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Ceremony

2020-04-12T18:20:18Z

Traitorous: /* Other trivia */ Fixed a typo in the second bullet point and added a third based on what the presence of the black hole above earth means for the planet in the long run.

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|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' #6
|prev=Assembly (Unicron)
|next=Post
|image=TFUnicron6_cvrA.jpg
|caption="What did it cost?" "''Everything.''"
|title=Ceremony
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 14]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=October, 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] (pg 1-10), [[Andrew Griffith]] (pg 11-14, 17, 32, 36) [[Alex Milne]] (pg 15-16, 20, 26-29, 33-35, 37-40), [[Kei Zama]] (pg 18-19, 21-25, 30-31)
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}

'''In the final battle against Unicron and his servants, many of our heroes are called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to prove that faith and compassion can triumph over the fear and chaos born from the legacy of the Primes.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Mount Rushmore]] has become the new home of all the [[spark]]s that were being nurtured within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], having been removed from the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to keep them safe during the battle that now rages in [[Earth]] orbit. As [[Marissa Faireborn]] comforts [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] arrive with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], who have been brought at the request of [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] to help with a plan that may yet save the day...

Chaos reigns above the Earth as an army of [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and everyone in-between—transported into space by Trypticon and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]—attack [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and its servants, keeping them occupied in order to allow [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] to transport [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], and the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] down to Unicron's surface. The stubborn [[Slide]] is reluctant to join the battle, unwilling to fight and die in the name of Optimus Prime. Punctuating her words, Trypticon becomes the first to fall, slain by one of Unicron's eye-beams.

Down below, all across the Earth, from [[Venice]] to [[Sao Paulo]], the planet's heroes and villains fight alongside their alien allies to defend their world against Unicron's [[Maximal]]s. In [[Toronto]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] watch from the [[CN Tower]] as [[Stardrive]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] battle the Maximals in the streets below. Shockwave deems the fight a lost cause, and contacts [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ordering him to bring his [[Worldsweeper]] down from orbit to collect Shockwave and Rhinox so that they may leave the Earth to its fate, and deal with Unicron another day. Bludgeon, however, refuses; always a servant of chaos, he has thrown in his lot with Unicron, rapturous at the notion that he will be able to watch the entire universe be uncreated at the planet-eater's hands. Shockwave is dumbfounded at the very idea, but barely has time to process Bludgeon's betrayal before he is attacked from behind by Rhinox; this once-loyal Maximal has also decided to side with Unicron after learning that the divine "Onyx Prime" whom he once believed in was nothing but a trick played by Shockwave. Shockwave attempts to fire on Rhinox, only to discover that the new cannon-arm the Maximal provided him with will not work on the Maximals. Rhinox overpowers Shockwave and tears the cannon-arm off, preparing to turn it on his former master... only for his head to suddenly be blown off by a blast from behind, fired by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]!

[[File:Unicron6 Starscream's Sacrifice.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"You will ''never'' be a god."]]

Up in orbit, Thundercracker is hit by Maximal fire and falls behind the rest of his group, finding himself surrounded by enemy forces. After depositing Arcee on Unicron with Starscream and Optimus, Skywarp reluctantly goes to his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s aid, teleporting into the path of a Maximal blade to save Thundercracker's life so that he can get the Talisman to the others. Refusing to leave Skywarp behind, Thundercracker tosses the Talisman to Starscream down on Unicron's surface and dives into the fight. It doesn't seem possible that the two can survive, and that poses a problem to the rest of the group: without Skywarp's teleporting powers, they can't get through Unicron's miles-thick armor. Starscream hits upon a solution and implements it before anyone can object; with one last egotistical grin born of the knowledge that he was the one to save the day, he asks Prime and Arcee to give Windblade his best, then activates the Talisman, sacrificing his life as its magical energies consume him and begin burning their way down into Unicron.

Watching from the battlefield, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Aileron]] are stunned by Starscream's sacrifice, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] always knew he had it in him. [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] isn't interested in debating Starscream's merits right now, as the Maximals continue to attack; a moment later, [[Icebird|one of the beasts]] pounces on Ironhide and tears him in half. As Bumblebee fends the Maximal off, Jazz rushes to Ironhide's side, assuring him that he will make it through—but Ironhide is too far gone, and dies in peace in his friend's arms, feeling that he finally understands the meaning of the phrase "[['Til all are one|'til all are one.]]"

Nearby, Slide continues to find other things to complain and argue about rather than the actual threat at hand when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] approach her. She and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] immediately start fighting over the tragic outcome of [[Time Will Rust|their recent clash on Earth]], but [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] interrupts them, motioning toward Bludgeon's Worldsweeper as it heads down to Earth to rain devastation on the planet. Slide relents, and she, the colonists, and the Dinobots head down to the planet to lend their aid.

[[File:Unicron6 Optimus Into The Void.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"A soul... for a soul."]]
Following the path the Talisman is burning through Unicron, Optimus Prime and Arcee venture into the depths of the planet-eater once more, fighting their way through its [[Unicron's antibodies|antibody monsters]]. Arcee proposes that Prime leave the mission to her, that she may make amends for her part in the devastation of [[Antilla]] that began this nightmare, but Prime refuses; as "[[The Arisen]]," one of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], he ultimately traces all their misfortunes to the failures of himself and his lineage. Arcee is confused; she ''knew'' the Thirteen, and ''knows'' that Optimus wasn't one of them, but before she can press the issue, the pair arrive at Unicron's heart, where the supermassive black hole around which the monster planet once orbited now rests. As they watch, the Talisman disappears into the singularity... and a moment later, Optimus bids Arcee farewell and leaps in after it. His physical body is compressed to pure information, and Prime once again finds himself in [[Infraspace]], the transitional limbo between life and death, with the Talisman at his feet. But he is not alone in this twilight realm: from out of the darkness appears the form of the [[Unicron's creator|Antillan scientist]] who created the Talisman, whose rage and desire for vengeance is what is driving Unicron from beyond the veil. Prime attempts to talk to the scientist, telling him that his anger toward the Cybertronians is justified, but the alien is not interested in words and lashes out at him.

Prowl drags Shockwave out into the street, where Stardrive stands ready to play her part in the complex plan Prowl and Soundwave have assembled. While Stardrive uses her Wraith magicks to invade Shockwave's body and mind, across the continent, Jetfire follows Soundwave's instructions, remotely linking Stardrive into the [[Enigma of Combination]]—saved from Cybertron by Soundwave—via their communications systems. Next, the Aerialbots combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] for the first time since absorbing the duplicate Enigma created by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] out of Earth's communications network years ago. The energies of the Earth Enigma fill the air—but they're not ''all'' that are in the air, as Bludgeon's Worldsweeper appears overhead, and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] leaps out to attack Superion! As the two combiners clash, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrives with the Dinobots and colonists. The Dinobots all leap aboard the Worldsweeper, intent on taking the ship down, while Slide and the colonists argue about what to do. Some unexpected help arrives in the form of [[Pyra Magna]] and the surviving [[Torchbearer]]s, who have been clinging to the hull of Bludgeon's ship, and who now boldly attempt to form [[Victorion]], despite the loss of [[Stormclash]], to buy the Dinobots the time need to enter the ship and defeat Bludgeon. As a partial combiner herself, Slide feels the energies of the Earth Enigma running wild around her, and embraces them, joining with the Torchbearers as they merge, becoming the new leg of Victorion. Together, Victorion and Superion overpower and finally destroy Monstructor.

Meanwhile, the Dinobots fight their way onto the Worldsweeper's bridge and seize the [[Void Scepter]] Bludgeon is using to control the vessel, sending the ship flying away in the direction of [[Washington, D.C.]], in order to give Soundwave time to execute his plan. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] are slain in the subsequent fight; as Bludgeon and Slug grapple, the Decepticon tells Slug that their deaths mean nothing, as Unicron will still destroy them all. Slug disagrees; he has faith that Unicron will be stopped, and moreover, he knows the Dinobots are relics of the war, unable to let go of their old hatred, and so they ''must'' die if the Cybertronian race is to move forward unburdened by them. With that, both Bludgeon and Slug die as the Worldsweeper crashes into the [[White House]]. Some of the Maximals aboard survive and emerge to menace the [[President of the United States|President]] and her G.I. Joe bodyguards [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]], but at the last minute, [[Rum-Maj]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] arrive with their [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] to finish off the beasts and save the humans.

Back at Mount Rushmore, Soundwave senses that the time is right to execute the final step of his plan. The Enigma of Combination has always had the power to combine not just ''bodies'', but hearts, minds, and ''spirits''—and now, by the power of ''two'' Enigmas, using his own faith as an anchor, Soundwave is able to make contact with and unite the spirits of all those who have died in the war against Unicron, and more. In Toronto, via Stardrive, Shockwave can feel what is happening and begs Prowl to convince Soundwave the plan will not work—that "faith" is a fabrication invented by Shockwave himself millions of years ago, incapable of accomplishing anything. But Prowl disagrees; "faith," he says, is just another name for having the strength to conquer the fears within yourself. And Shockwave... the original false Prime, progenitor of a corrupt lineage that has loomed over Optimus Prime all his life and been the root cause of every conflict that has brought Cybertronian history to this climactic moment... Shockwave represents everything that Optimus Prime has ever feared. Soundwave disintegrates as the combined spirits of the dead are united with Shockwave's thoughts via Stardrive, and sent by her Wraith magicks, linked to the Talisman, to Optimus Prime.

[[File:Unicron6 The Last Hug.jpg|thumb|200px|left|"He is in anguish... he mourns!"]]
In Infraspace, all this wonder and terror floods into Optimus; every fear he has ever known, embodied in Shockwave's thoughts, and the memory of everyone who has ever stood behind him, which gives him the strength to face those fears and overcome them. As the Talisman surges back to life and the landscape of Infraspace begins to crumble away under its power, Prime now knows what he must do: rather than attempting to ''defeat'' the spirit of Unicron's creator, he instead extends a hand toward him in peace, and asks him his name. Confused and in pain, the scientist admits that he can no longer remember... but he does remember the name of his daughter, who died during Antilla's war with Cybertron, setting him on this path of death and revenge. Prime pulls the alien into an embrace, and calls upon him to remember that name now, at the end. Thus do they die in peace together, the last of the Primes overcoming the legacy of his ancestors by showing compassion to the monster birthed by their crimes, as the power of the Talisman collapses Unicron's body into the black hole at its own heart.

As Unicron collapses, all the combatants in Earth orbit make for the planet's surface, save for Bumblebee and Aileron, who fly through the maelstrom to rescue Arcee before she is sucked into the singularity. The trio set down on Earth's moon, where Aileron and Arcee joyously reunite, and they are presently joined by [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], revealed to have survived Bludgeon's attack on [[Sanctuary Station]]. At Mount Rushmore, Marissa believes Thundercracker must surely have perished, but Buster thinks otherwise, and is proven right seconds later when Thundercracker descends from the sky, carrying the damaged but also-still-living Skywarp with him. As Thundercracker is welcomed by his friends, Skywarp laughs at the ridiculousness of the situation, but recognizes his brother-in-arms as a true Seeker. Prowl and Stardrive take a despondent Shockwave into custody; [[Rom]] and [[Livia]] console a young [[Elonian]] orphan; [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] thinks of [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his brother]] as he watches Buster, [[D.0.C.]], and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] play; Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] discuss Windblade's future as the leader of Cybertron on Earth; [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] digs the lone surviving Dinobots, Swoop and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], from the wreckage of the Worldsweeper; and with the survivors of Cybertron and its colonies now destined to be permanent residents of Earth, the President starts making plans for their future together.

Pyra Magna recovers the [[Mistress of Flame]]'s [[Forgehammer]] from where she left it, wedged in Metroplex's armor, and realizes now that "faith" is not what ''others'' tell you to believe, but what you believe in your own heart. Pyra takes the mantle of Mistress of Flame upon herself, and invites Slide to join the Torchbearers full-time; Slide, overjoyed to know belonging once again, and realizing that she and Pyra were wrong about Optimus Prime all along—that he never wanted to ''rule'' them, but to build a better world for them to live in—tearfully accepts.

With Earth now lit by twin stars of light and darkness—the [[sun]] and Unicron's black hole in perfect balance—the Transformers enter a new era on a new homeworld, an era without Primes, without Autobots or Decepticons, without even the distinction between Cybertronian, colonist, or Earthling. Thanks to Optimus Prime, his sacrifice, and his belief in those who followed him...

[['Til all are one|...all are one.]]
[[File:Unicron6 Peace At Last.jpg|thumb|300px|center|"Where to, Cap?" "... ''home.''"]]
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic'' text appear only in spirit form. 
{{featuredcharacters
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{{!}}-
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*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]? (4)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (5)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]? (6)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (7)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (8)
*[[Alpha Bravo]] (9)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]? (10)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Aileron]] (13)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (15)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (16)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (19)
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] (20)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (23)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (25)
*? (27)
*[[Slide]] (28)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (29)
*[[Bump]] (30)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]? (31)
*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (33)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (34)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (36)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (37)
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (38)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (39)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (40)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (44)
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] (46)
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*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (47)
*[[Strongarm (BW)|Strongarm]] (62)
*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (81)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (90)
*[[Dust Up]] (92)
*[[Jumpstream]] (93)
*[[Pyra Magna]] / Mistress of Flame (94)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (95)
*[[Rust Dust]] (96)
*[[Victorion]] (97)
*''[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'' (98)
*''[[Ambulon]]'' (101)
*''[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'' (103)
*''[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'' (105)
*''[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]'' (106)
*''[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'' (107)
*''[[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]]'' (108)
*''[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]'' (110)
*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'' (111)
*''[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'' (112)
*''[[Fastlane]]'' (113)
*''[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]'' (114)
*''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]'' (115)
*''[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]'' (122)
*''[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]'' (123)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]'' (124)
*''[[Gimlet]]'' (125)
*[[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]] (135)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (136)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] (21)
*[[Octane|Tall Tankor]] (22)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (26)
*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (43)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (52)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (63)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (64)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] (70)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (72)
*[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (73)
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]] (74)
*''[[Horri-Bull]]'' (100)
*''[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]'' (109)
*''[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]'' (116)
*''[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'' (117)
*''[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]]'' (118)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (133)

|c3=
'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
*[[Scarlett]] (56)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike]] (58)
*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (59)
*[[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (65)
*[[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] (67)
*[[Agent Helix]] (69)
*[[Cover Girl]] (86)
*''[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]'' (121)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (127)
*[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (128)

'''[[M.A.S.K.]]'''
*[[Matt Trakker]] (57)

'''[[Cobra]]'''
*[[Red Shadows]] (51)
*[[Tempest (Cobra)|Tempest]] (68)

'''[[V.E.N.O.M.]]'''
*[[Miles Mayhem]] (48)
*[[Sly Rax]] (53)

'''[[Action Man Programme|AMP]]'''
*[[Action Man]] / Ian Noble (54)
*Action Man / [[Terrence Salmons]] (55)

'''Others'''
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (1)
*[[Iron Klaw]] (49)
*[[Doctor X]] (50)
*[[President of the United States|President of the United States]] (126)

|h4=Other Cybertronians|c4=
'''[[Maximal]]s'''
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (66)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (71)
*"[[Rampage (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Rampage]]" (75)
*[[Airraptor]] (76)
*[[Icebird]] (see "Errors", 77)
*[[B'Boom]] (78)
*"Transmetal 2 [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" (79)
*"[[Inferno (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Inferno]]" (80)
*[[Transquito]] (see "Errors", 83)
*"[[Soundwave (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Soundwave]]" (see "Errors", 84)
*"[[Skydive (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Skydive]]" (85)
*"[[Snarl (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Snarl]]" (see "Errors", 87)
*[[Coelagon]] (129)

'''Others'''
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)|''Generation 2'' Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (14)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] (41)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] (42)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (45)
*[[Stardrive]] (88)
*''[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]'' (99)
*''[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'' (102)
*''[[Mistress of Flame]]'' (104)

|h5=Others|c5=

'''Space Knights'''
*[[Rom]] (17)
*[[Livia]] (18)
*''[[Maur]]'' (119)
*''[[Prim]]'' (120)

'''Dire Wraiths'''
*[[Dire Wraith|Wraith]]s (60)
*[[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] (61)

'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]'''
*[[Rum-Maj]] (131)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (132)

'''Others'''
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (2)
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] (24)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (32)
*[[Unicron's antibodies|Unicron's immune system]] (82)
*[[D.0.C.]] (89)
*''[[Unicron's creator]]'' (91)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (130)
*[[Garnak]] (134)
*[[Elonian]] girl (137)
*Pet [[Mutt (IDW)|mutt]] (138)
}}

==Quotes==
"Faith. The last refuge of those '''left behind.'''"
:—'''Marissa Faireborn'''

"Never before have I thought this... but that is a big one." 
"Imagine how '''I''' feel. You're the size of a '''city'''—I'm only '''six feet tall.'''" 
"You are 5'10<nowiki>''</nowiki>, Garrison."
:—'''Metroplex''' and '''Garrison Blackrock''' discuss the size of Unicron

"I never imagined the fate of '''everything''' would end up in '''your''' hands, Starscream." 
"That's funny, because '''I''' always knew it '''would.'''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Starscream'''

"Tell '''Windblade''' to take good care of '''Earth''', will you? Aw, who am I kidding? She probably won't even '''try''' to conquer the place."
:—'''Starscream''''s last words

"[Orion] thinks the '''shadowplay''' that stripped me of emotion changed me '''fundamentally.''' But as Rhinox said, I was '''always''' pulling strings. '''I''' gave Orion the capacity to carry a '''Matrix.''' I '''made''' him into '''Optimus Prime'''. He was the one who changed... when he stopped viewing my actions as '''just.'''"
:—'''Shockwave'''

"Slug—you won't last a '''minute.'''" 
"Then we'll get this done in '''forty-five seconds.'''"
:—'''Pyra Magna''' gives '''Slug''' some "encouragement", who takes it in stride

"Faith is a '''lie!''' I '''invented''' it! '''Faith''' will not stop the '''uncreator!'''" 
"You '''still''' don't see. Soundwave believes in a '''higher power''', sure. But guys like '''you''' and '''me'''—we don't '''have''' to. All we need to believe in is the inherent '''good''' of '''doing good'''... and that someday, '''ultimately,''' that will be enough to stop '''evil.'''" 
"'''Logic''' is neither good '''nor''' evil. '''None''' of us are. We contain the capacity for '''both.'''" 
"Faith is just '''one path''' to the '''ultimate trick:''' '''confronting''' the evil in '''ourselves'''... and defeating '''that.'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Prowl''' discuss belief

"Operation: '''Absolution.'''"
:—'''Soundwave''''s last words

"I am '''not''' a piece of '''your''' history... I am the '''end''' of my '''own!'''"
:—'''Unicron's creator'''

"I was forged '''Orion Pax.''' As war began, I was called '''Optimus Prime.''' Now some call me The '''Arisen''', the Thirteenth Prime. But the '''masks''' are gone now. I am '''Orion Pax'''. Before this... who were '''you?'''" 
"So long ago... I can't '''remember.''' But I know the name of my '''daughter''', who your kind '''murdered'''..." 
"Then that shall be the '''word.''' Rather than the fire of '''hatred'''... let her name—her '''memory'''—[[Darkest hour|'''light''' this dark hour]]."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' allows '''Unicron's creator''' to die knowing compassion

"I thought... I would make us '''strong...'''" 
"Take it from me: strong doesn't mean '''right.'''"
:—A defeated '''Shockwave''' is carted away by '''Stardrive'''

"'''Optimus Prime''' is gone... and with him ends the era of Autobot and Decepticon, Cybertronian and colonist, human and machine. What survives is his '''faith.''' Perhaps he never believed in any '''higher power''' guiding our hands... but he believed in '''us.''' I am '''Pyra Magna'''... the '''Mistress of Flame'''. '''Spiritual leader''' of my people; defender of my homeworld... '''Earth.''' And we will light our way against '''all''' our '''darkest hours'''... as '''one.'''"
:—'''Pyra Magna''''s closing monologue

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Unicron6 Predaking.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"We have a combiner."]]
*In the montage of heroes and villains fighting around the Earth, Predaking is seen in the service of Iron Klaw. The Predacons have been under his control since before the events of [[The Iron Klaw|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]; it seems he's managed to repair [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] after Kup blew his head off in that story.
*Action Man declares "This is for Kup" as he blasts a Maximal; the pair were buddies in ''Revolutionaries'', until Kup's death in [[Schismatic|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #1]].
*Terrence Salmons is now wearing the Action Man uniform too. As seen in the {{i|''Action Man'' comic}}, he was considered next-in-line for the position until Ian Noble, the current Action Man, slipped in ahead of him, but it looks like extenuating circumstances have seen him take up the mantle alongside Ian.
*Scarlett has joined Matt Trakker in Detroit, where his team were located when we last saw them in [[Our Finest|issue #3]]'s {{i|back-up strip}}.
*Last issue, as the battle with the Maximals concluded, it was abruptly noted that Mayday was now in command of the human forces, despite the fact that nothing had been shown to happen to previously-established leaders Spike and Talon on-panel. This issue shows that Spike got shot down by the Maximals, and unintentionally took Talon down with him, but both men have survived and are stranded in a jungle somewhere. Spike notes that he "always figured [he'd] have a bigger role" in the final battle; while most IDW readers are no doubt glad he doesn't, this hearkens back to the fact Spike leads his life like he's "the star of an action movie," as originally observed in [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #27]].
*Pressed into fighting alongside Strongarm in defense of Earth, Rumble and Frenzy grumble that they "shoulda unionized," a joking reference to the recent success the pair have found in Hollywood, as seen in [[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|the 2018 ''Optimus Prime'' annual]].
*Starscream uses the Talisman to burrow through Unicron's surface, in the same manner as it burrowed its way down through Cybertron in ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]''.
*Slug and the Dinobots continue to clash with Slide following the events of [[Time Will Rust|''Optimus Prime'' #23]]-[[A Sunrise Dark|24]], which included the death of her fellow colonist soldier [[Gimlet]].
*Rhinox provided Shockwave with his new gun-arm in [[Road's End|issue #4]]. He evidently built it himself, indicating this Rhinox shares the engineering abilities of his counterpart in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Shockwave notes that he didn't simply become evil when subjected to Shadowplay, having always been a manipulator with dodgy leanings. He illustrates this with the specific example that he was the one who gave Optimus a Matrix chamber (which we learned in [[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #23]]), but the darker side of his pre-Shadowplay life was previously emphasized in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]] when [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] dug up some intel on him and learned about the various covert projects he was investing in, which he was keeping secret from his allies.
*Ironhide's dying realization that he now knows the meaning of [[Pax Cybertronia]] references his vision of a peaceful future Cybertron, as seen in ''The Transformers'' [[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|#31]], and his search for the meaning of this vision formed a significant portion of Ironhide's character development during the final years of "Phase 2."
*Soundwave got the Enigma of Combination out of storage in issue #3.
*Galvatron turned Earth into a large-scale Enigma of Combination in [[All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #53]]. Superion absorbed the Earth Enigma code to prevent it from working in [[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #54]]; this is the first time the team have combined since then.
*Optimus Prime returns to Infraspace by entering the black hole at the heart of Unicron, the same way he did by entering the singularity in Crystal City in [[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|''Optimus Prime'' #19]].
*The Dinobots settle their recurring rivalry with Bludgeon, begun in ''[[The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption]]'' and continuing through ''[[The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation]]'' and [[The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #13]]-[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|14]].
*Bludgeon previously used his Void Scepter to control Trypticon in ''Salvation''.
*The ability of the Enigma to combine not just bodies, but hearts and minds, has always been implicit in the way combiners work, with a gestalt personality emerging as Transformers' bodies are merged together. However, it was previously established that it was possible for it to work in a more spiritual way, combining minds ''without'' combining bodies, back in [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]], when it was credited with subtly uniting the thoughts and ideas of early humans, leading to the development of human cities and civilizations.
[[File:Unicron6 Spirits of the Dead.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"Allfathers, let the dark magic flow through me one last time!"]]
*The spirits who appear before Soundwave specifically include all those notables who have died throughout the ''Unicron'' mini-series itself (Wheeljack, Cliffjumper, and the Solstar Knights from [[Our Darkest|issue #0]], Dirge and the Mistress of Flame from [[Last Stand (Unicron)|issue #1]], Omega Supreme from [[Stranger Eons|issue #2]], Scattershot, Fastlane, and Cloudraker from [[Our Finest|issue #3]], Blurr, Elita One, Cosmos, Sky-Byte, and Laserbeak from [[Road's End|issue #4]], and Ironhide from this issue) and its tie-in issues in ''Optimus Prime'' (Mainframe and Gimlet), along with other significant characters who have died during "Phase 2" of the IDW Universe: Alpha Trion ([[The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|''Optimus Prime'' #16]]), Ambulon ([[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]]), Horri-Bull ([[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]]), Kup ([[Schismatic|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #1]]), Metalhawk ([[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]), Pipes ([[Under Cold Blue Stars|''More than Meets the Eye'' #15]]), Ravage ([[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #55]]), Rung ([[Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|''Lost Light'' #24]]), Sideswipe ([[The Life of Sideswipe|''Optimus Prime'' #10]]), Skids ([[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|''More than Meets the Eye'' #54]]), and Trailcutter ([[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|''More than Meets the Eye'' #34]]).
*The president notes that the White House has been reinforced since the "last attack," referring to the [[Dire Wraith]] attack in ''[[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|The Transformers: Revolution]]'' one-shot.
*Optimus Prime had a vision of a Worldsweeper crashing into the White House in [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #50]].
*Buzzsaw was implied to have perished in issue #4, but is here revealed to have survived his brush with death.
*The Elonian girl and her [[Mutt (IDW)|pet creature]] are presumably the same ones that appeared in [[Our Darkest|''Unicron'' #0]], and on the last page they're drawn posed as they were on the first page of issue #0.
*The 'reality shards' surrounding Unicron on Cover A depict notable moments of the 2005 IDW continuity thus far; non-'portrait' sections include [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] [[:File:LastStandoftheWreckers5 Guzzle Overlord.jpg|tearing]] [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] in half ([[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]]), [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] collapsing the tunnels of New York ([[All Hail Megatron issue 2|''All Hail Megatron'' #2]]), Optimus Prime [[:File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|annexing Earth]] ([[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #50]]), [[Virulina]] [[:File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|killing Kup]] ([[Schismatic|''Transformers vs Visionaries'' #1]]), and the [[Vekktral]]-possessed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Shining Armor issue 4|''Shining Armor'' #4]]). Of note is that the scenes have not been copied from their respective issues; they were entirely redrawn by Alex Milne.
*It's the end of ''Transformers: Unicron'', but not quite the end of the universe; the story continues into [[Post|''Optimus Prime'' #25]], the final issue and epilogue to the entire [[2005 IDW continuity]].

===Transformers references===
*The Maximal who kills Ironhide is [[Icebird]], one of the [[Mutant (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Mutants]], who had two beast modes, but no robot mode, save for a robot head hidden inside their bodies. Icebird is here drawn with his robot head deployed; notably, the character's head is red per the toy's prototype, rather than the blue of the mass-market release. But, see "Errors" below.
*Sky Lynx recalls an adventure on [[Regulon Four|Regulon IV]], a planet with several previous mentions in Transformers media, originating in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]."
*After Ironhide's death, Aileron rallies the others with a variation on a well-used [[Furmanism#CAN I DO LESS.3F|Furmanism]].

===Real world references===
*Wreck-Gar's classic habit of peppering his speech with snippets of pop culture continues:
**He greets the humans in the White House with the cry of "Hi-ho, True Believers and Believerettes," the blusterous term {{w|Stan Lee}} regularly used to refer to faithful fans of [[Marvel Comics]].
**He quotes the opening theme to ''{{w|Mister Rogers' Neighborhood}}'', declaring it a "beautiful day in the neighborhood," and hoping they'll "be [the Junkions'] neighbors."
**He paraphrases the title of the 1987 movie ''{{w|Good Morning, Vietnam}}'' with a whoop of "Goooood Morning, Planet Earth!"
*The Action Men are fighting Maximals outside {{w|London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross station}}, one of London's major train stations.
*Beneath his signature on the final page (pictured above), artist Alex Milne bids the reader farewell with a handwritten note of "So long and thanks for all the fish", the dolphins' famed final message to humanity in ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''.

===Errors===
*The name caption for a certain white-clad ninja identifies her as "Storm Shadow"—which she ''used'' to go by in the IDW continuity. However, in [[Scarlett's Strike Force issue 3|''Scarlett's Strike Force'' #3]], it was established that—following the return of the ''original'' Storm Shadow—she had taken up the name of "Tempest".
*As a helicopter, Alpha Bravo is easily identifiable among the Aerialbots arrived on page 1, panel 3, and Air Raid appears roughly-on model as well, but the other Aerialbots don't seem to match their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' designs, and aren't really recognizable as any particular members of the group, hence the "?"s in our list above.
*Trypticon is credited as a "Decepticon Titan," but he hasn't been a Decepticon for ages.
*Rumble and Frenzy's ID captions (or colors!) are [[FIRRIB|swapped]].
*Shockwave's conversation with Bludgeon almost beat-for-beat repeats their exchange from the prior issue: Shockwave observes the deteriorating situation, concludes that alternative measures must be taken to destroy Unicron, and then commands Bludgeon to help carry out this plan, whereupon Bludgeon refuses, stating that his true allegiance is to Unicron rather than to Shockwave himself. It's not at all clear why Shockwave is in this issue surprised at Bludgeon's disobedience, or why he issued those same orders a second time, given Bludgeon's statements in the last issue. We will point out, however, that the framing of that issue makes it possible that Bludgeon's line simply came ''after'' Shockwave cut the transmission, and Bludgeon is just now ''openly'' revealing his true colors.
**Additionally, Bludgeon's claim that he serves the science of chaos rather than Shockwave's science of order seems rather ignorant of Shockwave's explicit statements during "The Falling" storyline that ''he'' now serves "the higher order that is chaos."
*On page 11, Thundercracker states "''I'm'' think I'm in trouble."
*Icebird was among the dead Maximals (single-handedly ''annihilated'' by Arcee) seen in [[The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|''Optimus Prime'' #20]]. This is about to become a theme.
*A Maximal with the body-type shared by Transquito and his Japanese counterpart Bigmos appeared on page 17, panel 1. While the block-coloring used in the pages of ''Optimus Prime'' made identifying Maximals and discerning between American and Japanese characters tricky, in this case, ''both'' these characters should be dead, with the remains of one appearing in ''Optimus Prime'' #20, and the other dying on-panel in [[The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|''Optimus Prime'' #21]].
*Likewise, a Maximal of [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]]'s body-type appears in the same panel despite Soundwave's severed wing appearing in ''Optimus Prime'' #20. In this case, however, it is easy to rationalize that Soundwave could have had one limb repaired between then and now.
*And finally, a Maximal sharing the body type of Snarl and [[Tasmania Kid]] appears in the same panel. Both these characters are also accounted for; one was also among dead remains seen in ''Optimus Prime'' #20, and the other is a native Eukarian, not a Maximal, who was seen in ''Optimus Prime'' #23.
*Starscream's absence from the spirits of the dead is so pronounced it ''can't'' be an error, but the fact that ''Stormclash'' isn't among them (given the inclusion of nobodies like Fastlane, Cloudraker, and the dead Space Knights) feels like an oversight.
*One last time, the chart at the end of the issue misspells "[[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]" as "Divisiun."
*The bonus material refers to [[Prion (planet)|Prion]] as having been devastated by the Black Box Consortia, which should be the [[Black Block Consortia|Black ''Block'' Consortia]]. It isn't a complete error, though—the Black Box Consortia was the equivalent organisation in the [[Functionist Universe]], as seen over in [[The Transformers: Lost Light|''Lost Light'']].
*That same bonus material lists the [[Regenesis]] [[Ore-10|ore of deception]] as growing on "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]". This seems implausible: Firstly, the young Shockwave was aiming his Regenesis missiles at planets for the Energon ore to spread out while growing. Even if a Regenesis missile somehow impacted a mobile spacefaring Titan, it seems incredibly unlikely that a subsequent Maximal invasion to harvest ore from Carcer would have gone unnoticed by the incumbent Carcerian First or that this major historical event would never have been mentioned again. Whether this incredibly convoluted chain of events really happened, we couldn't tell you. Then again, Shockwave is the original "Wizard who did it".

===Deathlist===
[[File:Rhinox SKROOM.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"Kill away."]]
*Trypticon; killed by one of Unicron's eye-beams
*Starscream; sacrifices himself activating the Talisman
*Ironhide; torn in half by Icebird
*Rhinox; killed by Prowl
*Optimus Primal; finished off by Stardrive and Snake Eyes
*Monstructor; killed by Victorion and Superion
*Broadside; roasted by Strafe
*Sledge; decapitated by Strafe
*Soundwave; gives up his life to combine the spirits of the dead with the Enigma of Combination
*Sludge and Snarl; die in the battle aboard the Worldsweeper
*Slug and Bludgeon; die in the crash of the Worldsweeper
*Unicron; consumed by the black hole at its own heart
*Optimus Prime; sacrifices himself to destroy Unicron

===Other trivia===
*Intended for release in October, this issue arrived late in the middle of November. ''Optimus Prime'' #25 was consequently pushed back to ensure it was released afterward.
*This super-sized final issue is 48 pages in length, with 40 pages of story. In addition to the sixth and final installment in a series of interviews with creators from IDW history, this time with ''Unicron'' writer and artist [[John Barber]] and [[Alex Milne]], backmatter for this issue also includes a complete listing of all thirteen [[Cybertronian colonies]], complete with Prime, [[Regenesis]] ore, Titan, current status, and (if applicable) representative on the [[Council of Worlds]], filling in several pieces of information that have never been revealed on-panel (like which Prime goes with which planet, and the names of previously-unidentified ores and Titans). Of note is the confirmation that Carcer did somehow possess an ore, despite not being based on a planet... though see "Errors" above.
*In spite of the optimistic and generally happy ending, Earth is almost certainly doomed in the long run. The black hole orbiting it will only continue to grow as is consumes minor space debris until the moon and earth are eventually close enough to it to be destroyed. Even disregarding that, or assuming that it won't happen until well after a solution is found, its immediate presence will dramatically alter the tides and earthquakes of Earth, akin to what's shown in [[The Ultimate Doom]] (not to mention earlier issues of this comic). Given enough time, the planet ''could'' settle into a new equilibrium, so maybe the Transformers on Earth will be able to help the planet's species survive long enough to figure out how to live in that new world order.

