Txema Moscoso]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Eduardo Tejedo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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A scientist, Shockwave deleted his emotions to improve his capacity for logically processing data. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} During the era of the Great War, Shockwave joined with the Decepticons, becoming the faction's chief scientist. For cycles, Shockwave had been researching the ancient secrets of Cybertron. By the time that Ultra Magnus had surrendered himself to Megatron, Shockwave had confirmed using [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s studies that the Allspark, the mystic source of all Cybertronian life, was real. Convinced that he could manipulate the Allspark's creation powers into a reformation wave to turn all Autobots into Decepticons, Shockwave brought this information to Megatron. Uneasy about such a drastic measure, Megatron took the idea under consideration.

Soon afterward, Soundwave detected Magnus passing information about the Allspark onto the Autobots. After a failed attempt to bait the Autobots, Megatron gave Shockwave the approval to enact his plan. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

Until the Allspark could be found, Shockwave was tasked with interrogating Ultra Magnus for the location of [[Autobot High Command]]. Despite Shockwave's best efforts, the Autobot commander remained steadfast, even breaking free at one point. When Magnus was recaptured, Shockwave increased the torture's intensity until the Autobot finally gave in, revealing the location of Autobot Command. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

In short order, however, Magnus lied and Megatron executed him outright. When Magnus' death unleashed the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Megatron had his corpse delivered back to Shockwave so the scientist could determine how to counter them. Shockwave was later present when Megatron promoted [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to the command of the Seekers, fearing that such an act would not bode well. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep1-Shockwave-hologram.jpg|thumb|300px]]
When Soundwave and Shockwave understood how the Alpha Trion Protocols functioned, the latter proposed using a special virus to destroy the Protocols, even as Soundwave warned that such an act could adversely affect a large portion of the planetary infrastructure. Granted permission to proceed, Shockwave used Ultra Magnus' corpse as a transmitter and unleashed his virus. As the virus disabled Autobot systems, Shockwave and Soundwave rushed to tell Megatron that it had uncloaked the ''Ark'' and the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Space Bridge, which saw both the ''Ark'' and the Allspark leave Cybertron, Shockwave was tasked with Project: Nemesis, designing a star cruiser capable of carrying the Decepticons to a new world. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} With Cybertron dying, however, the Decepticons began harvesting the remaining population, Autobot and Decepticon, to fuel their escape ship. At Shockwave's request, Megatron inspected Sector 12, which had fallen behind on production, and gave Shockwave the authority to shut it down and harvest its resources. As Shockwave brought Sector 12's staff to the gladiatorial arena to be harvested, Megatron brought Elita-1's Autobots to bear witness, declaring that they would be Shockwave's next victims. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep6-Shockwave-vs-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
Before Shockwave could harvest the Autobots, a power outage caused by [[Scrapface]] allowed them to escape. Though Shockwave noted that another Sector would have to be harvested, Soundwave soon discovered that the ''Ark'' still functioned. At Megatron's command, Shockwave then activated the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' ahead of schedule. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

Shockwave did not board the ''Nemesis'' however, remaining behind to maintain order on Cybertron. He called for all Decepticons to present themselves to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena under the guise of helping them, but in actuality, so he could harvest their sparks to power himself and his guards. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

By the time that Elita-1's forces returned to sabotage the arena, Shockwave had developed cloaking technology for himself. Having bolstered himself on the harvested sparks, Shockwave was quickly able to overpower Elita and restrained her for experimentation. Before he could do anything, however, he was called away to oversee the capture of the other rebels before the explosives that they had planted detonated, consuming the arena and killing all present. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOFCybertronPart4-youstillfunction.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

After the Decepticons won the Great War, the malevolent entity known as [[Gozer]] appeared on Cybertron to Decepticon High Command. Though Shockwave advocated caution, especially given that Gozer's power was beyond his sensors' ability to categorize, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fired his [[null-ray]] at the entity who reflected its power back at the Decepticons. When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] approached the invader, it offered him the choice of which form it would assume to destroy Cybertron before it disappeared, declaring that the choice had been made. It was then that a guilty Starscream spoke up, his mind having drifted to his first conception of a being capable of destroying Cybertron which was revealed to be himself as Gozer rematerialized as a titanic version of the Seeker. After an enraged Megatron shot Starscream, Shockwave tended to the Seeker as the Decepticons fought back against the extradimensional menace. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Even with their mightiest [[combiner]]s however, the Decepticons could not match Gozer's power, before [[Decepticon High Command]] was approached by [[Kremzeek]] the Scavenger who turned the quartet into [[ghost]]s. In return for this however, Kremzeek wanted their aid in finding and absorbing the [[AllSpark]]. Along with Megatron and Soundwave, Shockwave refused, resulting the trio being absorbed into Kremzeek's being. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

Roughly a thousand years later on Earth, Kremzeek's physical body was destroyed when the Scavenger made physical contact with [[Killerwatt|an electricity consuming ghost]], freeing Shockwave's spirit. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} Though Shockwave, along with Soundwave, was initially willing to work with the Autobots to get his physical body back, the conflict quickly escalated and the scientist opened fire on the [[Ghostbusters]]. Being retained by an overeager [[Ectotron]], Shockwave fired his cannon, declaring that he no longer wished to owe his life to such a cretin. While his stray shots broke [[Peter Venkman]]'s focus and allowed Starscream to flee the planet, Shockwave himself was soon sealed within a [[ghost trap]]. Once the battle ended, Optimus Prime took Shockwave's trap, along with Megatron and Soundwave's, hoping to one day rehabilitate the three and use the [[AllSpark]] to revive them. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]]}}

[[File:Escape-3-Skywarp cloning procedure.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Time to make everything my fault again!"]]
During the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], Shockwave voluntarily collaborated with the evil [[Exarchon]] as the mad tyrant waged war against Cybertron, with the promise of Shockwave being allowed to indulge his every scientific curiosity. Together, the pair experimented with [[cloning]], with one of their early results being [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} {{storylink|War's End Part One}} In an effort to mass-produce an army of teleporting warriors Shockwave attempted to clone his fellow collaborator [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The resulting [[Skywarp drone|clone army]] lacked Skywarp's teleportation powers, but proved valuable warriors all the same. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

After the end of the war, Exarchon vanished and his co-conspirators were banished from Cybertron by [[Nominus Prime]]. Eventually, however, [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] senator [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] contacted Shockwave and put him in control of the radical group known as "[[the Rise]]", in the hopes that Shockwave's logic would rein in their worst impulses while stoking preexisting societal tensions so as to legitimize the [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]] in the optics of the public. Eventually, Megatron was able to smuggle Shockwave back to Cybertron, who set up shop in one of Exarchon's abandoned bunkers in the deepest reaches of the badlands. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2 ShockwaveBombshellChat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"Status report! What percentage of stuff is my fault so far??"]]
While coordinating the activities of the Rise on Cybertron, Shockwave also began reaching out to other Cybertronians who'd been banished from the planet. These included the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, with whom he struck a bargain: in exchange for their service, he'd clone them so that they could eat as much as they desired. A battery of experiments revealed that the trio were ideal candidates for cloning; although he obtained all the necessary data required to clone an army of Insecticons, Shockwave chose to keep this information to himself out of fear that the ambitious Insecticons were more powerful than anyone, including themselves, realized. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} To accomplish this plan, he reunited with his old minion [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]], who recruited [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and a group of mercenaries to establish a profitable "splice-thieving" operation on the planet [[Kworia]], an organ-harvesting scheme that stripped Cybertronian victims for parts and shipped them back to Cybertron for use in Shockwave's experiments. Eventually, Shockwave constructed a number of Insecticon clones, but chose to keep this knowledge a secret for the time being. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

In the meantime, Shockwave had the original three Insecticons recruit the exiled [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into assisting his goals. Shockwave contacted their leader [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] when progress on that front was taking too long, but Bombshell shrugged off his concerns. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell eventually convinced the group to rebel against the [[Senate]], and Shockwave sent the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to extract them from Mayalx along with a stockpile of [[Energon]] they had harvested. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} Shockwave allowed the Constructicons to go off on their own, but planned to one day bring them back to Cybertron when the time was right in the belief that [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s loyalty gave him a monopoly on [[combiner]] power. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

After [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] had been murdered, [[Security Operations]] officer and Ascenticon sympathizer [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] discovered that a [[Voin]] scavenger might have witnessed the murder. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} Reporting this to Soundwave, Barricade was instructed to inform Shockwave who dispatched [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] to tie up the loose end. Though Quake killed the Voin, this gruesome act was witnessed by [[Rubble]], the zealous veteran killing the newborn to prevent his crime from being reported. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartThree MegatronBeatsShockwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Awww, c'mon. I had barely even started..."]]
Following a Senate meeting, Megatron visited Shockwave and told him to get the Rise under control lest the Ascenticon deliver him to the authorities. As Megatron drove off, Shockwave mused on other ideas. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} When Megatron found that Soundwave had given Barricade sanctuary, he sent a message to Shockwave to come collect the rogue Security officer, but to do it neatly. Shockwave sent [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Whisper (G1)|Visper]], and [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] to retrieve Barricade, the trio performing to Megatron's expectations. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

Still, Shockwave continued to assert the Rise independently of Megatron's control. The evacuation of the memorial crater left the Rise's energon reserves dangerous low. Shockwave sent out Ruckus and three others to acquire fresh supplies, but they were spotted by Security and got caught up in a stand-off at an [[immersant]] Titan. After Soundwave surreptitiously killed the Risers to keep them from talking, Megatron made another personal appearance at Shockwave's hideout. After summoning the Rise lieutenants Sixshot and [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], Megatron brutally beat down Shockwave in a show of dominance. The Ascenticon senator made it abundantly clear to Shockwave and his officers that the Rise was NOT a separate organization in league with the Ascenticons. They were all, unquestioningly, under Megatron's control and Megatron's alone. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} Shockwave began to recover from his injuries thanks to [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]'s services. He was enraged when Sixshot informed him that [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] had requisitioned troops and left the base without permission. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Mindwipe later called in to report that their base was compromised by Storm Cloud. Shockwave began evacuations and swore to rip Mindwipe's wings off. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

[[File:StormHorizonPart3-InsecticonClones.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|"Okay, back on track!"]]
At some point after Shockwave relocated his base of operations to another of Exarchon's hidden bunkers, Soundblaster returned from deep space after his defeat at the hands of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Though Soundblaster did not perform to Shockwave's high standards, he had brought back enough materials for the scientist to create an army of [[Insecticon clone]]s, a performance that Shockwave found acceptable. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

As Shockwave tended to his machines, the original three Insecticons entered and demanded an audience, only for the cyclops to wave them off. As the three left, Shockwave confided in Soundblaster that the project no longer needed the Insecticons and that they would have to keep an eye on Bombshell. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After learning that the Insecticons had betrayed him, stolen some of his old cloning equipment, and gone rogue, Shockwave dispatched [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and [[Hydradread]] to hunt them down. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Shockwave Rebake Full City.]]
Despite his best efforts to exterminate the traitors, the Insecticons and their new clone army proved too numerous to exterminate and as a result Shockwave was forced to admit defeat and leave the three to their own devices, under the stipulation that they'd obey his commands when ordered. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} After Slipstream's [[Team Stream|team]] returned from the [[Winged Moon]], Shockwave took custody of the radioactive and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and spent time analyzing his growing abilities. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Shockwave contacted Bombshell and ordered his Insecticon swarm into action to take out [[Termagax]]'s walking [[House (building)|House]] and seize the [[Enigma of Combination]], a battle that would assuredly leave their clone army weakened. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} When a recently returned Skywarp arrived, Shockwave adopted a powerful new suit of armor to confront his old partner, but upon hearing about the Enigma, Skywarp teleported away once more. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart3 ShockwaveExarchon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|SHOCKWAVE'S SUSSY-SENSE TINGLING!]]
Following Skywarp being grievously injured in his attempt to retrieve the Enigma, Shockwave tended to him, mainly just to see if he could, before Flatline arrived. Though initially dismissing the medic's strange speech pattern, Shockwave quickly realized that Exarchon had returned, the warlord declaring that they had unfinished business to complete. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} After sufficiently repairing Skywarp, Shockwave spoke with Exarchon enough to confirm his identity. When Skywarp awoke, Exarchon attempted to win back his subordinates, promising Shockwave to reveal more arcane sciences when the scientist noted that the Decepticons were offering the same deal. Following the arrival of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and Skywarp teleporting away, Exarchon identified a hidden base of his in the [[Sonic Canyons]], where he was already dealing with the Autobot interlopers. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} As Shockwave sent his forces to reinforce Exarchon, Skywarp informed the Decepticons that the scientist had betrayed them. When Team Stream attempted to confirm this by informing him of their mission against Exarchon, Shockwave told them to stand down, the unusual order dividing the team. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}

On Shockwave's order, Devastator returned to Cybertron, being given the instructions to find Soundblaster. As the combiner made his way to the Sonic Canyons, Shockwave showed Exarchon around the bunker, though he adamantly refused the Threefold Spark's request to release Sunstorm so that Exarchon could usurp him. When Megatron arrived, Shockwave was sent to collect him, bringing the Decepticon leader to Exarchon. Returning, Shockwave demanded that Exarchon return Sunstorm to his tube, though he was largely ignored as the warlords talked. After Megatron had shot Exarchon into Sunstorm's arms, killing that iteration of the Threefold Spark, the Decepticon ordered Shockwave to tell him all that had been transpiring. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} Subordinate to Megatron once again, Shockwave was part of the Decepticon leader's entourage as he made to meet with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|End of Time}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron ShockwavePlatform.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|He's something of a scientist himself.]]
After the Decepticons were forced to allow the Autobots to reach [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], a frustrated Megatron reminded Shockwave that he'd only overlook the scientist's past uncertain loyalties if the Constructicons arrived to serve him. Shockwave assured the Decepticon leader that he still had Megatron's interests foremost in his mind. Soon, after rendezvousing with the Constructicons, the entire Decepticon army arrived at Darkmount's gates and launched an attack to prevent the Autobots from leaving the planet. Shockwave joined a concentrated attack on [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] after the combiner made a last stand to buy time for his comrades to blast off. Computron was defeated, but the Autobots managed to escape Cybertron, and in the aftermath Shockwave offered his congratulations to Megatron on what seemed an incomplete victory. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

====Alternate future====
In an alternate future where Exarchon returned to Cybertron and conquered the planet, Exarchon killed Shockwave and stole his body to become one-third of his latest iteration, alongside Megatron and Onslaught. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}
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===Precursor World===

A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a particularly bricky Shockwave was a member of the [[Purple Order]]. He oversaw the containment of Megatron and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that Wicked could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheyEatPoniesDontThey-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

During a battle, Shockwave briefed Megatron that a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] was reaching into another reality, instead of other planets. The portal eventually connected with the [[magic]] of [[Queen Chrysalis]] in the realm of [[Equestria]], the combination of energies dragging all combatants, Shockwave included, to the magical realm. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

Still able to use the space bridge to teleport around Equestria, Shockwave crashed the set of ''[[Preppin' with Pinkie]]'' to determine how many equines it took to make [[energon cube]]s only for [[Gauge]] and [[Pinkie Pie]] to chaotically force him back through the portal using a variety of kitchen appliances. {{storylink|They Eat Ponies, Don't They?}}

[[File:Finale-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"If anyone gets to do a TRON reference it should be me, dammit!"]]

