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Hot Shot (RID)

2026-04-27T07:52:31Z

Timeliner2004TF: /* Robots in Disguise (2001) */

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{{disambigm|Hot Shot (disambiguation)|Artfire}}
:''Hot Shot is the leader of the [[Autobot]] [[Spychanger]]s from the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]].''

[[File:Hotshotrid.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The heat is on. It's on the street.]]

'''Hot Shot''' has served with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] for many years. The leader of the ninja-like [[Spychanger]]s, Hot Shot lives up to his name by using his special pyrokinetic abilities to make fire dance at his will. Though he puts on a show of being a gruff, no-nonsense duty-first sort, in the end it's the safety of those under his command that push him in his fight against the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.

==Fiction==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Eiji Takemoto]] (Japanese)|[[Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martins]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Kim Seung-tae]] (Korean)}}

[[File:Mirage's Betrayal Hot shot.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This Hot Shot looks in anger, watching the bot who took his name.]]

When the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] stole the [[Plutonium Energy Generator]], [[T-AI]] called in the Spychangers. Hot Shot, [[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]] and [[R.E.V.]] responded first, pursuing the Predacons onto the beach where they were joined by the other three Spychangers. Hot Shot suggested a spot of "cyber-jousting", and climbed onto [[W.A.R.S.]]. The Predacons eventually escaped with a fake generator which the Spychangers had swapped for the real one. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

After Optimus was captured and tortured by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the Spychangers joined the [[Autobot Brothers]] in rescuing their leader and seeing off the Predacons. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

Later, the team tried to protect a ruby from Predacon theft, Hot Shot ordering Mirage onto a nearby roof to shoot the Predacons if all else failed. Mirage failed to take the shot and the Predacons got away. Though Hot Shot personally felt responsible, he was disturbed by Mirage's actions, especially when the Autobot failed to explain why he hadn't fired and even moreso when he appeared to have joined the Predacons. As it turned out, Mirage was undertaking a deception as he'd been bugged by [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], and Hot Shot welcomed him back to the team. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

The Spychangers also took part in the [[International Grand Prix]] in an attempt to find [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]. Hot Shot was saved from Megatron's blinding blast by a warning from [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], and attempted to tackle Megatron on his own, but failed. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} On another occasion, the Spychangers were called back to base to watch footage of various battles, but had to wrap up a fight with the Predacons first. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

[[File:Hotshot fireblaster.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, my toy can do that!]]

The Spychangers accompanied [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] to [[Montrose Island]] where Predacon activity was causing the volcano to become violent. They attempted to keep [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] and Sky-Byte busy while Optimus went to use his blizzard storm on the volcano. When the volcano was ruptured and lava threatened the nearby resort, the Spychangers used their [[Inferno Blast]] to divert its path. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}}

In between all their adventures, the Autobots still had to perform some of the more menial tasks, such as regularly testing out the global space bridge. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

Sent to stop the Decepticons from finding [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], the Spychangers jumped out in front of the foe and were soundly trounced by [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}}

The Spychangers took part in the ambush of the Decepticons after the Autobot base was discovered. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron's defeat, they celebrated by racing with Skid-Z. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{CRnote|Hot Shot||Art Fire}}
====''Super Spychangers Lottery''====
[[File:SuperSpychangersCatalogArt.jpg|left|thumb]]

With [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] having departed Earth aboard [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], the Autobots were unable to call upon his power when a new menace, suddenly arose to challenge them. In order to combat this threat, a plan was put into motion to upgrade the Spychangers with [[Spark Engine]]s, granting them Super Modes.

Super Art Fire gained the ability to manipulate blue, high-temperature flames and carried a more dignified presence of leadership. {{Storylink|The Secret of the Birth of the Super Spychangers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
According to a story heard by [[Vector Prime]] at [[Axiom Nexus]], the threat was [[Chainsaw]] and his [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]]. Super Art Fire used his pyrokinesis to thwart [[Meathook]] on [[Kilimanjaro]], then used his enhanced leadership when Chainsaw and the rest of his Mutants attempted to overrun the Autobot base. Using the power of teamwork, the Super Spychangers defeated and captured the villains. Though the [[Go-Brillium]] which powered them was used up and they were no longer Super, they retained [[To sell toys|new color schemes]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] and his [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]] attacked the [[Dimensional Patrol]]'s [[Neo Brave Maximus]] to rescue [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]], the Super Spychangers were sent out to the front lines. Their damage to the [[Cyber Falcon-type spaceship|Combatrons' ship]] led to it crashing into the base. {{Storylink|LGEX Black Convoy Prologue}}

===Prevenge===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English)}}
Hot Shot and Ironhide fought against [[Wind Sheer (RID)|Wind Sheer]], who was attempting to take hold of an O-part hidden away within a breakfast cereal box at a packing-plant. During the fight, a storage tank was ruptured, and thirty tons of Shredded Wheat poured out over the two Autobots. Ironhide was sucked away into a trans-dimensional portal during the confusion, and he yelled out to Hot Shot to avenge him, should he not return in time for the "third act". {{storylink|Prevenge}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy HotShot-CR.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The incredibly [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]]-looking Art Fire.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Art Fire''' (Spychanger, March 2000)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-005'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' product, "Art Fire" is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] [[Blowout (G2)|Blowout]] mold, transforming into a sports car styled similarly to the Porsche 959. He features a through-axle construction that allows him to zip quickly along smooth surfaces in car mode, and is compatible with many'' [[Hot Wheels]]'' and ''Matchbox'' racetracks. His roof has heat-sensitive paint that reveals an Autobot insignia, in a method similar to the original [[rubsign]]s.