===The Lost Colonies of Cybertron===
Part of this issue's backmatter is a graphic detailing all of the Cybertronian colony worlds that fills out any previously unconfirmed information such as their [[Regenesis]] ores and connected Primes.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[LV-117|Lenocinium Velnero-117]]
**Ore: [[Ore-1|Time]]
**Prime: [[Vector Prime]]
**Titan: [[Tempo]]
**CoW rep: None
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Gorlam Prime]]
**Ore: [[Ore-2|Death]]
**Prime: [[Quintus Prime]]
**Titan: [[Quintessa (IDW)|Quintessa]]
**CoW rep: None
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Prion (planet)|Prion]]
**Ore: [[Ore-3|Size]]
**Prime: [[Micronus Prime]]
**Titan: [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]]
**CoW rep: None
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]
**Ore: [[Ore-4|Gravity]]
**Prime: [[Solus Prime]]
**Titan: [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]
**CoW rep: [[Mistress of Flame]]
|}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]
**Ore: [[Ore-5|Combination]]
**Prime: [[Nexus Prime]]
**Titan: [[Devisiun (Titan)|Devisiun]]
**CoW rep: [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Arduria]]
**Ore: [[Ore-6|Cold]]
**Prime: [[Alchemist Prime]]
**Titan: [[Metrobase]]
**CoW rep: None
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Antilla]]
**Ore: [[Ore-7|Change]]
**Prime: [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]
**Titan: [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]
**CoW rep: None
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Tsiehshi]]
**Ore: [[Ore-8|Destruction]]
**Prime: [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
**Titan: [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]
**CoW rep: None
|}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Velocitron]]
**Ore: [[Ore-9|Space]]
**Prime: [[Amalgamous Prime]]
**Titan: [[Navitas]]
**CoW rep: [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Vigilem|Carcer]]
**Ore: [[Ore-10|Deception]]
**Prime: [[Liege Maximo]]
**Titan: Vigilem
**CoW rep: [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Eukaris]]
**Ore: [[Ore-11|Evolution]]
**Prime: [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]
**Titan: [[Chela]]
**CoW rep: [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Elonia]]
**Ore: [[Ore-12|Protection]]
**Prime: [[Prima]]
**Titan: [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]
**CoW rep: None
|}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Earth]]
**Ore: [[Ore-13|Power]]
**Prime: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]
**Titan: [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]
**CoW rep: [[Marissa Faireborn]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]
**Ore: [[Ore-14|Resurrection]]
**Prime: ?
**Titan: [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]
**CoW rep: [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

===Covers (6)===
*'''Cover A:''' Unicron surrounded by shards of reality depicting images from throughout IDW history, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Sebastian Cheng]]
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus Prime, Prowl, Ironhide, Doctor X, and [[Baroness|Cobra Commander]], by [[James Raiz]] and [[David García Cruz]]; connects to Raiz's other covers for the series to form [[:File:Unicron-Bcovers-JamesRaiz.jpg|a larger image]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Windblade, and Unicron, by [[E. J. Su]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Jetfire by [[Francesco Francavilla]]; connects to Francavilla's other covers for the series to form a larger image
*'''KRS Comics exclusive cover A:''' Unicron takes the place of Thanos in an homage to the cover of [[wikia:marvel:Infinity Gauntlet Vol 1 4|''The Infinity Gauntlet'' #4]], beckoning unseen parties toward him and declaring "You belong to me!" (a line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'') by [[John Paras]]
*'''KRS Comics exclusive cover B:''' Paras's ''Infinity Gauntlet'' homage, but with a blank white background and a blank speech bubble

<gallery>
File:TFUnicron6_cvrA.jpg|An entire universe, once and for all.
File:TFUnicron6_cvrB.jpg|Yibambe!
File:TFUnicron6_cvrRIA.jpg|Bring me Unicron!
File:TFUnicron6_cvrRIB.jpg|DOC, give me some juice!
File:TFUnicron6_cvrREA.jpg|We’re in the endgame now.
File:TFUnicron6_cvrREB.jpg|I finally rest; watch the sun rise on a grateful universe.
</gallery>

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Perfect Storm

2019-10-04T20:24:41Z

Traitorous: /* Other trivia */ Added a potential time frame for how long the Autobots have been traveling based on Grimlock's dialogue.

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 35
|image=Cyberverse-PerfectStorm-ShootingRange.jpg
|caption=The most metal take on clay pigeon shooting ever devised.
|prev=Ghost Town
|next=The Crossroads
|title="Perfect Storm"
|airdate=[[September 17]], [[2019]] (Australia/NZ)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Jean Texier]]
}}

'''While looking for adventure, Grimlock and Arcee must protect the ''Ark'' from a series of catastrophes.'''

==Synopsis==

The [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] quietly and peacefully continues on its journey to Cybertron. So quietly and peacefully, in fact, that many of the Autobots are being driven mad with boredom. So bored and desperate are they that when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] demands a status report from [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], they eagerly turn to their commander hoping for action. When Teletraan-X reports nothing new and Optimus relaxes, [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] decide to do something about it. Taking a shuttle, the duo fly off into a nearby nebula.

They return shortly, the nebula having done nothing to stave off their boredom. Returning to a now-dark bridge, they quickly realise something is amiss when the entire ship seems without power and all their fellow Autobots are frozen in standby mode. As they scan their comrades and hypothesize about what happened (Grimlock bets on space pirates), they realise that the ''Ark'' was hit by a high speed electromagnetic storm and that the nebula from earlier shielded them.

Grimlock is then distracted by something approaching the ship, annoying Arcee when he seemingly ignores her. She quickly realises what has caught the Dinobot's attention: a flock of Air Hammers, soaring through space. They gush over the magnificent, once-in-a-millennia sight until they both come to the horrified realisation that with the ''Ark'' devoid of power there are no shields, and without the shields the Air Hammers will tear the ship to shreds. With no shields and no propulsion, they hit on an idea based on a previous adventure when they were menaced by Bantors.

Quickly painting their shuttle with a pattern resembling an Air Hammer, Grimlock remotely pilots the shuttle while Arcee broadcasts the call of an Air Hammer, leading the flock to follow the shuttle and harmlessly pass over the ''Ark''. The pair congratulate each other until Grimlock mentions that Air Hammers are usually seen before a comet storm. Once again, horrified realisation dawns on both bots as the first comet slams into the ship.

After a quick discussion over possible courses of action, they are reminded of the collapse of an ice moon and how they escaped: wielding massive repeating blasters they simply fire at the comets in order to shatter as many as they can. Successfully weathering the storm, the pair sit down on the ''Ark'''s hull to catch their breath. Grimlock observes the comet storm seemed to come out of nowhere, which causes Arcee to comment that sometimes comet storms are caused by the energy wave from a supernova. At that moment, they both come to another horrified realisation and see the supernova directly ahead.

Out of options, they come to the conclusion that they need the [[AllSpark]] to repower the ''Ark'' and its life-saving shields. However, only [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] has been able to demonstrate any sort of control over the AllSpark and he remains as unresponsive as the others. In desperation, Arcee orders Grimlock to simply grab the guardian and carry him to the AllSpark's chamber, a desperate plan in mind.

Said plan involves tapping Cheetor against the AllSpark, as in previous occasions his touch was seemingly all that was needed to bring the AllSpark to life. Tossing Cheetor aside in frustration, they quickly brainstorm ideas. After ideas are offered and then shot down, Arcee is struck by inspiration and leads Grimlock down to the shield generators. Reasoning that the shields only need to last for a single astrocycle until the supernova passes, Arcee decides to fuel the shields using her own [[Spark]]. Grimlock protests, arguing she won't survive, but she retorts that if she doesn't, ''no one'' will survive. Grimlock agrees with her assessment and pulls the generator cable away from her, intending to use his Spark instead.

The two get into a brief tug-of-war Grimlock handily wins, but Arcee, unwilling to let her friend sacrifice himself, tackles him. The two engage in a fist fight, which then escalates into a gunfight and finally a running battle throughout the ship. The battle is interrupted when they overhear something tapping on a nearby window: Teletraan-X.

Back on the bridge, Teletraan-X explains how he was ejected from the ship by the electromagnetic storm, and then had to fight his way through a flock of Air Hammers and then a comet storm, even coming under fire at one point from some unknown assailant. With the supernova fast approaching he states that they need to restore power to the shields. Even as Arcee and Grimlock protest that that was exactly what they were trying to do, Teletraan-X flies over to Optimus' command chair and presses a button on the right armrest, rebooting the ''Ark'' and restoring power. The task done, the ''Ark'''s shields easily withstand the supernova.

Everything is back to normal, and Arcee and Grimlock share a laugh at how the others have no idea of the adventure they just had. Unnoticed, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] sighs out of boredom, and [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] suggests they swipe a shuttle and have a little adventure...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (2)
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (3)
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] (7)
*[[Autobot]] soldiers (9)
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] (11)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]] (12)

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*[[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] (8)
*[[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammers]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===
*Air Hammer makes its first appearance on a TV series following its debut in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]]. There, however, it was the name of [[Air Hammer (BW)|an individual]] rather than a whole species.
*Grimlock references an encounter with stampeding [[Bantor (Cyberverse)|Bantors]], homaging the [[Bantor (BW)|''Beast Wars'' character of the same name]].
*Arcee fires at the comets with a machine gun not unlike [[Hound (AOE)|''Movie'' Hound's]].

===Real-world references===
*The comet blasting screams seem oddly terminator.

===Other trivia===
* This is the third episode to feature the running gag of Rack'n'Ruin's boxes being knocked down after "[[The Visitor]]" and "[[Spotted]]".
* Grimlock mentions that it's been "forty cycles" since anything interesting happened. While "cycles" as a unit of time is nothing new to the franchise, this show has seemed to imply that cycles are the Cybertronian equivalent of years, which in turn implies that decades have passed since the Autobots left Earth. Intentional or not, it would be a realistic timeframe for slower-than-lightspeed travel across the galaxy.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Once again, sound does not travel in space.

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
*TBA

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Bad Moon Rising

2019-09-04T16:17:19Z

Traitorous: /* Other errors */ Changed the incorrect 360 degrees (which would put the rockets in the same position) to 180 degrees.

{{disambig2|the ''Cyberverse'' episode|the ''[[Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' issue|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising}}

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'''Starscream makes a power play for control of the Decepticons as the Moon hurtles toward the Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
* The episode's name, is of course, taken from the {{w|Creedence Clearwater Revival}} {{w|Bad Moon Rising|song}} of the same name.

===Trivia===

===Animation and technical errors===

===Other errors===
It's par for the course in most soft sci-fi stories, so we can't ''really'' hold the writers responsible for this (though we'll certainly point it out), but Wheeljack's ability to simply "reverse" the planetary engines is something of a handwave to move the plot along; you can't just "reverse" a rocket thruster like a car motor. In reality, "reversing" the planetary engines and restoring the Moon's normal orbit would involve having to turn the ''entire'' Moon 180 degrees, then firing the engines to push it back into its normal orbit—assuming, that is, that Cybertronian technology obeys the laws of physics...

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
*TBA

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering

2018-09-06T03:44:23Z

Traitorous: /* Other trivia */

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|coverdate=August 2018
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'''The honest-to-Primus true history of the Guiding Hand and the earliest days of Cybertron is revealed at last as our heroes square up to save the universe.'''

==Synopsis==
As the [[Functionist Council|Functionists]]' "[[Primus]]" tears its way through [[Adaptus]]'s replicas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], aboard Adaptus's [[Worldsweeper]] mothership, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] drowns out everyone else's reaction to the news that [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] is supposedly the real Primus with his raucous laughter. [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] quiets the room and lets Rung speak... and as everyone watches, the truth of Adaptus's claim is seemingly proven when Rung regenerates his missing arm in the blink of an eye. [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] refuses to be believe it, of course, pointing out Rung's serial code, 100,000,000... only Rung now realizes that he's always been reading the number ''upside-down'', and it's actually 000000001, denoting him as the first Cybertronian. Reflecting on his history of brushes with death and miraculous recoveries, of the nagging sense of ''not knowing'' he has always had about himself, Rung realizes that what Adaptus claims is true, as memories of the ancient past come flooding back. Rung begins to remember how it was Adaptus—not [[Mortilus]], as the legends claim—who sparked the war among the [[Guiding Hand]] when he advocated attacking Cybertron's neighboring planets, believing that only in the crucible of conflict could the Cybertronian race adapt and evolve. Unable to stand against his brothers united, Adaptus fled to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and unleashed a contingency plan, blasting Cybertron with an electromagnetic weapon that erased the minds of its entire population, including his brothers, who forgot their former identities and became mythologized as gods. Primus took the brunt of the blast, turning him into the perpetually forgettable, always-overlooked Rung.

Adaptus explains how, exploiting the confusion, he installed [[planetary engine]]s on Luna 1 and used the now-mobile moon to flee into the [[Warren]]. Deposited by the space-time labyrinth in the far future, he arrived ''now'', at this moment in time, and bore witness to the menace of the Functionist Primus—then proceeded to flee back into the past, adopting the alias of the "Grand Architect" to plan for the future, so that he could stop the danger the Functionists posed. [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] points out that that's not ''going'' very well, drawing Adaptus's attention back to the battle outside, and the steady erosion of his fleets by the faux-Primus, with even the self-regenerating [[Infinite]]s—their powers inspired by Primus's own—proving unable to stand against the planet-sized menace. Before Adaptus can take action, however, [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]—that is, [[Solomus]]—shoots him in the back, his own memories now restored, and seething with rage at having had his life stolen from him. However, Solomus is no physical match for Adaptus, and is quickly and severely wounded—but before he can activate the teleporter concealed in his hand and escape, Adaptus lops that hand off with his chainsaw. Adaptus proceeds to impale Solomus with his saw, but falters for a moment when all the violence and viciousness causes [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s consciousness to briefly surface once more. Seeing an opening, Solomus deploys the finger-drill on his remaining hand and stabs it right through the distracted Adaptus's forehead, directly into his brain. Thus do the old gods die; the fatally-wounded pair perish together, their bodies explosively dissolving into inert [[living metal|sentio metallico]].

Recovering Solomus's still-intact severed hand, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] uses the teleporter to send himself to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', then uses the ship to rescue the others from the worldsweeper. The ''Lost Light'' and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'' both set down on the single remaining Cybertron, and our heroes reunite to discuss what to do next. [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and Whirl suggest Rung use some of his divine powers to "smite" the other Primus, but Rung doesn't ''have'' any such abilities; he and the Guiding Hand were not actually ''gods,'' just the first of the Cybertronian race. The [[Magnificence]]—or as the crew now recognize it, [[Epistemus]]—speaks up to reveal that there is ''one'' thing Rung can do: he can use his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s to create three new [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices of Leadership]], just as he created the ''original'' all those millions of years ago. Epistemus explains that those three Matrices can be positioned and opened by Rodimus, Ratchet, and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to simultaneously destroy the Functionist Primus's [[brain module|brain]] and [[transformation cog]], and [[Vector Sigma]], blowing it up from within. Everyone is a little confused over why the unassuming ''Tailgate'' must be one of the candidates; Epistemus explains that it is because he, innocent little 'bot that he is, can overcome the fabled "[[morality lock]]" that seals the Matrix. Given that Rodimus, Ratchet, and Tailgate will trapped inside "Primus" when it explodes, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] refuses to allow them to go through with the plan, whereupon Epistemus's patience starts to run out, as he strangely begins referring to himself in the plural, and reveals that he was responsible for gathering them all here to enact this plan—teleporting Tailgate to [[Mederi]], slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as if he was disintegrating, and even speaking through [[Ten]] to direct them here.

As the Functionist Primus draws close to the final Cybertron, Rodimus refuses to allow Megatron and his crew to return to the unattended ''Last Light'', preferring to keep them all together. And it is through unity that a new, less-explosive plan is formed: one by one, with each member of the crew volunteering a different suggestion, it is concluded that, rather than positioning three Matricies like bombs, they will instead direct the energy of ''twelve'' Matrcies into Vector Sigma through Cybertron's [[hot spot]]s, overloading and destroying the computer and the Functionist Council bonded to it. Epistemus flies into an unholy rage, refusing to allow this plan to go ahead, and unleashing bolts of energy that slay [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]], and [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Ratchet realizes that the voice speaking to them is ''not'' that of Epistemus; it is, in fact, the voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, communicating via the Magnificence from the [[Higher Realms]]. The Guardians explain that they desire to return from his realm beyond—a typically impossible feat that they believe they can achieve using a tiny fault between realities that lies in the [[Benzene Cluster]]. One of their number once tried to return alone, but perished in the attempt, their four-dimensional corpse becoming the Warren, spanning all space, time and universes. Rodimus realizes that the Guardians specifically need "Primus" to ''blow up'' for their plan, intending for the planet-sized explosion to tear the fault open wide enough for them to traverse. The Guardians cackle that once they have returned, they will "eat everything," and mock the very idea that the crew can stop them... prompting [[Nickel]] to silence them by crushing the Magnificence between her hands.

The ''Last Light'' explodes as the Functionist Primus tears into the facsimile Cybertron, but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, escaping the planet just before it is rent asunder. At Megatron's command, [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] swings the ship around to fly back towards the evil Primus, as the crew gets ready to save the universe!
[[File:LL23 NowWeSaveTheUniverse.jpg|center|400px|thumb]]

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]/[[Primus]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (5)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (6)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (7)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (12)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (13)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (14)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (17)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (19)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (20)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (21)
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*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (24)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (28)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (29)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (34)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (36)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (40)
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*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (25)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (26)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (31)
*[[Nickel]] (32)
*[[Fulcrum]] (35)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (41)

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*[[Nine-of-Twelve]] (30)
*[[Clicker]] (33)
*[[Decibel]] (37)
*A [[Lunabot]] (38)
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (39)

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*[[Adaptus]]/[[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] (2)
*[[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] (3)
*[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]/[[Solomus]] (8)
*[[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] (9)
*''[[Censere]]/[[Mortilus]]'' (10)
*[[Epistemus]]/[[Magnificence]] (11)
*[[Anode]] (15)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (16)
*[[Wipe-Out]] (18)
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (22)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (23)
*[[Froid]] (27)
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==Quotes==
"I'll tell you one thing... if there's a god, he's making '''less and less''' of an effort to make me believe in him."
:—'''Ratchet''' reacts to the news that Rung is Primus

"It's finding new ways to '''help''' others, not '''hurt''' them, that inspires progress."
:—'''Rung''' refutes Adaptus's outlook

"Not gonna lie—that's '''exactly''' how '''I''' wanna go out."
:—'''Whirl''' watches Solomus and Adaptus explode into dust

"You're as effective a god as you are a psychiatrist."
:—'''Froid''' zings '''Rung'''

"I'm not letting you out of my sight." 
"'''Still?''' You still think I'm going to '''betray you?'''" 
"Who said anything about betrayal? I just think that we're at our best when we're together."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Megatron'''

<big>'''"YOU CANNOT BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT WE ARE. WE ARE EXPANSIVE. WE ARE MANIFOLD. WE EXTEND IN EVERY DIRECTION. WE EXIST BEYOND THE PERIPHERY OF WHAT YOU TELL YOURSELF IS REAL. SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU WILL STOP US, HOW EXACTLY DO YOU PROPOSE TO DO THAT?"'''</big> 
''(Nickel crushes the Magnificence)'' 
"They didn't see '''that''' coming."
:—The '''Omega Guardians''' are no match for '''Nickel's''' dry-cool action hero wit

'''Megatron:''' "Turn us around." 
'''Crankcase:''' "As you command, Megatron." 
'''Rodimus:''' "'Yes' is fine. 'Sure thing' is also acceptable."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Rung has, of course, always been one of the central mysteries of ''More than Meets the Eye''/''Lost Light''. His true nature, now revealed at last, was seeded in his very first on-panel appearance way, way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]], when Senate cadets cruelly joked that he was some grand figure from Cybertronian myth, like "one of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]? The last of the [[Progenitor]]s? [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s long-lost spark brother?" How near they were, yet so far!
*While cackling over the idea of Rung being "God," Whirl remembers how he strangled him back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]].
*Rung's self-healing ability was also alluded to in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #2, in which Ratchet—while treating him for the ''first time in his life''—marveled at how he was "in amazing shape" (even specifically noting that Rung's energon conduits and sub-cutaneous circuitry had started repairing themselves). Examples of his preternatural durability referenced in this issue include recovering after having his head blown off (in [[Interiors|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]]) and being the only survivor of the crash of the ''[[Fateful Archetype]]'' (a story related in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]]).
*It was also in issue #48 that Sunder hacked his mind, which Rung here describes as a "mental jolt" that brought suspicions that there was something "abnormal" about him to the surface. Perhaps that's why, when leaving his last will and testament in [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], he requested that his body be dismantled, so that his alternate mode was put totally out of use, "just in case."
*Rung's "serial code" was first mentioned aaaalll the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]].
*The "Higher Realms" were first mentioned in [[The Ties That Bind|issue #14]], when it was noted that the Omega Guardians had ascended to them.
*In addition to explaining why everyone has always found Rung so forgettable—a running gag that also goes right back to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1—Adaptus's electromagnetic weapon is credited with causing "the birth of [[information creep]]", the condition first named in [[Twenty Plus One|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]] that causes mechanical lifeforms to lose their memory data over time. This adds even more weight to Rung's original "promotional poster" released before ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which stated he "wants to be remembered".
*Adaptus is revealed to have been responsible for installing [[planetary engine]]s on Luna-1, explaining the presence of his coat-of-arms on the moon's surface, as seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].
*The sight of Luna 1 disappearing into the Warren is specifically shown in a close-up reflection in Rung's glasses. This hearkens back to [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17]], when Rung stared up at the moon-sized portal that was about to lead the ''Lost Light'' to Luna 1, and declared: "Is anyone else getting a sense of deja vu?"
*Tyrest/Solomus's concealed teleporter switch was previously used by him to escape imprisonment in [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]].
*The precedent for Adaptus and Solomus's bodies dissolving into inert sentio metallico upon their deaths was established in [[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|''More than Meets the Eye'' #51]], when the deceased [[Censere]]/[[Mortilus]] did the same.
*We previously heard the term "morality lock" in [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|issues #2]] and [[Kill All 'Cons|#15]]. It was in the latter that Flame remarked that "nobody believes" in the concept any more, prompting him to gasp "So it ''is'' real...!" in this issue.
*The Omega Guardians, via the Magnificence, are revealed to have been responsible for teleporting Tailgate from his underground isolation chamber (where he was last seen in [[After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|issue #7]]) to Mederi (where Cyclonus found him in [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|issue #16]]). They were also responsible for triggering Ratchet's apparent discorporation in [[Sardines|issue #13]], and were the parties who spoke through Ten in the same issue, explaining [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s observation in issue #16 that Ten's voice had "sounded different"—because it wasn't ''his'' voice (the one he normally says "ten" in), but the Guardians speaking through him. That also explains Ten's giddy elation at being able to speak properly in issue #16 (thanks to Mederi's telepathic environment), since he hadn't actually been the one doing it before.
*Cyclonus refers back to the time he "interfaced" with Vector Sigma; the footnote directs readers to ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, which was when we first learned about it, though it actually happened off-panel during the events of [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #30]].

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in August 2018, this issue arrived a little late, in the first week of September.
*You might've noticed that no explanation is provided in this issue or the previous one for why Mederi had to be brought to the Benzene Cluster, given that all that happened to it was that it was destroyed by the Functionist Primus. Presumably, the young version of Adaptus must have seen this happening on his trip to the future, and was fulfilling an ontological paradox by making it happen.
*Intentional or not, the above image of the Evil Primus ripping Cybertron in half bears a marked resemblance to Unicron doing the same in [[Road's End|''Unicron'' #4]].

===Soundtrack===
TBC

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Velocity, Nautica, Anode, Lug, and Nickel, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Tyrest/Solomus versus Pharma/Adaptus, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Lawrence's black and white lineart from Cover A
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Censere

2017-12-29T05:57:36Z

Traitorous: Moved the Notes section further down so that it sat below the image of Censure saving Roller.

:''Censere is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Censere nightbeat the not knowing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"You... rang?"]]
They say that a mute [[Neutral]] known as the '''Necrobot''' travels the battlefields of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], administering posthumous rites to fallen Cybertronians. They say that he can determine the cause of death just by letting his shadow fall on the corpse and that he has devoted his life to recording the fate of every last Transformer. Whether there is any truth to these stories is unknown to most, but they persist.

In truth, he is an ordinary Cybertronian more properly known as '''Censere''', who has dedicated himself to the recording of every Cybertronian death.

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Some Other Cyberton - Super Censere.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Come with him if you want to live.]]
'''Censere of the [[High-Ceilinged Manifold]]''' was a census office worker named in the ancient times before the [[First Cybertronian Civil War|war]] of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. When he left the census office to retrain as a forensic pathologist, he drifted apart from a friend and co-worker named [[Tusk]]; when Tusk died, it went unreported, and Censere did not find out about it until years later. His friend's death moved Censere to begin a lifelong mission: chronicling the deaths of every Cybertronian. With the destruction of his hometown in the First Cybertronian Civil War, Censere relocated to a [[Necroworld|"scorched and forgotten" planet]] that Tusk had told him about, where he set up a base of operations filled with complex machinery that allowed him to keep track of spark signatures, and quantum technology that let him teleport all around the universe to record every fatality. He transformed the blasted world on which he dwelled into a beautiful garden, filled with holographic statues of every living Cybertronian, which he would switch off when the Cybertronian died. Around the bases of the statues, he planted flowers crafted from the residual spark energy of whoever the statue's real-life counterpart was responsible for killing. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} He also kept a dedicated journal, filled with all manner of things, including the original, unedited version of the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

Swearing an oath of non-interference, Censere eventually became a figure of myth and legend among Cybertronians, glimpsed on battlefields across the cosmos silently recording deaths. Dubbed the "Necrobot" by the religious and/or superstitious, he was also known as the "Gatekeeper", or the "Mute Neutral", and was believed to be an envoy of [[Primus]], charged with ferrying departed [[spark]]s into the [[Transformer afterlife|afterlife]]. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} Conversely, skeptics like [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] dismissed his existence as a fairytale, attributing supposed sightings of him and his "portable apothecary" to visual glitches caused by freshly-constructed Cybertronians' senses "trying to run before [they] can walk", like the [[Shimmer]] or seeing [[Primus]]'s face in a mushroom cloud. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] shared his lack of belief, comparing stories of the Necrobot to [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]] and the [[Moonbase One|Seething Moon]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Scavengers2-Necrobot.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|"Arthur Dent? Arthur ''Philip'' Dent? You're a jerk, a complete arsehole."]]
While on the planet [[Clemency]], itself littered with the bodies of dead (and occasionally not-so-dead) Transformers, [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] would periodically catch sight of what he believed was the Necrobot. He would then "chase it" for a few seconds before "losing sight of it" again, as observed by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] who was not himself a believer. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} One and a half years later, however, the Necrobot did indeed arrive on Clemency to add [[Flywheels]] to his list of dead Cybertronians, which also included several members of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

A selection of the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' visited his planet of operations, the location of which was revealed by an info bullet from [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]. Alarmed to see that multiple Transformers whose deaths he knew he had unambiguously recorded were alive and walking around in his garden, the Necrobot slammed the door to his complex shut, but when one such 'bot, Nightbeat, stood outside the door and refused to leave, Censere gave in to his curiosity and invited Nightbeat inside so he could explain his and the others' continued living (Nightbeat, he soon learned, had been revived by the properties of the [[Dead Universe]], while the others had never died - the deaths he had recorded were those of their quantum duplicates, created through a quantum generator accident). Censere went on to explain his true nature and how he carried out his work; though Nightbeat was dismayed by this revelation, having wanted to believe that the Necrobot was a mystic figure and proof that higher powers existed in the universe, Censere reminded him that his not being 'magic' did not mean the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] did not exist. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:DoNotGoGentle CenseresavesRoller.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
He would take Nightbeat's words to heart when he found one of [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]'s time cases buried by Megatron. By linking it up to his teleport chamber, he was able to go back in time, recovering the Transformers on his list of the disappeared. The time traveling took its toll on the passengers though, so he put them in comas and disguised them as organics to keep them safe from other Cybertronians. Occasionally, he would be glimpsed in these endeavors by others, spawning the legends of his portable apothecary. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Among those he rescued were 'bots like [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]], [[Wavelength (G1)|Wavelength]], [[Syphon]], {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} [[Anode]], [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and [[Rapidfire]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} He was halfway down the list when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up, and he guessed that several of the 'bots he rescued were on [[The List|their own list]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

The DJD somehow learned of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s previous visit to Necroworld and decided to use a fabricated distress signal to lure the group back in order to maroon them, Tarn reasoning the Necrobot was the perfect bait. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} However, Censere altered the signal minutes after it was sent, turning it into a psychic bombardment of the intended recipients' worst fears in an attempt to warn them off. The DJD then butchered Censere and left his body with flowers stuffed in exit wounds for the Autobots to find. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} While the Autobots were distracted with the ongoing siege, Censere, due to his great age, dissolved into ''[[sentio metallico]]''.

Left behind was the key to his stasis pod room. After the Autobots discovered it, they were unable to use Censere's teleport chamber to escape for fear of leaving the "organics" to die. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

Several hours later, Rewind, having read through Censere's journal, discovered what he'd done with Brainstorm's time machine. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

==Notes==
*In the individual-issue printing of "Who's Afraid of the DJD?", Misfire stated that "[Flywheels'] ludicrous search for the Necrobot ends unfulfilled", yet in the previous issue, it was Misfire who was looking for the Necrobot. James Roberts admitted that he'd confused the two Scavengers; in the trade, Misfire's "ludicrous search" line was cut out.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=313133&highlight=#313133 Roberts on the correction at the IDW forums]</ref>
*"Censere" is a Latin word meaning "to assess" that is the root of the English word "census".

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 legends]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Neutrals]]

Cyberutopia

2017-12-29T05:51:45Z

Traitorous: Added the image of Cyberutopia from Lost Light #12.

[[File:Cyberutopia.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Taste the Rainbow!]]

'''Cyberutopia''' is a location, the fabled home of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ancient age.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The [[Cyberutopian]]s were a sect on Cybertron. Presumably, they have some connection to the Cyberutopia of legend. {{Storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], leader of the [[Circle of Light]], sought out the map indicating the location of Cyberutopia, to the point where his name in [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Old Cybertronian]] was "Dei Atlas", meaning "God Map".

After the [[Matrix of Leadership]] split into half after purging [[Vector Sigma]] of the [[D-Void]], a map was found in one half. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] believed this to be the fabled map to Cyberutopia, and [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] pushed to use the map to find the Knights of Cybertron so they could bring about a new age on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} A similar map slowly revealed itself to [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] in visions and dreams. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[Chief Justice]] [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] claimed to have built a [[space bridge|portal]] that would take him to Cyberutopia. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} The portal certainly led ''somewhere'': a steel planetoid with grand cities, four Cybertronian moons in the sky, and a floating, multi-hued spark that communicated in a medley of sensations that [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] could not understand. He left before it could be confirmed if this truly was Cyberutopia. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

However, before he tried the space bridge route, Tyrest obsessed over an invisible network of spacetime-spanning "quantum tunnels" called the [[Warren]], and intended to reach Cyberutopia by piloting Luna 1 through them. His plan fell through because he never actually ''found'' the Warren. Its existence was confirmed years later by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] based on intelligence delivered by [[Getaway]], who was Tyrest's captive for a time. If followed, it would potentially bring the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to Cyberutopia in a matter of weeks. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

====The Functionist Universe====
When several crewmembers of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' were trapped in the [[Functionist Universe]], they were "rescued" by the [[Anti-Vocationist League]]. [[Clicker]] claimed the AVL operated from Cyberutopia, much to Rodimus' shock. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} As it turned out however, Cyberutopia was just a nickname for the city of [[Kalis|Adaptica]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 legends]]
[[Category:Religion]]

File:Cyberutopia.jpg

2017-12-29T05:46:46Z

Traitorous: The Image of Cyberutopia from Lost Light #12

The Image of Cyberutopia from Lost Light #12

Space Operaâ€”Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix

2017-10-23T00:02:24Z

Traitorous: /* Covers (3) */ The silhoette holding the matrix in Cover A is Rodimus, as indicated by the "wings" on its back, but was previously indicated as Optimus. Optimus can be seen just above Bumblebee's right shoulder.

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #21
|prev=Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet
|next=Police Action: Prologue
|seriesissue2="[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]"
|prev2=
|next2=Chaos Theory Part 1
|title="Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix"
|image=Transformersissue21-CoverB.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[The Transformers issue 21|''The Transformers'' #21]]
|date=[[July 6]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=July 2011
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
}}
'''Optimus Prime leads his Autobots back to Cybertron while a disgruntled Bumblebee remains on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:IDWongoing21 optimus and rodimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
While [[Skywatch]] men guard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] tells [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] it will take some time to fabricate a leg replacement joint. Bumblebee is just glad to be up and about and jokes with [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] about having "wheels of his own". The fun is interrupted by [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], who exclaims that [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] is back from the dead. Indeed, Hot Rod has returned with those thought dead or long missing: [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]]. Bumblebee is flabbergasted while Hot Rod demands to see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Hot Rod presents the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus and tells the tale of his travels. Optimus christens him Rodimus, and the name Hot Rod is not used again. The other Autobots bond in the meantime.

Optimus emerges and announces that Cybertron is once again habitable, but that [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] is there with an [[Sweep (G1)|army]] and Prime intends to stop whatever machinations Galvatron has planned. They will travel in Omega Supreme's rocket while his base remains on Earth. All the Autobots except Bumblebee volunteer to help protect their home planet. Bumblebee sulks about being usurped while Optimus tells him that he's still leader, and will abide by his choice. He also tells Bumblebee something that angers him, making him announce he's staying on Earth with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Magnus]] and a few others. Optimus and the majority of the Autobots blast off with Omega Supreme toward Cybertron.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (6)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (10)
*[[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (11)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] (12)
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*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (13)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (14)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (15)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (16)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (17)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] (18)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (19)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (20)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (21)
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*[[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] (22)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] (23)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (24)
*[[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] (27)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (28)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (29)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (30)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (31)
{{!}}}
|c3=
*[[Skywatch]] guards (2)
*[[Kyle Pennington]] (5)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (25)
*[[Joe Henderson]] (26)
|c4=
*[[Garnak]] (9)
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] (32)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBD

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*While Hot Rod has been called "Rodimus" for multiple issues now, as of this issue he is officially christened as such.

