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<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3.5|the ''Rise of the Beasts'' Autobot|the ''other'' movie Wheeljack|Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack}}<br /> :''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTB-Wheeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Got any cheese?]]<br /> Soft-spoken and insightful, '''Wheeljack''' (aka '''Pablo''') may lack the bombastic attitude of his fellow Autobots, but he's no less invaluable to their team. An inventor, mechanic and scientist stationed in South America, Wheeljack is enamored with Earth and its natural world, and is committed to ending the war that threatens it. To get around the tight streets of [[Cusco]], he turns into a 1970 {{W|Volkswagen Type 2}} microbus.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1657105528236003330|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=5|day=12}}</ref><br /> <br /> Despite being stationed in [[Peru]], he's somehow unknowingly picked up a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[accent]]. Don't assume he speaks Spanish because of it, though; he thinks it's a little racist.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Sorry I'm late. I was taking in a harmonious moment between a serene butterfly, and an unruffled caterpillar. Such tranquility.|Wheeljack|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Cristo Fernández]] (English), [[Shunsuke Takeuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Pascal]] (European French), [[Marc Winslow]] (Latin American Spanish), [[José Baudilio]] (Spain Spanish), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian), [[Karim El Kammouchi]] (German), [[Wendel Bezerra]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Wojciech Melzer]] (Polish)}}<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Wheeljack-the-heck-you're-talking-about.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|"Now, last week, Wheeljack used his transformation machine to turn Noah into a car and drive him around the Monaco Grand Prix? Come on!"]]<br /> Being locally stationed there, Wheeljack joined the Autobot forces upon their arrival in [[Peru]] to assist with their search for the other half of the [[Transwarp Key]]. After a brief chat with their new human ally [[Noah Díaz]] established that, while he may have a Spanish accent, he did not speak Spanish, he explained the lay of the land to the group, including the Festival which would prevent the Autobots easily accessing the city. During Noah and [[Elena Wallace]]'s search and subsequent chase underground, he hid in the city with [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] taking cover inside his vehicle mode. When the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived in force to hunt down the humans, the pair tailed [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] up the mountain roads, Arcee exchanging fire while Wheeljack dodged missiles and wrecking balls thrown his way. Unfortunately, before they could get close to Battletrap, the Terrorcon attached his towline to Wheeljack's bumper, throwing him and Arcee off the cliff, which also triggered a rockslide that unwittingly broke up the battling Autobots and Terrorcons. <br /> <br /> Recovering, he and Arcee immediately followed [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] to assist their human allies from [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|an unfamiliar robotic gorilla]]. Unfortunately for him, [[Rhinox (ROTB)|a massive robotic rhino]] bowled him over from behind. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Primal made a truce, Wheeljack accompanied the united Autobot and [[Maximal]] group to the human village which held Primal's half of the Transwarp Key. The next day, he took part in the final battle to prevent [[Unicron]] being summoned to Earth, fighting off the horde of [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s and [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponoks]] as a distraction for his allies to shut the machine down.<br /> <br /> During the course of the battle, he and Optimus came across Battletrap again, nearly getting shot multiple times, with Primal and Prime having to assist to defeat the Terrorcon. Later on, Wheeljack regrouped with Arcee in mowing down more Sweeps, eventually receiving a minor injury to his lower abdomen. He was also knocked down and briefly overwhelmed when Unicron's reinforcements arrived, but was able to recover when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived to assist after his resurrection. When Optimus was forced to destroy the Transwarp bridge himself, Wheeljack was ordered to retreat to avoid the expected explosion, following Primal out of the area. Victorious and with Prime safe, he and the other Autobots and Maximals remained steadfast, ready to face Unicron's return.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Wheeljack's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]". In the former, Wheeljack is present in events set in New York City prior to his actual first appearance in the movie.}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===<br /> [[File:ROTB-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What's that? One of those 'Led Zeppelins' I've heard so much about?]]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cheetor / Nightbird / Wheeljack''' (Jungle Mission 3-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul><br /> :*''Accessories'': Blaster<br /> <br /> : Released in a [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Jungle Mission 3-pack", Wheeljack is a Deluxe Class figure based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''. He transforms from a bespectacled robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Type 2 Minibus with "TV Pablo" livery on the sides. He includes a blaster that can be stored on his back or in two spots on the roof of his vehicle mode. Oddly, the rear storage port is slightly tilted to the left. He features [[light piping]] for his eyes, which are still visible through his glasses.<br /> <br /> : On some copies, Wheeljack's torso hinges are loose, causing him to flop apart when handling.<br /> <br /> : Wheeljack comes packaged with [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]]. The CG renders on the packaging have paint applications on the shoulders, stomach, and hands. These are absent on the final toy, with only the tops of the hands being painted. The Autobot symbol on his chest/van front is shown as molded detail in the renders; it is a simple tampograph on the final toy. <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rise of the Beasts''===<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Ehrm.. Ackshually..'']]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Deluxe Class Wheeljack'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BD-05'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 15]], 2023<br /> :*''Accessories'': Blaster<br /> <br /> : Outside of the United States and Canada, the Wheeljack from the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Jungle Mission 3-pack was available individually at general retail under ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' packaging.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|BeastWeaponizer}}<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Alliance-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Stop hitting my child in the head with a lead pipe!"]]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1m1|'''Wheeljack & Rhinox''' (Beast Weaponizer, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Set Wheeljack & Rhinox'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCS-03'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 15]], 2023<br /> {{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<br /> <br /> : Part of the second wave of Beast Weaponizers, Wheeljack is a simplified toy that converts from a robot to an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Type 2 in 11 steps. He comes with a redecoed [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Beast Battle Master Rhinox]], who transforms into a minigun for Wheeljack to wield.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Studio Series''===<br /> [[File:TF-Studio-Series-ROTB-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Did I do that?'']]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul><br /> :*''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''<br /> :*''Hasbro ID number'': '''108'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-133'''<br /> :*''Accessories'': Blaster, "Cliffside Chase" backdrop<br /> {{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[November 14]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]]</ref><br /> <br /> : Released in the first wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class figures for 2024, Wheeljack transforms from robot into a licensed Volkswagen Type 2 in 28 steps, borrowing transformation cues from the above ''Beast Weaponizer'' figure. Instead of the chunky arm-blasters he had in the film, he comes with a handheld blaster based on, of all things, the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]. The blaster is compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]]s and stores using a slot on the vehicle's roof. Undocumented, that same slot can be used as robot mode storage. His backdrop depicts the Peru mountain chase.<br /> <br /> : Due to his transformation scheme, his door wings are oriented incorrectly. He lacks an Autobot insignia on his forehead and most of the text on the sides of his alternate mode aside from “TV Pablo”. Unlike the two toys above, this Wheeljack lacks any sign of the screen-accurate wheels on his hips.<br /> <br /> : The transformation for Wheeljack's shoulders can be frustrating due to very limited clearances in the chest area, potentially stressing and breaking the clear plastic hinges on the doors if they don’t simply pop off. There have also been reports of the clear windshield/roof piece breaking because of the locking tab for robot mode; that tab can be shaved down if it is a concern.<br /> <br /> : Oddly, the art on the front of Wheeljack's box features a render of his ''alternate mode'', not his robot mode as per usual with non-beast-mode characters. Why this decision was made is unknown, but could be part of Volkswagen's licensing agreement. On the toy’s CG render, the ring around the Autobot insignia on his chest is missing and the roof lights are not painted over. He also has more silver paint on his glasses and chest, while the silver on his shins is more finely detailed.<br /> <br /> : Wheeljack, alongside the first wave of 2024 ''Studio Series'' products, was revealed at MCM London 2023. While the rest of the wave was made available early at [[Cybertron Fest]] 2023, Wheeljack and his Deluxe wavemates were strangely absent.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Jada Toys===<br /> ====''Hollywood Rides''====<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|It's a Frank, Frank. A Frank that shoots Franks.]]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :*''Accessories'': Autobot badge standee<br /> :Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast licensed first generation Volkswagen Type 2 with rubber tires features opening front doors, one side door, and engine cover with detailed interiors. Similar to the ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'', the car features a sculpted robot mode underneath. As an authentic first generation Type 2, this model has some movie-inaccurate details, such as the T1's split windshield and differently shaped rear and indicator lights. (See Notes below.) <br /> <br /> :Presumably thanks to production lead time, Wheeljack features both the "TV Pablo" markings from the movie itself and the "Frank's TV" branding from footage that went unused in the film.<ref name=frank>{{citesocial|quote=Cool, that's my picture of Frank! Originally, he was in the New York parts of the film, with the van appearing in the warehouse scene, but that was cut. Here's some of the pictures I took of the van when I spotted it returning to the vehicle holding area at MELS in Montreal:|link=https://twitter.com/tfaltmodes/status/1668009290504732672|name=TransformersAltModes|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=6|day=11}}</ref><br /> <br /> :The 1/24 Wheeljack comes with a small chrome Autobot badge on a display stand.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Jada1-32}}<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :A smaller replica of Wheeljack much similar to the version above. The opening gimmick is limited to the front doors only. The sculpted robot mode underneath is unpainted.<br /> <br /> ===Figural Bag Clip===<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (2023)}}</ul><br /> :Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi ''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack.<br /> <br /> :It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *The promotional render of Wheeljack seen at the top of this page sports some differences from his character model as seen in the film; most notably, it lacks the Autobot badge (a modified Volkswagen logo) on his chest, leaving it blank.<br /> *''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack was conceived as a distinct character from ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]. Rather than take the more [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1-inspired]] design of the Wheeljack seen in ''Bumblebee'', either [[Hasbro]] or [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] wanted to lean more into the idea of the character as a nerdy scientist, as they felt the "tough guy" seen in the previous movie was too similar to other characters among the Autobots.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Okay. Wheeljack is in this movie. But Wheeljack is also in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and also just gets killed out of the blue. I love Wheeljack, but this Wheeljack and that Wheeljack seem nothing alike.'''<br>Yeah, they’re different, man. I know the fans have been calling him Pablo Wheeljack, so I’m going to ride with the fans on that one.<br>'''So these are different characters?'''<br>Yes, exactly. When I got into the film, they had already wanted the Wheeljack part of this picture, but they wanted to redesign it and actually lean more into the science and nerdy part of Wheeljack. They felt like the Wheeljack – I don’t know if this is the studio or Hasbro who was here before me – he was kind of falling into the lane of the other characters. Kind of tough. Ironhide, and those kind of vibes. Just didn’t feel like enough variety across the board. And so, for me as a fan, I was like, “All right, how can I keep some of the essence?” But I was like, I’m going to just dive deep into the lore and just gave him his whole sort of personality and a different look as we start to now develop and move on. But yeah, that was it. It was no shade or callbacks to the other Wheeljack at all. But people started calling Pablo Wheeljack, which I thought was kind of funny. And Cristo likes it too. He’s like, “I’m down for that.” Cristo Fernandez, who plays him, which is cool.|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Uproxx|link=https://uproxx.com/movies/steven-caple-jr-interview-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/|day=07|month=06|year=2023}}</ref><br /> *Wheeljack’s alternate mode is a mix of the first generation (T1) and second generation (T2) Volkswagen Type 2 (also called a "Minibus" or "Microbus" in the United States). The prop vehicle itself is a T2 Microbus, as evident by views of the interior from set photos and the T2’s single windshield compared to the T1’s split windshield design. However, the exterior of the Microbus is decorated to look like a T1, with its signature curved "V" shape on the front.<ref name=microbus>"[https://www.theautopian.com/the-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-movie-trailer-gets-a-vw-microbus-very-wrong-for-no-good-reason/ The New ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Movie Trailer Gets A VW Microbus Very Wrong For No Good Reason]", The Autopian, June 2023.</ref> All of Hasbro's toys of the character (whether licensed by Volkswagen or not) feature the hybrid design, while the Jada Toys Hollywood Rides toys are authentic T1 Volkswagen Type 2s with the movie-inaccurate split windshield.<br /> *Wheeljack has some ''very'' cheaty elements to his transformation:<br /> **The text on his sliding doors somehow end up on his front doors in bot mode. In the film, the doors are visibly clean while he transforms, with the text simply appearing when the shot changes.<br /> **"¡llama", "hoy!", and the phone number on his legs are not present in alt mode.<br /> ** Circular red lights appear out of nowhere on his shoulders. These lights resemble rear lights on some Microbus models, but Wheeljack's rear lights are pill shaped and end up on his butt. Concept art<ref name=ConceptArt>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXeJWr Wheeljack concept art from Nemanja Stankovic]</ref> for Wheeljack, such as the promo image at the top of the page, instead have them be his turn signals (which are outer pair of lights on the final design), while presumably the lights on his bumper take their place as the outside pair. Which would still be cheaty, as the turn signals would be jumping from brown parts of the car to cream parts.<br /> ** Similarly, the roof lights migrate onto brown panels on his chest, and are slightly larger than they should be. Some early concept sketches had these panels actually ''be'' cream-colored parts from the roof.<ref name=ConceptArt/><br /> *The storybook "[[Mission at the Museum]]", as well as behind-the-scenes photos of Wheeljack's vehicle mode, suggest that he was originally intended to appear in the [[New York City|New York]]-set segments of the film, with his vehicle mode belonging to "Frank's TV" rather than "TV Pablo".<ref name=frank/> This ended up influencing the [[Jada Toys]] die-cast vehicles of Wheeljack, both of which sport "Frank's TV" on their left side and "TV Pablo" on their right.<br /> *Due to the "TV Pablo" branding on his vehicle mode, many fans took to jokingly calling this iteration 'Pablo', as both a shot at him daring not to look like [[Wheeljack (G1)|the original]], and an affectionate nickname. Even director [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and Cristo Fernández (his voice actor) support it! This even went so far as the Fanstream introducing his Studio Series toy using the 'Pablo' name before calling him Wheeljack.<br /> *During the sequence where the Autobots and Maximals line up ready for battle, a pair of ear-like fins based on those of [[Wheeljack (G1)|"Generation 1" Wheeljack]] pop out of the sides of his head; this was apparently a last-minute addition, as some promotional material (notably, the trailers released by Paramount Pictures UK) show the same footage without the fins.<ref>[https://youtu.be/itnqEauWQZM Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer (2023 Movie)] from Paramount Pictures on YouTube, with ears</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/A5TcKWqMOp8 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer | Paramount Pictures UK] from Paramount Pictures on YouTube, without ears</ref> Either way, it's very easy to miss, as the fins have vanished by the next shot that Wheeljack appears in and never show up again!<br /> **Multiple concept designs for Wheeljack, including a near final one, actually had G1-inspired head fins.<ref name=ConceptArt/><br /> *In the Latin American Spanish dub, Wheeljack speaks with a Peruvian accent instead of a Mexican one, using Peruvian slang such as ''causa'', ''chevere'', and ''oe''.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steersman Jack")<ref>[[Wheeljack_(G1)|Generation 1 Wheeljack]] is called ''Kerék'' ("Wheel") in the Hungarian release of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]. ''Kormányos Jack'' is an erroneous alternate name that appears infrequently in the comics. The translator for ''Rise of the Beasts'' used an incomplete Hungarian Wikipedia list of Transformers names as reference, which only listed this secondary name, hence its usage in the film.</ref><br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Rise of the Beasts Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Target exclusives]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(ROTB)&diff=1835288 Wheeljack (ROTB) 2025-05-20T23:29:22Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3.5|the ''Rise of the Beasts'' Autobot|the ''other'' movie Wheeljack|Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack}}<br /> :''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTB-Wheeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Got any cheese?]]<br /> Soft-spoken and insightful, '''Wheeljack''' (AKA '''Pablo''') may lack the bombastic attitude of his fellow Autobots, but he's no less invaluable to their team. An inventor, mechanic and scientist stationed in South America, Wheeljack is enamored with Earth and its natural world, and is committed to ending the war that threatens it. To get around the tight streets of [[Cusco]], he turns into a 1970 {{W|Volkswagen Type 2}} microbus.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1657105528236003330|name=Transformers|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=5|day=12}}</ref><br /> <br /> Despite being stationed in [[Peru]], he's somehow unknowingly picked up a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[accent]]. Don't assume he speaks Spanish because of it, though; he thinks it's a little racist.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Sorry I'm late. I was taking in a harmonious moment between a serene butterfly, and an unruffled caterpillar. Such tranquility.|Wheeljack|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Cristo Fernández]] (English), [[Shunsuke Takeuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Benjamin Pascal]] (European French), [[Marc Winslow]] (Latin American Spanish), [[José Baudilio]] (Spain Spanish), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian), [[Karim El Kammouchi]] (German), [[Wendel Bezerra]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Wojciech Melzer]] (Polish)}}<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Wheeljack-the-heck-you're-talking-about.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|"Now, last week, Wheeljack used his transformation machine to turn Noah into a car and drive him around the Monaco Grand Prix? Come on!"]]<br /> Being locally stationed there, Wheeljack joined the Autobot forces upon their arrival in [[Peru]] to assist with their search for the other half of the [[Transwarp Key]]. After a brief chat with their new human ally [[Noah Díaz]] established that, while he may have a Spanish accent, he did not speak Spanish, he explained the lay of the land to the group, including the Festival which would prevent the Autobots easily accessing the city. During Noah and [[Elena Wallace]]'s search and subsequent chase underground, he hid in the city with [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] taking cover inside his vehicle mode. When the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived in force to hunt down the humans, the pair tailed [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] up the mountain roads, Arcee exchanging fire while Wheeljack dodged missiles and wrecking balls thrown his way. Unfortunately, before they could get close to Battletrap, the Terrorcon attached his towline to Wheeljack's bumper, throwing him and Arcee off the cliff, which also triggered a rockslide that unwittingly broke up the battling Autobots and Terrorcons. <br /> <br /> Recovering, he and Arcee immediately followed [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] to assist their human allies from [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|an unfamiliar robotic gorilla]]. Unfortunately for him, [[Rhinox (ROTB)|a massive robotic rhino]] bowled him over from behind. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Primal made a truce, Wheeljack accompanied the united Autobot and [[Maximal]] group to the human village which held Primal's half of the Transwarp Key. The next day, he took part in the final battle to prevent [[Unicron]] being summoned to Earth, fighting off the horde of [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s and [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponoks]] as a distraction for his allies to shut the machine down.<br /> <br /> During the course of the battle, he and Optimus came across Battletrap again, nearly getting shot multiple times, with Primal and Prime having to assist to defeat the Terrorcon. Later on, Wheeljack regrouped with Arcee in mowing down more Sweeps, eventually receiving a minor injury to his lower abdomen. He was also knocked down and briefly overwhelmed when Unicron's reinforcements arrived, but was able to recover when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived to assist after his resurrection. When Optimus was forced to destroy the Transwarp bridge himself, Wheeljack was ordered to retreat to avoid the expected explosion, following Primal out of the area. Victorious and with Prime safe, he and the other Autobots and Maximals remained steadfast, ready to face Unicron's return.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Wheeljack's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]". In the former, Wheeljack is present in events set in New York City prior to his actual first appearance in the movie.}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===<br /> [[File:ROTB-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What's that? One of those 'Led Zeppelins' I've heard so much about?]]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cheetor / Nightbird / Wheeljack''' (Jungle Mission 3-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul><br /> :*''Accessories'': Blaster<br /> <br /> : Released in a [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Jungle Mission 3-pack", Wheeljack is a Deluxe Class figure based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''. He transforms from a bespectacled robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Type 2 Minibus with "TV Pablo" livery on the sides. He includes a blaster that can be stored on his back or in two spots on the roof of his vehicle mode. Oddly, the rear storage port is slightly tilted to the left. He features [[light piping]] for his eyes, which are still visible through his glasses.<br /> <br /> : On some copies, Wheeljack's torso hinges are loose, causing him to flop apart when handling.<br /> <br /> : Wheeljack comes packaged with [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]]. The CG renders on the packaging have paint applications on the shoulders, stomach, and hands. These are absent on the final toy, with only the tops of the hands being painted. The Autobot symbol on his chest/van front is shown as molded detail in the renders; it is a simple tampograph on the final toy. <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rise of the Beasts''===<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Ehrm.. Ackshually..'']]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Deluxe Class Wheeljack'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BD-05'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 15]], 2023<br /> :*''Accessories'': Blaster<br /> <br /> : Outside of the United States and Canada, the Wheeljack from the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Jungle Mission 3-pack was available individually at general retail under ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' packaging.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|BeastWeaponizer}}<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Alliance-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Stop hitting my child in the head with a lead pipe!"]]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1m1|'''Wheeljack & Rhinox''' (Beast Weaponizer, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Set Wheeljack & Rhinox'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCS-03'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 15]], 2023<br /> {{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<br /> <br /> : Part of the second wave of Beast Weaponizers, Wheeljack is a simplified toy that converts from a robot to an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Type 2 in 11 steps. He comes with a redecoed [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Beast Battle Master Rhinox]], who transforms into a minigun for Wheeljack to wield.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Studio Series''===<br /> [[File:TF-Studio-Series-ROTB-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Did I do that?'']]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul><br /> :*''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''<br /> :*''Hasbro ID number'': '''108'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-133'''<br /> :*''Accessories'': Blaster, "Cliffside Chase" backdrop<br /> {{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[November 14]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]]</ref><br /> <br /> : Released in the first wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class figures for 2024, Wheeljack transforms from robot into a licensed Volkswagen Type 2 in 28 steps, borrowing transformation cues from the above ''Beast Weaponizer'' figure. Instead of the chunky arm-blasters he had in the film, he comes with a handheld blaster based on, of all things, the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]. The blaster is compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]]s and stores using a slot on the vehicle's roof. Undocumented, that same slot can be used as robot mode storage. His backdrop depicts the Peru mountain chase.<br /> <br /> : Due to his transformation scheme, his door wings are oriented incorrectly. He lacks an Autobot insignia on his forehead and most of the text on the sides of his alternate mode aside from “TV Pablo”. Unlike the two toys above, this Wheeljack lacks any sign of the screen-accurate wheels on his hips.<br /> <br /> : The transformation for Wheeljack's shoulders can be frustrating due to very limited clearances in the chest area, potentially stressing and breaking the clear plastic hinges on the doors if they don’t simply pop off. There have also been reports of the clear windshield/roof piece breaking because of the locking tab for robot mode; that tab can be shaved down if it is a concern.<br /> <br /> : Oddly, the art on the front of Wheeljack's box features a render of his ''alternate mode'', not his robot mode as per usual with non-beast-mode characters. Why this decision was made is unknown, but could be part of Volkswagen's licensing agreement. On the toy’s CG render, the ring around the Autobot insignia on his chest is missing and the roof lights are not painted over. He also has more silver paint on his glasses and chest, while the silver on his shins is more finely detailed.<br /> <br /> : Wheeljack, alongside the first wave of 2024 ''Studio Series'' products, was revealed at MCM London 2023. While the rest of the wave was made available early at [[Cybertron Fest]] 2023, Wheeljack and his Deluxe wavemates were strangely absent.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Jada Toys===<br /> ====''Hollywood Rides''====<br /> [[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|It's a Frank, Frank. A Frank that shoots Franks.]]<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :*''Accessories'': Autobot badge standee<br /> :Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast licensed first generation Volkswagen Type 2 with rubber tires features opening front doors, one side door, and engine cover with detailed interiors. Similar to the ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'', the car features a sculpted robot mode underneath. As an authentic first generation Type 2, this model has some movie-inaccurate details, such as the T1's split windshield and differently shaped rear and indicator lights. (See Notes below.) <br /> <br /> :Presumably thanks to production lead time, Wheeljack features both the "TV Pablo" markings from the movie itself and the "Frank's TV" branding from footage that went unused in the film.<ref name=frank>{{citesocial|quote=Cool, that's my picture of Frank! Originally, he was in the New York parts of the film, with the van appearing in the warehouse scene, but that was cut. Here's some of the pictures I took of the van when I spotted it returning to the vehicle holding area at MELS in Montreal:|link=https://twitter.com/tfaltmodes/status/1668009290504732672|name=TransformersAltModes|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=6|day=11}}</ref><br /> <br /> :The 1/24 Wheeljack comes with a small chrome Autobot badge on a display stand.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Jada1-32}}<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2023)}}</ul><br /> :A smaller replica of Wheeljack much similar to the version above. The opening gimmick is limited to the front doors only. The sculpted robot mode underneath is unpainted.<br /> <br /> ===Figural Bag Clip===<br /> <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack''' (2023)}}</ul><br /> :Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi ''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack.<br /> <br /> :It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *The promotional render of Wheeljack seen at the top of this page sports some differences from his character model as seen in the film; most notably, it lacks the Autobot badge (a modified Volkswagen logo) on his chest, leaving it blank.<br /> *''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack was conceived as a distinct character from ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]. Rather than take the more [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1-inspired]] design of the Wheeljack seen in ''Bumblebee'', either [[Hasbro]] or [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] wanted to lean more into the idea of the character as a nerdy scientist, as they felt the "tough guy" seen in the previous movie was too similar to other characters among the Autobots.<ref>{{citesocial|quote='''Okay. Wheeljack is in this movie. But Wheeljack is also in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and also just gets killed out of the blue. I love Wheeljack, but this Wheeljack and that Wheeljack seem nothing alike.'''<br>Yeah, they’re different, man. I know the fans have been calling him Pablo Wheeljack, so I’m going to ride with the fans on that one.<br>'''So these are different characters?'''<br>Yes, exactly. When I got into the film, they had already wanted the Wheeljack part of this picture, but they wanted to redesign it and actually lean more into the science and nerdy part of Wheeljack. They felt like the Wheeljack – I don’t know if this is the studio or Hasbro who was here before me – he was kind of falling into the lane of the other characters. Kind of tough. Ironhide, and those kind of vibes. Just didn’t feel like enough variety across the board. And so, for me as a fan, I was like, “All right, how can I keep some of the essence?” But I was like, I’m going to just dive deep into the lore and just gave him his whole sort of personality and a different look as we start to now develop and move on. But yeah, that was it. It was no shade or callbacks to the other Wheeljack at all. But people started calling Pablo Wheeljack, which I thought was kind of funny. And Cristo likes it too. He’s like, “I’m down for that.” Cristo Fernandez, who plays him, which is cool.|name=Steven Caple Jr.|site=Uproxx|link=https://uproxx.com/movies/steven-caple-jr-interview-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts/|day=07|month=06|year=2023}}</ref><br /> *Wheeljack’s alternate mode is a mix of the first generation (T1) and second generation (T2) Volkswagen Type 2 (also called a "Minibus" or "Microbus" in the United States). The prop vehicle itself is a T2 Microbus, as evident by views of the interior from set photos and the T2’s single windshield compared to the T1’s split windshield design. However, the exterior of the Microbus is decorated to look like a T1, with its signature curved "V" shape on the front.<ref name=microbus>"[https://www.theautopian.com/the-new-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-movie-trailer-gets-a-vw-microbus-very-wrong-for-no-good-reason/ The New ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Movie Trailer Gets A VW Microbus Very Wrong For No Good Reason]", The Autopian, June 2023.</ref> All of Hasbro's toys of the character (whether licensed by Volkswagen or not) feature the hybrid design, while the Jada Toys Hollywood Rides toys are authentic T1 Volkswagen Type 2s with the movie-inaccurate split windshield.<br /> *Wheeljack has some ''very'' cheaty elements to his transformation:<br /> **The text on his sliding doors somehow end up on his front doors in bot mode. In the film, the doors are visibly clean while he transforms, with the text simply appearing when the shot changes.<br /> **"¡llama", "hoy!", and the phone number on his legs are not present in alt mode.<br /> ** Circular red lights appear out of nowhere on his shoulders. These lights resemble rear lights on some Microbus models, but Wheeljack's rear lights are pill shaped and end up on his butt. Concept art<ref name=ConceptArt>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXeJWr Wheeljack concept art from Nemanja Stankovic]</ref> for Wheeljack, such as the promo image at the top of the page, instead have them be his turn signals (which are outer pair of lights on the final design), while presumably the lights on his bumper take their place as the outside pair. Which would still be cheaty, as the turn signals would be jumping from brown parts of the car to cream parts.<br /> ** Similarly, the roof lights migrate onto brown panels on his chest, and are slightly larger than they should be. Some early concept sketches had these panels actually ''be'' cream-colored parts from the roof.<ref name=ConceptArt/><br /> *The storybook "[[Mission at the Museum]]", as well as behind-the-scenes photos of Wheeljack's vehicle mode, suggest that he was originally intended to appear in the [[New York City|New York]]-set segments of the film, with his vehicle mode belonging to "Frank's TV" rather than "TV Pablo".<ref name=frank/> This ended up influencing the [[Jada Toys]] die-cast vehicles of Wheeljack, both of which sport "Frank's TV" on their left side and "TV Pablo" on their right.<br /> *Due to the "TV Pablo" branding on his vehicle mode, many fans took to jokingly calling this iteration 'Pablo', as both a shot at him daring not to look like [[Wheeljack (G1)|the original]], and an affectionate nickname. Even director [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and Cristo Fernández (his voice actor) support it! This even went so far as the Fanstream introducing his Studio Series toy using the 'Pablo' name before calling him Wheeljack.<br /> *During the sequence where the Autobots and Maximals line up ready for battle, a pair of ear-like fins based on those of [[Wheeljack (G1)|"Generation 1" Wheeljack]] pop out of the sides of his head; this was apparently a last-minute addition, as some promotional material (notably, the trailers released by Paramount Pictures UK) show the same footage without the fins.<ref>[https://youtu.be/itnqEauWQZM Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer (2023 Movie)] from Paramount Pictures on YouTube, with ears</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/A5TcKWqMOp8 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer | Paramount Pictures UK] from Paramount Pictures on YouTube, without ears</ref> Either way, it's very easy to miss, as the fins have vanished by the next shot that Wheeljack appears in and never show up again!<br /> **Multiple concept designs for Wheeljack, including a near final one, actually had G1-inspired head fins.<ref name=ConceptArt/><br /> *In the Latin American Spanish dub, Wheeljack speaks with a Peruvian accent instead of a Mexican one, using Peruvian slang such as ''causa'', ''chevere'', and ''oe''.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steersman Jack")<ref>[[Wheeljack_(G1)|Generation 1 Wheeljack]] is called ''Kerék'' ("Wheel") in the Hungarian release of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]]. ''Kormányos Jack'' is an erroneous alternate name that appears infrequently in the comics. The translator for ''Rise of the Beasts'' used an incomplete Hungarian Wikipedia list of Transformers names as reference, which only listed this secondary name, hence its usage in the film.</ref><br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Rise of the Beasts Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Target exclusives]]</div>

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<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions/icons_recurs<br /> |custom=Star_Seeker_symbol.png<br /> |cLink=Star_Seeker<br /> |cPretty=Star_Seeker - Mouseover text, if different from the Link<br /> |cSize=30px - Override the default size<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==About my oc==<br /> <br /> ===Introduction (from my oc)===<br /> <br /> Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].<br /> <br /> ===Tipper's strengths===<br /> <br /> Tipper can run really fast (Nearly as fast as Blur!) <br /> <br /> Tipper can use time bubbles to slow down enemies.<br /> <br /> ===Tipper's weaknesses===<br /> <br /> Tipper is old and can get easily fatigued if he runs for more than 2 minutes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==About me (the user)==<br /> <br /> I am here to help TFWiki.</div>

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<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions/icons_recurs<br /> |custom=Star_Seeker_symbol.png<br /> |cLink=Star_Seeker<br /> |cPretty=starseeker - Mouseover text, if different from the Link<br /> |cSize=30px - Override the default size<br /> }}<br /> ==About my oc==<br /> <br /> ===Introduction (from my oc)===<br /> <br /> Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].<br /> <br /> ===Tipper's strengths===<br /> <br /> Tipper can run really fast (Nearly as fast as Blur!) <br /> <br /> Tipper can use time bubbles to slow down enemies.<br /> <br /> ===Tipper's weaknesses===<br /> <br /> Tipper is old and can get easily fatigued if he runs for more than 2 minutes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==About me (the user)==<br /> <br /> I am here to help TFWiki.</div>