:This mold was also used to make the ''Generation 2'' Go-Bot versions of [[Frenzy (G1)#Generation 2|Frenzy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/Artfire/artfire.htm More information on Art Fire at TFU.info]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}

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[[File:RID-toy SpyChanger6pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Spychanger DX 6-Piece Set''' (Multi-pack, March 2000)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-011'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:All six Spychangers were not only sold as individuals in Japan, but in a six-piece giftset as well, also released in the first wave of the line. All of the toys within are identical to their individual releases, including their individual bio cards.

:[[Sonokong]] also released this giftset in [[South Korea|Korean]] markets in new windowless packaging, with each member lacking the heat-sensitive insignia.

::*''[https://cameboxs.tistory.com/337 Korean blog post detailing the Sonokong release]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Juscoclear}}
[[File:RID-toy HotShot-Jusco.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Art Fire''' (Original Spychanger, August 2000)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:An [[exclusive]] "Original Spychanger" [[redeco]] of Art Fire in all-transparent orange, blue and green plastics, this version was only available from [[AEON|JUSCO]] stores in Japan as a direct-mail premium to members of their "Peppy Kids Republic" (元気キッズ共和国, ''Genki Kidzu Kyōwakoku''), a sort of subsidiary/offshoot for selling baby goods and children's clothing. Since membership was open only to kids 12 and under and this version was shipped [[blindpacking|blind-packed]], getting the entire set of six was extremely difficult.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/ClearArtfire/artfire.htm More information on JUSCO clear Art Fire at TFU.info]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}

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[[File:RIDHotShot-RIDtoy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Ability to stick to any surface not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot / R.E.V.''' (Basic Class two-pack, July 2001)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:The [[Hasbro]] ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' version of "Hot Shot" was available only in a two-pack with [[R.E.V.#Robots in Disguise (2001)|R.E.V.]], released in the first wave of "Basic" toys. This version replaces the heat-sensitive insignia with a normal Autobot insignia [[tampograph]] on the roof of the car. The window-paint changed to metallic blue, plus the toy was slighty [[retool]]ed to have a locking tab on the windshield bottom to keep the car front end in place.

:The initial releases of this set have Hot Shot packaged in robot mode with R.E.V. in vehicle mode, pointed straight upward. Later releases have both toys in vehicle mode, tilted to a 1 o'clock position.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|KB1}}
[[File:RIDHotShot-KB1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|That moment when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|someone who took your name]] is more popular than you are.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Spy Changer, August 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: All six original Spychangers were redecoed using clear versions of their normal plastic colors (keeping their normal paint applications, though), and released on individual cards through [[KB Toys]] and [[Target]] chains as [[exclusive]]s. This packaging was the first to identify the team as "Spy Changers" in Hasbro's markets.

: This toy also has a bit of minor [[retool]]ing to the rifle: the "iron sights" on the barrel have had the gap in the middle filled in, presumably a [[for safety reasons|breakage concern]] with the now-clear plastic being used on a thinner part. All future releases of this mold have the filled-in gap, regardless of the transparency of the plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/KBHotShot/hotshot.htm More information on KB Toys clear Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}

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[[File:RIDHotShot-KB2.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Would be invisible if not for the fact that he's on fire.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Spy Changer, June 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:A second round of clear-plastic KB Toys-exclusive "Spy Changers" was released on individual ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''-style cards. This time around, Hot Shot was done in colorless, blue and red clear-plastics.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HotShot/hotshot.htm More information on KB Toys clear white Hot Shot at TFU.info]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}

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[[File:RID-toy HotShot-TinyTin.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Shot''' (Tiny Tins, July 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, carrying tin

:The normal Hasbro version of Hot Shot was rereleased as part of the first assortment of [[Tiny Tins]] Transformers, coming with a carrying tin. There are no notable changes to the actual toy from the normal Hasbro release.
{{G2BlowoutMold}}
{{--}}

===''Super Spychanger Lottery''===
{{anchor|Super}}
[[File:RID-toy HotShot Super.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|One of these Hot Shots was washed in Tide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Super Art Fire''' (Spychanger, March 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:Three years after the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' line ended in Japan, Takara put out individually blind-boxed redecoes of the Spychangers, this time as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Super Spychanger Lottery|Super Spychanger Lottery]]'' line. These particular redecos represented [[Super Mode]] versions of the Spychangers. Art Fire was given a reversed white and black deco, with clear-green inner robot parts. His flames are painted a shiny metallic blue.