===Real-world references===
*This story is named after ''{{w|Orphans of the Helix}}'', a science fiction short story by {{w|Dan Simmons}}.

===Errors===
*This issue has several cases of disappearing (or in one case, appearing) Autobot insignias:
**Ironhide is supposed to lack an insignia as he returns to Earth, but one appears on his right shoulder on page 5.
**Optimus Prime lacks his shoulder insignias on pages 7, 9 and 14.
**Sideswipe has a chest insignia on page 9, but not on page 10.
**Bumblebee's insignia is gone on pages 2, 10 and 14.
*Tracks is miscolored as Drift.
*[[Joe Henderson]] is colored as a Caucasian person.
*Hot Spot is colored white in both of his panels.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee looks emo whilst Rodimus shows off the matrix in the background; art by [[Marcelo Matere]].
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus is given the matrix by the hands of Rodimus; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Prowl and Megatron have a staring contest; art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
<gallery>
File:Transformersissue21-CoverA.jpg|'''Cover A'''
File:Transformersissue21-CoverB.jpg|'''Cover B''' - Ohh, shiny
File:Transformersissue21-coverRI.jpg|'''Cover RI''' - Give us a kiss
</gallery>

[[Category:IDW The Transformers issues]]

History Lessons

2016-11-07T04:31:32Z

Traitorous:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 40
|image=RiD 2015 History Lessons Buzzstrike puppets Paralon.jpg
|caption=ARISE, MY MINION...eh, you'll do.
|prev=Decepticon Island (Part 2)
|next=Strongarm's Big Score
|title="History Lessons"
|airdate=[[September 10]], [[2016]] (Canada) [[October 22]], 2016 (USA)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Adam Beechen]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}

'''A visit to the original Autobot base reveals a dangerous new enemy with an agenda of his own.'''

==Synopsis==
As the Autobots prepare to embark through the [[GroundBridge]], [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] laments that he always misses the adventures the others go on. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] tells him he hasn't missed much, somewhat annoyed at [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s enthuiasm about taking his team on a "history lesson". The Bridge opens, and the team steps through...into [[Hangar E|a human military base]], much to [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]'s panic about their being exposed, and she frantically calls Fixit for a groundbridge out before they're discovered...

...only to be countermanded by Bumblebee, who tells them there's nothing to worry about, and invites them to analyze the surrounding base and tell him what they discover. Strongarm notes that everything is covered in dust, while [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] observe that whoever had occupied the base before abandoning it had terrible taste in furnishings. Grousing that the base is only abandoned ''now'', Bumblebee leads them outside, where the team scans a nearby abandoned Jeep for desert camouflage colors - except for Grimlock - and they head to where they can get a good look at the surrounding area, where - to Strongarm's wonderment and Sideswipe's annoyance, they see another piece of history: the ruined mesa that once housed [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]].

The team transforms to drive to the outpost, where Bumblebee warns them to be cautious, as they had left security systems operating when they abandoned the base. Waxing nostalgic about days of hiding from invading Decepticons and arm-wrestling with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], he muses that they should retrieve some of the "important artifacts" that were stored on the lower levels, levels they had kept secret even from the humans "for their own protection". However his reminiscing about having once kept a holodiary is cut short by Sideswipe's observation that a nearby "historic artifact" looks rather newer than it should be - and it is, in fact, a bomb.

After fighting off the indiscriminate security systems with the help of [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], Bumblebee calls to have Fixit start work on deciphering the bomb, while the team splits up to try and find who placed it. Bumblebee and Sideswipe head directly down into the base...

...where they stumble across a scorpion-like Decepticon who introduces himself as [[Paralon]], and declares that the base, and everything in it, is his by right of salvage. His partner, the [[Mini-Con]] [[Buzzstrike]], transforms into an Energon axe, and the Autobots marvel at the energy reading he's giving off, along with the fact he's powering up Paralon, before Sideswipe runs out of patience and charges. Bumblebee calls for backup as Sideswipe is sent flying, but the call is garbled when the others receive it, and they assume it was a normal check-in.

Elsewhere, Strongarm and Grimlock are exploring when Grimlock steps on something that goes ''click''. Alarmed, the two call Bumblebee for advice, only to find no response. Strongarm starts trying to decide exactly how to deal with what they're certain is a mine - much to Grimlock's discomfiture - as Drift, Jetstorm and Slipstream have their search route take them close enough to detect the sounds and flashing lights of combat, and charge in. Paralon is put on the defensive by Drift - but he throws Buzzstrike at Bumblebee, who catches him, and the Mini-Con immediately interfaces with him, taking control of his body and forcing him to attack Drift as Paralon makes quick work of the samurai's Mini-Cons.

Between them, Paralon and Buzzstrike take down the team; Paralon, worrying that the base could be swarming with Autobots at any moment, observes they don't have time to finish them off as he signals the bomb to accelerate its countdown. Buzzstrike balks, noting he didn't sign up to hurt people; Paralon tells him that anyone who gets in the way of [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] has brought their fate on their own servos, and he transforms into scorpion mode, a pensive Buzzstrike climbing aboard as they hurry off to the central command center where they will be safe from the blast. Sideswipe comes to just in time to see them leave, and he decides to follow and take them down once and for all.

Strongarm, meanwhile, realizes she and Grimlock are in over their heads, and she transforms to find Bumblebee to solve the problem, in the process driving by the bomb and noting with shock that it's activating. She finds the others as they come to, and they rush back to the bomb. The interference from earlier is worse now, and they can't contact Fixit for advice; Bumblebee declares there is only one option left, and he activates his [[Decepticon Hunter]] and strides towards the bomb, raising the weapon...

Sideswipe catches up with Paralon and Buzzstrike as the scavengers discover a plasma rifle in the wreckage, bluffing that the others are right behind him, only to have his bluff cut short by an earthquake from the bomb's explosion. Recovering, he stuns Paralon, grabs the rifle and transforms, driving back into the base as Buzzstrike looks on thoughtfully.

Back with Bumblebee, Strongarm compliments him on his using the Decepticon Hunter to trigger the force shield trap to contain the bomb's explosion, then tells him that Grimlock needs his help ''now'', leaving Bee to sigh about how the day just keeps getting worse. Elsewhere, Paralon grouches about the base having so many levels, only to be ambushed by Sideswipe, who had ducked into the secret storage levels to hide. The two duel, Sideswipe knocking out the Decepticon once again - only to have Buzzstrike take over Paralon's unconsious body. He offers to let Sideswipe keep the weapon they'd found if they are allowed to go; the hot-headed Autobot counters that he intends to take the weapon ''and'' the scavengers in, sparking a fight that Buzzstrike-Paralon quickly wins...only to leave Sideswipe, and the weapon, sprawled on the floor as he turns to walk away.

Bumblebee finds Grimlock, the Dinobot having resigned himself to his fate, and pushes him off the 'mine'...explaining to the shocked Grimlock that they didn't ''place'' any mines when they left, and the click had just been his crushing an old armor buffer that [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] had discarded. Strongarm finds Sideswipe coming to, informing him that everything is fine; he wonders why the scavengers didn't finish him off ''or'' take their prize...

...even as Buzzstrike releases Paralon from his control, letting the Decepticon come around in bewilderment. Buzzstrike spins a tale to the somewhat pissed scorpion about being surrounded by Autobots and thus having to run for it, without there being time to recover the plasma rifle. Paralon grudgingly accepts this, but he warns Buzzstrike not to say anything to "the others" about their failure, as he intends to be the greatest scavenger of all and it won't do to be laughed at. He pushes aside a false rock face to reveal the ramp of a Cybertronian scout-ship, which the two board, Buzzstrike still looking not quite convinced of their virtues.

Regrouping outside the base's ruins, Bumblebee compliments Sideswipe on his initiative; Sideswipe admits that knowing about history might have been helpful after all. Bee calls up Fixit - the interference having cleared - and gets the word that they are all-clear of Decepticon signals. Sideswipe then observes that he had grabbed an artifact on his way out, that he produces; Bumblebee panics at seeing the small disc, insisting it be handed over, but Sideswipe activates it - revealing it to be Bumblebee's old holodiary, showing the Autobot scout in legwarmers as he tried to make the Cybertronian equivalent of an exercise video. The team cracking up as Bee stammers for an explanation and then grabs for the device, the two Autobots scuffling and then transforming into car form to chase each other as the others resume laughing.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (2)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (6)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Paralon]] (9)

|c4=
*[[Buzzstrike]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==

"Yeah, history. When everything was ''slow''. Like Strongarm!" 
-''Strongarm punches him''- 
"How's ''that'' for 'slow', punk?!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Strongarm''' engage in some team bonding.

"This tour stop is special, team. I think you're really gonna get a kick out of this." 
"We get to kick something?" 
"No, we just... alright, just c'mon."
:—'''Bumblebee''' gives '''Grimlock''' the wrong idea.

"Grimlock, if anyone asks, you're...a big green metal robot from outer space that can turn into a dinosaur." 
"Gotcha! ...hope I can remember that."
:—'''Bumblebee''' makes sure '''Grimlock''' remembers his cover story.

"This map better be right. I don't want to be wasting my time." 
"Considering what you did to that Decepticon to force him to give you that map, I doubt he played any tricks on you."
:—'''Paralon''' and '''Buzzstrike''' discuss how the customer is always right.

"You may have stepped on a mine, maybe another of these old defense mechanisms. If you take your foot off it, it could..." 
"The next word out of your mouth better be 'tickle'!"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Grimlock''' are in a bit of a predicament.

"Okay...''freaky''."
:—'''Sideswipe''' doesn't care for the invasion of the body-snatching Mini-Con.

"Most undignified...but highly amusing."
:—Even '''Drift''' has a sense of humor.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Autobots' former base is, of course, their old headquarters from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon, which was destroyed in the season two finale "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]". The military base the team arrives in is implied to be [[Hangar E]], their replacement headquarters from season three.
*Bumblebee name-drops Bulkhead during his reminiscing.
*Bumblebee remembers a time when "Decepticons captured one of our team and used him to gain access to the base," which presumably refers to the events of the ''Prime'' episode "[[Con Job]]," in which [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] was held prisoner and the Decepticon shapeshifter [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] took his form.
*Bumblebee's comment that his workout video was "in style" at the time of its recording implies that the Autobots were on earth in the 1980's. This is further supported by the visit to [[Mount St. Hilary]] in the [[Strongarm's Big Score|next episode]], as well as several comments made by the Autobots in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]].

===Transformers references===
*The armor buffer Grimlock stepped on uses the same model that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] commonly used.
*The sequence where Bumblebee and his team travel to Autobot Outpost Omega One bears a resemblance to the Transformers Prime title sequence.
*Bumblebee notes that Buzzstrike was "powering up his host to some degree." The concept of Mini-Cons powering up their partners was the primary plot point of [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]].

===Real-world references===

===Animation and technical errors===
*Bumblebee scans a green jeep and ends up with tan desert camouflage.

===Continuity errors===
*Hangar E is shown to be right outside of the destroyed Outpost Omega One, but in ''Prime'', the two bases were never shown to be this close, as the entire point of relocating to the hangar was to get ''FAR AWAY'' from the original base.
*Bumblebee recalls the Decepticons invading the Autobots base, during which he fought two on its lower levels. This, of course, could never have happened during the timeframe we saw in the ''Prime'' cartoon, as the Decepticons are shown to have no knowledge of the location of the Autobot base, and promptly destroyed it with an aerial bombardment once they did. Either Bumblebee is telling a fib, or some Decepticons ''did'' get in at some point we never saw... and never came out again.

===Prisoner manifest===
*The ''Alchemor'' returned to Cybertron with all captured Decepticons aboard, implied to constitute the majority, if not totality, of escapees. Some stragglers are likely to remain on Earth, but the Autobots speak as if Decepticons in general are not a concern for the planet any more.

===Other trivia===
*Bumblebee is shown in his ''Robots in Disguise'' model in his workout video when he should logically have his ''Prime'' appearance, but we can't call this an actual error, as ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' has long established that continuity of visual appearance between series is not relevant to "Aligned" cartoon shows.
:*Unless your name is Starscream, that is.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:''
:*''Original airdate:''

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:''
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'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 13]], 2016

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Primus

2015-05-13T19:27:05Z

Traitorous: /* Notes */

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[[File:PrimusG1.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''[[Hasbro|They]] call him Gee-Oh-Dee And he the [[Big Daddy (G1)|big daddy]] He look like [[Hot Rod (G1)|me]] But he more [[Facial hair|beardie]]'']]
'''Primus''' is the creator-god of the [[Transformer]]s. An ancient and ethereal being whose origins date back to the beginnings of the universe itself, Primus is a multiversal force for good, his life force existing across multiple realities and infinite alternate universes. In each one, he is the final defense against his fallen sibling, [[Unicron]] the Chaos-Bringer.

Primus eventually transformed himself into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; from its surface, his creations have risen to defend and patrol the galaxy. Within the depths of Cybertron, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] serves as his internal mainframe, and a gateway for select Transformers to access his power. A portion of his lifeforce resides within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which often determines the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s. Prophecies of a war to come were written down in his [[Covenant of Primus|holy covenant]] as well. The [[spark]] of each Transformer is a small piece of Primus's essence, and together they form his lifeforce, the [[Allspark]].

Though wise and powerful beyond measure, Primus is neither infallible nor without weakness. At times he has [[Out of Time!|been deceived by mere mortals]], and has made [[The Sun|miscalculations]] which [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|jeopardized all of existence]], and has been betrayed by one of his [[The Fallen|earliest creations]]. Indeed, even the intended agents of his grand plan, the Transformers, have all too frequently become mired in endless civil war. Still, in [[Withered Hope|most realities]] he has [[Wreckers: Finale Part II|managed to hold the line]] against Unicron and other threats, either directly or through his innumerable children, the Transformers.

{{quote|[['Til all are one|Until all are one!]]|Primus to his children|"[[Trap]]"}}

==In the beginning==
[[File:Primus original.jpg|left|thumb|Hold the sword and say, "I am the Protector of the Universe!"]]
Before the dawn of time, Order and Chaos existed within an extradimensional entity known as [[The One]]. To explore the fledgling universe, he created the astral being known as [[Unicron]], and then subdivided him, creating his twin, Primus. Both brothers were [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]], unique in all realities, but whereas Unicron could only exist in one dimension at a time, moving between them at will, Primus existed simultaneously in all realities at once. It is suggested, in fact, that the two brothers embody the basic concepts of reality—good and evil, order and chaos—and that their continued existence is necessary for the stability of the multiverse.

[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|"No, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is [[FIRRIB|''blue''!"]]]]
As Unicron and Primus went about their appointed task, venturing through the cosmos, it became apparent to Primus that Unicron was a corrupt being, and he took it upon himself to stop the threat posed to all of existence by his sibling. In combat, Primus was no match for Unicron. In cunning, however, he proved himself to his brother's superior when he shifted their battle to the astral plane, and then back to the physical world once more, only to have both their essences manifest within metallic planetoids, leaving them both trapped. It was with this act of sacrifice that Primus hoped to contain Unicron's evil forever. Unfortunately for him, over time, Unicron learned to psionically shape his prison into a giant metallic planet, and Primus followed suit, becoming the mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Unicron then learned to transform his planetary form even further, into a gigantic robot form, Primus adapted the idea to suit his own ends—rather than transforming his own body, he would create small beings that would be able to change their shape, like Unicron. After performing a "test run" on the moon of [[Protos]], where he successfully created [[Covenant|twelve transforming robotic beings]], {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Covenant}} he birthed from his own body a group of thirteen robots that possessed the ability to change shape, like Unicron. These were the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], each one infused with a fragment of Primus's life essence known as a [[spark]].

The Thirteen were Primus's soldiers in his war with Unicron, which came to its seeming end during a climactic battle in which one of the Thirteen, who would forever afterwards be known as the [[The Fallen|Fallen]], betrayed Primus and became an acolyte of Unicron. The battle ended when the Fallen and Unicron were sucked into a black hole and disappeared from reality. With Unicron gone for now, Primus entered an eons-long slumber, his self-imposed sleep preventing Unicron from detecting him through the mental link the brothers shared. The Transformer race grew, and Primus fell into the realm of legend, with a portion of his power, the [[Matrix of Leadership]], handed down through the generations, serving as the Transformers' ever-present link to their creator.

===Evolution of the Primus/Unicron myth===
''The Primus/Unicron backstory has evolved and been rewritten a good number of times since it first originated in the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The version recounted above is the current iteration, which has slowly solidified across a wide swath of media (beginning around the time of [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]). Before the Primus/Unicron mythos reached its present form it went through several distinct versions in the Marvel G1 comics and elsewhere.''

====Unicron's story====
''The first time we ever heard the Primus/Unicron backstory was in the UK comic continuity, from Unicron himself, in the story "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", when he recounted it to [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Per Unicron's telling of events, he was a primal force of evil at the dawn of the universe who led an army of [[Dark God]]s against his mortal foe, Primus, Lord of the [[Light God]]s (note the plural). Events proceeded to play out basically as described above, though the role of the Light and Dark Gods would diminish with each subsequent retelling of the story, until the current version, in which Primus and Unicron are alone and have a unique origin. (Only one of the other gods was ever named—the [[Chronarchitect]]. How exactly he factors into the current iteration of the myth is unknown.)''

====The Keeper's story====
''The second time the story was told was in the US book by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], an ancient mechanoid who guarded Primus's head at the center of Cybertron. This telling is effectively the same as the previous UK story, but mentions that their battle was towards the end of the era of gods, that Primus and Unicron were the last of their respective pantheons, and Primus had to defeat Unicron before he could take his place with the other gods in the "[[Omniversal Matrix]]".''

====Primus's story====
''The third time the story was told was also in the US Marvel series, this time by Primus, when he gathered all his children together to prepare for Unicron's coming. It was with this telling that we learned that Unicron predated the [[universe (universe)|current universe]], and had destroyed the [[old realms|previous universe]] which existed before the current one. He had slept peacefully, alone in the [[void]] of uncreation that remained, until fragments of the old universe that he had overlooked reacted, causing the Big Bang and birthing the current universe. The [[The One|"sentient core"]] of this new universe recognized the threat that Unicron posed, and so created Primus to counter his evil and be guardian of the new creation.''

====Fleer and DK====
[[File:WarWithinPrimus.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|I feel prickly...]]
''The first modern retelling of the origins of Primus and Unicron did not come from G1-oriented media, but from a set of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' trading cards released by Fleer. It was the backstory printed on Unicron's card which introduced the concept of the two being brothers created to explore the new universe by an extradimensional entity, here named the "[[Allspark]]."''

''This was subsequently expanded on and combined with aspects of the various Marvel Comics stories in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]], published by Dorling Kindersley and written by [[Simon Furman]], who had written all three prior tellings in the first place. Here, the entity Fleer had called the "Allspark" was redubbed "[[The One]]," and the modern iteration of the myth detailed above was firmly established, and went on to form the backbone of subsequent fiction such as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' and [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comics.''

''It was also at this point that it was established that Primus could transform from Cybertron into a [[robot mode]] like Unicron, but preferred not to, choosing to remain connected to the universe on a planetary level.''
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==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Primalscream.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|KHHHHHAAAAANNNNN]]!]]
Eventually, millions of years later, in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|one universe]] located in the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Primax cluster]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] found themselves transported to the center of Cybertron, where they discovered the sleeping form of Primus {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} and were told the tale of his and the Transformers' origins by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Subsequently, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Pretender]]s attacked, and during the battle, a laser blast ricocheted off Grimlock and struck the essence of the sleeping Primus, causing a universe-shaking "Primal Scream" that alerted Unicron (who was located "outside the fringes of known space") to Primus's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Primus himself immediately slipped back into his sleep, but it was too late. Unicron was coming. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}

{{note|Later, in "[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]", this event would be presented in a greater context, with the Primal Scream being heard multiversally, and awakening Unicron from his own slumber as well.}}

[[File:OutofTime-wakePrimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Have you tried crashing cymbals together?]]

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent teams of Autobots to retrieve the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], the container of Primus' essence that could destroy Unicron, he communed with the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[:File:Arkaltar.jpg|Altar to Primus]]. Reaching out his mind to the Creation Matrix, the altar gave him a vision of a Matrix that had been tainted by evil. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

Unicron dispatched a group of [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|heralds]] to attack Cybertron and pave the way for his coming, including a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] plucked from an [[Rhythms of Darkness!|alternate future]]. Galvatron, however, was not content to serve under Unicron, and instead captured Autobot leader [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], forcing him to fully awaken Primus, who possessed Xaaron's body and summoned Transformers from all across the universe back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Here, Primus spoke through Xaaron, telling the Transformers of his history with Unicron. Additionally, Primus chose Optimus Prime to lead both factions, united, against the Chaos Bringer. Primus knew this would draw out the [[Unicron cultist]]s among them, and Autobot and Decepticon were able to put aside their differences to defeat them. When Optimus Prime learned of Primus' ruse, his suspicions regarding his Creator's motives began to grow. Optimus wondered if the Transformers meant anything to Primus beyond being a means to an end. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Primus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now you're like me.]]

Though their battle against the Unicron cultists did temporarily unite both factions, this facade shattered once the Planet-Eater arrived. Sheer terror prevented them from carrying out his desire, and the Transformers fled despite Primus' pleas. Primus instead made a stand himself, attempting to dupe Unicron into believing he still retained his full power, but Unicron saw through the deception, and destroyed Xaaron's body. Optimus Prime came to a realization, following Primus' destruction and his retrieval of the lost and contaminated Creation Matrix, that Primus did not mean only for the Transformers to fight his battles for him, but to carry on after he was gone. Flying into space with the Matrix, Prime unleashed the full measure of Primus's power, destroying Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Though the Transformers were technically victorious, this victory came with a price. With Primus dead, and with the grievous wounds inflicted on Cybertron itself, the planet threatened to come apart. The Transformers made plans to flee it. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Ultimately, this was averted by the [[Last Autobot]], who put into motion the planet's recovery, allowing the Autobots, who had finally won the civil war, to return to their home. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|As originally written, it is quite clear that the story intends for Primus to have died after his battle with Unicron. As the current retcon makes it clear that this cannot possibly be, one must assume that Prime was wrong in his analysis that Primus had died. Notably, even in the original comics themselves, the Matrix—the life-force of Primus—is shown to still exist and is functioning fine in the G2 Marvel Comics series that follows his supposed death.}}
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====''Classics''====
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The Last Autobot created a race of tiny beings, [[Mini-Con]]s, to rebuild and restore Cybertron so that it would be ready for the Autobots' return. Part of the Mini-Cons' job was to excise certain evolutionary throwbacks, remnants of Primus' earlier experiments, such as the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]]s, and this alarmed one Mini-Con. He suspected that one day that Primus would consider the Mini-Cons surplus to requirements as well, and he instigated an insurgency against their Creator and his followers. {{storylink|The New World}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|Primus did not exist in the American [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] as it was originally written, since it was produced long before the [[retcon]] which established him to be a multiversal singularity. Precisely how Primus should then fit into the framework of the cartoon has not been explicitly established, although the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comic]] offered one attempt for its continuity (see "Beast Era", below). Primus was, however, explicitly and thoroughly retconned into being part of the expanded universe of the ''Japanese'' cartoon continuity by the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] fiction of 2007, as part of a complicated process that folded various animated concepts—[[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]], [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]]—into the Primus myth.}}
[[File:TGGPrimus.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Now you need to get this toy.]]

Formerly the assistant to the Primacron, the ancient genius who created the giant mechanoid Unicron, the robotic being known as the Oracle was badly damaged when Unicron rebelled against his creator. His essence fled to a dead world at the centre of the galaxy, which he used his powers to transform into a verdant, green planet. However, the Oracle could sense that in the future, Primacron would go on to create another universal danger in the form of Tornedron, and so summoned a group of [[Primitive]] Transformers back through time from the year 2010 to his planet, where he instructed them in how to destroy the threat. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}/{{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Kiss Players timeline}}

[[File:TGGPrimus2.jpg|100px|thumb|Primus = Oracle = Vector Sigma = Primacron's Assistant = aaaargh.]]

Later in his life, the Oracle also reached through time when he discovered that the evil [[Sparkbot]]s were attempted to recreate Unicron following the planet-eater's destruction in the year 2005. By this stage calling himself "Primus", the Oracle attempted to stop the villains and their unwitting pawns, the human [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]], appearing as a giant golden hand to snatch away the fragments of Unicron's lifeforce each time the Kiss Players recovered them. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #45-46}} Unfortunately, this merely led the Kiss Players to pursue him through the timestream and resulted in them crashing into the "[[Wall of Time]]" and becoming scattered throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #47}} Knowing that the Kiss Players were innocent in this whole affair, having been duped by the Sparkbots, the benevolent Primus rescued them from the different regions of time and space they had wound up in, and properly introduced himself, explaining the Sparkbots' treachery. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} He then took them back in time to prehistoric Earth, arriving just in time to witness the Sparkbots' successful restoration of Unicron to life. Primus transformed once more and unleashed the power of his mobile cannon platform, destroying Unicron's energy and sealing it and the Sparkbots deep within the planet. To ensure that Unicron would never be freed again, he created a mighty guardian, [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], who would watch over it and the Earth. With the battle over, Shaoshao asked about the Kiss Players' future, but Primus did not reply. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} After sending the Kiss Players back to their home time, Primus transformed into the golden sphere of Vector Sigma and returned to his world to sleep. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #48-51}}

Unfortunately for Primus, as he slumbered, his world was eventually discovered by the alien Quintessons, who shackled his powers and used them to both transform the planet into the metallic Cybertron, and to create the races of robots that would eventually become the Transformers. Additionally, the aliens acquired the shell that had held his essence, which became, through unknown means, the talisman that would be known to the Transformers as the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Kiss Players timeline}}
{{note|For further information, see [[Vector Sigma]] and [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]].}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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While investigating the killing of a delegation from the [[Twin Star]] Continuum, [[Apelinq]] had a vision of the word "[[Shokaract|Hunter]]" on a wall and pointed it out. [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] did not believe him and scoffed that if Apelinq squinted hard, then he could see the face of Primus.

Apelinq also thought, "Primus help us." when the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s were called in for a mandatory meditation session with [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}}

===Beast Era===
====''Tales From the Beast Wars''====
[[File:Terminus-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Great, now he's going to become the Smoke Monster.]]

Before Primus became Cybertron, he plotted to create robotic life that would ultimately defeat Unicron, but first he needed to do a test run. He created twelve beings, the [[Covenant]], on a small moon named [[Protos]]. These twelve would watch the Transformers from afar and only intervene when necessary.

Their intervention would become necessary when [[Shokaract]] used Unicron's essence, the [[Matrix of Conquest|Decepticon Matrix of Conquest]], to conquer the future, threatening the end of all things at an important historical crossroads dubbed Point Omega. Though the Covenant's ranks were halved in the battle against Shokaract on prehistoric Earth during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], they were ultimately able to discover a way to defeat Shokaract and his Unicron-fueled power. The remaining Covenant members returned to their original Primus-spawned energy forms and entered Shokaract's Matrix of Conquest. Reconstituting as an astral form of Primus, they severed Unicron's link with Shokaract, leaving him vulnerable to attack. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}
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====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
In addition to its occasional invocation in prayer or in righteous anger by the Beast Warriors {{storylink|Bad Spark}}, Primus's name was also lent to a set of prophetical datatrax, known as the [[Covenant of Primus]]. From this document, the [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of this era took his name (as did, presumably, the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), and the scriptures foretold the events which completed the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====''Universe''====
{{Note|The [[3H Productions]] ''Wreckers'' comic was the first attempt by official fiction to detail how the Quintesson-born origin of the Generation 1 cartoon could be reconciled with the Primus creation myth from the comic books. Set concurrently with the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon, it only ''strictly'' applies to the continuity of the Beast Era, which is not explicitly the same universe as the Generation 1 cartoon itself.}}

Dispatched to an ice world in the far reaches of the galaxy by the orders of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Primal Prime]]'s [[Wrecker]]s encountered the exiled [[Quintesson]] known as [[Al-Badur]], who revealed to them the full extent of his race's connection to Cybertron and Primus. Al-Badur explained that, millions of years ago, the Quintessons sought to exploit the power of Primus for profit, and to that end, invaded Cybertron and set up numerous barriers to separate Primus from the Transformers. Their first attempt, the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], met with failure; next, the Quintessons targeted Vector Sigma itself, surrounding it with a shell program that acted as a barrier between the Transformers and the power and guidance of Primus. {{storylink|Disclosure}} Realizing that the Oracle itself was the Quintessons' shell program, Primal Prime began to fear that all that had come about as a result of its guidance—including [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s mission to restore a techno-organic balance to Cybertron—was all part of a Quintesson plot, but [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] assured him that Primus worked in mysterious ways.

The Wreckers soon returned to Cybertron, discovering that in their absence, Optimus Primal had achieved his goal of recreating the planet as a technorganic world. In the wake of this overwhelming transformation, the Quintessons had invaded the planet, but they were not the only threat to Cybertron's safety: The Wreckers were also faced with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who had used the legendary [[Divine Light]] to tap into the power of Primus and transform himself into a living god. During the course of the battle that ensued, Primal Prime and [[Apelinq]] were struck by a blast of Primus's power by Cryotek, which wound up merging them into [[Sentinel Maximus]]. At Al-Badur's direction, Sentinel Maximus steered the battle to an interdimensional portal chamber far below the planet's surface, where [[Matrix Templar]]s [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] began draining Primus's power out of Cryotek. To stop them, Cryotek shattered the Divine Light and absorbed Primus's energies directly into himself, where they could not drain it, but as he grappled with Sentinel Maximus, the fused Autobot forced them both through the portal, into a [[transwarp|shapeless interdimensional void]]. Although unable to drain Primus's power any further, Cryotek was sustained in the void by the power he had absorbed, and he was ready to carry on the battle until Primus himself—now unshackled thanks to the destruction of the Oracle in the final stages of Optimus Primal's quest—took an active hand, spiriting Sentinel Maximus away to partake in [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|another battle]] elsewhere in the multiverse.

While all of this was happening on Cybertron, elsewhere in the universe, on [[New Quintessa]], Primus briefly possessed the body of [[Icebird]] so that he could address the Quintesson leader [[Heirodyus|Judge Heirodyus]]. Primus shocked the Quintesson by revealing that he had allowed all that had transpired to occur, and he "thanked" Heirodyus for his race's role in the scheme, promising to call upon them again if he ever needed an "evolutionary crisis" to drive his children forward. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:TFUPrimus.jpg|thumb|Alpha, Rita's escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!]]
In the wake of the repulsion of the Quintesson invasion, [[Unicron]] began gathering Transformers from across the multiverse, forcing them to fight and harvesting the [[spark]]s of the losers to restore his power. With each spark devoured, Primus was weakened, and so, communing with Alpha Trion, he chose to summon Optimus Primal back from the Allspark, restoring the Maximal commander to life. {{storylink|Abduction}} Primal was charged with re-securing the battling captives from the Pit of Unicron and leading a team of multiversal warriors to put a stop to this soul-stealing scheme before it could cause the Allspark to collapse. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

Primus allowed Optimus Primal to choose any Transformer who ever existed—living or dead—for his army. This required considerable amounts of Primus's power, so Primal was told to choose sparingly. Primal chose his departed former troops [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Ultimately, however, Unicron's defeat came not as a result of their efforts, but as a consequence of another battle, happening in another corner of the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===''Universe'' CD-ROM comic===
[[File:UniverseCDROM-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|In the future, Primals will travel on beams of light!]]

In a strange variant universe where [[Optimus Primal]] leads the [[Autobot]]s and [[Reptilion]] leads the [[Decepticon]]s, a ship arrives once a year, when the Transformers' civil war reaches a fever pitch. The ship abducts every Decepticon it can find and promptly leaves.

These Decepticons are brought to Unicron, who is preparing them for an eventual, ultimate battle for the universe. But unknown to even Unicron, Primus, the sentient core of Cybertron, is amassing an army of Autobots that rivals Unicron's army of Decepticons. Can Primus meet Unicron's challenge, or is the universe doomed? {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===''Beast Wars Reborn''===
When he sensed a strange temple somewhere in time and space, Primus dispatched [[Vector Prime]] to see what was up. {{storylink|The Mysterious Temple in Space}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MTMTEannual2012 primus.jpg|thumb|alt=Primus Creates the God Hand.|The Great Creation Myth.]]
According to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], in the beginning, Primus, the giant warrior-god, emerged from the planet Cybertron; a reaction to the creation of something opposite to him, although it's not made quite clear who or what that something was. One day he felt something stirring within him, and his body split into five separate entities—Primus the life-giver, [[Mortilus]] the death-bringer, [[Epistemus]] the embodiment of knowledge, [[Solomus]] the embodiment of wisdom, and [[Adaptus]] who represented change.

These five beings were known as The [[Guiding Hand]], and it was they who brought forth the Cybertronian race to inhabit the planet of Cybertron. Primus believed that every Cybertronian had an obligation to do his part in society, thus blessing each one with a second form that best suited his environment and surroundings. However, Mortilus eventually rebelled because he wished the Hand and its children to strike out at the rest of the universe, while the other members of the Guiding Hand were against unnecessary war. Primus eventually destroyed the death god, but nearly died himself in doing so. He retreated to the heart of Cybertron from whence he came, reformatting himself into the life-giving supercomputer known as [[Vector Sigma]].

[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] said he hadn't heard "this version" of the story, implying there were other, similar stories about Primus. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Before the war, in a discussion with the religious [[Springarm]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] said he wasn't convinced Primus, Mortilus, and Adaptus actually existed. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==

===''Armada'' cartoon===
A "unique digital entity" came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Halder]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish)}}

[[File:Primus eng.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Primus mistakes Kicker for a Japanese schoolgirl.]]
Primus was the living energy core of Cybertron, as well as the originator of the precious and ancient fuel, [[energon]]. Transformers of this universe believed the stories of Unicron, Primus, and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to be only myth and legend until the existence of Unicron was revealed in "[[the Unicron Battles]]" of 2010. With Cybertron left in a disastrous state after the chaos-bringer's attack, large amounts of energon were required to repair the planet, and to search for and acquire the mineral, the united Autobot-Decepticon forces entered into an alliance with the [[Earth Federation]] government.