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<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|NEST|sector7|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3.5|the Autobot lieutenant|the movie named after him|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}<br /> {{suite}}<br /> :''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:TF-Alliance03 Cover Nizzi.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Hi, kids! I'm the new face of Transformers! Hope you enjoy!]]<br /> '''Bumblebee''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most trusted lieutenants. Although he is not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of luck, determination and bravery. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the [[Decepticon]]s.<br /> <br /> Badly damaged in battle, Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over [[Inter-Autobot radio|inter-Autobot frequencies]] (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a usable but more distant and less personal means of interaction). He can also communicate with the Autobots' human allies and his friend, [[Sam Witwicky]], by playing audio clips from popular media on his radio. Though he has these stable forms of communication, Bumblebee would love nothing more than to finally get his voice back someday.<br /> <br /> As the battles on Earth have raged on and more of their old friends have perished in the fighting, Bumblebee has found himself forced to step up as acting Autobot leader whenever Optimus isn't around. This stint at leadership isn't exactly going that well, as not only are there barely any surviving Autobots around to lead, not many of them respect his authority. Bumblebee's trying his best, but he shows all the signs of a young 'bot forced to grow up too fast, with his impulsiveness sometimes giving the Autobots as much trouble as their adversaries.<br /> <br /> He is also known as '''N.B.E.-02''', '''ZB-7''', '''B-127''', and has operated under the codename '''Goldwheels'''. He is also partnered with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], and is brothers-in-arms with fellow Autobot [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].<br /> <br /> {{quote|If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.|Bumblebee quoting ''{{w|Forrest Gump}}'' to Sam|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Movies===<br /> {{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English), [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] (Japan radio voice), [[Akio Kato]] (Japan normal voice)|[[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Patrick Béthune]] (European French), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]], [[Marisol Romero]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voices), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Vilmos Papucsek]] (Hungarian radio voice), [[Saverio Indrio]] (Italian), [[Shanu Dev]] (Hindi), [[Altuğ Yücel]] (Turkish)}}<br /> [[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee dealership.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Out with the old, and in with the new.]]<br /> When the Autobots scattered to the stars in search of the lost [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee made his way to the planet [[Earth]], where he connected the trail of the lost relic to the [[Witwicky (surname)|Witwicky]] family line. In 2007, disguised as a battered 1970s Camaro, Bumblebee followed [[Ron Witwicky]] and his son [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] to [[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo|a second rate car dealership]] and slipped himself amongst the vehicles, intending to have the boy purchase him so that he could get close to the family. When proprietor [[Bobby Bolivia]] couldn't agree on a price, however, it looked like Sam would wind up buying another car, so Bumblebee used a high-frequency sound wave to blow out the windows of every other vehicle in the lot, leaving Bolivia with no choice but to sell him.<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie Bumblebee winner.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|YOU BIG WINNER, HAHAHA.]]<br /> <br /> The next day, Sam and his friend [[Miles Lancaster]] drove Bumblebee down to a party at the lake, where the disguised Autobot decided to do the boy a favor, playing "Drive" on his radio to subtly convince Sam to kick Miles out and offer his crush [[Mikaela Banes]] a ride home. When he neared a romantic spot overlooking the city, Bumblebee turned off his engine and began playing romantically suggestive songs; this didn't have the intended effect, and Bumblebee had to abruptly turn himself back on again when Mikaela started to walk off. After they returned Mikaela home, Bumblebee drove off during the night; Sam, believing it to be a car theft, followed him to a junkyard and witnessed the robot-mode Bumblebee sending a beacon into space to summon his fellow Autobots. Apparently unaware that he had been spotted, Bumblebee then scared off the junkyard's two guard dogs when they menaced Sam.<br /> <br /> [[File:TF2007 bumblebee 2009 camaro.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Out with the new, and in with the newer.]]<br /> <br /> When Bumblebee returned to the Witwicky home the next day, a terrified Sam fled from what he dubbed "Satan's Camaro", only to wind up being attacked by the Decepticon [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who was also on the trail of the AllSpark. While fleeing this new threat, Sam ran into Mikaela, and Bumblebee then snatched the pair up and drove them away, with Barricade in hot pursuit. Taking refuge at a deserted chemical plant, Bumblebee revealed his robot form to the two humans so he could engage Barricade in combat, eventually knocked the Decepticon out after a brawl. Afterward, Bumblebee—able only to communicate in sound bites broadcast over his radio—properly introduced himself to Sam and Mikaela, and drove them to nearby [[Griffith Observatory]] to watch as the other Autobots he had called upon arrived in the sky overhead. Along the way, when Mikaela wondered aloud why a super-advanced robot turned into a "piece of crap Camaro", a mildly insulted Bumblebee scanned a passing 2009 Camaro, taking on its sleek and shiny form himself.<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie BumblebeeCC guardian.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|I may be your guardian, but I will not carry you through a crowd to the music of Whitney Houston.]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee took his friends to a secluded alleyway, where Sam and Mikaela met the other Autobots, including their leader, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Medical officer [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] explained that Bumblebee's inability to speak was a result of an old injury to his [[processor|vocal processor]], which Ratchet then treated with a regenerative plasma beam.<ref name="Orci">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showthread.php?t=12054 Post-movie Q&A with screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman]</ref> Prime explained that Sam had been targeted because he owned [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|a set]] of [[glasses]] belonging to his grandfather, [[Archibald Witwicky]], which had the location on the AllSpark inscribed on their lenses, and the entire group returned to the Witwicky home so they could obtain them.<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"They should change my name to Bumble-PEE!!!" Ba Dum Tss! I'll be here all night!]]<br /> <br /> Though the glasses were soon found, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] soon descended upon the house and apprehended Sam and Mikaela. The Autobots wasted no time in rescuing them, but when the interrogation of [[Seymour Simmons]] went nowhere, Bumblebee became so annoyed with his attitude that he released lubricant onto the agent. When Sector Seven reinforcements arrived, the Autobots were forced to hide; unfortunately, Sam and Mikaela fell from their hiding place beneath a bridge, and Bumblebee had to reveal himself to save them. Harpooned and frozen by Sector Seven agents, he was captured by the organization, with Optimus Prime regrettably unable to intercede as he knew the Autobots could not do so without harming the humans.<br /> <br /> [[File:TF2007 bumblebee captured.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"I WAS FROZEN TODAY!"]]<br /> Taken to Sector Seven's base at [[Hoover Dam]], Bumblebee was continually doused with cryoblasts to keep him subdued while experiments were performed on him, until Sam and Mikaela (with some armed persuasion from [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]) convinced S7 to let him go. Upon his release, Bumblebee almost lashed out at his human oppressors until Sam calmed him down, informing him of the presence of the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in the facility, and that the Decepticons were coming for both. Following the humans to the AllSpark's chamber, Bumblebee hesitantly reached out to the life source of his people and reformatted it, shrinking the cube until it was a size that the humans could manipulate. Cube in hand, Bumblebee and a military escort fled to [[Mission City]], meeting the Autobots en route.<br /> <br /> [[File:TF2007 bumblebee gives sam allspark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"]]<br /> Soon after Bumblebee and the Autobots arrived in the city, the Decepticons descended in force, with a missile attack from Starscream blowing off Bumblebee's legs. To get him to safety, Mikaela and Sam hoisted Bumblebee onto an abandoned tow truck, but Bumblebee pushed the AllSpark into Sam's hands, urging him to run while he still could. As Sam reluctantly left, Mikaela drove Bumblebee away from the fighting to relative safety, but she was soon overcome with guilt for leaving Sam and the battle. With Bumblebee's assent, she turned headed back in, driving the truck in reverse so that Bumblebee could fire his weapons at [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], helping take the tank Decepticon out. Subsequently, Sam used the AllSpark to destroy Megatron, and in the aftermath, Bumblebee found that his voice had returned,<ref name="Orci"/> and he used it to request permission to remain with Sam. Optimus and Sam agreed, and after his legs were repaired, Bumblebee allowed Sam and Mikaela to make out on top of him as Optimus sent his message to space calling other Autobots to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]," "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In several, Bumblebee has his own [[Moustache Man]] hologram driver, which does not appear in the finished film.}}<br /> <br /> ====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English, promo video)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Jean-Philippe Puymartin]] (European French radio voice), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Enrique Cervantes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Arturo Acosta]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice)}}<br /> [[File:ROTF bumblebee opens fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Fixing [[Appliancebot|broken appliances]] the most effective way.]]<br /> Two years after the battle of Mission City, his voice still not properly repaired, Bumblebee was dozing in the Witwicky garage the day Sam was packing for [[Princeton University]] when a scream from Sam saw him called into action to blast the [[AllSpark Mutation]]s a surviving sliver of the AllSpark had made of the Witwicky kitchen appliances. Shrugging off [[Judy Witwicky]]'s complaints that he had blown up much of their house, 'Bee returned to the garage, where he was dismayed to learn that Sam was not planning on taking him to college with him, as just he wanted a normal life.<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTF bee makes trouble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Phew, turned the alarm off before it started playing "Imma Be".]]<br /> Hoping that Sam could serve as an ambassador of sorts to help convince the [[President of the United States]] that it was important the Autobots stay on Earth to fight off the Decepticons, Optimus Prime had Bumblebee pick up Sam from college so he could talk to him. 'Bee caused trouble for Sam right away, disrupting a frat party he was attending, then wound up with an unwanted passenger in [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]], about whom he could tell something wasn't right. Bonking her head off his dashboard and spraying her in liquid to get rid of her, he then took Sam to meet Optimus, but the boy turned down the Autobot leader's offer. Unfortunately, Sam soon proved to have little choice in whether or not he would be involved in the Transformers' war, when a resurrected Megatron captured him, and Bumblebee and Prime had to come to his rescue. 'Bee took Mikaela and Sam's roommate [[Leo Spitz]], to safety, but Optimus died protecting the boy.<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTF bumblebee puppdogeyes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|''You tell me that you open your eyes...'']]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee, together with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], took the three humans to an abandoned prison where they would be safe, but soon, the Decepticons' master [[The Fallen]] struck across Earth, demanding Sam he turned over to them. Bearing Sam no grudge for Optimus's death, Bumblebee promised to help his fugitive friend in any way, though he advised against Sam turning himself in. At Leo's suggestion, the group went to [[New York City]] to meet his internet rival, the Robo-Warrior—in actuality, Bumblebee's old lubrication post Seymour Simmons, who provided evidence that [[Seeker (ROTF)|a group of Decepticons]] had been on Earth thousands of years ago. Following this information, the group located and reactivated the ancient [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], who teleported them to [[Egypt]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which Sam hoped could be used to revive Optimus.<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTF Bumblebee twin bash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Respect my authoritah!]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee transported the humans to [[Petra]], the supposed location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]], but when it appeared to be a dead end, the Twins got into an argument over why they were following Sam around. The argument turned into a brawl which threatened to crush the humans in the close quarters, so Bumblebee picked his two subordinates, slammed them together, and threw them out of the temple. However, the Twins' brawl had managed to unearth the Tomb of the Primes, and Bumblebee further opened the hole with his plasma cannon, where they found the Matrix...which instantly turned to dust. Gathering up the dust in hopes it would still work, the team headed back to Egypt, but were [[Operation: Firestorm|assaulted]] by Starscream on the way. 'Bee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins led Starscream and the Decepticons away while Sam and Mikaela went on ahead, and when it became apparent that Starscream was no longer pursuing them, Bumblebee left to rejoin the pair.<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Move your body Rampage! Yeah, like that, gymnastics are really easy when you have two legs. Oh wait...]]<br /> <br /> Arriving in the abandoned town Sam and Mikaela were hiding from the Decepticons in, Bumblebee found that Sam's parents were being held captive by [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]. Sam distracted the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] long enough for Bumblebee to jump him, but while they were grappling, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ambushed Bumblebee. The plucky Autobot managed to fight off Ravage and ''rip out his spine'', then overpowered and killed Rampage. At Sam's instruction, Bumblebee took the boy's parents to safety, returning in time to see Sam apparently be killed by a blast from Megatron, upon which he broke down in grief. However, Sam miraculously survived the attack, and with the reformed Matrix of Leadership, resurrected Optimus Prime. Together, the assembled Autobots and humans watched as Optimus combined with the remains of Jetfire, destroyed the harvester and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Bumblebee’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]"; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Bumblebee speaks—with difficulty—in his own voice several times, a story element that was cut from the finished film.}}<br /> <br /> ====''Dark of the Moon'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese)|[[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Enrique Cervantes]], [[Arturo Acosta]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice; ''Revenge of the Fallen''), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}<br /> [[File:DOTFfilm-BumblebeeStealthForce.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''Stealth'' Force? Right...]] <br /> Three years after the defeat of the Fallen, Bumblebee no longer lived with Sam, having been put back on active NEST duty now regularly engaged in top secret missions with the rest of the Autobots, mostly to prevent human conflict. Alongside [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], Bumblebee investigated an illegal nuclear facility, employing his [[Stealth Force]] mode to destroy it. Upon returning to the [[NEST]] base, he assisted in teaching soldiers how to fight Decepticons.<br /> <br /> [[File:DOTM bumblebee vs brazos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Grumpy Bee is not impressed.]]<br /> <br /> Having received information from his co-worker [[Jerry Wang]] that suggested a conspiracy of humans collaborating with the Decepticons, Sam and his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]] went to NEST headquarters to share what Sam had learned, but when the guards would not let him enter, he grabbed a radio and called for Bumblebee to "convince" them. The guards quickly backed off when Bumblebee burst out of the building, but the reunion wasn't an entirely happy one, as Sam made clear to his big 'bot buddy that he was upset that he wasn't around much any more. National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] had no interest in Sam's conspiracy theories, so Sam left with Bumblebee to investigate the matter himself. To "repay" Sam's boss eccentric [[Bruce Brazos]] for a few leads he was able to provide them, Bumblebee play-fought with the man, who tried some karate moves on him.<br /> <br /> [[File:Dotm-sam&bumblebee-ahhh!-1-.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Here comes another Flight of the Bumblebee joke...]]<br /> After Sam, [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] and [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] learned that the Autobots' recent actions—recovering their lost former leader [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[space bridge]] [[pillar]]s from the wreck of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' they had discovered on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]—had actually been orchestrated by the Decepticons, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Dino escorted the humans and Sentinel back to the NEST base. En route, they were attacked by the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], and Bumblebee was forced to execute an impressive mid-air transformation to avoid a crashed truck, tossing Sam into the air as he switched modes, before transforming back to vehicle mode around the boy. When the group arrived back at NEST, Sentinel revealed he was in league with Megatron, and Bumblebee was unable to prevent [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] from being killed and the base from being destroyed as Sentinel retrieved his pillars. <br /> <br /> [[File:DOTM-bumblebeesamsfriend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bee good.]]<br /> Sentinel used his pillars to open a space bridge in the heart of Washington, and Bumblebee and the Autobots were vastly outnumbered by the Decepticon forces that poured through and had to retreat. When Sentinel forced the humans to exile the Autobots on their ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Bumblebee was allowed a short time to say goodbye to Sam, and assured him he was always going to be his friend, before helping the others prepare the ship for launch. However shortly after lift-off, the ''Xantium'' was destroyed by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were presumed dead. <br /> <br /> [[File:DOTM bee and carly in ship.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Carly is not liking the in-flight movie.]]<br /> In actuality, the Autobots had hidden in a rocket booster that was jettisoned before the Xantium's destruction, and arrived in the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]] in time to help Sam, [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of soldiers in finding the kidnapped Carly. Bumblebee piloted one of the downed Decepticon fighters to get Sam into the building in which Decepticon conspirator [[Dylan Gould]] was holding Carly, and used it to both rescue the pair and blast off [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]'s head. He rejoined his fellow Autobots in attacking the Decepticon forces, and arrived in time to save Sam and Lennox from falling to their deaths after Sam managed to kill Starscream. <br /> <br /> [[File:830px-Dotm-helluvarun-1-.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|He's right behind me, isn't he?]]<br /> Unfortunately, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino, Ratchet and Que were soon captured by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his troops, and Bumblebee could only watch as Que was executed. He had barely a moment to mourn before he was pulled forward, sharing what seemed to be a final, heartfelt look with Sam... before [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] suddenly started dropping Decepticon fighters from a Decepticon warship above. With Soundwave distracted, Bumblebee attacked his would-be executioner, and after a short but intense battle, killed the Decepticon spy-master by punching straight through his chest and blasting his head to bits. Subsequently, Bumblebee joined the final battle, and with Ratchet's help, he tackled and destroyed the space bridge's control pillar, shutting the bridge down. After the defeat of the Decepticons and Sentinel Prime, Bumblebee produced a selection of gears and washers from inside his body so that Sam could use one as a ring to propose to Carly with, but Sam just told him that he needed to slow it down. He was then commended for his bravery in battle by Ratchet.{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br /> {{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]," the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]] and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics," and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}<br /> <br /> ====''Age of Extinction'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Ben Schwartz]] (English radio voice, see notes), [[Kōichi Yamadera]] (Japanese radio voice)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Vincent Ribeiro]] and [[Tristan Petitgirard]] (European French radio voices), [[Marc-André Bélanger]], [[François L'Écuyer]] and [[Frédéric Zouvi]] (Canadian French radio voices), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin American Spanish radio voice)}}<br /> [[File:AOEBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|After a wild bender, Bumblebee woke up in the desert, stripped of his 2011 Camaro kibble.]]<br /> At some point in the past, Bumblebee had a phase where he became extremely insubordinate and disrespectful to Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath of the Battle of Chicago, Bumblebee remained on Earth with the other Autobots, but they were all soon forced to go on the run when the U.S. government disbanded [[NEST]], and [[Harold Attinger]]'s [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce began hunting down Transformers. Disguised as a beat-up 1967 Camaro, Bumblebee even found himself having to take command of the remaining Autobot refugees when Optimus Prime disappeared, even though the others saw him as brash and inexperienced.<br /> <br /> [[File:AOE bee and stinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee shares the same feeling with [[Stephanie Sheh|Usagi Tsukino]] when it comes to clones.]]<br /> <br /> Five years after Chicago, Optimus returned and Bumblebee relinquished command, but this did not stop [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] from complaining about Bumblebee's leadership skills. Indignant at being called a "child" by the Autobot samurai, Bumblebee briefly brawled with Drift, but greater matters soon demanded the Autobots' attention. Following information provided by Optimus's new human ally [[Cade Yeager]] that revealed Cemetery Wind was delivering the bodies of the Transformers they captured to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]], the Autobots prepared to infiltrate the company's Chicago headquarters; Bumblebee falsified ID cards to get Cade and [[Shane Dyson]] into the building, then drove them to the site, masquerading as a non-sentient vehicle being brought in for [[scanning]]. Upon seeing the company's display of [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], a drone based on his own design, as well as several videos and posters claiming that he was inferior to the human-made Transformer, Bumblebee flipped out and knocked over the prototype, then left Shane to take the blame for the accident.<br /> <br /> [[File:AOE bumblebee missiles.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hi Tom!]]<br /> <br /> The information Cade brought out of KSI revealed to the Autobots that the captured Transformers were being melted down for their raw [[Living metal#Live-action film series|transformium]] metal. Learning that Ratchet had suffered this grisly fate, Bumblebee joined the Autobots in attacking the building, though not before scanning a newer 2014 Camaro along the way, as well as taking on a sleek new appearance based on Stinger. He got a lift from Drift's helicopter mode to the building's upper levels and was able to rescue Cade from Attinger's clutches, having no regard for damaging the building to avenge Ratchet. The Autobots then withdrew, but were pursued by Stinger and KSI's premiere creation, Galvatron; 'Bee attempted to cover Optimus and the humans by blasting Galvatron with a cluster of missiles, but was left in utter shock when the drone disintegrated and reassembled himself to avoid the attack.<br /> <br /> [[File:AOE-BeeIsTheBest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Never mind the fact we should be ripped to shreds by the shattered glass from this skyscraper, you're the best, Bee!]]<br /> When Optimus was captured by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], Bumblebee and the Autobots infiltrated the [[Knight Ship|bounty hunter's ship]]. Bumblebee helped their human allies escape from several [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s, and though he could not stop the ship's anchors from being detached, causing the humans to fall towards Chicago, he still managed to save them by swinging down on the cables and grabbing them out of the air. Given a lift by [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] in a stolen gunship, 'Bee had to take over piloting the craft while Crosshairs engaged Lockdown's pursuing henchmen, and although he managed to lose the ships chasing them by diving into an underground roadway, he then promptly crashed the gunship into the city streets. <br /> <br /> Bumblebee and the humans regrouped with the other Autobots at a disused train yard, where they learned from Brains that Galvatron was, in actuality, a reborn Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to KSI head [[Joshua Joyce]] by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. The team immediately headed for China, but upon arrival, their ship was shot down, and Bumblebee, [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and the humans fell out and had to escort the seed out of the city. [[File:CheapKnockOffs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|But how does he feel about the length of his toy page?]] Bumblebee and Hound acted as a defensive line against Galvatron's forces, and though they destroyed many drones, they slowly became overwhelmed by the onslaught. Salvation came in the form of Optimus Prime and the newly recruited [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]; their airborne member [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] partnered himself up with Bumblebee, and together, they took out Stinger, who 'Bee "eulogized" by calling him a "cheap knockoff" and let Strafe gnaw on his head. With the battle reaching fever pitch, Bumblebee was tasked by Cade with taking his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and Shane out of the city, but the pair soon convinced him to turn around and help Optimus and Cade fight the returned Lockdown. Bumblebee quickly found he was no match for Lockdown, but his intervention gave Tessa and Shane enough time to help Optimus recover, and the Autobot leader slew the bounty hunter. Bumblebee, alongside the other Autobots, was tasked with protecting the Yeager family from any threats when Optimus left Earth to confront Lockdown's employers, the mysterious [[Creator]]s. With Optimus off-world, Bumblebee was left in charge of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Last Knight'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Erik Aadahl]] (English)|[[Masato Obara]] (Japanese), [[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian)}}<br /> [[File:TLK Bumblebee versus Nazis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left|He shot fifty men.]]<br /> During [[World War II]], Bumblebee, then known as ZB-7, and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] fought alongside Allies, during which the two met and befriended a young [[Edmund Burton]]. After the war however, Bumblebee resumed his search while Hot Rod remained behind. As the decades passed, Bumblebee would not come to remember World War II as a particularly noteworthy conflict.<br /> <br /> [[File:TLK Bumblebee snags Santos.jpg|thumb|300px|If it's a Super Saiyan you're looking for, I can fill the part.]]<br /> In the years since Optimus Prime's departure into space in search of the Creators, Bumblebee retook command of the remaining team of Autobots on Earth. He accompanied Cade and Hound to the Chicago No Go-Zone: a hotspot of Cybertronian artifacts that landed on Earth since the Battle of Chicago. He and Cade came to the aid of [[Izabella]] after her Autobot companion [[Canopy]] was killed with Bumblebee himself destroying one of the attacking Sentinels. When Cade was held up by the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], Bumblebee came to his assistance, albeit in an unorthodox manner. He blew himself apart, only for his individual pieces to piece back together and reassemble himself in order to dispose of the TRF forces, giving their side the advantage. If it weren't for Lennox's intervention, Bumblebee would very likely have killed TRF Commander [[Santos]]. With Cade easing the standoff to prevent any collateral damage and Hound arriving at the scene, he urged the TRF to lower their weapons and allow them to leave, but not without the TRF tagging Bumblebee with a tracker.<br /> <br /> Back at the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] where the other Autobots camped, he struggled to keep the team in order, with Grimlock stealing the local sheriff's cruiser and Crosshairs questioning his leadership skills, with whom he engaged in a small brawl. It wasn't helped by the arrival of the unscrupulous [[Daytrader]], who brought with him more of his shady trinkets, which included a [[Vatti Bot]] (which Bumblebee angrily crushed) and the deceased Starscream's head. The next morning, however, a convoy of Decepticons were heading towards at the junkyard. While Hound and [[Trench]] held the line, Bumblebee and others fled to a nearby town where Drift discovered and disabled the tracker the TRF had placed on Bumblebee. After the Decepticons had been lured into a trap, Bumblebee personally slew [[Mohawk]] before a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] by the name of [[Cogman]] arrived on the scene to escort Cade to England to meet Sir Edmund Burton. Bumblebee accompanied Cade as extra muscle.<br /> <br /> [[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Ah, I was wondering what would break first! Your spirit -- ''or your body!'']]<br /> At the castle, they were initially greeted by [[Bulldog (TLK)|a tank Transformer suffering from "robot-dimentia"]] attacking them before Sir Edmund scolded him for firing at guests. Burton then expressed joy at seeing Bumblebee despite the Autobot not remembering him. It was then that Bumblebee was reunited with Hot Rod, who had sort of kidnapped a woman named [[Viviane Wembly]]. When the TRF arrived, Bumblebee served as a getaway car for Cade and Vivian, depositing them at her flat before he took the two to the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']], during which he managed to get his Decepticon nemesis Barricade off his tail by blasting him aside. Leaving Hot Rod behind, Bumblebee took hold of the massive femme as she submerged and took the humans to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|submerged Cybertronian ship]]. Inside the ship, however, the group was forced to split as ocean debris had made the path accessible to humans but inaccessible to Bumblebee. He caught up with the two soon after Viviane had found the [[Staff of Merlin]] and seconds before [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived to demand the staff. After threatening Viviane's life for it, Nemesis walked out and Bumblebee, spurred on by Cade, followed Nemesis to try and reawaken his true personality.<br /> <br /> On the deck of the ship, Nemesis promptly beat Bumblebee into submission only for the sound of Bumblebee's true voice to reawaken Optimus Prime. Allying with the [[Guardian Knight]]s, the Autobots flew to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to confront and destroy [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] while Viviane removed the staff from the [[ignition chamber]] to halt her plan. Though Cybertron's reconnecting and shifting geology proved an obstacle, the Autobots made it to the area of the ignition chamber only to be faced by a Decepticon army backed up by a gun emplacement and [[Infernocus]]; they were eventually destroy by Optimus and [[Sqweeks]]. Salvation came when the [[British Armed Forces|British military]] caused a nearby chunk of Cybertron to swing and impact the ignition chamber. In the temporary state of zero gravity, Bumblebee took the opportunity to kill [[Nitro Zeus]] by blowing up his head. Optimus then distracted Quintessa allowing Bumblebee to blast her from behind (with a quippy one liner) and Viviane to remove the staff saving Earth. on the surface of Earth, Optimus had felt that Cybertron had healed enough that the Autobots could return home and Bumblebee, after thanking the humans for saving Optimus, boarded the [[Knight Ship]] as it blasted off for Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}<br /> <br /> ====''Bumblebee'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Dylan O'Brien]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Julien Allouf]] (European French), [[Louis-Philippe Berthiaume]] (Canadian French), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Rajesh Kava]] (Hindi), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Ivan Zaytsev]] (Italian), [[Jeong Jae-heon]] (Korean), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Spain Spanish), [[Emilio Treviño]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Altuğ Yücel]] (Turkish)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Bumblejeep.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Maybe if I look like this, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] will think I'm [[Swindle (G1)|a part]] of [[Combaticon (G1)|his brigade]]!"]]<br /> <br /> A scout under the command of Optimus Prime, B-127 was part of the final battle for Cybertron — a battle that ended with the Autobot position overrun by the Decepticons and necessitating a full-scale Autobot evacuation of Cybertron. As part of this evacuation, Prime tasked him with a reconnaissance mission to the distant planet of [[Earth]]—its location hidden from the Decepticons—in the hopes that the scout could establish a base for the Autobots to regroup and strike back. Launched off-planet aboard an [[Autobot escape pod|escape pod]], B-127 crash-landed in [[California]] in the year [[1987]], having the bad fortune to land in the woods where [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Jack Burns]] had been conducting a training exercise.<br /> <br /> Trying to flee the hostile humans, B-127 quickly [[scanning|scanned]] a jeep alternate mode to make his escape and fled through the woods until he was cornered outside of an abandoned mineshaft. Despite his best intentions to assure the humans of his good intentions, the Autobot scout found himself attacked by the Decepticon [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]. Believing that B-127 knew the whereabouts of Optimus Prime and his forces, the Decepticon grappled with the little Autobot in an attempt to get him to speak; when his foe retorted that he would never disclose Prime's location, Blitzwing "made it official" by ripping out B-127's voice box and grievously injuring him by hurling him off a cliff. Before the Decepticon could execute him, however, B-127 emerged triumphant by jamming one of Blitzwing's missiles into the Decepticon's superstructure, blowing Blitzwing to smithereens.<br /> <br /> His [[voice box]] damaged, his memory cells offline, and his body failing, the critically wounded B-127 was able to limp to a nearby riverbank, and before entering stasis he was able to scan a new disguise: a Volkswagen Beetle. It was in this form that B-127 remained for some time while he recovered, and at some point the derelict car found its way to a run-down [[Hank's Marine Repair and Parts|salvage yard]] in [[Brighton Falls]], where it was sheeted and left to rust.<br /> <br /> [[File:VWBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|"Do [[Sam Witwicky|you]] have your [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather]]'s [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|glasses]]- wait, sorry, [[Charlie Watson|wrong human]]."]]<br /> <br /> In August of that year, B-127's derelict form caught the attention of [[Charlie Watson]], and while trying to start the car she triggered the Autobot's radio, broadcasting a signal that inadvertently reached the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] on [[Saturn]]. Several days later, on her eighteenth birthday, yard owner [[Uncle Hank|Hank]] allowed Charlie the car as a birthday present if she could get it to start. After fixing the engine, Charlie drove her new car home, and while repairing the car her investigations inadvertently revealed B-127, still wounded, mute, and amnesiac from his battle on Earth. Inspired by the buzzing noises of his broken voice box, Charlie named him "Bumblebee."<br /> <br /> The next morning, [[Sally Watson]] used her daughter's car to drive [[Conan|the family dog]] to the vet, with Bumblebee almost revealing himself to a panicked Charlie as she tried to catch up with him. That afternoon, Charlie took him to a nearby beach to teach the Autobot that he couldn't reveal himself to other [[humans]], and during a subsequent walk in the woods Charlie wound up activating a garbled hologram of Optimus Prime, jolting Bumblebee's memory and reminding him of Prime's final battle on Cybertron. His continual attempts to communicate with his broken radio inspired Charlie to replace it with the radio from her late father's Chevrolet, and Bumblebee's curiosity about her old diving tapes and records prompted Charlie to open up about the passing of her father and her difficulty coping with his death.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bumblebee vs sofa.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee's first (and last) couch gag.]]<br /> As Bumblebee played with his radio, the noise attracted the attention of Charlie's neighbor [[Memo]], and after swearing him to secrecy the pair went for a drive in Bumblebee, with the two humans realizing that Bumblebee was trying to use the radio to communicate. Following an antagonistic encounter with [[Tina Lark]] at a cliff-diving party hosted by [[Tripp Summers]], the trio decided to get revenge by pranking her house; Bumblebee got carried away while egging her car, however, and wound up destroying it entirely. Their hasty escape caught the attention of [[Sheriff Lock]], and Bumblebee was able to easily evade the sheriff's police cruiser during the subsequent police chase.<br /> <br /> Realizing that she couldn't drive Bumblebee the next morning, Charlie left him in the garage while she went to work, though Bumblebee's curiosity soon got the better of him, and his clumsy exploration of the Watson home had him inadvertently destroy the house's interior in the process, while his experiments with an electrical outlet led to a massive [[energon]] surge. His destruction of the house caught the attention of Memo, who called Charlie home from work to deal with the problem. Though Memo was able to coax Bumblebee back to the garage to lie low, they were unable to clean up the house before Charlie's parents arrived, and the ensuing argument led to Charlie leaving home in Bumblebee... running into a Sector Seven ambush in the process, the agency having tracked Bumblebee thanks to his energon surge.<br /> <br /> [[File:BBfilm-interrogation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bee finds himself in [[Megatron (Movie)#Alternate timeline|yet another]] Decepticon BDSM dungeon.]]<br /> Bumblebee transformed to robot mode to carry Charlie to safety, and although he was able to outmaneuver the humans he was ambushed by Shatter and Dropkick, who took the little Autobot prisoner. Their interrogation revealed Prime's hologram; armed with the knowledge that the Autobots were on their way to Earth, the two Decepticons left to call in their army to finish off their foes—but not before blasting their prisoner.<br /> <br /> Thanks to Charlie and Memo jury-rigging one of Sector Seven's electrical guns, the two were able to blast enough electricity into Bumblebee's systems to bring him back online, the reboot restoring his memory cells in the process. Cornered by Sector Seven agents, a weakened Bumblebee only found the strength to fight back after watching Agent Burns manhandle Charlie, blasting the humans until Charlie was able to talk him down; despite his human friend's belief that they needed to hide, Bumblebee set out to stop the Decepticons, bringing Charlie with him.<br /> <br /> [[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Bee-underwater.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''[[W:The Shape of Water|The Shape of Metal]]'']]<br /> The pair raced through the streets of Brighton Falls, accompanied by Charlie's family and pursued by more Sector Seven agents, until they reached the radio antennae that Shatter and Dropkick had repurposed into a makeshift Cybertronian relay to contact the Decepticon fleet. Bumblebee leapt into action immediately, killing Dropkick by tearing him apart with a chain and rescuing Agent Burns's disabled helicopter from crashing. As Charlie tried to manually disable the Decepticon relay, Bumblebee was able to narrowly prevent Shatter from taking her down, and as the pair battled in the dry dock below Bumblebee was able to blast the dam holding back the ocean, allowing the rush of water to fatally crush Shatter against a ship. With the Decepticons vanquished, Charlie dove into the water to guide Bumblebee back to shore, and as the pair recovered from their ordeal Agent Burns, having realized the error of his ways, allowed them to leave before his reinforcements arrived.<br /> <br /> His memories restored and his body healed, Bumblebee drove Charlie to the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] to say his goodbyes so that he could reunite with the other Autobots and continue his mission on Earth. After thanking his human friend for helping him find his voice, Bumblebee scanned a passing Camaro and drove off, meeting up with Optimus Prime on the bridge and driving away. In the woods that night, Prime commended the scout for his bravery as the pair watched more Autobots arrive on Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}<br /> {{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}<br /> <br /> ====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====<br /> Seven years after Optimus Prime and the other Autobots had arrived on Earth, Bumblebee was laying low in New York, maintaining a low profile until the Autobot leader sent an order for Bumblebee and all of the other Autobots to meet up at their base of operations. Bumblebee arrived at the same time that Arcee had arrived, seeing that fellow Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] had in fact taken a human, [[Noah Díaz]], to their location and revealed himself to the human. Optimus Prime arrived shortly thereafter and made the plan for the Autobots to rely on Noah and Mirage to get the [[Transwarp Key]] in order to head home to Cybertron, the young Autobot was placed in the same position as Optimus and Arcee to wait around the mainland to the Museum on Ellis Island.<br /> <br /> While waiting for Noah to retrieve the Transwarp Key, Bumblebee spoke to Optimus on the matter of humans, the young Autobot in belief that not all humans are bad. While Optimus would agree that [[Charlie Watson|one human]] had treated Bumblebee well, Optimus stood firm on his belief and added he did not want Bumblebee going to drive-in theaters anymore after the young Autobot said that Optimus "{{w|A Few Good Men|can't handle the truth}}."<br /> <br /> Bumblebee's wait was cut short when the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived on the scene, and he rushed into battle alongside the other Autobots to face the threat. When Optimus was overpowered by the Terrorcon leader, [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]], Bumblebee rushed in with Optimus's battle axe, but the young Autobot was impaled on Scourge's arm blade, and soon was blasted by Scourge's cannon, the Terrorcon leader shortly ripping Bumblebee's insignia off his head.<br /> <br /> Bumblebee's body was carried away from the Museum by the other Autobots, and was kept hidden until the Autobots would enlist the help of [[Stratosphere]] to get to their next location, Peru. Arcee looked over the body alongside Optimus, suggesting an Energon transfusion could revive the young Autobot. Bumblebee's lifeless body was kept in the care of Stratosphere for the time being, eventually being placed in a village nearby the city of Cusco with the [[Maximal]]s.<br /> <br /> The leader of the Maximals, [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], revealed that there was Energon in the area, but it was currently inert and would not be of use to revive Bumblebee .The Autobot remained lifeless until the arrival of [[Unicron]] through a transwarp gate. The activation of the gate caused the Energon in the area to ignite and flow, reviving Bumblebee in time for his arrival to the final battle.<br /> <br /> [[File:Bumblebee Comeback ROTB.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"He's still alive?!"<br>"Well, he's not as dead as we would've hoped.."]]<br /> Bumblebee arrived in time to reinforce the Autobots, skydiving out of Stratosphere as he would shoot at the multiple Terrorcon pods containing [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponoks]] as well as the multiple [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweeps]] that had pinned Optimus to the bridge. His fall was intercepted by the Terrorcon [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]], but he overpowered her, initially using the Terrorcon as a shield against Scourge's shots before the young Autobot impaled Nightbird's spark with one of her own wings, destroying her as he landed. <br /> <br /> Bumblebee assisted Noah in the final battle, and upon the defeat of Scourge, Bumblebee's insignia was returned to him by Optimus, though Optimus soon ordered Bumblebee and all the others to escape as the Autobot leader prepared to destroy the Transwarp Key. Bumblebee drove off in his upgraded off-road Camaro alternate mode, carrying [[Elena Wallace]] in him as he and the other Autobots and Maximals escaped.<br /> <br /> Bumblebee then returned to America alongside the other Autobots via Stratosphere.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}<br /> {{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the book "[[Mission at the Museum]]".