:In each case of twelve Super Spychangers, two were all-clear-plastic versions (but keeping their paint applications). All six Spychangers had a clear variant, representing a "transitional" form between their regular and Super modes (as [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] does in the episode "[[The Human Element]]", immortalized in plastic by the "[[X-Brawn#SuperClear|3 Super Car Robo Brother Set <Clear Version>]]" toy set). However, there was no way to tell which two were clear without opening the boxes and opaque plastic bags within.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SuperArtfire/artfire.htm More information on Super Art Fire at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/ClearSuperArtfire/artfire.htm More information on clear Super Art Fire at TFU.info]''
{{G2BlowoutMold}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Brother from another toyline.]]
*The color scheme and deco of the original Spychanger toy is an [[homage]] to [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]], an originally Japanese exclusive [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] redeco of the 1984 [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] toy that's now better known as "Ricochet" outside Japan. Hot Shot's ''Car Robots'' name is "Art Fire" (アートファイヤー ''Ātofaiyā''), similar to Stepper's fellow Japan-exclusive Targetmaster, [[Artfire]] (アートファイアー ''Ātofaiā''), although their names are spelled and pronounced differently in Japanese. (Art Fire's particular pronunciation may just be consistency with the pronunciation of "fire" in [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]'s name.)
*In Japan, Art Fire is a [[Relatives|relative]] of Fire Convoy. The exact nature of the relation is unknown; Hasbro sources have made no such connections between Hot Shot and Optimus Prime.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Art Fire''' (アートファイヤー ''Āto Faiyā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Art Fire''' (아트파이어 ''Ateu Paieo'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sorvigolova''' (Сорвиголова, "Daredevil")

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[[Category:Tiny Tins]]

Transformers Comic issue 6

2026-04-20T10:26:57Z

Timeliner2004TF: /* Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Titan Transformers Comic'']] #6
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 5
|next=Transformers Comic issue 7
|image=Tf mag 06 2007.JPG
|caption="Hey, whose grave is that, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?"
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[December 6|6 December]] [[2007]]
|coverdate=January [[2008]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Andrew James]] & [[Den Patrick]]
|contributing editors=
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
}}
'''Jazz finds an incredible world and decides to quit the war. He should know that things are never that simple.'''

==Contents==
===Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz===
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=Titan Movie comic
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 5#Lost In Space 3: Ironhide
|next=Transformers Comic issue 7#Starscream's Militia
|title=Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz
|image=
|caption=
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Marcelo Matere]]
|inks=
|colours=[[Liam Shalloo]]
|lettering=[[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]]
|continuity=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Prequels and sequels|Main ''Transformers'' prequel]]
}}

[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] ignores [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet's]] emergency homing beacon, as he's landed on a planet he calls the [[Information Highway]], a constantly-morphing world with "the accumulated knowledge of countless alien cultures, condensed into some kind of sensory precipitation." He decides he's done with the war and is going to remain here, where he is overwhelmed by all the data, the new ways of thinking, "of '''being'''!"

[[Image:JazzTitan06.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Kids! Say no to learning!]]
Jazz merrily decides to examine new, mushroom-like towers that appear on the planet's surface—and upon touching them, he is covered in a swarm of green balls of light. Whereas before the planet was giving him information, now it starts to ''take''...

It plays back a memory from Jazz's past: ''Having externalized his [[Spark]] Core forcefield to keep his bodywork "buff", he had almost had his spark ripped out by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], who'd deliberately wanted to cripple, destroy and eventually kill Jazz for looking nice "when I look like '''this'''!" Fellow Autobot [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] had saved him and then tried to get him to safety. When Bonecrusher caught up, Clocker had ordered Jazz to run away to get help while he fought the Decepticon, as Jazz had been too injured to be anything but a hindrance. By the time help had arrived, "there wasn't much left of Clocker to salvage"...''

Jazz emerges from this memory to find he's being absorbed into the planet's surface, and so much of his system capacity is focused on data storage, he has no power to resist. Everything about his mind is being stripped and invaded, and his last action is to launch a warning buoy into orbit so others would know to stay away. Time passes, and in brief periods of lucidity, Jazz realises the planet is alive and all that data had come from countless other victims...

Eventually, Ratchet and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrive, having picked up the signal from the buoy. Ratchet quickly realises the planet is alive, and Ironhide starts shooting at it to make it give Jazz back. Jazz is rescued and, having found out where Cybertron is, they go home.
{{-}}

====Featured characters====
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] (flashback) (3)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (flashback) (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"By the time I reached the surface and called in reinforcements, there wasn't much ''left'' of Clocker to salvage. ''Not'' my finest hour."
:—'''Jazz'''

===Articles & features===
* Character Profile: [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
* Short interviews with [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[Megan Fox]] about their experiences on the movie.
* Top Gear — Advertising ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Don Figueroa]]'', and a chance to win a ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]'' trade, an Autobot logo watch, Autobot & Decepticon logo throw cushions and a Cyberstompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] toy.
* Competition to win the movie's DVD.
* Advert for an online Transformers shop, with a competition to win store vouchers worth £20.
* Mech Mail - Letters and art from readers

===Free Gift===
* [[FREE! Blaster!|"Free! Target Game!"/"Tactical Target Shooter"]] - a small plastic ball, which you throw at cardboard cutouts of the Transformers (which come with stands).

===Reprints===
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.''
* [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 2c]] (7 pages)
* [[The Gathering issue 2|Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 2c]] (7 pages)

==Continuity notes==
*Jazz externalises his spark core forcefield to keep his bodywork all buff and shiny, a dark reason given for why he dies so easily in [[Transformers (film)|the film]]. He also referred to his bodywork getting dinged back in [[Prelude: Megatron]].