Primus entered into the equation when the project's head scientist, [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]], brought his son, [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], to Cybertron. Terrified of the giant robots surrounding him, Kicker fled, only to find himself tumbling through tunnels into a hidden chamber deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Primus awoke and saved Kicker from what would have been a fatal fall, and for his own reasons, imbued the child with a special gift—the ability to detect energon throughout the [[universe (universe)|universe]]. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] subsequently discovered Kicker in Primus's chamber, and the god chose to work with the Transformers quite directly, imbuing them with the [[Spark of Combination]], which would allow the Autobots to [[Powerlinx]] and increase their powers. Primus went on to advise Optimus Prime on his actions in order to prepare for the future, including the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion, the return of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and the next battle with Unicron; although vague at times, he would offer just enough information to allow his children to survive the threats they faced. Primus was often very weak due to the damage done to the planet's surface, and spent most of his time in a mode of stasis to preserve his energy and keep Cybertron's energy grid online.

When Megatron succeeded in reanimating Unicron, most of the Autobot army was critically wounded in the ensuing battle. This prompted the sleeping Primus to awaken and infuse their armor with his power, upgrading them into new forms, and allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to combine into a gigantic form and defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Unicron's spark survived, however, and Primus sought to contain it by trapping it at the heart of a new sun that he created from a reservoir of "super energon" hidden within Cybertron. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Donovan]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)

[[File:Cyb ep31 cybertron breakup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], "[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]." [[wikipedia:Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo|Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron Cybertron.]]]]

{{bigquote|He who charted the universe when it was new! He who battled Unicron at the dawn of time! He whose spark formed the basis of all life on Cybertron, and Velocitron, and all the other Transformer colonized homeworlds! It can be no other! This... is... Primus!|[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]]|[[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]}}

[[File:Cyb ep32 balance.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This looks [[Xaaron|familiar]].]]

Primus's plan to contain Unicron's essence in the center of the sun failed when the star collapsed into a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened not only Cybertron and the universe, but the entire multiverse itself. His energy drained to the point that he had once again been rendered dormant, Primus could now only be awakened and restored to full power by the four ancient [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, lost to the far reaches of the galaxy in a failed [[space bridge]] experiment eons ago. The magnitude of the threat posed to the multiverse was enough to summon [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]]—one of the original thirteen Transformers, who had been following Unicron through the multiverse and repairing the damage he had done—back to Cybertron to aid the Autobots in the quest for the keys.

After a while, the Autobots were able to find the focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], and the keys from [[Velocitron]] and [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. Bringing all three together caused the group to be drawn into the consciousness of Primus, who spoke through the three Mini-Cons and told his children to "maintain the balance". {{storylink|Trap}}

[[File:Cyb ep48 starships.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can see my house from here!]]

Eventually, despite continued attempts by both Megatron and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to steal the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, the Autobots were able to gather the keys from [[Velocitron]], the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] and [[Earth]], and brought them and their focusing device, the [[Omega Lock]], back to Cybertron. Coupling these three keys with the power of the Matrix, Optimus Prime was able to initiate Primus's transformation from [[alternate mode|planet mode]] to [[robot mode]]. Communicating with the Autobots through the [[Mini-Con]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], Primus explained that the destruction of Unicron, the embodiment of the force of evil, had unbalanced the universe, and that only he could seal the black hole and restore order—but to do that, the fourth Cyber Planet Key, from [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, was required to reconnect Primus's spark with his body and restore his full power. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

[[File:Cybertron Ark Homecoming.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Eat this, in remembrance of Me.]]

Attempting to retrieve the Omega Lock, [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] made a rather pointless attack on Primus, only to be smacked down hard. {{storylink|Balance}} Shortly thereafter, when Primus was in the process of channelling some of his power into holding back the ever-growing black hole, Starscream tried again, plunging into the energy beam and absorbing some of Primus's power into himself. Starscream expanded in size until he was as large as Primus himself, but Primus did not take this slight lightly, as he converted Cybertron's moons into a pair of mace weapons and relentlessly pounded Starscream into submission. {{storylink|Titans}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 primus smiles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's pretty happy so long as you don't wake him up while he's napping.]]

Eventually, the Autobots were able to acquire the final key, as well as to reactivate the four ancient ships which had carried the keys to the respective worlds ages ago—the [[Atlantis]], the [[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]], the [[Hyperborea]] and the [[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]. Primus fused the four ships together to form the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]], and with his powers subsequently restored by all four keys, he channelled all of his power through the Ark as a beam, straight into the heart of the black hole. With a massive blast, the black hole was finally sealed, and Primus transformed back into Cybertron—not Cybertron as it had been, but a new Cybertron, infused with the differing aspects of Velocitron, Jungle Planet, Earth and Gigantion, a true paradise for Transformers and humans alike. {{storylink|End}}
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===''Cybertron'' comic===
[[File:Revelations6-Primus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|pudding]]
While the Autobots were occupied with the quest for the Cyber Planet Keys, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived on Cybertron, {{storylink|Balancing Act}} intent on unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]]—as the Matrix was the antithesis of Unicron, so too would the Dead Matrix ensure the destruction of Primus, thereby totally destabilizing the multiverse and reducing it to a sea of entropic chaos. For the first time, it would be possible for Unicron to strike at Primus in all realities simultaneously, ending their cosmic feud once and for all. {{Storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} Ramjet and Nemesis Prime were ultimately stopped by Vector Prime and allies [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Omega Prime]], plucked from the midst of the Universe conflict by the multiverse-warping energies of the black hole. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}}

The Dead Matrix, however, was cast into the heart of the black hole by Unicron's servant [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], freeing Unicron's spark and allowing it to adopt a new, diminutive physical form. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} Unicron participated in the escalating Mini-Con civil war on Cybertron's moons, {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} but when the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode, Unicron fled. His whereabouts are unknown. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

{{note|The events in the second paragraph happen concurrently with Primus' transformation in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, detailed in the section prior.}}

===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
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==''Shattered Glass''==
After being transported to prehistoric Earth of this reality by [[Invasion (issue)|the destruction of their home reality]], the Autobots/Maximals led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]] raced the Decepticons/Predacons to find the legendary artifact known as the [[Origin Matrix]]. While his teammates occupied a rogue security system in the Matrix's underground hiding place, Ultra Mammoth entered the Matrix's chamber. Upon doing so, a hologram of Primus appeared and declared that the Origin Matrix would decide if he was worthy or not. Apparently the Matrix did as Ultra Mammoth claimed it and used it to neutralize the security system. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}}

In the modern era, the idea of Primus, the benevolent Creator, was unknown to the heroic Decepticons until [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], a visitor from the Positive Polarity universes, told them about Him. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}} Before long, Cliffjumper's "beliefs" were a subject of derision, especially among the evil Autobots. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

Cliffjumper was eventually vindicated, however, when the [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]] gestalt members attempted to resurrect a recently assassinated [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. As they applied their powers to the body, they were transported to Primus's presence. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} There they chose for Primus to rebirth them as their original self, with Nexus returning to the battlefield and declaring himself to his enemies as being the "mighty fist of the lord of light". {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

Megatron, meanwhile, received a vision from the other side of the Allspark of a healed Cybertron, before being reborn himself as Galvatron, with Nexus investing him with some of Primus's power by proxy. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Galvatron's TFCC bio}}

==Robot Heroes==
[[File:Robotheroes primus and matrix.jpg|thumb|Screw continuity, I don't see YOU with a Matrix!]]

Primus, considered to be the very first Transformer, created the Matrix of Leadership and personally gave it to Optimus! Wait WHAT? {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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==Live-action film series==
The location on Cybertron that is named after Primus is surrounded by the [[Rad Zone]] and [[Uraya]]. {{storylink|Risk}}

===Titan Comics ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

Legend has it that the original seven Transformers are creations of Primus, though they themselves don't think this. It is not said who started the legend. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

The [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] ''do'' think they're "children of Primus". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
According to legend, when the [[AllSpark]] cube crashed into Cybertron, it gave life to Primus and his descendents, the Primes. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2}} Primus was known as the first Cybertronian and, after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] was ended due to [[The Fallen]]'s treachery, left behind his only legacy in [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] and, revealed much later, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1}}
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==Animated==

In [[universal stream|some parts of the multiverse]], Primus created organic worlds around himself, with the inhabitants eventually becoming robotic lifeforms: these worlds are [[Gobotron]] and [[Robotix|Skalorr]], with a known [[Vector Sigma]] node in the latter. The inhabitants seem unaware of the existence of Primus.

Unicron created [[Unicron#G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|a body for himself]] in at least one of the Gobotron timelines. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Aligned continuity==
===Aligned novels===
Primus is generally accepted to exist though his 13 children are considered a myth by [[Jazz (WFC)|some]]. Throughout Cybertron devices carry out his will: the [[AllSpark]] creates the [[protoform]]s in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. The [[Sonic Canyons]] are believed to be his ears, feeding him knowledge of the universe via Vector Sigma, though that is actually beneath [[Kaon|the gladitorial arenas of Kaon]]. And the [[Core]] produces his own physical emanation, [[Energon]].

During the civil war, the AllSpark was ejected into space to keep it out of Decepticon hands, eventually floating into the [[Milky Way]], while the Core was corrupted by the [[Dark Energon]]-imbued [[Plasma energy]] Chamber. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] removed the Chamber, but the damage was done, and the Core had to shut down and reboot to survive. But before leaving, Optimus was bestowed Primus' essence in the form of the Matrix. When the Autobots left Cybertron, the last original Prime [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] remained, stating Vector Sigma would keep him alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''War for Cybertron''===
[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] exclaimed Primus's name when he realized the orbital station was a living Cybertronian. Afterwards, Optimus thanked Primus when he managed to defeat [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]: the original Primes. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. Primus then became one with the core of Cybertron, and brought life to new Cybertronians through the [[Well of All Sparks]]. Optimus Prime would later speak of Unicron as being a physical being that had likely transcended physical form, with Primus presumably being the same. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

When Primus was poisoned from the result of the war, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came into contact with Primus and was given the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} During the war, Optimus removed the AllSpark, the source of new life creation on Cybertron, and sent it into deep space. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

Many thousands of years later, Primus was restored by [[Team Prime]] when they used the Omega Lock built into the ''Nemesis'' to restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}} However Primus's awakening would cause his slumbering arch foe [[Unicron]] to reawaken and take control of Megatron's body, flying to Cybertron to destroy him. Raising an army of Terrorcons, Unicron sent them into the Well of All Sparks to destroy Primus, but they themselves disintegrated when Unicron was defeated. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

{{note|Cybertron is shown to exist before Primus "became one" with it, implying the planet predates him in ''Prime'' continuity.}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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==Games==
===''Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed''===
Faced with the growing threat of the black hole, Primus attempted to obliterate the dark matter before it spread further into the universe. {{storylink|Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Before he became Cybertron, Primus battled his evil brother Unicron, their blows against one another shaking the very foundation of the cosmos. A group of Transformers from the future then appeared, and joined in the struggle. Rodimus and his Autobots came ot Primus's aid, while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help Unicron. Primus eventually prevailed, and sent his brother into a retreat. Knowing that Rodimus and the others did not belong in the present, Primus sent them back to their proper place in the timeline. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

== Retconning the retcon? ==

It's no secret that, after the Unicron Trilogy, ''Universe'' and the Unicron-heavy [[Dreamwave Productions]] comic books, the [[fandom]] at large was generally quite sick of stories revolving around Unicron and Primus. It is likely no coincidence, then, that the major new universes created in western media between then and [[2010]]—those of the [[IDW Publishing]] comic books, the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] and the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon—all eschewed use of the Primus creation myth. But what does this mean for the status of the retcon that states Primus exists in all universes?

The world of the live-action film series initially presented the Transformers as creations of the enigmatic [[AllSpark]], with no explicit connection drawn between it and Primus. However, connections soon began to emerge. First, Takara's [[World of the Transformers]] website listed the AllSpark as a [[sacred implement]] alongside other Primus-related talismans such as the Matrix and Vector Sigma. Then, the UK's ''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers]]'' magazine introduced Unicron in [[Transformers Comic issue 18|its eighteenth issue]], and then in [[Transformers Comic issue 20|#20]], had the Transformers discover huge versions of their own interior workings deep inside Cybertron, in a clear reference to Cybertron being the transforming body of Primus. Primus was first referred to by name in a profile for The Fallen printed by Titan, which noted that legend claimed he was the creator of the first Transformers, and then again in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' mini-series. At this point, it is clear that Primus does exist in the movie universe, and that the AllSpark is merely the object through which he acts. In 2010, the new ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' continuity family lent further credence to this reading of events by incorporating it into its own storyline.

Much like the movieverse, the world of ''Transformers Animated'' also depicts the source of Transformer life as a mysterious talisman known as the [[AllSpark]], for which no origin has been given. As far as [[authorial intent]] goes, series art director [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] stated more than once his opinion that Primus does not exist in the ''Animated'' universe [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1759990650]. The [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|''AllSpark Almanac II'']] treads lightly on the matter in seeming honor of Wyatt's wishes, never revealing Cybertron's origins. It does, however, mention a "battle between primordial titans" as one possible origin for the planet, in an obvious allusion to the Unicron/Primus creation story, and repeatedly brings up Primus and many of the concepts associated with him by name when discussing ''other'' universes.

The ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe was full of characters who were largely ignorant of Primus until a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper from another universe]] mentioned him and found the concept rather silly. However, it turned out Primus did exist there after all.

The IDW universe is the confusing one. Writer [[Simon Furman]] outright said that the IDW universe would have "no Primus. No Unicron". In accordance with this, the Furman-penned ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', rather than have Transformers swear by Primus, instead had them swear by [[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]], but a monkeywrench was thrown into the works when Primus's name was heard being taken in vain in [[Eric Holmes]]'s [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]. Furman attempted to justify this on his blog by claiming that this was not ''the'' Primus, but simply "something or someone" called Primus that had existed some point. [http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/all-this-and-devastation-4/]

With Furman's removal as the primary architect of the IDW universe, things got changed: "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]" by [[James Roberts]] refers to a Primus. However, he is not only referred to as a being that Optimus doesn't believe in, he's mentioned in conjunction with two ''other'' gods, [[Mortilus]] and [[Adaptus]], that Optimus also didn't believe in. This then led to a whole ''new'' version of the Primus creation myth in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the 2012 ''More Than Meets The Eye'' annual]]: Primus was once again one of several gods and he had taken the form of [[Vector Sigma]] after a vicious battle against Mortilus. There is no explicit reference to the [[Thirteen]], who have been inserted into the origin story since 2005, but later fiction mentions "thirteen tribes" in the time of Galvatron and Nova Prime. What relation this has to the multiversal Thirteen is unknown, but the significance of the number is obvious.

==Toys==
===''Generations Deluxe''===
[[File:GodPrimus2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The rod god.]]
*'''God Primus''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields
[[File:GodPrimus1.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|Popemobile, meet Godebago.]]

:Unbeknownst to many Western fans, the first Primus figure was a "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" in Japan, a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] gold chrome recolored [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]] that was given away as a contest prize from the collector book, ''[[Transformers Generations|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]''. Supposedly, only 100 pieces of these lucky draw figures were manufactured.

:As a [[redeco]] of a Rodimus (no doubt inspired by the resemblance of his astral form to Rodimus in the UK comics), "God Primus" transforms into a futuristic truck resembling nothing so much as a Winnebago. Following the trend started by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|the original Optimus Prime toy]], his trailer splits down the middle to transform into a battle station with an extending double-barrelled cannon. The figure comes with a large, hand-held blaster, and two blast-shield accessories that plug into the sides of his battle station cannon.
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===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:Primus was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan in the Generation 1 ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In [[alternate mode|planet mode]], he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

: In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms".

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5mm post|5mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.
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===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010''===
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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (Supreme, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him with [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|''Transformers 2010'' toyline]] branding, being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "Creator Primus" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.

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===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' Cybertron Primus is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class Cybertron Primus was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].
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==Notes==
* The original form of Primus in Marvel Comic continuity is similar to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]]. Rather creepily, this is suggested to be down to deliberate action on Primus' part in [[Salvage!|#160's Grim Grams]].
* The myth of Primus and Unicron is similar to the duality concepts present in numerous real-world religions, such as [[wikipedia:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrianism]].
*The idea of Primus transforming bears some resemblance to an [[The Secret of Cybertron|early script]] for [[The Transformers: The Movie|the original movie]], in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] merges with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and transforms into a super robot to defeat Unicron.
*The "unique digital entity" mentioned in "[[First Encounter]]" is confirmed to be Primus in an edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''.
*According to the same source, [[Gobotron]], home planet of the [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]], is also an aspect of Primus, just from a very distant part of the [[Multiverse]].
*''Energon'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20041207164548/www.tfpulp.com/archive/energonprod/energonprod.html pre-production notes] detail early ideas the cartoon had for Primus's origin. Presumably non-canon, given that they are not particularly in-line with the "multiversal singularity" origin of the character, they present Primus as an entity consisting purely of energon. Energon, the notes state, is the product of the "genetic material" of the sun interacting with planetary bodies—this, then, appears to be a very literal interpretation of Primus's role as "[[Transformers: The Facts|the lord of light]]", presenting him as an actual product of the light of the sun.
*His ''Cybertron'' toy was designed by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], which is ironic, considering his dislike for the religious aspects of the ''Transformers'' mythos.
*The word "Primus" is Latin for "First."
*Primus is the name of the male robot who learns to love the female robot Helena after all but one of the humans have been killed at the end of Karel Čapek's play ''R.U.R.'', allowing him to become an actual person, and as such he becomes like a new Adam, with Helena becoming a new Eve.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Primus''' (プライマス ''Puraimasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Prímusz''', '''Az Elem''' (first ''Energon'' dub, "The Element")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Primus''' (Taiwan, 普萊瑪斯 ''Pǔláimǎsī''), '''Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn''' (元始天尊, "Ancestor of All Spirits")

==See also==
*[[Allspark]]
*[[Vector Sigma]]

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Primus/Primus/primus.htm Primus at TFU.info]

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One Shall Rise, Part 1

2013-10-22T04:34:19Z

Traitorous: /* Trivia */

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|next=One Shall Rise, Part 2
|image=OneShallRise1-UnicronstalksCybertron.jpg
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|title="One Shall Rise, Part 1"
|airdate=[[October 1]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]] and [[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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'''The Autobots discover that Dark Energon is responsible for an epidemic of natural disasters.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Dark Energon]] rains from the sky and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] prepares to deliver a killing blow to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], a [[GroundBridge]] opens and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] tackles Megatron. While the big guy keeps Megatron busy, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] pull Optimus through the GroundBridge. Arcee calls out to Bulkhead, who races back through the GroundBridge just before it closes. Megatron, left alone, realizes he now has all of the Dark Energon he needs.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Optimus is glad to see that [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] is OK, but [[June Darby|June]] reminds him that Raf's lucky to be alive. The [[Autobot]]s discuss why so much Dark Energon is on [[Earth]], though Ratchet is skeptical that it's literally the blood of [[Unicron]]. Sick of the kids being endangered, June decides to take Raf to a real hospital, and announces she's taking the other kids as well, since they don't belong in the Autobots' war. [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] refuses to go, and [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]] decides to stay too. June takes off in her car with Raf. No sooner has she left than [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] contacts the Autobots to report that earthquakes have occurred simultaneously worldwide, and other disasters are springing up as well.

[[Image:OneShallRise1-Bumblebeestorm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Bumblebee keeps an eye out for flying cows.]]

As June drives away the base, lightning begins striking the ground near her car. She swerves to avoid it, and crashes into a power pole, though neither she nor Raf are hurt. The danger is not over, however, as a tornado begins bearing down on them. June tries to escape from it, but it begins to lift the car off the ground. Help arrives in the form of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who grabs the car's front end and prevents it from flying off into the storm, while Raf climbs onto him over the hood. There's a moment of alarm as the car is ripped away, but June manages to survive clinging to the hood which Bumblebee is still clutching. Bumblebee drives the relieved pair back to base.

Back at the volcano, the [[Decepticon]]s are busy gathering up Dark Energon and loading it aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. On the ship's bridge, Megatron is suddenly seized by a vision of the Earth exploding.

Bumblebee arrives back at base, and everyone's relieved to see Raf and June safe, though she grounds Jack for disobeying her orders of going home with her. At roughly the same time, Fowler arrives to find out if the Autobots have made any progress in finding answers. Ratchet has traced the source of the earthquakes to the Earth's core, and when he plays the tiny tremors as sound, everyone present hears a heartbeat. Meanwhile, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] plays the same sound to Megatron, who feels it resonating through his head.

Deep within the volcano, [[Unicron]] awakens.

Realizing that Unicron is at the Earth's core, Optimus explains to the humans present about the age-old war between [[Primus]] and Unicron, the creation of the [[Thirteen]], the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the defeat of Unicron. Fowler thinks they should find the hole Unicron crawled into the Earth through and fill it with explosives, but Optimus believes that the Earth formed around Unicron as he slept. Everyone wonders what will happen next.

[[Image:OneShallRise1-Unicronaudience.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Nobody summons Unicron!" "Then it pleases me to be the fir- [[The Transformers: The Movie|Oh, wait."]]]]

[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] reports that the ''Nemesis'' hold is full of Dark Energon. Megatron places her in command while he goes to talk to Unicron. As the ship moves away, Megatron flies down to the lip of the volcano and beseeches Unicron to speak to him. Unicron is unimpressed with Megatron and senses the taint of Primus. Unicron is shocked that the last of the Primes still lives and tells Megatron he'll deal with it himself.

Optimus scouts one of the locations where a quake has struck and confirms that, like the others, it's rich in metals. Ratchet warns him of an increase in spark activity, and a few moments later, Unicron himself appears to Optimus as a huge, stone being. Optimus asks Unicron to consider the many [[human]]s inhabiting Earth who rely on Unicron, but Unicron considers them parasites and opts to strike Optimus with lightning instead. Optimus retaliates, blasting Unicron until the stone golem falls and crumbles into the ground. Optimus has not won, however, as more Unicrons burst out of the ground all around him.

[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Decepticon Miner]]s (12)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (14)
|c3=
*[[June Darby]] (7)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
*[[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] (9)
*[[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko Nakadai]] (10)
*[[William Fowler]] (11)
|c4=
*[[Unicron]] (15)
*The [[Thirteen]] (16-28, flashback)
}}

==Quotes==
"The ‘Cons killed a [[unicorn]]?" ''(Awkward silence)'' "White horse with a horn on its head... prances around all sparkly?"
:—'''Miko''' makes the first canon Unicron/unicorn joke in twenty-five years.

"It deeply grieves me that I have failed. But I will do everything in my power to ensure that no harm comes to our human friends or any human ever again." 
"Optimus…they’re children. They do not belong in your world. They should be worrying about grades, prom dates, pimples—not their own survival!"
:—A spark-to-heart in which '''Optimus''' and '''June''' don't quite see optic-to-eye.

(To June) "You're not my mother." 
"Miko..." 
"Neither are you!"
:—'''Miko''', asserting her independence—again, and '''Bulkhead''', wondering why he got the difficult partner.

"Before the beginning...there was Primus. And there was Unicron. One, the incarnation of creation—the other...of destruction. For eons, Primus and Unicron battled, the balance of power shifting between them more times than could be counted. Only by creating the Thirteen—the original Primes who preceded me—was Primus finally able to defeat Unicron and cast him out. Primus became one with the very core of our planet, creating life through the Well of All Sparks, while Unicron was never to be heard from again...until now."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' tells the tale.

"'''Silence, worm! I have no need of your lowly assistance.'''" 
"Please, my lord. I exist only to serve you." 
"'''What is this I sense? The taint of Primus? Here?!'''" 
"That is Optimus, the last of the Primes, our sworn enemy." 
"'''You profess loyalty to me, yet allow a disciple of Primus to live?!'''" 
"I will destroy him for you! His screams will be heard—" 
"'''I grow weary of your prattle. Surely if you had the power to destroy this Prime, you would have done so already. ''I'' will deal with him myself.'''"
:—Confronting '''Unicron''' himself, '''Megatron''' starts to feel a little like Starscream.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* A tornado with enough wind force to pull a car and the Autobot holding it should have sucked June and Raf in the second they exited the vehicle.
* When Optimus tries to reason with Unicron, the Chaos Bringer detaches his spikes to reveal his hands, but after Prime guns him down the spikes are back again.

===Continuity notes===
* The blade that forms from Optimus's right arm remains broken in this episode, having been damaged by Megatron in "[[One Shall Fall]]".

===Transformers references===
[[Image:OneShallRise1-TheThirteen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*[[Primus]] and his conflict with Unicron originated in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers comic]] way back in the 1980s.
*The Thirteen first came into Transformers lore in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]].
*The [[Well of All Sparks]], meanwhile, originated in Dreamwave's 2003 ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' miniseries.
*When the Decepticon miners harvest Dark Energon from the volcano, it appears that some of it has been cut into [[Energon cube|cubes]].
*This episode gives direct confirmation that the [[Core]] of Cybertron ''is'' Primus. Furthermore, the appearance of the Core shown in the episode is almost identical to its appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''.
* If you look hard enough, you can see [[Solus Prime|one]] of The Thirteen wielding [[Forge of Solus Prime|a large hammer]], [[Prima|one wielding]] [[Star Saber (Prima)|a huge sword]], one with [[Vector Prime|a dial on his chest]], [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|one with a familiar bearded face]], and one wearing [[Amalgamous Prime|a helmet with large horns]].
* Whilst pledging allegiance to him, Megatron proclaims himself as Unicron's "[[Herald of Unicron|Herald]]".

===Trivia===
* This episode was initially intended to air on TeleToon on [[August 28]], 2011, but its broadcast was replaced at the last minute by a rerun of "[[Predatory]]". It aired in Singapore on [[September 29]], 2011.
* This episode's intro sequence is shorter than previous ones, skipping the shots of the kids with their respective partners.
* In a difference to the usual Primus/Unicron mythos, Unicron is shown physically stomping across Cybertron (and is later described as having shed his physical form completely) and Primus is said to have ''later'' become "one" with the planet as if it pre-exists him.
* The piece of music that plays during the scene with Jack's potential separation from Arcee is the one that can be heard back during the similar situations in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]" and "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* As the Autobots watch a news report of various catastrophes around the globe, the corner of the ticker running across the bottom of the screen displays mostly positive financial growth. Man, corporations ''are'' evil!
* As of this episode, June dubs Jack grounded until the age of twenty-five. Let's see how long that lasts.
*In his confrontation with Unicron, Optimus does not reveal his mask once. Perhaps he doesn't consider this a real battle for his life.
*We get to see twelve of the Thirteen. It's the first time we've seen this many of them assembled on television.
*Intentional or not, the energy blasts Unicron fires from his hands resemble the lightning that Unicrion Trilogy Megatron/Galvatron would fire from his hands in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 16|16 April]] [[2012]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Prophezeiung erfüllt sich, Teil 1'''" ("The Prophecy Fulfilled, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 2|2 March]] [[2012]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Egyikünk állva marad, 1. rész'''" ("One of Us Remains Standing, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9|9 February]] [[2012]]

'''Indonesian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Satu Harus Bertahan: Kebangkitan Kegalapan'''" ("One Shall Stand: The Rise of Darkness")
:*''Original airdate:'' 2 October [[2012]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il risveglio - Prima parte'''" ("The Awakening - Part One")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 17|17 December]] [[2011]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyoshin Henkei! Gaia Unicron no Shingeki'''" (巨神変形!ガイアユニクロンの進撃, "Giant God Transformation! The Advance of Gaia Unicron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 15|15 September]] [[2012]]

'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Yunikeuron ui Buhwal'''" (유니크론의 부활, "Return of Unicron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 15|15 November]] [[2011]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' ?
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 5|5 January]] [[2012]]

'''Spanish (Spain)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Uno se alzará, primera parte'''" ("One Shall Rise, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 28|28 July]] [[2012]]

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Lander

2012-12-02T16:34:25Z

Traitorous: /* Super-God Masterforce cartoon */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Lander is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lander human robot.jpg|right|350px|thumb|With Richard Dean Anderson as "Lander"]]
'''Lander''' (ランダー ''Randā'') came to [[Earth]] during the Stone Age, when he and his fellow [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]]s crashed on the planet while in pursuit of a group of [[Decepticon]]s. In order to more effectively hunt down the Decepticons, who had used their Pretender powers to take the forms of monsters, Lander and the Autobots adopted the forms of [[human]] beings, and battled their foes down through the ages, inspiring many classical Earthly legends in the process. When the Decepticons were finally defeated and sealed away, Lander and the others elected to remain on Earth, living in their human guises and guiding the evolution of human society.

While his comrades found themselves touched by the beauty of Earth's natural environment, or the extent and complexity of mankind's emotion, Lander was particularly taken by one thing: humankind's great capacity for pleasure. In the present day, he lives in [[New York City]], and fills his off-hours with the finer things in life—he collects wine, attends concerts, and loves, above all else... the ''ladies''. Despite his man-about-town lifestyle, Lander would never shirk his Autobot duties in favour of the fairer sex, but when he is called upon for a mission, it's a very rare thing to find him ''not'' in the company of one of his many lady-friends. Giggidy, giggidy, gigg-i-''dy''.

Lander is physically the strongest of the Autobot Pretenders, although he's not the most proficient soldier amongst the group, with combat skills that could only be described as "competent". His talents lie in both the mechanical and natural worlds—he is a five-star engineer, and an expert geologist.

{{bigquote|You gotta make your decisions with style. Otherwise, you won't get the girls.|Lander|"[[Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Lander suiton.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
[[Image:LanderPretender.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dull Surprise?]]
When the Decepticon Pretenders were liberated from their imprisonment by the alien [[Devil Z]], Lander's peaceful years of indulgence were interrupted at last when his leader, [[Metalhawk]], summoned him to Japan for a battle with the fiends. Lander happened to be in an elevator with a [[Madonna (Masterforce)|date]] at the time, but wasn't especially bothered about donning his Pretender suit in front of her, and running off into the city streets. Converting to vehicle mode, he was pursued by the police, but shook them by launching himself into the ocean and cruising off over the waves. Making his way to Japan, Lander joined Metalhawk in battle and took on [[Dauros]] while his leader destroyed the Decepticons' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] support, forcing the villains to flee. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

[[Image:Lander puretendaaa.jpg|right|160px|thumb|]]
While the other Autobots were busy battling the Decepticons in the [[Karin Islands]], Lander remained behind at [[Professor Gō]]'s observatory, only for the building to come under attack by [[Blood]]. As the observatory burned, Lander contacted the Autobots and attempted to get the professor to safety, but was attacked and defeated by Blood. The observatory had already been reduced to rubble by the time Metalhawk and the other Autobots arrived to see Lander clawing his way out of the wreckage; the professor, alas, did not survive. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

Lander joined the Autobots in responding to a Decepticon attack on Rome, subduing their [[Destroid]] servants with knock-out gas. The Decepticon Pretenders fled into the tunnels beneath the city, and Lander and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] gave chase, only to lose track of their foes and wind up in a coastal cave. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}} Shortly thereafter, Lander came to Japan to help Metalhawk when he transformed the Autobots' human allies, [[Shūta Gō]], [[Cab]] and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], into [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}} and later joined with the rest of the Autobots on a mission to protect the wildlife of Africa from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

When the Decepticons' two newest warriors, the [[Godmaster]] brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], attacked the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]], in which the Headmaster Juniors were participating, Metalhawk and Lander sped to the aid of their young comrades. The two Pretenders proved to be sorely outmatched by the mighty Godmasters, but fortunately for the Autobots, when [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] and Diver arrived to reinforce them, the sinister siblings elected to withdraw. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} A rematch with the Godmasters followed quickly, on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]], and again, Lander and the Autobots only just managed to scrape a victory. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

When Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, [[Ginrai]], in America, he summoned Lander to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]] to educate Ginrai on the threat of the Decepticons and help him convince the trucker to join the Autobot forces. Although Ginrai wasn't completely sold on the idea, he did vow to help the Autobots when he could "for the sake of the world", and Lander and Diver would later help him in battle against Hydra and Buster several times. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} Despite the increase in fighting, Lander still tried to keep a healthy social calendar, but was less than impressed when the Decepticons decided to kidnap some children just after he'd managed to obtain tickets to a concert. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Lander robotmode.jpg|left|210px|thumb|]]
After Ginrai discovered the next Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]], in Canada, Lander was part of the Autobot search party that headed into the Rocky Mountains, putting his geological skills to use checking out assorted ores and minerals in the mountain caves in hopes of finding clues to the locations of the remaining Godmasters. The trail eventually led to success in the form of [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and when the fourth Godmaster, [[Road King]], was located, Lander joined with the other Pretenders in insisting that Ginrai accept the position of Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Lander vehicle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This looks cool, but we had the toy. It's not.]]
Soon thereafter, Lander, Metalhawk and Diver met with their old ally, [[Grand Maximus]], who arrived from space to inform them of the approach of the Decepticon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], towards Earth. Grand supplied them with the plans and materials necessary to construct a drone named "[[Godbomber]]", which would enable Ginrai to fly and fight in space and defeat BlackZarak before he reached the planet, and Lander and the Pretenders focused their efforts into the completion of this "Bomber Project". {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Despite various attempts by the Decepticons to stop them, the Autobots successfully completed construction of Godbomber, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} and Ginrai headed into space to battle BlackZarak. Like all the other Autobots, Lander was unable to do anything but sit on Earth and wait for news as the battle raged in space, but Lander took the tension calmly, suggesting a drink to pass the time. Needless to say, the Headmaster Juniors were not impressed. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

Lander took a big step back from the front lines at this point, participating only in very occasional battles. He helped scan the planet for Decepticon activity {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} and battled the Decepticon Pretenders alongside his fellow Autobots Pretenders in Latin America, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} but played no hand in the final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in the Alps, during which Ginrai successfully destroyed BlackZarak and Devil Z, inadvertently bringing the Transformers' [[transtector]]s to life. The now-living transtectors departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, but Lander and the other Pretenders elected to remain on Earth and continue their lives there. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
Lander was among the Autobots standing onstage when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Lander manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Chip Chase finally gets himself some bionic legs.]]
Lander was present when Shūta, Cab and Minerva became Headmaster Juniors, presenting their transtectors to them alongside Diver and Phoenix. {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}}

When Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, Ginrai, in America, and arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet the other Autobots, Lander elected not to make the trip, staying at the Ocean Research Institute with Diver and Phoenix. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} He later joined with the other Autobots in racing to thwart a mysterious Decepticon scheme, only to be briefly bamboozled by holographic images of legendary Decepticons before Ginrai dealt with them. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

Lander and the other Pretenders dropped off the radar after this battle, appearing only briefly to monitor a two-pronged attack by the Decepticons against Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Fortunately for all concerned, they returned to the front lines during Ginrai's final battle with the Decepticons, during which the Decepticon emperor, Devil Z, turned on his subordinates, and attempted to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Lander and the Pretenders hurled themselves into the path of the villain's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam, saving Ginrai and the Decepticons from its effects, and remaining unharmed themselves, since, as true robots, they possessed no Jinchōkon of their own. Lander subsequently joined with all the other Autobots and Decepticons in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", which destroyed Devil Z once and for all. With the alien's death, the humans were separated from their transtectors, and the transtectors themselves were brought to life as true super-robot lifeforms. While the new-born Transformers departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, Lander elected to remain on Earth and continue his life there. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1Landmine toy.jpg|right|240px|thumb]]
*'''Lander''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-200'''
**''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, "Crusher Blade", "Drill Wave Gun"

: Lander's Pretender shell resembles a human in a yellow and grey armored space suit, armed with his grey "Crusher Blade" sword and black "Drill Wave Gun". The shell's helmet and belt (molded from the same soft dark grey plastic as his sword) are also removable, and used to help "lock" the two halves of the shell together. The shell splits to reveal Lander's inner robot, which transforms into a predominantly grey Cybertronic land vehicle. The robot can wield the Drill Wave Gun in both modes.