The Decepticons and changelings eventually launched an attack on the [[Crystal Empire]], the Autobots and ponies coming to its defense. At Megatron's order, Shockwave attempted to procure samples of the arcane from the castle but found his firepower outmatched by the power of friendship. When the Decepticons eventually returned to Cybertron, Shockwave revealed that they had not managed to claim any magic but that he had saved Equestria's coordinates. Rather than return to the realm, however, he proposed bringing magic to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Some time later, Shockwave and the other Decepticons constructed a second spacebridge and used it to return to Equestria. However, their activities in the magic realm provoked [[Twilight Sparkle]] and the other ponies into chasing them through the portal and back to Cybertron; the brief battle freed the evil [[King Sombra]] from his prison, who set about mind-controlling as many Decepticons as he could find. By the time that Optimus Prime arrived to investigate, [[Applejack]] and [[Rarity]] told Shockwave and Optimus that the only way to survive what came next was to team up. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

In the final battle against King Sombra, who'd stolen the body of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Shockwave and Rarity worked together to restrain Pinkie Pie and [[Fluttershy]]. After attuning the pony's emotion-powered [[exosuit]]s to match Scorponok's natural frequencies, the pair helped battle and eventually vanquish the brainwashed [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
Shockwave was one of the Decepticons who boarded the ''Ark'', winding up in stasis-lock when the ship crashed on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Villains' Strategy Conference, Indeed!}} {{storylink|The Transformers' Explosive New Years' Battle!}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 26}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|Running Wild with Hologram Ninjutsu!}} {{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Shushupopo!! (part 2)|Shushupopo!! part 2}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 40}} {{storylink|A Tasty Trap!!}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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=== Energon Universe ===

[[File:Shockwave VoidRivals4.jpg|150px|thumb|right]]
Known and feared by every Autobot, Shockwave was a cold, calculating, and brilliant strategist who was infamous for taking his time when pulling Autobots apart. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}} After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his forces left Cybertron in pursuit of the ''Ark'',{{storylink|Transformers Energon Universe Special story}} Shockwave remained to continue the fight on the planet. However, as time went on, low energy levels prevented him from fully conquering the planet. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}} He was eventually forced to put many of his fellow Decepticons in stasis and had spent all his currency on resources to sustain himself. When the [[Skuxxoid]] arrived with a [[Quintesson Prosecutor]], a furious Shockwave told the organic to leave before he began stripping the [[Rockeroid]] for parts. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 4|Void Rivals #4}}

Some time later, Shockwave was contacted by newly appointed Decepticon leader [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]], who was in need of reinforcements on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} Ecstatic at having reestablished contact with his brothers and the discovery of a new source of energy, Shockwave used a space bridge to travel to Earth, arriving in the midst of a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots.

[[File:TF2023 no 9 - Soundwave wields Shockwave.jpg|thumb|left]]
Declaring that the Decepticons had much work to do on this new world, Shockwave transformed to gun mode and was aimed by Soundwave at a fallen [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]], but his shot hit an intercepting [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]] instead. In the midst of his glee at seemingly off-lining another Autobot, Shockwave was kicked from Soundwave's grip by Optimus, who recalled Shockwave begging for mercy the last time they had met, much to Shockwave's outrage. Aided by his fellow 'cons, Shockwave overpowered Prime, gloating about finally having brought down the Autobot leader.

His victory was short-lived, however, due to the arrival of [[Elita One (G1)#Energon Universe|Elita One]] from the space bridge portal, carrying a badly damaged [[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Energon Universe|Ultra Magnus]]. Knocking Shockwave aside, Elita loaded Magnus onto Optimus and the three fled the battle, with Elita blasting the space bridge as they left to prevent the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] from following her through. Though Soundwave wanted to pursue, Shockwave stated that it was of much greater importance to reestablish their link with Cybertron. Walking over to a damaged [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] and Cliffjumper, Shockwave declared that he had many experiments he wished to conduct on the two – ''painful'' experiments. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}

Within the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave came upon Soundwave attempting to repair the damaged [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Seizing the recordicon, the cyclopian commander chastised his leader for distracting himself with unimportant tasks during such an important time. Moving to throw Ravage into a nearby recycler, Shockwave was distracted by the sudden appearance of a massive whale. Marveling at the majestic creature and musing about how it would soon aid their cause, Shockwave was informed that the Constructions had finished building a huge energy feeder, which promptly sucked in the whale and all other nearby sea life upon its activation.

Following through on his earlier promise, Shockwave paid a visit to the captured Cliffjumper and Jazz and stated he wished to have a chat with them about Earth and the Autobots' role in it and proceeded to show the two a collection of tools he had brought along to help speed up the process...

Shockwave gathered his fellow Decepticons and announced that gathering enough energy for their dying world would take far too long with their current tech and that moving faster was paramount. Re-activating the recently repaired space bridge with energy from the feeder, a portal opened up above Earth's atmosphere through which Cybertron emerged. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}} Returning to the planet, Shockwave met with Swindle, Blast Off, and Vortex, who inquired about the status of Onslaught and Brawl and the new source of energy. Shockwave, however, wasted no time in telling them not to concern themselves with such matters and to prepare for an Autobot assault on the fortress.
[[File:TF2023 no. 11 - Shockwave at Gunpoint.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
Back at the ''Nemesis'' Shockwave once again questioned Jazz and Cliffjumper about Earth, to little success. Opting to switch to a more ''invasive'' method of interrogation, Shockwave suddenly found himself being held at gunpoint by Optimus Prime, who, along with Arcee and Elita One, had come to rescue his troops and prevent the Decepticons from getting any more energy. Just as Elita arrived to inform Optimus that all charges had been placed, Arcee asked Shockwave how it felt to be at their mercy. Optimus warned Arcee to not loose control of herself, but this only gave Shockwave an opportunity to escape, taking Cliffjumper hostage once more and using him as a shield as he ran from the room.
[[File:TF2023 no. 12 - Shockwave vs Optimus.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
Pursued by the Autobots, Shockwave hurriedly ordered the nearby Constructicons to merge into Devastator, who swiftly swatted them away. Just then, a strange portal opened up, and Wheeljack, along with the newly repaired Ultra Magnus, stepped through. Seeing Shockwave again, Magnus fled, unable to bring himself to fight and leaving Shockwave to boast about his success at breaking Magnus' mind and promising to do the same to the Autobots' bodies. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}} Shockwave transformed into gun mode and was aimed by Soundwave at the Autobots, but before he could fire, [[Carly (G1)|Carly's]] van came zooming out of the portal and rammed into Soundwave, causing him to drop Shockwave and the captive Cliffjumper. Although Cliffjumper managed to free Carly from the van, a kick from Devastator sent him flying through the space bridge, right into the Combaticons on the other side. Just then, Elita, with covering fire from Optimus, tripped Devastator, who toppled right into the energy feeder, destroying it. Enraged, Shockwave ran back through the space bridge to Cybertron, vowing to return with reinforcements. Optimus followed and sent the Combaticons into a retreat, whom Shockwave had ordered to execute Cliffjumper. Hastily attempting to use Cliffjumper as a means to prevent Optimus from coming any closer, Shockwave's gun arm was shot off by the Autobot leader, who would have none of it. Advancing on the injured scientist, Optimus accused him of only taking away all things that were good and proceeded to beat him senseless, crushing his head with his bare hands and ending Shockwave's reign of terror for the time being. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*When the Autobots unleashed their newest super-warrior [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Decepticons retaliated by revealing their own secret weapon, Shockwave! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Shockwave created a "continuum transmorpher" for Megatron, a device capable of breaching dimension barriers. He then showed Megatron around his lab, pointing out all the upgrades he made for the place. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}

[[File:Ps2tatakai shockwave1.jpg|thumb|Absolute Power, etc., etc.]]

{{bigquote|Megatron's personal watchdog. With the ability to transform into a laser gun, Shockwave boasts a powerful attack!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}

In an alternate future, the Shockwave of that time grew frustrated with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s increasingly abusive leadership, and when he discovered the [[Zel Quartz]], which could vastly boost the power of a Transformer, he implanted it into himself and staged a one-robot mutiny. Unfortunately, the power proved too much for Shockwave's systems and he ran wild. Neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons could stop him and they took massive casualties in the attempt. Shockwave eventually destroyed Cybertron, then set out on a quest to destroy all planets with life. Elite teams of Autobots and Decepticons traveled to the past to prevent these events by either destroying or seizing the Zel Quartz years before Shockwave would find it.

[[File:Ps2tatakai shockwave2.jpg|thumb|left|{{w|Dynasty Warriors 3|Feel the power of my magic!}}]]
In the Autobot story, the present-day Shockwave was the main boss in the geothermal power plant, protecting the main turbine of the plant. When Optimus Prime and his team reached the main turbine, Shockwave slowly descended from the ceiling in his alternate form. He then changed to his robot form and dropped to the floor, announcing that he was collecting energy for Megatron. He warned the Autobots that anyone who stood in his way should not expect any mercy from him. When Optimus Prime stated that the Autobots were going to stop the Decepticon's plundering of [[Zel Samine]]'s energy, Shockwave suggested that they should settle this feud, by fighting. Eventually, the Autobots over-powered the Decepticon, and a battered Shockwave warned Optimus that he would remember the outcome of the fight before disengaging and fleeing the power plant. Later, Shockwave appeared in the valley where the Autobots detected an SOS signal and had a rematch with the Autobots, but was defeated again.

During the Decepticon storyline, Shockwave was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of Zel Samine. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, Paradius, emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Shockwave and the others scattered across Zel, with Shockwave himself eventually finding his way to the Atalstan gem mine. When the Galvatron of the alternate timeline told the Megatron of the present the "truth" about the Zel Quartz, he asked his past self if Shockwave was around before telling it.

Once the main Decepticon forces arrived at the Atalstan gem mine and found the giant ore that they suspected to be the Zel Quartz, Shockwave analyzed the group and when he concluded that they were Decepticons. He hovered downward in his handgun mode. Transforming into [[robot mode]], he made a short drop to the floor and announced that he had finally achieved rendezvous with his fellow warriors. When Megatron expressed partial surprise in the fact that Shockwave had survived, Shockwave confirmed him and announced that he was awaiting Megatron's orders.

For the remainder of the game, Shockwave remained ignorant of the circumstances that prompted their arrival. What's more, despite which side won, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally negated the quartz's powers, and Shockwave's reign of terror in the future was averted. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening shockwave.jpg|thumb|[[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Logic allows me to be wrong with authority]].]]
When the Autobots and Decepticons left Cybertron, Shockwave remained on the planet and enslaved every Autobot left behind. He ruled for four million years before the Transformers on Earth revived. He planned a "welcome party" for the returning Autobots when they arrived through the space bridge, captured them, confiscated their weapons, and put them in a prison which used to be a field hospital. The Autobots then escaped back to Earth, but later returned to assault the Decepticon fortress. Shockwave defeated Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in combat, but they were saved by the arrival of Grimlock, who beat Shockwave, freeing the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening|Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Shockwave experimented on the Lightning Strike Coalition, transforming them into the monstrous Dinobots. This backfired against the Decepticon Scientist when the Dinobots used their newfound power to rise up against Shockwave and thrash his lab. Shockwave escaped, swearing revenge against Grimlock and his team {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Shockwave uncovered ancient [[CNA]] and used it to clone [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. The beasts promptly escaped, and Shockwave had to recapture them with the help of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] before Megatron found out. {{storylink|Unleash the Beasts}} When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] marched on the Decepticon base, Shockwave spotted them approaching and grabbed [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. This fearsome Decepticon team was able to stop the Dinobots in their tracks. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 2}} Shockwave and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] were dispatched to rein in the Constructicons when the team started getting friendly with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When the Decepticons used [[Chronogon]] portals to send the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, Shockwave was part of an operation to try and prevent Orion Pax's recreation as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reins back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}}

Shockwave took part in an all-out assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} He later aided [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} Shockwave was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|King Pig#As Shockwave}}
Shockwave appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by King Pig. He also appears as [[King Pig#As Energon Shockwave|Energon]] and [[King Pig#As Major Shockwave|Major]] versions. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Technodrome: The Final Shell-Shock!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Darryl Kurylo]]}}
Shockwave assisted Megatron in his efforts to control the [[Plasma Core]] and use it to cyberform Earth. He later confronted the Autobots after they reached Cybertron. Finding the logic in their arguments about the dangers of the Plasma Core to be flawed, Shockwave attacked them, claiming that the Decepticons would not only control the Plasma Core, but also use it to save Cybertron. During the fight, he demonstrated the ability to create clones of himself that fought for him. He also could open portals to redirect the beams from his gun mode, allowing him to cover much of the arena. He was ultimately defeated, but revealed to the Autobots that [[Nova Prime]] was the one who originally conceived the idea of cyberforming populated worlds with the Plasma Core, which Optimus refused to believe. After his defeat, the "Shockwave Blaster" weapon became unlocked as a new weapon that could be found. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ShockwaveEarthWars.jpg|thumb|All Medical terminology and processing is logical.]]

Shockwave is a creature of pure logic, untroubled by distracting emotions and ambitions.
Cold, brutal and efficient, Shockwave views warfare through wholly scientific optical receptors, finding the path of least resistance and executing his strategy without vanity or bloodlust.
He regards Megatron's passion for conquest with something approaching disdain, believing it only hinders achievement of his goals. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave bio}}

Shockwave came to Earth after Megatron found the Enigma of Combination, although he kept in contact with Megatron during the hunt for the [[Fractal Map]].

He then advised Megatron it would be logical to create Devastator as soon as possible. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}

At some point, he created [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] via cloning.