}}<br /> <br /> ===Novels===<br /> ====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====<br /> Before coming to Earth, Bumblebee was part of the crew of the [[Ark (Movie)|''Ark'']], searching through space for the lost AllSpark. In 1969, Earth-time, the crew encountered an alien ship, the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', in an abandoned solar system. After the ship turned tail and headed for one of the local planets, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee down after it. Bumblebee located the ship, and was about to approach it when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, and he was forced to retreat under the Decepticon's superior firepower. Shortly after Bumblebee discovered some apparently artificial pillars, the ground gave way beneath him, and 'Bee found himself plunged into a cave system. With his radio damaged, he explored the caves, and was attacked by giant, monstrous worm creatures, whose organic nature did not make them any less challenging as opponents. Fortunately, Optimus arrived in time to save him.<br /> <br /> Prime and Bumblebee had a brief encounter with Starscream and the ''Ghost 1'', the crew of which had been persuaded by the Decepticon that the Autobots were the aggressors in the Transformer war. The pair retreated back below ground, and later found the ''Ghost 1'' in a battered state, having been abandoned by Starscream. Bumblebee made contact with its crew, a species known as "humans", and the earlier misunderstanding was soon cleared up. When more of the worm creatures turned up, Bumblebee acted as a diversion so Optimus could blast a way out of the caves, and everyone escaped intact. They returned to the ''Ark'' in time to fight the Decepticons once more. Bumblebee joined Ratchet in attacking Barricade, though the Decepticon gave them more than enough trouble. When the ''Ghost-1'' and its crew were lost during the battle, the Autobots turned their attention toward the planet from which it had hailed... Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Veiled Threat''====<br /> Following the battle of Mission City and the destruction of the AllSpark, Bumblebee's guardianship of Sam Witwicky meant that he was not an activate participant in any missions carried out by the forces of NEST. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br /> <br /> ====''Classified'' novels====<br /> [[File:Tfc-switchinggears.jpg|right|thumb|Psst, down here!]]<br /> After the defeat of The Fallen, NEST resumed their regular business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Bumblebee was at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] with Ratchet when they received word that two Cybertronians in transition forms had landed near [[Hurley's Crossing]]. The pair went there by helicopter and encountered [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], who claimed to be a Decepticon defector hunting down another Decepticon who was after the technology at [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. Though Bumblebee was highly skeptical, he followed Ratchet's lead, and they took Reverb to the depot. When they reached it, [[Kevin Bowman]] let them know that [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] was an Autobot and in reality trying to protect an ancient weapons cache. The warning came too late, as Reverb turned the weapons on Bumblebee and Ratchet, who were unable to penetrate the personal forcefield Reverb had acquired. Despite this, Bumblebee lasted out Reverb's defeat with minimal damage. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}<br /> <br /> When Bumblebee and Gears were left at base, they received word from [[Douglas Porter]] that the Decepticon [[Blowback (Classified)|Blowback]] was heading up to [[Battle Mountain]] where a storehouse of Cybertronian artifacts had been discovered. The pair were compelled to travel to Battle Mountain with Kevin and Douglas, though Bumblebee made a detour to a [[Kwiki-Burger]] on the way. On arrival, they were attacked by Blowback and his men, and by the time they'd dispatched the four Decepticons, Kevin and Douglas had found the storehouse. They were subsequently picked up by Ironhide and taken back to face Optimus Prime's anger at them having gone off on their own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}<br /> <br /> When the Battle Mountain cylinder was in danger of activating, Bumblebee and Gears took part in a convoy to transport the device to a NEST vault near [[Yucca Mountain]]. The trip was cut short when the convoy was ambushed outside [[Beatty]] by Reverb and some stolen [[Hyperdynamix]] autonomous tanks. They caught a break when Reverb was called away to the nearby Hyperdynamix Aerospace facility, and while Gears and Kevin followed the Decepticon, Bumblebee remained to protect the remains of the convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW movie comics===<br /> [[File:Defiance1 Cliffjumper Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Tell Hasbro that [[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)|I]] don't want to be a [[repaint]] of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|you]] anymore!"]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee was born over 10,000 years ago, one of the second generation of Cybertronians spawned by the [[AllSpark]] since its rediscovery and the revitalization of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} He and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] were guardians of the AllSpark at the [[Simfur Temple|Temple]] of [[Simfur]]. One day, when the AllSpark suddenly began giving off energy spikes, a nervous Bumblebee was troubled by the fact that planetary leaders Optimus and [[Lord High Protector]] Megatron were more concerned with a nearby archaeological excavation than with the source of the spikes, but Cliffjumper reassured him that they could handle whatever came their way. He would soon regret those words when [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the nearby [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked Simfur. The pair were seeking cover inside the temple when Lord Megatron swooped in, berated them for not taking the fight to the enemy, and destroyed their opponent. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Instructed to stay out of the military's way, Bumblebee was concerned that the attack signalled the start of something ''big'', but Cliffjumper was unconcerned on the basis that two lowly guards wouldn't be part of whatever it was. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] agreed, ordering them to stay at their posts, after which he quizzed them on how the AllSpark had reacted during the battle. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Defiance3 Optimus Bumblebee orders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Well, that's one way to make a first impression.]]<br /> <br /> His ambition ignited by the [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] discovered at the archaeological dig, a power-hungry Megatron sought to have Optimus disposed of, and sent a team led by Prowl—including Bumblebee—to apprehend him on charges of treason. When Optimus angrily demanded to know what he had done, Bumblebee pointed his weapon at the science leader and said they were just following orders, which seemed to satisfy Optimus. What 'Bee and the other security officers didn't know, however, was they were being led into a trap; on the way to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], they were ambushed by a soldiers loyal to Megatron, who had been ordered to kill them all, save Optimus. Bumblebee helped haul [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to safety after the group was hit by an explosive round, and Optimus ordered them all to withdraw to [[Burthov]] while he took care of their attackers personally. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Defiance Bumblebee vehiclemodes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|My alt mode is Pac-Man!]]<br /> <br /> After it was learned that Megatron had rebuilt his Defense Force as an army known as the "Decepticons", Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime'', embracing his destiny—organized Bumblebee and the others loyal to him to stand against Megatron's forces as the "Autobots". While on an apparent scouting mission, Bumblebee and Arcee discovered the Decepticon starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' while it was under construction; some time later, when the vessel was complete, they also observed as the majority of the Decepticon forces boarded. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Returning to the camp at Burthov, they and all the assembled Autobots watched at the ''Nemesis'' took off. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} With the bulk of the Decepticons gone, the Autobots launched their first strike against the Decepticons, and the war between the two factions truly began. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MovieMegatron Bumblebee torture comic.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's attempt at a "Give me your arm!" meme didn't really take off...]]<br /> <br /> After years of war, with no end in sight, Bumblebee participated in an assault on Simfur Temple to activate the "[[pillar|torch]]" [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] had created, which Sentinel had promised would end the conflict. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Alas, Starscream blew up Sentinel's [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], and Bumblebee retreated with the rest of the Autobots. However, the battle had weakened Decepticon forces to the extent that the Autobots were soon able to steal the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} After moving the relic around the planet, Optimus Prime finally made the desperate decision to launch the AllSpark into space to put it beyond Megatron's reach. This decision took Bumblebee by surprise, but he supported Optimus. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Bumblebee was placed in command of a small Autobot unit at the AllSpark's hiding place in [[Tyger Pax]], on the assumption that the Decepticon would focus their attention on Simfur; unfortunately, Megatron sensed the AllSpark's true location, and Bumblebee and his men found themselves under attack by the Decepticon leader and his troops. [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] tried and failed to torture the AllSpark's precise hiding spot out of Bumblebee, forcing Megatron to take up the task, but even 'Bee did not know ''exactly'' where it was—moments later, both he and Megatron could only watch as the cube was blasted into space from a launch site nearby. A furious Megatron crushed Bumblebee's voice capacitor beyond repair in a petty act of revenge and took off after the AllSpark; although the young bot survived and was dubbed a hero for his actions, he feared that all the Autobots had done was potentially spread their war to other worlds. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MoviePrequel Interlude bee vs barricade.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br /> <br /> In time, the Autobots left Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' in search of the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} After years of questing, in 2003, Bumblebee traced the AllSpark to Earth's [[Solar System]], first touching down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where his image was captured by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] and passed to human organization [[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Landing on Earth in the state of [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], 'Bee quickly evaded S7 by scanning a battered old Camaro and making for [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. There, he used a remote link to a coffee shop computer to search [[Shwiggle]] for any signs of extraterrestrial sightings, and discovered the story of Captain [[Archibald Witwicky]], who claimed to have seen an "Ice Man" that Bumblebee recognized as a frozen Megatron. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} Bumblebee's followed Witwicky's trail to an [[Psychopathic Institute for the Long-Term Insane|asylum]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], where the late captain had been committed, {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} then headed downtown to [[asylum|another asylum]] that had computerized records he could scan. Having thus obtained a list of Witwicky's descendants, Bumblebee set course for [[Springfield]], Missouri, in search of his son [[Clarence Witwicky|Clarence]], evading an attack by Sector Seven along the way. In Springfield, he found records of Clarence's children and started out to track them down, starting with his eldest son [[Ben Witwicky|Ben]] in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. Ben proved a dead end, so 'Bee took off for [[Tucson]], only to be again attacked by Sector Seven, evading their helicopters by blinding them and rocketing off at high speed. Not long after, he learned the Decepticons had followed him to Earth when he was attacked by Barricade in the desert. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} {{storylink|Interlude (Movie Prequel)|Interlude}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Prequel3 bumblebee altmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]<br /> <br /> Escaping his various pursuers, a damaged and smoking Bumblebee stopped by the roadside on the way out of Colorado to rest and recover. Suddenly detecting a burst of AllSpark energy, he trace the source to [[New Mexico]], where Barricade tracked him down and attacked once again. Other Decepticons, meanwhile, attacked the energy source and found it to be a Sector Seven ruse; consequently, assuming Bumblebee would have further leads they could exploit, Barricade let 'Bee escape so that they would be able to covertly track his movements. Eventually, Bumblebee's search took him to [[Tranquility]], [[Nevada]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} where he would soon encounter Sam Witwicky, whom he befriended and allied with during the subsequent battle for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Alliance2 Bumblebee takecove-rrk.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Why do they always aim for the throat!?"]]<br /> <br /> Immediately following the battle in [[Mission City]], Bumblebee had his legs reattached by Ratchet, then he and the other Autobots rolled out to avoid Sector Seven's inquiries. 'Bee remained behind to guard Sam when the other Autobots were summoned to a meeting with Lennox a month later, {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} but then took part in the mission Lennox requested their help with: transporting the dead Decepticons' body to a navy base in [[San Diego]], [[California]] for disposal at sea. Before departing Sector Seven's [[Nevada]] base with the convoy, Optimus Prime gave the surviving AllSpark sliver to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts about his decision partway into the mission and sent Ironhide and Bumblebee back to the facility to retrieve it. Racing ahead, Bumblebee was greeted with an unexpected sight: the base aflame, and Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream brawling in the midst of it all. 'Bee disarmed Wreckage with a well-aimed blast and Starscream finished him off, then turned his firepower on the humans; Bumblebee dived in front of them and took the blast, damaging his vocal processor once again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Ironhide praised him for his bravery and selflessness, Bumblebee regretted not being able to save everybody. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Alliance3 Ironhide Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I see dead people, I mean it, look there's one right over there."]]<br /> <br /> Two weeks later, Bumblebee was present for the burial at sea of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and the Decepticons, following which it was announced that the Autobots and Lennox's team would be working together as a new special unit, dedicated to protecting the Earth from threats posed by the remaining Decepticons. They began training on the island of Diego Garcia, but it took time for the humans and Autobots to learn to work together; during a training exercise on a shooting range, when Bumblebee instinctively fired on a target, he only narrowly avoiding blasting Epps in the process. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and 'Bee's old opponent Swindle. Bumblebee and Lennox chased Swindle onto the deserted [[Golden Gate Bridge]], where the Decepticon was amused upon realizing who it was he was facing once again. When Swindle turned on Lennox, however, he learned the folly of underestimating Bumblebee, who blasted his one-time torturer through the back, killing him. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:TotF1 bee vs barricade again.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> <br /> Concerned that Sam Witwicky would become the target of the Decepticons again, Optimus selected Bumblebee to act as Sam's guardian again and sent him to live with the boy. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} However, Bumblebee's attempts to integrate himself into Sam's life were not as smooth as he had hoped. Without the team structure of the Autobots, Bumblebee tended to act upon instinct, taking revenge on Mikaela's ex-boyfriend [[Trent DeMarco]] for his previous humiliations of Sam by wrecking his truck, smashing a would-be car thief with the door he was attempting to unlock, and inadvertently giving Sam traffic tickets by not observing the rules of the road. When Bumblebee was alone, he attempted to learn as much as he could about human culture, feeling that he owed it to his friend. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}} Though no longer on active NEST duty, Bumblebee very occasionally helped his Autobot allies out; in November 2008, he came on-scene to assist his team-mates after [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had... demolished a sizeable amount of human property in [[Uruguay]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}<br /> <br /> Soon, the problem of Sam's impending departure for college arose: 'Bee intended to follow Sam wherever he went, but Sam feared that he might not be able to bring his car along with him. Not thrilled the prospect of Bumblebee continuing to live with them, Sam's father Ron decreed that once Sam had gone to school, Bumblebee would have to leave. However, unexpectedly, Ron came to Bumblebee seeking aid when Mikaela reported that Sam had never made a rendezvous with her. Speeding out of the garage without Ron (and without waiting for the garage door to open), Bumblebee searched for clues to Sam's whereabouts and eventually found a message from his old foe Barricade, who demanded the AllSpark in exchange for the boy. Finding the pair at an car wrecking yard, Bumblebee attacked Barricade, but was considerably outmatched, with the Decepticon gloating that Earth had made the Autobot soft, and their last encounter was down to pure luck. Eventually, with a distraction from Sam, Bumblebee was able to force Barricade into a pool of gasoline. With the Decepticon hardly down for the count, Bumblebee told Sam to run and ignited the gasoline, causing a tremendous explosion that sent both Transformers flying. In the aftermath, Bumblebee told Sam he had a feeling they hadn't seen the last of Barricade. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:After fight with Soundwave Nefarious 1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|If you have a problem... if no one else can help... and if you can find them... maybe you can hire... The Bee Team.]]<br /> <br /> In the wake of the Autobots' battle with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} with more new Autobots arriving on Earth regularly, Bumblebee was brought back onto active duty and placed in charge of a team made up of rookies [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]. Bumblebee's team responded to Decepticon activity at [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]] in [[Florida]], but 'Bee and the other ground-based team-members arrived too late to save Breakaway from dying at Soundwave's hands. The Decepticons soon fled, as did a mysterious group of humans also active at the sight, leaving Bumblebee mystified as to what was going on. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} He and his team returned to [[Edwards Air Force Base]], where Galloway was annoyed that he hadn't been notified about the arrival on Earth of some of the members of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}<br /> <br /> After Optimus managed to capture Soundwave in [[Utah]], Bumblebee's team was assigned to escort the captive Decepticon to a NEST base in [[Odessa]], [[Texas]]. Decepticon. En route, their transport plane was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], and when they attempt to continue the mission on the ground, they were soon obstructed by Soundwave's "mini-militia". Bumblebee tussled with [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]], but quickly realized that his team was outmatched. Rather than a repeat of the loss of Breakaway, Bumblebee opted to release Soundwave. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Subsequently, Soundwave chose to ally himself with the Autobots to bring down the [[Initiative]], the human organization who had also been at Kingdom Petrochemicals, who were conspiring against the Transformers. Bumblebee's team were part of the NEST unit that follow Soundwave to the supposed location of the [[Initiative base|Initiative's base]] in [[Inyokern]], but the mobile facility had already relocated to [[Crater Lake]], [[Oregon]], by the time they got there. Pursuing it, 'Bee's team was sent to assault the base from the north, but when Bumblebee broke through the base wall, he was confronted by a most unexpected set of opponents: Initiative-controlled Transformers! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} The damage he took from the initial blast knocked him out of the fight, but he had recovered in time to help during the clean-up. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Cyberglyphicscomic bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br /> <br /> While Bumblebee was picnicking with Sam and Arcee, a small earthquake, followed by the emergence of a Transformer energy signature, prompted the trio to investigate. Tracing the signal to a nearby cave, they were attacked by [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], who had been freed from his subterranean prison by the 'quake, and who promptly brought the cave down on top of the threesome. {{storylink|Transformers: Space Case}} Separated from Arcee in the cave-in, Bumblebee managed to hold up the collapsed ceiling, but could not get any transmissions out through the rocks, and found his strength slowly ebbing as the weight pressed down. 'Bee's mind drifted back to a recent encounter he and Sam had with Starscream, and remembered how the boy had aided him by using downed power lines to electrocute the Decepticon. Reminded that friendship meant trying your hardest and not letting your friends down, Bumblebee dug deep, and when a crack of light appeared overhead, managed to wrench the rocks clear. The pair were lifted to safety by Ratchet, who had been digging for them, and who was amazed that Bumblebee had had the strength to carry the weight for as long as he had. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> [[File:RisingStorm2 bumblebee vs decepticons.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br /> <br /> While visiting Sam at college in [[Philadelphia]], Bumblebee was parked at the roadside waiting for him while he grabbed lunch when he was approached by "[[Brains]]", a Decepticon brain unit who had just recently come online and escaped from [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]]. Believing him to be an ordinary Earth vehicle, but not understanding that said vehicles were not alive, Brains tried asking Bumblebee for help; naturally, Bee did not break cover by replying, but when an angry Brains then kicked him, 'Bee's temper got the better of him and he transformed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} Sam and Bumblebee brought Brains back to his college, but this only made them targets for a force of Decepticons heralded by 'Bee's recurring opponent, Barricade. Vastly outnumbered, Bumblebee nearly met his maker at the end of [[Sonar (ROTF)|Sonar]]'s blaster, but was saved when NEST reinforcements [[Dino|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] arrived. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} As the battle intensified, Bumblebee and Barricade squared off once more, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} but as more Autobot backup came to join the fight, Bumblebee got the better of his old enemy and defeated him yet again. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} <br /> <br /> Concurrently with the battle in Philadelphia, Shockwave had staged a devastating attack on NEST's Diego Garcia base, necessitating a restructuring of the organization. NEST's [[Charlotte Mearing|new director]] removed Bumblebee from his position as Sam's guardian, and placed him on full-time NEST activity. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} Some time later, the Autobots faced the return of Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee and Sam were reunited to thwart his space bridge plot. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon movie adaptation}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers: Beginnings''====<br /> [[File:MoviePrequel bumblebee seeks allspark.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|It's a great big universe, and we're all really puny<br>We're just tiny little specs about the size of Mickey Rooney]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]]}}<br /> <br /> [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] entrusted Bumblebee with the secret that the AllSpark would be sent into deep space to prevent Lord Megatron from possessing and corrupting it. Just after the launch, Megatron attacked Bumblebee in rage at losing the AllSpark and shattered the Autobot's voice capacitor beyond repair. <br /> <br /> Bumblebee arrived on Earth and, sensing the AllSpark was near, took on local camouflage to search for the artifact. He immediately attracted the attention of Sector Seven agents and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====<br /> While searching for Decepticons, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. They traced its source to a [[Schick]] R&D department and gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.<br /> <br /> Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots by knocking over [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]. With help from Hiroshi's [[Energy-field razor|control set]], Bumblebee released a shock burst towards the Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, the Autobots gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells, but Bumblebee knew that he would return one day. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''====<br /> {{note|Bumblebee Movie Prequel follows along with the continuity twist regarding Bumblebee's arrival on Earth that was established in [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]], yet is incompatible with the Bumblebee film itself.}}<br /> During the war for Cybertron, Bumblebee was friends with the Autobot [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]], at one point battling alongside her in the [[smelting pool]]s of [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}} Unbeknownst to Bumblebee, Diabla was a Decepticon mole who had infiltrated the Autobots to destabilize them from within; when Diabla's treachery was revealed, Bumblebee maintained that Diabla had ''always'' been an Autobot, albeit one who had gone bad and joined the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> After arriving on Earth and serving in World War II, Bumblebee — prior to the loss of his voicebox — fell in with [[Sector Seven]] at some point after the end of the war. At some point during the early 1960s the organization traded him to [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]], Bumblebee joining the ranks of Britain's elite counterintelligence agency [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] Partnered with the not-so-suave superspy [[David Reeve]], {{storylink|The Man with the Golden Car}} and taking pointers from intelligence specialist [[Diana Lux]], {{storylink|The Living Headlights}} Bumblebee and Reeve embarked on a series of globetrotting adventures, battling against the forces of [[Konrad Gotell]]'s [[E.I.D.O.L.O.N.]] crime syndicate. In [[1964]], the duo tracked Gottell to [[Germany|East Berlin]]. Though Reeve discovered that Gotell had already been killed, and his office booby-trapped rigged to blow, Bumblebee was forced to evade the German police before he could rescue his partner from [[Wild Rider|Wildrider]], killing him by throwing him into the [[Berlin Wall]] and crushing him with a chunk of rubble. <br /> <br /> Some time later, the duo returned to the United Kingdom to rendezvous with their handlers at [[Maundy Gregory Studio]]; though initially put out about being left in the rain, his position allowed him to realize that [[Pelham|the agency's director]] had been killed, his car coopted as a disguise for the Decepticon [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]]. Bee was barely able to warn Reeve and Lux before the blast from Pelham's explosive-rigged body took out the studio, shielding his human friends from Runabout and Diabla's attacks. At Reeve's suggestion, Bumblebee fell back, deploying an oil slick to trip up the Decepticons while he made his escape. Regrouping on [[Victoria Embankment]], Reeve was barely able to recontact [[B.A.S.E.S.T.A.T.I.O.N.]] on a secure line: learning that P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E. had been potentially compromised by a human collaborator, the trio were sanctioned to do whatever it took to eliminate the compromised agent. {{storylink|The Man with the Golden Car}} Reeve was unaware that Bee and Lux had tapped the call, and though Lux briefly wondered if Reeve would kill ''them'' based on that suspicions, the sight of his partner raising his gun caused the Autobot to flee... until it became clear that Reeve was aiming at the Decepticon duo who had tailed them, and the subsequent chase took them across London until Bumblebee transformed to tangle with Diabla atop [[Tower Bridge]]. When it became clear that Diabla wouldn't listen to her old comrade, and that the Decepticon had him phsycially outmatched, Bumblebee escaped death by diving into the [[Thames]] so that he could meet up with his human contacts at a secret P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E. safehouse. <br /> <br /> To meet with Gottell's old contact [[Vladimir Vladek]], the two humans disguised themselves as a photographer and a model, staking out [[Carnaby Street]] in the process and using Bumblebee's vehicle mode to block the road from Diabla so that the two humans could break into Vladek's headquarters. In the ensuing battle, Bumblebee attempted to talk down his old friend; this time, the Decepticon agreed, and the pair retreated to the roof to converse. Despite his best efforts, Bumblebee was unable to convince Diabla to reveal any information about her human connections, and the entire conversation was quickly revealed to be a distraction, so that [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] could tie up another loose end by killing Vladek while [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] eliminated the Autobot. {{storylink|The Living Headlights}}<br /> <br /> Left to the mercy of Diabla and Blitzwing, Diabla's brief moment of mercy — when she briefly considered giving Bumblebee a quick and painless death — allowed Bumblebee to take on Blitzwing, though it quickly became clear that the Autobot was outmatched. Instead, Bee fired at a nearby gas main, using the explosion as cover to scoop up his human allies before transforming and fleeing into the [[London Underground]]. Pursued by Diabla, Bumblebee was able to outmaneuver his Decepticon foe by deploying his meager rear-mounted weaponry, baiting her into getting hit by an oncoming train while he re-emerged in south London. <br /> <br /> Having eluded their pursuers, Reeve made contact with an "old friend" who promised more news regarding the activities of their foes. That evening, the group headed to [[Hyde Park]] to meet up with Reeve's ally; though momentarily surprised by a Decepticon ambush, their opponents were taken offline by [[Heath Donovan]], a Sector Seven agent in charge of keeping tabs on Bumblebee. New information revealed the full extent of the Decepticon's plans, including the extinction of humanity by turning the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] hot, but thanks to the homing device he'd tagged Diabla with in the Underground Bumblebee revealed that he was able to take them to their base of operations. Hitching a ride aboard a [[Jetfire (Movie)|stealth jet]], the trio parachuted into an abandoned castle, with Bumblebee dropping [[Darksteel (DOTM)|a guard]] before fighting their way into the complex... and discovered the diminutive Decepticon [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] as the mastermind behind the conflict. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}} <br /> <br /> Having revealed his role in recent events, gloating about his plans to push the nations of Earth into a nuclear war, Bumblebee begged Diabla for help one last time — only for Lux to reveal that she had previously turned Bumblebee's homing rounds into explosive devices, and detonated Diabla's, causing a momentary distraction that allowed the three heroes to slip their bonds. Deploying an underwater mode, Bumblebee was able to dive into the castle waterways, using his oil slick to blind the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s that pursued him. When it seemed like his luck had run out, however, he was unexpectedly rescued... by ''Diabla'', who assured him that she had saved him only so that ''she'' could kill him, as revenge for his killing of the humans of E.I.D.O.L.O.N., siccing Dead End on the yellow Autobot. Though Reeve was able to kill Malignus, his missile had already launched, and the three spies were unable to do anything about it — only becoming aware that the conflicted Diabla had already climbed aboard to defuse it too late to stop her. Momentarily throwing Dead End off balance by using a falling Sharkticon to crush the red Decepticon, Bumblebee was too focused on preventing Diabla from killing herself to notice the arrival of Blitzwing and Dead End, but a shout from Reeve caused Bee to duck, and Blitzwing's shot to blow Dead End apart. Grabbing his two-human allies, Bumblebee leapt into the ocean as the disabled missile plummeted back into the castle, destroying it and all of its occupants.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, Bumblebee and his two-human allies survived, but were unable to determine if Diabla had done the same. Bumblebee spied one of her tires, which led her to believe that his old friend had survived the battle. Ferrying his partners back to shore, the Autobot vowed to find her... and, if he couldn't find her, than to kill Blitzwing. Over the next twenty years, Bumblebee left his human friends behind to pursue his new mission, travelling across the globe and eventually dedicating himself to eliminating Blitzwing instead. Eventually, Bumblebee tracked Blitzwing down, and the pair prepared to do battle once more... {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan movie comics===<br /> [[File:TitanMag-BumblebeeMegatronAllSpark.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee was part of a mission to trick Megatron into looking in the wrong place for the AllSpark{{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Reprint of Prequel #1}}, in which he was the only one who knew the truth (not even team leader [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] knew!) {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Recap in #2}} He lost his voice when Megatron crushed his vocal processor upon witnessing the launch of the AllSpark. The Decepticon leader immediately discarded his body and took off after the cube {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}} and it was a long while before he was recovered. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_3#Items of note|Prelude: Ratchet}}<br /> <br /> Rendered voiceless, he continued to fight on Cybertron and would encounter [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] when the two were about to be thrown into a Decepticon smelting pool. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} In 2003, he travelled to Earth while tracing the AllSpark and would spend years evading Decepticons and Sector 7 alike. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Reprint of Prequel #3}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Reprint of Prequel #4}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Titan2 BumblebeePOV.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots would ultimately follow the AllSpark to the planet Earth, where Bumblebee befriended the human Sam Witwicky. Some time after the battle of Mission City, Bumblebee was driven by the Witwickys to [[Princeton University|Sam's college]], where he quietly endured their bickering while scanning everything around him for potential threats. When he picked up radio transmissions from two new Autobots, he drove off into battle, and saved [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] from being slaughtered by [[Ransack (ROTF)|the Decepticon Ransack]]. But with the villain threatening a long game, Bumblebee knew that trouble was on the horizon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} 'Bee brought Skids and Mudflap to meet with the other Autobots at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] in California, but no sooner had he turned his back than the pair snuck off to find Optimus Prime on their own, insisting they had a message for his ears only. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Titan2-6 aimedatyourheart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|There's only room for ''one'' kid-appeal character...]]<br /> <br /> Some time later, Bumblebee was hanging out in Sam's garage when he received an emergency call from NEST: the twins, having apparently fallen in with the Decepticons, had abducted Sam! 'Bee tore out of the garage, tracked down the twins, and demanded they stop immediately. When they didn't, he launched suppressive fire and began ramming Skids, which soon convinced them to release Sam. As Bumblebee held the twins at gunpoint, ready to eliminate if necessary, Mudflap's tried to explain that they hadd been framed and there was a bigger threat coming... but before 'Bee could hear any more, he was gunned down in a surprise attack from Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} The "bigger threat" the twins had warned of soon arrived, in the form of The Fallen, but the Autobots were able to defeat the ancient Decepticon. Afterwards, back in the field in [[Beverly Hills]], Bumblebee was part of a unit assigned to captured [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]; Jolt messed the mission up, but Bumblebee saved the day by ''ramming'' the bike head-on. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Titan10 Eppsandbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]<br /> <br /> Later, with Lennox and his crew searching for [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], Bumblebee was left with only [[Robert Epps]] to investigate an attack on Malmstrom Air Force Base and the disappearance of Optimus Prime. Epps worked out that Optimus had been victim of an electromagnetic bomb, and Bumblebee tracked his leader to where he was being held (Poor Epps had to ride in Bumblebee jumping a ravine, and almost spewed up his breakfast). After locating Prime, they found he was a captive of the [[Free Men]] militia. At Epps command, Bumblebee hit the Free Men compound with his full firepower, swiftly defeating the militia. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Titan18 Bumblethumbsup.jpg|thumb|upright=1|It's true!]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee selected [[Death Valley]] as the site for a survival exercise for raw recruits Jolt, Dune Runner, and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}} Later, he was summoned as back-up by NEST [[South Africa]] alongside [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]] and Gears due to a Decepticon jailbreak led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], but Optimus ordered him to let the Decepticons leave to prevent civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} <br /> <br /> [[File:NightBee4Xmas bumblebee vs deadend.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br /> <br /> Ultimately, this failure left the Autobots' reputations in the toilet, and with concerns that public fights risked alienating humans, Bumblebee was tasked to head a covert unit with [[Slap Dash (ROTF)|Slap Dash]] and [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]]. They were charged with operating under NEST's radar, monitoring Decepticons and waiting for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, before hitting hard and fast. In practice, this meant allowing Decepticons like [[Crankstart]], [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]], and [[Trenchmouth]] to run amok in cities, with Bumblebee restraining his desire to stop them and keeping his men from taking action. After an uncomfortable period of hoping nobody would be killed, the Decepticons went to an isolated stretch of road: now free to act, Bumblebee led his men in a vicious ambush and personally drove ''through'' Crankshaft. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}<br /> <br /> Information obtained from the Decepticon unit Bumblebee's covert squad had brought in allowed the Autobots to trace the location of Bludgeon's Decepticons' base to [[Arkhangelskaya Oblast]] in [[Russia]]. Regrettably, while strategizing together, Bumblebee and Ironhide made the mistake of dismissing Wheelie when he offered to help; insulted and angry, the little scrap drone sold the Autobots out to Bludgeon's Decepticons, who were able to ambush 'Bee and the Autobots when they moved to attacked their base, with Springer being shot out of the sky following an air strike by [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]] and [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]], Slap Dash being killed by Bludgeon, and Hubcap being subsequently killed/wounded as well. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} Fortunately for the Autobots, Megatron himself soon arrived and slew Bludgeon for his transgressions, meaning Bumblebee and the others did not have to battle the rogue Decepticon at all. In the wake of the two Decepticons' brawl, Bumblebee discovered the shattered remains of Wheelie, who had been torn to bits. Unaware of his treachery, 'Bee gathered up his parts to take back to Ratchet for repair... unaware that the cannibalistic Decepticon [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] was on his trail! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}<br /> <br /> Intrigued by the human ritual of "[[Christmas]]", Bumblebee convinced Sam to let him secretly observe the Witwicky family during the festive proceedings. Unfortunately, Dead End tracked the Autobot to the Witwickys' house and attacked on Christmas Eve, tearing bits of Bumblebee's mechanisms out to integrate into his own body. Luckily, 'Bee managed to shock the zombie-con into submission before their fight awoke Sam's parents, and he was even able to get into the gift-giving on Christmas morning, buying Judy Witwicky car wax. Sam's present was particularly timely: a new traction bearing to replace the one Dead End had torn out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.19|The Nightmare Bee-4 Christmas}}<br /> <br /> {{note|"The Nightmare Bee-4 Christmas" reads like it was meant to go '''after''' "Divided Loyalties" and "A Short, Sharp Lesson!" despite that story being released '''before''' the other two: it's the Russian battle that turns Dead End back into a monster, and he turns up at the Witwickys' because he's following Bumblebee.}}<br /> <br /> When the Autobots were summoned to [[Fiesole Cathedral]] in [[Fiesole]], [[Italy]] to examine a mysterious object discovered there by an archaeology professor, Bumblebee accidentally smashed the cathedrals shrine to Saint Donatus. Determined to prevent the Autobots from getting ahold of the object—actually a piece of Sentinel Prime's ''Ark''—Starscream attacked the cathedral, blasting Bumblebee through a wall with a volley of missiles. Recovering, 'Bee joined Optimus Prime in pursuing Starscream to the cathedral's belltower, but the Decepticon then brought the tower down on top of them and escaped with the ''Ark'' component. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Bumblebee uncovered some intel, pointing towards Soundwave working in conjunction with the [[Tanto Gang]], and passed on the information to Lennox. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Gold And Blood}}<br /> <br /> [[File:AcceptNoSubstitutes bumblebee vs stinger.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Can ''you'' tell which is the real Bumblebee out of the guy who can talk and the one who can't?]