:Lander was available only as a mail-away exclusive toy in Japan, and lacked the spectacles of the animation model. The toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], with no notable differences between the two.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Landmine/landmine.htm More information on Lander (well, Landmine, close enough) at TFU.info]''

{{--}}
==Notes==
[[Image:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Secretarymine]]
* Lander's animation model shows up in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]" as a "generic", unnamed Autobot. He is seen carrying a "clipboard" of some kind and reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon. He's also the only one in that shot seen clearly, the other three ([[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Wide Load]] and [[Sixknight]]) all being seen only from the back and largely obscured. Later, a differently colored version appears as a field commander chafing under withdrawal orders in "[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]".
*Lander (or maybe Landmine, we dunno) is on display at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_Pop_Century_Resort the Pop Century resort at Walt Disney World] sans weapon and pretender shell.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Landmine''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Russian:'' '''Fugas''' (Фугас, "Landmine")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore''' ("Lightning")

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

File:LanderPretender.jpg

2012-12-02T16:31:02Z

Traitorous: An image of lander in pretender mode.

An image of lander in pretender mode.

Crossfire (Prime)

2012-04-01T16:14:53Z

Traitorous: /* Continuity errors */

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|next=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Crossfire"
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|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Airachnid and Starscream struggle to control an Insecticon warrior.'''

==Synopsis==
Airachnid muses to Megatron about Soundwave's inevitable decryption of the [[Project Iacon|Iacon files,]] and requests for her tracking abilities to be enlisted in the search for the resulting coordinates. Megatron dismisses her, and Soundwave replays the audio of her suggestion to leave Megatron [[One Shall Rise, Part 3|earlier]]. He contacts Dreadwing, who replies with an oath of loyalty. The leader orders him to perform a task he normally performs [[Rock Bottom|himself]], but now leaves to his first officer. The Seeker is confused, as Airachnid holds that position, but his mission becomes clear—he is to dispose of the treacherous spider.

Breakdown, Dreadwing, and Airachnid follow the trail of an unconfirmed energon deposit. Airachnid is amused at the heavy backup, and takes the opportunity to grill Breakdown on his lack of skill, and lack of eye. Dreadwing attempts to calm him, but another insult puts him into a frenzy. He jumps at the spider, but is webbed in the face. Dreadwing joins the fray, but is pinned to a tree by Airachnid's webbing, but not before he lets off a blast which collapses a tree on Airachnid. She finds one of her legs damaged, and retreats. Breakdown gives chase, and finds her collapsed in a ravine. As he raises his hammer to finish her, webs—[[MECH|not from Airachnid]]—immobilize it in the air. Airachnid raises a leg to slice him through.

A contingent of MECH soldiers come upon Breakdown's remains.

In a cave, Starscream pities his lot in life as he jumps for a meager scrap of energon. He is interrupted by a nearby rumbling that surprises him—it is an Insecticon, unearthing a large chunk of energon. He orders the brute to hand it over, but it attacks him, forcing him to hide. He witnesses the Insecticon bowing to another surprise—Airachnid. He makes himself known, and she makes her rogue status known, giving Starscream the idea to propose an alliance to overthrow Megatron with the help of her oversized herald. She proposes an alternative—she overthrows Megatron, and orders the Insecticon to destroy Starscream.

At base, Ratchet recieves another [[Orion Pax, Part 2|high frequency message on a restricted band,]] again from Starscream, who promises valuable intel for medical aid. His intel proves none-too-relevant until he mentions the Insecticon, and provides Airachnid's location. Back at base, Arcee
berates Ratchet and Bulkhead for letting him go again, but Optimus is confident in sparing helpless lifeforms, regardless of personal vendettas.

Airachnid contacts Megatron and proposes a challenge. He accepts, and forbids Dreadwing to follow him.

Megatron arrives at the mine, and is beset upon by the Insecticon, who ignores Megatron's orders to stand down and begins to beat him down. Before long, however, the former gladiator is on equal footing with the beast . The Autobots bridge in, and Arcee goes for Airachnid. Below, Megatron gains the upper hand, removing the Insecticon's limbs and finally decapitating it. Megatron announces his superiority, before falling. The Autobots surround him, and Optimus Prime prepares to execute him. Laser blasts fill the air, and Dreadwing, accompanied by a large detachment of Vehicons, surrounds them. They agree to trade their lives for Megatron's. As Dreadwing and Megatron fly off, Megatron shows his appreciation for Dreadwing's disregard of orders.

Arcee follows Airachnid, but finds herself suddenly stuck in a trap. As her rival prepares to finish her, a missile streaks through the air and pushes the spider off Arcee. She escapes as Starscream—intent on payback—continues to fire. Now alone with Arcee, the Seeker recalls her decision to spare him earlier, and cuts her down to settle his debt.

Underground, even as she swears her vengeance, Airachnid comes upon the source of her warrior—an entire nest of Insecticons.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (4)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (5)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)
|c3=
*[[MECH|MECH soldiers]] (6)
*[[MECH Commando]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Airachnid]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==

"I know we've never seen ''eyes-to-eye'', but that doesn't mean we can't ''patch'' things up."
:—'''Airachnid''' baits Breakdown with extra-strength puns.

"Easy prey."
:—'''Breakdown''' on the crippled Airachnid

"Never trust a Con, kick Buckethead's bucket!"
:—'''Bulkhead'''

"It would seem Starscream orchestrated this convergence, in the hope that all his enemies would destroy each other on his behalf."
:-'''Optimus''' sums up Starscream for the fans.

"You and your beast would do well to remember—''I honed my skills in the pits of Kaon!''"
:—'''Megatron''' reminds all that he is not so easily beaten.

"You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant."
:—'''Megatron''' might have finally made a good choice for second-in-command.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
*Starscream's missiles reappear on his arms after he fires them.
*Not only that, but he was apparently capable of firing the weapons off even with his T-cog missing. When Bumblebee lost his own cog in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 1" he was unable to use his weapons besides lacking the ability to transform (Although it is possible that since Starscream's missiles are already on the surface of his robot mode that he has access to them).

=== Animation and technical errors ===
*When Bulkhead jumps out of the groundbridge with Ratchet following behind, the wrecking ball on his left arm somehow transforms silently and invisibly back to his hand.

===Continuity notes===
*Arcee reminds the team yet again of how Airachnid took [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] away from her.
*Starscream hasn't forgotten how Arcee let him live after their last encounter from "[[Partners]]".
*Soundwave plays dialogue from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]" to remind Megatron what Airachnid thinks of him.
*Airachnid wanting to leave Megatron behind during "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" has caught up to her.
*MECH comes across the dismembered remains of Breakdown, and cites it as a "[[Operation: Breakdown|familiar face]]".
*Starscream contacts Ratchet the same way he did back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", and meets him and Bulkhead in what appears to be the same place. He even references the events of that episode.
*The events of the two-part episode "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1|Operation Bumblebee]]" are brought up while Starscream begs for treatment.
*The "task" Megatron normally performs himself—the disposal of treacherous soldiers—previously occurred in "[[Rock Bottom]]", where Starscream was the recipient.
*Megatron refers to his skills and training as a Kaon gladiator.
*The resolution Optimus Prime made last season to finally kill Megatron still stands.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*Airachnid being able to control the Insecticon is sort of siren-like.

===Trivia===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]
*Breakdown seems to have met his demise. This is the first time in the series this occurs to a character who lasted more than one episode.
** This also marks the [[Operation: Breakdown|second time]] something nasty happens to Breakdown with Knock-Out nowhere in sight.
*Dreadwing is now Megatron's first lieutenant, and also the first NOT being an [[Starscream (Prime)|ambitious]] [[Airachnid|traitor]].

Crossfire (Prime)

2012-04-01T16:14:22Z

Traitorous:

{{episode|
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|prev=Loose Cannons
|next=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Crossfire"
|airdate=[[March 31]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Airachnid and Starscream struggle to control an Insecticon warrior.'''

==Synopsis==
Airachnid muses to Megatron about Soundwave's inevitable decryption of the [[Project Iacon|Iacon files,]] and requests for her tracking abilities to be enlisted in the search for the resulting coordinates. Megatron dismisses her, and Soundwave replays the audio of her suggestion to leave Megatron [[One Shall Rise, Part 3|earlier]]. He contacts Dreadwing, who replies with an oath of loyalty. The leader orders him to perform a task he normally performs [[Rock Bottom|himself]], but now leaves to his first officer. The Seeker is confused, as Airachnid holds that position, but his mission becomes clear—he is to dispose of the treacherous spider.

Breakdown, Dreadwing, and Airachnid follow the trail of an unconfirmed energon deposit. Airachnid is amused at the heavy backup, and takes the opportunity to grill Breakdown on his lack of skill, and lack of eye. Dreadwing attempts to calm him, but another insult puts him into a frenzy. He jumps at the spider, but is webbed in the face. Dreadwing joins the fray, but is pinned to a tree by Airachnid's webbing, but not before he lets off a blast which collapses a tree on Airachnid. She finds one of her legs damaged, and retreats. Breakdown gives chase, and finds her collapsed in a ravine. As he raises his hammer to finish her, webs—[[MECH|not from Airachnid]]—immobilize it in the air. Airachnid raises a leg to slice him through.

A contingent of MECH soldiers come upon Breakdown's remains.

In a cave, Starscream pities his lot in life as he jumps for a meager scrap of energon. He is interrupted by a nearby rumbling that surprises him—it is an Insecticon, unearthing a large chunk of energon. He orders the brute to hand it over, but it attacks him, forcing him to hide. He witnesses the Insecticon bowing to another surprise—Airachnid. He makes himself known, and she makes her rogue status known, giving Starscream the idea to propose an alliance to overthrow Megatron with the help of her oversized herald. She proposes an alternative—she overthrows Megatron, and orders the Insecticon to destroy Starscream.

At base, Ratchet recieves another [[Orion Pax, Part 2|high frequency message on a restricted band,]] again from Starscream, who promises valuable intel for medical aid. His intel proves none-too-relevant until he mentions the Insecticon, and provides Airachnid's location. Back at base, Arcee
berates Ratchet and Bulkhead for letting him go again, but Optimus is confident in sparing helpless lifeforms, regardless of personal vendettas.

Airachnid contacts Megatron and proposes a challenge. He accepts, and forbids Dreadwing to follow him.

Megatron arrives at the mine, and is beset upon by the Insecticon, who ignores Megatron's orders to stand down and begins to beat him down. Before long, however, the former gladiator is on equal footing with the beast . The Autobots bridge in, and Arcee goes for Airachnid. Below, Megatron gains the upper hand, removing the Insecticon's limbs and finally decapitating it. Megatron announces his superiority, before falling. The Autobots surround him, and Optimus Prime prepares to execute him. Laser blasts fill the air, and Dreadwing, accompanied by a large detachment of Vehicons, surrounds them. They agree to trade their lives for Megatron's. As Dreadwing and Megatron fly off, Megatron shows his appreciation for Dreadwing's disregard of orders.

Arcee follows Airachnid, but finds herself suddenly stuck in a trap. As her rival prepares to finish her, a missile streaks through the air and pushes the spider off Arcee. She escapes as Starscream—intent on payback—continues to fire. Now alone with Arcee, the Seeker recalls her decision to spare him earlier, and cuts her down to settle his debt.

Underground, even as she swears her vengeance, Airachnid comes upon the source of her warrior—an entire nest of Insecticons.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (4)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (5)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)
|c3=
*[[MECH|MECH soldiers]] (6)
*[[MECH Commando]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Airachnid]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==

"I know we've never seen ''eyes-to-eye'', but that doesn't mean we can't ''patch'' things up."
:—'''Airachnid''' baits Breakdown with extra-strength puns.

"Easy prey."
:—'''Breakdown''' on the crippled Airachnid

"Never trust a Con, kick Buckethead's bucket!"
:—'''Bulkhead'''

"It would seem Starscream orchestrated this convergence, in the hope that all his enemies would destroy each other on his behalf."
:-'''Optimus''' sums up Starscream for the fans.

"You and your beast would do well to remember—''I honed my skills in the pits of Kaon!''"
:—'''Megatron''' reminds all that he is not so easily beaten.

"You disobeyed my orders in following me here. You will make a fine first lieutenant."
:—'''Megatron''' might have finally made a good choice for second-in-command.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
*Starscream's missiles reappear on his arms after he fires them.
*Not only that, but he was apparently capable of firing the weapons off even with his T-cog missing. When Bumblebee lost his own cog in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 1" he was unable to use his weapons besides lacking the ability to transform (Although it is possible that since his missiles are already on the surface of his robot mode that he has access to them).

=== Animation and technical errors ===
*When Bulkhead jumps out of the groundbridge with Ratchet following behind, the wrecking ball on his left arm somehow transforms silently and invisibly back to his hand.

===Continuity notes===
*Arcee reminds the team yet again of how Airachnid took [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] away from her.
*Starscream hasn't forgotten how Arcee let him live after their last encounter from "[[Partners]]".
*Soundwave plays dialogue from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]" to remind Megatron what Airachnid thinks of him.
*Airachnid wanting to leave Megatron behind during "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" has caught up to her.
*MECH comes across the dismembered remains of Breakdown, and cites it as a "[[Operation: Breakdown|familiar face]]".
*Starscream contacts Ratchet the same way he did back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]", and meets him and Bulkhead in what appears to be the same place. He even references the events of that episode.
*The events of the two-part episode "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1|Operation Bumblebee]]" are brought up while Starscream begs for treatment.
*The "task" Megatron normally performs himself—the disposal of treacherous soldiers—previously occurred in "[[Rock Bottom]]", where Starscream was the recipient.
*Megatron refers to his skills and training as a Kaon gladiator.
*The resolution Optimus Prime made last season to finally kill Megatron still stands.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*Airachnid being able to control the Insecticon is sort of siren-like.

===Trivia===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]
*Breakdown seems to have met his demise. This is the first time in the series this occurs to a character who lasted more than one episode.
** This also marks the [[Operation: Breakdown|second time]] something nasty happens to Breakdown with Knock-Out nowhere in sight.
*Dreadwing is now Megatron's first lieutenant, and also the first NOT being an [[Starscream (Prime)|ambitious]] [[Airachnid|traitor]].

Megatron (WFC)

2012-03-24T22:53:54Z

Traitorous:

{{faction|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|400px|Lord of the [[Dark Energon]] wraiths.]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
[[Image:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

[[Image:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let Shockwave take control of [[Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Tony Fuochi|Antonio Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Antonio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Paweł Szczesny]] (Polish)}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon]] arena and noticed there was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. Soundwave also helped them. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. But soon Megatronus's ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[High Council]]. Shocking his colleague with his true intentions, Megatron stated that he would overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and began his conquest and vowed to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. At an unknown point in the war, Megatron created the [[Vehicon]] army to serve him, recruited Soundwave into his army. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} and also recruited Starscream, the seeker's air commander as his second in command{{Storylink|Partners}}

During the war, Megatron took the city of [[Kaon]] which contained the very area he fought in as a gladiator and used it as a capitol, although completely unaware that the legendary [[Vector Sigma]] (a device that also contained the Matrix's power) was right below his feet. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

In a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron captured Autobot Bumblebee and interrogated him for intel but the scout would not give in which provoked Megatron to crush in his voice box. While Autobots invaded the location and saved Bumblebee, the scout himself was left with out a proper voice. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

The war resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. Although he was denied the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by the High Council, Megatron became obsessed with finding it, but Orion Pax was given it by the Core itself, and Orion became Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Eventually the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole transformer race into exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}{{Storylink|Exodus}} But Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Over the following years, Megatron and Optimus fought many a battle, such as the [[Battle of Technar]] where Megatron ordered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] to assassinate Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After his failure, Megatron came to believe only he should finally terminate Prime. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}
[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually Megatron and his army's arrived on Earth with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] and [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] to search for Energon and powerful weapon's that found their was there during the war. However Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} However before leaving, Megatron set up several mining sites with [[Decepticon Miner]]s to dig for Energon {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}. He had several Decepticon soldiers such as Skyquake in charge of deposits not yet ready for mining. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. Returning to Earth and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Nemesis (Prime)|''Nemesis'']], and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his spark, he was filled with its power, feeling as thought he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed for the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[Image:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, only for Megatron to fly off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive the entire planet's dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army, and seemingly, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[Image:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]
The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless; Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] board the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes; unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation, when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[Image:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|250px|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lulz.]] Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, insisted his wounded pride saw him volunteer to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron, in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Definitely ''not'' [[Bruticus]], Starscream.]]

Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}
[[Image:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]

Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}[[Image:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|right|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but received not the power he hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, but instead Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the Earth's core, and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]

Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault. Orion work on this project for the next 2 months.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead. order Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction.{{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was infact Optimus Prime, the so called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[Image:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth but Megatron refused, this caused Orion to delete his findings. However Soundwave had in fact recorded his finding's and the data was saved who informed Megatron of activity at the space bridge and went there to find the Autobots had taken control of it. Also one of their [[Insecticon (Prime)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threaded to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project if he did not complete it. Megatron realized that the Autobot's must of been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. He arrived to the space bridge and defeated the trio who were there, and waited for Arcee to return through the open space bridge with the expected Matrix. However in the meantime Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron. Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobot's, pulled out his blades (one of which was ''still'' broken) and attacked Megatron but was no match for him, but while the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. Unfortunately while Megatron was taking it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He was ''very'' unhappy and began to regret only taking to scouts vocal processor and not his life but Soundwave reminded him of the other two sets of coordinates with weapons. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast (and scaring Knock Out to the point of leakage). Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. However, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
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===Commercial appearances===
:''Voice actor'': [[Frank Welker]] (English)

Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]], a pony, sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <strike> nuts </strike> nights?|Megatron}}

At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub promo}}

He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]"{{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn]] and [[Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotise Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

{{spoiler|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|March 29, 2012}}
Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

====Mega-Mouth====

Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which [[universal stream]] he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} he also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} and he also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering those fanmails. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish)
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (Prime)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it... At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[Image:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)| Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)| Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (Prime)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bombers]]. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with black humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[Image:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

[[Image:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]
Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it?
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': clear purple missile, fusion cannon

: This toy is based on Megatron's appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like [[Soundwave (Prime)|''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave]], his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.

: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank-mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.

: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|Megatron Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (First Edition 5 figure gift set, 2011)
**''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon]]

: This Deluxe-Class version of Megatron transforms into his alien ship mode. He comes with his Fusion Cannon, which can either be held with his hands in robot mode, or peg onto his jet mode by folding the handle in and pegging it behind his exposed, peeking head. It is also in this latter configuration for the cannon that the otherwise useless groove and tab on the cannon and its handle can be pegged onto the tab and otherwise useless socket on his right arm, giving him the classic, arm-mounted, yet ''strangely undocumented'' Fusion Cannon configuration shown in his [[stock photography]].

: Speaking of undocumented features, his [[instructions]] show a noticeably different "completed" vehicle mode when compared to his stock photos. Specifically, the instructions completely neglect the extra steps to flip his wings out and form a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] vehicle mode, opting instead for a more slender, wingless vehicle mode. To achieve this undocumented form, his underside leg panels must be opened, flipped around and over to the top of the ship, be pegged onto a tab on the side of his intakes, and his pointy wingtips must be flipped out from underneath. He also has some clearance issues when transforming. His intakes and the panel that surrounds his head in vehicle mode tend to collide when the intakes are snugly angled into and out of the panel, often resulting in the intakes popping off the (detachable) plastic hinges that they're on. He also comes somewhat mis-transformed in the package, with the positions of the intakes and the panel on his back being switched around, with the panel being placed ''after'' the intakes, instead of ''before''.

: He comes with a similarly-scaled [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]], as well as a DVD of the "Series Premiere" episode "[[Masters & Students]]".

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*'''Megatron''' (First Edition Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: The Japanese release of Deluxe class Megatron was packaged by itself on a card. The instructions show the proper vehicle mode, how to attach his fusion cannon to his arm, and the figure is transformed correctly in the box.
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===Prime===
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[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Commander-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Accessories'': "Cyber sword"
: This Cyberverse scaled Megatron is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with a translucent "cyber sword" weapon and a pack-in file card. Rare for a Hasbro product, his sword is both hard plastic, and pointy. Also included is a mini DVD featuring the Transformers Prime [[Masters & Students]] episode.

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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-MegatronPowerizer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And it's like the sky is new.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Accessories'': "Cannon", "Combat Claw"

: Like the Cyberverse version, this Megatron has a fair amount of translucent purple plastic in the torso and forearms, and a similar general design to his other ''Prime'' toys of the line in both modes, although the plastic is a little more matte than in the stock photo. He comes with two weapons; the arm cannon is a MechTech-like weapon, where pushing a plunger at the back swings two blades out from either side and pushes a third one forward, combining to make a larger one below the cannon's mouth. At the same time, a red LED swings out and activates, shining through the plastic blades. The cannon can be mounted on either arm, either in the classic elbow port or from one on the wrist, and the blade can be locked in place by manually swinging the blades out while holding the plunger back.

:He also comes with a combat claw, which mounts on the wrist point on either hand and has a piece which rests in the hand to appear more as if it's being held. The claw can also be mounted in front of the cannon, which does not interfere with the cannon's blade gimmick. Both weapons can also be stored on the back when not in use, and it is possible to trigger the cannon's LED gimmick and lock it on while on the back without unfolding the blade much, resulting in the LED shining through and making the inner chest glow red.

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* '''Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[February 21|2-21]]-[[2012|12]])
** ''Japanese ID Number:'' '''AM-05'''
** ''Accessories:'' "Gora" Arms Micron

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Nobody makes fun of Megatron's lovely skirt. Not more than once, anyway.]]
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon, missile

:A [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Megatron with purple parts, a translucent purple cannon and purple and red paint details resembling the effects of [[Dark Energon]], available in a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee.

:The [[stock photo]] to the right has his vehicle mode mis-transformed. His treads are left almost untransformed as his arms, but with his hands folded inside the treads, and the top panel on his left shoulder hasn't been rotated and pegged between his shoulders/tank front. His robot mode is also mis-transformed, with his back panel not being pegged into his back and being left hanging behind his thighs.

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===Bot Shots===
[[Image:Bot Shots S1 BP004 Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''170'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''820'''
***''Sword strength'': '''625'''

:''[[Bot Shots]]'' Megatron is a teeny tank that borrows some elements from both the ''War for Cybertron'' and ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Megatron designs. He has a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his front is pressed and a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. He was only available in a three-pack with [[Nemesis Prime (BS)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Acid Storm (BS)|Acid Storm]].

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*'''Megatron Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''530'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''900'''
***''Sword strength'': '''210'''

:A redeco of the ''Bot Shots'' tank Megatron mold in bronze with a large "trailer" tank body extension that transforms into a battle station with a launcher mechanism. The large, non-firing cannon on the launcher has detailing reminiscent of the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]].

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*'''Megatron''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''???'''
***''Sword strength'': '''???'''

:Cast in translucent dark green plastic, "Super Bot" Megatron is a new figure using a mix of Bot Shots Optimus, tank Megatron, and all new "trailer", robot chest, and grill parts. It transforms into a semi-truck with trailer, taking inspiration from the ''[[Kre-O]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Megatrons. Like the rest of the line, it has a spring-loaded transformation and a spinning stat dial in its chest. As a Super Bot, it was packed one per case and had higher stats than an average Bot Shot figure.

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*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''???'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''???'''
***''Sword strength'': '''???'''

: This version of Megatron is a multi-pack release of the Megatron Launcher in black and gold.

: The set also comes with [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Optimus Prime with his launcher]], [[Brawl (WFC)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Brawl]], and [[Bumblebee (Prime)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], as well as a [[Matrix]] prize.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Too fast for screen caps.]]
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*Optimus Prime's recollections in ''Darkness Rising'' have him and Megatron fighting side-by-side at the start of the Great War. This is the first time a Megatron has been involved in a Great War that he ''didn't'' start, never mind one where he used to be a goodie.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both G1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)| buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the Movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the same rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his altmode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*At a video shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Welker explained his ''Prime'' voice for Megatron would be mostly toned down from his Generation 1 counterpart, to give the character more range.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/transformers-prime---peter-cullen--frank-welker-behind-the-scenes-170264/ Transformers Prime - Peter Cullen & Frank Welker Behind the Scenes] TFW2005</ref> When the show aired, Megatron indeed had a more quiet, sinister version of his voice than the iconic shouty one.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Megaton''' (Taiwan, 密卡登 ''Mìkǎdēng''), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, "Extremely Prestigious", literally "Heaven-shaking Might")

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Omega Lock

2012-02-17T01:41:13Z

Traitorous:

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:''The Omega Lock is a piece of cosmic technology found in the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Cyb_ep25_starscream_victorious.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

Eons ago, the [[Allspark|lifeforce]] of [[Primus]] was divided into the four [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] and scattered across the galaxy. The '''Omega Lock''' is the device that the Keys join with to reawaken Primus's power.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' Chip Square, special silver Cybertron planet-type Force Chip
:Primus comes with a battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports. The Omega Lock is required to transform Primus.

===Cybertron===
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Omega Lock, special silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Planet Key
:Primus comes with a battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up red when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports. The Omega Lock is required to transform Primus.

===Transformers 2010===
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:''
:Primus comes with a battery-operated Omega Lock that lights up when inserted into any of the four Omega Lock ports. The Omega Lock is required to transform Primus.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chip Square''' (チップスクエア ''Chippu Sukuea'')

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One Shall Rise, Part 1

2011-10-09T17:51:07Z

Traitorous: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 24
|prev=One Shall Fall
|next=One Shall Rise, Part 2
|image=OneShallRise1-UnicronstalksCybertron.jpg
|caption=
|title="One Shall Rise, Part 1"
|airdate=[[October 1]], [[2011]]
|written by=[[Nicole Dubuc]] and [[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''The Autobots discover that Dark Energon is responsible for an epidemic of natural disasters.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Dark Energon]] rains from the sky and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] prepares to deliver a killing blow to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], a [[GroundBridge]] opens and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] tackles Megatron. While the big guy keeps Megatron busy, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] pull Optimus through the GroundBridge. Arcee calls out to Bulkhead, who races back through the GroundBridge just before it closes. Megatron, left alone, realizes he now has all of the Dark Energon he needs.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], Optimus is glad to see that [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] is OK, but [[June Darby|June]] reminds him that Raf's lucky to be alive. The [[Autobot]]s discuss why so much Dark Energon is on [[Earth]], though Ratchet is skeptical that it's literally the blood of [[Unicron]]. Sick of the kids being endangered, June decides to take Raf to a real hospital, and announces she's taking the other kids as well, since they don't belong in the Autobots' war. [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] refuses to go, and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] decides to stay too. June takes off in her car with Raf. No sooner has she left than [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] contacts the Autobots to report that earthquakes have occurred simultaneously worldwide, and other disasters are springing up as well.

[[Image:OneShallRise1-Bumblebeestorm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Bumblebee keeps an eye out for flying cows.]]

As June drives away the base, lightning begins striking the ground near her car. She swerves to avoid it, and crashes into a power pole, though neither she nor Raf are hurt. The danger is not over, however, as a tornado begins bearing down on them. June tries to escape from it, but it begins to lift the car off the ground. Help arrives in the form of [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], who grabs the car's front end and prevents it from flying off into the storm, while Raf climbs onto him over the hood. There's a moment of alarm as the car is ripped away, but June manages to survive clinging to the hood which Bumblebee is still clutching. Bumblebee drives the relieved pair back to base.

Back at the volcano, the [[Decepticon]]s are busy gathering up Dark Energon and loading it aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. On the ship's bridge, Megatron is suddenly seized by a vision of the Earth exploding.

Bumblebee arrives back at base, and everyone's relieved to see Raf and June safe, though she grounds Jack. At roughly the same time, Fowler arrives to find out if the Autobots have made any progress in finding answers. Ratchet has traced the source of the earthquakes to the Earth's core, and when he plays the tiny tremors as sound, everyone present hears a heartbeat. Meanwhile, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] plays the same sound to Megatron, who feels it resonating through his head.

Deep within the volcano, [[Unicron]] awakens.

Realizing that Unicron is at the Earth's core, Optimus explains to the humans present about the age-old war between [[Primus]] and Unicron, the creation of the [[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]], the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the defeat of Unicron. Fowler thinks they should find the hole Unicron crawled into the Earth through and fill it with explosives, but Optimus believes that the Earth formed around Unicron as he slept. Everyone wonders what will happen next.

[[Image:OneShallRise1-Unicronaudience.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Nobody summons Unicron!" "Then it pleases me to be the fir- [[The Transformers: The Movie|Oh, wait."]]]]

[[Airachnid]] reports that the ''Nemesis'' hold is full of Dark Energon. Megatron places her in command while he goes to talk to Unicron. As the ship moves away, Megatron flies down to the lip of the volcano and beseeches Unicron to speak to him. Unicron is unimpressed with Megatron and senses the taint of Primus. Unicron is shocked that the last of the Primes still lives and tells Megatron he'll deal with it himself.

Optimus scouts one of the locations where a quake has struck and confirms that, like the others, it's rich in metals. Ratchet warns him of an increase in spark activity, and a few moments later, Unicron himself appears to Optimus as a huge, stone being. Optimus asks Unicron to consider the many [[human]]s inhabiting Earth who rely on Unicron, but Unicron considers them parasites and opts to strike Optimus with lightning instead. Optimus retaliates, blasting Unicron until the stone golem falls and crumbles into the ground. Optimus has not won, however, as more Unicrons burst out of the ground all around him.

[[One Shall Rise, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (6)
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*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Decepticon Miner]]s (12)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Airachnid]] (14)
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*[[June Darby]] (7)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
*[[Jack Darby]] (9)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (10)
*[[William Fowler]] (11)
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*[[Unicron]] (15)
*[[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]] (16-28, flashback)
}}

==Quotes==
"The ‘Cons killed a unicorn?" ''(Awkward silence)'' "White horse with a horn on its head... prances around all sparkly?"
:—'''Miko''' makes the first canon Unicron/unicorn joke in twenty-five years.

"It deeply grieves me that I have failed. But I will do everything in my power to ensure that no harm comes to our human friends or any human ever again." 
"Optimus…they’re children. They do not belong in your world. They should be worrying about grades, prom dates, pimples—not their own survival!"
:—A spark-to-heart in which '''Optimus''' and '''June''' don't quite see eye-to-optic.

(To June) "You're not my mother." 
"Miko..." 
"Neither are you!"
:—'''Miko''', asserting her independence—again, and '''Bulkhead'''.

"Before the beginning...there was Primus. And there was Unicron. One, the incarnation of creation—the other...of destruction. For eons, Primus and Unicron battled, the balance of power shifting between them more times than could be counted. Only by creating the Thirteen—the original Primes who preceded me—was Primus finally able to defeat Unicron and cast him out. Primus became one with the very core of our planet, creating life through the Well of All Sparks, while Unicron was never to be heard from again...until now."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' tells the tale.

"'''Silence, worm! I have no need of your lowly assistance.'''" 
"Please, my lord. I exist only to serve you." 
"'''What is this I sense? The taint of Primus? Here?!'''" 
"That is Optimus, the last of the Primes, our sworn enemy." 
"'''You profess loyalty to me, yet allow a disciple of Primus to live?!'''" 
"I will destroy him for you! His screams will be heard—" 
"'''I grow weary of your prattle. Surely if you had the power to destroy this Prime, you would have done so already. ''I'' will deal with him myself.'''"
:—Confronting '''Unicron''' himself, '''Megatron''' starts to feel a little like Starscream.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* A tornado with enough wind force to pull a car and the Autobot holding it should have sucked June and Raf in the second they exited the vehicle.

===Continuity notes===
* The blade that forms from Optimus's right arm remains broken in this episode, having been damaged by Megatron in "[[One Shall Fall]]".

===Transformers references===
[[Image:OneShallRise1-TheThirteen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*[[Primus]] and his conflict with Unicron originated in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers comic]] way back in the 1980s.
*The Thirteen first came into Transformers lore in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]].
*The [[Well of All Sparks]], meanwhile, originated in Dreamwave's 2003 ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' miniseries.
*When the Decepticon miners harvest Dark Energon from the volcano, it appears that some of it has been cut into [[Energon cube|cubes]].
*This episode gives direct confirmation that the [[Core]] of Cybertron ''is'' Primus. Furthermore, the appearance of the Core shown in the episode is almost identical to its appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''.
* If you look hard enough, you can see [[Solus Prime|one]] of The Thirteen wielding [[Magnus Hammer|a familiar hammer]], [[Prima|one wielding]] [[Star Saber (Prima)|a huge sword]], one with [[Vector Prime|a dial on his chest]], [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|one with a familiar bearded face]], and one wearing [[Amalgamous Prime|a helmet with large horns]].
* Whilst pledging allegiance to him, Megatron proclaims himself as Unicron's "[[Herald of Unicron|Herald]]".
[[Image:Cyb_Megatron_forcelightning.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]‎
* During his battle with Optimus, Unicron shoots and energy blast that looks like purple lightning from his hands. While wearing the [[Armor of Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)|another Megatron/Galvatron]] used similar powers during his [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|many battles with the Autobots]].