*'''Class''': Medic
*'''Lowest star rating''': 3 star
*'''Weapons''': Shockwave shoots a heal beam to heal other friendly units. He also uses his signature arm cannon to neutralize targets where there are no other allies.
*'''Ability: Combat Stimulants'''- Amplify the movement speed and attack speed of friendly Cons for 8 seconds!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 points for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:shockwave Shockwave at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Shockwave-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It is logical to use my mini-me-gun for ranged attacks.]]

Shockwave was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s. He seemingly didn't fall under their influence, however, and began plotting to unite the Decepticons and take over [[New Quintessa]]. He was working on two devices: one which would allow him to harness Unstable Energon, and an Aim Enhancer, though the Commander and his party became a problem. He sent [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to keep them busy, though they ultimately failed, resulting in Shockwave being forced to face the Commander's party himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|A Shocking Revelation - Chapter 1: Here All Along}}

There are at least a few of him running around, some of which join the Commander! As a Tech bot, He absorbs energy attacks as Energy Charges which he can then shoot back at enemies to Shock them and drain their Power. In addition, he Repair Blocks and sometimes Undo damage on him. He also gets some Synergy Bonus from literally every Tech bot. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Shockwave was one of the Decepticons under Starscream's command during an invasion of Earth. He could be found overseeing the Decepticons' mining efforts, forcing the Autobots to fight through his underlings before he could be confronted. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Shockwave was a cold and logical engineer, one of Megatron's most trusted compatriots, {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} a high-ranking member of the [[Conclave]], {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} and a powerful combatant in his own right. However, his over-reliance on logic could leave him blindsided when events didn't go to plan. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} A firm believer in logic and science, Shockwave was an unpleasant perfectionist who couldn't tolerate others interfering with his experiments. {{storylink|Catch a Falling Starscream}} During the war on Cybertron, Megatron tasked Shockwave with creating many [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} As the conflict ground on, Shockwave compiled a report to Megatron explaining their deteriorating Energon stores and concluded that they would need to seek out more energon on other worlds.

Some time after reactivating on Earth, Shockwave conducted research on the cathedral in the human city of [[Mérida]]. He found that some of the bricks possessed a unique energon signature, which led him to discover a mysterious underwater pyramid in the Gulf of Mexico which had somehow absorbed energon raditation from the crash of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Seeking a means of returning to Cybertron, Shockwave was responsible for spearheading the construction of the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'' using a mixture of cannibalized parts from the ''Nemesis'' and various locally manufactured components, but the Autobots sabotaged the launch and foiled this plan. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

At some point, Shockwave modified his alternate mode so that he transformed into a hovertank, instead of a gun. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

While experimenting on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in an attempt to reverse-engineer his teleportation powers, Shockwave wound up tapping into a rift of dimensional energy, which merged him, [[Lord Zedd]], and [[Doctor Mindbender|Dr. Mindbender]] into the nefarious [[Lord MindWaveZ]]. After a group of heroes destroyed the [[Multidimensional Collider]] and collapsed the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]], Lord MindWaveZ's individual components were sent back to their home realities. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

A group of low-ranking Decepticons once played a prank on Shockwave by hacking into his computer and rearranging his files. {{storylink|Catch a Falling Starscream}}

At some point in the future, Shockwave organized a round-table debate at the [[New Polyhex Training Academy]], where he served as moderator for a discussion between [[Sparkstalker]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Simacore (G1)|Simacore]], [[Reptilion]], and [[Leatherhide]] regarding the history and efficacy of beast mode Transformers. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/toys}}

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

==Notes==
* [[Bob Budiansky]] said Shockwave was "my attempt to take [[Spock]] from ''[[Star Trek]]'' and make him into a Decepticon".<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Rusting Carcass interview]</ref>
[[File:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's not easy being grey. It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.]]
* Shockwave's cartoon portrayal is highly inconsistent with his appearances in all other fictional media. Instead of a coldly logical, power hungry rival to Megatron, in the cartoon Shockwave is consistently loyal and subservient. In a [[Shout! Factory|2009 retrospective documentary about the brand]], [[Hasbro]] staff said this disparity was a simple—though extreme—result of there not having been enough time during the production of the Generation 1 cartoon and comic to get all the story basics firmly and consistently established from the outset. The character descriptions in the cartoon's [[production bible]] are mostly abridged versions of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original character writeups, which went on to become the toys' [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]... yet Shockwave's show bible description is entirely different from his tech spec [[bio]]. At [[BotCon]] 2022, Bob Budiansky confirmed that as far as he recalls, the published bio for Shockwave was his original version, and he has no knowledge of a different bio. Later versions of the character would split the difference between the two interpretations.
* According to early drafts of the script for the series's [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|pilot episode]], Shockwave was at one point to be called "'''Flash Beam'''". At TFcon Los Angeles in [[2019]], [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]] displayed an early model sheet labeled "Decepticon's Flash Beam", using a preliminary color scheme inspired by Astro Magnum/Galactic Man.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Revealed at Jim Sorenson and @Bill_Forster's panel last weekend, Decepticons' Flash Beam finally makes theirself known to the fandom! This oddly colored proto-Shockwave animation model is a heck of a curiosity... to say the least! https://t.co/PzDV1MjSSA|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1107973728179290112|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=03|day=19|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* A Cybertronian battle scene illustrated circa [[1985]] by [[Studio OX]] for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in the [[2001]] guidebook ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]'') depicts Shockwave not in purple, but in the original grey color scheme of the Astro Magnum/Galactic Man toy.
* Shockwave has been periodically drawn with two hands in various media. He first shows up this way in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", and the condition briefly reappears in "[[Divide and Conquer]]". He also wound up this way on the cover of [[Ashes, Ashes...|''G.I. Joe and the Transformers'' #3]].
* Voice actor Corey Burton based Shockwave's voice on that of actor {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, specifically his role as evil computer thingy {{w|Sark (Tron)|Sark}} in ''{{w|Tron (film)|Tron}}''.<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/corey-burton/corey-burton-1.html Corey Burton interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> Burton even provided the voice of Sark in the video game ''{{w|Kingdom Hearts II}}''.
* In the Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon, Shockwave's personality was altered from the American interpretation—he was presented like a grizzled old man with a loud, raspy voice and a very short temper.
* A company named Lanard Toys held the "Shockwave" [[trademark]] in the "toys" field for several years. For that reason, the ''Energon'' character was given the substitute name "[[Shockblast]]". The same name was later given to the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' version of Shockwave for the same reason. However, by that point Lanard had abandoned their "Shockwave" trademark, making it available to Hasbro again. Unfortunately, the packaging for ''Alternators'' Shockwave had already been printed by that point, so Hasbro decided to go with the substitute name. They then slapped the name "Shockwave" onto the [[Shockwave (Cybertron)|next available]] [[Mini-Con]] just so they could reclaim the trademark. Subsequently, all new toys of Shockwave, as well as [[Shockwave (Animated)|homage]] [[Shockwave (Movie)|characters]], were released under the name "Shockwave" again. (Ironically, [[Hasbro]] later used the name "[http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shockblast.shtml Shockblast]" for new toys of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' character originally also named "[http://www.yojoe.com/action/88/shockwave.shtml Shockwave]", possibly in order to avoid brand confusion; apparently, Hasbro view the name "Shockwave" as more iconic for the ''Transformers'' character than his ''G.I. Joe'' namesake.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ ''Rēzāwēbu''), '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Razič'''
*''French:'' '''Onde de Choc''' (Canada, "Shockwave"), '''Clignotant''' (Canada, ''More than Meets the Eye, Part 1'', "Blinker"), '''Choc''' (France, "Shock")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Gal Hellem''' (גל הלם, "Shock Wave")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sokkoló''' ("Shocker")
*''Italian:'' '''Brutal'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhènbō''' (Taiwan, 震波, "Shockwave"), '''Zhèndàngbō''' (China, 震荡波, "Shockwave"), '''Zhèndàngbō''' (Taiwan, ''Siege'', 震盪波, "Shockwave")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Onda-Choque''' (Portugal comic, "Shock-Wave"), '''Onda de Choque''' (Brazil comic, "Shock Wave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Shokun''' (Шокун, "Shocker")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Shockblast]], the murderous Decepticon berserker from [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Purple Order]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Void Rivals characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]

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'''Lost media''' is a term for media that is no longer available to the public or has been completely lost or destroyed over time. Some reasons for this can include limited distribution of the original material, copyright disputes regarding its publication, the shutdown of the service through which it was originally hosted, or sometimes just an outright loss of all available copies.

As a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year-old franchise covering just about every possible medium—much of it exclusive to different regions separated by linguistic barriers—it is inevitable that there's a staggering amount of lost ''Transformers'' media: thus, the content in this page is hardly comprehensive, and there's almost certainly more beyond what's listed here.

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==Lost ''Transformers'' media==
===Film===
*The IMAX edition of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007) features two minutes of additional footage. This footage has never been included in any home release.
*At the [[Transformers Hall of Fame/2011|2011]] [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] ceremony, in lieu of any cartoon or movie footage to play as a music video for fan nominee [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], a short mockumentary about Erector was played instead. This very tongue-in-cheek video gave a fictitious account of Erector's long history with the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]], with many people interviewed talking about how much the character meant to them and how, time and again, he had nearly made it into the next big piece of ''Transformers'' media only to be cut out at the last second (none of which was at all true, of course). This short film has never seen the light of day since its original screening. However, a few pieces of "concept art" have since surfaced online, including a ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''-themed Erector who transforms into a beaver.

===Cartoon===
* Various dubs of different ''Transformers'' cartoons have been partially lost:
** The European French dubs of 16 episodes of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] have been lost, mainly in season 3.
** The Canadian French dubs of 33 episodes of the original cartoon have been lost, mainly in season 1.
** Three quarters of the French dubs of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] have been lost. Around 20 episodes of ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' and 10 episodes of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' have been released on DVD. According to several voice actors from the shows, all the episodes have been dubbed and broadcast at the time.
** The Latin American-Spanish dub of ''Cybertron'' episodes [[Assault|28]] to [[Beginning|52]] is lost. Some clips with the dub have resurfaced over the years, but no full episodes.
** The Indonesian dubs of the last nine episodes of [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']] have been lost.
** The Indonesian dubs of the original cartoon have been completely lost. Only the "[[Starscream's Brigade]]" episode can be found.
* "[[Primeval Dawn II]]" was a 10-minute motion comic that debuted at Wizard World [[Chicago]] in 2002. While a short introductory animation exists, the full episode has never been published online or distributed in any other medium since.

===Video games===
*''[[Battle for the Allspark]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Battle for the Allspark v2]]'', were browser-based multiplayer games that went offline sometime around 2009. No archives of their content remains.
*[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|''Transformers Online'' (2012)]] was a [[China|Chinese]] MMORPG based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' that was shut down after just six months and is currently unplayable.
*[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|''Transformers Universe'']] was another ''Prime''-based online game. Similar to ''Online'', the game spent six months in open beta before being permanently shut down in January 2015.
*''[[Transformers: The Last Knight VR Experience]]'' was a VR game developed for the HTC VIVE which was only playable as a promotional tie-in to the eponymous movie in a select few theaters across the US. It hasn't been released to the public since.
*[[Transformers Online (2017 video game)|''Transformers Online'' (2017)]] was an online team shooter based on [[Generation 1]] and the [[live-action film series]] developed for the Chinese market. The game spent around 2 1/2 years in open beta before being shut down in February 2020, leaving it fully unplayable.
*''[[Transformers: Heavy Metal]]'' was a mobile game that was launched in a beta form in a handful of countries starting in June 2021, only to be shut down a little over a year later in August 2022 and is no longer playable.

===Comics===
*A promotional [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]] [[Transformers BotBots Adventure|comic book]] was released exclusively to 40 [[South Africa]] influencers with children in [[2019]]. Each comic was printed to feature the children of the influencer interacting with the BotBots at night in the [[Mall (BotBots)|mall]]. While some pages have been recovered by fans, so far no complete scans of it have been found.

===Online content===
*While many videos on [[SectorSeven.org]] (the main website for the [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven ARG]]) have been reposted elsewhere, the website itself has since gone offline and with it a large portion of its content. The landing page can still be accessed through the Wayback Machine, but only its first revealed password ('takara83') seems to work.
*In early [[2007]], in conjunction with their [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|concerted efforts to organize]] the sprawling [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], [[TakaraTomy]] published a [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/table.html timeline on their main ''Transformers'' website] that charted the full chronology of the Japanese G1 and Japanese Unicron Trilogy continuities. In the years since, however, this timeline had been removed from Takara's website and all attempts to retrieve and archive its contents have been met with failure, due to said contents having been made using Adobe Flash software, which was discontinued in [[2020]], and the Flash files themselves being long gone.
*''[[My Transformers: Rescue Bots Adventure]]'' is an interactive [[multipath adventure]] game that served as a tie-in with the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' cartoon. It combined brand new original footage and dialogue with preexisting footage recycled from the series itself, and allowed the viewer to engage with the story by choosing different options of actions for the characters to perform in both fire-themed and water-themed rescue missions. Each option would lead to a different YouTube video that continued the story in each path taken. All of the videos for this adventure were originally uploaded to YouTube in [[August]] [[2017]] in the time between the end of the TV series and the start of its sequel, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]''. However, the videos were all taken down at some point afterward, with only the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7fC3cgiMo4 first part] reuploaded to a new channel in [[October]], but without the in-video links that would lead to the next parts of the adventure. As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, all that remains of this game are the aforementioned first video and its original [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7fC3cgiMo4 announcement trailer].

===Audio===
*The ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination|Operation Combination]]'' [[Fight!_Super_Robot_Lifeform_Transformers:_Operation_Combination_(telephone_audio_adventure)|Telephone Audio Adventure]]s were brief recorded messages available to [[Japan]]ese fans in [[1992]], and have not subsequently been located.
*While the first 37 episodes of the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] were collected and released on CD, episodes 38–51 have remained unavailable since their original broadcast from [[December]] [[2006]] to [[March]] [[2007]].

==Recovered ''Transformers'' media==
Some formerly lost ''Transformers'' media has since been recovered or restored, often through extensive fan efforts.