==Readership notes==
* More and more small children are sending in their own Transformers fan-characters—the next generation of [[Fan fiction|fanfic]] writers are coming up.
* The question for the Best of Furman competition is which "bounty hunter" he created. The answer, of course, is [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], although we doubt he would appreciate the competition's terminology. Notably, although trade paperbacks of Death's Head's series have been released into UK bookstores in 2007, it is likely only the older fans would know this; this could be the first time Titan has done a competition specifically for the older readers. (The "wrong" answers to choose from were {{w|Rick Deckard}} and {{w|Durham Red}}, from ''{{w|Blade Runner}}'' and the ''{{w|2000 AD (comics)|2000AD}}'' comic ''{{w|Strontium Dog}}'' respectively)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers Comic issue 06}}
[[Category:Transformers Magazine issues]]

Transformers Comic issue 6

2026-04-20T10:21:39Z

Timeliner2004TF: /* Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Titan Transformers Comic'']] #6
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 5
|next=Transformers Comic issue 7
|image=Tf mag 06 2007.JPG
|caption="Hey, whose grave is that, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?"
|publisher=[[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]]
|date=[[December 6|6 December]] [[2007]]
|coverdate=January [[2008]]
|editor=[[Steve White]]
|designer=[[Danny Preston]]
|deputy editor=[[Andrew James]] & [[Den Patrick]]
|contributing editors=
|publishing manager=[[Darryl Curtis]]
}}
'''Jazz finds an incredible world and decides to quit the war. He should know that things are never that simple.'''

==Contents==
===Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz===
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=Titan Movie comic
|prev=Transformers Comic issue 5#Lost In Space 3: Ironhide
|next=Transformers Comic issue 7#Starscream's Militia
|title=Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz
|image=
|caption=
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Marcelo Matere]]
|inks=
|colours=[[Liam Shalloo]]
|lettering=[[Jimmy Betancourt]]/[[Comicraft]]
|continuity=[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Prequels and sequels|Main ''Transformers'' prequel]]
}}

[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] ignores [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet's]] emergency homing beacon, as he's landed on a planet he calls the Information Highway, a constantly-morphing world with "the accumulated knowledge of countless alien cultures, condensed into some kind of sensory precipitation." He decides he's done with the war and is going to remain here, where he is overwhelmed by all the data, the new ways of thinking, "of '''being'''!"

[[Image:JazzTitan06.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Kids! Say no to learning!]]
Jazz merrily decides to examine new, mushroom-like towers that appear on the planet's surface—and upon touching them, he is covered in a swarm of green balls of light. Whereas before the planet was giving him information, now it starts to ''take''...

It plays back a memory from Jazz's past: ''Having externalized his [[Spark]] Core forcefield to keep his bodywork "buff", he had almost had his spark ripped out by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], who'd deliberately wanted to cripple, destroy and eventually kill Jazz for looking nice "when I look like '''this'''!" Fellow Autobot [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] had saved him and then tried to get him to safety. When Bonecrusher caught up, Clocker had ordered Jazz to run away to get help while he fought the Decepticon, as Jazz had been too injured to be anything but a hindrance. By the time help had arrived, "there wasn't much left of Clocker to salvage"...''

Jazz emerges from this memory to find he's being absorbed into the planet's surface, and so much of his system capacity is focused on data storage, he has no power to resist. Everything about his mind is being stripped and invaded, and his last action is to launch a warning buoy into orbit so others would know to stay away. Time passes, and in brief periods of lucidity, Jazz realises the planet is alive and all that data had come from countless other victims...

Eventually, Ratchet and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrive, having picked up the signal from the buoy. Ratchet quickly realises the planet is alive, and Ironhide starts shooting at it to make it give Jazz back. Jazz is rescued and, having found out where Cybertron is, they go home.
{{-}}

====Featured characters====
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] (flashback) (3)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
|c2=
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (flashback) (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"By the time I reached the surface and called in reinforcements, there wasn't much ''left'' of Clocker to salvage. ''Not'' my finest hour."
:—'''Jazz'''

===Articles & features===
* Character Profile: [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]
* Short interviews with [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[Megan Fox]] about their experiences on the movie.
* Top Gear — Advertising ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Don Figueroa]]'', and a chance to win a ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]'' trade, an Autobot logo watch, Autobot & Decepticon logo throw cushions and a Cyberstompin' [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] toy.
* Competition to win the movie's DVD.
* Advert for an online Transformers shop, with a competition to win store vouchers worth £20.
* Mech Mail - Letters and art from readers

===Free Gift===
* [[FREE! Blaster!|"Free! Target Game!"/"Tactical Target Shooter"]] - a small plastic ball, which you throw at cardboard cutouts of the Transformers (which come with stands).

===Reprints===
''Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.''
* [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 2c]] (7 pages)
* [[The Gathering issue 2|Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 2c]] (7 pages)

==Continuity notes==
*Jazz externalises his spark core forcefield to keep his bodywork all buff and shiny, a dark reason given for why he dies so easily in [[Transformers (film)|the film]]. He also referred to his bodywork getting dinged back in [[Prelude: Megatron]].

==Readership notes==
* More and more small children are sending in their own Transformers fan-characters—the next generation of [[Fan fiction|fanfic]] writers are coming up.
* The question for the Best of Furman competition is which "bounty hunter" he created. The answer, of course, is [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], although we doubt he would appreciate the competition's terminology. Notably, although trade paperbacks of Death's Head's series have been released into UK bookstores in 2007, it is likely only the older fans would know this; this could be the first time Titan has done a competition specifically for the older readers. (The "wrong" answers to choose from were {{w|Rick Deckard}} and {{w|Durham Red}}, from ''{{w|Blade Runner}}'' and the ''{{w|2000 AD (comics)|2000AD}}'' comic ''{{w|Strontium Dog}}'' respectively)

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Just a guy obsessed with fiction

Scrounge (G1)

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Timeliner2004TF:

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{{disambig3|Scrounge}}
:''Scrounge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Scroungefullbody.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just keep 'em turning, don't stop 'em rolling, the fire is on!]]
'''Scrounge''' has a special arm. There is no other like it.