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee was later teamed with Robert Epps to hunt down Soundwave in the Spanish [[Sierra Nevada]] mountain range, but NEST's intelligence regarding the Decepticons' operational status was flawed: Soundwave's weapons systems were in perfect working order, and Bumblebee was badly damaged by his attacks. Luckily, Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}<br /> <br /> After the return of Sentinel Prime and the battle of Chicago, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] tracked three Decepticon survivors of the conflict to [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When the Decepticons retreated and Crosshairs tracked them to [[Pulau Bidadari]], Bumblebee monitored the ranger and relayed the events to Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}<br /> <br /> Not long after, Bumblebee was shocked to see a news report claiming that he had attacked a human power plant. Though 'Bee was eager to hunt down his mysterious doppelgänger, Optimus Prime encouraged him to wait until he had the Autobot leader to back him up. The choice was soon taken out of Bumblebee's hands, however: responding to a fire at a remote human homestead, he was attacked by his mysterious duplicate, who introduced himself as "[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]", and promptly welded 'Bee's battle mask shut so they would be totally indistinguishable from one another. Optimus Prime soon arrived and had to train his guns on the two identical Bumblebees... but the standoff was brief, as the real 'Bee revealed himself when he dived to save a human who had fallen from the burning building. Prime quickly sent Stinger packing, and he and Bumblebee rolled out together, wondering where Stinger had come from... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Alternate timeline====<br /> <br /> [[File:Titan MikaelaBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Why is he apologizing, you ask? Look where his left hand is.]]<br /> <br /> In an [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|alternate timeline]], the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Megatron killed Sam, captured Optimus, and obtained the AllSpark. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Bumblebee—his voice still functional—and Mikaela Banes went underground, working with [[Tom Banachek]] to fight a guerilla war against the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> Considering Optimus their last, best hope for victory, Bumblebee and Mikaela went on a mission to rescue him from the old Sector Seven base in Hoover Dam, which the Decepticons were now using as their headquarters. Mikaela quickly shot down Bumblebee's concerns about her safety, though she ''did'' almost get squished when 'Bee took out the bunker guard Swindle. Entering, the pair quickly located Optimus, but in a most unexpected condition: frozen solid in the old cryo-system previously used to contain Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} Stalked by Megatron, Bumblebee kept the Decepticon leader busy while Mikaela attempt to deactivate the freezing system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but was baited into revealing himself when the tyrant threatened to kill Mikaela. Bumblebee made a desperate attack, only to be beaten aside with ease, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} but he remained defiant to the end and refused to beg for mercy. Luckily, Autobot reinforcements arrived; although even they were no match for Megatron, their added distraction provided Mikaela time to thaw out Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} While Prime and Megatron battled, Mikaela arrived with Phase Two of their plan: a Sector Seven nanovirus that targeted AllSpark energy. Loading the virus into himself, Bumblebee charged Megatron, forcibly transmitting the nano-virus into him via a light-beam from his headlights. The virus killed Megatron once and for all, but Bumblebee did not celebrate too loudly, as he knew too well that this just left a [[Starscream (Movie)|power vacuum]]... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Aftermathpt2 bumblebee FAAASH.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee and the Autobots [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], to survey the damage done by the Decepticons' AllSpark cyberforming project. He took Mikaela to a nearby refugee camp, but as Optimus Prime had feared, the humans the were fearful of him, viewing all Cybertronians as an unwanted presence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} In apparent further validation of this fear, the Autobots soon came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit while attempting to defend the camp from a Decepticon attack, but intel from Banachek suggested something was not right. Spotting the human in charge of the unit, Bumblebee and Mikaela ran a gauntlet of human and Decepticon firepower, blinding the former with his headlights and roasting the latter with his fiery exhaust, in order to get to the man. Having got in close enough, Bumblebee was able to detect a mind-controlling Decepticon [[cerebro-strip]] on the man, and Mikaela freed him from its effects, ending the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}} Following this battle, the Decepticons continued their attacks on human infrastructure; Bumblebee was part of a unit defending an oil pipeline in [[Crooked Creek]], [[Alaska]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}<br /> <br /> [[File:ReturntoCybertronpt2 ironhide restrained.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Leave it, mate, 'e's not worf it!]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee was part of a unit under Ironhide's command that was sent back to Cybertron in order to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] in hopes it could be used to repair the damage inflicted upon the Earth by the AllSpark. Touching down on their homeworld, Bumblebee was sent on recon and discovered a strange satellite dish, but when the team investigated it, they were jumped by a team of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. The revelation that Stockade's "New Decepticons" were in control of the planet's Nucleon supply, followed by the appearance of a strange energy anomaly in Cybertron's orbit, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} convinced Bumblebee to try talking, rather than fighting; after convincing Ironhide to stop throwing his face at Stockade's fists, he learned from Stockade that the anomaly was a living entity the Decepticons had deliberately summoned, believing it would rejuvenate Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}<br /> <br /> Not trusting this entity and wanting to stop all the Nucleon being used up, Bumblebee had the Autobots create a distraction while he turned the Nucleon transfer off, and sent a distress call to Optimus Prime on Earth. His efforts to prevent the arrival of the entity failed, and it revealed itself to be [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]], as it began to possess Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} In the resulting chaos, Bumblebee had to rescue Ironhide when the satellite dish collapsed on him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Optimus soon arrived in response to Bumblebee's summons, brokered an alliance with Stockade, and came up with a plan: Cut off the Nucleon that Unicron's body was using for power. Bumblebee and Armorhide were dispatched to drain the Nucleon seam, but were not able to siphon all of the fuel off fast enough, so Ratchet came up with a quicker alternative: blowing it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Titan MikaelaBumblebeereunion.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|OTP!]]<br /> <br /> Upon returning to Earth, the Autobots found the Decepticons had pinched their base and all 600 square miles around it. They retreated, leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands; Bumblebee was distraught over this. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} He would be part of the raid to get her back, perfectly aware it was an obvious trap, but not caring due to how much they owed Mikaela. The raid was successful and the two were reunited, awwww! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}<br /> <br /> The pair's time together was short, as soon, the Decepticon-blackmailed American government ordering the Autobots off the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part 1}} Knowing that the Decepticons were behind, Optimus Prime had Bumblebee and Ironhide prepare a decoy ship; {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}} the following day, after Bumblebee said his farewells to Mikaela (and beat up the Decepticon [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] as an "up yours" gesture), the Decepticons had the ship blown up shortly after takeoff. [[File:Revolutionpt3 the end.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part 1}} Believed dead, Bumblebee and the Autobots hid themselves on Cybertron, where they readied their final weapon against the Decepticons: a teleportation system that would trap the Decepticons on the dead planet, then teleport ''it'' off to the far reaches of the universe. When all was in readiness, the Autobots returned to Earth; Mikaela was ''not'' happy to find out they had not told her of their plan, but Bumblebee denied that it was because they didn't trust her—they had simply had to minimize any possible exposure. In the final battle that followed, Bumblebee tagged Megatron with the teleport tech, and the Decepticon leaders and his followers were soon exiled forever.<br /> <br /> In the aftermath, after it became clear the Autobots had just exiled ''themselves'' to Earth forever—"Hey, there are worse fates," said Bumblebee—Mikaela forgave Bumblebee. Both had a lot of clean-up work to do, but also a brave new world to explore together...! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part 3}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Toy bios===<br /> [[File:StudioSeries-Bumblebee-art.jpg|thumb]]<br /> Bumblebee learned hand-to-hand combat at the most prestigious combat training center on Cybertron, where he received his converting energon blade as a reward for his skills. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartRace|''Dark of the Moon'' Walmart-exclusive Bumblebee}} It was on the battlefields of Cybertron that Bumblebee first met the Decepticon Starscream, who he would meet again and again in combat. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee/Starscream}}<br /> <br /> Bumblebee repeatedly crossed paths with fellow elite spy Decepticon [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]; initially a professional rivalry, the relationship between the two 'bots slowly evolved into a personal vendetta that saw the pair battle across the galaxy. It was a crack shot by Hardtop that damaged Bumblebee's vocal processors, causing the Autobot pain when he tries to speak. {{storylink|Hardtop (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Hardtop}}<br /> <br /> Bumblebee was sent to Earth ahead of the other Autobot by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007_76deluxe|Deluxe Bumblebee ('76 Camaro)}} During [[World War II]], Bumblebee teamed up with [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] to provide serious firepower during an assault on an enemy stronghold they infiltrated, during which they unleashed the war machines within. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|''Studio Series'' WWII Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Hot Rod (DOTM)#Studio Series|WWII Hot Rod}}<br /> <br /> Prior to his arrival on Earth, Bumblebee cared little for the appearance of his alternate mode, simply scanning the first vehicle he saw, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#evoofhero|Evolution of a Hero}} but that changed upon befriending Sam Witwicky. At the boy's urging, Bumblebee scanned a new Concept Camaro form, and came to appreciate how stylish he looked. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCamaro|Deluxe Bumblebee (Concept Camaro)}} His shiny new form was soon badly damaged, however, during the battle of Mission City—with his legs blown off, Bumblebee had to be towed to safety by the newborn [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TowedToSafety|Towed to Safety}}<br /> <br /> When the AllSpark was destroyed, Bumblebee was briefly empowered by its radiation, and put the new power to use hunting down the straggling Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AllSparkPower|AllSpark Power Bumblebee}} One such Decepticon was [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], who he hunted across the [[Middle East]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Bumblebee vs. Scorponok}} Then, with the initial threat over, Bumblebee decided to kick back and relax. Transcanning a rally car, he began hanging around at race tracks, pitting himself against the human racers. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Rally Rocket Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> Following this, Bumblebee volunteered to be Sam's guardian. It was a pretty swank deal: he got to hang with Sam and Mikaela all the time, got lots of [[oil]], and could join Ironhide in killing Decepticons whenever he wanted. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTFdeluxe|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee}} Peacetime afforded him the luxury of becoming meticulous about his alternate mode; he even had Ratchet learn a little about the cosmetic side of repair work. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|Premium Series Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> In time, Bumblebee came to realize that with pictures of him all over the internet, ''everyone'' recognized him... including newly arriving Decepticons, which put Sam and others in danger! With Mikaela's help, Bumblebee recolored himself to help restore his disguise and make it easier to sneak up on the enemy. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007Stealth|Stealth Bumblebee}} With the Decepticon forces constantly growing, he also decided to upgrade his arsenal and modified his vehicle mode so he could use weaponry in it, deciding he'd been caught off guard too many times before. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee}} When the battle shifted to the deserts, he threw himself into the fray, upgrading himself for desert combat and wielding the mighty ''sand blast''! {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SandAttack|Sand Attack Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> Following the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee returned to active NEST duty, hunting down the Decepticons hiding across Earth; Sam even began joining him in the field. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTFHumanAlliance|Human Alliance Bumblebee}} Discovering that [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]] had secreted himself inside NEST itself, Bumblebee teamed with [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] and [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] to ferret him out. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Alliance|Alliance Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Evac (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Evac (Deluxe)}} He had a particular dislike for [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]], who really got under his metal skin. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsVsShadowStriker|Bumblebee vs Shadow Striker}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Bumblebee took on Soundwave, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#VsSoundwave|Battlefield Bumblebee vs Infiltration Soundwave}} and brought his battle blade to bear in combat with Ravage and [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee}} His experience fighting fliers also meant that he was fully equipped to deal with [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]] {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CrashLandingAttack|Crash Landing Attack}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BombingRunBattle|Bombing Run Battle}}<br /> <br /> Bumblebee was the first Autobot try out the new [[MechTech]] weapons developed by NEST, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#DOTM|''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Bumblebee}} and also began toting a Mobile Battle Bunker around. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CyberverseActionSet|Bumblebee Mobile Battle Bunker}} Like several other Transformers, he took to inscribing [[Cyberglyphics]] on his armor before significant battles, out of a superstitious racial belief that they granted good luck. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberglyph|"Cyberglyph" Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> Hating how Soundwave always seemed to track his movements, Bumblebee put together a plan to take care of him once and for all. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeSoundwaveRodimus|Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus}} He also found time to form the Autobot Daredevil Squad together with Sam and [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Daredevil|Autobot Daredevil Squad}} and battle Shockwave alongside Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Streetside Bot Brawl}}<br /> <br /> Following the battle of Chicago, Bumblebee had to disguise himself as a super-charged muscle car to avoid detection in a world where all Transformers are in danger of being hunted. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee}} When his allies were in danger, he dropped his disguise and charged into battle. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Bumblebee showed up as the representative for the "Movie" era of the franchise. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> ===Cyber Missions===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Tom Anderson]], [[David Kledzik]], [[Tony Gialluca II]], [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Alexandre Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:CyberMissions1 bumblebee datatrax lockdown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> <br /> Some time after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing some [[datatrax]] that Optimus Prime had made for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]] when they detected an explosion outside their base. Bumblebee remained to lock down the most important data tracks while Ironhide went to investigate [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|the cause]] of the explosion. However, that turned out to be just what the Decepticons wanted, as moments later, Soundwave burst into the base, overwhelming Bumblebee with a sonic attack. Bumblebee attempted to counter with a shot from his shoulder cannon, but Soundwave absorbed the sonic boom and sent the acoustic energy back at him, bragging about his mastery of sound. Bumblebee decided to put his sonic skills to the absolute test, and unleashed a barrage of automatic weaponsfire at the Decepticon. At ten thousand rounds per minute, Soundwave was faced with too many sonic booms to absorb, and was soon flat on his back. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} [[File:CyberMissions8 bumblebee in the arctic.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] Bumblebee enclosed the defeated Soundwave in an electromagnetically sealed bubble, cut off from all sound. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide, meanwhile, had gone missing in the jungle; Bumblebee reported the problem to Optimus, who had 'Bee perform a scan of the area. Bumblebee discovered several rich deposits of [[energon]] ore, which Prime pinpoint Ironhide's location. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Reunited, Bumblebee and Ironhide went on a training exercise in the Arctic, where the bigger 'bot put 'Bee through his paces. As Bumblebee was frequently singled out as a target by the Decepticons because of his small size, Ironhide taught him the importance of staying on guard and being mindful of his surroundings. As the pair sparred, Bumblebee learned another benefit of being aware of everything around him when Ironhide stopped their fight after they nearly crushed a strange little plant growing through the ice... a plant, Ironhide implied, that could well be sentient. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 8}}<br /> <br /> [[File:CyberMissions9 Bumblebee.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|BUUU!]]<br /> <br /> When Decepticons [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Chopster]] set fire to a building [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Bumblebee and Ratchet were dispatched to the scene by Optimus Prime. A menacing look from Bumblebee sent the diminutive Chopster running off in terror; 'Bee called after him to tell Smolder they would "like a word", hoping they could perhaps talk the situation out rather than fight, but Smolder wasn't interested. Bumblebee grappled with the pyromaniac Decepticon while Ratchet powered up his EMP blaster, which he then used to knock Smolder offline. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}}<br /> <br /> [[File:CyberMissions12 cannon bumblebee vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]<br /> <br /> Optimus reported finding Megatron and Starscream in the Arctic regions of Earth, and Bumblebee was summoned to aid his leader in battle alongside Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe. Leaving Megatron to handle Prime, Starscream attacked all the Autobots at once, but the combined fire of the four heroes was enough to ground the Decepticon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}<br /> <br /> Optimus later laid a trap to lure the Decepticons to a final confrontation with a hologram of Soundwave, and Megatron indeed walked right into it. Bumblebee, Ironhide, and Ratchet arrived to join the battle, and in the ensuing fight, Bumblebee took on Mindwipe. The Decepticon tried to hypnotize Bumblebee into not fighting, but Bumblebee blocked out his voice and kept up the attack. An army of humans soon arrived and surrounded the combatants, and the day went to the Autobots. Optimus instructed the Decepticons to leave Earth to be destroyed, and after they had fled, Bumblebee stamped a huge Autobot symbol in the dirt, a marker visible from far away that let all Decepticons who saw it know that the Autobots protected the planet. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Annual 2011===<br /> Bumblebee charged to Sam's defense when Starscream tried to abduct the boy, but proved no match for the Decepticon, and was flung around the yard. As Starscream started making off with Sam, Bumblebee made another attempt to stop him, and was brushed aside. Luckily Optimus arrived to help, and Starscream soon fled, but the Witwicky's yard was in ruins. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}<br /> <br /> ===''Unite for the Universe''===<br /> [[File:UnitefortheUniverse bumblebee vs ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br /> During NEST's ongoing worldwide hunt for the Decepticons after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee paid a visit to NEST's regional headquarters in [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]]. As he entered the facility, Decepticon spy Ravage was able to quickly sneak through the closing door behind him, but Bumblebee spotted him in his rear-view mirror and quickly went on the attack. When Ravage pounced on him, Bumblebee triggered his headlights, blinding the feline Decepticon and sending him fleeing, leaving Bumblebee confused as to the point of the infiltration... unaware that an airborne nano-virus Ravage had carried with him had already picked NEST's computers clean of information regarding [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''I Can Read!'' books===<br /> [[File:BumblebeeandSideswipe-TrainingDay.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> Bumblebee met up with Optimus, Ironhide and Sideswipe in a desert to train. He raced Sideswipe, only for their training to be interrupted by a large boulder tumbling towards a nearby town. The two Autobots destroyed the boulder before resuming their race. They met back up with Optimus and Ironhide afterwards, and Optimus revealed the they had encountered a "natural disaster" as well. The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Bumblebee and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}<br /> <br /> Bumblebee and Sideswipe had a nasty run-in with the Decepticons, leaving Bumblebee pinned under a massive metal bar. Thankfully, Ratchet came to their rescue, and repaired them both. Bumblebee later helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> [[File:BeeandWheeliehighfive-BuddyBrawl.jpeg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bumblebee was out for a drive with Wheelie, Sam and Mikaela one day when Starscream swooped down and began to attack them! Bumblebee suggested to Wheelie that they gun for Starscream's wings to defeat the Decepticon. Wheelie disagreed, saying that they had to outsmart Starscream to defeat him. The two Autobots began to argue, becoming oblivious to Starscream attacking their human companions. Thankfully, Optimus Prime showed up to knock out Starscream. Optimus then chastised Bumblebee and Wheelie for allowing their feelings get in the way of protecting Sam and Mikaela. Bumblebee realized he was in the wrong, but was still too worked up to make his apologies to Wheelie. Instead, he stormed off. But he didn't get far before Starscream regained consciousness and resumed his attack. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to work with Wheelie to stop Starscream. The pair managed to do so by outwitting Starscream and destroying his wings, making the Decepticon crash into a nearby tunnel and crippling his flying abilities. With Starscream down, Bumblebee and the rest of the group celebrated another victory over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===<br /> [[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left]]<br /> Sam witnessed the Decepticons [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] tear up a human city, while Soundwave declared that the Autobots had abandoned the humans. Refusing to believe the Decepticon's lies, Sam and Bumblebee set out to find Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. It turned out that the Autobots had been tricked by Soundwave to go to the wrong location when they rolled out to engage the Decepticons. Sam and Bumblebee led Optimus and his troops to the scene of the conflict, where Optimus quickly dispatched the Decepticons. Afterwards, Optimus thanked for Sam's part in the day's events, while Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots cheered. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}<br /> <br /> ===''Spot the 'Bots''===<br /> Bumblebee helped Optimus chase down Megatron to an old warehouse. There, Bumblebee duked it out with Starscream. The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that ensued would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''How to Ride your Dinobot''===<br /> ====Cartoon====<br /> [[File:Htryd-chapter-1-bumblebee-yikes.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|I'VE CHANGED INTO WILE E. COYOTE.]]<br /> Bumblebee had never ridden a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] before, and decided to start by trying to mount [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]. Guided by a kind but astonishingly unhelpful narrator, Bumblebee's attempts to mount Strafe left something to be desired. After many failed efforts, Bumblebee simply destroyed the instruction manual to riding Dinobots before storming off in annoyance, much to the narrator's surprise.<br /> {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 1: Getting on a Dinobot|Getting on a Dinobot}}<br /> [[File:HowtoRide bumblebee and strafe.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> ====Comic====<br /> <br /> When Optimus Prime asked the Autobots to accompany him into the depths of a Chinese forest, Bumblebee was sure that their objective was important... but he never expected that the Autobot leader was taking them to learn the fine art of Dinobot riding! When Hound's tough-talking approach failed to win the Dinobots' hearts, 'Bee tried a kinder, gentler method, offering the Dinos a little snack. This worked a bit ''too'' well, and he would have been crushed when the Dinobots mobbed him to get the goodies had Strafe not lifted him into the air. Bumblebee pushed his luck when he climbed onto the flying Dinobot's back, however, and Strafe promptly threw him back to the ground. Subsequently, when Grimlock caught the scent of Decepticons nearby, Strafe and the other Dinobots relented and allowed Bumblebee and the Autobots to saddle up so they could all ride out to face the villains together. {{Storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===<br /> <br /> [[File:YokohamaBase bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> Bumblebee was hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] when [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] came crashing into the building. The evil Prime initially mistook Bumblebee for a cosplayer, only to realize that the little yellow Autobot was the real deal when he attacked him alongside the two versions of Optimus Prime also visiting the show. Nemesis soon got himself some backup in the form of a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Nemesis Grimlock]], but before they could all do much more than glare at each other, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, because why not—suddenly began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channeled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.<br /> <br /> All together, pretty odd. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===<br /> [[File:CheetosAOE bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]<br /> Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Bumblebee and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Q-Transformers''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)}}<br /> [[File:QTransformers the cast.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]<br /> In this world, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Bumblebee occasionally changed his look to one more reminiscent of [[Bumblebee (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hung out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.<br /> <br /> [[File:QTransformers1 Lockdown's bishonen fantasy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee suddenly realized, much to his horror, that he was trapped in an anime high school AU.]]<br /> <br /> Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans. Bumblebee suggested that another way to tap that market would be to create "Zodiac Transformers", based on all the different animals of the Chinese zodiac, but Lockdown had a different idea: a humanized Transformers "Boys Love" romance, where he and Optimus competed for Bumblebee's affection. Bumblebee was not impressed. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} The trio went on to talk about the original ''Mystery of Convoy'', and Bumblebee got a telling-off from Optimus when he pointed out that it was a famously terribly game. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Bumblebee suggested that an RPG already completed when you started would be pretty awful. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}} When Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound, Bumblebee didn't understand the expression. Optimus explained, and they all tried to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to; taking it a bit too far, Bumblebee suggested getting pooped on by bird, then looking up to discover that a meteor was about to crash into the Earth. {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}} <br /> <br /> [[File:QTF bumblebee explorer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]<br /> <br /> Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Bumblebee suggested a handsome young man cooking a nice meal... for his mother. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey—Bumblebee thought a nice pillow would be just the thing. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, segueing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Bumblebee was concerned about the potential of such powers to interfere with television. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}<br /> <br /> When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, with Bumblebee mentioning motion-control. {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]<br /> <br /> Bumblebee had changed his look when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in, to one resembling his Generation 1 self but with a Daihatsu Copen alternate mode. They talked about the constantly changing looks of Transformers through history, and how Bumblebee used to be called "Bumble" in Japan. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Still sporting his Daihatsu Copen form, Bumblebee dropped in on a conversation between [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the star of ''Mystery of Convoy''. He told them how Optimus and Lockdown would argue over the crappy's games merits—but to be reminded of the games shortcomings only sent Magnus into floods of shameful tears. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}} <br /> <br /> When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]; seeing this, Bumblebee also switched from his ''Age of Extinction'' form to his Daihatsu Copen body. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade using staples of Japanese media, and Bumblebee proposed a "sports day"-style version. {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> [[File:LegendsBizTrip5 TFs of today.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.75]]<br /> <br /> ===Legends World===<br /> In the [[Legends World]], Bumblebee was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the ''Q-Transformers'' incarnation of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}<br /> <br /> Bumblebee had a big presence at the ''Q-Transformers'' event held at the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center which Rattrap, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] attended, including a standee, a statue, an exclusive sticker, and even a themed "Bumblebee Mango" drink. At the neighboring Joypolis amusement park, his voice actor Ryōhei Kimura attended a Q&A! {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Ask Vector Prime===<br /> In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], Bumblebee survived [[Cemetery Wind]]'s massacre and joined Optimus Prime along with fellow Autobot survivors [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]] and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] as well as the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]. Initially skeptical of the Decepticons, the Autobots learned to appreciate Wild Rider, but Axel tried and failed to betray them to Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}<br /> <br /> ===Bee's Backtalk===<br /> [[File:Ask Vector Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> <br /> With [[Vector Prime]] still missing in action, Bumblebee became the fourth guest contributor to Vector Prime's [[Ask Vector Prime|column]]. He renamed the column to "Bee's Backtalk", answering questions from readers through patched-together audioclips. <br /> <br /> Bumblebee gave us some more details about the state of the Autobots and their allies following the Chicago crisis. When asked about the fate of Sam following the rise of Cemetery Wind, Bumblebee became upset, and declined to comment. He noted that the Autobots were still searching for any more survivors of Cemetery Wind. A comment about the workmanship of KSI's Stinger units was enough to make him hopping mad, although he immediately apologized for his behavior. When someone asked Bumblebee why things in the [[Tyran|Tyran Cluster]] are prone to exploding, he suddenly found himself in the middle of a battleground as everything around him exploded. The Axiom Nexus News team lost contact with him (disappointing the editor, who was pleased that Bumblebee was able to stabilize ratings). As Andromeda was the one who found Bumblebee, she was tasked with finding his replacement: someone who, in contrast to Bumblebee's cryptic radio answers, could speak their mind in a straightforward manner.<br /> <br /> [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|And look how ''that'' turned out]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Bee's Backtalk|Bee's Backtalk}}<br /> <br /> ===''TV Magazine stories''===<br /> As Megatron fought against several Autobots including Drift and Hot Rod, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrived in the battlefield, only to be shocked by Megatron's towering size. However, Optimus immediately though of a plan: transferring his Energon (along with Drift and Hot Rod's) to Bumblebee, giving the yellow scout a new ability called "Energon Charge", and defeats Megatron with a single punch. While victorious, Bumblebee is still considered as problematic for the napping Autobots as the glowing Energon effect is still on. {{storylink|The Explosive Birth of Energon Charge Bumblebee}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Sector 7 Adventures''===<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome}}}}<br /> <br /> ===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Picked Up from the Junkyard}}{{storylink|Hiding in the Park!}}{{storylink|Cooking!}}}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> *Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}<br /> *Bumblebee was resting in vehicle mode in Al's Chevrolet car dealership, getting caught on tape while the dealership's owner filmed a commercial. The place's squirrel mascot playfully bashed Bumblebee's hood with a foam hammer, provoking Bumblebee into transforming and tossing him away. Bumblebee then sped away in a huff. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Chevy|Dark of the Moon Super Bowl XLV Chevrolet Camaro TV Spot}}<br /> *Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}<br /> *Bumblebee dazzled a group of Valero patrons by showing up at the gas station in his vehicle mode and... popping his fuel filler flap. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Valero|Age of Extinction Valero tie-in commercial}}<br /> *While driving about town, Bumblebee crossed paths with a little boy in possession of a Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy. Impressed by his miniature likeness, he paused to admire it, then gave the boy a fist bump. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Flip and Change|1-Step Optimus Prime & Flip and Change Grimlock toy commercial}}<br /> *Bumblebee was one of many pop culture icons who were hanging out at Paramount Mountain and saw the arrival of the water bucket from ''{{w|Flashdance}}''. Once they finished reenacting the movie's famous scene, [[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] got crushed to death by the giant bucket.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWRkBv4zJpU A Mountain of Entertainment | Storm l Paramount+]</ref><br /> *Bumblebee was one of [[Keegan-Michael Key|Mr. Garvey]]'s students during a roll call at Paramount Mountain. With his classmates being various cartoon characters from different [[Nickelodeon|Nick]] shows.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdNAzv1LD8 A Mountain of Entertainment | Mr. Garvey's Mountain Survival Skills | Paramount+]</ref><br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> {{main|Bumblebee (Movie)/games}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Classic Camaro===<br /> *According to an article on [http://web.archive.org/web/20071013122820/http://edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121138?imw=Y Edmunds.com], the film makers wanted Bumblebee's original Earth form to be the 1976 iteration of the Camaro because it was the worst Camaro possible that also had chrome bumpers. <br /> *The same article indicates that the 1976 Camaros used in the film were all purchased via online auction for under $6000 each, one for less than $2000. That one didn't run.<br /> *One of the 1976 Camaros was sold on eBay. The bidding ended on July 18, 2007; the final price was $40,100.01.<br /> <br /> ===Modern Camaro===<br /> *The 2008 Concept Camaro used for Bumblebee in the first movie was built by Saleen in 30 days, using a heavily modified 2006 Holden Monaro chassis as the basis. The '08 Camaro was not in production at the time that the first film was being made, hence an identical mock-up was needed to fill the role.<ref>[http://www.saleen.com/transformers.htm Saleen article about the construction of the Barricade and Bumblebee vehicles]</ref><br /> *In ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', Bumblebee scans a working, driveable new generation Camaro — conveniently with the same paint job as his classic Camaro disguise at that time — that wouldn't be released until some time in the year 2009. However, it is possible that the Camaro in question was being road-tested by GM engineers, like they were doing in the real world.<br /> *Although unexplained in the films, Bumblebee's vehicle mode changes appearance subtly between ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is probably because of product placement: Bumblebee's old [[alternate mode]] was an unavailable concept Camaro, while in ''Revenge'' he uses what seems to be the new Z/28 Camaro... whose mass production was later canceled. Oops. However, it is perfectly reasonable to assume that it is the Camaro ZL1 that uses the same design.<br /> *He changes models again between ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and becomes a production Camaro SS (rather than the previous two movies GTO-Based mock-ups); the movie prop car changes include the addition of a rear spoiler, the black racing stripes now being further apart while at the same time losing the outer pinstripes, the racing stripes now also covering the roof and Autobot badges in the front fenders.<br /> *After the end of production of their respective films, the Camaros from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' through to ''The Last Knight'' were simultaneously sold for $500,000.<br /> <br /> ===Robot mode and CG model(s)===<br /> [[File:MovieBBearlyconcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]<br /> *An early concept art featuring a significantly different looking, more G1 inspired Bumblebee sporting his classic Camaro kibble was drawn by [[Don Figueroa]], as revealed through the artist's Twitter account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A VERY early character study of BB for the first #Transformers movie.|link=https://twitter.com/SketchyFig/status/1524542496847458304|name=Don Figueroa|site:Twitter|year=2022|month=May|day=12}}</ref> This or a related concept art most likely served as a basis for Bumblebee's [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Deluxe Class 1976 Camaro figure]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]. The two designs have noticeable similarities in their forearms and feet. <br /> *The Bumblebee computer-generated model consisted of 7608 individual parts, 1,511,727 polygons, 19,722 rig nodes, and 8094 texture maps. The volume of all the pieces came to 1069.01 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref><br /> *Bumblebee's character animation is based on the performance of {{w|Michael J. Fox}} in the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movies.<ref>From ''Cinefex'' magazine, issue number 111, published October 2007.</ref><br /> [[File:MovieBumblebeeStinger.jpg|thumb|He uses it once, then dies.]]<br /> *Bumblebee is equipped with a pair of arm-mounted electrical "[[Stinger (weapon)|stingers]]."<ref>Bumblebee's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> While designed, the stingers were ultimately not featured in the movies, though they may have influenced [[Bumblebee (Animated)|other]] [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|media]].<br /> *Speaking of weapons, for someone whose main job is being subtle, Bumblebee is quite well armed, with a [[plasma cannon]] powerful enough to rattle [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], [[Mohawk]], and [[Nitro Zeus]], a blade capable of disabling [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]'s jet thrusters, and a ring-shaped light missile launcher in each shoulder. He is also a capable close-combat fighter, as seen in his fights against [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]].<br /> **Despite this, he has a [[Fireblast]] rating of ''three''. Also, he lost his blade while fighting [[Shatter]], requiring him to use his environment to his advantage.<br /> [[File:ROTFBumblebeeAltColorsConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|But will we ever '''get''' an orange Bumblebee? No, we'll just keep getting slightly different yellow ones.]]<br /> *According to designer [[Paul Ozzimo]] on his website, at one point there were plans to make Bumblebee into a Z/28 convertible for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and the possibility of changing his color to orange or black with yellow was also discussed. While none of these alterations happened, concept art for both appeared on the "25 Years of Transformers" feature on the ''Revenge'' DVD... though the black version is only seen from behind.<br /> *Bumblebee stands approximately 16 feet tall, according to the [[Transformers The Game|official game]] strategy guide.<br /> *In 2011, Bumblebee appeared in a Super Bowl XLV-related commercial, parodying car dealers by tossing a squirrel mascot knocking his hood to literally hammer the point of low prices. The TV spot also revealed ILM's modifications to his design for ''Dark of the Moon'', namely more pronounced shoulders and ribs ala his [[Bumblebee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RttT4jC7_10 Chevrolet Super Bowl spot]</ref><br /> *Despite his Camaro alternate mode used for ''Dark of the Moon'' no longer sporting the outer pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, the CG robot model still has them. Whoops.<br /> *Similarly, in the first movie, after he gains the modern Camaro alt mode, Bumblebee's robot mode still features the scratches and dirt on his paint job of his original 1976 Camaro alt mode.<br /> *In ''Age of Extinction'', Bumblebee's concept Camaro robot model sports a [[death-lock pincer]] similar to that of Megatron's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body.