===Cartoon===
*The fourth episode of the [[2001]] [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], "[[Spychangers to the Rescue]]", originally aired on American television mere days after the [[September 11]] terrorist attack. Due to increased sensitivities brought about by said attack, the episode had to be temporally removed from broadcast rotation and re-edited to change the episode's subject from the potential danger of an [[Plutonium Energy Generator|energy generator]] exploding to said generator cracking open and releasing a [[zirconium gas|corrosive gas]] instead. Additionally, certain scenes of battle and panic from the original broadcast version were also removed for the later rebroadcast version. When the series released on DVD in the [[United Kingdom]], it was the later rebroadcast edit of the episode that was included, while the original broadcast edit has never seen official release. For over a decade, the original edit of the episode was considered lost until a VHS recording of it was uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivwA_lhWTs8 YouTube on November 15, 2013].
*Starting from [[Unicron Perishes|episode 38]], the Latin American-Spanish dub of all ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]'' episodes was lost for several years. In [[November]] [[2020]], the Facebook page ''Transformers The Golden Age'', along with the group ''Transformers: Ñ Posteo'', launched a search to find the missing episodes. As a result, seven were recovered. Later, between [[June]] [[2021]] and [[August]] [[2022]], the remaining episodes were recovered thanks to a rebroadcast of the series by Canal 9 in Nicaragua.
*A total of 16 animated shorts were produced during the first season ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', but only 14 of them were publicly released online. The remaining two, "[[Logo (Animated)|Logo]]" and "[[Starscream's Fantasy]]", were screened during [[BotCon 2009]] and [[BotCon 2012]], but otherwise never made available in any other format. It wasn't until 2022 when, after a sudden surge of interest and fan requests, [[Marty Isenberg]] allowed the two shorts to be published online unofficially.

===Video games===
*The [[Hoover Dam]] exterior level for the PC and home consoles version of 2007's [[Transformers The Game (console)|''Transformers The Game'']] was long assumed to be lost, until it was successfully datamined from the Wii version during 2018 in a state surprisingly not too far from completion. A more unfinished version of the level was also later discovered in the PS3 port.
*''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]'' had been rendered unplayable since 2009 as a result of the online service it relied on shutting down, but it was again restored into a playable state by fans in 2017.

===Online content===
*2007 marked a turning point in the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] with the release of the first [[Transformers (film)|first live-action movie]]. With the sudden newfound interest in the brand, TakaraTomy created a [http://web.archive.org/web/20100430185249/http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/index.html new website] called "[[World of the Transformers]]", which gave an overview of ''Transformers'' lore and its many different facets. However, much of this website's content was made using Adobe Flash software, and when the site closed down some years later, its contents were thought to be lost for good once Flash was discontinued in 2020. However, many of the site's original Flash files were actually retrievable via web archiving software, and so a recreation of its contents (complete with a full English translation) has been made and kept intact '''[[Source:World of the Transformers|here]]'''.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Unproduced scripts|Unproduced scripts]]

[[Category:Fan terminology]]

John Freeman

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{{disambigm|Patrick (disambiguation)|John (disambiguation)}}

'''John Freeman''' ([[December 14]], [[1916]]–[[January 1]], [[2010]]) was an American animator and animation director. He is also sometimes credited as '''John Patrick Freeman'''. Born in Spokane, Washington, he entered into the animation industry at the age of 22, working at Disney. Aside from a brief break during which he was drafted into the army, he worked there as an animator on feature films including ''Peter Pan'', ''Fantasia'' and ''Lady and the Tramp''. During the '50s he started moving into television work, and was a director on the late '60s ''[[Hot Wheels]]'' cartoon. He was a director on ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'', ''[[Inhumanoids]]'', ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony 'n Friends]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', and ''[[Jem]]'' during the 1980s. In 1992, he won the Animation Guild's Golden Award.

==Sequence director==
*"[[The Transformers: The Movie]]"
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' season 3 (unknown episodes)

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293451/ John Freeman] on the IMDB
*[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-h-freeman&pid=138309453 LA Times obituary]

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[[Category:Directors]]

Patrick Donnelly

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{{disambigm|Patrick (disambiguation)|Donnelly (disambiguation)}}

:''Patrick Donnelly is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] of the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie SergeantDonnelly.jpg|right|251px|thumb|Pahk the cah on Hahvahd Yahd.]]

First Sergeant '''Patrick Donnelly'''<ref>Sgt. Donnelly's first name comes from the [[Top Trumps|Top Trumps Collectible Card Game]] for the 2007 movie.</ref> (also '''Donnely''' in some sources<ref>His name is spelled "Donnely" (single-L) in both the [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|Movie Adaptation]] comic and the [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]].</ref>) is a membah of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] [[United States Army|US Army Ranger]] unit, a smaht-mouthed Bostonian stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]]. He is the highest-ranked enlisted man in the unit (the 'top kick', not ta be confused wit [[Ironhide (Movie)|the TopKick]]). As such, he should totally display exemplary leadership skills; however, he's the guy that thinks [[Rattrap (BW)|we're all gonna die.]]

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
:''Actor:'' [[Zack Ward]]
{{voiceactor|[[Setsuji Satō]] (Japanese dub)|[[Thomas Roditi]] (European French dub), [[Clécio Souto]] (Portuguese dub), [[José Javier Serrano]] (Castilian Spanish dub), [[Ricardo Bautista]] (Latin-American Spanish dub), [[Gerrit Schmidt-Foß]] (German dub)}}

[[Image:Movie Donnelly Epps weekends.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Uh, Epps, you're leakin' brain fluid..."]]

Comin' back from a wicked hahd mission behind enemy lines, Lennox's men discussed what they were goin' ta do once they got home. Donnelly asked his buddies if they remembed weekends, how enjoyable a flat beer and a cold [[hot dog (food)|hot dog]] while watching the Red Sox at Fenway was, ta which they agreed, suggestin' that they all wanted ta go home ta enjoy their weekends and not a reflection on the quality of food served at the base mess.

Aftah SOCCENT was like, destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|a mysterious MH-53 Pave Low that turned into a giant robot]], Donnelly expressed disbelief when [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] theorized that the reason their small-arms fire bounced off the enemy was like, due ta some kind of invisible force field. Donnelly scoffed, saying that sort of imaginary technology only existed in fiction such as comic books. A spooked [[Jorge Figueroa|Figueroa]] commented that his mothah had a gift of premonition, and it was like, passed on ta him, ta which Donnelly remarked that Fig should use his magic voodoo powahs ta get 'em the hell back home.

[[Image:Movie2007_Donnelly_Scorponok.jpg|thumb|300px|<div align="right"><span style="float:left;padding-left:100px;">Stab!</span> Ah've bin stahb'd!</div>]]

Latah that day, as they neared local boy [[Mahfouz]]'s village, a [[Scorponok (Movie)|tremor]] in the sand caused a billboahd towah ta come down and crash directly behind Donnelly. The oblivious sergeant asked ta no one in particulah what that was, promptin' Fig ta exclaim (in Spanish) that the towah fell ovah and almost killed him. Suddenly, Epps fired wildly into the sand as a large spiked metal tail snuck up behind Lennox. Donnelly joined in as the tail revealed itself ta be a huge metal scorpion that dove into the sand and outta sight. Still again, Donnelly searched the ground for signs of the creature when it silently slid outta the sand from behind and impaled him on his tail, draggin' him undah the sand, nevah ta be seen again. {{storylink|Transformers (film)}}

{{note|Patrick Donnelly's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," and "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]," and "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]"; and the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics. The [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Adaptation issue 2|comic adaptation]] depicts Scorponok depositin' Donnelly's bloody corpse on the sand aftah killing him.}}
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==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
{{anchor|Desert Attack}}
[[File:Movie ScreenBattles DesertSoldiers.jpg|300px|thumb|Fig, I'm only going to ask you to speak English one more time or so help me...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Desert Attack''' (Screen Battles, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-03'''

:The "Desert Attack" Screen Battles pack comes wit a non-posable figurine of Donnelly. They ah packaged in a special window box featuring a dioramer depictin' the battle at Mahfouz's village. Sadly, Donnelly's figure ain't in a pose wicked conducive ta bein' impaled.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donnelly, Patrick}}
[[Category:Movie humans]]
[[Category:United States military personnel]]

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[[Category:Images by Josh Burcham]]

Idzi Dutkiewicz SÃ¡nchez

2025-03-20T16:29:14Z

TheFallenOne2908: /* Transformers One */

{{picsneeded}}
'''Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez''' (born [[July 20]], [[1974]]) is a Mexican voice actor. Dutkiewicz was the voice of [[Iron Man|Tony Stark/Iron Man]] in all of his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies so far (with the exception of ''[[Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]'' where he was voiced by [[Andrés García]]).

==Roles==
===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]
===''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''===
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]
===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''===
*[[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]]
===''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] (alternate dub)

==External links==
*[[wikia:doblaje:Idzi Dutkiewicz|Idzi Dutkiewicz on Doblaje Wiki]] (Spanish)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutkiewicz Sanchez, Idzi}}
[[Category:Spanish voice actors]]

Gerardo VÃ¡squez

2025-03-20T16:28:33Z

TheFallenOne2908: /* Transformers One */

[[File:GerardoVazquezMArtinez02.jpg|thumb|Meowth, dat's right!]]
'''Gerardo Vásquez''' (born [[February 6]], [[1971]]) is a Mexican actor and voice actor. He is known for voicing [[Nicholas Fury|Nick Fury]] in the ''Marvel Cinematic Universe'' movies (until ''Winter Soldier'', though he was alble to reprise his role for the Sony dub of ''Agents of SHIELD''), Stan Smith in ''American Dad'' and Grim in ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy''. However, his best known roles are Meowth and the Narrator in ''Pokémon'', notable for being the '''only''' actor to have never left the show. Outside of voice acting, he works as an announcer for Mexican TV network TV Azteca, even hosting his own show.

==Roles==
===[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]]===
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron/Galvatron]]

===[[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' (2007)]]===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Transformers: Cyber Missions]]''===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''===
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''===
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

===[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cyberverse'']]===
*[[Trypticon (Cyberverse)|Trypticon]]

===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''===
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]]

===''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''===
*[[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] (alternate dub)

==External links==
*[[wikia:doblaje:Gerardo Vásquez|Gerardo Vásquez on Doblaje Wiki]] (Spanish)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasquez, Gerardo}}
[[Category:Spanish voice actors]]

Bumblebee (One)

2025-03-20T16:27:38Z

TheFallenOne2908: /* One film */

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{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''
[[File:Bumblebee (One).jpg|right|300px|thumb|"This is gon' be fun! We can stay up late, swappin' manly stories, and in the mornin'? I'm makin' ''waffles!''"]]

'''B-127''' works in waste management in the lower levels of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and has done so for a long time. So long that he hasn't spoken to anyone else in a while, and the isolation's kind of getting to him—he's built himself a group of imaginary friends to keep him company, and he talks way, ''way'' too much to fill the silence. Even when he's unconscious. ''Especially'' when he's unconscious.

His name is kind of clunky, so he's been trying out a few nicknames, like '''Badassatron''';<ref>...which is pronounced '''''BADASSATRONNN'''''.</ref> for the most part, people just call him '''B'''.

Maybe he'll [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|figure out something better]] eventually.

{{bigquote|It is so great that [[Optimus Prime (One)|you]][[Megatron (One)|'re]] here now. I can't wait to learn everything about you, and then tell you everything about me.|B-127 longing for friends|''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Keegan-Michael Key]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German, first trailer), [[Phil Laude]] (German, second trailer), [[Philippe Lacheau]] (European French), [[Julien Allouf]] (European French, first trailer), [[Patrick Emmanuel Abellard]] (Canadian French), [[Juca Viapri]] (Latin-American Spanish, main dub), [[Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez]] (Latin American-Spanish, alternate dub), [[David Jenner]] (Spain Spanish), [[Andrea Lavagnino]] (Italian), [[Juha Viitala]] (Finnish), [[Michał Klawiter]] (Polish), [[Myeong-jun Kim]] (Korean)}}

For as long as he could remember, B-127 worked in waste management on sublevel 50. Deprived of anyone to talk to and left with only his garbage statues for company, B was overjoyed when [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] were thrown down to waste management by [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]] and proceeded to introduce them to his friends: EP-508, A-A-Tron, and [[Steve (One)|Steve]] (who is foreign). Orion accidentally beheaded Steve and discovered a beacon from the Quintesson war, broadcasting a message from [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] and giving coordinates on the possible location of the long-lost [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Deciding to investigate further, the trio climbed up the garbage chute and boarded an automated train headed for the surface. They were intercepted by [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], who headed for the front to report them to security. As the bots tussled, the train reached the surface and all four were thrown from it by Cybertron's shifting geology.

[[File:Transformers-One-B-127.jpg|left|280px|thumb|"Who are you calling Goldbug!?"]]

After a long journey full of nothing but B-127's babbling, the quartet arrived at an ancient cave containing the bodies of the Primes. Though the Matrix was nowhere to be found, Orion noticed that Alpha Trion's spark still flicked and revived him with an energon cube. Trion told them of how Cybertron's leader, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], was an imposter who had betrayed the Primes and made a deal with the Quintessons that allowed him to rule under their thumb. After giving them the transformation cogs of the fallen Primes, Trion told the four to leave while he held off Sentinel's trackers.

Forced to adapt very quickly to their new cogs, the group fought through Sentinel's forces to make it back to Iacon city and reveal the truth. However, they were caught by the former Cybertron [[High Guard]] whose leader, Starscream, demanded intelligence on Sentinel, believing them to be spies. D-16 remained defiant and seized control of the Guard from Starscream. It was then that Sentinel's enforcer, [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]], found them and attacked, taking B, D-16, and several Guard members to Sentinel's tower.

The false Prime revealed his intention to frame them as traitors and give them a public execution, but a siege led by Orion and Elita freed them. While D-16 attacked Sentinel, B, Orion, and Elita captured Airachnid and brought her to the broadcasting room, where B, ecstatic over his new battle mask and "knife hands" went a little overboard on the attack. Broadcasting Airachnid's memories and revealing the truth to the city, B and Elita watched in horror as a rage-filled D-16 turned on Orion, dropped him into Cybertron's core, executed Sentinel and renamed himself “Megatron” to the cheers of the High Guard.

B and Elita attempted to stop Megatron's rampage, but to no avail as they were no match for his powerful new form. Just then, Orion, reformatted by the Matrix into Optimus Prime, returned to the surface and defeated Megatron, banishing him and his followers from Iacon. Optimus, now the new ruler of Cybertron, stated that he would need B and Elita at his side, much to B's excitement. As Optimus used the power of the Matrix to make energon flow once more, B looked on as all the cogless miners were granted cogs and became fully autonomous “Autobots”, determined to defend Cybertron from all future threats.