===Trivia===
* This episode was initially intended to air on TeleToon on [[August 28]], 2011, but its broadcast was replaced at the last minute by a rerun of "[[Predatory]]". It aired in Singapore on [[September 29]], 2011.
* This episode's intro sequence is shorter than previous ones, skipping the shots of the kids with their respective partners.
* In a difference to the usual Primus/Unicron mythos, Unicron is shown physically stomping across Cybertron (and is later described as having shed his physical form completely) and Primus is said to have ''later'' become "one" with the planet as if it pre-exists him.
* The piece of music that plays during the scene with Jack's potential separation from Arcee is the one that can be heard back during the similar situations in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]" and "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* As the Autobots watch a news report of various catastrophes around the globe, the corner of the ticker running across the bottom of the screen displays mostly positive financial growth. Man, corporations ''are'' evil!
* As of this episode, June dubs Jack grounded until the age of twenty-five. Let's see how long that lasts.
*In his confrontation with Unicron, Optimus does not reveal his mask once. Perhaps he doesn't consider this a real battle for his life.
*We get to see twelve of the Thirteen. It's the first time we've seen this many of them assembled on television.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Breakdown (WFC)

2011-07-16T20:09:49Z

Traitorous: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:DeusExMachina-prettypicture.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]

Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.

On present-day [[Earth]], he's [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s assistant, apparently at some point having traded his paranoia for a bulkier frame and the bearings to match. He has also become somewhat careless in battle, having directly or indirectly damaged Knock Out on more than one occasion. He also has a dispute with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]].

{{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.| Breakdown}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|150px|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]
Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (Prime)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee and fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Adam Baldwin]] (English)
[[Image:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys,"]]
When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon (fuel)|energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]

Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|Foefist!]]
During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:TFP_ep18_BD_optic_patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|250px|Yeah. [[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]
Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Crispin Freeman]] (English)
[[Image:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Breakdown joined [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.

Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh...all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Surpreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.

Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

2011-07-13T17:55:09Z

Traitorous: /* Quotes */

{{Nav-dotm}}

'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|We will kill them all.|<s>Michael Bay</s> Optimus Prime|Transformers: Dark of the Moon}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Synopsis==
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|July 29, 2011}}

In the distant past, during the latter days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] struck a secret deal with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Leaving the planet with groundbreaking [[space bridge]] technology on board the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', he was planning to meet up with Megatron. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of radio silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that mankind is not alone in space.

In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bridge technology the ''Ark'' contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Together with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime.

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.

Subsequently, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the ''Ark'' even before Apollo 11 had landed on the moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the moon, which brings more Decepticon troops that had remained hidden under the moon's surface to Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.

In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for him getting a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that NASA would not conduct any more missions to the moon. While attempting to flee, Carly's car turns out to be a disguise for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly would die. To ensure that Sam would not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam's wrist, which taps into his nervous system.

Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth abourd their spaeship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the ''Xantium'' takes off, but is promptly intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the ''Xantium'' destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.

With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.

Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that had been jettisoned before Starscream had destroyed the ''Xantium''.

The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave's "pet", the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.

In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using wingsuits, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots' inventor [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. Barricade executes Que, and Soundwave proceeds to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime topples over the space bridge's control pillar, deactivating the bridge.

A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly, who had been freed by Sam in the meantime, stumbles across Megatron, who is still suffering from the wounds Optimus Prime had inflicted upon him during their [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|battle in Egypt]], outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride, she makes him realize that he would never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle, attacks Sentinel Prime and saves Optimus. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce, but Optimus ignores his plea and splits Megatron's head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron's cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.

Believing their home planet to be destroyed for good, the remaining Autobots accept Earth as their new home.

Seymour Simmons uses the opportunity to kiss Charlotte Mearing, whom he still has feelings for. Mearing responds by having him arrested.

==Quotes==
'''Mearing''': "What is this, the silent treatment?" 
'''Ironhide''': "No, I've seen that. This is ''not'' that." 
'''Que''': "Definitely not." 
'''Ironhide''': "This is ''worse''."
:—NEST discusses Optimus Prime's foul mood.

"What you must realize my Autobot brothers, is we were never going to win the war. For the sake for our planet's survival, a deal had to be made....''with Megatron''."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''', before his betrayal.

"Here we are. Fight us ''now''."
:—'''Megatron''', pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]]

'''Simmons''': Don't worry, I speak their language. <doorman opens sliding hatch> Do svidaniya. 
'''Doorman''': That means goodbye. <closes hatch>
:—'''Simmons''' tries to reason with a Russian, to no avail.

"It's a Cyrillic alphabet; it's like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!"
:—'''Dutch''' tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.

"The Decepticons have my trailer. I ''need'' that flight tech!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', [[To sell toys|selling toys]].

"I'm gonna kick you!"
:—'''Starscream''' attempts to threaten Sam.

"The Leader is me, it will always be me!"
:—'''Megatron''' reminds '''Sentinel''' that he's the main vilain.

"In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people. For I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to the universe: We are here. We are home."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]<ref>Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits, a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called "Roadbuster" in the toyline and supporting media.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]<ref>Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]]
*[[Hatchet]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] type Decepticon
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon
*[[Garbage truck Decepticon]]
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s
*[[Watch-bot]]<ref>Repeatedly referred to as the "Watch-bot" (proper noun) in the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel'']]</ref>

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)
*[[Walter Cronkite]]
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)

|h4=Other|c4=
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side/dark side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.
* The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located ''inside'' of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]], and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] ''explicitly'' says that the entrance leads through a ''school''. Who builds a ''school'' right next to a ''nuclear power plant''?
* Furthermore, Prypiat's infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one's passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.<ref name="ferris">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nubber/544337347/ Photo of the Prypiat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.</ref> But hey, at least it's the right color!
* Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?
* Megatron states that he went to Earth to meet [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinal Prime]] before they both were delayed by fate, ignoring the plot in the 1st movie when Megatron went to Earth not to meet Sentinel, but to find the Allspark.
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.
* In a fairly common cinematic contrivance, the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts.
* Despite being stuck in the Ark for years and not yet having scanned a vehicle mode Sentinel Prime has [[kibble]] from his Rosenbauer fire truck alternate mode when he is first seen.
* Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the [[Transformers (2007)|first movie]], "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, but doesn't have a license plate in vehicle mode.
* Speaking of inconsistency between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee's updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.
* In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]], Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he's fully in Stealth Force.
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe's "Mexican standoff" with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.
* When the Autobots are boarding the ''Xantium,'' it's said that nine of them are leaving. Wheelie and Brains apparently don't count. Poor little guys!
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave's voice.
* The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the ''Xantium'' before Starscream destroyed it. The movie never shows any boosters detaching, and Starscream blows up the ship after it had barely taken off the ground.
* Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes before arriving in Chicago. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!
* Though it's a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.

==Transformers references==

* The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

* "Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

* When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps in a tune like based on the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and the Decepticon ending for [[Transformers: The Game]] (sort of).

* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."

* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."

* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

==Real-world references==
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn.

* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.

* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.

*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].

*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, "Iridescent".

The official release date was movie up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45.

''Dark of the Moon'' launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind ''Revenge of the Fallen'', with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).<ref name="openingday">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&p=.htm "'Transformers' Suboptimal on Wednesday"], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.</ref> As of July 10, 2011, ''Dark of the Moon'' has earned $261 million domestically, and over $645 million worldwide.<ref name="bomdotm">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers3.htm ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''] a Box Office Mojo.</ref>

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.<ref name="3release">Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third ''Transformers'' movie to be released in 2012.<ref name="baywait">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay's reaction to Paramount's July 2011 date for ''Transformers 3''], March 2009.</ref> He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.<ref name="bay3-2011">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.php Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.</ref>

[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies' screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.<ref name="noorcikurtz">[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy's message board appears to no longer exist.)</ref> In September 2009, their ''Revenge'' co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of ''Transformers 3''.<ref name="krugernelson">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/0fd64fd57c9b9b6d33e15c76a46dae48-565.php Michael Bay's website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3's screenwriter], September 2009.</ref> Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology prior to working on ''Revenge''.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In an interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="latimesfox">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox's fatal interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine], September 2009.</ref> Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.<ref name="bay3-2011"/> Even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010<ref name="foxonset">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref>, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.<ref name="nomorefox">[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off ''Transformers 3''], May 2010.</ref> Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.<ref name="rosierepl">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.</ref> Her character's name was confirmed as "[[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly]]" by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, in July 2010.<ref name="nelsonchicagojul">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums], July 2010.</ref> In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.<ref name="baygq">[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.</ref> In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.<ref name="baych">[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.</ref>

In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.<ref name="malkomcdor">[http://michaelbay.com/blog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.php Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for ''Transformers 3''], March 2010.</ref>

In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="varietydunnwhite">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3''], Variety, April 2010.</ref>

In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers 3'' to play Mikaela Banes' boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).<ref name="dempsey">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3"], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.</ref>

In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.<ref name="nelsonchicagophotos">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.</ref>

[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.<ref name="nimoysent">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's involvement], March 2011]</ref> Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and is married to Michael Bay's cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]'s voice in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer''], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review, April 2009.</ref>, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For ''Dark of the Moon'', Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.<ref name="nimoy3">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE"], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.</ref> In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy's well-known character as Mr. Spock from ''Star Trek'' in the movie.<ref name="nimoystartrek">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon': Behind The 'Star Trek' Nods"], MTV.com, July 2011.</ref>

===Writing and production===
After having defended the almost universally critically panned ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the "dork comedy", which he promised to avoid with ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="bayvisit">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.</ref>

Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations were [[Chicago]], Moscow,<ref name="locations">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 "Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow"], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.</ref> the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida<ref name="kennedyspace">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center "The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center"], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.</ref>, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)<ref name="milwaukee">[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html "'Transformers 3' takes over Milwaukee Art Museum"], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.</ref>, Detroit<ref name="detroit">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set "Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set"], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.</ref>, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="militaryextras">[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for ''Dark of the Moon''], October 2010.</ref> and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.<ref name="angkor">[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 "'Transformers 3' To Be Shot in Cambodia"], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.</ref>

For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television<ref name="wingsuits">[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.</ref> and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.<ref name="bayvisit"/>

For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.<ref name="aldrin">[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin's appearance in DOTM], July 2011.</ref>

Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of ''Dark of the Moon'', all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.<ref name="baych"/>

Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim's family.<ref name="extrastunt">[http://articlles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.</ref> As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead "[[Stock footage|borrowed]]" from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''.<ref name="island1">[http://movies.ign.com/articles/118/1180411p1.html "Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island"], IGN Movies, July 2011.</ref> While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that serve as Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] crashed into a police car. Nobody was seriously injured this time.<ref name="camarocrash">[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' is the first of the ''Transformers'' movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie's budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.<ref name="cameron">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 "Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron's Secret Role in the Making of 'Transformers'"], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.</ref>

=== Sponsors and partners ===
==== Hasbro ====
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.<ref name="hasbroq12011">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011's first quarter], April 2011.</ref>

==== US military ====
Like the previous two movies, ''Dark of the Moon'' featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.<ref name="militaryextras"/> Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and Edwards Air Force Base.<ref name="hurlburt">[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html "'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'"], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.</ref>

==== General Motors and other car manufacturers ====
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee's robot mode.<ref name="bumblebeead1">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 "'Bumblebee' appears in Chevrolet's Super Bowl ad"], USA Today, February 2011.</ref><ref name="bumblebeead2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ "Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in"], Autoblog.com, June 2011.</ref> According to Chevrolet, the ''Transformers'' movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.<ref name="carstarscast">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': How the Sequel's Star Cars Were Cast"], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.</ref>

New additions for ''Dark of the Moon'' are a Ferrari 458 Italia ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]]) and a Mercedes-Benz E550 ([[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]). Both robots sport names in the movie which aren't recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari's case, the reason for this is that Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref><ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> "Dino" is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], as per Ferrari's request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.<ref name="e550tuning">[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html "Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive"], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.</ref> "Que" is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]].

Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers']] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie's release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<ref name="daytona">[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona "'TRANSFORMERS' cars on display at Daytona"], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]], actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new ''Dark of the Moon'' television spot was aired.

=== Changes before, during and after production ===
* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for the third movie.<ref name="bayramon">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ "Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints"], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.</ref>

* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the ''Dark of the Moon'' set during the previsualization stage in May 2010<ref name="foxonset"/>, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]'s character of [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan's]] car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela's history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously "domesticated" by Mikaela) as a "pet", but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay's eponymous real-life dog).

*In January 2010, James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt.<ref name="avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010</ref> In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.</ref> Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in ''Dark of the Moon''.

* In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Dark of the Moon (comic series)|comic adaptation]].

* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/"Dino"]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/"Que"]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].

* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for ''Dark of the Moon''. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref>, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a brief shot). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.

* Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffitis with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words "go home" below it showed up in several set photos.<ref name="gohome1">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.</ref><ref name="gohome2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.</ref> In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime's ultimatum.

* Early working names included "[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]" for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]<ref name="chicagocall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html "Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.</ref>, "Enzo" (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])<ref name="callsheet2">[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.</ref> and "Rush" for Mirage/"Dino", "[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]" for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], "Tempest" for Topspin, "[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]" for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], "[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]" for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], "[[Hooligan]]" for [[Crowbar]], "[[Dirtbag]]" for [[Hatchet]], "[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]" for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], "[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]" for Soundwave's new vehicular design, "Colossus" for the [[Driller]]<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>, "Buzzard" for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], "[[Undermine]]" for [[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] and "[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]" for Wheeljack/"Que".<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref>

* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon's]] #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s]] #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:Amp Energy|Amp Energy]].<ref name="nizzi"/>

* Que/Wheeljack's head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd's]] [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|''Back to the Future'' movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].<ref name="wburt"/>

* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included "Warpath".<ref name="nizzi"/> Hasbro's official Transformers website identifies the dog as "[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]".<ref name="vectorsigma">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] Hasbro.com.</ref>

* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich's character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly's phone number.<ref name="deletedmtv">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.</ref>

=== Leaks and disinformation===
The movie's title, then "Transformers: ''The'' Dark of the Moon", was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens' books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref> On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in official plot "summaries" was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake's]] role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>

Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes SLS AMG given to [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref>, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of ''[[Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode.

On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection's official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] [[Dark of the Moon (comic series)|''Dark of the Moon'' comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, ''several dozen pages'' were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.

==Notes==
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]</ref>
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' (2007)]], his [[license plate]] had alternated between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ 454" in robot mode. ''Dark of the Moon'' finally uses "900 STRA" for the robot mode as well. Hasbro's toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model's "4NZZ 454" (barring the occasional "4NZZ'''Z''' 454" flub), follow suit.
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>
*Michael Bay's private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]'s plane.



===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Mandarin:'' '''''變形金剛3：黑月降臨'''''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World)

[[Category: Dark of the Moon| Dark of the Moon (film)]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon media]]
[[Category: Real world films]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

2011-07-01T16:58:34Z

Traitorous: /* Transformers references */

Conspiracy

2011-05-20T01:32:23Z

Traitorous: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=17
|prev=Credulous
|next=Trust (Armada)
|title="Conspiracy"
|japanese=策略 (いんぼう) - conspiracy
|romaji=Sakuryaku [Inbō]
|translation=Scheme (Conspiracy)
|image=Conspiracy-Scavenger.jpg
|caption=If you want something done right...
|production code=TF: A-17
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Satoru Kusuda]], [[Shigenori Kurī]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[January 10]], [[2003]] (English) [[May 2|2 May]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''At another battle for a Mini-Con panel, Megatron schemes to have the Star Saber handed to him.'''

:''Polish title:'' "'''Intryga'''"

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Conspiracy-Showoff.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
The [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] are enjoying their recent success. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] casually provokes [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] into attacking, and then tauntingly holds the tank off with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. Starscream walks away, laughing, while [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], characteristically observing events from a distance, predicts that Starscream's arrogance will cause the faction's eventual failure.

In the [[Autobot]] base, things are looking down. [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] unintentionally lay the blame with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. Later, when a repaired Hot Shot is watching the sunset, his moping is interrupted by the five kids making really, really stupid faces. This display of crazy expression cheers the Autobot up. As soon as he's regained his enthusiasm, Hot Shot is called to go on another mission.

[[Image:Conspiracy-Hot Shot vs Sideways.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
In thick foliage, the Autobots and Decepticons all split up to search for the [[Mini-Con]]. Demolishor and Starscream again prepare to clash, but [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] puts his underlings back in line. Once the other Decepticons leave, Megatron instructs [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] to put "the plan" in motion.

While considering his own ambitions, Starscream comes under attack from laser fire, which is heard by everybody else. Starscream, not seeing his assailant, displays his power by slashing a tree, and then almost accidentally attacks the other Decepticons.

Hot Shot runs into [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], who transforms and drives away. Hot Shot chases after the traitor and heads right into Scavenger, who taunts Hot Shot while dodging the Autobot's attacks with ease.

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus]], [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], Starscream, and Demolishor engage in an open firefight. Starscream comes under fire from Leader-1 once again and, unable to see the tiny Mini-Con, again almost accidentally slices Demolishor. Megatron, however, is able to leap out and block the slash. The Decepticons inquire as to why Starscream is attacking his comrades, and eventually it's agreed that Megatron should hold the Star Saber.

[[Image:Conspiracy-Welcome back.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]], remote piloted by the kids, finds the Mini-Con panel. At the same time, Demolishor's Mini-Con also finds the panel. The Autobots and Decepticons engage each other once more, and Optimus forms his Super mode. Sideways and Hot Shot again race each other. By recalling what Scavenger said earlier, Hot Shot is able to defeat the motorbike. Back at the battle, Scavenger grabs onto the Mini-Con panel, and the Decepticons return to base.

At the Decepticon base, the Mini-Con resonates with the other yellow Mini-Con panel. Scavenger then announces that his time with the Decepticons is over. He soon arrives at the Autobot base, and Optimus orders Red Alert to let the Decepticon inside. Shaking hands with Optimus, Scavenger reveals that his entire time with the Decepticons was as an Autobot spy.
{{-}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (3)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (5)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (7)
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (23)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (24)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (28)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (29)

|c3=
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (9)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (10)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (11)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (12)
*[[Rad White]] (13)

|h4=[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]|c4=
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (2)
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (4)
*[[Liftor]] (6)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (8)
*[[Dualor]] (15)
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (16)
*[[Oval]] (17)
*[[Spiral]] (18)
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (19)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (20)
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (21)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (25)
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (26)
*[[Runway]] (27)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (31)
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (32)
*Sideways's [[Mirror|rider]] (33)
}}

==Quotes==
[[Image:Conspiracy-Pondering.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
"What an arrogant cretin. I bet he's going to be the one that causes the downfall of the Decepticons..."
:—'''Scavenger''' does not hold a high opinion of Starscream.

"Would you get with the program, Starscream? You're really starting to bug my system." 
"Process this: You're finished!"
:—'''Demolishor''' is tired of hearing about '''Starscream''''s sword.

"How you made it this far I'll never know, but I think you owe Optimus a lot of gratitude."
:—'''Scavenger''' belittles Hot Shot again.

"You dented my armor, you creep! I don't have to hang around here and take this! Smash you later!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' after getting a smackdown from Optimus

[[Image:Conspiracy faces.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Whoozh a good boy? WHOOZH A GOOD BOY?]]
"You saved me?" 
"Don't flatter yourself. It was the Star Saber that I saved. Now let's blast these Autobots!"
:—As unlikely as it seems, '''Starscream''' was just saved by '''Demolishor'''.

"I'm gonna hack you into the Matrix!"
:—'''Starscream''' to Red Alert

"Let's not jump the firewall here."
:—'''Sideways'''

"I'm fine, that is, long as I know that you are all right. I did it for you." 
"Oh, Megatron, sir."
:—'''Megatron''' feigns concern for '''Demolishor'''.

"Oooooh, somebody grab it! I'm getting nervous with him standing right behind me!"
:—'''Cyclonus''' on Starscream

"If you want me to, I will take the Star Saber. I only want what's best for the Decepticons. I promise I'll keep well hidden until my wounds heal."
:—A mock-subservient '''Megatron''' offers to take the Star Saber from Starscream for the good of the Decepticons. ''Right.''

"Sideways, this time you won't get away from me." 
"You're spinning your wheels if you think you can keep up with me. I'm ready whenever you are, turbo-nerd!" 
"Transform!" 
"Transform! ''(Takes off in vehicle mode with Hot Shot in pursuit)'' Like I told ya, you should quit while I'm ahead!" 
"Not a chance, two-wheeler!" 
"Go park yourself, Hot Shot! The open road is no place for a revved-up scrapheap like you!"
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Sideways''' trade banter.

[[Image:Conspiracy-Remembering advice.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Use the Force, Luke!]]
"You must first know yourself. Only then will you have a chance at defeating your opponent."
:—'''Scavenger''' goes Obi-Wan on Hot Shot.

"Scavenger, where will you go?" 
"Does your wound still cause you pain?" 
"What?" 
"It's amazing how fast you've healed..."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Scavenger''', who's wise to the whole plan.

==Notes==
* In this episode, Megatron receives the Star Saber from Starscream. As it happens, Megatron was the only other Decepticon at this time whose toy had hands capable of holding the sword.

* Optimus mistakenly refers to his Mini-Con as Jolt.

===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*During the scene where the Decepticons force Starscream to give Megatron the Star Saber, Sideways's head is his Autobot head with his Decepticon head's colors.

===Continuity errors===
===Trivia===
*In the group shot of Mini-Cons in the Decepticon base are two previously unseen members of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] (as well as their teammate Spiral, who was last seen with the Autobots in "[[Gale]]") and two members of [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]. Also in this shot is Rollbar, whom Scavenger picked up in [[Linkage Part 3|part 3 of the Linkage comic]].

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 5 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Ancient

2011-05-07T02:13:04Z

Traitorous:

{{disambig2|the old-timey [[Transformer]]s from the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' franchise|the old-timey Transformers referred to as "Ancients" in various ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' media|thirteen original Transformers}}

:''The Ancients are [[Transformer]]s from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] and [[Aligned continuity family]].''

The '''Ancients''' were the [[Golden Age]] Transformers who sent colony ships out into space to the worlds of [[Earth]], [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] and [[Gigantion]]. {{storylink|Warp}}

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
[[Image:Cyb-WiseElders.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Anyone got any threes?]]
They look a ''liiiiittle'' familiar. {{storylink|Balance}}

===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
The Ancients' secret to their expansion were the [[space bridge]]s, a continuation of many successful building projects under [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]. They were capable of moving [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] by transmitting it via the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
The Ancients created the [[Energon harvester]]s to remove raw Energon from any source. According to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], the Ancients used the art of a given era to conceal hidden messages. For example, a fresco in Ancient [[Greece]] depicted a harvester, likely as a signpost to its location. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

==Notes==
*In ''Galaxy Force'', the Japanese version of the ''[[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon, [[Vector Prime]] is identified as an Ancient. However, in western fiction, as a member of the [[thirteen original Transformers]], he pre-dates the Transformers who masterminded the colonization program by several million, if not ''billion'', years. Consequently, the waters are a little muddied when it comes to [[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Logos Prime]], who is identified by the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' prose story as being an "Ancient", but is further identified as "one of [Vector Prime's] own" and presented as having incredible powers on an equal level with Vector Prime's, strongly suggesting that he is supposed to be one of the thirteen, rather than simply a colonist. By what would appear to be only sheer coincidence, various ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' storybooks would also refer to the original thirteen Transformers as "Ancients".

[[Category:Cybertron subgroups]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Null-ray

2011-04-26T21:08:03Z

Traitorous: /* Fiction */

[[Image:Nullray-normal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pew pew pew.]]

One of the signature weapons of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the '''null-ray''' is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or [[Transformer]].

Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] either, but they were already pissed at Screamer and the jets.

:''Polish name:'' '''Miotacz promieni Zero''' (War for Cybertron)
:''Italian name:'' '''Raggio Zero'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
Shortly after arriving at the oil platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream is ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After causing a tidal wave at [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]]. Why they would need the generators to stop working is beyond our understanding, but Megatron's schemes always have layers within them, and are far too complex for [[Human|simple flesh creatures]] to understand. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After being discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to modify his [[Circuits|memory circuits]] to lead the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into a trap. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Later, when Megatron had the [[Power chip rectifier|power chip rectifiers]] of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:Nullray-jet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Starscream suffering from a runny nose.]]
Determined not to be replaced by the human-built [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable [[Circuits|logic circuits]] to stabilize. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[Image:Nullray-finger.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I am GOD!"]]
Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}. Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2005, [[Marissa Faireborn]] had a hand-held blaster which fired null-rays. Whether this was reverse engineered from a captured Seeker, developed with the help of the Autobots, or was acquired by some sort of convoluted plan of Starscream's to replace Megatron, is unknown. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Transformers Armada===
When [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]] finally got his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], he gained a new attack called the "Null Laser Cannon". It didn't disable electrical stuff, but created a big explosion instead.{{storylink|Jungle}}

===Transformers Energon===
Starscream has two laser on his wings (the wings swivel to position the laser cannons). He calls these Null Beam Cannons. Again, the act like very powerful blasters.

===Transformers Cybertron===
Starscream has two swiveling, very powerful laser cannons at his waist. He has two more that are stationary, one on each of his forward wingtips. He calls these Null Cannons. Once more, they act like very powerful blasters. When he supersized, he replaced his broken [[Cyber Key]]-activated sword with a massive wide-bore null cannon. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

=== Transformers Animated===
This [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] also packs null-rays as his main weapon, but these also just work like a very powerful blaster. Their destructive effect on Earth-made buildings is impressive, if not as intense as ''Armada'' Starscream's, and a sustained blast of around 12 seconds was enough to render all five Earth-bound Autobots unconscious—for a few seconds. Hmm. Then later a direct blast fully disabled ''[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'' for several minutes (well, to be fair, Magnus took a point-blank shot right in the kisser). {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] designed his null-ray himself. It is a weapon feared for its ability to deactivate electrical systems.<ref>Starscream's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio at Hasbro.com] </ref>

==Games==
===Transformers Armada PS2 game===
In this incarnation it slices mountains in half instead of its usual effect.
It most likely does the same to Autobots, but Starscream was bashed offline by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] before he could test that theory.

===War for Cybertron===
[[Image:WFC null-ray.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Null Rays were a common weapon used by [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Sniper (WFC)|Sniper]] class Transformers, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s preferred weapon. They were sniper rifles fitted with 10x zoom scopes, and the cloaked Scout's best friend. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

{{note|In the game, this weapon has the following attributes:
*Damage: 10
*Range: 9
*Accuracy: 10
*Rate of Fire: 1}}

==Notes==
*At least [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|once]] Starscream's null-ray appeared to cause freezing. This could be a mere error. {{fact}}
*Clearly, Starscream never bothered to patent the null-ray. Bad enough a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|agent's]] daughter used them, but so did [[Whirl (G1)|''Generation 1'' Whirl]].
*Due to the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon's frequent translation and dubbing errors, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s "Null Laser Cannon" was randomly referred to as the "''Narrow'' Laser Cannon" (despite the visually obvious fact that the laser blast was anything ''but'' narrow).

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated weapons]]
[[Category:Armada]]
[[Category:Cybertron]]
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Speed Metal

2011-04-10T01:30:53Z

Traitorous:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 11
|prev=Deus ex Machina
|next=Predatory
|image=
|caption=
|title="Speed Metal"
|airdate=[[April 9]], [[2011]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bumblebee helps Jack to impress a girl.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]
|c2=*[[knockout (Prime)|Knockout]]
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]
|c3=*[[Jack Darby]]
*[[Sierra]]
*[[Sierra's friend]]
*[[Vince]]
*[[Miko Nakadai]]
*[[Raf Esquivel]]
|c4=

}}

==Quotes==
"Uh, Jack; a lady's vital stats are her own Buisness."
:—'''Arcee''' tells '''Jack''' that she doesn't want him bragging about the different aspects of her body to just anyone.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
*One of the cars of the begin part of the episode is look like [[Blurr (G1)|a little blue/blue car.]] Hmmmmmm.

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
*This is the first episode to air on a Saturday.
*This is the first episode not to include Ratchet.

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Darkness Rising, Part 1

2011-04-09T01:52:13Z

Traitorous: /* Quotes */

{{picsneeded}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 1
|next=Darkness Rising, Part 2
|image=DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg

|caption=Hey look, it's a major character!
|title="Darkness Rising, Part 1"
|airdate=[[November 26]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]
|directed by=[[Dave Hartman|David Hartman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Optimus Prime and the Autobots investigate the return of the Decepticons while being forced to account for a group of young humans who have unwittingly become involved in their centuries-old conflict.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Pleased to introduce myself! I'm a man of wealth and taste...]]

[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] is on the open road, boasting to [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] over the comm about how he's been messing with the [[human]]s, when he detects a large amount of energon nearby. As he goes to investigate, a [[Decepticon]] ship appears over the crater and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon troopers]] drop down to attack him. Arcee alerts the rest of the [[Autobot]]s, who head back to base. Cliffjumper fights on, destroying several of the Decepticons, but their blasts detonate the energon, causing a huge explosion. They drag his defeated form back to the ship, where [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] is upset about the loss of the energon. Cliffjumper is defiant, but Starscream executes him. The Autobots arrive at the crater via [[ground bridge]], only to find the aftermath of the fight. Arcee picks up a horn Cliffjumper lost during the battle, and Ratchet reports that Cliffjumper's life signal has terminated.

Back on the Decepticon ship, Soundwave replays a recording of Arcee's comms talk, and Starscream decides she will be their next target.

[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] reminds the other Autobots that they must continue to survive in order to honor the memory of their fallen comrade. Arcee refuses to dwell on it and drives off. In [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]], [[Jack Darby]] is working at the [[KO Burger]] drive-thru. Arcee finds herself being chased by a couple of Decepticons, and she ducks into the KO Burger parking lot, where Jack mistakes her for a real motorcycle and, fantasizing about one day having a motorcycle of his own, hops on.

[[Image:DarknessRising1-thisisjasper.jpg|thumb|300px|But can he make out with his girlfriend on the hood of it?]]

[[Sierra]] and a friend catch him apparently talking to the motorcycle, but while Jack has an awkward moment, the Decepticons spot Arcee. She takes off with a startled Jack still on board. After a short chase, she attempts to let Jack go, sending him down a side alley with a warning not to tell anyone what he's seen. As she speeds off, she spots one of the Decepticons heading after Jack and is forced to double back and pick him up. The chase moves onto the freeway, where [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] arrives to help them out.

In a nearby drainage canal, [[Rafael Esquivel]] is playing with a remote-controlled car when Arcee and Jack literally drop in. The Decepticons drop in as well, and first Arcee, then Bumblebee is blasted to the ground. Raf draws the 'cons' attention, which unfortunately works too well, and the two kids are forced to flee into a drain. While they make their escape, Bumblebee and Arcee stand defiant against the Decepticons and, as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] joins the fight, and the two Decepticons flee.

At Autobot headquarters, Optimus Prime informs the Autobots that since the Decepticons have seen the boys, the two humans may be targeted. At high school, Jack and Raf meet up again, and Bumblebee and Arcee come to take them to HQ. Though Raf roars off in Bumblebee, Jack walks away. [[Miko Nakadai]], sitting outside the school, draws Arcee, but when the motorcycle disappears, she peeks around the corner and spots Arcee in robot mode arguing with Jack. She takes both kids and catches up to Bumblebee. They drive to the Autobots' HQ, concealed in a mountain, where the three kids marvel at the rest of the Autobots and Optimus Prime gives them some exposition regarding the Transformers' war. Optimus fears the imminent return of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]].

Soundwave detects a transmission from deep space, and Starscream orders the [[space bridge]] activated. As it opens, Megatron emerges, announcing his return.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (7)

|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon drones]] (3)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (15)

|c3=
*[[Jack Darby]] (10)
*[[Sierra]] (11)
*[[Sierra's friend]] (12)
*[[Rafael Esquivel]] (13)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Scream, it's been a while. Where's your master?"
:—'''Cliffjumper's''' last words

"Clean that up."
:—'''Starscream''' after killing Cliff and not washing his servos

"Scrap!"
:—'''Arcee''' showing her fluency with Cybertronian expletives

"Friend of yours?" 
"[[Relatives|Family]]."
:—'''Jack''' and '''Arcee''' on Bumblebee's arrival

"What are they?" 
"Talking cars that turn into robots. Or the other way around."
:—'''Rafael''' and '''Jack'''

"Dude, what are you waiting for? Go with!"
:—'''Miko''' says what the audience is thinking.

"So, if you guys are robots, who made you...?" 
"Ugh! Puh-''leez''..."
:—'''Rafael''' and '''Ratchet'''

"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' likes to [[Transformers (2007)|repeat the same introduction over and over again]].

"Decepticons! I have ''returned''."
:—'''Frank Welker''' announces his grand return.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*When Ratchet attempts to scan for Cliffjumper's life signal, only five Autobots are shown on his screen, despite there being a total of six Autobots in the range of his scan (including the soon-to-be-dead Cliffjumper). This might be explained as being because Ratchet's own life signal doesn't appear on his own scanner.
*Upon this episode's original airing, the [[insignia]] on the floor of the Autobot base was the [[insignia#Live-action_movie_franchise|live-action movie Autobot insignia]], rather than the standard Autobot insignia used on the characters themselves. This however was swiftly changed upon the re-airing weeks later, suggesting the rendering team either originally took note in time to effect the change, or they REALLY DO read everything on this Wiki to make the show better. This is us waving at you! *waves* {{fact}}
*In the credits, Cliffjumper's name is parsed "Cliff Jumper".

===Continuity errors===
* ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron]]'' is the basis of the ''Prime'' continuity's backstory, according to [[Hasbro]]. However, ''Exodus'' has the split between Optimus and Megatron causing the war, whereas this episode says it happened ''during'' the war. But it's just not a proper Transformers continuity without early continuity divergences!

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee and Bulkhead are big walking references to the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|movie Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Animated Bulkhead]], looking near-identical and (in the former's case) sharing the same speech impediment.
* Lots of references to "three years ago" as the last time the Decepticons and Megatron were seen. Three years ago was the year that ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' came out in the cinema, by ''Prime'' showrunners [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]].
* Cybertron has been rendered uninhabitable by the war. This is not just established by ''Exodus'' and the ''[[War for Cybertron]]'' games, but was also part of the [[live-action film series]] canon and [[IDW]]'s earlier Generation 1 comics.
* The image of Cybertron from space that appears during Optimus's exposition reuses the model from ''War for Cybertron''.
*In this series, Energon is represented as a naturally growing blue crystal. This is [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|not the first time]] it has been represented in this way.
*The Decepticon "drones" are extremely similar to the Decepticon troops in the Autobot campaign of ''War for Cybertron.''