<br /> *Bumblebee's arm cannon in ''The Last Knight'' undergoes a slight visual tweak. Using his original trilogy's cannon design, the main barrel has a narrow barrel as the main firearm.<br /> *In a profile image posted by the Movie series' Facebook page, Bumblebee is depicted to retain his battle mask from his ''Age of Extinction'' body, while the final cut features a variant of his original battle mask seen in the first 3 films.<br /> *Meanwhile, although Bumblebee transforms into a regular, unarmored Mercedes-Benz 770 cabriolet in ''The Last Knight''{{'}}s World War II flashback sequence, his robot-mode kibble is that of a {{w|Humber Scout Car|Humber Scout Car}}, and his ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy based on the scene is yet ''another'' Humber model, specifically a {{w|Humber Light Reconnaissance Car}}.<br /> *The design for Bumblebee's Cybertronian and Volkswagen bodies in ''Bumblebee'' draws heavy influence from his Generation 1 [[Bumblebee (G1)|namesake]].<br /> *While on Cybertron, Bumblebee does not have the black 'wings' on his back as Cliffjumper does. However, when he lands on Earth they can clearly be seen on him.<br /> <br /> ===License plates===<br /> Bumblebee sported several different [[license plate]]s between the movies, the video games and the toys:<br /> <br /> *'''489 PCE''', registered in [[California]], was the 1976 Camaro's license plate in the first movie, which was kept consistent between the car prop and the CG model for the robot mode. The license plate was later auctioned off in 2008.<ref name="plate1">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-bumblebees-license-plate-for-sale/12255/ Movie Bumblebee (1976 Camaro edition) license plate for sale], Seibertron.com, January 2008.</ref> The same license plate was later used again in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' when Bumblebee upgraded from a Volkswagen Beetle to a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro. Of note, "PCE" is frequently used for license plates in film and TV productions because the California DMV does not issue that combination to the public. For example, another [[fandom:lostpedia:Hurley's Camaro Camaro|camaro]] seen several times in the television show ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' had the license plate "429 PCE", Phil Coulson's 1962 Chevrolet Corvette "[[fandom:marvelcinematicuniverse:Lola|LO.L.A.]]" in the TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' had the license plate "381 PCE" (or "681 PCE" in early epiodes), and [[fandom:strangerthings:Billy Hargrove|Billy Hargrove]]'s Camaro from the TV show ''[[wikipedia:Stranger Things|Stranger Things]]'' had the license plate "PCE 235".<br /> *'''900 STRA''', without a state-specific registration, was the new license plate for the Concept Camaro car prop, which was kept for the production models used for all three subsequent movies. It was also used when the modern Camaro prop cars from the movies were on display at car shows and other events. Finally achieving consistency between both modes, Bumblebee also sported this plate in robot mode in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. Furthermore, Hasbro started to use this license plate number with the Leader Class Bumblebee and Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee toys from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'' toy line]] (both sporting ''sculpted'' license plate inscriptions in both modes), and the [[Activision]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|''Dark of the Moon'' video game]] also uses it for the vehicle mode. The license plate used in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was auctioned off in October 2009.<ref name="2009auct">[http://www.icollector.com/Hero-Bumblebee-license-plate-from-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen_i8633011 ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee license plate auction], icollector.com</ref> In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', he even uses this license plate in his 1967 Camaro disguise, and still keeps it when he upgrades to his new 2014 Camaro concept form.<br /> *'''4NZZ454''', registered in California, is probably the most well-known license plate number due to being used on the CG model for the robot mode in the 2007 movie and ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="proctercg">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/PROJPAGE_Trans_06.html Official Hasbro promo shots of the finalized CG model for Bumblebee] on Ben Procter's portfolio</ref> This number was also used for a lot of Hasbro's toys from the first two movies' toy lines (in robot mode and often also in vehicle mode), including the Deluxe Class Classic Camaro.<br /> *'''4NZZZ454''', with a red line indicative of a California registration, was an erroneous version of the above number with an extra "Z", used on some of Hasbro's toys, namely the Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first movie's toy line]] (including several [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s) and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee.<br /> *'''5LKZ213''' can be spotted on some photos of the life-sized robot prop from the Hoover Dam set from the first movie.<ref name="procterprop">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_24.html Life-sized Bumblebee prop] on Ben Procter's portfolio</ref><ref name="unicubb">[http://www.unicron.us/tf2007/toypix/ultimate_bumblebee.html Review of Ultimate Bumblebee] at Unicron.com, including a set photo of the life-sized Bumblebee prop used for the movies.</ref><br /> *'''BUMBLBE''', registered in California, was used for the life-sized robot prop on various exhibits in 2007.<ref name="premiere">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_karol/archives/date-taken/2007/06/27/ Transformers Movie premiere in Westwood Village, California], Flickr photostream of Candid Photos</ref><ref name="18foot">[http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/pictures-18-foot-bumblebee-transformer-invades-la "18 Foot Bumblebee Transformers invade LA"] at Techeblog</ref><br /> *'''FXPERTS''' (registered in California), a reference to the special effects company that built the life-sized robot prop,<ref name="fxperts">[http://www.fxpertsinc.com/trans.html Building the life-sized Bumblebee prop] at Fxperts</ref> was used on various exhibits in 2008.<ref name="dolby">[http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/ces-2008-giant-bumblebee-transformer-invades-the-dolby-booth "CES 2008: Giant BumbleBee Transformer Invades the Dolby Booth"] at Techeblog</ref><ref name="holloman08">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/61043118@N00/archives/date-taken/2008/09/22/ Transformers on display at Holloman Air Force Base in September 2008], Flickr photostream of snakebite000.</ref><br /> *'''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was used for the life-sized robot prop on various exhibits from 2009 to at least 2011.<ref name="sydney">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-bumblebee-prop-appears-in-sydney-australia/17305/ Life-sized Bumblebee prop in Sydney, Australia] at Seibertron.com</ref><ref name="vegas">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/deltamike/archives/date-taken/2009/03/30/ Transformers on display at the Las Vegas Strip], Flickr photostream of Mike Renlund</ref><ref name="childmuseum">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77515 "Bumblebee coming to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis"] at The Allspark, March 2011</ref> A variant of this, "KDM 814" minus the "0", had been previously used as the license plate of [[Twins (ROTF)|the Twins]]' combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<br /> *'''5BBM2''' (registered in California), mirrored on the other side, is used by Activision for the robot models used in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games.<ref name="nextgen">[http://www.nextgn.com/2009/05/15/transformers-2-playable-characters-and-soundtrack-revealed/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game models] at Next Gen News</ref><ref name="actidotm">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-the-game-hands-on-171673/ Activision trailer and promo stills for Dark of the Moon video game] at TFW2005.</ref> Due to its partially mirrored nature, this plate wouldn't actually be legal.<br /> *'''4N7 454''' (registered in California), another erroneous variant of the robot mode license plate from the first two films, was seen on a hand-painted prototype used for early official stock photos of the ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Bumblebee figure.<ref name="mpmsbb">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/10/shadow-spark-optimus-masterpiece-movie-bumblebee-official-images-330837 "Shadow Spark Optimus and Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee Official Images"] at TFW2005.com.</ref> Samples on display at both Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair 2017 and [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair]] 2017, on the other hand, sported a regular "900 STRA" license plate.<br /> *'''ANZZ454''', ''another'' erroneous variant of the robot mode license plate from the first two films that mistakes the first "4" for the letter "A", was used for the redeco of ''Transformers'' (2007) Deluxe Class Classic Camaro Bumblebee from the ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack]].<br /> *'''MM''', an easter egg put on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Robot Heroes figure]] by its designer, [[Marcelo Matere]].<br /> *'''WH 218 371''', a license plate used by Bumblebee in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in a flashback set during [[World War II]] that showed him infiltrating the Nazis in the disguise of a Mercedes-Benz 770.<br /> *'''RWM4V15''', registered in California, the license plate used by Bumblebee in his disguise as a Volkswagen Beetle in ''Bumblebee''.<br /> <br /> ===Lack of voice===<br /> *For [[Transformers (film)|the first movie]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] had originally preferred the Transformers not to talk ''at all'' throughout the movie, a notion Hasbro heavily contested.<ref name="tfwtour">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/139273-botcon-2007-botcon-2007-hasbro-tour-updated-friday-12-45pm.html BotCon 2007 Hasbro tour report.]</ref> Bumblebee still ended up being mute throughout most of the movie, which, according to Orci and Kurtzman, was inspired by [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''{{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}}'' and is supposed to signify that his friendship with Sam transcends words.<ref name="mtv">[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1554426/20070312/story.jhtml MTV.com interview with Kurtzman and Orci.]</ref><br /> *According to the [[Movie Prequel issue 1|prequel comic]] by IDW Publishing, Megatron ripped out and crushed Bumblebee's voice capacitor during the battle at [[Tyger Pax]] back on Cybertron. [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]'s toy bio claims the damage came from a shot fired by Hardtop. In the film itself, Ratchet only states to Sam that Bumblebee's "vocal processors were damaged in battle" and he was "still working on them". Ultimately, the most canon explanation of his loss of voice occurs during the events of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when his voice box is ripped out by [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]].<br /> *By the end of all the conflict (the climax of the first film proper), Bumblebee has regained his ability to speak. Although it was not confirmed on-screen, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] did confirm ''off''-screen<ref name="Orci"/> that Ratchet's (regenerative) beam fired at Bee's throat was indeed the reason. Just as well, Roberto Orci ''also'' admitted that Bumblebee's brief contact with the AllSpark would be an equally valid (and even more "in-continuity") explanation.<ref name="Orci"/><br /> *The first known mention of Bumblebee losing his voice in Tyger Pax is from an early draft of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] called the ''Prime Directive'', where Ratchet reveals this information to Sam and Mikaela.<br /> *When asked, Orci admitted there had been plans to have Bumblebee speak in ''Revenge of the Fallen''; however, ultimately they liked his "musical ability" too much, and [[Michael Bay]] wanted to focus more on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], since he thought kids would like the two characters.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref><br /> *In the ''Dark of the Moon'' novel adaptation, it is stated that Bumblebee never fully recovered from the damage to his voice box, implying that the injury wasn't fully healed even back at the end of the first movie. It is further explained that while Bumblebee can indeed talk, it takes a great amount of effort for him to do so while talking through the radio takes no effort at all.<br /> **In the same novel, according to Bumblebee's inner thoughts, there is seemingly always something on the radio available for him to use to be able to communicate his mind. This appears to imply that Bumblebee uses live broadcasts while talking through the radio and not broadcasts he recorded beforehand.<br /> *When Bumblebee finally did speak in the first movie, he had a slightly British accent. However, in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', it appears he in fact has an ''American'' accent. This was carried over to ''Bumblebee'' as well, albeit with a younger-sounding voice to reflect the film's status as a prequel. As of yet, no explanation for this discrepancy has been made.<br /> *In most foreign-language dubs, namely Japanese, and Spanish, Bumblebee is dubbed over by only one voice actor. This choice has been criticized for creating an obvious contradiction ("If his voice box was damaged, how can he talk perfectly?"). However, in others, such as Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, Bee is voiced by multiple uncredited voice actors, and all of their voices have certain audio effects. That's some good respect for the source material.<br /> <br /> ===Arrival on Earth===<br /> *While the 2007 movie never states how long Bumblebee has been on Earth, all the prequel materials (in particular IDW's comic books) establish that he arrived only a few years prior to the movie's present-day events. For many years, this was never explicitly contradicted by any other media...<br /> *However, ''The Last Knight'' suddenly established that Bumblebee had been active on Earth as early as [[World War II]], fighting on the side of the Allies alongside [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] and several other Autobots. The [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|''Bumblebee'' prequel comic]] follows along with this backstory, chronicling Bumblebee's adventures during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]].<br /> *However, the events of ''Bumblebee'' depict Bumblebee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering both the WWII flashback and ''Bumblebee Movie Prequel'' inconsistent with the films themselves.<br /> *Therefore, we can either assume that all prequel materials are considered null and void at this point, or there is a live-action counterpart to [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] running around. The latter would likely explain how Bumblebee has no recollection of being a WWII veteran or knowing Sir Burton, as well as where his big hammer came from. Or the 2007 film continuity and the Bumblebee film continuities are different continuities, with the Bumblebee prequel comic being cannon to either the 2007 continuity or neither continuity and instead an alternate universe of the Bumblebee film continuity.<br /> <br /> ===Other===<br /> [[File:BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Bumblebee: Year One"]]<br /> *Bumblebee is a big fan of Earth cartoons! Some of his favorites include ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''{{w|Ren and Stimpy}}'', ''{{w|Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law}}'', ''{{w|Futurama}}'', ''{{w|Voltron}}'', and ''{{w|Rick and Morty}}'', as noted in [[Ask Vector Prime]].<br /> *Bumblebee's ability in ''The Last Knight'' to blow himself apart and magnetically reassemble himself came seemingly out of nowhere; with no explanation, having never demonstrated this ability before, and with no mention of this ability at any point in any other media whatsoever. The closest thing to an in-universe explanation for this ability would be that he was somehow able to mimic (for repairs and as a battle strategy) a similar ability shown by the man-made KSI drones in ''Age of Extinction'' to disintegrate and re-materialize for repairs and transformation (but even that's a ''huge'' stretch).<br /> *Bumblebee's alternate mode in the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|''Bumblebee'' prequel comic]] is a mixture of an {{w|Aston Martin}} and a {{w|Volkswagen Karmann Ghia|Karmann Ghia}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's actually sort of a blend of that with an Aston Martin.|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1014997829775917059|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=07|day=05|(defunct=)}}</ref><br /> *Bumblebee attended ''The Voice'' to watch [[Hailee Steinfeld]]'s performance of "Back To Life", the single from their movie.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJveg86lUWE Hailee Steinfeld - Back To Life (Live from The Voice / 2018) via YouTube]</ref><br /> *Almost nine years since the release of ''Age of Extinction'' in May 2023, comedian [[Ben Schwartz]] revealed on the ''{{w|Game Grumps}}'' web series that he provided lines for Bumblebee's radio voice in the film. Schwartz was hired by Bay to create original dialogue for the character's radio communication. While most of his work was in the finished movie, a portion of his radio voice was omitted and replaced by lines from various media.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwL2b4UEGU&t=8349s Ben Schwartz OBLITERATES Super Castlevania IV - Youtube]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Czech:'' '''Čmelák''' (first movie's first dub only) (Bumblebee)<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')<br /> *''Korean:'' '''Bumblebee''' (범블비 ''Beombeulbi'')<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''Daai Wong Fung''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Űrdongó''' ("Space Bumblebee"), '''Dongó''' ("Bumblebee", ''Rise of the Beasts'' dub only)<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (Taiwan, 大黃蜂, "Bumblebee"), '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Bumblebee")<br /> *''Spanish:'' '''Abejorro''' ("Bumblebee")<br /> *''Ukrainian:'' '''Bdzhilka''' (Бджілка, "Bee")<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{OtherVersions<br /> |charname=Bumblebee<br /> |disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)<br /> |body=<br /> *[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''<br /> *[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], the amnesiac yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]].''}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]<br /> *[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series=40&f_name=bumblebee&f_type=exact&Submit=Search Galleries of various different Bumblebee toys from the Movie]<br /> *[https://www.instagram.com/p/BXNxtLPBtnK/], [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYQ1Rej_e8/] Concept art for Bumblebee's World War II body by Josh Nizzi on Instagram<br /> <br /> [[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Bumblebee Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Classified Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]<br /> [[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Human Alliance]]<br /> [[Category:Legends Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Movie Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:NEST]]<br /> [[Category:P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Rise of the Beasts Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:TransTech Autobots]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Micronus_Prime&diff=1797071 Micronus Prime 2024-11-10T05:35:26Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{featured}}<br /> {{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-MicronusPrime.png|cSize=30px|cLink=Micronus Prime}}|minicon}}<br /> [[File:11MicronusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|350px|So, if the Mini-Cons are [[Pokeformers|Pokémon]], does this make him [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Arceus_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Arceus]?]]<br /> <br /> At the dawn of time, [[Primus]] created '''Micronus Prime''', conscience and moral center of the [[Thirteen]]. Although he is the smallest member of this venerated group, he possesses boundless reserves of energy and a clever mind, enabling him to predict the actions of his brothers and sisters before even they know what they're going to do. <br /> <br /> Micronus's innocent nature belies his strong ethical sense; although he takes his role very seriously, he approaches his duties with a light [[Spark]] and an easy touch. He eschewed the most dour members of the Thirteen in favor of the free-spirited [[Onyx Prime]], whom he once considered his closest friend, and his creative energies also inspired him to strike up friendships with [[Solus Prime]] and [[Nexus Prime]]. Micronus's siblings always appreciated his presence—he could impart a fraction of his energy upon them using the [[Chimera Stone]], directing his own energies into a form that suited their needs. He would pass a version of this [[Powerlinx|ability]] on to his descendants, the [[Mini-Con]]s. <br /> <br /> In recent years, Micronus Prime has retreated to the [[Realm of the Primes]], where he temporarily served as a mentor and spiritual guide to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], the youngest member of the Thirteen. In this role, he prefers to let his younger sibling learn through trial and error, sometimes feigning a blithe indifference to the mental and physical rigors of his training regimen. In reality, though, Micronus cares deeply about all living things, be they [[Transformer]] or otherwise.<br /> <br /> {{quote|You think you'll never find yourself in an insane situation? Better check your expectation meters.|Micronus|"[[Out of Focus]]"}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned continuity family===<br /> ====''The Covenant of Primus''====<br /> Micronus Prime was the fifth Prime created to battle [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. As the Primes began planning for their future campaign against the Chaos-Bringer, Micronus gravitated towards the growing faction of strategists: [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]]. Their early fights against a simulated copy of Unicron went poorly, although Micronus and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] were adamant that Unicron considered himself too independent to create a similar set of "Dark Primes".<br /> <br /> As the Primes began building weapons for the upcoming conflict, Micronus worked alongside Solus at her [[Forge of Solus Prime|forge]]. Using his own abilities, he would augment her hammer strikes with his own energy, allowing her to create powerful tools and weapons. Among them was the Chimera Stone, which would become Micronus's own iconic artifact. As Solus worked with the other Primes, Micronus befriended Onyx Prime, and the two became inseparable. As the Thirteen trained and planned, Micronus worked alongside Solus Prime and the other strategists to create a massive computer capable of running through all of Unicron's possible responses to an attack, a forerunner to what would one day become [[Vector Sigma]]. <br /> <br /> The time eventually came to take the fight to Unicron. Micronus worked as a saboteur, intending to cripple and distract Unicron while the warriors damaged him. Perched on Quintus's shoulder, Micronus participated in the great battle against Unicron, drawing off the [[Energon]]-seeking missiles that Unicron fired at the Primes by venting his own energies. With [[Prima]] and Solus leading the charge, the Primes managed to fight their way inside Unicron with the help of [[Vector Prime]]'s portals. Unicron's [[Dark Energon]] counter-attacked provoked a flood of nightmarish visions, which nearly overwhelmed their attempts to shut him down. Only the calm words of Optimus Prime inspired them to persevere with their mission, and Micronus laughed that as long as they were together, hell wasn't such a bad place to be. The Thirteen ultimately triumphed over Unicron, and together they returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], giddy in their victory. What they didn't know was that close contact with Unicron had amplified some of their inner darkness.<br /> <br /> In the age that followed, the Primes began building a settlement for themselves, dividing into like-minded groups—some focused on labour, while others debated law and philosophy. Micronus worked with Megatronus, Nexus, and Liege Maximo on an Energon refinery. However, Micronus—along with Onyx Prime, Solus Prime, and Nexus Prime—never fit in with one group or another; they viewed the other Primes as dour and unimaginative, and chafed under some of the strictest laws imposed by Prima. While Megatronus and Solus Prime developed a strong, mutual affection for one another, Micronus was happy for them. Even so, tensions continued to rise between these ad hoc groups, which finally boiled over after Prima learned about a "farm" of robotic beasts that Liege Maximo and Quintus Prime had constructed. The Primes held a vote to decide the future of the farm; Micronus voted against letting the project continue. <br /> <br /> Not long afterwards, Micronus and Onyx were the first to discover that Solus Prime had been killed by Megatronus's [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. Micronus was heartbroken by the loss, and almost overcome with rage when he realized that Megatronus was behind the killing. Micronus accompanied six of the other Primes, and through [[Vector Prime]] they tracked down Megatronus. Micronus, still inconsolable, refused to believe Megatronus's side of the story. The Primes confronted Liege Maximo, who Megatronus had accused of orchestrating the entire scheme. The anger and misery finally boiled over within all of the surviving Primes, and as Maximo's beasts ran amok the twelve Cybertronians battled one another in blind rage. <br /> <br /> Micronus emerged from the fracas unscathed, although Liege Maximo had been blown to bits with the Requiem Blaster and Onyx Prime had been fatally wounded. When the remaining Primes had calmed down, they set about tending to the wounded. Over a period of time, Micronus and the other survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. Micronus tried to comfort the dying Onyx; the two called a meeting of all the surviving Primes. <br /> <br /> As Primus had created them, the Primes decided that they would create the next generation of Cybertronians using the power of Onyx's [[Triptych Mask]] within the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the Primes would retire from active society. At the last moment, Micronus decided to accompany Onyx on his final journey into the Well. Together, their sacrifice activated the Well and allowed it to start producing new life. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ====''Prime'' cartoon====<br /> According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Adrian Pasdar]] (English), [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] (Japanese)|[[Natale Ciravolo]] (Italian), [[Pierre-Peters Arnold]] (German, first voice), [[Robert Glatzeder]] (German, second voice), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish), [[Simon Duprez]] (French), [[Thiago Zambrano]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> [[File:Micronusrid.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tell them to keep out of my scotch.]]<br /> <br /> When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] sacrificed himself to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Primes rescued him before his Spark could be extinguished. He wound up in the extra-dimensional [[Realm of the Primes]] with other members of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Foreseeing the rise of Megatronus on Earth, {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} the Primes opted to train Optimus for this new mission, assigning Micronus as his new mentor.<br /> <br /> In one such training session, Micronus challenged Optimus to climb a hill. When Optimus questioned the difficulty of his task, Micronus summoned a group of [[human]]s into the realm... and a threatening robot with multiple Mini-Con minions to attack them. Optimus tried in vain to defend the humans, repeatedly begging Micronus to help him, but Micronus declined every time. Eventually, Optimus realized that he needed to climb the easily climbed hill ''first'', which activated his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and gave him the power to defeat the robots, saving the last surviving human. At the end of the test, Micronus revealed that the humans were merely illusions, meant to prove that there would always be distractions and hard choices in the battles coming, and to keep the goal -and mind- clear. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}<br /> <br /> [[File:RIDMicronusPrime.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Micronus made this episode in a cave... WITHABOXOFSCRAPS!]]<br /> Unfortunately the time arrived before Optimus's training was complete, but Micronus regardless took him before the other Primes. When Optimus persuaded them, Micronus and the other Primes bestowed some of their power on him and sent him to Earth. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Following the battle with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Micronus appeared to Bumblebee's team on Earth and took back the power bestowed on Optimus. Though this left Optimus in a weakened state, Micronus scanned him and said he would recover. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books====<br /> During Optimus's training, Micronus became aware that one of the other Primes was interfering with his work. While meeting with the Primes, he realized that [[Liege Maximo]] had gone missing, and went to confront the culprit himself. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> ===Fun Publications===<br /> Micronus was one of [[Vector Prime]]'s siblings among the [[Thirteen]]. Vector noted that Micronus deeply cared for all living things, Transformer or otherwise. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}<br /> <br /> The [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s of [[Axiom Nexus]] knew the [[Mini-Con]]s to be the children of Micronus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09}}<br /> <br /> When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including Micronus. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the walls of the multiverse was that Micronus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 continuity family===<br /> ====2005 IDW continuity====<br /> {{first|[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #47]] (mentioned); ''[[Micronauts: Revolution]]'' (depicted)}}<br /> [[File:IDW Micronus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I made the stars that became the carbon in your mother's ovaries."]]<br /> <br /> Micronus was one of the Thirteen Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that arose on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, ruling with his fellow Primes from the city's citadel. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} According to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Micronus was known for his "betrayal" of his closest friend [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes except [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to flee Cybertron. {{storylink|The Crucible}}<br /> <br /> Micronus left Cybertron aboard his [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]], and led the colonization expedition to a [[Prion (planet)|distant world]]. He oversaw the creation of a new civilization of Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]], which eventually developed into a world of Mini-Cons. However, Sentinel Prime claimed that Micronus abandoned his people during their time of need, abdicating Prion's world via [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]] and allowing for the colony's genocide at the hands of the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|White Heat}}<br /> <br /> One way or another, he ended up creating the sub-atomic realm known as [[Microspace]] seven million years ago, {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} and retreated inside it. His inert body lay at the center of the [[Entropy Cloud]] which threatened to destroy that universe entirely. {{storylink|Micronauts: Revolution}} <br /> <br /> Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-3]], to Prion. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Ceremony}} Micronus Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}<br /> <br /> Hoping to save his realm using [[Earth]]'s supplies of [[Ore-13]], Micronus attempted to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] through the Titan [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Unfortunately, the message didn't get through correctly; instead, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s mind made the trip across time and space. Micronus told his Camien visitor that she would have to ''experience'' his message to understand his plight. Windblade's new avatar was sent into Microspace, where she encountered the evil [[Baron Karza]] and his retinue and learned about the dire civil war that threatened Microspace. When Windblade's mind returned to her normal body, Micronus appeared in a final vision, urging her to help his dimension by any means necessary. {{storylink|Informed}}<br /> <br /> Some time later, Baron Karza set up his main base inside Micronus's body where he made usage of the Prime's personal Spacebridge to try to save Microspace. The heroic [[Micronauts]] made the voyage through the Spacebridge, arriving inside Metrotitan's Spacebridge chamber on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}<br /> <br /> After Karza made a failed attempt at stealing Earth's Ore-13, {{storylink|Valley Forge}} he instead decided to conquer Earth as a new home for the denizens of Microspace. Though it was a risky prospect, he ultimately [[enerchange]]d with Micronus Prime himself, the merger giving him some of Micronus's memories about the [[Mini-Con]] colony. Wearing the Prime's body, Karza arrived at the site of his former banishment and dispatched Optimus Prime in a vengeful fury. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} Karza considered the power of Micronus superior to all the various super-villains on Earth. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 3|Wrath of Karza #3}} After [[Shazraella]] had acquired [[Time Traveler]] energy, Optimus Prime tried to sucker punch a distracted Karza only for the Baron to again enerchange with Micronus. When Shazraella's powers began growing out of control, however, Optimus and Karza agreed to a truce, but her powers proved too much for them and she managed to separate Micronus from Karza, banishing the ancient Prime through time. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Power of the Primes'' marketing material====<br /> Micronus's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Micronus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Cloudburst / Micronus online bio}}<br /> <br /> {{note|For a list of every permutation of Micronus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}<br /> <br /> ====2019 IDW continuity====<br /> Micronus Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===<br /> Micronus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations of Cybertronians being known to swear by his name. {{storylink|Spotted}}<br /> <br /> ===''One'' film===<br /> [[File:One-Micronus-Prime.jpg|thumb|Reject smalness, embrace chonkyness!]]<br /> Micronus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Micronus fought with his fellow Primes against them. He would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. Micronus would be killed during the battle, with his brothers' and sisters' bodies resting in a hidden cave for fifty cycles before being rediscovered by miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]]. A revived [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] would give Micronus' [[Transformation cog|transformation cog]] to B-127, unlocking his lost ability to transform into an alternate form and providing q new, improved robot form. <br /> <br /> A vision of Micronus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Power of the Primes''===<br /> [[File:TF-POTP-Micronus-Prime-Master.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I CAN'T PUT MY AAARMS DOWWWN!]]<br /> *'''Micronus''' (Prime Master, [[2017]])<br /> :*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-01'''<br /> :*''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], [[2018]]'''<br /> :*''Accessories'': [[Cloudburst#Generations|Autobot Cloudburst]] decoy armor, gatling gun<br /> {{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}<br /> <br /> :''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Micronus is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Cloudburst]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.<br /> <br /> :This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.<br /> <br /> :Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Micronus Prime and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.<br /> <br /> :In an unusual error, some units of Micronus/Cloudburst came with two Prime Masters.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/some-power-of-the-primes-figures-shipping-with-two-prime-masters-report/40365/ Seibertron, 2017/12/24: Some Power Of the Primes Figures Shipping With Two Prime Masters: Report]</ref> Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Micronus/Cloudburst's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017.<br /> <br /> :Micronus was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as Amalgamous Prime. The Cloudburst armor had an alternate tooling based on [[Waverider]], which would have been used to make ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]]' Pretender Suit if the figure had reached the 3000 preorder count—sadly, preorders failed to reach this number.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * Micronus was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]], existing as one being across all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].<br /> * Micronus's name is likely derived from "Micron", the Japanese name for Mini-Cons across the franchise.<br /> * The glowing symbols on his chest and palms are shaped like the Powerlinx ports seen on all the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Transformers: Armada]]'' Mini-Con toys.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Micronus''' (マイクロナス ''Maikuronasu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Wēi Tiān Xīng''' (微天星)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Thirteen}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cyberverse Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:One Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Thirteen]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Alchemist_Prime&diff=1797070 Alchemist Prime 2024-11-10T05:33:51Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-AlchemistPrime.png|cSize=30px|cLink=Alchemist Prime|cPretty=Alchemist Prime}}}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> [[File:8AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Fullmetal Alchemist.]]<br /> <br /> '''Alchemist Prime''' arose from [[Primus]] with a deep connection to the elements, and even among the [[Thirteen]] his powers straddle the line between science and mysticism. Alchemist's natural intelligence and curiosity are augmented by his personal [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]], the [[Lenses]]; permanently affixed into his [[Sensor#Optical sensors|optic]]s, they allow him to perceive the physical and spiritual cycles of the universe in equal measure. Always in tune with creation, Alchemist's constant quest to understand the mechanisms of change means that he thinks of himself as a mere student of the natural world. Above all, Alchemist trusts his instincts and natural intuition, which rarely lead him wrong.<br /> <br /> Alchemist Prime possesses the ability to transmute metals and temporarily alter the properties of any object. While these powerful abilities make him an unpredictable foe on the battlefield, Alchemist is one of the most even-tempered and gentle members of the Thirteen, with a friendly, sympathetic nature that makes him easy to be around. Among his twelve siblings, Alchemist was closest to [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], [[Vector Prime]], and [[Nexus Prime]]. Alchemist Prime's mastery of chemistry extends to various intoxicating beverages, which he has a professed fondness for.<br /> <br /> While most of the Thirteen dispersed across space and time after their great schism, Alchemist opted to remain on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a time, quietly guiding the progress of the earliest [[Transformer]] civilizations. Indeed, rumors swirl that Alchemist may still walk Cybertron after untold millennia, disguised as [[Maccadam|a humble bartender]].<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned continuity family===<br /> ====''The Covenant of Primus''====<br /> Alchemist Prime was the sixth Prime created by Primus to defeat his arch-foe [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. These new Primes began strategizing for the upcoming conflict, and Alchemist was one of the Primes who believed that destroying Unicron would have negative repercussions for Primus. As one of the Thirteen's "Free Agents", Alchemist found himself working closely with [[Solus Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]], and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Conversely, he also befriended the troubled [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].<br /> <br /> As their battle against the chaos bringer drew closer, Alchemist and Nexus Prime developed a strategy to initiate Unicron's "cerebral shutdown", forcing the giant into hibernation. He and Nexus drew up a complicated battle plan for the other members of the Thirteen to follow; they would distract Unicron long enough for Optimus to breach Unicron's [[Spark]] chamber and trigger the shutdown. When the Primes took the fight to Unicron, Alchemist fulfilled his duty with aplomb. The triumphant Primes returned to Cybertron, seemingly unscathed, but what they didn't know was that close contact with Unicron had amplified some of their inner darkness. <br /> <br /> The Thirteen turned their attention to building a settlement and laying the foundations for civilization and society on Cybertron, dividing themselves into like-minded cliques. Alchemist drifted freely from one group to another, never really gelling with one particular concept or ideal. <br /> <br /> [[File:COP-WellOfAllSparks.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Know this, I will return to this land! Rebuild where the ruins did stand!]]<br /> <br /> The end of the Thirteen came after [[Prima]] discovered that Megatronus, [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]] had worked on a secret "farm" of robotic creatures, which Alchemist found troubling. Suspecting a sinister motive, Prima forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter, and Alchemist voted against letting the project continue. Furious with the results of the debate, Megatronus inadvertently killed Solus in a dispute that [[Liege Maximo]] had orchestrated. Drawn by the commotion, Alchemist arrived in time to see Solus's body return to the [[Core]], its passage creating the [[Well of All Sparks]]. <br /> <br /> Even after Megatronus offered his side of the story, accusations began to fly. The investigation degenerated into a free-for-all brawl between the remaining twelve siblings, which ended with Maximo getting killed by the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] through uncertain means. Alchemist was badly wounded in the fight, but made a recovery with time.<br /> <br /> The survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes then turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. They decided to use [[Onyx Prime]]'s [[Triptych Mask]] to create a new race of robotic beings, as Primus had created them, with Onyx, Micronus, and Optimus travelling into the Well. They created a wave of Cybertronian creatures which the surviving Primes oversaw.<br /> <br /> The Primes retired from active life, but continued to guide the earliest Cybertronian civilizations from afar. When the [[Great Cataclysm]] threatened the primitive Cybertronians, Alchemist was one of the Primes who helped mitigate the damage wrought to the planet's surface, blasting apart smaller rocks and asteroids before they could impact the surface. <br /> <br /> After the Great Cataclysm, the surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}<br /> <br /> ====Aligned novels====<br /> After [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] murdered [[Solus Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] made his bid for power, the Thirteen began to separate. Alchemist Prime and Alpha Trion remained behind on Cybertron and orchestrated the beginnings of Cybertronian civilization. Once the process was well underway, Alchemist headed off into space to hunt down the renegade Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> Before he left Cybertron, Alchemist Prime had one last conversation with his old friend Alpha Trion. Trion noted that he showed no interest in anything except bringing Liege Maximo to justice. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}<br /> <br /> Alpha Trion never heard from him again, but believed in the core of his spark that Alchemist Prime had succeeded in his mission. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ====''Prime'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Chain of the demons set free! Strange alchemy!]]<br /> <br /> According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> {{first|[[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''Transformers'' #35]] (mentioned); [[Heavy|''Till All Are One'' #9]] (obscured image); [[Origin Myths|''Optimus Prime'' #10]] (full appearance)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:OriginMyths-AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|I have plundered time itself, put the world inside it, I'm the mysteries, day and night, divide it.]]<br /> In the primitive age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Alchemist Prime was one of the many Primes who arose to lead a tribe of like-minded followers. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Fond of alcohol, Alchemist was rarely seen without a glass in his hand and was prone to frequent bouts of inebriation.<br /> <br /> Twelve million years ago, Alchemist Prime joined four other Primes—[[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Solus Prime|Solus]], [[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—and this quintet founded the humble [[energon]]-farming village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]]. Their fledgling peace was threatened by the advancing armies of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s, intent on conquering the region. Salvation arrived in the form of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], his army of [[beast mode]] Transformers, and [[Liege Maximo]], who raised a fighting force from the villagers.<br /> <br /> The next morning, the Primes watched as their forces battled the Darklanders, and were surprised when the battle prompted three [[Titan (group)|Titans]] to rise from the ground. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Unbeknownst to the other Primes, "Onyx Prime" was simply an alias assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who, using his historical knowledge, had deliberately engineered the battle to bring the Primes together against a common threat. His mission fulfilled, "Onyx" was able to reach his pupil Megatronus and convinced him and his forces to lay down arms, joining the other Primes in mutual cooperation. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}}<br /> <br /> In the ensuing celebration that commemorated this new alliance, Alchemist Prime got drunk after consuming rancid [[Engex]] while conversing with "Onyx Prime" — using his understanding of Cybertron's past to steer history along its preordained course, "Onyx" spoke to Alchemist Prime about a "[[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron prophecy]]" and a "chosen one," {{storylink|Origin Myths}} setting in motion the prophecies that Shockwave's younger self would one day learn about and harness. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Alchemist would drunkenly recall what "Onyx Prime" had told him to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who wondered if "Onyx" had begun spinning tales for his own personal gain. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}<br /> <br /> Over the next two million years, the founders of the Crystal City united with [[Prima]] and his northern alliance, becoming the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Like the other Primes, Alchemist was affiliated in some fashion with one of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s; in his case, [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] {{storylink|Ceremony|The Lost Colonies of Cybertron}} The Thirteen ruled peacefully for a period of time, but "Onyx Prime," knowing that their civilization was doomed to fail, began sowing the seeds of dissent that would cause this collapse. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The Primes grew increasingly arrogant, however, and sought to maintain their hold on power forever by spreading stories that only a Prime could kill a Prime — stories that, in time, even they came to believe. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Megatronus and Liege Maximo, secretly encouraged by "Onyx", staged a coup against Prima; though Prima survived, [[Solus Prime]] sacrificed herself to defend him and Alchemist was slashed by Megatronus' stolen [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] as the villain made his escape. <br /> <br /> He recovered in time to watch as Liege Maximo was imprisoned and banished from Cybertron aboard the Titan [[Vigilem]]; following the deaths of both Prima and Megatronus, some years later, he joined the remaining Primes as they commemorated Prima's body by interring it within Prima's Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}<br /> <br /> When [[Nexus Prime]] perished at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] during the subsequent [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], the news that the Primes were not immortal quickly spread, and the surviving Primes chose to flee Cybertron entirely. Eons later, the younger Shockwave would send one of his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-6]], to the planet [[Arduria]], a world associated with Alchemist. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}<br /> <br /> Millions of years later, Galvatron, while mocking [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s religion, recounted Alchemist Prime's inebriated state when he supposedly came up with the prophecy of "the Chosen One". {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}<br /> <br /> ===Fun Publications===<br /> [[File:DionysusAlchemistPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I was the keeper of the books! I had the knowledge of the scrolls!]]<br /> <br /> In some of [[Vector Prime]]'s memories during the Thirteen's time in Greece on ancient Earth, Alchemist Prime used a [[holomatter]] avatar which, combined with his fondness for the imbibing concoctions of all sorts, inspired the myth of Dionysus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} Vector recalled how he had nothing but happy times with Alchemist in these days. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} At another time, Vector and Alchemist together defended the planet [[Karn]] against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/14}} Vector Prime theorized that if Alchemist Prime wielded [[Rhisling]], the weapon would take on properties based on transmutation while losing its power to manipulate time. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}<br /> <br /> According to Vector, some on Cybertron say Alchemist walks the planet still, pretending to be a simple publican [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|whose pub is a place of peace in wartime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}<br /> <br /> As [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], he felt his siblings among the [[Thirteen]] being drawn to the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Alchemist Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}<br /> <br /> ===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===<br /> [[File:PowerOfThePrimes-SubmarauderAlchemistPrime-CardArt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]<br /> Alchemist Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Alchemist's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Submarauder / Alchemist Prime online bio}}<br /> <br /> {{note|For a list of every permutation of Alchemist Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===<br /> {{main|Maccadam#Cyberverse cartoon}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:EarthriseEpisode5-AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|We all float in here.]]<br /> <br /> Alchemist Prime, wearing his [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] decoy armor, was seen floating around in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}<br /> <br /> ===2019 IDW continuity===<br /> [[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75]]<br /> <br /> Alchemist Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} According to legend, at the dawn of the [[Age of the Firstforged]], he sculpted the foundations of [[Crystal City]] by transmuting the ground into pure crystal. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''One'' film===<br /> [[File:One-Alchemist-Prime.jpg|thumb|Poor guy didn't get the chance to grow old and open [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|his bar...]]]]<br /> <br /> Alchemist Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Alchemist fought with his fellow Primes against them. He would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. Alchemist would be killed during the battle, with his brothers' and sisters' bodies resting in a hidden cave for fifty cycles before being rediscovered by miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]]. A revived [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] would give Alchemist's [[Transformation cog|transformation cog]] to Elita-1, unlocking her lost ability to transform into an alternate form and providing a new, improved robot form.<br /> <br /> A vision of Alchemist Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Power of the Primes''===<br /> [[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alchemist-Prime-with-Submaruder.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Another 'Con Prime? And it's not Megatronus?]]<br /> *'''Alchemist Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])<br /> **''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-10'''<br /> **''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[June 30]], 2018'''<br /> **''Accessories'': [[Submarauder (G1)#Generations|Submarauder]] decoy armor, trident<br /> {{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}<br /> <br /> :''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alchemist Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Submarauder (G1)#Power of the Primes|Submarauder]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.<br /> <br /> :This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.<br /> <br /> :Alchemist Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Nexus Prime#Power of the Primes|Nexus Prime]].<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyberverse''===<br /> [[File:TF-Cyberverse-Deluxe-BAF-Maccadam.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Thew Adams|Thewbot]].<br>(Does not convert into a mechanical mess of clockworks, unfortunately)]]<br /> *'''[[Bumblebee_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Bumblebee]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Optimus_Prime_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Optimus Prime]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Shockwave_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Megatron_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Megatron]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Hot Rod_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Hot Rod]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Grimlock_(Cyberverse)#Deluxe_Class|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Arcee]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> *'''[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Thunderhowl]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)<br /> <br /> :This toy of Maccadam is a non-transforming "build-a-figure", the first to be released in the ''Transformers'' line since ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Transmutate_(BW)#Toys|Transmutate]] in 2006. Maccadam can be built from the parts included with the eight figures released in the first two waves of ''Cyberverse'' Deluxe Class toys. Maccadam's legs come with Hot Rod and Shockwave, the waist with Bumblebee, the torso with Megatron, the forearms with Grimlock and Optimus, the shoulders and weapon with Arcee, and the head with Thunderhowl.<br /> <br /> :Maccadam's posability and quality are closer to a main line Warrior class figure than the Deluxes with his parts.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Alchemist Prime''' (アルケミストプライム ''Arukemisuto Puraimu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Xié Tiān Cuì''' (撷天萃)<br /> <br /> {{Thirteen}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:One Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Thirteen]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise characters]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Prima&diff=1797068 Prima 2024-11-10T05:27:51Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-Prima.png|cSize=40px|cLink=Prima|cPretty=Prima}}|quintesson|{{factions/icons|custom=Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|cLink=Dynasty of Primes|cPretty=Prime}}}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=3|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]<br /> '''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime''') is the first [[Transformer]]. Created by [[Primus]], he was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt.<ref>According to the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in "[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]", Marvel US #61</ref><ref>[[Nexus Prime]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]]</ref> Chosen to lead the [[Thirteen]] against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]], he and the rest of the Thirteen were made stewards of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].<br /> <br /> It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.<br /> <br /> {{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]<br /> <br /> {{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|The Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of Prima was never named on-screen, and was identified only with the descriptor of "'''Powerful Robot'''" in the dialogue script for "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". An edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' retroactively dubbed this character Prima.}}<br /> <br /> Prima was created from the corpse of another robot which the [[Quintesson]]s deactivated for its underperformance in its tasks. The robot was instantly smelted down and reformed into Prima, who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prima was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after a battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Major]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. He was succeeded as Matrix-bearer by [[Prime Nova]].<br /> <br /> When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, Prima was the second guide he encountered, and told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> [[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' identifies the robot in this series of panels as Prima.</ref>]]<br /> ====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====<br /> After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}<br /> <br /> It is not known what Prima's fate was, but [[Prime Nova]] is recorded as the next Matrix bearer. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}<br /> <br /> ====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====<br /> Upon Prima's first emergence from primordial Cybertron, he didn't need to use the Matrix's power to bring forth new Transformers. The first few generations of Cybertronians could replicate themselves through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]." However, the method of reproduction diluted Primus's essence with each generation. This process reached a pre-programmed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud, and all memory of the process. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}<br /> <br /> ====''Classics''====<br /> When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===3H comics===<br /> The Matrix was passed from Primon unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to Prime Nova. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}<br /> <br /> ===Live-action film series continuity===<br /> [[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]<br /> <br /> ====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====<br /> After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}<br /> <br /> ====IDW movie comics====<br /> Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left. Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}<br /> <br /> Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}<br /> <br /> ===Aligned continuity family===<br /> ====''The Covenant of Primus''====<br /> [[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]<br /> As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]].<br /> <br /> In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.<br /> <br /> Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him. <br /> <br /> [[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]<br /> <br /> Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.<br /> <br /> As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things. <br /> <br /> After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}<br /> <br /> ====Aligned novels====<br /> After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> ====''Prime'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]<br /> <br /> According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> {{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]<br /> <br /> Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.<br /> <br /> Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima surmised [[Liege Maximo]] who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]]. <br /> <br /> [[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]] <br /> <br /> Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another. <br /> <br /> The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}<br /> <br /> In Prima's absence, his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]] came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] had managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged it so that Nova Major became Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}<br /> <br /> [[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]] <br /> <br /> Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding his sword oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]], {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}<br /> <br /> In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}<br /> <br /> ===Fun Publications===<br /> [[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left]]<br /> [[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} <br /> <br /> Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}<br /> <br /> When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===<br /> Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}<br /> <br /> ===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===<br /> Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}<br /> {{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}<br /> <br /> ===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===<br /> When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|left|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]<br /> Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}<br /> <br /> A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}<br /> <br /> When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}<br /> <br /> After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===2019 IDW continuity===<br /> [[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}<br /> <br /> ===''One'' film===<br /> [[File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Just when you thought my name couldn't get more weird...]]<br /> Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]]. The director did confirm however that the book was the correct version.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===<br /> [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the Star Saber "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Double Jeopardy}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Transformers'' (2007)===<br /> [[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]<br /> *'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])<br /> **''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment<br /> {{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}<br /> <br /> :Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.<br /> <br /> :In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.<br /> <br /> :Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.<br /> <br /> :This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ===''Power of the Primes''===<br /> [[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]<br /> *'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])<br /> **''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''<br /> <br /> :''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set. <br /> <br /> :This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.<br /> <br /> :While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor Nexus would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.<br /> <br /> :This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|PWTSE}}{{anchor|SpecialEdition}}<br /> [[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]<br /> *'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)<br /> <br /> :''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.<br /> <br /> :This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].<br /> *Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.<br /> *In a 1989 Marvel UK issue, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] told a reader "I don't think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer. Correct me if I'm wrong though."<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 240|240]]</ref> It took many years but [[Hasbro|someone]] finally did!<br /> *According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".<br /> *An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.<br /> *Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Xiānjué Tiān''' (先觉天)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{Thirteen}}<br /> {{spiritguides nav}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Amazon exclusives]]<br /> [[Category:Cyberverse Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Gladiators]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Matrix bearers]]<br /> [[Category:One Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Repurposed toys]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Thirteen]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Onyx_Prime&diff=1797067 Onyx Prime 2024-11-10T05:25:25Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|onyxprime}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> {{disambigm|Onyx (disambiguation)|Artemis (disambiguation)}}<br /> [[Image:10OnyxPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Move over, [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]!]]<br /> <br /> Of the [[Thirteen]], '''Onyx Prime''', the "Lord of Beasts", is the most spiritually-minded of their number, in tune with both the creatures of the natural world and the intangible realm of the spirit. He alone has the ability to properly use the three-faced [[Triptych Mask]] given to him by Primus; this artifact allows him to cast his spirit across vast distances to commune with the dreams of far-off beings, or even track the journey of a [[Spark]] across the [[Transformer afterlife|afterlife]]. Though some view these strange mental voyages across distant realms as mere flights of fancy, Onyx and his visions make him one of the most inspirational Primes. <br /> <br /> Onyx Prime's spiritual aptitude allowed him to cultivate an inscrutable presence that made him appear mysterious and slightly intimidating at the best of times, even to the other members of the Thirteen. In spite of his powers, Onyx Prime is a kind-hearted and friendly individual at [[Spark]], a trait that made him one of the most liked members of the Thirteen. Indeed, all of his siblings treated him as a fiercely loyal companion and a steadfast confidant—[[Micronus Prime]], in particular, once regarded Onyx as his closest friend. As the first Transformer to possess a [[beast mode]], those Transformers who revere him as the greatest of the Primes tend to eschew the vehicular [[alternate mode]]s of other Transformers, preferring to wear the animalistic forms exemplified by their spiritual progenitor. <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned continuity family===<br /> ====''The Covenant of Primus''====<br /> [[File:COP-WellOfAllSparks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]<br /> <br /> Onyx Prime was the eighth member of the [[Thirteen]] produced by [[Primus]], to serve as his children and warriors against his opposite, [[Unicron]]. As one of the mid-level Thirteen spawned between the opposing warriors [[Prima]] and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Onyx Prime had a more balanced and elemental quality. He was a fierce warrior and fought valiantly in the battle with Unicron, but also had a spiritual side that intrigued some of his fellows while flummoxing others. He was very close to [[Solus Prime]] (often to Megatronus's chagrin) and was perhaps best friends with [[Micronus Prime]].<br /> <br /> The death of Solus Prime hit Onyx harder than any other member of the Primes. It was Onyx who discovered her body in her workshop, and the cry he let loose chilled [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to his very oil. He had to be physically restrained by [[Vector Prime]]'s power after finding Solus, and held in that position to prevent him from seeking vengeance on Megatronus himself. When the division between Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]] came to a head, all the remained Thirteen warred with one another in a battle lust that was divorced from all possible reason. When they regained their senses, the Thirteen found Maximo dead and Onyx Prime gravely injured. <br /> <br /> As Megatronus declared himself "The Fallen" forevermore and exiled himself from Cybertron, the Thirteen questioned what to do next. Solus Prime's body had melted down to the core of Cybertron, creating a font of life that could potentially produce new Cybertronians. As his dying act, Onyx Prime volunteered to catalyze the process, journeying down into this [[Well of All Sparks]] with the power of his Triptych Mask reorganizing the thirteen patterns of the Thirteen into an endless variety of new Cybertronians. They believed the power of Primus would preserve Onyx Prime at the core forevermore, keeping him from the death awaiting his injuries. [[Quintus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], and [[Amalgamous Prime]] each contributed some of their power and skills to this experiment as well, ensuring its success. In the end, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and Micronus Prime chose to journey down into the Well with Onyx. Optimus intended to be reincarnated among the new sparks, allowing him to live among them and learn from them. Micronus could not bear to be parted from Onyx, and chose to exile himself to the core with his mortally wounded friend as well.<br /> <br /> The experiment was a success, and the Well of All Sparks soon erupted with an endless array of new lifeforms, brought into existence by Onyx Prime and the power of his brothers and sisters. The [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s of the [[Age of Evolution]] certainly drew strongly from Onyx's pattern, as did the other beastformers that followed in their wake over time. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}<br /> <br /> ====''Prime'' cartoon====<br /> [[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]<br /> According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 continuity family===<br /> ====2005 IDW continuity====<br /> {{main|Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Onyx Prime}}<br /> {{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[Ghost Stories|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]] (Shockwave as Onyx Prime); [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|''Optimus Prime'' #18]] (true Onyx)}}<br /> [[File:IDW Onyx.jpg|thumb|left|Something happened on [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|the day he died]]. Spirit rose a metre then stepped aside. [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Somebody else]] took his place, and then he cried...]]<br /> In the barbarian age after the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Onyx was the leader of a flock of wayward and mistreated Cybertronians, searching for whatever [[energon]] they could find. One day, they came across the time-lost [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], transported twelve million years into the past as a result of the destruction of his [[chronal drive]]. The kindly Onyx offered the damaged Shockwave some of their energon and introduced himself; realizing the crucial role that Onyx would play in Cybertron's history, Shockwave took him up on his offer... ''after'' killing him and seizing control of his herd. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}<br /> <br /> Disguising himself as the newly styled "Onyx Prime," Shockwave used his knowledge of Cybertronian history to ensure the perpetual dominance of the Cybertronian species, seeding history with ontological paradoxes (including the "[[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy that his younger self would one day attempt to bring about) and the means by which he would one day find himself transported backwards in time. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} By establishing, and subsequently tearing down, every myth and legend that his fellow Transformers believed in, Shockwave aimed to destroy every faith, faction, and creed, sacrificing Cybertron itself to forestall [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], and uniting what remained of the Cybertronian species under a new banner—his own. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}<br /> <br /> ====''Power of the Primes'' toy bios====<br /> Onyx Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Onyx's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}<br /> <br /> {{note|For a list of every permutation of Onyx Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}<br /> <br /> ===Fun Publications===<br /> [[File:OnyxArtemisAVPHolomatter.jpg|upright=.8|thumb]]<br /> <br /> [[Vector Prime]] fondly remembered the time he spent with his siblings, including Onyx Prime, who Vector noted to be in tune with nature and especially the organic. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} Vector also noted that both [[Liege Maximo|Liege]] and Onyx utilized female [[holomatter]] avatars when interacting with humans. Onyx's avatar inspired/co-opted the myth of '''Artemis'''. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} Vector Prime also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where Onyx went by the name Onyx [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}<br /> <br /> When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] with the intent of thickening the walls between realities to prevent dimensional travel, Onyx Prime and the other members of the "multiversal singularity" incarnation of the Thirteen gathered to witness this momentous event. When Nexus brought the blades together, Onyx and the Thirteen ceased to exist as singularities and were splintered into multiple different incarnations across the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}<br /> <br /> {{note|The individual Thirteen were not identified on-panel in "Out of the One, Many", but an orange, winged, vaguely bird-like Transformer depicted in the comic was possibly Onyx.}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===<br /> [[File:Cyberverse-S3E19-Thunderhowl-Onyx-Prime.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He was going through a biped phase.]]<br /> Onyx Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}<br /> <br /> When the Primes ruled Cybertron, Onyx created many secrets hideouts and caches across the planet. In the [[Isle of Onyx Prime]], he hid his [[Cortex Helm]], entrusting the island's location only to his loyal knight [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]]. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}<br /> <br /> When [[Crystal City]] was created by the [[Crystalline King]], Onyx Prime sent Thunderhowl to destroy the city, only for Thunderhowl to become trapped for millions of years. {{storylink|Thunderhowl (episode)|Thunderhowl}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''One'' film===<br /> [[File:TransformersOne-OnyxPrime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|This trailer has TWO Shockwaves????]]<br /> [[File:One-Onyx-Prime.jpg|thumb|Obviously the entire plot of this movie is his fault. [[Shockwave|Or maybe not?]]]]<br /> <br /> Onyx Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Onyx fought with his fellow Primes against them. He would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. Onyx would be killed during the battle, with his brothers' and sisters' bodies resting in a hidden cave for fifty cycles before being rediscovered by miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]]. A revived [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]] would give Onyx's [[Transformation cog|transformation cog]] to D-16, unlocking his lost ability to transform into an alternate form and providing a new, improved robot form. <br /> <br /> A vision of Onyx Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Power of the Primes''===<br /> [[File:POTP-Titan-Onyx-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br /> *'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]])<br /> {{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}<br /> <br /> :''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Predaking comes packaged with Onyx Prime as a [[Prime Master]]. Since he is a Prime Master he can plug into any decoy armor's Pretender or weapon form, or replace a ''Power of the Primes'' Leader's [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] core. Onyx Prime can also ride Legends Class figures and attach to Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, or Voyager Class figures' combined mode. It includes the frame for the [[Onyx Matrix]], and can attach to it as a Prime Master would to a normal Matrix frame. When connected to the frame, he can hide in Predaking's chest, under Razorclaw's beast head. His presence among them might be due to the animalistic nature of the team.<br /> <br /> :Onyx Prime was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Matrix Gauntlet|Yellow Matrix]] wielded by [[Yellow Splendid Convoy]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:OnyxPrime cop idw infographic.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> * Like other members of the Thirteen, Onyx Prime was once as a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being across all space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].<br /> * The artwork of Onyx Prime in the ''Covenant of Primus'' (at the top of this article) is a little hard to decipher, which for a while led many fans to believe that he had been drawn incorrectly in IDW's comics. Onyx was originally conceived as a centaur, as can clearly (if briefly) be glimpsed in his ''Prime'' cartoon appearance. However, the ''Covenant'' artwork depicts him rearing up on his hind legs, obfuscating his forelegs and supposedly leading several IDW artists to misinterpret his design, either mis-drawing his forelegs or omitting them entirely, thereby drawing him as a normal two-legged 'bot. [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|''Optimus Prime'' #18]] turned this into a subtle piece of foreshadowing: the ''real'' Onyx was a quadruped, but his natural stance was the one thing that the bipedal Shockwave could not replicate while impersonating him. In the years since, subsequent depictions of Onyx Prime—including ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]'', and an apparent cameo in ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]''—have shifted over to depicting him as a biped. <br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Onyx Prime''' (オニキスプライム ''Onikisu Puraimu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Ruì Tiān Xiāo''' (锐天骁)<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{Thirteen}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cyberverse Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:One Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Masters]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Thirteen]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Health-food_store&diff=1776932 Health-food store 2024-08-06T04:17:54Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|freshsqueezes}}<br /> {{Noname-designation}}<br /> [[File:BotBots store - Heath-food.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]<br /> <br /> The "'''health-food store'''" is where you want go if you want something tasty that's also good for you. Grab a [[Trend Blend|smoothie]] or have a bite of [[Hiptoast|avacado toast]] to get you on your healthy way! <br /> <br /> Once the [[energon]] [[energon radiation|surge]] filled the mall, the health-food store became the home of the fit and fun loving [[Fresh Squeezes]]!<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Lost Bots!''===<br /> [[Dimlit]] set out with a group of [[Lost Bots]] to see if they could find places they would fit in with better. Thinking the Fresh Squeezes would like her magical healing herbs, [[Greeny Rex]] ventured into the health-food store. Seeing [[Sensei Spiny]] ready to fight scared her and made her think the Fresh Squeezes wern't a good fit for her. {{storylink|Lost Bots! (book)|Lost Bots!}}<br /> <br /> ===''BotBots Mad Libs''===<br /> The Fresh Squeezes set up an obstacle course in the health-food store, with [[Sensei Spiny]] taking a turn running it. {{storylink|Keeping Up With the Fresh Squeezes}} The [[Sugar Shocks]] pranked the Fresh Squeezes in the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]], filled the health-food store with gumballs and candy. {{storylink|Goldrush Games (Mad Libs)|Goldrush Games}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * While the ''Lost Bots!'' book calls the Fresh Squeezes' home a health-food store, the promo box sent out to various websites for Series 3 says the squad is located at a juice bar. <ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/galleries/fullsize.php?id=201&size=2&image=28 ''BotBots'' Series 3 Promo Box]</ref> The online bio for [[Latte Spice Whirl]] also makes mention of a juice bar as well. Given this and the "squeeze" part of squad's name, it could be the shop is either a health-food store with a juice bar in it, or a juice bar selling itself as health-food.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Businesses]]<br /> [[Category:BotBots locations]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ironhide_(Movie)&diff=1770426 Ironhide (Movie) 2024-06-30T21:37:47Z