Some time later, B went to see his old friends on sublevel 50 to share the tale of his adventure. After quickly putting Steve's head back on, B proceeded to show off his new knife hands, accidentally killing Steve (again) and A-A-Tron, to his horror. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===''One: New Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Humber Mirabal]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Crate Dodging Challenge: Last Bot Standing}} {{storylink|Battle Royale: Only One Shall Stand}} {{storylink|Can the Team Escape the Tomb?}} {{storylink|Bumblebee’s VLOG: Heroic or Hilarious?}} {{storylink|The Quintessons’ Hide and Seek Hunt!}}
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==Toys==
===''One''===
{{anchor|MegaChangers}}
[[File:TF-One-Mega-Changers-Bumblebee-B-127.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (Mega Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:Released as part of the rebranded "Mega Changers" assortment for the [[Transformers One (toyline)|''Transformers One'' toyline]], this 12-inch Bumblebee/B-127 figure transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian car.

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[[File:TF-One-Mega-Changers-4pk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|''' Bumblebee/B-127, Optimus Prime/Orion Pax, Megatron/D-16, & Starscream''' (Mega Changer 4-Pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:Mega Changer Bumblebee/B-127 was re-released in November as part of a [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack with [[Optimus Prime (One)#Mega4pk|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)#Mega4pk|Megatron/D-16]], and [[Starscream (One)#Mega4pk|Starscream]], $10 cheaper than the four individually.

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[[File:ROTB-toy-2in1-mask-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nomouthatron]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (2-in-1 Mask, 2024)}}</ul>
:The wearable transforming mask from [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mask|''Rise of the Beasts'']] was repackaged for ''One'' with no known changes.

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[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-B-127.jpg|thumb|It is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to [[Drift (AOE)#Age of Extinction|this]] transformation scheme.|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (Cog Changers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Cog Power Change Bumblebee''' (コグパワーチェンジバンブルビー)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[July 13]]
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''OCP-01'''

:Released as part of the first wave of ''Transformers One'' Cog Changers, Bumblebee/B-127 transforms from robot to Cybertronian car by sliding up and pressing a transformation cog shaped panel on his chest. Transformation into robot mode is done manually by flipping it like a switchblade. Unlike previous One Step Changers, he lacks any robot mode articulation beyond waggling his free-moving arms side to side.

:For Japanese buyers, Bumblebee is also available for purchase as a set with [[Optimus Prime (One)#One|Deluxe Class (Prime Changers) Optimus Prime]] in [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

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[[File:TF-One-Robot-Battlers-B-127.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Bee has wings]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, base
:Bumblebee/B-127 transforms from robot to Cybertronian car in only 3 steps and includes an Energon sword. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off of their base.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cybertron Rush Battle: Hero-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルヒーローたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''ID number'': '''OCR-02'''
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, base

:The Robot Battlers Bumblebee was released in Japan as part of a "Cybertron Rush Battle" 3-pack with [[Sentinel Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Alpha Trion (One)#RobotBattlers|Alpha Trion]].

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[[File:TF-One-Energon-Glow-Bumblebee.jpg||Welcome back, Goldbug!|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Glow Bumblebee''' (Energon Glow, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Energon Glow Bumblebee''' (エネルゴングローバンブルビー)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''Accessories'': sword, blaster

:Released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the United States and a few other select retailers across different regions, Energon Glow Bumblebee is an approximately Deluxe-sized toy, albeit slightly larger than his below Prime Changers version. He also features simpler engineering, with a big portion of the toy's budget being instead dedicated to a light-up chest gimmick activated by pressing his stomach. His arm blade and blaster can be used on either arm and combined to store on his robot back/vehicle roof.

:His paintjob is noticeably more gold-leaning (and in turn, more screen-accurate) than most other Bumblebees in the ''Transformers One'' mainline. Keeping in line with the "Energon Glow" theme of the figure, his wheels, lower arms, and car roof are all molded in transparent blue plastic.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeChanger}}
[[File:TF-One-Prime-Changers-Bumblebee-B-127.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ain't none of y'all old enough to go to the damn club!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (Prime Changers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Deluxe Class Bumblebee''' (デラックスクラスバンブルビー)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''OD-03'''
:*''Accessories'': sword, blaster, chest cover
:Released as part of the Prime Changers line, Bumblebee/B-127 transforms from a robot to Cybertronian sports car in 15 steps. His chest plate can be removed to reveal a non-removable transformation cog. The blaster only attaches to his left hand, and the arm blade only to right unless combined with the blaster. The combined form is used to store the accessories on his robot back and vehicle roof, though they can also be attached individually if you want one equipped but not the other. Due to his particular conversion scheme, he can replicate the "car with arms" form he took while attempting to transform for the first time. He has a 3 mm flight stand port on his backside, only accessible in robot mode.

:His dark gunmetal, bright silver, and slate blue paint applications use glittery paint, while his plastic is pearlescent.

:While he appears to have a design flaw preventing his ankle tilts from working, this appears to actually be intentional. The tilt is necessary to lock his feet into position in vehicle mode, but due to the squared off socket for the joint pin, the feet become mostly locked in place in robot mode.

:Bee is the odd man out of the Prime Changers, being the only one who isn't roughly in [[scale]] with the rest. While having roughly the same mass as the other figures, his head, feet, and legs are about half again as big due to him basically being stretched to match their size.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeriesTFoneBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Badassatronimus Prime]]
*'''B-127/Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''
**Accessories: 2 Energon knives, 2 blasters, rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Part of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' A-level assortment for 2025, Bumblebee is based on his appearance in ''Transformers One'', transforming into a Cybertronian car. He comes with blaster attachments and Energon blades that plug into them to recreate his iconic knife hands, and a [[Tracker]] blaster.

:Bumblebee was first revealed on [[Thew Adams]]' YouTube channel on [[September 4]] as part of a series of related reveals leading up to "Transformers Day" on [[September 17]], [[2024]], when he was made available to pre-order.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers One===
[[File:TFOne B127 Halloween Costume.jpg|thumb|upright|150px|Now kids can troll everyone by declaring his other name over and over again!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''B-127''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:A children's product based on his appearance in the ''One'' film, the B-127 costume is comprised of a bodysuit and mask.

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===Yolopark===
{{anchor|AMKCogless}}
[[File:Yolopark-TF-One-AMK-Model-Kit-Cogless-B-127.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Build-Your-Own Badassatron.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''(Cog-less Bot Mode) B-127''' (AMK Series Model Kit, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 pairs of hands, <s>Cog of Conversion</s> Transformation Cog, Jetpack, Welding Helmet

:Released as part of [[Yolopark]]'s [[Yolopark#AMK Series|Advance Model Kit (AMK)]] lineup, this B-127 is modeled after his Cog-less Cybertronian form, and he can be only completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from his hand parts, B-127 also comes with an additional Transformation Cog, an unpainted (and non-screen accurate) welding helmet, and a Jetpack accessory, though he is not seen using it in the film.

:Due to how B-127's empty Cog slot is designed, there is ''no'' absolute way to make him interact with the accessory.

:Like most Yolopark AMK kits, B-127's pre-assembled parts can also be detached, except for the pinned areas, making it generally easy to customize the kit if desired.

:B-127 can be bought in either the default-styled "gift box" or "tin box"-styled packaging. The latter can be purchased with the other three Cog-less figures as a 4-pack set with an acrylic standee.

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[[File:Yolopark-TF-One-AMK-Model-Kit-Cogged-B-127.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''(Cogged Bot Mode) B-127''' (AMK Series Model Kit, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands, 1 pair of <s>Sword</s> Knife Hands, arm-mounted blaster, battle mask

:This model kit of B-127 is based on his cogged form, and he comes with an additional interchangeable Battle Mask, a pair of <s>Sword</s> Knife Hands, and a single arm-mounted blaster.

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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees GV05 B-127.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''B-127''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 open hands, pistol, spare peg-and-ball piece, stand

:[[Blokees]] B-127 is a 4.25 inch tall non-transforming buildable figure based on his cogless appearance early in the film. He appears once in every case of nine blind boxes. Like the rest of his wave, B features an upgraded suite of standard body parts, with sturdier hinge joints and slightly more complex builds than their Generation 1 counterparts.

:B-127 includes the usual pairs of gripping fists and open hands, a laser pistol, and a two-studded connectable figure stand.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee/B-127''' (Classic Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': TBD
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (grip, open palm), 2 face parts (masked, unmasked), 2 Stinger Blades, Stinger Blaster, 2 figure stands, 2 energy effects

:Classic Class Bumblebee/B-127 is a 4.5-inch tall non-transforming Deluxe/Prime Changer-sized Gunpla-style model kit with some pre-painted parts on the runners. He also features a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least ''lightly'' tap some areas on the torso), causing the eyes to glow for a limited time. Aside from the usual display stand and hand parts, B also comes with his pair of stinger blades, one stinger blaster, and battle-masked face. While the pieces are molded on a touch-gate runner for easy removal of parts without nippers or tools, the former is required for a cleaner cut.

:Intial runs of the kit come with a limited edition [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita One vehicle mode]] accessory.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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===Killerbody===
[[File:Killerbody-bee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|[[Super deformed]].]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2024)
**''Accessories'': Stand, Mask, Hand Cannon, 2 Swords

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed Bumblebee features, light-up eyes, attachable weapons and shoulder and hip articulation.

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Of all the main cast of ''Transformers One'', Bumblebee has the greatest connection to his [[live-action film series]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)|counterpart]]: his name being given as "B-127" is taken from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and his helmet design (with its large "cheeks" and movable "antennae") bears resemblance to his appearance in that film; additionally, his overly-talkative nature is a meta-gag about his "future" self being best known for not being able to speak. Conversely, his battle mask resembles his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|original toy]].
*Despite the name being an alias used on most promotional material and toys, ''Bumblebee'' is never referred to as such in the film itself, presumably to avoid confusing audiences who [[Bumblebee (film)|already saw him receive that name on-screen]]. That, or Cybertronians don’t know what bees are yet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:One-B-127-stock.jpg|Original miner body
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:One Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]

Megatron (One)

2025-03-20T16:27:33Z

TheFallenOne2908: /* One film */

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''
[[File:Megatron (One).jpg|right|300px|thumb|Upright=1.66|"SENTINEL! Your miner has returned! I bring the destruction of Iacon!"]]

The humble energon miner known only as '''D-16''' was a stickler to protocol, a [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]] fanboy who believed strict adherence to the system and its rules would one day allow him to ascend to greater heights. His attitude often served as a reality check and grounding presence to his best friend, the bold and adventurous [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. However, after experiencing events that left his entire worldview turned upside down, D-16 would embark on a path consumed by anger and revenge... a path that corrupted him into a despotic villain even worse than the one he rose up to fight against. A villain called '''Megatron'''.

{{bigquote|The age of [[Thirteen|Primes]] has ended! No more [[Sentinel Prime (One)|false prophets]]! Follow me, and you will never again be deceived!! RISE UP!!!|D-16 declaring a new era|''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Tyree Henry]] (English), [[Subaru Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Baptiste Marc]] (European French), [[Alexandre Fortin]] (Canadian French), [[Lalo Capetillo]] (Latin-American Spanish, main dub), [[Erick Selim]] (Latin-American Spanish, first trailer), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin-American Spanish, alternate dub), [[Carles Lladó]] (Spain Spanish), [[Jan-David Rönfeldt]] (German), [[Romulo Estrela]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Simone Mori]] (Italian), [[Jussi Chydenius]] (Finnish), [[Wojciech Żołądkowicz]] (Polish), [[Hyeon Lee]] (Korean)}}

A cogless energon miner and big [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]] fan, D-16 often found himself bailing his best friend, [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], out of trouble. On one such occasion, after Orion had been caught trespassing in the archives, he gave D-16 a rare sticker of Megatronus to wear proudly on his shoulder. During a mining expedition with their captain [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], D-16 and Orion broke protocol when an unstable energon vein caused a collapse, staying behind to free the trapped [[Jazz (One)|Jazz]].

After a transmission from Cybertron’s leader, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]], announced that the [[Iacon 5000]] race was happening the following day, Orion tricked his friend into entering, using [[jet pack]]s to compensate for their inability to transform. Despite briefly taking the lead, the two ultimately placed last after D-16 was injured on the final stretch. Berating Orion for the trouble they were about to be in for daring to enter, the two friends were surprised when Sentinel Prime paid them a visit in the medbay and congratulated them for inspiring the other miners, promising they would be patched up in his quarters. However, before [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] could escort them there, [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]], furious at almost being beaten by two miners, tossed them down to sublevel 50, where they met the energetic [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]].

[[File:TF-One-D-16.jpg|thumb|right|150px|He’s getting the touch, he’s getting the power!]]
While being shown B-127's garbage statues, Orion discovered a transmitter that gave coordinates on the possible location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which had been lost for cycles, causing the energon to stop flowing. Though initially skeptical, D-16 eventually agreed to accompany Orion and B-127 to the surface to search for the artifact. Hitching a ride on a transport train with Elita-1 trying to stop them, the quartet was thrown from their transport after reaching the surface. After convincing Elita to join them on their quest, they arrived at an ancient cave containing the bodies of the fallen Primes. Although the Matrix was nowhere to be found, the four discovered that [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]]’s spark still flickered and revived him with an energon cube. Trion told them of the lie they had been living, about how Sentinel betrayed the Primes in favor of making a deal with the invading Quintessons and removed the transformation cogs from newly born Cybertronians so they could mine energon for the Quintessons.

Enraged by this revelation, D-16 vowed to kill Sentinel, unnerving his comrades. Trion granted the four transformation cogs, taken from the bodies of the fallen Primes.<ref>In the film, [[Prima|Prima Prime]]'s cog is shown going to D-16, while the film's novelization states he received [[Onyx Prime]]'s. 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> Fleeing from Sentinel's Death Trackers, the former Cybertronian High Guard captured the four. Unwilling to back down, D-16 fought the Guard's leader, [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]], defeating him and damaging his throat, and manifesting his [[fusion cannon]] for the first time. Though he ultimately chose not to execute Starscream, he promised it would be the last time he showed mercy, earning the respect and seizing control of the Guard. Before they could launch an attack, however, they were found by Sentinel’s forces, with D-16, B-127 and several others being captured and brought to Sentinel’s tower. D-16 refused to kneel before the false Prime who, noticing his Megatronus decal, painfully cut the symbol into his chest and revealed that he stole Megatronus' transformation cog after killing him.