He is a lot like [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]—he is relatively small, weak, and over-eager to prove himself to the other Autobots; he's a passable spy thanks to the fact that he has a special arm (there is no other like it) specially designed for surveillance; he is yellow. Unlike Bumblebee, with his eagerness to please and general excitability, he has a habit of imagining any little bit of info he stumbles across into a huge and vital revelation that will change the course of the [[Great War (G1)|war]].

The Autobots have heard him cry [[turbofox]] a few too many times, and so treat any info he uncovers with a good helping of doubt. Even his friend and partner [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] tends to treat him as a useless, tag-along loser.

Maybe he'll get a bit more respect as part of the combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Scroungealtmode.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He gets around, nyuk nyuk.]]
Scrounge, while searching for a clue on the whereabout of the abducted [[neutral]] scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], infiltrated [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and obtained coded information that was of great value to the [[Decepticon]]s. He radioed his accomplishment to [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and urged to meet with him, but failed to show up himself when [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] captured him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]. Scrounge was brought before [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who ripped off his special arm because the Autobot refused to disclose what he had discovered. Right after, Straxus decided it didn't matter what Scrounge knew, since he would never be able to tell [[Cybertron Seven|his comrades]]. Without another thought, Scrounge was thrown into the [[smelting pool]].

[[File:Scroungedisarmed.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And thus the Armmasters were born!]]
Blaster belatedly came to save his little buddy, who was little more than a melting torso by that point. Scrounge died a heroic death getting the Autobots the info, making them realize that they misjudged him, and leaving Blaster with a whole lot of angst, anger, and guilt to work through by killing as many Decepticons as he was able and generally being a hardass. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

Scrounge's death continued to hit Blaster hard as the war progressed, first as a reason to not repeat his loss when the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] went missing. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Blaster angrily brought up Scrounge's death later on [[Earth]], after [[G.B. Blackrock]] questioned Blaster's credentials as an Autobot warrior. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

====''Classics''====
Decades later, Blaster recalled Straxus's culpability in killing Scrounge in a discussion with [[Straxus (SG)|negative polarity Straxus]]. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]}}

[[File:Post ScroungeAbused.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.8|And thus his long run of abusive cameos begun.]]

Long before the war, Scrounge served as medical equipment for a particularly abusive [[blacksmith]] as they pulled a newborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] from the sparkfield. Once his services were no longer required, Scrounge was callously knocked aside. {{storylink|Post}}

[[File:PostHoc-Scrounge.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.7|That doesn't look like Scr-- [[Scrounge (Animated)|ohhhhh...]]]]
At one point during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], Scrounge was walking past [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]] carrying some [[conductor]]s. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Not long thereafter, he could be found scrounging for trash in the deepest, darkest slums of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He still has a special arm. How many others are like it is unknown at this point. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

Before the war, Scrounge was begging on the streets and would often receive money from Bumblebee who insisted he not spend it all on [[Simultronic]]s. When Bumblebee had a bad day at work, he was unable to give Scrounge any money. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Scrounge narrowly avoided being crushed when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a massive battle above the streets of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

During the war, Scrounge fell in with the Autobots, but was on the list of warriors to be utilized only as a last resort, presumably because, like [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], he's low on useful skills. (Besides his special arm, of course. There is, after all, no other like it.) {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

He was present on the [[Orvus Base]] space station orbiting over [[Salvvatan VI]], mere seconds before [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] ripped through it. Sixshot threw Scrounge through the main viewing monitor, presumably out of jealousy of his special arm. After all, he has six modes but nothing like it! {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

[[File:ScroungeIDW 2.JPG|upright=1.0|left|thumb|Scrounge really wanted a TV guest spot.]]
That was not the end of Scrounge's story, as he was saved from almost certain death by the intervention of the [[time travel]]ling [[Mortilus|Necrobot]] and secreted away on the [[Necroworld]]. After emerging from stasis, he was left behind by [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] when they went to track down the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and almost killed by the [[Disappeared]] Decepticon [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]], before being rescued by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Sardines}}

After commissioning [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|a film]] about himself, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] recounted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] the time when he'd heroically saved Scrounge from being beaten by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Thundercracker questioned the veracity of the tale considering the attackers' personalities. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}
{{-}}

===''Deviations''===
Scrounge was saved from the [[Quintesson]] court on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He was presumably taken to [[Moonbase Two]] aboard the [[Autobot shuttle]], along with the [[Kranix (G1)|others]] rescued mechanoids {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations}}

===''TransTech''===
{{bigquote|Scrounge is what folks call me, but that’s just my ''nom-de-guerre,'' sir. But I'm really [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], from [[Universal stream|universe]] [[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]].}}
When [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], CEO of [[RoboCo]], found his [[spark]] trapped inside a "[[lowtech]]" body that was not his own, a poor deluded lowtech named Scrounge was the only other Transformer who offered sympathy. Just like Bulletbike, Scrounge claimed to be someone he was not, by all outward appearances, but unlike Bulletbike, Scrounge was indeed mistaken. Insane though he may have been, he was lucid enough to be of legitimate help, plus he was harmless enough.

Scrounge agreed to help Bulletbike find [[EconTerm]], though at increasing peril. Bulletbike was finding a growing appetite for violence, a troublesome tick that Scrounge was able to narrowly avoid. Ultimately, Scrounge was instrumental in providing support for Bulletbike's crusade to locate the beings who had transplanted his spark into another body, even if it resulted in Bulletbike's death.