<p>Tipper: I fixed a misconception.</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|NEST|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Ironhide}}{{suite}}<br /> :''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie Ironhide promorender2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|A different kind of tooth fairy. He knocks them out for the one in the frilly dress to collect.]]<br /> '''Ironhide''' is the Autobots' resident weapons specialist and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s old friend. He is old because he is ''hard''. He's probably had enough replacement parts to build a small army, but Ironhide doggedly refuses to roll over and die for anyone. He'll fight to the bitter end and take down more than his fair share of [[Decepticon]]s in the process. <br /> <br /> Ironhide doesn't always see optic to optic with Prime, despite their friendship. He's perhaps the more practical of the two, and more than a little trigger happy, so he can be more willing to push the Autobot code to the limit if he thinks it will get the job done faster.<br /> <br /> He has more guns than [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|a smaller third-world country]], and he may or may not have blown up a [[Kyber-5|planet]] with said guns. Ironhide possesses an unusual, vaguely Oceanic [[accent]].<br /> <br /> He is also sometimes known as the "[[Tooth Fairy]]".<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|I'm a soldier. I'm ''made'' for war. Your kind simply... are not.|Ironhide's resume for joining the Autobots|[[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' #4]]}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Movies===<br /> {{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ricky Coello]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Pascal Massix]] (European French), [[Manuel Tadros]] (Canadian French), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi), [[Roberto Pedicini]] (Italian), [[Kerem Atabeyoğlu]] (Turkish)}}<br /> <br /> {{bigquote | Just kidding... I just wanted to show him my cannons.|Ironhide is eager to impress.}} <br /> <br /> [[File:Movie Ironhide introduction.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Clint Eastbot in The Good, The Bad and The Metallic.]]<br /> <br /> Responding to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s call for assistance, Ironhide and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to [[Earth]], with the old soldier landing in a suburban pool. As he climbed out of the water, a little human girl asked him if he was (of all things) the tooth fairy before he quickly hid behind some trees when the child's parents exited the house. He scanned their GMC Topkick truck and transformed, leaving the residence. He linked up with [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and they proceeded to the rendezvous point, where they met up with Optimus and Bumblebee. After meeting [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], Ironhide displayed an eagerness to show off his [[Weapon|cannons]], and made a classic {{w|Clint Eastwood}} impression to show it by saying "You feeling lucky, punk?"(which earned him an instant reproof from Optimus). <br /> <br /> [[File:Movie Ironhide threatens Mojo.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't shoot! I swear I don't feel lucky!]]<br /> <br /> Going to the Witwicky residence, Ironhide had lubricant released upon him by [[Mojo|a rodent]]. This unpleasant situation was made worse by Sam Witwicky's frantic refusal to let him shoot it. Ironhide relented, despite the fact that it would cause rust. He also suggested shooting [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], as they were interfering with Sam's search for [[Archibald Witwicky|Captain Witwicky]]'s [[glasses]]. Optimus reminded him that they don't hurt humans and scolded his weapons expert, to which Ironhide meekly responded that he merely thought it should remain an option.<br /> <br /> After Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Ironhide got a ''real'' good chance to show off his cannons when he and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Unfortunately, their escape was to be short-lived, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was captured by the mysterious agents after saving Sam and Mikaela's lives. The next morning, when Optimus Prime was pondering their next move, Ironhide asked why they had to save the humans, prompting Prime to go into one of his long speeches about freedom and sacrifice, concluding that the humans need not pay for the mistakes of Cybertron-kind, and if need be, he would destroy the AllSpark by fusing it with his own spark. Inspired by his words, Ironhide debated no further, and the Autobots set out for the location of the AllSpark, [[Hoover Dam]]. Halfway there, to their surprise, they saw Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles, so Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots joined the unit.<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie Ironhide shootground.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ironhide is a real showoff.]]<br /> <br /> During the final battle at [[Mission City]], Ironhide realized that the F-22 Raptor that appeared to be providing [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] troops with air cover was in fact his former comrade [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Ordering the others to take cover, Ironhide and Bumblebee lifted a discarded truck full of ''[[Furby]]'' toys to protect the humans against Starscream's strafing run. It worked, but the explosion threw Ironhide back and crippled Bumblebee. Soon afterwards, [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] attacked, forcing Ironhide to do several somersaults to avoid the Decepticon's missiles, thus totally scaring the crap out of a lady sitting in the middle of the street.<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now you know why they call me Ironhide: every dirty job that comes along.]]<br /> Ironhide and Ratchet took it upon themselves to protect Sam from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] as he made his way to a rooftop where he could pass the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]] to a military helicopter. Unfortunately, Starscream blocked off Sam's path, prompting the Autobot guardians to engage the more powerful Decepticon immediately. After taking several missiles in the gut, Ironhide implored Sam to keep running.<br /> <br /> After the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, Ironhide cradled the body of the fallen Jazz and somberly informed Optimus Prime that there was nothing they could do. Ironhide then gave Captain Lennox a ride home and spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]."}}<br /> <br /> ====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ricky Coello]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Gilles Morvan]] (European French), [[Manuel Tadros]] (Canadian French), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi), [[Roberto Pedicini]] (Italian), [[Kerem Atabeyoğlu]] (Turkish)}}<br /> [[File:ROTFPrimeandIronhide-Nottoday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We see you down there.]]<br /> Ironhide acted as an Autobot support unit in [[Shanghai]] as [[NEST]] hunted for Decepticons. When [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]] told him that they had echoes of energy readings, Ironhide assumed robot mode and confirmed that their target was nearby, saying he could smell him. Unfortunately, the Decepticon in question turned out to be [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. Ironhide chased after the massive Decepticon as it roared through the streets before [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was deployed from the air and attacked Demolishor, allowing Ironhide to jump on his structure and shoot out his massive wheel, sending him crashing into a warehouse. Ironhide stood with his commander as Optimus prepared to deliver the killing blow, listening to Demolishor's warning about [[The Fallen]]'s return before he died. Ironhide returned to base, resting in his [[alternate mode]] in his hangar while Optimus conferred with [[William Lennox]], General [[Morshower]] and [[Theodore Galloway]].<br /> <br /> [[File:ROTF Ironhide standoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"If you're gonna point a gun at someone, just keep it pointed away from him."]]<br /> Later, Ironhide accompanied the Autobots to rescue [[Sam Witwicky]] from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but was too late, for the revived Decepticon leader had killed Optimus in combat. When Ironhide returned to an American air base with Optimus' body, he was surrounded by military forces under Galloway, who had managed to secure NEST's deactivation following multiple Decepticon attacks around the planet. Furious that the humans dared to point a weapon at him, Ironhide almost lost his temper, but Lennox convinced him to not turn on the non-NEST soldiers. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] recommended leaving [[Earth]], but Ironhide argued he believed Optimus would not want them to abandon the humans, apparently becoming leader of the Autobots in the process.<br /> <br /> Ironhide was to retreat with the other Autobots to [[Diego Garcia]] until Lennox received a message from Witwicky and his friends to come to [[Egypt]], having figured out the Decepticons' scheme. Lennox managed to trick Galloway into jumping out of the plane carrying the soldiers and Prime's body, while the rest of the Autobots in the second plane quickly cut through the nets containing them. Ironhide then advised the crew to open the doors and let him out of the plane. NEST parachuted into a small village near the [[Pyramid]]s, but soon lost communication when Starscream released an EMP blast at them. <br /> <br /> [[File:ROTF Ironhide retreat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If I'm running you know its bad!]]<br /> During the [[Operation: Firestorm|defensive operations of NEST's position]], Lennox decided to send a team to locate Sam, and Ironhide and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] immediately announced that they would lead the team. Transforming to vehicle mode, Ironhide rolled out with a number of soldiers and Arcee. After finding the humans, they were ambushed by [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|several Decepticons]], with both Arcee and Ironhide hit numerous times while providing cover fire for their friends, and told Sam and Mikaela to run while they drew their fire. Ironhide survived, albeit heavily damaged, and had to run for his life (ejecting his weapons in the process) when a [[United States Air Force]] B-1B Lancer bomber arrived delivering 2000-pound JDAM bombs, obliterating the remaining Decepticon troops in the area. Momentarily safe, Ironhide and the others witnessed Sam resurrect Optimus Prime with the [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]], and his leader's subsequent defeat of The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[Operation Autobot]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]."}}<br /> <br /> ====''Dark of the Moon'' film====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ricky Coello]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Gilles Morvan]] (European French), [[Manuel Tadros]] (Canadian French), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Roberto Pedicini]] (Italian), [[Galip Erdal]] (Turkish)}}<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Class dismissed.|Ironhide, after destroying the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]}}<br /> <br /> [[File:DOTM-Ironhidecrashvault.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Who's that coming up on my right?]]<br /> <br /> In the years since the defeat of The Fallen in Egypt, and with their human allies closely watching for signs of Decepticon activity, the Autobots have now dedicated themselves to resolving human conflicts, fearing that rogue elements of humanity might spark the sort of global conflicts that devastated Cybertron.<br /> <br /> Shortly after returning to the NEST facility from an unspecified mission, Ironhide was inspecting a new weapon that [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] had created when NSA Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived to speak with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. However, Ironhide and [[Dino]] let the human know that the Autobot leader was in a foul mood, believing that the US government had lied to the Autobots about disclosing all of their knowledge about the Cybertronians, given the discovery of an engine fuel cell from the long-lost ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' at [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]]. Mearing professed that she had not had clearance to this information until now, and introduced the Autobots to [[NASA]] administrators and famed [[Apollo 11]] astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]], who explained the truth about their mission to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] was to explore the wreck of the ''Ark'', and how they suspected that the [[Soviet Union]] had been trying to generate fissionable power with the fuel cell.<br /> <br /> After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] had been rescued from the wreck of the ''Ark'' and brought back to Earth, Ironhide rushed into the chamber where he had been reactivated by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after hearing of a commotion. After Sentinel realized that he was among friends, Ironhide witnessed him explain how his pillars were key to activating his [[space bridge]], a teleportation device that was crucial to the Autobot war effort.<br /> <br /> [[File:DOTM-Mexicanstandoff.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|How did this happen?! None of us are even Mexican!]]<br /> <br /> Soon, the human boy Sam Witwicky discovered that the Decepticons had stolen hundreds of pillars from the ''Ark'' decades earlier, and were now after Sentinel Prime and his control pillar to utilize the space bridge. As Sentinel, Bumblebee, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and Mirage neared the NEST base, Ironhide moved out to intercept their Decepticon pursuers, the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]. After colliding head on with [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] and [[Crowbar]], Ironhide and Sideswipe forced the Decepticons to drop their weapons after a tense "Mexican standoff". However, they deployed explosive spears, managing to hit Ironhide in the shoulder with one before recommencing their attack. The veteran Autobot caught a blaster tossed by Sideswipe and used it to shoot Crowbar in the face, before pulling the spear out of his shoulder, impaling it into Crankcase's face, slamming the Decepticon into an abandoned car and kicking the wreckage into a nearby auto shop as the spear exploded.<br /> <br /> [[File:DOTM-Ironhiderust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You better [[:File:TFTM Ironhide dies.jpg|get used]] to [[Death|dying horribly]], buddy.]] <br /> <br /> Arriving at the NEST base, Ironhide assured Sam and Colonel Lennox that he would protect Sentinel Prime from the Decepticons. However, the former Autobot leader had other ideas, explaining that he knew that they would never win the war, and to save Cybertron from destruction, a deal was made with Megatron. Before anybody could react, Sentinel shot Ironhide in the back with his hidden [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] cannon. Succumbing to the effects of the rust, Ironhide demanded to know what Sentinel had done, but the Prime callously stated that he was merely "discharging" the soldier from duty, and dealt the finishing blow. As the traitor disappeared into the NEST base to retrieve his pillars, Ironhide died, crumbling into dust. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br /> {{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]."}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ====''Age of Extinction'' film====<br /> Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Ironhide was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Last Knight'' film====<br /> [[File:TLK-history-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left]]<br /> Ironhide was active during the {{w|Battle of Trafalgar}} in 1805 and the [[World War I|First World War]] in 1914, where his exploits were documented and covered up by the [[Order of the Witwiccans]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ====''Bumblebee'' film====<br /> {{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}<br /> Ironhide was among the Autobots fending off a wave of Decepticon forces led by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and was eventually ordered to retreat by Optimus Prime. Tasked with finding other Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy and rendezvous on [[Earth]], they left Cybertron in various escape pods. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW movie comics===<br /> Thousands of years ago, with Cybertron's energy reserves dwindling and the Transformer race splintering into warring factions, Ironhide was part of the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], violent militants who rejected the teachings of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. He was part of the battle to seize the retrieved [[AllSpark]] from Sentinel's band, but when that group used the AllSpark to revitalise Cybertron (proving Sentinel was right all along), the Thetacons lay down their arms. Ironhide did not understand what the Cube was going to be used ''for'' if not for subjugation, and Optimus informed him it was to spread "freedom". In gratitude, Ironhide spoke to his commanders about building a temple to house the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}<br /> <br /> In the unified Cybertron, Ironhide became a captain in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. He grumbled about working with inexperienced recruits like [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], though he and Chromia shared a more merciful attitude than the rest of the force towards [[malcontent]]s opposing Sentinel's new order. He visited Optimus during an archaeological expedition by his [[Science Division]], expressing delight at how they were proving many beliefs Ironhide had deemed invalid after Sentinel proved he was a Prime. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Defiance1 Ironhide Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Sorry, we can't take you on in the Decepticons if you insist on having good-guy eyes."]]<br /> <br /> Later, when Megatron had usurped leadership of Cybertron with Optimus to become [[Lord High Protector]], Ironhide and commander Starscream were to report to him, but Starscream was late due to an encounter with [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]]. Later, during an attack by the same aliens, Ironhide commanded the ground defense units in the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], near the [[Simfur Temple]]. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] were pinned down inside the temple, they considered contacting Ironhide for suggestions on what to do. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}<br /> <br /> After the aliens were driven out and Megatron assumed his dictatorship of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ironhide found himself belonging to an increasingly violent and unstable military. He was present when Megatron ordered Starscream to conduct some clandestine operation of which Ironhide did not take part in. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} He and Chromia later saw Optimus Prime and his team leaving after setting up a bomb after defeating Starscream. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The disenchanted Ironhide turned his back on the military after Megatron's declared Optimus's followers to be traitors, and that the army now flew under the banner of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Defiance4 Ironhide madeforwar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Ironhide '''''REALLY''''' wants to join the Autobots.]]<br /> <br /> Disillusioned with what the military had become, Ironhide wandered far from [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to search for answers, and so preoccupied was his thoughts that he was captured by forces loyal to Optimus Prime in [[Burthov]]. Brought before the rebel leader, Ironhide pledged his allegiance to Optimus's Autobots, stating that he had no desire to destroy the innocent, and he knew the Autobots to be innocent of what Megatron charged them with. Besides, they needed somebody with his experience as a soldier. When the Autobots discovered that Megatron was building [[Nemesis (ROTF)|a massive warship]], they thought it would be best to build one of their own, though they lacked the means to do so. Ironhide, however, knew of [[Ark (Movie)|a fix-er-upper]] that they could repair in secret. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} <br /> <br /> As more gathered to Optimus Prime's cause, a young Autobot named [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] came to train under Ironhide. After Ironhide showed him the ropes, he went on to be assigned to a settlement of displaced Autobots. That assignment went disastrously, as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] massacred the entire settlement, leaving Ironhide's student for dead. Sideswipe returned to the same unit as his former mentor embittered, suffering from survivor's guilt. Noting the new recklessness and ruthlessness that Sideswipe displayed, Ironhide attempted to reach out to his old student. Angrily, Sideswipe declared that he had grown beyond Ironhide's tutelage. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}<br /> <br /> As the war raged, Sentinel revealed he had constructed a [[pillar|torch]] that would end the war and prevent more deaths. It required the AllSpark to be activated, and Ironhide led the Autobot charge on Simfur Temple. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] successfully activated the torch and delivered it to Sentinel, who boarded the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. The ship arrived at Simfur, but Starscream destroyed it. Ironhide carried Arcee and Chromia off the battlefield during the retreat. A vengeful Optimus led an attack on [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]], and Ironhide stood by his side, sustaining heavy damage when he pushed Optimus out of the way of the [[smelting pool]]. Optimus entered the citadel to confront Megatron alone, while Starscream and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] attacked Ironhide. Optimus revealed the attack was a distraction from the theft of the AllSpark by [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]'s Autobots aboard the second [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]], and opted to rescue his best friend instead of killing Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}<br /> <br /> Optimus claimed they would take the AllSpark aboard the Ark as they left Cybertron, but what he didn't reveal to all but a select few was that they were really going to blast the AllSpark into deep space to both distract the Decepticons and to buy them valuable time. Ironhide was one of those who followed Prime on the ''Ark'' to chase after the AllSpark, which, unbeknownst to the Autobots, had locked onto the position of a [[Star Harvester]] in a distant star system. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}<br /> <br /> As the Autobots and their human allies made their way to Mission City, Ironhide rammed [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] into a support pylon on the freeway, putting the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Alliance1 Ironhide Lennox realfirepower.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm not impressed by someone who blows up JUST ONE CAR."]]<br /> In the immediate aftermath of the battle in Mission City, Ironhide accompanied Captain Lennox and his soldiers, hunting for [[AllSpark Mutation|creatures created by the AllSpark energies]]. They had already destroyed three of the creatures when [[Xbox 360 robot|another one]] fled into a red minivan, which Lennox's men peppered with small arms fire. Ironhide decided to show them what ''real'' firepower was and blew up the van with one shot. As the Autobots prepared to move out and flee the approaching Sector Seven and government forces, Ironhide placed Jazz's remains into a trailer [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] had found, and together the soldiers had a moment of silence for their fallen comrade. A month later, after he was approached by [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]], Lennox requested the Autobots help escort the human convoy transporting the remains of the fallen Decepticons. However, the Autobots had been shadowed on their way to the meeting place by a police car, whom both Lennox and Ironhide guessed was Barricade. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Alliance1 Ironhide-Jazz momentofsilence.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|At least [[Human|they're]] more emotional about this than Prime, and ''they never knew him''.]]<br /> Ironhide and the other Autobots arrived at Sector Seven's secret [[Nevada]] desert installation to participate in the convoy that would transport the Decepticon bodies to San Francisco. He disagreed with Optimus Prime's decision to leave the AllSpark fragment in the custody of Sector Seven while they were away, but nevertheless respected his commander's decision. On the freeway, Optimus Prime had a change of heart and sent Ironhide and Bumblebee back to retrieve the AllSpark fragment. Unfortunately, Ironhide, being the slower of the two Autobots, didn't reach the base until after [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream had caused significant death and destruction. During the cleanup, he could be seen comforting the injured Bumblebee. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Alliance3 Ironhide Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]<br /> Amidst the scene of devastation at Sector Seven's Nevada base, Ironhide praised Bumblebee for his courage in attempting to defend the humans, but Bumblebee regretted that he could not save them all. After Jazz's burial two weeks later, Optimus Prime accepted a proposal from Captain Lennox that the humans and the Autobots form [[NEST|a special unit]] tasked with defending their mutual home. The Autobots began training with their human allies on the island of [[Diego Garcia]], however, the lack of coordination meant even Bumblebee showed up the humans. Ironhide opined that Bumblebee's shot was "awesome". Regardless of some teething issues, the team rolled out when the Decepticon [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] was spotted in [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}<br /> <br /> On the plane trip to the city, Ironhide commented on the likelihood of Swindle and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] putting up a fight, and how he hated flying. On the safe, stable ground, Lennox gave orders, Ratchet and Epps were assigned to team two, who would set the trap. En route to the Decepticons, Ratchet and Ironhide bantered about how the former's vehicle mode was more suited to [[NEST]]'s cover story of a chemical spill, while the latter asserted that he was the more stylish of the pair. After the Decepticons were disposed of, Major Lennox and Optimus Prime decided to send Bumblebee back to the United States to once again assume the role of Sam's guardian. Ironhide reminded his little buddy to stay out of trouble, at least until the larger Autobot arrived to take over the protector role. Soon, more Decepticons were spotted on Earth, and Ironhide was deployed to [[Italy]] to deal with [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]'s team. After [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] and [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] had been destroyed, NEST forces led Fracture to Ironhide, who rammed the [[Female Transformer|female Decepticon]] off the cliff road she was racing upon. Somewhere in the United States, Barricade managed to evade capture or destruction, forcing Ironhide to give Bumblebee warning. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide was reunited with Sideswipe at [[Diego Garcia]] after the younger bot had answered Optimus Prime's homing beacon and joined [[NEST]]. He found that Sideswipe had changed little, and if anything had become even more of a loose cannon in his pursuit of Demolishor. Unable to reach his former trainee with words, Ironhide was reduced to performing damage control in the skirmish at [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. However, in the aftermath, Sideswipe saw the destruction he had wrought and the fear it engendered in the humans, begrudgingly admitting that Ironhide had been right all along. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Ironhidehitnefarious2.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.65]]<br /> Ironhide was part of the team that halted [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]'s rampage after the Decepticon stole an RV. He didn't contribute much to the battle, possibly because subtlety was called for. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} He joined Sideswipe in stopping three Decepticons fleeing a site in [[Utah]]. He warned Sideswipe of the possible effects of hubris, and rammed [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. When [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] seemed to surrender, Ironhide prevented Sideswipe from doing anything fatal to the Decepticon so they could have an interrogation, but Dirt Boss's surrender was merely to allow time for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to attack. Ironhide was pounced on by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and then shot at by Soundwave, but luckily [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] chose that point to come to their rescue and Soundwave was captured. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide began preparing an old nuclear shelter in [[Texas]] to house Soundwave, though he was sceptical that the Decepticon would reach it. As it turned out, he was right, and Soundwave escaped en route. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} When he heard Galloway was under Decepticon attack, Ironhide put forward the opinion that the man was a "pain in the aft", but Optimus reminded him they should still help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}<br /> <br /> Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but it was gone. Ironhide figured that it must have had something to do with the recent mysterious activities. Soundwave's research relocated the base in [[Utah]], so the Autobots drove there and attacked, only to find themselves facing brainwashed [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} Ironhide and Ratchet fought on, ramming a bunch of the brainwashed 'bots in their vehicle modes. They felt the effects when [[Carter Newell]] attempted to destroy all Cybertronian life on the planet using the [[AllSpark]] constructed by the Initiative, however the battle turned in the Autobots' favor and they eventually triumphed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Sideswipesandrfriendsparachuterisingstorm4.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]<br /> Ironhide was part of a human-Autobot joint strike team that took out a group of Decepticons dealing weapons to Earth's human populace. When Divebomb attempted to use Lennox, Galloway and another NEST soldier as a hostage to extricate himself from the situation, Ironhide blew a hole through the Decepticon, telling him not to threaten humans. This display of power was enough to make the remaining Decepticon, Fearswoop, surrender unconditionally. Ironhide escorted Fearswoop back to NEST headquarters, keeping his cannons locked on the 'con at all times. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} When Sam called in that he was being attacked by a group of Decepticons, after the [[Brains|Brain Unit]] that he had stumbled onto, Ironhide was deployed to help with the situation. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Ironhide's group arrived in Philadelphia just in time to rescue Sam from being killed by Starscream's hand. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} But Ironhide noticed something odd about the battle. The Decepticons weren't fighting back, merely trying to make their getaway. The battle had turned out to be a diversion orchestrated by Shockwave in order to get to several Autobot refugees left behind at the NEST headquarters. Shockwave himself soon joined the battle, turning the tide in the Decepticons' favour. The Autobots managed to send Shockwave fleeing with his pet Driller, but only just barely. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan movie comics===<br /> [[File:Titan Ironhidetranisition.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Okay, when even your ''transition form'' has eff-off great weapons...]]<br /> That mega-bazooka of his has been with him since he was a proto-chip. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}<br /> <br /> During the war, Ironhide ran training missions for the younger Autobot recruits. These missions would often have the recruits thrown into the sharp end: one, involving [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]], [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]], abruptly turned into a raid on a [[Deserted Decepticon outpost|Decepticon base]] and rescuing [[Longview (Movie)|a prisoner]]. He also developed skills at resisting psychic interrogation techniques. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}} <br /> <br /> He would later be one of three Autobots who tried to prevent [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from reaching the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]]. They hadn't, however, expected for [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] to be demented enough to set off a [[foldspace warhead]] at pointblank range - a weapon that warped everyone to different parts of the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}} <br /> <br /> After spending some time planet-hopping, Ironhide detected [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s homing signal and headed for it. En route, he was captured by an alien spacecraft, one that appeared to belong to immense entities that created the AllSpark and wanted it back. Ironhide, shrugging off a psychic probe, worked out these entities were an illusion - the ship was a derelict that had been salvaged by a group of aquatic aliens who wanted to find & exploit the AllSpark. Ironhide removed their ability to do so by taking the derelict's device that tracked down AllSpark energy. While he then went on his way, he was left wondering what race had originally owned this vessel and what their connection to the AllSpark was... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie TitanTransformers6 Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[War Machine|HERE'S MY SUNDAY BEST!!!]]]]<br /> After meeting up with Ratchet, the two began searching for Jazz. They found he was the prisoner of a living, predatory planet; Ironhide reasoned with the planet to let their friend go (i.e. shot it repeatedly with his slag-off great cannon) and they took him back to Cybertron with them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}}<br /> <br /> Following the [[Mission City]] battle, he got into ''another'' battle with [[zombie]] Decepticons. Already injured and exhausted from the last fight, he almost fell before Ratchet found a solution. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Movie TitanTransformers8 ScorpieIronhide1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ratchet was right. That tingles!]]<br /> After that, he worked with a [[United States Marine Corps]] team to track down [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. The Decepticon led them into a trap and took control of Ironhide's motor functions, causing him to attack the humans. They attempted to fight back - oh, you know those sabot rounds that are supposed to harm Transformers? They had no effect. Luckily, one of the soldiers was able to sever Scorponok's connection before he killed them all, and Ironhide killed the Decepticon the old-fashioned way: ''brutally''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Scorpion Sting}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Ironhidetwins KLUNNG.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You may now kiss the bride.]]<br /> <br /> Ironhide was later the commanding officer at the [[NEST]] base at Edwards [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Base, [[California]]. To his intense annoyance, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had turned up, claiming to have a message for Optimus Prime and ''only'' him. Since they'd cried wolf before and Optimus was busy on another mission, Ironhide refused. So the twins ''ambushed him with piles of crates'' so they could reach NEST's ops room and send in a call. Ironhide hurt them for this.<br /> <br /> He grew more frustrated when, after NEST picked up a Decepticon signal heading for [[Las Vegas]] and Ironhide headed up a strike team, the twins pleaded to come along. He bluntly stated they couldn't be trusted ''not'' to screw up the way they were going, and if they wanted his trust they'd have to earn it. <br /> <br /> Once in Las Vegas, Ironhide led his team to capture [[Grindor (ROTF)|the Decepticon Grindor]]. The target used his rotors to blast cars at everyone, knocking Ironhide over, though the human soldiers under [[Dundee|Sergeant Dundee]] completed the mission. Then the twins turned up to earn his trust and show their skills! ...which caused Grindor to be accidentally freed. This time, seeming to notice his way of dealing with the twins wasn't helping matters, Ironhide calmly pointed out that they'd made a mistake, but so does everyone: the trick is to ''learn'' from them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} <br /> <br /> He had them sent to be trained by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], but didn't act on their claims of important info {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} as he still doesn't trust them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Previously...}} Soon after that, they turned traitor ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|or so it seemed]]) and Ironhide worked with Optimus to capture them. When an anonymous tip-off came in that the twins were abducting [[Sam Witwicky]], Ironhide stated that the call seemed dodgy but they couldn't afford to not follow it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}<br /> <br /> Later, after being alerted to the twins' position and while in a NEST carrier plane, Ironhide (with Sideswipe) watched the fugitives battle the very Decepticons they thought the twins had been aiding and abetting. With the plane unable to land, Ironhide continued to monitor the situation {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} and would track the twins to the Decepticons' [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]] base. As a result, the Autobots cleared out a whole nest of [[Purple generic drone|drones]]. Finally realising that the twins ''had'' been innocent all along, Ironhide apologised to them and officially welcomed them into the Autobot's Earth division. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Titan11 cleaningupHoist.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"I think we've [[Hoist (Movie)|made a mistake]] here."]]<br /> <br /> After the Fallen's defeat, Ironhide led clean-up operations against the Decepticon stragglers on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Titan17 ironhideUGH.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Ironfist (disambiguation)|Iron's fist!]]]]<br /> <br /> In one different mission, he, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[William Lennox]] were investigating strange clearances in [[Peru]] alongside [[Redway|Doctor Redway]]'s ecological survey team. They found several statues of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in the jungle, while Ironhide was ''really'' eager to burn, but warned them the Decepticon was in the area. Ironhide identified blast damage as being caused by Starscream's Vulcan cannon, but before they could withdraw with the evidence the robot himself attack! Ironhide took him on, using his guns to clear the treeline and then engaging in hand-to-hand combat (and taking some major whacks to the face!), and eventually the Decepticon fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}}<br /> <br /> As open battles were turning humans against the Transformers, Prime and Ironhide oversaw the creation of a secret covert unit that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. Ironhide was quite happy with the unit's performance, not knowing why Optimus was left disquiet about the tactics used.{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} When preparing for an assault on [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]'s base, Wheelie offered to help out. Unfotunately, Ironhide made the tragic mistake of declining the offer, as it lead to Wheelie turning on the Autobots. During the battle, Ironhide used himself as a human shield while Optimus and Bumblebee opened fire on [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] and [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}<br /> <br /> Sent on a mission with Ratchet, Ironhide confided in his companion that he would rather be on a suicide mission than where they were now—running public relations at an anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] rally outside the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]]. After Ratchet's attempts to mollify the crowd failed, Ironhide tried his hand, but only managed to panic them further. Then, Starscream and Barricade arrived, and Ironhide boldly charged at them. Though he deftly disabled Barricade, Starscream threw a tanker truck at Ratchet and the humans. Ironhide body-slammed it out of the way and was promptly caught in the explosion. As the Decepticons prepared to finish him off, they were besieged by the protesters, who were now adamantly pro-Autobot. He was later well enough to request one of Castor's anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}<br /> <br /> ====Alternate timeline====<br /> [[File:Titan11_Bonecrusher.jpg|left|250px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> In a [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|divergent timeline]], the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. Ironhide was part of the Autobot resistance on [[Earth]] and was in contact with reinforcements from Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} He and Ratchet were in a mission in Savannah, Georgia, the site of the Decepticon's [[cyberforming]] process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Using [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] disguises, they sneaked in and Ironhide worked out how to destroy the facility and save the planet, only to find [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] let them in to kill them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Ironhide got the slag kicked out of him until Ratchet saved him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but he made up for it in keeping the Decepticons distracted while Ratchet finally took out the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}<br /> <br /> He was stationed near a refugee shelter in Savannah following the liberation of America. When Decepticons attacked the shelter, a position with no strategic value, Ironhide suspected it was a trap—which it was, an attempt to keep the Autobots in a position where a manipulated [[NATO]] could kill them all. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} Ironhide showed annoyance that the humans couldn't see the Autobots were just trying to help, and he replied with a curt "fine" when he was ordered not to return fire on any human tanks. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}<br /> <br /> Alongside [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], he protected San Diego from a Decepticon raid, talking the younger Autobot through how to best drive off the attackers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} <br /> <br /> [[File:AutobotsVehiclemodes-ReturntoCybertronpart1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]<br /> <br /> When Optimus wanted [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to be secretly brought from the long-dead Cybertron to Earth, Ironhide was the one chosen to lead the mission (Bumblebee, Arcee and Armorhide with him). Ironhide warned his team to be on their guard, trust nothing, and that they'd die if they got misty-eyed about being home. Soon after landing, they ran into [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]'s Decepticons, and Ironhide was challenged to hand-to-hand combat to resolve the situation. The look on Ironhide's face as Stockade shrugged off his strongest blow was a joy to behold (but not for Ironhide cos he got battered). {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}}<br /> <br /> [[File:StockadeVsIronhide.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|...Well, ''that's'' never happened before.]]<br /> Ironhide absolutely refused to back down or surrender, leading to Stockade beating him up a few more times. When it became clear the Decepticons were going to use all the Nucleon to summon an alien entity into Cybertron's core, Ironhide decided to provide the "distraction" so the other Autobots could stop the plan: that distraction being to run over [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and smash into things, which ended when Stockade smashed him up one last time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}<br /> <br /> When [[Unicron]] entered Cybertron's core and began reshaping the planet, Ironhide ordered Bumblebee to flee from falling rubble and not wait for him... and got squished. The other Autobots pulled him out, and he decided the only logical response to Unicron's invasion was to ''blow up the planet''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Luckily, a newly arrived Optimus had a better plan: Cut off the Nucleon that Unicron was using to power his physical form. Ironhide was part of this mission and led the defensive action against Unicron's internal defender drones, but lost his mega-bazooka in the process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}<br /> <br /> Upon returning to Earth and being fired on by Decepticons (who had seized Autobase and the six hundred square miles around it), he said he's the last guy to run from a firefight but they should... run from a firefight. He was both respectful of the fact the Autobots had not been around to stop the Decepticons and recognised the President was a blatant Decepticon slave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}<br /> <br /> He was part of the raid to get [[Mikaela Banes]] back from the Decepticons, noting the Decepticons were letting them enter Savannah. His big contribution to the mission was to get thwacked by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Ironhide both realised Allen would be used against them, and so two weeks before he ''was'', Ironhide covertly contatced [[Tom Banachek]] and set him up to identify ''every'' Decepticon cerebro-strip puppet in the US government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}} When it became clear Allen was going to order the Autobots off American soil, Ironhide headed off to do something ''mysteeeeerious'' with Bumblebee, which turned out to be setting things up so they could fake their own deaths. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} This gave the Autobots the freedom to rig up the means to forcibly exile the Decepticons on Cybertron, and once Banachek was done the Autobots returned to hit the [[Decepticon Heartland]]. <br /> <br /> Ironhide was in the spearhead, acting as Prime's second-in-command and having his dialogue stolen by [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]]. He forcibly teleported Starscream to Cybertron, helping finally win a lasting peace for Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}<br /> <br /> ====Law and Disorder====<br /> [[File:Lawanddisorder logo.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb]]<br /> <br /> [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was meant to be a solo letters page host, but Ironhide forcibly took co-ownership of the section. He spends his time undermining and dissing Barricade. Particularly, he used to seem focused on the fact Barricade was beaten by Bumblebee, viewing this as laughable and Bumblebee as a weak fighter (#2). ([[:File:Titan17 Bumblebeehandlesthis.jpg|Maybe he's trying to cover something...]]) He later began to admit Bumblebee is hardcore (#3, #7), and started switching tactics to taunting Barricade for his absence from the new video games (#4, #12) and the awesome popularity of [[Live-action film series|the Autobot propaganda films]]. (#5) He did try once to get on with Barricade but the Decepticon was having none of it. (#6)<br /> <br /> While he's happy to dish it, he's not so happy when the Decepticon wins out. When a [[Female Transformer]] wrote in and engaged in heavy flirting with Barricade, Ironhide got grumpy and abruptly decided that was all the letters they had time for and ran reader's photos instead. (#5) At other times, he's tried to shame readers for being too pro-Decepticon (#7, #8) and dissed their creative work. (#11, #12) He's even menaced ''[[Simon Furman|Furman himself]]'' into writing more pro-Autobot scripts! (#12)<br /> <br /> From #9, he started offering Barricade the opportunity to defect to the Autobots. And he ''will not stop''. He's even admitted that the Decepticon has grown on him and he's becoming fond of him, something Barricade considers an act of psychological warfare. (#11)<br /> <br /> Barricade likes and admires ''your'' anal-retentive knowledge of Transformers trivia! (#1) Very soon after announcing this, he turned against it (fans must've kept emailing him). (#7) Despite this, he often encourages and defends the younger Autobot fans, encouraging young kids to dress as Transformers and send in pictures; he's also a supporter of [[unofficial conventions|fan conventions]]! (#7) We're not just his fans, we're his "biological insurgents"! (#9)<br /> <br /> Ironhide is in talk with some producers about the third film being focused on ''him'', but is disgruntled that they're insisting on Bumblebee being in it as his sidekick. (#8)<br /> <br /> He's a big fan of video games, especially the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Xbox 360 ROTF game]] (#4) and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' (#12), and always loves playing against people in multiplayer! (#4)(#7) His other favourite things are [[Michael Bay]]'s explosive directing style (#5), and both heavy metal music and DJ Shadow. (#7) He also admires [[Batman]] cos his car has ''lots'' of weapons (#2). <br /> <br /> Details about his past have been revealed: When Ironhide was four years old, he lived in [[Tyger Pax]] and assembled his first high yield plasma accelerator. He was often told off for hanging around the primary heat exchangers downtown. (#7) He's encountered the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] before, along with Optimus, and warns readers to be careful around them! (#3) He has some awareness of [[Unicron]] too, describing him as being "as mad as his mouth is big, so pretty mad". (#6) More surprisingly, he was once active in the ''1980s'', [[Starscream (Movie)#Star Screams|similar to Starscream]], when he took the form of a [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|red version of Ratchet]]. He fought Barricade during this time, and still has disgust for mullets. (#12)<br /> <br /> [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] annoys him. A ''lot''. (#9) Enough so that, upon hearing the punishment given to Decepticons who defect, he pleaded with Barricade to send someone to "collect" Wheelie... (#10)<br /> <br /> Sometimes, he wistfully wonders what it must be like to have [[relatives|a son]]... (#10)<br /> <br /> ===Novels===<br /> ====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====<br /> During their long search for the AllSpark, the crew of the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' encountered a strange ship in an abandoned star system. Ironhide identified it as Decepticon, but on second glance wasn't so sure. Though he was all in favor of destroying the mystery craft in case it was a Decepticon trap, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] disagreed, believing it to be of alien construction. As [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] followed the ship down to a planet, Ironhide appeared to express concern for his fellow, though he later dismissed this as not wanting their numbers depleted. Ironhide and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] backed up Optimus when the Decepticons sprang an attack on them, though Ironhide was growing increasingly uncomfortable with the passive tactics they were employing. He and Jazz ejected [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the ''Ark''{{'}}s hangar. After the fight, Optimus departed to help Bumblebee, and left Ironhide in charge.