After being freed in a siege led by Orion and Elita-1, D-16 seized the opportunity to attack Sentinel. Despite being outmatched, a citywide broadcast of Airachnid's memories revealing Sentinel's treachery gave D-16 the opening to overpower Sentinel, ripping off his wings and preventing his escape. Aiming his fusion cannon at the false Prime, D-16 was horrified when his shot hit an intercepting Orion, who had attempted to stop him from becoming like Sentinel. Eventually deciding he was done saving his friend, D-16 let Orion fall into Cybertron's core and tore Sentinel in half, seizing Megatronus' cog from his chest and declaring himself "Megatron". Rallying the High Guard to ransack the city, Megatron briefly fought B-127 and Elita-1 before Orion, repaired and empowered by the Matrix of Leadership into Optimus Prime, returned to the surface. In the ensuing battle, Optimus overpowered Megatron and banished him from Iacon, lamenting to his former friend about how he had chosen to destroy Cybertron like Sentinel had. Declaring that this wasn't over, Megatron and the High Guard retreated.

In the shadows, Megatron rechristened his new followers "[[Decepticon]]s" and swore revenge on Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

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===''One: New Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Humber Mirabal]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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{{storylink|Energon Trick Shot Challenge!}} {{storylink|Crate Dodging Challenge: Last Bot Standing}} {{storylink|Battle Royale: Only One Shall Stand}} {{storylink|Can the Team Escape the Tomb?}} {{storylink|The Quintessons’ Hide and Seek Hunt!}}
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==Toys==
===''One''===
[[File:TF-One-Mega-Changers-Megatron-D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron/D-16''' (Mega Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon
:Another repackage of the ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Titan Changer [[Megatron (G1)/toys#TitanChanger|Megatron]], released as part of the rebranded "Mega Changers" line of [[Transformers One (toyline)|''Transformers One'' toys]]. He transforms from a thin robot to a tank. The fusion cannon can be mounted on either arm or held in either fist via a 5 mm post. His only articulation is at the ball-jointed shoulders.

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[[File:TF-One-Mega-Changers-4pk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee/B-127, Optimus Prime/Orion Pax, Megatron/D-16, & Starscream''' (Mega Changer 4-Pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:Mega Changer Megatron/D-16 was re-released in November as part of a [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#Mega4pk|Bumblebee/B-127]], [[Optimus Prime (One)#Mega4pk|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]], and [[Starscream (One)#Mega4pk|Starscream]], $10 cheaper than the four individually.

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[[File:TF-One-Robot-Battlers-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#Generations_Selects|Super Megatron]] 2, Electric Boogaloo]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, Fusion Cannon, base
:"Robot Battlers" Megatron transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian tank. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off from their base. He is packaged in a 2-pack set with [[Optimus Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Optimus Prime]], and includes an additional cannon accessory that plugs over his arm alongside the standard Energon sword.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cybertron Rush Battle Leader-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルリーダーたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''OCR-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, Fusion Cannon, base

:The Robot Battlers Megatron is released in Japan as part of a "Cybertron Rush Battle" 3-pack with [[Optimus Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita-1 (One)#One|Elita-1]].

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[[File:TF-One-Race-&-Blast-Megatron-D-16-and-Decepticon-Whirlwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Whirlwing is trying ''really'' hard to not think about how he's being launched from D-16's crotch.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron/D-16 & Decepticon Whirlwing''' (Race & Blast 2-Pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:A [[Target]] exclusive, "Race & Blast" Megatron is a retool of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]], with a new head, chest, shins, and cannon. He transforms into a Cybertronian tank. In this mode, the front clamp between his treads can be loaded with his partner [[Whirlwing]]—or any other [[Cyclone]]-style [[Mini-Con]]—and launched by pushing the trigger next to his Fusion Cannon.

:Being a retool of a different character, his fusion cannon is permanently affixed to his left arm instead of his right. The toy is largely based on his Megatron design, though the cannon is based on cogged D-16's.

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[[File:TF-One-Race-Changers-2pk-Optimus-Prime-Orion-Pax-vs-Megatron-D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax vs. Megatron/D-16''' (Race Changers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': launcher
:"Race Changers" Megatron/D-16 is, shockingly, a retool of the tank version of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Bot Shots Megatron]] from 2012. The design of the front of the tank has been changed and missile pods have been added to the back of the tank. He features a spring-loaded [[autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front is pressed. His chest spinner no longer has the battle gimmick, only a Decepticon insignia on one side with the other sides left blank. The included launcher is a new design.

:Megatron comes in a Target-exclusive 2-pack with [[Optimus Prime (One)#RaceChangers|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]]. They can be launched at each other for combative play or have the launchers connected side-by-side for racing action. Interestingly, the launchers have "2017" molded into their bottoms, whereas the original [[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots toyline]] ended in 2013. This suggests these remolds were made for an earlier toyline but ultimately weren't released until now.

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[[File:Tfone-racing-warrior-megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Talking about this toy will make you feel like you're playing chess.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron/D-16 / Optimus Prime/Orion Pax / Autobot Mirage''' (Iacon Race 3-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:Released as part of the Target-exclusive Iacon Race 3-pack, Megatron/D-16 is a retool of the first ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Megatron]] 1-Step Changer and transforms between robot and tank modes in one step.

:Megatron/D-16 comes packaged with [[Mirage (One)#One|Mirage]] and [[Optimus Prime (One)#IaconRace|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]]. Initial listings for the set had the name "Racing Warrior 3-pack".

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[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-Megatron-D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron/D-16''' (Cog Changers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Cog Power Change Megatron''' (コグパワーチェンジメガトロン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OCP-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:Released as part of the second wave of ''Transformers One'' Cog Changers, Megatron/D-16 transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank by sliding up and pressing a transformation cog shaped panel on his chest. Transformation into robot mode is done manually. The toy is based on his cogged D-16 design.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeriesDeluxeOneMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[The Loyal Subjects|Him Megatron have legs that go for miiiles]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''114'''
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SS-138'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[February 22]]
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Arm Cannon, 2 side cannons, turret base, "Metropolis of Iacon" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>

:Released in the final wave of 2024 ''[[Studio Series]]'' toys, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian tank and is based on his form in the final battle of ''Transformers One'', thus lacking the Decepticon insignia added in the post-credit scene. However, the fusion cannon and two side cannons are from his cogged D-16 form. His fusion cannon and smaller arm cannon can be mounted on either arm and combine to form the main turret of the tank mode. The smaller cannons can attach to the turret base or sides of his tank mode, or his left arm should you wish Megatron to possess a more movie-accurate machine gun. He also comes with a backdrop depicting the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] cityscape as seen in the film.

:His head tends to pop off easily unless you gently push it forward until you hear a quiet "click." The arm cannon can be attached to his fusion cannon to approximate his final form's cannon somewhat.

:Due to its somewhat limited tolerance, Megatron's thighs can cause a possible small dent if it collides with his lower waist.

:Megatron was first revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] along with the rest of his wave. This figure was included in a special "Media Influencer Box" sent out to select parties in late September—two months before the figure's scheduled release.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers One''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:A children's product based on his appearance in the ''One'' film, the Megatron costume is comprised of a bodysuit and mask.

===''Yolopark''===
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[[File:Yolopark-TF-One-AMK-Model-Kit-Cogless-D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''(Cog-less Bot Mode) D-16''' (AMK Series Model Kit, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 pairs of hands, <s>Cog of Conversion</s> Transformation Cog, Jetpack

:Released as part of [[Yolopark]]'s [[Yolopark#AMK_Series|Advance Model Kit (AMK)]] lineup, this D-16 is modeled after his Cog-less Cybertronian form, and he can be only completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from his hand parts, D-16 also comes with an additional jetpack he used to mine (and interfere in the Iacon 5000 race), and a Transformation Cog. While the Cog can be installed into D-16's empty slot, it does not have holes or friction to hold it.

:Unlike his fellow Cog-less bots, D-16 features opaque yellow paint on his eyes. Due to the paint layers, any of its optic details have been largely drowned out.

:Like most Yolopark AMK kits, D-16's pre-assembled parts can also be detached, except for the pinned areas, making it generally easy to customize the kit if desired.

:D-16 can be bought in either the default-styled "gift box" or "tin box"-styled packaging. The latter can be purchased with the other three Cog-less figures as a 4-pack set with an acrylic standee.

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[[File:Yolopark-TF-One-AMK-Model-Kit-Cogged-D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''(Cogged Bot Mode) D-16''' (AMK Series Model Kit, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 pairs of hands, small cannon, Fusion Cannon

:This model kit of D-16 is based on his cogged form, and he comes with his signature Fusion Cannon and a small cannon that he obtained from his evolution to Megatron.
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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees GV05 D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''D-16 COG''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 open hands, fusion cannon, secondary cannon, spare peg-and-ball piece, stand

:[[Blokees]] D-16 is a 4.25-inch tall non-transforming buildable figure representing his post-cog body. He appears once in every case of nine blind boxes. As with the rest of his wave, D features an upgraded suite of standard body parts, with sturdier hinge joints and slightly more complex builds than their Generation 1 counterparts.

:D-16 includes the usual pairs of gripping fists and open hands, his original fusion cannon, his secondary cannon, and a two-studded connectable figure stand. He also features the Megatronus decal on his left shoulder, as well as the later approximation of it burned into his chest. You may want to buy a second copy if you want to depict both options accurately.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-One-Classic-Class-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Classic Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''12'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (grip, open palm), triple-barreled fusion cannon, secondary cannon, 2 figure stands, 2 energy effects

:Released as part of Blokees' ''Classic Class'' model kit line, this Megatron is a 4.5-inch tall non-transforming Deluxe/Prime Changer-sized ''Gunpla''-style model kit with pre-painted parts on the runners. He also features a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least ''lightly tap'' some areas on the torso), causing the eyes and his inner Cog to glow for a limited time. Aside from the usual display stand, the similar pairs of hand parts, and the secondary arm-mounted cannon, Megatron also comes with his signature triple-barreled fusion cannon. While the pieces are molded on a touch-gate runner for easy removal of parts without nippers or tools, the former is required for a cleaner cut.

:Since the forearms are designed to be asymmetrical, it is not feasible to create a proper non-Fusion Cannon-activated right forearm with the original parts from another copy of the kit, unless ''extensive'' modifications are made.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Classic Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''

:''Classic Class'' Starscream comes with a mini vehicle kit of Megatron's tank mode.

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===Threezero===
[[File:Threezero MDLX TFOne Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron/D-16''' (MDLX, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 heads , 3 Chest Parts, 2 pairs of Shoulder parts, D-16 [[Fusion cannon]], tri-barrel Fusion cannon, secondary cannon, transformation cog

:Sold as part of [[Threezero]]'s ''One''-based MDLX line, this Megatron is a smaller-scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like ''Figma'' and ''S.H. Figuarts''. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed and features interchangeable hands and accessories. The figure comes with pieces that allow him to convert between "D-16" and "Megatron" modes, including both versions of his Fusion cannon. Additionally, he will also include an additional "D-16" chestplate bearing the Megatronus symbol carved into it by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]].

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===Killerbody===
[[File:Killerbody-megs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|googoo gaga]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': "Aggregate cannon" (two arm cannons)

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed Megatron features, light-up eyes, attachable weapons, and shoulder and hip articulation.

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==Notes==
* D-16's cogless form with his black, dome-shaped helmet resembles Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics appearance]], which in turn was based on concept art for an unproduced prototype version of the original Takara Micro Change figure.
* The red energy trails that D-16/Megatron displayed is a reference to the same red berserker eyes and energy trails displayed by the Gundam Barbatos Lupus/Lupus Rex from ''Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')

==Gallery==
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File:One-D-16-stock.jpg|Original miner body
File:One-D-16-cog form.jpg|Cogged form
File:TFOne Megatron full body.jpg|Reformatted as Megatron
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:One Decepticons]]
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Rom: Dire Wraiths

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[[File:RomDireWraiths TPB.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Booyah!]]

'''''Rom: Dire Wraiths''''' is a limited comic book series from [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2020]]. In addition to [[Rom]], the series also features characters from the ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' franchise.

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* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 1|#1]]
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 2|#2]]
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 3|#3]]
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==Premise==
"They made it past the initial nail-biting part of the journey, with a speedy liftoff from Merritt Island. They were thrown left and right against their straps in spasmodic little jerks as they rode into orbit and steered insanely fast into space. But that would not be the biggest challenge they would face. As they set foot on the moon, they found something inhuman waiting for them, ready to hitch a ride back to Earth! With Rom the Spaceknight seemingly nowhere in sight, only a handful of intrepid astronauts can prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind!"

==Creative team==
The series is written by returning ''[[ROM (comic)|ROM]]'' writer [[Chris Ryall]]. The main story, ''One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind'', is drawn by [[Luca Pizzari]] with colors by [[Jim Boswell]]. The backup story, ''One Small Step for a Spaceknight'', features pencils by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], inks by [[Sal Buscema]], and colors by [[Ross Campbell]].

==Collections==
* '''''Rom: Dire Wraiths'' TPB''' <small>([[January 19]], [[2021]]) ISBN 1684056810 / ISBN 978-1684056811</small>
** Contains all three issues.
** Bonus material includes drawing sketches by Guy Dorian Sr. and Sal Buscema.

==Notes==
* The series was originally scheduled to debut in November 2019 but was delayed until January 2020.
* Upon announcement, it was unclear whether ''Dire Wraiths'' would be set in the [[Hasbro Universe]], which had officially ended with ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' back in 2018. Fan correspondence with Chris Ryall later confirmed the intention for the series to be part of the previous continuity, along with the series featuring previously-established characters and elements.

==External links==
* [https://www.idwpublishing.com/rom-dire-wraiths-miniseries-reveals-the-terrifying-truth-of-the-moon-landing/ IDW Publishing's official announcement]
* {{w|Rom: Dire Wraiths}} at Wikipedia

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Homage

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[[File:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|right|upright=2.0|thumb|Everybody knows where this art [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|comes from]].]]
In fan terminology, an '''homage''' is an item featuring design elements specifically and intentionally resembling previous works. This could come in the form of a newer toy resembling a legacy character or a comic cover parodying an iconic one for example. Sometimes, toy homages are given different names from their predecessors if the rights to the name are lost via trademark murkiness, or if the name has already been applied to a non-homage toy within the same series.