[[File:Kre-OScrounge-CMW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8]]
In the aftermath, Scrounge was given excellent treatment by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]]. The poor thing just needed some proper care. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

When the [[Waruder]]s caused a blackout in [[Axiom Nexus]], a [[Kreon]] Scrounge within the offworlder maximum security prison was caught in the middle of a brawl with his fellow inmates. A Kreon [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in particular caused him grief, coming after him even after Scrounge's arm had come off! {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===Ask Sideways===
Known liar [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that he was the reason for Scrounge's death. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/05}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
During the Great War, Scrounge was drafted into the ranks of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to help enhance [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] following the recruitment of [[Boltax (G1)|Cybaxx]]. It was hoped that this upgrade, which allowed Computron to tap into the power of the [[Underbase]], would allow the Autobot combiner to defeat [[Thunder Mayhem]].

It didn't. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Tread & Circuits Part 2|''Tread & Circuits'' #2]]}}
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 ScroungeSpecialMic.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Only me and [[Rung (G1)|God]] have one of these.]]
A native [[Velocitron|Velocitronian]], Scrounge was on stage during the opening ceremony of the [[Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} When [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] interfered and hacked into the communication feeds, he used the finger microphone in his special arm to try and warn the racers of the terrorist attack. Local [[Security Operations]] commander [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] grabbed Scrounge's mic-finger (rude!) and issued his own instructions to the crowd to evacuate for their own safety. Scrounge and the other race officials then waited on stage, wondering if the Speedia 500 and thus their entire method of choosing a new [[Senate|First Senator]] had been ruined by Mayhem. However, [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] eventually arrived at the finish line, and Scrounge rejoiced with the others over the successful result. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}} Broadcasting to the public, Scrounge reported on the events of the race before Knock Out's official inauguration as First Senator. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Scrounge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From having a special arm to being a special arm.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Scrounge is a redeco and minor retool of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] Thrilling 30'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Cosmos]] with a new head based on his IDW design. Like Cosmos, Scrounge can transform into a flying saucer. In this mode, he can attach to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]'s arm mode to serve as a shield for [[Computron (G1)#Combiner_Wars|Computron]]. Due to their unique shared construction, he can also attach as a shield to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]] in their arm or leg modes. He can even connect to the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]] or [[Hound (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Hound]] molds via a 5mm post accessible in their leg modes, acting as a shin guard. He includes a small partner, [[Boltax (G1)#Toys|Cybaxx]], who can transform into a [[5 mm post|5 mm]] gun or into a space shuttle which can "dock" onto Scrounge's vehicle/shield mode.

: Scrounge was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Entertainment Earth]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toy line|Adventure]]'' [[Cosmos (RID)#Adventure|Adams]] and retooled with Scrounge's 5mm hole base into ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWScrounge/scrounge.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Scrounge at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Scroungespecialhand.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Autobots with silly abilities like turning invisible or making holograms only wish they could do this.]]
[[File:KreonScroungeConcept.jpg|right|thumb|YOU'RE a towel!]]
*Scrounge's death haunted Blaster for a long time. He's kind of like Blaster's [[wikia:marvel:James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-616)|Bucky Barnes]], only Bucky got a special arm AFTER he "died".
*Scrounge has a special arm (how many times can we mention that?) with two [[sensor]]ed fingers that pick up sound and video. He claims there is no other like it. However, in the ''Classics'' story "[[Games of Deception]]", [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] had a similar setup. And in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] had a setup where he could make his fingers control a headmaster unit. The fingers detached like Scrounge's. [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has a microphone thumb, but it's [[Interiors|definitely not detachable]]. Should have registered that patent, Scrounge.
*The Scrounge in "[[I, Lowtech]]" who thinks he's actually Emirate Xaaron isn't very good at being Xaaron. He claims he has a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and that he's from universe Primax 093.0 Epsilon. [[Universal stream|Decoding that technobabble]] allegedly pegs him as an Emirate Xaaron from Transformers Fan Club fiction published in [[1993]]. Yyyyyeah.
*[[Bob Budiansky]] revealed at one of his [[BotCon 2010]] panels that Scrounge was partially based upon Gunga Din, but we didn't find out that he meant the {{w|Gunga Din (film)|1939 Cary Grant film}} version of the character (as opposed to {{w|Gunga Din|the original poem}}) until his [[2013]] interview in the [[Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection]].
*In the cartoon episode "[[Heavy Metal War]]", [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is at one point addressed using the name "Scrounge", and a Hasbro Briefing Binder for [[1985]] product confirms that this was a preliminary name for the Constructicon. When that didn't happen, apparently Bob Budiansky found a use for the name elsewhere.[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/ron-friedman-auction-hasbro-briefing.html]
* The ''Kre-O'' version of Scrounge from the "Cybertron's Most Wanted" comic was based on an unused concept for a Kreon Scrounge. He would have had the helmet of ''Kre-O'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], placed on backwards to simulate his odd, wedge shaped head. [https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/762813580513271809]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scrounge''' (スクラウンジ ''Sukuraunji'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szimatoló''' (''Sniffer'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Crava''' (Portugal comic), '''Surrupio''' (Brazil comic)

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Scrounge (G1)

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Timeliner2004TF: Adding Deviations appearance

{{factions|autobot|velocitron}}
{{disambig3|Scrounge}}
:''Scrounge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Scroungefullbody.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just keep 'em turning, don't stop 'em rolling, the fire is on!]]
'''Scrounge''' has a special arm. There is no other like it.