<br /> <br /> During a subsequent Decepticon attack, Ironhide and Jazz employed a new plan wherein Jazz distracted the foe, and Ironhide attempted to approach the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' from a sensor blind-spot. The plan might have succeeded had [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] not chosen that moment to return from the nearby planet. Jazz was badly damaged as a result, and Ironhide had to work with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to return them both safely to the ''Ark''. The return of Optimus and Bumblebee meant another battle, and Ironhide was matched up against Bonecrusher. He managed to avoid getting hit for the most part, though he did suffer some damage to his armor. Following the Decepticon retreat, and Optimus's news that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and possibly the AllSpark were located on Earth, Ironhide opined that Starscream would be reluctant to go there because he wanted Megatron to stay lost. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Veiled Threat''====<br /> {{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}<br /> <br /> During a trip back to Diego Garcia, Ironhide's ship was stopped by Somali pirates. Although the crew could have taken them, they decided to let Ironhide handle it. Transforming into [[robot mode]], Ironhide instructed the pirates to "walk the plank". Most of the pirates opted to instead jump off the ship at running speed.<br /> <br /> Following reports that Starscream was operating in [[Zambia]], Ironhide accompanied Optimus, Ratchet, [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Beachbreak]] to Africa with Captain Lennox, Sergeant Epps, [[Petr Andronov]], and [[Kaminari Ishihara]]. They confronted [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] on the Zambezi, where the Decepticons fought in the river, pulling the Autobots downstream. Optimus nearly fell over the falls, but was saved by Beackbreak, at the cost of his life. Ironhide got some payback at a dam down the river, which the Decepticons were trying to destroy. Macerator was killed and Payload swept away when they opened the flood gates rather than allow him to destroy the dam, but Ironhide was forced to let Dropkick escape since he was heading toward the humans.<br /> <br /> Following this, two separate signals of Decepticon activity were detected, in [[Peru]] and the [[Australia]]n outback. Ironhide accompanied Optimus, Salvage, Lennox, and Kaminara to Australia. As they reached the outback close to dark, they decided to begin searching in the day, with Lennox taking Ironhide's cab, a situation the old Autobot preferred, as he would have turned one of his lesser weapons on Kami's music devices (stop looking at him like that, he wouldn't have hurt her). The next day, Lennox realized that the Decepticons were interested in the two regions because of energy sources, uranium in Australia's case, and Lennox theorized that it might the Decepticons might hope to use the energy to reactivate a depleted Spark. Considering the situation, Ironhide conceded that a spark could be restored via a focused energy blast, but doubted that human resources could do the trick, and the individual in question would be only partially revived at best. Two days later, the NEST team discovered the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Ironhide wailed on Trample for a while before he grabbed Kami, but she used her weapon to disorient him and allow Ironhide to move in for the kill.<br /> <br /> After their return to Diego Garcia, reports came in of [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] racing around in [[Rome]]. Ironhide went along as part of the NEST team, but found himself unable to enter the narrower streets that the two Decepticons were using to get around. Though [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] managed to deal with the two cars on his own, Starscream arrived and challenged Prime to one-on-one combat. It was a ruse to lure Optimus into a trap, leaving Ironhide, Ratchet and Knockout to fight Starscream themselves. They managed to hold their own against the much larger Decepticon, largely thanks to Ironhide's might, until Optimus got free of the trap and joined them, at which point Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br /> <br /> ====''Classified'' novels====<br /> Ironhide took part in several [[Battle of Polyhex|battles]] in [[Polyhex]] with Optimus Prime during the war.<br /> <br /> On [[Earth]], he and Optimus later used the same tactics while dealing with a trio of Decepticons who attacked the [[Nevada Test and Training Range]]. Also he killed [[Tracer (Classified)|Tracer]] by shooting the Decepticon in the face. Afterwards, Ironhide wondered if the humans might give them medals, but Optimus revealed that the trio had been communicating with an unidentified third party. Ironhide was annoyed when the humans later kept them out of the loop. Optimus and Ironhide later traveled to [[Hawthorne Army Depot]], where [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] had uncovered an ancient cache of weapons, including a personal [[force field]]. This made it difficult for Ironhide to use his guns on the Decepticon, and even trying to punch Reverb resulted in Ironhide being knocked backwards and being hit by Reverb's sonic cannon. He was too injured to do much for the rest of the battle, though a missile he later fired proved that Reverb's force field had failed. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide was back up to fighting strength a month later, and helped [[Hyperdynamix]] test their new prototype tank, though he almost lost the battle with it. When Decepticons later attacked Hyperdynamix, he, Optimus and Ratchet went to defend the location, but had trouble locating the Decepticons in question. The game of hide and seek ended for Ironhide when he was sent by helicopter to [[Battle Mountain]] to pick up [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Kevin Bowman]], who had left the base without permission. To his disappointment, he arrived back at Hyperdynamix to find the three attacking Decepticons had already been finished off. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}<br /> <br /> During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr. Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant robot centipedes which came out of the meteoroids. Dubbing them "[[robo-pede]]s", Ironhide teamed up with Ratchet to take down two of them before they could reach a human town, and had to follow one into a lake to catch it. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}<br /> <br /> ===Toy bios===<br /> Even before the war began, Ironhide loved weapons. Nothing made him happier than travelling to some remote asteroid field where he could let loose and blast rocks to his spark's content. These days, Ironhide's targets are all mobile, and the length of the war has started to take the fun out of heavy weaponry for him. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Ironhide}} Nonetheless, he found time between fights to train Arcee in combat. {{storylink|Arcee (Movie)#Scout Class toys|Arcee (Scout)}}<br /> <br /> Just before coming to Earth, Jazz was badly hurt in a battle with Brawl. As part of his recovery, Ironhide helped upgrade Jazz's endoskeleton reinforcements. {{storylink|Jazz (Movie)#Premium|Premium Series Jazz}}<br /> <br /> When Ironhide got himself a new pulse cannon, he couldn't wait to test it out on the Decepticons. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Pulse Cannon Ironhide}} At some point, he had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Blackout, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}}<br /> <br /> With the war over, and infused with the power of the AllSpark, Ironhide felt like a young 'bot again and decided to spend his new spare time exploring Earth. Together with his new human friends, he's having the time of his life conquering the most challenging trails on the planet, from Death Valley to the darkest Amazon basin! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Offroad Ironhide}} He does this with William Lennox, who he stays with; when the soldier's away, Ironhide watches his family for him. And he also gets to play with [[Sector Seven]] experimental weaponry! Yay peace! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Premium Series Ironhide}}<br /> <br /> During this relatively quiet period, Ironhide also began mentoring [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] in the ways of battle. {{storylink|Landmine (Movie)|Landmine (Deluxe)}}<br /> <br /> With Megatron dead, the Autobots are able to go on the offensive. Hunting down and killing Decepticons is the most fun Ironhide ever had! {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Ironhide}} As part of this mission, he got spiffy new red armor, making him far tougher. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Force Ironhide}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide took on specific missions against especially dangerous Decepticons, such as leading a team consisting of himself, Mudflap, and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] against the infamous and ferocious [[Sparkcrusher]] and [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]] {{storylink|Straightaway Shootout}} and using stealth tactics to hunt down the murderous [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] in Southeast Asian jungles alongside [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]]. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Recon|Recon Ironhide}} {{storylink|Armorhide (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Armorhide (Deluxe)}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide volunteered for a solo op against weapons specialist [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]], as the two used to belong to the same gun club on Cybertron. Knowing how dangerous Hailstorm is, he was eager to test ''his'' guns against him! {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Deluxe Ironhide}}<br /> <br /> Somewhat disturbingly, Ironhide feels ''nothing'' matches the thrill of establishing a target lock, and the world slows down around him as he heads into battle. Part of him hopes he ''never'' runs out of Decepticons to kill... {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Robot Replicas Ironhide}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide spent months training Skids on how to effectively handle himself in a fight. {{storylink|Skids (ROTF)#Cyberverse|Cyberverse Autobot Skids}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===<br /> At some point, Ironhide and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. A battle broke out between the four factions. The Autobots and the Decepticons eventually returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}<br /> <br /> ===''Mini Mayhem!''===<br /> Sam asked Ironhide and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] whether either of them ever thought of defeating [[The Fallen]] with water, him always being on fire and all. Ironhide responded that they had instead tried to "fight fire with fire" in the most literal sense, though the results were less than desirable. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyber Missions''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> [[File:Ironhide Cyber Missions.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.67|left|About to get a fright.]]<br /> <br /> While reviewing some [[Datatrax|data tracks]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], an explosion was detected outside of [[NEST]] HQ. Ironhide told Bumblebee to lock down the most important data tracks while he went to investigate the explosion. As it turned out, it was [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], whom Ironhide had been hoping for a rematch. After a brief struggle, Bludgeon lured Ironhide into the jungle, and hit him with a tree. Bumblebee then contacted Ironhide (to inform him that Bludgeon was a feint to allow [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to break into the base) but Ironhide told Bumblebee that this was between him and Bludgeon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} Optimus Prime, however, disagreed, and by morning, told Ironhide to not engage Bludgeon. The Decepticon made that difficult, but Ironhide eventually gained the upper hand, cornering him at a cliff. Deciding to extend the olive branch, Ironhide offered to ensure Bludgeon would receive amnesty if he joined the Autobots (and people say Ironhide is too aggressive). Bludgeon rejected the offer out of fear of Megatron's wrath and jumped off the cliff, escaping. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}<br /> <br /> Lost in the jungle, Ironhide stumbled onto a cave. There he was hypnotised by [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] and commanded to gather up the deposits of [[energon]] scattered around the cave floor. He remained that way until Optimus Prime was able to defeat Mindwipe, at which point he wondered what the heck had been going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Some time later, he took Bumblebee to train in some snowy wastes. While he was somewhat aggressive with his training methods, he suddenly stopped when he saw that they had almost crushed a flower growing in the snow. Bumblebee wondered what the fuss was, until Ironhide pointed out that the flower was giving off sentient life readings, and swore the smaller bot to secrecy, as the revelation might have weirded out the humans. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 8}}<br /> <br /> [[File:CyberMissions11 Ironhide pursued.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br /> While speeding down [[Interstate 95]], Ironhide was pulled over by a police car. He was just contemplating Optimus's reaction to him having been pulled over by the Earth authorities, when he realised that he'd been ambushed by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. While he was holding them at bay with his bravado, Lockdown grabbed the missile right out of his launcher, only for the missile to explode and knock the Decepticon down. Ironhide followed this up by picking up a nearby dump truck and emptying its contents on Barricade, before chasing the two Decepticons off. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}<br /> <br /> Ironhide was one of the group of Autobots who went to aid Optimus Prime in a remote area of the [[Arctic]]. They were intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but brought the Decepticon jet down and caught up with Optimus in time to see him letting [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] go. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}} Ironhide took part in a gambit to trap the Decepticons. As Optimus and Megatron fought, Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee attacked the other Decepticons. Starscream tried to flee, but Ironhide fired on him, forcing the Decepticon to try and engage him in combat at ground level. Ironhide easily matched him for strength and, with the defeat of Megatron, the Decepticons fled. Bumblebee and Ironhide celebrated their victory as Optimus delivered yet another speech. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''I Can Read!'' books===<br /> [[File:OptimusandIronhide-TrainingDay.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br /> Ironhide met up with Optimus, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Optimus tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Ironhide and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}<br /> <br /> [[File:ScalpelvsIronhide-RttR.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]<br /> Ironhide and Ratchet encountered [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] at a sea-side dock. Ratchet was able to hold off the Decepticons with an electrical discharge, allowing both Autobots to escape safely. Ironhide later helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===<br /> [[File:SamwarnsAutobots-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]<br /> Upon learning that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble, Optimus ordered Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots to roll out to face the Decepticons. Thanks to Soundwave's tampering with their communications, however, the Autobots arrived at an abandonned warehouse instead of where the trouble was taking place. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met with the Autobots, and led them to the correct location. The Decepticons were defeated and the Autobots cheered Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}<br /> <br /> ===''Spot the 'Bots''===<br /> Ironhide and a group of other Autobots duked it out against the Decepticons in an old warehouse in a battle that would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Unite for the Universe''===<br /> Ironhide was aiding N.E.S.T. operatives dispose of the remains of fallen Decepticons by smelting them when [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] attacked the group. He was unable to stop the Decepticon from teleporting away with several Decepticon carcasses, though the humans were kept safe thanks to his efforts. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Unite for the Universe #1|Ambition Instigated}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Annual 2011===<br /> When Decepticon activity was detected in [[Tokyo]], Ironhide headed there with Optimus, Sideswipe and Ratchet. Unfortunately for him, he was elsewhere in the city when all the fun occurred. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers'' The Game (Console)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English)|[[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> ====Autobot campaign====<br /> Ironhide arrived on Earth alongside the other Autobots upon Bumblebee's call. As [[Sector Seven]] forces closed in on them, Jazz was given the task of drawing the human authorities' attention away from the others. When Jazz soon found himself trapped by both human agents ''and'' Decepticons, Ironhide was sent to rescue him (without, Prime ordered him, another incident like that on [[Kyber-5]]), a task that ended with his tangling with a [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] unit in a construction lot.<br /> <br /> A brief aside with Optimus Prime during the rescue revealed Ironhide's actions may have resulted in the destruction of [[Kyber-5|a small planet]] at one point. Ironhide maintained that it was going to blow up ''anyway''.<br /> <br /> In [[Mission City]], Ironhide once again was called to the rescue, as Bumblebee was trapped by a massive swarm of [[Energon drone]]s activated by the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]]. Ironhide waded into the thick of them and destroyed every last one. Shortly afterwards, he responded to Jazz's S.O.S. call, but was too late; the warrior had been killed by [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Enraged, Ironhide engaged the tank, smashing through the backup drone-units before finally taking on Brawl himself. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}<br /> <br /> ====Decepticon campaign====<br /> As the Decepticons closed in on the AllSpark within Mission City, [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] was tasked with bringing down the mighty Ironhide. Ironhide's powerful cannons, force shielding and hordes of backup drones made this fight ''incredibly'' difficult for Blackout, but the mammoth Decepticon was finally able to take Ironhide out. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Autobots===<br /> Ironhide served as a mentor to the young [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] as he learned the ropes on Earth. He was a bit annoyed by the kid's spunk, but knew he had a good Spark deep down. He later accompanied him to the Arctic to find Megatron, but discovered that the Decepticon leader had been moved elsewhere. On their way out of the region, they were attacked by Starscream, but the old war horse was able to fend him off.<br /> <br /> In Tranquility, Ironhide met up with his leader and the rest of the team, and laid low until Optimus summoned them. After revealing Sector Seven's custody of both Megatron and the AllSpark, Bumblebee was sent to create a distraction so the group could escape. However, the rookie ended up getting Bumblebee caught by trying to show off. Ironhide scolded him, but was enraged to learn that Optimus decided to leave Bumblebee behind in favor of the AllSpark. Ironhide blew up at his leader, claiming that Optimus only cared about killing his brother, a belief he'd apparently been bottling up for some time. Jazz coldly told him to leave, and Ironhide eventually joined the group on their way to Hoover Dam.<br /> <br /> When Bumblebee was eventually found, Ironhide apologized for his attack on his leader. However, before he could finish, Optimus reassured him that no harm was done between the two old friends. When Megatron was released and the Decepticons set about to bomb the dam, Ironhide was able to halt the scheme and headed for Tranquility. In the ensuing city-wide battle, Ironhide fought off countless Decepticons with the help of the rookie, who himself fell in battle defeating Megatron. Ironhide joined the other Autobots in solidarity as Optimus called out for more to join them on Earth.<br /> <br /> {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Decepticons===<br /> Ironhide took part in the battle for Tranquility when Megatron stormed it for the AllSpark, and ran into his old nemesis Brawl. Despite his best efforts, Ironhide ultimately died defending the city.<br /> <br /> {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> ===AllSpark Wars===<br /> After the first battle with the Decepticons on Earth, Ironhide and the other Autobots went into stasis lock, held in storage around the world. {{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}<br /> <br /> ===Allspark Highway===<br /> The Autobots obtained the AllSpark, and needed to bring it to a secure location. Relaying it to one another, Ironhide being the third link in the chain, the Autobots kept the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands until the evil robots simply gave up the chase. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}<br /> ===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===<br /> {{note|Various short clips featuring Ironhide were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}<br /> <br /> ===Autobot Stronghold===<br /> The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Ironhide and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)|[[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> ====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====<br /> =====Autobot campaign=====<br /> Ironhide was the Autobots' heavy weapons specialist, armed with dual pulse cannons firing shotgun-like energy bursts, and proximity grenade launchers. He could deploy missile turrets for added firepower.<br /> <br /> Ironhide oversaw both [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]'s training in Tranquility, near [[Colin Banes|Mikaela's father's]] garage.<br /> <br /> When [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] detected the presence of [[Stunticon (ROTF)|Stunticons]] in Shanghai, NEST deployed Ironhide to take them out. After fighting through numerous drones, their leader [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] appeared, leading the Ironhide in a pursuit through the winding back alleys of the city. Finally, the Decepticon was cornered on the roof of an apartment building, and with one mighty punch, Ironhide sent Sideways to the ground. Unfortunately, Ironhide was soon jumped by the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] and [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] at the nearby spiral freeway and had to wait for Ratchet to rescue him. After being repaired, Ironhide returned to the spiral freeway and paid back Long Haul for his earlier defeat.<br /> <br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}<br /> <br /> =====Decepticon Campaign=====<br /> After taking care of Sideways, Ironhide was sent to defend the spiral freeway to help the NEST units under attack by Long Haul. After a ferocious battle, Long Haul got the best of him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}<br /> <br /> ====Wii/PS2====<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)}}<br /> <br /> ====PSP====<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots/Decepticons===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise===<br /> [[File:Devastatorsdemise ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Ironhide was slow, but he made up for it in muscle. His 4x4 grip on the road was unequaled.<br /> <br /> In order to defeat [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], Bumblebee, Optimus and Ironhide drove through Cairo and avoided obstacles. {{storylink|Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Hunt for the Decepticons===<br /> Once [[you]] were welcomed into the Autobots, Ironhide trained you in order to improve your strength, in order to prepare you for your fight with Megatron. Once the Decepticon tyrant was defeated, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots thanked you for your contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> ===StrikeZone Showdown===<br /> Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee faced off against Megatron, Lockdown and Bludgeon in the middle of a forest in a battle to the death. Ironhide would launch missiles in high arcs to defeat his opponents. {{storylink|Transformers StrikeZone Showdown|StrikeZone Showdown}}<br /> <br /> ===''Web Wars''===<br /> Ironhide battled the Decepticons across the digital frontier, defending numerous websites across the internet from their encroachment! {{storylink|Web Wars}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - The Game===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)|[[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> ====(Xbox 360/PS3)====<br /> [[File:Ironhide, Ratchet and Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br /> After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] succeeded in planting a virus into the Decepticon's network, [[NEST]] major [[Reynolds]] picked up an attack on Detroit which was reported to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Ironhide was contacted and ordered to go in and assist in the evacuation effort (which would involve killing lots of Decepticons). Ironhide arrived and, as he transformed, Optimus ordered him to destroy all Decepticons with minimal environmental damage much to Ironhide's disappointment. Ironhide met up with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and pointed him in the right direction to the Decepticons. Ironhide went in to attack while Ratchet went to evacuate civilians. After fighting through many Decepticons, Ratchet sent out a distress call to Ironhide. Once Ironhide met up with Ratchet he discovered that the Decepticon, [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], had heavily damaged him. Ironhide managed to make Mixmaster fall through the floor and saved Ratchet. Ratchet then required self repair and had Ironhide cover him until the repairs were finished. Once Ratchet finished repairs, Ironhide was informed [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] would send a new version of Ironhide's [[Heavy Iron]] weapon to him. This Heavy Iron 2.0 would be able to penetrate Mixmaster's shield and destroy him.<br /> <br /> [[File:Ironhide VS Mixmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br /> Ironhide eventually found Mixmaster and, after a brief fight, managed to destroy him.<br /> <br /> Much later, Starscream stole a piece of [[MechTech]] from a defeated [[Stratosphere]] and tried to use it as a new weapon for the Decepticon cause. Instead, the weapon contained a tracking system that allowed the Autobots to find the Decepticon hideout and launch a full-scale assault on it. While attacking the base, Ironhide managed to find Megatron and shot him, causing Megatron to go flying through a wall. Megatron survived and vowed that Ironhide would pay for his interference.<br /> <br /> [[File:Ironhide and Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br /> Ironhide assisted Ratchet in the evacuation of the wounded soldiers after the battle. They tried to get a fix on Optimus' location with no success, while at the same time failing to notice Megatron in his new vehicle mode leaving the base. Optimus however was fine but busy fighting [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his [[Driller]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}<br /> <br /> ====Autobots/Decepticons====<br /> [[File:DOTMDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br /> Optimus Prime alerted Ironhide to the fact that [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] might be trying to bring the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s back online, but more importantly that [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was hanging around a nearby industrial park. Ironhide headed for the industrial park and protected a bunch of buildings from the Decepticons. Some time later, Mirage contacted Ironhide to tell him that Lockdown had infiltrated the NEST base, and Ironhide was eventually able to chase the Decepticon down. When the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Siberia]], Ironhide was selected to gain access to their base by shutting down the radar installations surrounding it. Once they got inside and worked out where Megatron was, Ironhide asked Optimus who he was taking in with him. Optimus opted to go in alone, and was overcome by Megatron and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], leading Ironhide to go in himself. Despite the Decepticons escaping, Optimus complemented Ironhide's skills as a warrior. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (mobile game)===<br /> {{charstubgame}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===<br /> Ironhide joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}<br /> <br /> ===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===<br /> When Bumblebee was sent off on missions to retrieve stolen MechTech weapons technology from the Decepticons, Ironhide could provide him with a plethora of weaponry to aid him in his trials. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (mobile game)===<br /> Ironhide was one of the Autobots, who helped destroy the Decepticons on streets of Texas, Detroit and Chicago (Despite his death). He also get a red paintjob too.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}<br /> <br /> To his distaste, Ironhide had to try to whip some new NEST recruits into shape, and lectured them on how inferior they were to Cybertronians. He made it clear that the NEST recruits would not defeat any Decepticon on their own; rather, Ironhide promised that as a unit, they would defeat the Decepticons... as long as they stopped bringing in churros, that is. He could later be seen firing on Devastator along with Ratchet.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===<br /> [[File:Ironhide-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|Are you glad to see me alive and kicking?]]<br /> Ironhide was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Demolitions bot, his cannons tear enemies apart with Burning missiles that deal Obliterang amounts of Critical Damage. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}<br /> <br /> {{chargamestub}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Ironhide (Movie)/toys}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> {{main|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|The crossover you never expected to see!]]<br /> <br /> *In the initial draft of the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], Ironhide was not present among the Autobot cast. However, he replaced female Autobot [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in later drafts and the subsequent final script.<br /> *According to his animation files in the [[Transformers The Game|video game]], his alternate mode was going to be a GMC Dually instead of a GMC Topkick. <br /> *In an earlier draft of the 2007 movie called the ''Prime Directive'', while introducing him, Optimus Prime adds that Ironhide was forged in the Tri-Peninsular Torus states of [[Praxus]].<br /> *It is a common misconception that Ironhide's cannons ''each'' have a total of 10,000 CGI parts in the first movie, but Ironhide's cannons actually have a ''combined'' amount of 10'000 parts in the first movie, meaning that Ironhide's cannons ''each'' have about 5'000 CGI parts in the first movie. <br /> *Ironhide's robot CG model in the first movie sports the [[license plate]] "4PCI382" on his chest. Despite not being visible in the movie itself, the GMC Topkick car prop used as his [[alternate mode]] sports the same plate (registered in California in January), as seen in set photos. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''{{w|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}'' season 5 episode "[[wikia:lostpedia:The Little Prince|The Little Prince]]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton. The ''Transformers'' version of the license plate was later auctioned off.<ref name="auction plate">[http://www.yourprops.com/Ironhide-Screen-Used-License-Plate-original---screen-used-movie-props-Transformers--2007--prop-15186.html Ironhide license plate prop for auction, YourProps.com]</ref> Oddly enough, in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide clearly sports ''no'' license plate in vehicle mode anymore, whereas on the [[Chicago]] set for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 Dark of the Moon Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>... yet his old "4PCI382" plate can still be seen on his [[robot mode]] chest in both movies.<br /> *The GMC Topkick prop vehicle only has one vent on the right side above the front wheel well, however, Ironhide's CGI model sports one on either side of his chest. [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM animators]] had stated in the "making of" featurette for the first film that some of the parts used on the robot modes were duplicated for symmetry even if the vehicle itself only has one of those parts present.<br /> *Ironhide has a large scar covering most of the right side of his face, including his eye, which is kinda cool.<br /> *Ironhide's movements throughout the films indicates that he walks and runs with a slight limp.<br /> *Apparently, he's a bit of a fan of [[Batman]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}<br /> *The [[NEST]] "Special Programs" logo on the first ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Ironhide's toy is based upon a shoulder patch on [[Graham]]'s uniform.<br /> [[File:BB-Ironhide-model.jpg|thumb]]<br /> *[[TakaraTomy]] marketing director, [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], has claimed that the Japanese version of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' takes place in the Movie continuity and that [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (renamed Ironhide in Japan) would actually ''be'' Movie Ironhide. Yamazaki's statement has come under some contradiction, as he also said that Bulkhead would have his "world view" altered in the dub to reflect Movie Ironhide's when, in fact, Japanese Bulkhead remains the same in personality as US Bulkhead. So whether Bulkhead actually ''is'' Ironhide in Japan remains uncertain at the moment.<br /> *During Chapter Two of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game, Ironhide's old cannons can be seen on his arms with battle damage, in following with his ejection of them during the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film and implying he retrieved them.<br /> *Ironhide is the basis for the non-toy character [[Nagoya Prime]].<br /> *In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', Ironhide is seen on the cards [[Harold Attinger]] pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon'', and long before the final battle in Chicago.<br /> *Ironhide's Cybertronian design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Ironhide (G1)|namesake]].<br /> *A Seibertron article on [[Jon Bailey]]'s experience shows that Bailey auditioned for Ironhide, meaning he was originally meant to speak in ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-jon-bailey-talks-about-his-experience/42553/ Seibertron article Bailey's experience]</ref> <br /> *Ironhide has three characters printed on his forehead from the as-yet-untranslated [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian alphabet]] designed by [[Ben Procter]] for the live-action film series. He has several other of these letters stamped on other parts of his body.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Czech:'' '''Železňák''' (first movie's first dub only) ("Iron guy")<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Acélfej''' ("Steelhead")<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (Taiwan, 鐵皮, China, 铁皮, "Iron Hide")<br /> *''Ukrainian:'' '''Staleshkir''' (Сталешкір, "Steelskin")<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Bumblebee Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Classified Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]<br /> [[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]<br /> [[Category:Letters page answerers]]<br /> [[Category:Movie Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:NEST]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Elephant&diff=1766786 Elephant 2024-06-04T02:30:30Z

<p>Tipper: Just made a few tweaks that I thought made sense.</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig2|the animal|the Beastformer|Elephan}}<br /> [[File:Theautobotsmasher-gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Wanna see an elephant fly?"]]<br /> The '''elephant''' is currently the largest living land animal on [[Earth]], with populations remaining in [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. It is characterized by its large size relative to [[human]]s and its prehensile nose.<br /> <br /> It is related to the [[mammoth]].<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br /> Elephants were among the animals found in an island paradise in the middle of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. However, the [[Decepticon]]s used it as a site for their base, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the frightened animals formed a stampede, which alerted the [[Autobot]]s to the Decepticon presence. After tricking Trypticon into the ocean, the Autobots were able to force the Decepticons into retreat and make the island safe for all the animals there. {{Storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}<br /> <br /> ====''Super God Masterforce'' cartoon====<br /> As part of a plot by the [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s, a herd of elephants were incited into a stampede heading straight for [[Ricky]]'s village. They were calmed down by the [[Autobot]]s [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab (human)|Cab]]'s scrum formation. {{Storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}<br /> <br /> ===''The Transformers Coloring Book''===<br /> [[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Who says [[scale]] is a thing?]]<br /> [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], while patrolling a jungle looking for [[Autobot]]s, loomed over a relatively small elephant. {{Storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] once lifted an elephant to show off his strength. {{Storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===<br /> An elephant had a snake unexpectedly land on it, after the reptile was tossed by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. The elephant did not sound very happy about it. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}<br /> <br /> ===Live-action film series===<br /> ====''Dark of the Moon'' film====<br /> In Africa, Megatron scared off a bunch of elephants. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Veiled Threat''====<br /> [[Careful Chifungwe]] drove a beer delivery truck in a "shortcut" through [[Kafue National Park]]. There, he was delayed by an elephant. When that problem was resolved, Chifungwe was confronted with another elephant blocking his way. After he screamed at it to move, it did so, but only through a [[Decepticon]] picking it up and moving it aside. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br /> <br /> ====IDW movie comics====<br /> In Africa, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] killed an elephant that barred his way. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}<br /> <br /> ===Aligned continuity family===<br /> [[File:BumblebeeSitting Bumblebee rides Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''[[Imagine Dragons|NOBODY CAN SAVE YOU NOW]]'']]<br /> ====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====<br /> During a fog, [[Boulder]] mistook a street sweeper for an elephant and took it out. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}}<br /> <br /> ====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====<br /> [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]] attempted to liberate some elephants from a carnival, but only managed to make them stampede after pulling the tail of one. They were later rounded up by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] riding on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===2005 IDW continuity===<br /> [[File:TheObliterati-SoundwaveElephants.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] admired elephants at the [[Mikumi National Park]] in [[Tanzania]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}} He would later admit that they were his favourite Earth creatures, even surpassing [[human]]s. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}<br /> <br /> After Soundwave's passing, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] took up vigil in the African savannah, killing elephant poachers to honor his former friend's memory. {{storylink|Post}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *[[Popular beast alternate modes#Proboscideans|Several Transformers have turned into elephants]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{w|Elephant}} at Wikipedia<br /> <br /> [[Category:Animals]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars species]]<br /> [[Category:Dark of the Moon]]<br /> [[Category:Earth]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 species]]<br /> [[Category:Movie]]<br /> [[Category:Species]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765738 User:Tipper 2024-05-24T14:53:29Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> ==About my oc==<br /> <br /> ===Introduction (from my oc)===<br /> <br /> Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].<br /> <br /> ===Tipper's strengths===<br /> <br /> Tipper can run really fast (Nearly as fast as Blur!) <br /> <br /> Tipper can use time bubbles to slow down enemies.<br /> <br /> ===Tipper's weaknesses===<br /> <br /> Tipper is old and can get easily fatigued if he runs for more than 2 minutes.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==About me (the user)==<br /> <br /> I am here to help TFWiki.</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765291 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T03:09:38Z

<p>Tipper: /* =Introduction */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> == About me/my oc ==<br /> <br /> ===Introduction===<br /> <br /> Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765290 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T03:09:15Z

<p>Tipper: /* =Introduction */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> == About me/my oc ==<br /> <br /> ===Introduction==<br /> <br /> Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765289 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T03:08:56Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> == About me/my oc ==<br /> <br /> ===Introduction==<br /> <br /> Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)/Hot Rod]].</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765287 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T02:58:34Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM)]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765286 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T02:58:22Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[Hot Rod (DOTM]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765285 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T02:57:56Z

<p>Tipper: </p> <hr /> <div>Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain [[The Last Knight Hot Rod]]</div>

Tipper https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Tipper&diff=1765284 User:Tipper 2024-05-22T02:56:35Z

<p>Tipper: Created page with "Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain Hot RodHot Rod"</p> <hr /> <div>Hello there, I am Tipper the time stopper! My creation was inspired by a certain Hot Rod[[Hot Rod]]</div>

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