Conversely, in order to protect trademarked names, Hasbro and Takara often reuse the same names repeatedly, often on very different toys or very different characters within the official fiction. Since use of the term "homage" within the fandom is almost exclusively in reference to visual similarities, these name reuses alone are not considered homages.
==Examples==
===Internal homages===
====Toys====
As toys are the most prominent part of the Transformers brand with designers constantly needing to come up with concepts for new ones, homages are most commonly found in the various Transformers toy lines. The following is a list of intentional design homages in various lines over the years.

<center><gallery>
File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] homages the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]].
File:Universe KingAtlas toy.jpg|[[King Atlas]] was originally intended to homage [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]].
File:Energon downshift toy.jpg|[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s design homages [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].
File:En-toy Skyblast.jpg|[[Skyblast (Energon)|Energon Skyblast]]'s design homages [[Jetfire (G1)|Generation 1 Jetfire]].
File:Energon Shockblast toy.jpg|[[Shockblast]]'s design homages [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].
File:Cybertronsmokescreentoy.jpg|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] is actually a ''double'' homage: While his deco is (obviously) based on ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], his robot mode, especially the colors of the helmet, is based on [[Action Master]] [[Rad (G1)|Rad]].
File:Movie-toy Fracture.jpg|[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] homages the ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]].
File:BoosterX10stock.jpg|[[Booster X10]] homages [[Laserbeak (G1)|Generation 1 Laserbeak]].
File:ROTF-toy_Deadlift.jpg|[[Deadlift]] homages the ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Spoons]] and, simultaneously, the 2007 [[Transformers: The Game]] drone [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]] that inspired the design of the [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|original toy]].
File:TF2010-toy_Hailstorm.jpg|At [[Toy Fair 2010]], [[Hasbro]] declared that [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|''Transformers'' (2010) Hailstorm]] was designed as an homage to [[Mindset (G2)|''Generation 2'' Mindset]].
File:ShatteredGlasstoy-Starscream.jpg|[[Starscream (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Starscream]]'s color scheme homages [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].
File:SGtoy-Thundercracker.jpg|[[Thundercracker (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Thundercracker]]'s [[neon]] color scheme is a homage to his Generation 1 self's [[Europe]]an [[Action Master]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|toy]].
File:RBAniMagnus.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was [[redeco]]ed as an homage to [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]].
File:TF2010-toy Breacher.jpg|[[Breacher (TF 2010)|Breacher]]'s overall design and colour scheme are based on [[ATV|the ATV]] Micromaster base. He was even listed as [[Groundshaker]], the ATV's driver, at one point.
File:DarksteelToyPromo.JPG|[[Darksteel (DOTM)|Darksteel]] homages [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]].
File:Primetoy-HyperspeedWheeljack.jpg|[[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]] homages the [[pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that would later inspire [[Exhaust]].
File:AoE deluxe Hot Shot.jpg|[[Hot Shot (AOE)|Hot Shot]] homages [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].
File:Takaratomy-cloud-roadbuster.jpg|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)|''Cloud'' Roadbuster]] was designed as an homage to [[Ironhide (Energon)|''Energon'' Ironhide]].
File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Daburu.jpg|[[Daburu (TR)|Daburu]] homages the [[Beastformer]] [[White Leo]], right down to the eye patch.
File:Legends LGEX MagnaConvoy.jpg|[[Magna Convoy]] homages ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy...
File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-31-Delta-Magnus.jpg|...and so does [[Delta Magnus]].
File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Leader-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]]'s vehicle mode homages ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]].
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====Comic book and other artwork====
<center><gallery>
File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|The beginning...
File:TDOOP cvrRIA.jpg|...not ''really'' the end (despite the title)...
File:RG1 100 cvrB.jpg|...the end...
File:TAAO1 cvrREB.jpg|...another beginning...
File:InexorableMarch-title.jpg|...Oh ''come on''.
File:TFUnicron1 cvrRIC.jpg|...and (almost) the end...again.
File:UnicronHaslabBundleCover.jpg|It's at least in [[scale]] now.
File:TF 1 40th Cover B.jpg|Megatron's version
File:MarvelUK-001.jpg|''Fight for the king, For the hammer and the ring, Fight for the ancient story''.
File:RG1 100 concvr.jpg|''Fight 'til we die, In a battle in the sky, Fight all the foes before thee''.
File:Generic autobots marvel 1.jpg
File:GoldenAge-PrimusRID2012.jpg
File:Introdump decepticons marvelus01.jpg|How to [[introdump]] and ''mean'' it.
File:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg|How to homage and ''mean'' it.
File:MarvelUS-03.jpg|Guest appearance...
File:Megsandspidy.jpg|...and fully-fledged crossover.
File:MarvelUS-05.jpg|Iconic...
File:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|...subtle...
File:R0S 1 b.jpg|...derivative...
File:OP1 Riptcvr.jpg|...grammatically challenged...
File:Destro 1 Comic Kingdom Creative Cover.jpg|...cross-franchise.
File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|Classic...
File:TFTM1.jpg|...colorful...
File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|...celebratory...
File:ShellGame1b.jpg|...theoretical...
File:TAM TPB.jpg |...remastered...
File:TFvol1 31cvrRI.jpg|...commemorative...
File:I Dream of Wires TFTM homage.jpg|...rather random...
File:Timelines10 diamonded.jpg|...faithful...
File:LL1 Riptcvr.jpg|...par for the course...
File:Echoes and Fragments cover.jpg|...borderline parodic.
File:TFUnicron1 stadiumcvr.jpg|Just like old times.
File:TFGG01-cvrPI.jpg|
File:ROTB-digital-poster.jpg|''Aaaand'' here we go again...
File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|Disposing of an old toy...
File:TotaledOptimusExplodes.jpg|...working out the kinks for a new one.
File:MarvelUK-113.jpg|''A-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go, Heigh-ho, the derry-o, A-hunting we will go.''
File:LL24 cvrB.jpg|'''Objection!!!'''
File:MarvelUK-150.jpg|Open, dammit, open!
File:TDOOP cvrB.jpg|Oops, broke it.
File:MarvelUS-69.jpg|Eye of the Storm...
File:Htcc-53.jpg|...Eye of the Club?
File:MarvelUSG2-05.jpg|Alas, poor Bludgeon...
File:RG1 96 cvrB.jpg|...really?
File:G1 ongoing 13.jpg|We never knew him.
File:IDWSG 5 cvrA.jpg|It's [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s turn now.
File:Target2006 enjoying the ride.jpg|An iconic battle...
File:RG1_94_cvrRI.jpg|...and a massive callback, many years later.
File:Galvatrong1.jpg|The ending of said iconic battle...
File:Ultra magnus galvatron ii destiny.jpg|...and the callback's ending.
File:MarvelUS-07.jpg|
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover B.jpg|
File:IDW Generations 1 Cover ND.jpg|
File:Digitaldoomonthehighwaytodestruction.jpg|This is a weird road...
File:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|...what, no giant gun overlooking the valley from atop?
File:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|
File:Titan-MatrixQuestHC.jpg|
File:Hawk.jpg|Hawkimus Prime!
File:HoistTheFlag - Shokaract holds the Matrix of Conquest.jpg|
File:MarvelUS-30.jpg|
File:IDW Generations 11 Cover A.jpg|The Scraplets got wet! They're completely useless now!
File:StarConvoyBoxArt1.jpg
File:Selects Star Convoy Splash.jpg
File:Primalprimetheborrower.jpg|Sometimes homages tell a lot about a character...
File:The Transgressors visual references.jpg|...while other times, they're just done for the sake of it.
File:MTMTE1vsLostLight18.jpg|Journey's end mirroring its beginning.
File:E Xeons Head.jpg|Borrowing from the same inspiration as the "Alas, poor Bludgeon" cover...
File:LegendsConvobatcomic.jpg|...while this one specifically references many elements otherwise unique to the previous image.
File:RG1 80pt5 cvr.jpg|''It's the nature of time, That the old ways must give in.''
File:RG1 96 cvrA.jpg|''It's the nature of time, That the new ways comes in sin.''
File:RG1 76-80 100pgSpectacular.jpg|''When the new meets the old, It always end the ancient ways.''
File:Infiltration 5a.jpg|Choked!
File:Infiltration_6a.jpg|Choking!
File:LL4 cvrRI.jpg|Choked again!
File:OP5 cvrRI.jpg|Choking again!
File:LSotW 1cvrA.jpg|They're the best there is at what they do...
File:TF84 4 cvrRI.jpg|... but what they do isn't very nice.
File:AHM 1cvrA.jpg|The original...
File:AHM 12cvrA.jpg|...the reaction...
File:TF49 regcvr.jpg|...and the imitation.
File:MarvelUS-18.jpg|You are indeed brave, good Sir Knight, but the fight is mine.
File:IDW Generations 6 Cover B.jpg|Oohh, had enough, eh?
File:TAAO1 cvrREA.jpg|Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left!
File:MTMTE 9 infomercial toy instructions.jpg|This is slightly obscure.
File:GiGmissiles.jpg|This is even more obscure...
File:RegenerationOne94WarworldMissiles.jpg|...but hailing from the same country probably helps.
File:Marvel-us05-neworder-autobot-ceiling.jpg|Did you know that [[fandom:stargate:Teal'c of Chulak|Teal'c]] is a Shockwave fan?
File:RID17 useful effect.jpg|He goes to ''so many'' garage sales.
File:G1toy optimus prime variants and running changes.jpg|This is also ''extremely'' obscure...
File:OP1 PXUKcvr.jpg|...and to be perfectly honest, a ''French'' flag would have made a little bit more sense.
File:TheGodWar-godwar.jpg|
File:LL-23-GuidingHandWar.jpg|
File:MarvelUSG2-01A.jpg|Prime needs to work on his aim.
File:IDWSG 1 cvrA.jpg|I always thought Blurr was a bit of a pirate at heart.
File:MarvelUS-71.jpg|''Raindrops keep fallin' on my head.''
File:IDWSG 2 cvrA.jpg|''But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red.''
File:MarvelUS-25.jpg|
File:IDWSG 3 cvrA.jpg|
File:MarvelUS-67.jpg|Galvatron's dream of a planetary disco is achieved.
File:IDWSG 4 cvrA.jpg|ALL HAIL GOLDBUG!
File:Beast-Machines-cartoon-poster.jpg|
File:TheWreckers1 regcvr.JPG|
File:Megatrong2cobra.jpg|A classic Generation 2
File:TCC52 Megatron.jpg|A Generation 2 Classic
File:TF2023_–Starscream_and_Davey.jpg
File:TF2023_no._8_-_Thundercracker_and_the_captain.jpg
</gallery></center>

===Homages to external properties===
Not every reference in Transformers fiction is an homage to an older series or character; Transformers fiction references external brands as well. Such references often take the form of comic covers or interior panels that bear an intentional visual similarity to classic or well-known comics or films, though this is by no means a hard and fast rule. Below are some notable examples:

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File:MarvelUK-002.jpg|[[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] started with an homage right with its [[The Transformers (issue)|second issue]], homaging the cover of EC Comics's [http://www.comics.org/issue/10134/cover/4/ ''Weird Science'' #16].
File:TransformersGhostbusters1.jpg|When there's something strange in... southern Peru...? [[Susan Hoffman]]'s assistants look a lot like ''The Real [[Ghostbusters]]''.
File:MarvelUS-22.jpg|One of the few instances where the "external property" element (in this case Marvel's 25th Anniversary frame) actually appears on a ''Transformers'' cover itself.
Htcc-50.jpg|A direct homage to the ''Transformers'' cover...
File:OP25 cvrA.jpg|...whereas this one specifically homages the cover of Marvel's [[wikia:marvel:Thor Vol 1 373|''Thor'' #373]], which also featured the 25th Anniversary frame.
File:Universewreckers1b.jpg|The cover of [[Departure|''Transformers: The Wreckers'' No. 1]], in which the various character poses are meant to evoke the cover of [[Marvel Comics]]' [https://www.comics.org/issue/28072/cover/4 ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1].
File:MicronautsAnnual17 regcvr.jpg|Does it have 68 big pages, right?
File:DW Armada 18.jpg|The cover of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[The End (Armada)|''Armada'' #18]] homages the cover of Marvel's [http://en.marveldatabase.com/X-Men_Vol_1_135 ''Uncanny X-Men'' #135] by John Byrne, which itself homages the cover of [http://en.marveldatabase.com/X-Men_Vol_1_56 ''X-Men'' #56] by Neal Adams.
File:Infiltration 1 new dimensions exclusive cover.jpg|The New Dimension Comics exclusive cover of [[Infiltration issue 1|''Infiltration'' #1]], which homages the cover of Marvel's [https://www.comics.org/issue/16556/cover/4/ ''Fantastic Four'' #1]. Fantastic Formers?
File:MTMTE1 cvrE.jpg|The cover of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|#1]], homaging DC's [http://www.comics.org/issue/42881/cover/4/ ''Justice League'' #1], in which everyone is grumpy because [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] pushed them out of the way and hogged the group shot.
File:MTMTE28 subcvr.jpg|You really thought they stopped there?
File:MTMTE43 subcvr.jpg|Hey, DC themselves homaged and parodied the hell out of this one too ([https://www.comics.org/issue/46076/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/290465/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/45895/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/50994/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/50458/cover/4/] [https://www.comics.org/issue/203861/cover/4/]), so why not?
File:MTMTE57_subcvr.jpg|[[Furmanism|It's Over! Finished!]]
File:LL10 cvrA.jpg|[[Furmanism|It never ends.]]
File:Autocracy_5.jpg|Homaging the cover to [[fandom:dc:Batman Vol 1 406|''Batman'' #406]].
File:AHM 1cvrEXCL.jpg|The Apocalypse Comics exclusive cover of IDW's [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'']] [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|#1]], in which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] royally pisses off the [[Joker]] by imitating him.
File:Htcc-29.jpg|[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29]] referencing the poster for {{w|Up (2009 film)|''Up''}}.
File:Intersectionality 1 of 5.jpg|Pawns of the <s>White Queen</s> Lord Imperious Delirious. Homage to Marvel's [https://www.comics.org/issue/41450/cover/4/ ''The New Mutants'' vol. 1 #39].
File:AHM 12cvrRI.jpg|The Apocalypse Comics exclusive cover of IDW's [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|''All Hail Megatron'']] [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|#12]], in which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gives up being a... superhero?
File:TFvol1 12cvrNYCC.jpg|The New York Comic-Con exclusive cover of IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'']] [[International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|#12]], in which [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] throws the most awkward punch ever, and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] pets invisible dogs.
File:AHM 16cvrLongBeach.jpg|''I wish they all could be California girls.''
File:Timelines08-Retailcover.jpg|Not actually the Prime Syndicate of Seibertron.
File:LastBotStanding 4 cvrD.jpg|Homaging the cover to [[fandom:marvel:Captain America Annual Vol 1 8|''Captain America Annual'' #8]].
File:VoidRivals012ndB Cover.jpg|"Who were you expecting, a {{w|The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover|blue monster}}?"
File:ROM 4 subcvrA.jpg|Homaging the cover to [[fandom:marvel:Iron Man Vol 1 80|''Iron Man'' #80]].
File:ROM Annual 2017 subcvr.jpg|Homaging the [[Hulk]] cover to [[fandom:marvel:Fireside Book Series Vol 1 10|''Fireside Book Series'' #10]].
File:DireWraiths 3 cvrRI.jpg|Homaging the cover to [[fandom:dc:Justice League Vol 2 18|''Justice League'' #18]].
File:Focus on Decepticons.jpg|Who put this thing together? Me, that's who! Who do I trust? Me!
File:OPAnnual2018 cvrB.jpg|I don't think there's one word that can describe a man's life.
File:ToxicTransformer.jpg|The title and cover of ''[[The Toxic Transformer]]'' pay homage to ''{{w|The_Toxic_Avenger_(1984_film)|The Toxic Avenger}}''.
File:AHM 13cvrApocalypse.jpg|He has a point.
File:MTMTE33 cvrRE.jpg|Me Grimlock no get chaos theory.
File:TFGB02-cvrB.jpg|Clearly indication that a sequel ''will happen''.
File:TFUnicron6 cvrREA.jpg|He lives in the negative space.
File:BWU-TriggerWarningstitle.jpg|Brought to you by the GODDAMN Miller.
File:DarkCybertron cvrRE.jpg|That ''one'' time [[Rob Liefeld]] doesn't blatantly swipe someone else's art, but instead does a straightforward homage with the original artist credited...and it's himself.
File:TAAO4 regcvr.jpg|It was on this day that Cybertron received a grim reminder...
File:TFHalloween regcvr.jpg|Starscream homaging [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_large/6/67663/6875783-16-variant-full.jpg issue #16 of ''The Immortal Hulk'']
File:DW MTMTE Armada 1.jpg|
File:DW MTMTE Armada 2.jpg|
File:DW MTMTE Armada 3.jpg|
File:Energon MTMTE 1.jpg|
File:Revolution1_subcvrB.jpg|Not ''really'' the Official Handbook of the Hasbro Universe.
File:Revolution2_subcvrB.jpg|Still, at least they actually got [[John Byrne]] himself to do it.
File:Revolution3_subcvrB.jpg|Still running...
File:Revolution4_subcvrB.jpg|...more running...
File:Revolution5_subcvrB.jpg|...and it's a wrap.
</gallery></center>