He is a lot like [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]—he is relatively small, weak, and over-eager to prove himself to the other Autobots; he's a passable spy thanks to the fact that he has a special arm (there is no other like it) specially designed for surveillance; he is yellow. Unlike Bumblebee, with his eagerness to please and general excitability, he has a habit of imagining any little bit of info he stumbles across into a huge and vital revelation that will change the course of the [[Great War (G1)|war]].

The Autobots have heard him cry [[turbofox]] a few too many times, and so treat any info he uncovers with a good helping of doubt. Even his friend and partner [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] tends to treat him as a useless, tag-along loser.

Maybe he'll get a bit more respect as part of the combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Scroungealtmode.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He gets around, nyuk nyuk.]]
Scrounge, while searching for a clue on the whereabout of the abducted [[neutral]] scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], infiltrated [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and obtained coded information that was of great value to the [[Decepticon]]s. He radioed his accomplishment to [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and urged to meet with him, but failed to show up himself when [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] captured him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]. Scrounge was brought before [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who ripped off his special arm because the Autobot refused to disclose what he had discovered. Right after, Straxus decided it didn't matter what Scrounge knew, since he would never be able to tell [[Cybertron Seven|his comrades]]. Without another thought, Scrounge was thrown into the [[smelting pool]].

[[File:Scroungedisarmed.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And thus the Armmasters were born!]]
Blaster belatedly came to save his little buddy, who was little more than a melting torso by that point. Scrounge died a heroic death getting the Autobots the info, making them realize that they misjudged him, and leaving Blaster with a whole lot of angst, anger, and guilt to work through by killing as many Decepticons as he was able and generally being a hardass. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

Scrounge's death continued to hit Blaster hard as the war progressed, first as a reason to not repeat his loss when the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] went missing. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Blaster angrily brought up Scrounge's death later on [[Earth]], after [[G.B. Blackrock]] questioned Blaster's credentials as an Autobot warrior. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

====''Classics''====
Decades later, Blaster recalled Straxus's culpability in killing Scrounge in a discussion with [[Straxus (SG)|negative polarity Straxus]]. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]}}

[[File:Post ScroungeAbused.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.8|And thus his long run of abusive cameos begun.]]

Long before the war, Scrounge served as medical equipment for a particularly abusive [[blacksmith]] as they pulled a newborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] from the sparkfield. Once his services were no longer required, Scrounge was callously knocked aside. {{storylink|Post}}

[[File:PostHoc-Scrounge.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.7|That doesn't look like Scr-- [[Scrounge (Animated)|ohhhhh...]]]]
At one point during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]], Scrounge was walking past [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]] carrying some [[conductor]]s. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Not long thereafter, he could be found scrounging for trash in the deepest, darkest slums of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He still has a special arm. How many others are like it is unknown at this point. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

Before the war, Scrounge was begging on the streets and would often receive money from Bumblebee who insisted he not spend it all on [[Simultronic]]s. When Bumblebee had a bad day at work, he was unable to give Scrounge any money. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Scrounge narrowly avoided being crushed when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a massive battle above the streets of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

During the war, Scrounge fell in with the Autobots, but was on the list of warriors to be utilized only as a last resort, presumably because, like [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], he's low on useful skills. (Besides his special arm, of course. There is, after all, no other like it.) {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

He was present on the [[Orvus Base]] space station orbiting over [[Salvvatan VI]], mere seconds before [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] ripped through it. Sixshot threw Scrounge through the main viewing monitor, presumably out of jealousy of his special arm. After all, he has six modes but nothing like it! {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

[[File:ScroungeIDW 2.JPG|upright=1.0|left|thumb|Scrounge really wanted a TV guest spot.]]
That was not the end of Scrounge's story, as he was saved from almost certain death by the intervention of the [[time travel]]ling [[Mortilus|Necrobot]] and secreted away on the [[Necroworld]]. After emerging from stasis, he was left behind by [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] when they went to track down the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and almost killed by the [[Disappeared]] Decepticon [[Rapidfire (G1)|Rapidfire]], before being rescued by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Sardines}}

After commissioning [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|a film]] about himself, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] recounted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] the time when he'd heroically saved Scrounge from being beaten by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Thundercracker questioned the veracity of the tale considering the attackers' personalities. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}
{{-}}

===''Deviations''===
Scrounge was saved from the [[Quintesson]] court on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He was presumably taken to [[Moonbase Two]] aboard the [[Autobot shuttle]], along with the [[Kranix (G1)|others]] rescued mechanoids {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations}}

===''TransTech''===
{{bigquote|Scrounge is what folks call me, but that’s just my ''nom-de-guerre,'' sir. But I'm really [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], from [[Universal stream|universe]] [[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]].}}
When [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], CEO of [[RoboCo]], found his [[spark]] trapped inside a "[[lowtech]]" body that was not his own, a poor deluded lowtech named Scrounge was the only other Transformer who offered sympathy. Just like Bulletbike, Scrounge claimed to be someone he was not, by all outward appearances, but unlike Bulletbike, Scrounge was indeed mistaken. Insane though he may have been, he was lucid enough to be of legitimate help, plus he was harmless enough.