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===
* Jack's statement "The first rule of robot fight club is that you don't talk about robot fight club" is a reference to, well, ''[[Wikipedia:Fight Club|Fight Club]]''.

===Trivia===

* Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the publicity material, and a big deal was made of "The Rock" being his voice actor. That made him the ''last'' character you'd expect to be killed off in the first few minutes of his first episode (to the extent some fans thought he'd turn out to be fine in episode 2). ''Prime'''s sister show, ''G.I. Joe: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord.

==Home video releases==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Sixknight

2011-04-02T22:54:00Z

Traitorous: /* Notes */

{{Factions|autobot}}
:''Sixknight is an [[Autobot]] [[Six Changer]] from the [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sixknight boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]
'''Sixknight''' (シックスナイト ''Shikkusunaito'') is dedicated to being the best. A member of the enigmatic ninja [[Six Clan]], he has voyaged across the universe increasing his strength and skill, mastering the elusive art of [[Six Changer|six-changing]] and learning to manipulate [[Chōkon Power|Tenchōkon Power]]. The problem with this boastful ninja, though, is that he really needs people to ''know'' how good he is, and if there's someone out there who claims to be more powerful, then there's no other course of action for Sixknight than to take them on and show them who's boss. Sixknight really only understands force, believing that one's own power is all that matters—the subtleties of fighting ''for'' something or someone are lost upon him. As a Six Changer, however, he is a mercurial, impressionable sort, and the nobility of the [[Autobot]]s intrigues this wandering warrior...

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Show Hayami]]

[[Image:Sixknight strikeapose.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Strike a pose!]]
Sixknight traveled to [[Earth]] with the intention of joining up with the [[Decepticon]]s, dispatching a squadron of fighter jets and a battleship upon arrival on the planet. Easily evading the Decepticon base's radar, Sixknight appeared before the [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s, who did not take kindly to the Six Changer's arrogance. While the Pretenders attacked Sixknight and were promptly flattened, [[Cancer]] summoned [[Giga]] and [[Mega]], who agreed to hear Sixknight out. Explaining that he had come to lend his power to the Decepticons so that they could easily crush Earth's "human scum", Sixknight was furious when they laughed in his face, telling him that power alone was not enough. Sixknight retorted that his was no ordinary power, that he could control Tenchōkon Power, but Mega and Giga revealed to him the existence of the [[Godmaster]]s, who were capable of controlling all three forms of Chōkon Power. Sixknight was dismissed from the base, but [[Blood]] and [[Gilmer]] decided to exploit the Six Changer's rage by suggesting that he challenge [[Ginrai]] in order to prove his skill.

[[Image:Sixknight ginrai.jpg|right|220px|thumb|PWNED!]]
Sixknight promptly attacked a Japanese city in order to draw Ginrai out, and met with resistance from Japan's Self-Defence Force, along with the Autobot Pretenders and Headmaster Juniors. At first, he mistook [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]] for Ginrai, but when the genuine article arrived, the pair faced off in a one-on-one duel. When Sixknight's rapid-transforming "Six-Change Attack" met with failure and the ninja was pinned by Ginrai, Blood and Gilmer stepped in and seized [[Minerva]], threatening her life if Ginrai did not back down. Although amazed that Ginrai cared anything for humans, Sixknight was enraged by the Pretenders' interference, and forced them at gunpoint to let Minerva free so that he could continue his battle with Ginrai honorably. For the final stage of their battle, Sixknight initiated his "Six-Change Attack of Death", but as he hurled himself at Ginrai, the Godmaster blasted him clean out of the air with one shot of Chōkon Power. Scarred and smoking, Sixknight's final humiliation came when Ginrai disconnected from his [[Transtector]], revealing that he was, in fact, one of the "human scum" that Sixknight so despised. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

[[Image:Sixknight conjuniors.jpg|left|215px|thumb|This is for wasting teacher's valuable time!]]
Unable to comprehend how a Transformer could be defeated by a human being, Sixknight soon approached the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, laid down his weapons, and requested an audience with Ginrai. An impassioned Ginrai explained to Sixknight that the true strength of human beings is not physical, but comes from their indomitable spirit and drive to protect others, even if victory is impossible, only to have Sixknight reject the answer, unable to comprehend how he could lose to such an intangible concept. As Ginrai continued to explain, news of an attack by the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors in a nearby city came in, and Sixknight volunteered to prove that he was not a Decepticon by taking the three punks on. The Six Changer immediately headed for the city, where he violently engaged the Juniors, but was caught off-guard when the punks pretended to surrender. Seized and pummelled by the evil trio, Sixknight regained the advantage when Minerva distracted Cancer, and he soon had the Decepticons at his mercy, poised to delivery a killing blast. At that moment, however, Sixknight hesitated, giving Minerva and [[Browning]] enough time to create a smokescreen to cover the Juniors' escape. As they fled, Sixknight realized that his actions had been enough, and that killing was not necessary. Now convinced that Sixknight was trustworthy, Ginrai invited him back to the Autobot base, but Sixknight informed the human that he should not trust him so easily. Telling Ginrai that he now knew there was a purpose in their meeting, Sixknight departed, noting that it was likely their paths would cross again. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Hokutosixknight.gif|right|thumb|Atatatatatata!]]
It would be some time before Sixknight would meet with the Autobots again, but he did eventually reappear in the midst of a battle between the Autobot Headmaster Juniors and the Decepticon Godmaster brothers, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]. The Juniors were desperately trying to get the drone [[Godbomber]] to safety when Sixknight dropped out of the sky and tackled the two Decepticons. Buster managed to break away from the battle and went after the Juniors, but the three kids were able to transform Godbomber to robot mode and defeat Buster, leaving Sixknight to handle Hydra while they headed off to help Ginrai in battle with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. In the aftermath of the battle, Ginrai thanked Sixknight for his help, and the Six Changer departed once more, already looking forward to his next meeting with the Autobots. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

[[Image:Sixknight death.jpg|left|220px|thumb|That's gonna leave a mark... or not.]]
Alas, Sixknight's next encounter with the Autobots would be his last. Atop the Matterhorn, Ginrai was under attack by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] when Sixknight arrived to help his friend, blasting the giant Decepticon with a volley of missiles as he burrowed up from beneath the ground in his drill-tank mode. Sixknight challenged BlackZarak to battle, telling Ginrai to assemble the Autobots for the final battle while he held BlackZarak off. Quietly, Sixknight admitted that he was happy to have fought Ginrai, and pressed his attack on BlackZarak, only to be bombarded by the villain's [[Devil Power]]. Convulsing violently, Sixknight's body exploded, leaving nothing but a smoking crater. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Sixknight manga.jpg|left|115px|thumb|[[dull surprise]]]]
Sixknight was among the Autobots on the planet [[Athenia]] when the Earth-based Autobots traveled there for Ginrai's coronation as [[Supreme Commander]]. When the Decepticons attacked the planet that night, [[Lightfoot]] charged Sixknight and the Headmaster Juniors with performing rescue operations. Sixknight went off to carry out these operations. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}
{{--}}
==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Sixknight toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Blocky awesomeness.]]
*'''Sixknight''' (Six Changer, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-312'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Photon Rifles"

:Sixknight is the second Six Changer mold in the ''Transformers'' toyline, after [[Sixshot]] from the previous year. He transforms from robot mode into a Cybertronic jet, a drill tank, a hovercraft, a puma and a laser pistol, and is armed in all six modes with his two Photon Rifles.

:The mold was concurrently released in [[Hasbro]] markets with a red and green color scheme as [[Quickswitch]]. In addition to the totally different paint job, Sixknight also carries the additional distinction of having a chromed silver drill bit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/Sixknight/sixknight.htm More information on Sixknight at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
* Sixknight is the only Autobot from ''Super-God Masterforce'' who is not partially [[human]] or does not have a [[Pretender|human disguise]].

* Sixknight's animation model appears (briefly) as a generic Autobot in the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]". Unlike most model cameos in the series, he appears to use his original colors and layouts.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Sixshot''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Shestizarjadnik''' (Шестизарядник, "Sixcharge")
*''Spanish:'' '''Seis Tiros''' (America first appearance, "Six Shot"), '''Six''' (America)

[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Dynamic Nuclear Generation System

2011-03-12T00:02:25Z

Traitorous: /* Fiction */

:''The Dynamic Nuclear Generation System is a device from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:DNGS.jpg|thumb|300px|Extruded Plastic Dingus. You know... for kids!]]

The '''Dynamic Nuclear Generation System''' (aka '''D.N.G.S.''') is a prototype energy source. If it would meltdown, it would irradiate all of [[Nevada]] (or whichever state it was in) and the four adjoining states.

==Fiction==
[[William Fowler]] was transporting the Dynamic Nuclear Generation System to the West Coast when [[MECH]] shot down his jet. Believing the perpetrators to be [[Decepticon]]s, Fowler requested [[Team Prime]]'s aid and loaded the device into [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[trailer]]. They were soon engaged by a MECH squad led by [[Silas]]. During the chase, the Autobots drove into a train tunnel, and they tranferred the D.N.G.S. into a carriage guarded by a human soldier. But when [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s blew up Optimus's trailer and there was no meltdown, Silas got wise to the strategy and pursued the train instead. When Prime ran to defend the carriage, Silas broke off pursuit, attempting to deprive his enemy of his prize by blowing up the train track, which would initiate a meltdown. Optimus stopped the train in time, though, and the area was safe. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

==Notes==
*We presume the acronym is an intentional reference to the word Dingus, meaning "something whose name is either unknown or forgotten", on the writers' part, unlike the [[Fully Automated Rapid Transit System]].
*Yes, dingus ''also'' means "a foolish person". Harharhar.
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[[Category:Power sources]]
[[Category:Prime]]

Spontaneous recoloration

2011-03-07T23:41:57Z

Traitorous: /* Armada */

{{disambig2|the process of a Transformer spontaneously changing color|other instances of color changing|color change (disambiguation)}}

{{quote|In some cases, the extreme power surge during Powerlinking can result in temporary or even permanent discoloration of a Transformer's metallic skin.|"Powerlink Process"|[[More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada]]}}

'''Spontaneous recoloration''' refers to the temporary or permanent alternation of a [[Transformer]]'s [[exostructure]], usually in response to an energy surge. Usually (but not always) this external color change signifies a higher energy-state within the Transformer's body accompanied by increased (or even entirely new)<ref>Such as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream's]] Null Beam Cannon in the [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]] episode [[Wishes]].</ref> abilities.

Spontaneous recoloration is similar to [[reformatting]]. ''Unlike'' reformatting, which wreaks wholesale physical alterations to the transformer's physical form, recoloring is completely cosmetic.

For unknown reasons, spontaneous recoloration does not uniformly re-tint existing surface pigments, but may result in completely different color arrangements, or even add entirely new "badass" detailing, such as flames or racing stripes.

Recoloration should not be confused with surface coatings such as [[Electrum]] or a [[silver coat]].

==Temporary recoloration==
[[Image:TwoFacesUltraMagnus Brothers power up.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''People try to put us down (spon-tan-e-ous coloration!) cause our colors change around (spon-tan-e-ous coloration!)'']]

* The [[Autobot Brothers]]' [[Super Mode]]
** [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]
** [[X-Brawn]]
** [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]
* [[Lioconvoy|The Green Warrior]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Crystal Rodimus]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]]

==Permanent recoloration==
===Beast Wars===
*[[Ramulus]]

===Armada===
Characters recolored due to a [[Mini-Con]] [[Puppet|supplied upgrade]]:
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]

===Energon===
Characters recolored as the result of [[Optimus Supreme|Primus' energy pulse]].
{{note|Within Hasbro's toyline, many of these [[redeco|recolors]] represent different characters, rather than spontaneous recoloration.}}
*[[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]

Characters recolored by [[Super Energon]]:
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Energon|Megatron]] (again)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (again)

===Cybertron===
Recolored by the power of a [[Cyber Planet Key]]:
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Cybertron|Megatron]] (yet again)

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==See Also==
* [[Burning Justice]]

==References==
<references />

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User:Traitorous

2011-02-28T23:23:01Z

Traitorous:

[[Image:Make-Your-Own-Black-Hole-Fabricator.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He is of infinite mass.]]

Traitorous is a [[human]] male who spends way too much time talking, buying, researching, etc. [[Transformers (disambiguation)|Transformers.]]

==List of important things==

===Bad Asses===
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]

===Ninjas===
*[[Wing (G1)|Wing]]
*[[Yoketron]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]

===AWSOME BADASS NINJAS===
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (DUH!)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]

==What one must do throughout one's life==
*Play chess
*Visit this wiki
*Memorize [[The Touch]]

User:Traitorous

2011-02-28T23:22:35Z

Traitorous:

[[Image:Make-Your-Own-Black-Hole-Fabricator.jpg|right|185px|thumb|He is of infinite mass.]]

Traitorous is a [[human]] male who spends way too much time talking, buying, researching, etc. [[Transformers (disambiguation)|Transformers.]]

==List of important things==

===Bad Asses===
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]

===Ninjas===
*[[Wing (G1)|Wing]]
*[[Yoketron]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]

===AWSOME BADASS NINJAS===
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (DUH!)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]

==What one must do throughout one's life==
*Play chess
*Visit this wiki
*Memorize [[The Touch]]

User:Traitorous

2011-02-28T23:21:54Z

Traitorous:

[[Image:Drift issue 1 - Wing.jpg|right|185px|thumb|He is of infinite mass.]]

Traitorous is a [[human]] male who spends way too much time talking, buying, researching, etc. [[Transformers (disambiguation)|Transformers.]]

==List of important things==

===Bad Asses===
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]

===Ninjas===
*[[Wing (G1)|Wing]]
*[[Yoketron]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]

===AWSOME BADASS NINJAS===
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (DUH!)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]

==What one must do throughout one's life==
*Play chess
*Visit this wiki
*Memorize [[The Touch]]

File:Make-Your-Own-Black-Hole-Fabricator.jpg

2011-02-28T23:20:01Z

Traitorous:

Jackhammer (Prime)

2011-02-28T23:09:20Z

Traitorous: New page: Wheeljack's Ship is an as-of-yet unnamed ship in which the Wrecker known as Wheeljack travels the stars alone, though apparently there's room enough for two. ==F...

Wheeljack's Ship is an as-of-yet unnamed ship in which the [[Wrecker]] known as [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] travels the stars alone, though apparently there's room enough for two.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===

{{spoiler|Con Job|March 4, 2011}}
When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, Wheeljack began traveling the stars alone in this ship.

Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] somewhere over what would appear to be [[Egypt]].

After Wheeljack destroyed his [[Makeshift (Prime)|doppelgänger]], Wheeljack's ship was repaired and though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack to stay, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure he'd return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}

Wheeljack (Prime)

2011-02-28T22:22:12Z

Traitorous:

{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a bad ass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]
'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. He's no scientist, but he's certainly inventive when it comes to combat. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). But not for too long. He's got places to be.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Horan]]

{{spoiler|Con Job|March 4, 2011}}
Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], many eons ago, and took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in a [[Wheeljack's ship|ship]].

[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackface.jpg|left|thumb|200px|This is his head's "make the fans happy" mode.]]
Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ship and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.

[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]

An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[ground bridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the ground bridge to the [[Autobot Central Command|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the ground bridge along with a present for the 'cons.
[[Image:ConJob-getthispartystarted.jpg|left|thumb|250px|[[Furmanism|Like some predatory bird...]]]]

Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure he'd return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Wheeljack is said to have not taken an [[alternate mode]], but he's clearly got four tires with hubcaps. It's safe to say that when he does get an Earth mode, it'll be a white racing car with green and red stripes, like [[Wheeljack (G1)|somebody we know.]]

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Dark Energon

2011-02-20T01:04:55Z

Traitorous:

:''Dark Energon is a form of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|I'm like a chocoholic, but for Dark Energon.]]

'''Dark Energon''' is a powerful, corrupted version of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] which can be used as a violent weapon and explosive. As energon is the emanation of [[Primus]], from which all Transformer life and power is formed, Dark Energon is similarly the emanation of [[Unicron]], released after his first battle with the [[Thirteen original Transformers]]. Even the smallest particle of Dark Energon can corrupt any amount of regular energon.

{{quote|Dark Energon? I thought that was the stuff of legend!|[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Effects==
The violet-glowing Dark Energon supercharges any Transformer who ingests it, making them stronger, faster, more powerful...and more aggressive. It also acts as a powerful narcotic, filling the user with thrilling, dark sensations and causing addiction. It turns pain into pleasure, rendering the blows inflicted on a user futile. Dark Energon withdrawal turns the user into a raving brute desperate to do anything for more. A user who goes too long with out any reverts to a beast-like state and eventually dies.

Users who imbibe Dark Energon have been seen to project it from their bodies for various destructive purposes. When one user is killed, the energy acts like a sentient thing (a worrying aspect for a force originating from Unicron) and flies from their corpse to empower any other user nearby.

Pieces of Cybertron infected by Dark Energon tend to turn purple and explode upward into twisted, sharp spikes and growths of metal.

A Cybertronian corpse injected with Dark Energon will reanimate itself as a mutated [[zombie]], focused on destroying all in its path. They can be commanded by a living Cybertronian who has also been corrupted by the evil energy.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
The gathering and storage of Dark Energon aboard the newly constructed [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] was organized by an early assembly of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] that included [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]. The station was guarded by [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s who were mostly unaware of the nature of Dark Energon. During the civil war, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] claimed the station for the [[Decepticon]]s, but of fear he did not let [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] know about Trypticon's significance, and despite his allies' attempts they could not find much of the information about Trypticon on the [[DataNet]] had been censored (by [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], who knew that knowledge of Dark Energon was dangerous).

During the last days of the war [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] found forgotten corners of the DataNet referring to "Sparks of Unicron". Megatron forgave Starscream, acknowledging his fears about Dark Energon's overly destructive use on the battlefield, and because the Air Commander had not tried to use it against him. [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] forced two of Starscream's scientists to ingest Dark Energon and the explosive result led to the Darkening of all of Megatron's soldiers. Megatron and Starscream both found the substance invigorating, but a deprivation study of the first two subjects showed they had become rabid, and Megatron vowed he would kill all his soldiers before he was deprived. The Darkened Decepticons attacked the remaining Autobot outposts on Cybertron, but to the Autobots' advantage, whenever a battle was prolonged, the Decepticons would have to flee or risk having the Dark Energon run out.

Soundwave learned of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], which could transport vast amounts of energon from Cybertron to Trypticon to be corrupted. Starscream activated it, but it proved futile in quenching the Decepticons' thirst. Soundwave recalled the [[Plasma energy]] Chamber within [[Teletraan-1]] and the [[Code Key]]s required to activate it. The Chamber would enable Megatron to corrupt Cybertron's [[core]] and flood the planet with Dark Energon. During the ensuing battle with [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]] for the Chamber, the more the Autobots killed the Decepticons, the more Dark Energon left their corpses to empower Megatron, who was able to knock Omega down and tear the Chamber from his chest.

After Megatron Darkened the core, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Prime)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] launched a rescue of Sentinel Prime in [[Kaon]]. They were met with little resistance, aside from two gibbering guards. Optimus recognized the Dark Energon had taken its toll on Decepticon competence. Afterwards, he, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] ventured to the core to rid it of the poisonous Chamber. The Dark Energon briefly tempted Jetfire to try some, while it distressed Bumblebee to the point he physically tore out the corruption spikes on the core, though it allowed Optimus to remove the Chamber. The core told Optimus the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron while it healed the planet, and gave him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which would one day act in concert with the core to restore their world. While leaving, Optimus chastised Megatron for turning his soldiers into addicts just to win the war. Starscream also vowed never to use the substance again. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Dark Energon is a known material but is so rare it's practically non-existant. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-beholddarkenergon!.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cue Vincent Price voiceover.]]

When Megatron returned from deep space after three years away, he revealed he'd found a new way to win the war: Dark Energon, a substance rumoured to be the blood of [[Unicron]] and possessing the power to raise the dead. A test with the corpse of [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] proved it could indeed do this, turning the dead into berserker [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]; it could also turn machinery into animalistic robots, and merely touching it could render a Transformer ill. Megatron, being Megatron, thought it'd be a jolly good idea to shove some into his own [[spark]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} He survived and began to gibber and rant about the power and how it was like he could hear Unicron's thoughts...

Optimus Prime recognised what Dark Energon was, and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] was stunned to learn that's what they were facing. They went to the site of an old Transformer battle, knowing Megatron would plan to raise the fallen as an undead army with the Dark Energon... but got there too late to stop the tyrant! {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Megatron showed off by sending waves of Terrorcons to exhaust the two, and then revealed that was not his endgame. Discovering the Decepticons had built a [[space bridge]], they realized Megatron intended to reawaken Cybertron's fallen soldiers, and send them to destroy Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron threw his store of Dark Energon crystals into the space bridge, but before the Terrorcons could cross the space bridge, the Autobots sabotaged it, causing it to collapse on itself, taking Megatron and the Terrorcons with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Luckily for Megatron, his Dark Energon infusion kept him alive until Starscream found him floating in space. Discovering the cause of his survival, Starscream ripped the Dark Energon crystal out and prepared to leave Megatron to die, only to have to take Megatron back to the ship when [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]] discovered them. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===
The existence of Dark Energon came over ten thousand years ago when the [[Cybertronian]] race uncovered it as well as its volatile nature. Shortly afterwards, it was sealed away in an orbital space station and placed under the watchful eye of the [[Seekers]] along with former [[Sky Commander]] Starscream who was aided by Jetfire. At some point, experimentation on Dark Energon began and a small quantity of the substance became unstable whereupon it exploded thus opening up an entire section of the space station to the vacuum of space with such level of destruction that was beyond any known weapon known to the Cybertronians. The horrors of Dark Energon were noted by many such as Jetfire and it was deemed too unstable to control with it being deemed that it must remain sealed for the rest of time. This continued to be the case for centuries and the existence of Dark Energon became a myth and eventually a legend that few believed.

After learning the existence of this substance, Megatron took a starcruiser and escorts to lay siege to the station whereupon he crashed into it in order to infiltrate it. Once inside, he had to battle the defending Cybertronians and Starscream who attempted to stop him. As Megatron drew closer to the storage chamber, Starscream attempted to destroy the last remnants of Dark Energon but he was too late and Megatron entered into the core. Where everyone else had failed in making use of it, Megatron believed himself to be worthy of such a weapon as he was the strongest of all Cybertronians. Starscream believed him to be foolish as it was believed that the Dark Energon would destroy him but he re-emerged and became more powerful than ever. Filled with power, he infused his Decepticons such as [[Brawl (Prime)|Brawl]] and [[Barricade (Prime)|Barricade]] with Dark Energon; claiming it was their birthright. Seeing Dark Energon being tamed, Starscream offered his services to Megatron and claimed he knew of an Energon Bridge that could produce more of the substance. Seeing this as an act of betrayal, Jetfire escaped the station in order to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] of this treachery.

Later, Starscream along with [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]] travelled into the depths of Cybertron in order to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Facing many troubles including defending [[Autobot]]s, they managed to corrupt the central machine whereupon it attempted to defend itself but was destroyed by the Seekers. This allowed the Energon Bridge to activate and beam its contents to the orbital station to be mass produced. With Dark Energon now under his command, Megatron sought to corrupt the whole of Cybertron by infesting the Core itself but he needed the [[Omega Key]] in order to get past the [[Omega Gate]] that barred entry to the centre of the Transformer homeworld. Thus, he assaulted [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]] in order to claim it from the [[Stellar Galleries]]. However, Zeta Prime learnt of this and spirited the key to his [[Vaults]]. During his journey to claim the Key, Megatron made use of regular amounts of his personal Dark Energon to corrupt doorways that blocked his entry as well as ammunition for bombing runs for his forces. He eventually claimed the Omega Key but this simply activated Omega Supreme who was the actual key to the Core of Cybertron. During the battle with the giant Autobot, Megatron managed to defeat Omega Supreme by corrupting him with Dark Energon and overpowering him. Using him to open the Omega Gate, the Decepticons placed Corruptors into position and infected the Core that spread Dark Energon all across the planet.

The effects were immediate as Dark Energon crystals began sprouting all around the planet. Megatron often made announcements to the Cybertronian population stating that he brought the gift of Dark Energon to them all and urged them to accept this power in order to become Decepticons whilst those that did not being killed for being unworthy of existence. Cybertronian repair arrays attempted to contain the damage but they could not slow down its effects and even the planetoids [[Space slug|self defense organisms]] were incapable of stopping it. In fact, Dark Energon even corrupted one such beast creating the corrupted slug that spread Dark Energon and fed on the Core. Upon his appointment to the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] led the Autobots to combat the Decepticons. This eventually culminated in freeing Omega Supreme from the Decepticons and curing him of his Dark Energon infection. Gaining entry past the Omega Gate, they went into the depths of Cybertron in order to reach the Core where they aided the space slugs in not only clearing patches of Dark Energon crystals but also the defending Decepticons. Eventually, they reached the Core and killed the corrupted slug but the corruption had taken its toll on the Core. In order to preserve itself, it had to enter into a hibernation mode that would last for millions of years as a result of the Dark Energon infection which led to low quantities of Energon being produced that were insufficient for the current populace of the planet thus initiating a mass evacuvation of the inhabitants in order for them to survive. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===

==Notes==
*Dark Energon shares several aspects of its nature with [[Angolmois]], though no connection between the two has been established as yet.

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[[Category:Substances]]
[[Category:Unicron]]

Transformers: Prime (cartoon)

2011-01-20T23:08:34Z

Traitorous: /* Story */

{{Nav-Prime}}

'''''Transformers: Prime''''' is a computer-animated television series that premiered on [[The Hub]] on November 2010 with a five-part mini-series, which will be followed by a full season on [[February 11]] [[2011]].<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-starts-weekly-on-february-11th-2011-171210/ Press release from The Hub]</ref> There are 26 episodes scheduled for the first season<ref name="jeffreycombs">[http://jeffreycombs.com/home.php Jeffreycombs.com ]</ref> and another three seasons have been outlined by the screenwriters.<ref>[http://www.kow626.com/blog/_archives/2010/7/15/4579216.html My experience at Botcon 2010 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL.] blog post by Melvin L. Clermont</ref>

The Canadian broadcast of the series will be undertaken by the youth networks affiliated with Corus Entertainment (YTV, Teletoon, Teletoon Retro, and Nickelodeon Canada). <ref>[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/hasbro-studios-and-corus-entertainments-kids-networks-reach-broad-animation-and-live-action-programming-agreement.html Hasbro Studios and Corus Entertainment’s Kids Networks Reach Broad Animation and Live-Action Programming Agreement]</ref>

It will be "rightfully huge."<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 34]]</ref>

==Story==
[[Image:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|thumb|300px|[[To sell toys|There will be toys of these guys,]] '''stop asking!''']]
[[Team Prime]] lives on [[Earth]] as a pre-emptive measure against the return of the [[Decepticon]]s, forming an alliance with three teens as [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] returns having discovered a rare element that grants him rule of life itself. The show delves into what it is to be a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and though in continuity with ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Exodus]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron| War for Cybertron]]'', its Earth-bound backstory is reminiscent of the [[live-action film series]].<ref name="2010 comic-con">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/live-transformers-prime-panel--sdcc-2010-170262/ LIVE! Transformers Prime Panel @ SDCC 2010, July 22, 2010]</ref>
{{--}}

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] ([[Sumalee Montano]])
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Dwayne Johnson]])
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] ([[Adam Baldwin]])
*[[Knockout (Prime)|Knockout]] ([[Daran Norris]])
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]
*[[Eradicon]]s

|h3=Humans
|c3=
* [[Jack Darby]] ([[Josh Keaton]])
* [[Miko Nakadai]] ([[Tania Gunadi]])
* [[Raf Esquivel]] ([[Andy Pessoa]])
* [[June Darby]] ([[Markie Post]])
* [[William Fowler]] ([[Ernie Hudson]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

[[James Remar]] and [[Gina Torres]] are also voicing parts.

==Episodes==
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]

==Production==
The show runners are [[Jeff Kline]], [[Duane Capizzi]], [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]]. Orci and Kurtzman's employees [[Steven Puri]] and [[Mandy Safavi]] are also listed as producers.<ref name="castcrewlist">[http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-prime-voice-cast-revealed-which-includes-the-rock/14278/news.html TFormers cast and crew announcement including Dwayne Johnson exclusive.</ref> Additional production staff include principal character designer [[Jose Lopez]] and supervising director [[Dave Hartman]].<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13779 TFormers BotCon 2010 Hasbro Studios Panel Coverage]</ref> Orci and Kurtzman explained the show offered them a better chance to delve into the Transformers' mythology than the [[live-action film series]] did.<ref name="2010 comic-con"/> The producers created a 350-page show bible, incorporating aspects of various [[continuity|continuities]] for writers to utilize.<ref name="botcon"/> [[Susan Blu]] was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director following a death in her family.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2010-the-hub-transformers-panel-1st-looks-at-prime-designs/13975/news.html Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.]</ref>

According to [[Ken Christiansen]], the show's design aesthetic was formed by [[Hasbro Studios]] hiring freelance conceptual artists like himself. The submitted artwork was given Lopez's staff to be examined, and they incorporated the ideas they liked best.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/me-and-transformers-prime.html August 2010 blog post by Ken Christiansen]</ref> [[Digitalscape]] provided the CG production.<ref>[http://www.dsp.co.jp/pr/contents/000178.html Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.]</ref> Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/jose-lopez-breaks-the-silence-talks-about-transformers-prime-at-san-diego-comic-con-2010-170217/ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style]</ref> The show's CG models will be subject to battle damage during episodes.<ref name="botcon">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref>

Other staff members include:
*[[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Marsha Griffin]], [[Joseph Kuhr]] and [[Steven Melching]] - writers.<ref name="castcrewlist"/>
*[[Vince Toyama]] and [[Jevon Bue]] - background designers.
*[[Christophe Vacher]] - color designer.
*[[Augusto Barranco]] - concept artist.
*[[Brian Tyler]] - composer.<ref name="castcrewlist"/>

The series has also been advertised as '''''Transformers: Prime - The Animated Series'''''.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime Hub World page]
**[http://hubforteachers.discoveryeducation.com/hub-spotlight/transformers.cfm Hub for Teachers page]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iKDbKQwKI&feature=related Behind the scenes video]

[[Category: Prime| ]]
[[Category: Television series]]

Team Prime

2011-01-20T13:10:22Z

Traitorous: New page: :''Team Prime is an Autobot group in the Transformers: Prime continuity family.'' [[Image:Transformers-Prime-Cast-Group 1281651540.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yes, there are more to...

:''Team Prime is an [[Autobot]] group in the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Transformers-Prime-Cast-Group 1281651540.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yes, there are more to the team than just these guys.]]

'''Team Prime''' are the Autobots stationed on earth led by none other than Optimus Prime himself.

The group's members are:

*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]

User:Traitorous

2010-12-20T22:17:35Z

Traitorous: /* Bad Asses */

[[Image:Drift issue 1 - Wing.jpg|right|185px|thumb|No, I don't look like this.]]

Traitorous is a [[human]] male who spends way too much time talking, buying, researching, etc. [[Transformers (disambiguation)|Transformers.]]

==List of important things==

===Bad Asses===
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]

===Ninjas===
*[[Wing (G1)|Wing]]
*[[Yoketron]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]

===AWSOME BADASS NINJAS===
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (DUH!)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]

==What one must do throughout one's life==
*Play chess
*Visit this wiki
*Memorize [[The Touch]]

User:Traitorous

2010-12-20T22:14:39Z

Traitorous:

[[Image:Drift issue 1 - Wing.jpg|right|185px|thumb|No, I don't look like this.]]

Traitorous is a [[human]] male who spends way too much time talking, buying, researching, etc. [[Transformers (disambiguation)|Transformers.]]

==List of important things==

===Bad Asses===
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)|THE Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|BEST. OPTMUS. EVER.]]

===Ninjas===
*[[Wing (G1)|Wing]]
*[[Yoketron]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]

===AWSOME BADASS NINJAS===
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (DUH!)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]

==What one must do throughout one's life==
*Play chess
*Visit this wiki
*Memorize [[The Touch]]

Cybertron (planet)/gallery

2010-12-18T23:12:20Z

Traitorous: /* The many looks of Cybertron */

{{suite}}
{{-}}

=The many looks of Cybertron=

<gallery>
Image:Cybertronplanet.jpg|[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]
Image:Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|[[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics]]
Image:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]
Image:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]
Image:RID Cybertron.jpg|[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]
Image:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]
Image:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]
Image:E42_cybertron_energongas.jpg|Energon - enveloped by gas
Image:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|[[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]
Image:TheUltimateGuide Cybertron.jpg|[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave]]
Image:Stormbringer 3b.jpg|[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]]
Image:Movie Cybertron.jpg|[[Transformers (2007)|2007 movie]]
Image:Animated Cybertron.jpg|[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'']]
Image:Planet Cybertron Action Blast.jpg|[[Universe (cartoon)|''Universe'']]
Image:WFCCybertron.jpg|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]''
Image:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]

</gallery>

=The landscapes of Cybertron=
{{picsneeded}}

More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

2010-12-14T05:08:10Z

Traitorous: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=3
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=3
|prev2=More than Meets the Eye, Part 2
|series3=''[[Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=3
|prev3=More than Meets the Eye, Part 2
|next3=S.O.S. Dinobots
|next2=Transport to Oblivion
|image=More Than Meets Part 3.jpg
|caption= NOW ENTERING AREA 51 - ACCESS RESTRICTED! NO TRESPASSING, NO PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITTED
|title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 3"
|production code=4025
|airdate=[[September 19]], 1984
|written by=[[George Arthur Bloom]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]]
}}

'''When an Autobot attempt to lure the Decepticons into a holographic trap fails, the villains succeed in gathering the energy they need, leaving the Autobots with only one chance to stop them returning to Cybertron.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 地球脱出! (''Chikyū Dasshutsu!'', "Escape from Earth!")
:''German ''Generation 2'' title:'' "'''Die letzte Schlacht'''" ("The Last Battle")
:''Brazilian title:'' '''Mais do Que Os Olhos Veem Parte 3''' ("More than Meets the Eye part 3")
:''Italian title:'' '''Molto più di quel che appare - III''' ("More than meets the eye - III")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:MTMtE Part3 PushingPrimeupright.jpg|left|200px|thumb|After a bad fall, it's important that you move every part of the victim. Forcibly if needed.]]