===Real life===
Sometimes it's not a fictional scene that's being homaged, but a photo or event from real life, or from real life iconography.

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File:MarvelUK-301.jpg|Homaging the iconic [[World War II]] photo "{{w|Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima}}".
File:TFvsJoe new transylvania.jpg|Another homage to the same photograph.
File:MarvelUK-309.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|In the Court of the Crimson King}}'' by {{w|King Crimson}}, with the sub-title being derived from the album's opening track "{{w|21st Century Schizoid Man}}"
File:OptimusPrime-OriginalIDWTransformersPromo.jpg|Homaging the iconic {{w|Uncle Sam}} "I want you for U.S. Army" World War II recruitment poster.
File:Scarlett 1 Comic Kingdom Creative Cover.jpg|Another homage to the same poster.
File:TFvol1 1cvrRI.jpg|Homaging a poster from [[Barack Obama]]'s 2008 presidential campaign.
File:Defiance3 coverB.jpg|Homaging the music video of "{{w|Bohemian Rhapsody}}" by the English rock band {{w|Queen (band)|Queen}} (though the ''original'' version of this pose was the cover of their second album, ''{{w|Queen II}}'', photographed by Mick Rock).
File:RID12 cvrRI.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars}}'' by {{w|David Bowie}}.
File:MTMTE12 cvrRI.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band}}'' by [[Fab Four|The Beatles]].
File:Till All Are One tour poster.jpg|Homaging the cover of the single "{{w|The Trooper}}" by [[Iron Maiden]].
File:Dark Side of the Matrix album cover.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|The Dark Side of the Moon}}'' by {{w|Pink Floyd}}.
File:Bot Out Of Chaar album cover.jpg|Homaging the cover of the album ''{{w|Bat Out of Hell}}'' by {{w|Meat Loaf}}.
File:Spotlight Blurr cvrA.jpg|Homaging the layout of a magazine.
File:AHM 15cvrB.jpg|Homaging {{w|Vitruvian Man}} by {{w|Leonardo da Vinci}}.
File:LastBotStanding 2 cvrD.jpg|Homaging Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci.
File:Spotlight Wheelie cvrB.jpg|Homaging the appearance of a {{w|Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age cover}}.
File:TFLegends-Trypticon-Godzilla-comparison.jpg
File:Transformers_2023_9_Cover_A.jpg|Homaging the myth of {{w|Atlas (mythology)|Atlas}}.
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[[Category:Toys]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Rom: Dire Wraiths

2025-03-18T15:57:19Z

TheFallenOne2908:

[[File:DireWraiths 3 cvrRI.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Booyah!]]

'''''Rom: Dire Wraiths''''' is a limited comic book series from [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2020]]. In addition to [[Rom]], the series also features characters from the ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' franchise.

{{chapters|title=''Rom: Dire Wraiths'' issues:|style=3|prev=|prev2=|content=
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 1|#1]]
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 2|#2]]
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 3|#3]]
}}

==Premise==
"They made it past the initial nail-biting part of the journey, with a speedy liftoff from Merritt Island. They were thrown left and right against their straps in spasmodic little jerks as they rode into orbit and steered insanely fast into space. But that would not be the biggest challenge they would face. As they set foot on the moon, they found something inhuman waiting for them, ready to hitch a ride back to Earth! With Rom the Spaceknight seemingly nowhere in sight, only a handful of intrepid astronauts can prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind!"

==Creative team==
The series is written by returning ''[[ROM (comic)|ROM]]'' writer [[Chris Ryall]]. The main story, ''One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind'', is drawn by [[Luca Pizzari]] with colors by [[Jim Boswell]]. The backup story, ''One Small Step for a Spaceknight'', features pencils by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], inks by [[Sal Buscema]], and colors by [[Ross Campbell]].

==Notes==
* The series was originally scheduled to debut in November 2019 but was delayed until January 2020.
* Upon announcement, it was unclear whether ''Dire Wraiths'' would be set in the [[Hasbro Universe]], which had officially ended with ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' back in 2018. Fan correspondence with Chris Ryall later confirmed the intention for the series to be part of the previous continuity, along with the series featuring previously-established characters and elements.

==External links==
* [https://www.idwpublishing.com/rom-dire-wraiths-miniseries-reveals-the-terrifying-truth-of-the-moon-landing/ IDW Publishing's official announcement]
* {{w|Rom: Dire Wraiths}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]
[[Category:Rom]]

Rom: Dire Wraiths

2025-03-18T15:52:42Z

TheFallenOne2908:

[[File:DireWraiths 3 cvrRI.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Booyah!]]

'''''Rom: Dire Wraiths''''' is a limited comic book series from [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2020]].

{{chapters|title=''Rom: Dire Wraiths'' issues:|style=3|prev=|prev2=|content=
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 1|#1]]
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 2|#2]]
* [[Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 3|#3]]
}}

==Premise==
"They made it past the initial nail-biting part of the journey, with a speedy liftoff from Merritt Island. They were thrown left and right against their straps in spasmodic little jerks as they rode into orbit and steered insanely fast into space. But that would not be the biggest challenge they would face. As they set foot on the moon, they found something inhuman waiting for them, ready to hitch a ride back to Earth! With Rom the Spaceknight seemingly nowhere in sight, only a handful of intrepid astronauts can prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind!"

==Creative team==
The series is written by returning ''[[ROM (comic)|ROM]]'' writer [[Chris Ryall]]. The main story, ''One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind'', is drawn by [[Luca Pizzari]] with colors by [[Jim Boswell]]. The backup story, ''One Small Step for a Spaceknight'', features pencils by [[Guy Dorian Sr.]], inks by [[Sal Buscema]], and colors by [[Ross Campbell]].

==Notes==
* The series was originally scheduled to debut in November 2019 but was delayed until January 2020.
* Upon announcement, it was unclear whether ''Dire Wraiths'' would be set in the [[Hasbro Universe]], which had officially ended with ''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' back in 2018. Fan correspondence with Chris Ryall later confirmed the intention for the series to be part of the previous continuity, along with the series featuring previously-established characters and elements.

==External links==
* [https://www.idwpublishing.com/rom-dire-wraiths-miniseries-reveals-the-terrifying-truth-of-the-moon-landing/ IDW Publishing's official announcement]
* {{w|Rom: Dire Wraiths}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]
[[Category:Rom]]

Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 3

2025-03-18T15:47:23Z

TheFallenOne2908:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Rom: Dire Wraiths]]'' #3
|prev=Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 2
|next=
|image= DireWraiths 3 cvrA.jpg
|caption= C̷̨̑h̴̜̽e̴͕͐̍e̶̼̠͘s̵̪͂e̷̡̿̌
|title=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 30]], [[2020]]
|coverdate=
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|chronology=July [[1969]]
}}

==Contents==
This issue contains two stories:
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 3]]"
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 3]]"

==Notes==

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Eerie sepia-toned photograph of three astronauts who have been replaced by [[Dire Wraith]] invaders, by [[Luca Pizzari]].
*'''Cover B:''' A Dire Wraith attacks a reentry capsule entering [[Earth]]'s atmosphere, by [[Corin Howell]] and [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' In a [[homage]] to the cover of [[fandom:dc:Justice League Vol 2 18|''Justice League'' (Vol. 2) #18]], [[Rom]] poses defensively surrounded by multiple green monitors projecting images related to the comic's plot. By [[Guy Dorian Sr.]] and [[Ross Campbell]].

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[[Category:Rom: Dire Wraith issues]]

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2025-03-18T15:42:35Z

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Rom: Dire Wraiths issue 2

2025-03-18T15:32:53Z

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==Contents==
This issue contains two stories:
*"[[One Small Step for Dire Wraith-Kind, Part 2]]"
*"[[One Small Step for a Spaceknight, Part 2]]"

==Notes==

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' A [[Dire Wraith]] attacker is reflected in an astronaut's visor, by [[Luca Pizzari]].
*'''Cover B:''' The foot of a Dire Wraith perches next to [[human]] lunar footprints marked on the [[moon]], by [[Corin Howell]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' A gigantic Dire Wraith has three astronauts trapped in its tentacles. [[Rom]] confronts it. By [[Guy Dorian Sr.]] and [[Ross Campbell]].

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Rom (disambiguation)

2025-03-10T21:04:46Z

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The identifier '''Rom''' (sometimes capitalized as '''ROM''') can refer to a number of things, usually related to [[Hasbro]]'s eponymous property.

==Full list of Roms==

{{disamb|y=[[2016]]*|[[Rom]], the [[Space Knight]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
<small>* First appearance in ''Transformers'' fiction.</small>

==Media with "Rom" in the title==

{{disamb|y=2016|''[[ROM (comic)|ROM]]'', the [[IDW Publishing]] comic book part of the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor]]'', a five-issue crossover comic miniseries.}}
{{disamb|y=2017|''[[ROM: First Strike]]'', a one-shot part of the ''[[First Strike]]'' story arc.}}
{{disamb|y=2017|''[[Rom & the Micronauts]]'', a miniseries in which Rom teams up with (surprise) the [[Micronaut|Micronauts]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2020]]|''[[Rom: Dire Wraiths]]'', a three-issue limited series.}}

==Not to be confused with...==

* Various characters named [[Ron]].

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Concept art for Superior [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s Prime 1 Studio Age of Time statue, by [[Josh Nizzi]].

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[[Playskool]]'s revised [[logo]], featuring the removal of the red oval and colored letters, which are probably slightly modified too.

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Roberto Orci

2025-02-26T22:33:32Z

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[[Image:RobertoOrci.jpg|right|175px|thumb|To boldly Go Where No Writer Has Gone Before]]
'''Roberto "Bob" Gaston Orcí''' ([[July 20]], [[1973]]–[[February 25]], [[2025]]) was an American film and television producer and screenwriter. Together with his friend and writing partner [[Alex Kurtzman]], he wrote several high-profile motion pictures, including ''The Island'' (which was directed by [[Michael Bay]]), as well as J.J Abrams' ''Mission Impossible 3'' and the critically-acclaimed 2009 ''[[Star Trek]]'' movie.

{{quote|You've got to really look at it and see what's going to translate to the storytelling that's relevant now and what has to be sacrificed. Sometimes it's hard to know, so it's important to be disciplined about it. You can't rely on the history of the franchise to engender goodwill—you've got to win the goodwill as if the franchise has never been seen before.|Roberto Orci [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3iecfa450e38f03b77320a92c99890ed5a on reworking ''Transformers'' into a mainstream success]}}

==Credits==
===Writer===
* [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']] (together with Alex Kurtzman)
* [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'']] (together with Kurtzman and [[Ehren Kruger]])

===Executive producer===
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
His work on Bay's documentaries (or "propaganda" as the [[Decepticon]]s call them) made him a marked man. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}}

===Sector Seven ARG===
[[Sector Seven]] agent [[Hugo Weaving]] had to convince "R.O." and his compatriots to put him in charge of the "[[Megatron (Movie)|Megaman]] issue" in the PsyOp exercise of [[Transformers (film)|a film]] the organization is making in order to cover up the existence of N.B.E.s on Earth. {{storylink|Sector Seven|Sector Seven ARG}}

==Notes==
* Before the release of the first movie, Roberto regularly posted on the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showthread.php?t=4930 Official Transformers Movie forum], answering the questions of fans as best he could. His writing partner Alex Kurtzman occasionally chimed in, though not to the extent of Orci's messages. However, following the release of the movie, Roberto returned to answer questions before the pair left to move onto the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Orci also regularly answered fan questions at the [http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=22635 official message board] of movie producer [[Don Murphy]] and at [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=180451 TFW2005], eventually leaving TFW2005 in July 2009.
* "Orci" is pronounced "Or-See", not "Or-Key".

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649460/ Roberto Orci at the Internet Movie Database]

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