Scrounge agreed to help Bulletbike find [[EconTerm]], though at increasing peril. Bulletbike was finding a growing appetite for violence, a troublesome tick that Scrounge was able to narrowly avoid. Ultimately, Scrounge was instrumental in providing support for Bulletbike's crusade to locate the beings who had transplanted his spark into another body, even if it resulted in Bulletbike's death.

[[File:Kre-OScrounge-CMW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8]]
In the aftermath, Scrounge was given excellent treatment by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]]. The poor thing just needed some proper care. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

When the [[Waruder]]s caused a blackout in [[Axiom Nexus]], a [[Kreon]] Scrounge within the offworlder maximum security prison was caught in the middle of a brawl with his fellow inmates. A Kreon [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in particular caused him grief, coming after him even after Scrounge's arm had come off! {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===Ask Sideways===
Known liar [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that he was the reason for Scrounge's death. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/05}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
During the Great War, Scrounge was drafted into the ranks of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to help enhance [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] following the recruitment of [[Boltax (G1)|Cybaxx]]. It was hoped that this upgrade, which allowed Computron to tap into the power of the [[Underbase]], would allow the Autobot combiner to defeat [[Thunder Mayhem]].

It didn't. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Tread & Circuits Part 2|''Tread & Circuits'' #2]]}}
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 ScroungeSpecialMic.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Only me and [[Rung (G1)|God]] have one of these.]]
A native [[Velocitron|Velocitronian]], Scrounge was on stage during the opening ceremony of the [[Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} When [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] interfered and hacked into the communication feeds, he used the finger microphone in his special arm to try and warn the racers of the terrorist attack. Local [[Security Operations]] commander [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] grabbed Scrounge's mic-finger (rude!) and issued his own instructions to the crowd to evacuate for their own safety. Scrounge and the other race officials then waited on stage, wondering if the Speedia 500 and thus their entire method of choosing a new [[Senate|First Senator]] had been ruined by Mayhem. However, [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] eventually arrived at the finish line, and Scrounge rejoiced with the others over the successful result. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}} Broadcasting to the public, Scrounge reported on the events of the race before Knock Out's official inauguration as First Senator. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Scrounge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From having a special arm to being a special arm.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>

: ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Scrounge is a redeco and minor retool of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] Thrilling 30'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Cosmos]] with a new head based on his IDW design. Like Cosmos, Scrounge can transform into a flying saucer. In this mode, he can attach to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]'s arm mode to serve as a shield for [[Computron (G1)#Combiner_Wars|Computron]]. Due to their unique shared construction, he can also attach as a shield to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]] in their arm or leg modes. He can even connect to the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]] or [[Hound (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Hound]] molds via a 5mm post accessible in their leg modes, acting as a shin guard. He includes a small partner, [[Boltax (G1)#Toys|Cybaxx]], who can transform into a [[5 mm post|5 mm]] gun or into a space shuttle which can "dock" onto Scrounge's vehicle/shield mode.

: Scrounge was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Entertainment Earth]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toy line|Adventure]]'' [[Cosmos (RID)#Adventure|Adams]] and retooled with Scrounge's 5mm hole base into ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWScrounge/scrounge.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Scrounge at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Scroungespecialhand.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Autobots with silly abilities like turning invisible or making holograms only wish they could do this.]]
[[File:KreonScroungeConcept.jpg|right|thumb|YOU'RE a towel!]]
*Scrounge's death haunted Blaster for a long time. He's kind of like Blaster's [[wikia:marvel:James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-616)|Bucky Barnes]], only Bucky got a special arm AFTER he "died".
*Scrounge has a special arm (how many times can we mention that?) with two [[sensor]]ed fingers that pick up sound and video. He claims there is no other like it. However, in the ''Classics'' story "[[Games of Deception]]", [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] had a similar setup. And in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] had a setup where he could make his fingers control a headmaster unit. The fingers detached like Scrounge's. [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has a microphone thumb, but it's [[Interiors|definitely not detachable]]. Should have registered that patent, Scrounge.
*The Scrounge in "[[I, Lowtech]]" who thinks he's actually Emirate Xaaron isn't very good at being Xaaron. He claims he has a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and that he's from universe Primax 093.0 Epsilon. [[Universal stream|Decoding that technobabble]] allegedly pegs him as an Emirate Xaaron from Transformers Fan Club fiction published in [[1993]]. Yyyyyeah.
*[[Bob Budiansky]] revealed at one of his [[BotCon 2010]] panels that Scrounge was partially based upon Gunga Din, but we didn't find out that he meant the {{w|Gunga Din (film)|1939 Cary Grant film}} version of the character (as opposed to {{w|Gunga Din|the original poem}}) until his [[2013]] interview in the [[Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection]].
*In the cartoon episode "[[Heavy Metal War]]", [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is at one point addressed using the name "Scrounge", and a Hasbro Briefing Binder for [[1985]] product confirms that this was a preliminary name for the Constructicon. When that didn't happen, apparently Bob Budiansky found a use for the name elsewhere.[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/ron-friedman-auction-hasbro-briefing.html]
* The ''Kre-O'' version of Scrounge from the "Cybertron's Most Wanted" comic was based on an unused concept for a Kreon Scrounge. He would have had the helmet of ''Kre-O'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], placed on backwards to simulate his odd, wedge shaped head. [https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/762813580513271809]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scrounge''' (スクラウンジ ''Sukuraunji'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szimatoló''' (''Sniffer'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Crava''' (Portugal comic), '''Surrupio''' (Brazil comic)

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