Caught in the blast of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack's]] explosive, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] tumbles down the mountainside. Shaken but not defeated, he musters the energy to transform into robot mode. The [[Autobot|Autobots]] begin digging through the rubble and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] finds [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] alive and unharmed. Before the Autobots can begin celebrating what they presume to be the end of their enemies, there's a blast from the rubble. The [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] have survived their burial and have blasted their way out. With their [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] haul unscathed, the Decepticons take to the air.

[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] is tired of this string of defeats, and he soon takes to the air to follow. [[Bluestreak]] takes off to try to rein him in. Ironhide takes a few pot-shots at the fleeing Decepticons, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] breaks formation to teleport behind their pursuers. He lands a rocket square in Ironhide's back, knocking the old Autobot out of the chase. Ironhide crashes into a lake, and the Autobots catch up with him to pull him out of the water and into [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet's]] waiting repair bay. The Autobots return to base.

Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] taunts the captive [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and discusses the Decepticon spy's apparent abandonment by his comrades. In using a hologram of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to goad Ravage, Hound and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] brainstorm an idea: to use an enormous hologram to trick the Decepticons into a trap. He pitches the idea to Optimus Prime, and the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] agrees.

Soon after, Hound talks to Mirage about a report from [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] of a secret supply of rocket fuel. He says all this quite within earshot of Ravage, explaining how there's enough fuel there to make "four trips back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]." As Mirage and Hound walk away, Hound "accidentally" drops the key to Ravage's cage. The Decepticon retrieves it and escapes captivity.

[[Image:MTMtE Part3 Starscreambegs.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The genesis of a whole lot of slashfic.]]

Back at the Decepticon camp, Ravage reports in to Megatron about the rocket base. Megatron is delighted; it's the last energy source they'll need before they can return to Cybertron. As Megatron gloats, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] grouses about the need for a change in leadership. In a foolish move, Starscream tries to blast Megatron in the back. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] warns his leader, who deflects the blast with a built-in energy shield. Starscream has spent all his ammunition in this single shot, and he is left defenseless. Megatron returns the sentiment by blasting Starscream in the arm, knocking his disloyal lieutenant to the ground. Groveling, Starscream huddles to Megatron's feet, who answers his pleas only by issuing the command: "We attack the rocket base at sunrise!"

In a flat stretch of desert, Hound creates the rocket base hologram. The Decepticons move into position, and Megatron orders them to attack.

[[Image:MTMtE Part3 Jazz ScrapDecepticon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Jazz soon regrets buying from eBay.]]

The Autobots spring their trap, running out from hiding to ambush the attacking Decepticons. However, when they engage in hand-to-hand combat, the Decepticons break apart like poorly made machines. Optimus Prime realizes they've been had. These aren't the Decepticons, but are instead decoys. Megatron, the only real Decepticon present, laughs at Prime's misstep. He saw through the phony release of Ravage. Megatron reveals to his defeated enemy that the real Decepticon army has been attacking the real rocket base.

Cut to [[Cape Carlson]], the real rocket base, where the Decepticon jets arrive. They transform and neutralize the human army's attempt to stop them. In short time, Megatron rejoins them, and they soon return to their launch base with all the fuel they need. Soundwave reports the space cruiser's readiness, and Megatron orders the Decepticons to prepare to blast off.

[[Image:MTMtE Part3 Optimus overacting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|KHAAAAAAAAAN!]]

Back at the Autobot ship, Optimus Prime briefs his soldiers on the grim situation. He tells them that Megatron is on the verge of returning to Cybertron, where he could become unstoppable with the energon he has tapped from [[Earth]]. The Autobots have no choice but to directly attack the Decepticons. Prime asks for volunteers, and all the Autobots—and their human allies [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and Sparkplug—step forward. The Autobots transform into vehicle mode and roll out.

As the Decepticons begin to board the [[Victory (G1)|cruiser]], the Autobots encircle the base. Prime's forces transform into robot form and begin the attack. The Autobots grapple with the Decepticons, but the battle is brief. Megatron and his forces get aboard their ship and blast off into the sky.

[[Image:MTMtE Part3 ExtinctiontoallTraitors.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Naturally, Megatron is a firm advocate of the Second Amendment.]]

Optimus Prime refuses to concede defeat. He orders [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to hand over his rocket pack. Donning the pack, Prime takes off to personally pursue the Decepticon cruiser. Starscream spots Prime in pursuit. The cruiser opens fire, blasting Prime who falls out of the sky and hits the ground hard.

The Autobots gather to see if Prime is okay, and the tough Autobot shrugs off their help. It's then that he notices that Mirage is missing from their ranks.

Aboard the cruiser, Starscream makes his move to usurp Megatron. Waiting for the Decepticon leader to lower his guard and remove his arm-cannon, Starscream raises his weapon to Megatron. Just then, Mirage drops his invisibility power to fire a few shots in the cruiser's controls. Starscream turns to blast Mirage, and Megatron takes advantage of the distraction to retrieve his cannon and fire on Starscream. Chaos erupts aboard the cruiser as Mirage's sabotage begins spreading and Soundwave loses control of the ship.

[[Image:MTMtE Part3 Mirage HALOjump.jpg|right|200px|thumb|WHEEEEEE!]]

Mirage scrambles to his feet and jumps from the doomed ship as it crashes into the ocean. The Autobots on the ground stare incredulously as the Decepticons are suddenly and mysteriously defeated. They then spot Mirage, the unlikely hero, floating to the ground in a parachute rig. The Autobots celebrate their victory.

Spike writes in his journal that because the Autobots stopped the Decepticons from stealing Earth's resources, the governments of the world have decided to give Optimus Prime the energy he needs to revitalize Cybertron. The Autobot ship is being refurbished, and Spike and Sparkplug eagerly await their trip to the Transformers' home world.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the ocean, the Decepticon space cruiser rests. Bubbles emerge from a hatch that is pulled free from the inside by massive metal hands. Megatron lives.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (4)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (5)
*[[Bluestreak]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (8)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
*[[Roller]] (10)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (11)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (12)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (23)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (24)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (25)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (26)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (28)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (17)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (18)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (19)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (27)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (29)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (30)

|c3=
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==
"You gave us all a pretty good scare." 
"It's been worse. I remember the time on Cybertron—" 
"Save the war stories, hot shot. Just remember, there's a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Ironhide'''

"The rocket base is one hundred and forty kilometers due west of the Autobot camp."
:—'''Ravage'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sole line of dialog in the entire series.

"I am the leader of the future!" 
"You couldn't lead [[ant-droid]]s to a picnic. How can you pretend to lead the Decepticons?"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' arguing over Starscream's competence... again.

"We knew you were anxious to get back to Cybertron, but at least you could have waited for us." 
"Sorry, Prime. The ship was... full."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Mirage''' uttering a classic line.

==Notes==
===Non-final premises===
* As with the two preceding episodes, the Autobots can all fly in robot mode.

===Animation or technical glitches===
[[Image:Autobot Soundwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Autobots superior, Decepticons inferior.]]
[[Image:Hufferg1animated.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Okay, you can't really see it here. But a second later, Cliffy leans back, and boom, no insignia.]]

* As the Autobots gather around Optimus Prime's fallen form and Mirage and Cliffjumper fly in, Cliffjumper is colored yellow like Bumblebee, who is currently buried under tons of rubble. He's also missing his horns.
* As he wonders about Roller, Prime is shown with round headlights instead of square.
* Cliffjumper is missing his insignia as he encourages Prime.
* As the Autobots gather around the rescued Bumblebee and Sparkplug, Wheeljack's launcher is tan instead of light gray.
* Inside the mines, Soundwave is shown with a [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|purple Autobot insignia]].
* Generic Decepticons:
** Two Skywarps as the Decepticons prepare to fly out of the mine.
** Two generic light purple jets as the Decepticons fly off.
** Two (fake) Starscreams as the "Decepticons" prepare to attack the "rocket base" (with their "lasers".)
** Eight jets fly toward the rocket base: the core three, 2 lavenders, 3 dark blues.
** 15 Decepticons are visible from the Cape Carleson control tower.
** 5 jets are seen landing at the base.
** A wingless lavender jet and the legs/feet of four other generics as the Decepticons cheer.
** A purple and two lavenders (one of whom changes to dark blue mid-shot) head toward the cruiser.
** An all-lavender jet leaps off the platform (infamously dubbed the Lady In Purple by a few fans), following Thundercracker and Skywarp, already shown to be on the ground.
** One lavender jet retreats from the final battle.
** One lavender jet backs away from Megatron as Starscream challenges him.

* After the Decepticons fly out of the mines, Skywarp and two generic purple Decepticon jets are drawn with the silhouettes of pilots sitting inside their cockpits.
* Bluestreak has Prowl's color scheme as Ironhide protests letting the Decepticons escape.
* As Bluestreak catches up to Ironhide, Ironhide's back-mounted rocket launcher is shown in firing position (and Ironhide's shoulders are red instead of gray.) In the next shot, the launcher is missing, then is shown emerging from Ironhide's back.
* The energon cubes that Megatron holds when giving Skywarp permission to teleport are uncolored. To answer Skywarp's request, Megatron turns ''away'' from him.
* Skywarp's destroyed tailfin is back to normal after he teleports.
* Bluestreak and Ironhide continue to stare at each other for a ''very'' long time after Bluestreak says his line.
* Ironhide says he can't move... then immediately raises his arm.
* As Bluestreak carries Ironhide into Ratchet, he has one of Prowl's Highway Patrol symbols on his door.
* In the cavalcade of Autobots heading home, Jazz's blue stripes are colored red, and Wheejack is missing his orange and green roof colors.
* A mislayering of animation cells when Hound creates a hologram of Megatron to taunt Ravage causes it to appear as if Hound is standing in the prison cage with Ravage.
* Jazz's visor is massively oversized during his "It might just work" line, and is missing its center crease line.
* After Ravage escapes, Hound is shown lip-flapping during Mirage's line.
* In the reaction shot of the Autobots when Optimus Prime is pleased at Ravage's escape, the tips of Prowl's doors are colored as parts of Jazz and Mirage's heads.
* "I've made my contribution!" The center of Starscream's chest is red instead of gray during his line.
* "It's empty!" Starscream's nose is the dark gray of his helmet instead of medium gray.
* "You failed to dispose of me..." The red parts of Megatron's waist are gray.
* Megatron's fusion cannon is light gray as Starscream grovels.
* "You're in the driver' seat" - Prime only has 4 of his running light housings. Two of them extend all the way to his back.
* Starscream's nosecone, and the center of his chest, are once again red instead of gray as he lands at the rocket base.
* The flight controller's line is cut off by an editorial gaffe; he says "There's nothing we can - ".
* In the pan across the Autobots (during which the Autobots have conveniently divided themselves by toy size):
** The Autobots have completely changed positions from where they were in the previous shot. Most obviously, Bumblebee was between Bluestreak and Hound; but now he's with the other mini-bots. To make it worse, scene recycles the two shots several times in succession.
** Ratchet's hands are white.
** Jazz's waist is colored windshield blue.
** Prowl is missing his insignia.
** Jazz is shown in the line-up, while at the same time he's standing next to Prime, giving instructions.
* As Jazz says "Autobots, transform", Optimus Prime is shown saying it.
* Ironhide and Hound have strange black dots on them as they step forward.
* All the transforming Autobots get the wrong transformation sound (ascending pitch instead of descending pitch) as they change to vehicle mode.
* As the Autobots approach the Decepticon base, they're shown driving at a snail's pace.
* Soundwave is missing his insignia as the Decepticons cheer.
* Soundwave's eject button lights up each time he hits it. While cool (and intentional), it's a conceit not used in any future episode.
* Laserbeak is huge as Skywarp and Thundercracker fall into formation with him. The animation of the trio turning to dive is remarkably clunky.

[[Image:OptimusCDeckMTMTE3.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Look away from the animation errors!"]]
* Prime orders [[Combat Deck]] to fire during a series of identically-framed shots. The first shot shows buttes in the background behind him. The second shot shows a solid mountainside. The third shot shows clear sky.
* Megatron's gun barrel is missing as he prepares to face Prime. So is his insignia.
* How long's it take for the animators to forget that Megatron lost his cannon? About 1 scene. It's back in place as Prime judo-throws him, then gone again as he regains his feet a shot or two later.
* How long's it take for the animators to forget that Starscream lost an arm-cannon? None. It's back in place as the Decepticons retreat, despite being smushed by Prowl.
* Mirage is clearly visible (prominent, in fact) during the Autobots' final, desperate assault on the space cruiser, despite later being shown to have snuck aboard it. This is either a major continuity error or the one time that Mirage's electro-disruptor works in the cartoon in the way his [[bio]] says it does.
* Prowl's chest-sides and neck are black instead of white as Prime does his William Shatner imitation.
* The establishing shot at the start of the third act uses a flubbed take: A major piece of artwork—the Decepticon starship blasting off into the sky—is missing, meaning the Autobots on the ground are reacting to nothing. (The completed shot does appear in the teaser for the episode at the end of Part 2, however.) Oddly enough, the bonus disc on the Rhino DVD set calls out the error in a collection of bloopers and oddities.
[[Image:Sideswipejetpack.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
* Sideswipe's rocket pack seriously just appears out of nowhere when it's called for by the plot. It's not part of his animation model and is never seen before or after, even when Sideswipe needs to fly.
* "You got him!" Starscream is missing his wing insignia.
* Ratchet's lightbars are white as he drives toward Prime's crash site. All three Autobots in the shot kind of slide sideways instead of driving forward.
* The voices that comment on Mirage's success don't match any of the Autobots. One sounds a bit like a British version of... Mirage.

===Other releases===
* All three parts of "More Than Meets the Eye" were spliced together into a single continuous episode for the ''More than Meets the Eye 25th Anniversary Special Edition'' disc, included as a pack-in with Transformers Universe 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime toy. During Part 3, the sound effects for the [[Cybernet Space Cube]], added for the [[Generation 2]] broadcast of the episode, can be heard over the scene transitions, despite the original broadcast version of the visuals being used; the result is a lot of strange mechanical noises being inserted with no clear on-screen source.

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:MTMtE Part3 Dullsurprise.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Dull surprise|DULL SURPRISE!]]]]
* Mirage, Hound, Jazz and Prowl all react with shock at Optimus' statement that Ravage's escape was a good thing. Yet they were all in on the plan to let Ravage get away to tell the Decepticons about the secret hologram rocket base that is most certainly not a trap. Did they just forget?

* For that matter, how ''did'' Megatron figure out the Autobot trick? Ravage reports the same rocket base location that he heard from Hound. Was Hound dumb enough to accidentally blurt the ''real'' rocket base location in front of Ravage? Or did Megatron somehow figure out the ruse ''after'' Ravage made his report? Why would he do that? When we last see him, he's all excited to attack the same rocket base that Ravage just told him about.

* What ''is'' the point of rigging up the dummy Decepticons? Did Megatron go through all that trouble just to rub Prime's nose in it? Wouldn't it be smarter to leave the Autobots waiting and wondering?
[[Image:MTMTE3 Bumblebee labcoat.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
* The [[Mini Vehicle]] Autobots are shown disguised as lab-coat-wearing scientists to complete the holographic illusion of a rocket base, though it's a pretty poor disguise when you realize these scientists are big enough to turn into trucks and cars. Also, where'd they get the lab coats? (For that matter, why not just make holographic scientists?)
* Superhuman Spike:
** Spike can throw a rock with enough force to knock Starscream's Null Ray off his arm.
* Prime is nearly knocked out of commission by the explosion that collapses [[Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma|a Burmese ruby mine]], yet he simply seems to shrug off the effects of getting hit by a cruiser cannon and falling to Earth from the very edge of the atmosphere.
* Mirage only shoots the ship's control panel. How does this set the entire ship on fire?
* Despite the heights the space cruiser certainly reached before the sabotage, Mirage parachutes down to exactly the spot where the Autobots were assembled.
* The space cruiser is shown crashing into the ocean near the coast. However, later episodes show the cruiser is well far away from any coast line.
* Spike's narration is a bit confused; the Autobots ''didn't'' stop the Decepticons from stealing Earth's energy. They just up and left on their own!
* In the biggest continuity goof of the entire series, the next episode will completely ignore the premise of the Autobots preparing to return to Cybertron, which is the entire point of this episode's closing scenes.

===Continuity notes===
[[Image:Mtmte3 ironhide flies.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
* Gadgets and powers:
** Ironhide, perhaps the most gadget-laden of all Autobots, brings out a forearm-mounted drill from inside his wrist.
** Later, he deploys a missile launcher out of his back. Like the van-mode gun he had last episode, this one appears based on the launcher on his toy's combat platform.
** Jazz's ubiquitous grappling line makes its third appearance.
** Ravage deploys a little grappler waldo from his forepaw.
** Megatron generates a little deflector shield out of his fusion cannon.
** Hound can make a seriously HUGE hologram.
** Megatron can rotate his gun barrel around to his waist to fire it.
** We get our first and last look at Sideswipe's rocket pack.
** Skywarp can shoot a white fire-extinguishing substance from a wrist nozzle.

* This is the only time in the original series that Ravage speaks, relaying the information on the rocket base with his own voice instead of merely replaying Hound and Mirage's conversation about it. When he reappeared in ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]],'' he was similarly growly, but he had gained an [[Accents|Eastern European accent]].

* In a continuing trend during the Generation 1 cartoon, Prime's Combat Deck looks nothing like its toy counterpart or like it will appear in any future episodes. Not really an error since it's blown up here and could've been rebuilt differently.

===Real-world references===
* ''Star Wars'' sound effects:
** Death Star superlaser as Skywarp rematerializes behind Ironhide.
** TIE Fighter engine roar as Skywarp pursues Ironhide and Bluestreak.
** Lightsaber-slicing-equipment sound as Skywarp blasts Ironhide.
** Lightsaber-slicing-equipment as Megatron deflects Starscream's blast.

* Rocket base Cape Carlson may be a reference to Cape Canaveral, Florida.

===Japanese version===
*In the scene where Ironhide chases after Megatron and Skywarp, it is ''Thundercracker'' who is heard requesting permission to teleport.

*'''Cut:''' When Ironhide is loaded into the back of Ratchet, after he says, "No way", his lines about being back in action, Prime's "Let's get out of here!" (with the aforementioned "puffy proportions" shot) and the footage of all the Autobots transforming and rolling out have been cut. The following scene of Spike sitting by the Ark, writing that Prime would make a neat President, has been cut entirely.

*'''Cut:''' After Ravage escapes and jumps off the cliffside, a few seconds of the Autobots gathered there reacting have been shaved off. The fade-in to the next scene and Prime and Gears standing together have also been cut. The sequence resumes at the shot of Hound, Mirage and the others walking together.

===Trivia===
[[Image:MTMtE Part3 ExaggeratedPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Apparently Pat Lee had this as a poster in his office.]]

* There is a nice touch by the animators during the scene where the Autobots assist Optimus Prime after he rolls down the hill at the start of this episode. After Mirage, Prowl and Ratchet have pushed Optimus Prime's truck mode upright, he bounces as his suspension compensates for the weight of the truck landing on its wheels.

* After Ironhide assures that he'll be right back in action, Optimus Prime is depicted with rather exaggerated 'puffy' proportions for a brief sequence before he transforms into vehicle mode, which is similarly exaggerated with large wheels in comparison to the rest of the truck, followed by an exaggerated Ratchet in vehicle mode. Part of this animation is later reused near the end of the episode after the Decepticon space cruiser crashes, with the rest of the Autobots having similar proportions in both robot and vehicle mode.

* This is the first, and possibly the only, episode where Ravage speaks using real words instead of animal noises.

* During the showdown between Optimus Prime and Megatron, an animation oddity results in what a few fans have taken as evidence of an obscure, little-used ability of Optimus: the ''Finger of Doom!'' Optimus deploys Combat Deck to shoot Megatron's cannon off of his arm. Simultaneously, Megatron fires his arm cannon and destroys Combat Deck. However, during the shot of Combat Deck exploding, the animation of Prime pointing at Megatron is ''re-used''. The next shot is Megatron being disarmed by an energy blast, which would seem to have come not from Combat Deck, whose blast should have already arrived, but from Prime's immediately prior pointing finger... his ''Finger of Doom!''

* Spike writing in his journal looks ''disturbingly'' like Beavis of ''Beavis and Butt-Head''.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1985 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|Little Gems Junior Video Club]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — More than Meets the Eye ([[Malofilm|Seville Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Exclusively from Blockbuster ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Two (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (Shout! Factory) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_3.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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Starscream (WFC)

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:StarscreamPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Cos you know, I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know it, I'm bad!]]

'''Starscream''' was an Air Commander of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s finest air warriors. His dream was to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] that would return the Transformers to the [[Golden Age]], and he saw opportunity with the rebel upstart [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. A patient and polite schemer, Starscream used to wish Megatron would drop the heroic anti-[[caste system|caste]] charade and be more honest about his lust for power.

These days, he alternatively wishes Megatron would stop being ''absolutely bugnuts'' with his lust for power and chafes under having to work for such a madman. While he serves as Megatron's right-hand man, he constantly looks for a way to become the commander himself and Megatron knows it: his expertise in patient planning is the only reason he's left alive. He is ''not'' a happy bunny when his careful, patient plans and operations are sacrificed by Megatron on whims.

He may be a scientist, but [[Starscream (Prime)#Notes|we're not quite sure]].

{{quote|Perfect, just like the one who fired it!|Starscream after achieving a headshot|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===

Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist. Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] fell into chaos following bombings by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] followers, Starscream was posted as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s bodyguard. He was with the Prime at [[Altihex]] Casino during a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (Prime)|Armorhide]] when the Decepticons attacked. Sentinel's attempt to flee rather than fight back made Starscream ashamed of his leader, so he had [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]] take him to [[Kaon]] Prison rather than the safety of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]'s research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.

Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the [[Autobot]]s. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon, Megatron and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]], by probing into forgotten areas of the [[DataNet]], discovered Trypticon was a storage of [[Dark Energon]], the life essence of [[Unicron]]. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.

Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out — and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to [[Kaon]] Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]]. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.

Megatron and [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb [[Dark Energon]], for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, Megatron ordered Starscream to capture the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], below the ruins of [[Crystal City]]. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still did not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the Code [[Key of Power]] and [[Key of Justice]] to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[High Council Tower]] in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the [[Hall of Justice]] and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by [[Blackout (Prime)|Blackout]]. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.

As Megatron entered the Chamber, [[Teletraan-1]] activated the legendary [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]] to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered Starscream and his Seekers to down Omega, in exchange for more Dark Energon. Giving up on his attempt to give up his addiction, Starscream gleefully accepted and they successfully blew Omega out of the sky, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the [[core]]. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the ''[[Ark (Prime)|Ark]]''. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a ''Nemesis''-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a [[space bridge]], which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Primecomic-Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Hey, look, a backscratcher!]]

Starscream had been on [[Earth]] at some point, but was assigned by Megatron to scour the galaxy for remnants of space bridge technology. Returning to their dead homeworld, Starscream built a weapons lab in Kaon and began building a space bridge. He was informed by his [[Eradicon]]s elsewhere they had apprehended the Autobot spy [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. Later, after basking in the glory of successfully activating the space bridge that would return them to Earth and its [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]], Starscream realized Cliffjumper was present. The Autobot claimed to be freed by his captors after defecting to the Decepticons, and warned them of [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]: this ruse successfully distracted Starscream long enough for Arcee to activate and overload the space bridge, but he jumped in after them moments before the lab was blown sky high.

Falling to Earth, a dazed Starscream picked up a [[bunny rabbit]], commenting that [[human]]s were smaller than he remembered. [[Scanning]] a fleet of jets flying overhead, he found Cliffjumper and Arcee driving on a road and launched a missile at them. He picked up Arcee's blown off arm and started battering Cliffjumper with it, but the Autobot blew up the rock formation above them and crushed Starscream with the rubble. Having received Starscream's signal, [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] came to his rescue, and the duo pursued and overwhelmed the Autobots. Just as Starscream was about to send them back to the [[AllSpark (Prime)|AllSpark]], Optimus jumped and landed on him, while gunning Breakdown away. As Starscream greeted his opponent, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] tapped him on the shoulder and sent him flying. Optimus opted not to finish the job, allowing Starscream to escape and fight another day as he got Cliffjumper and Arcee to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English)
[[Image:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|One look sells him as Starscream.]]

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] had left [[Earth]] for the depths of space three years ago, leaving Starscream in charge. Starscream spent his time sending out [[Eradicon|Decepticon grunts]] to search for [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] deposits, and managed to set up a lucrative energon mine in secret. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} One energon search was intercepted by the Autobot [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. Once Cliffjumper was defeated, Starscream had him brought aboard his ship, where his captive asked where Megatron was. Assuring the defeated Autobot that he was his own master, he stabbed Cliffjumper with his fist, causing the Autobot to bleed out and finally succumb to his wounds. [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] played back a transmission of Cliffjumper and Arcee's last conversation, and Starscream declared she would be their next target, sending two drones after her.

Later, Soundwave picked up deep space transmissions, and a hesitant Starscream opened the space bridge for Megatron's return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Welcoming him to his energon mine, Starscream asked (quite snarkily) whether Megatron had raised a new army in his three year absence. His leader replied he had recovered [[Dark Energon]], the blood of Unicron himself, to the Seeker's concern; then he asked if Starscream were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, to test its abilities to raise the dead. Starscream ''declined'' his unhinged commander's request, offering Cliffjumper's corpse for the experiment. It resulted in a rabid [[zombie]] whose rampage was only stopped by Megatron slicing it in half: Starscream was left confused and unnerved by the idea Megatron intended to weaponise such things.

The zombie's activation made the Autobots think Cliffjumper was alive and they raided Starscream's energon mine to find it. Starscream reported this to Megatron, upset about losing the place, and was ordered to his annoyance to bomb the mine: Megatron believed Optimus survived, however. Feeling he had not spent enough time exploring Dark Energon's secrets, he promptly stabbed a shard into his spark, and Starscream looked in horror as a purple light infused Megatron's body... {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising3-interrogateFowler.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"No, Mister Fowler, I expect you to be saved at the last minute!"]]

With the success of the experiment, Megatron took off for parts unknown, leaving Starscream in charge once more. Starscream confided in Soundwave that he thought Megatron had gone a bit batty, and Soundwave responded by playing a sound byte of their master's last order. When Soundwave later picked up [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s transmissions, Starscream ordered the human be brought to him. This done, he attempted to interrogate Fowler, who responded not only responded with sarcasm but demanded to see the "manager". Starscream, enraged, called for an energon prod. He offered Fowler one last chance, and when it was thrown back in his face, Starscream began jabbing Fowler with the prod, noting that energon and the human nervous system shouldn't mix.{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:Tfprimestarscreamsteppedon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bosses, always stepping on the little guy...]]
The torture eventually weakened Fowler' to the point where he almost gave the location of the Autobot's base. However, the sound of battle outside brought about a bout of sarcasm. An annoyed Starscream shocked Fowler into unconsciousness before ordering a pair of Eradicons to find the source of the commotion. After Fowler regained consciousness, he proved to be dazed and incapable of answering anything. When Bulkhead and Bumblebee arrived and aimed their guns at Starscream, the 'Con in turn threatened to kill Fowler, only to discover that Arcee was perched above him, aiming her gun at his head. A stand off ensued, until another outburst by Fowler distracted Starscream, allowing the Autobots to fire on him. Realizing his disadvantage, Starscream fled. Once Megatron returned to the ship, he was outraged at Starscream's actions and proceeded to beat his subordinate for "delaying his plans". Starscream managed to quell his master's anger by announcing he had a way to get their plans back on course. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 5|December 10, 2010}}
[[Image:DarknessRising5-ohgeez.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Mother.]]
As it turned out, his plan was to send Soundwave down to use a radio dish array on Earth to set the space bridge's target. He kept a close eye on the team of Autobots who had appeared on the space bridge, confiding in Megatron that he thought they were up to something. When the space bridge appeared to veer off course, he contacted Soundwave to find out what was going on. Once the technical difficulties were sorted, Starscream opened the space bridge so that Megatron could throw the chunk of Dark Energon though. Starscream moved the ship back to a safe distance when the fighting on the rim of the space bridge became more intense, while imploring his master to withdraw as well. Alas, the space bridge exploded, apparently taking Megatron with it, and Starscream gave a brief eulogy before declaring himself leader. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sam Riegel]] (English), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian)
[[Image:WFC_Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px|Where are your stupid Macross jokes now?!]]
{{quote|Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!|Starscream being all modest|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

For the last thousand years of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Starscream was in charge of an orbital facility that had the capability of producing [[Dark Energon]], though they maintained only a small stockpile because of its unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]]'s repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron's determination. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard over an all-but-derelict station, and offered to let him join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at--at least, at first. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched, first with amusement as Megatron entered the storage chamber...and then with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance and bent it to his will within moments. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] to label him a traitor and leave to warn Zeta Prime. Megatron sent him with [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to reactivate the [[Energon Bridge]]. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty, never mind Megatron's taunting and unreasonable impatience, or Thundercracker's warning him of the danger of certain courses of action, or even Skywarp's cluing in to his constant insults...

During the Battle of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon City]], Starscream led the Decepticons aerial squadrons and [[Brawl (Prime)|Brawl]] led the Decepticons' ground assault, while Megatron, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]], and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the [[Omega Key]]. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]]. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a dropship Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off of Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the [[Ion turret]]s, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron arrived moments later and managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary.

As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (Prime)|Silverbolt]], and attacked [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]]'s group in the [[Decagon]]. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's [[Energon-axe]] and forced to retreat. The wound was apparently bad enough to cause him to sit out the remainder of the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)

Starscream had been in control of Trypticon Space Station for years, until Megatron and his forces invaded. Megatron wished to revive the Dark Energon project to aid him in his conquest of Cybertron, but Starscream would have none of it. Megatron was able to fight his way to Starscream himself, and after a brief battle, Starscream had lost. He begged for mercy, and Megatrons spared Starscream in exchange for loyalty to the Decepticons. Starscream obliged and Megatron was taken to the core of the station.

After a test run of the Dark Energon's effects on Decepticons in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only destroy the host. A furious Megatron set Starscream to work on fixing the problem, with Starscream continuously bickering with Barricade over his usefullness. The problem was eventually solved in time for an attack on Iacon City. When Megatron felled Zeta Prime and found the Omega Key, the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme was unleashed upon the Decepticons, quickly crushing them with ease.

Megatron was downright furious with Starscream, declaring he had brought Omega Supreme's rampage upon them all. Starscream retorted that if it wasn't for Megatron and his blind troops, none of this would've happened. Starscream invited Megatron to kill him, but warned him it wouldn't do a thing about Omega Supreme out for their blood. Megatron for the moment let it go, and finally felled Omega Supreme, gaining total dominance over Cybertron.

Sometime later, Starscream ambushed an Autobot recruit-in-training, and would've killed him if it wasn't for Optimus charging to the rescue. He wasn't seen again after that.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor:'' Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)

{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}
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==Toys==
===War for Cybertron===
[[Image:WFC_Legends_Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px| Let's hope for something a little [[Generations (toyline)| larger]] next time...]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2010)

: In the United Kingdom, a redeco of Legends Class [[Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] was offered as a promotional giveaway to those who purchased the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game. He transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter and features hidden weapons in his wing-sections/biceps: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon.

:This toy was later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toys]] amounting to more than HK$400.

:This mold was also used the make ''Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (LOC)#Toys|Sunstorm]], along with ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Universe (2008)|Thrust]].
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==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimestarscreamjet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''ooooo-ooooo/We fade to grey!'']]
*Starscream's backstory in Exodus is self-contradictory:
:''"Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..."'' (p. 78).
:''"See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists."'' (p. 158).
*Starscream's thin body recalls [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], but his voice, colour scheme, Igor-like posture and subservience to Megatron recalls the [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action incarnation]]. The game design has the movie bulk but with a [[Starscream (G1)|G1]] head and colours.
*Starscream's chest design is basically his live-action incarnation's head design. Now that's a visual homage.

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[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Seekers]]

Megatron (WFC)

2010-12-04T19:42:59Z

Traitorous: /* Prime cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|350px|Lord of the [[Dark Energon]] wraiths.]]

The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But power corrupts and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am Megatron!|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in-between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with others miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (Prime)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (Prime)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]ian [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron may have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|300px|The High Council keeps us subjugated with overlong conversations! They must be overthrown!]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus's [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let Shockwave take control of [[Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard Trypticon. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (Prime)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (Prime)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. ''{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}''

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English)
{{picsneeded|The return, stabbing himself with energon}}

At the beginning of the war on Cybertron, Optimus and Megatron were as close as brothers and fought side-by-side... but Megatron's ideals were corrupted by the war, and turned to evil. He and Optimus fought many a battle before, but three years before the present day, he disappeared into deep space. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

Upon returning, Megatron revealed he had discovered an element called Dark Energon, rumoured to be "the blood of [[Unicron]]": rather than form a Decepticon army, Megatron had become obsessed with using this new element that was said to raise the dead. He threatened to kill and resurrect Starscream to test it, but settled on [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|the corpse of the Autobot Cliffjumper]], and was pleased with the results, as the undead [[zombie]] ran amok on the [[Eradicon]]s, killing two in succession. Megatron viewed this as a successful field test, so when the Cliffjumper zombie charged at him, he merely unsheathed his blade and cut it in two. While the Autobots attacked an energon mine to retrieve Cliffjumper, Megatron attempted to fathom a way to control the power of the Dark Energon. Upon learning of Optimus's presence in the mines, believing it was not yet time for a confrontation, Megatron order the mines blown and the [[Nemesis (Prime)|''Nemesis'']] to depart. He wasn't convinced however that Optimus had been killed, and once more began brooding on the Dark Energon.

Being a logical and sane chap, he decided the best way to control it would be to shove some of it ''into his spark''. His armor began to sizzle purple smoke, and his eyes glew bright purple...{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 3|December 8, 2010}}

[[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|200px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]

The "experiment" proved a success, and Megatron felt as though he was connected to Unicron's thoughts. It provided him with the knowledge he needed in order to put his plan into action. Leaving the ''Nemesis'', Megatron headed for the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, full of the remains of fallen warriors. He arrived at the same time as Optimus and Ratchet, and after a brief session of goading them, used the Dark Energon fragment he was carrying to raise an army of zombies. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 4|December 9, 2010}}
The zombies were under Megatron's full control, by virtue of the Dark Energon he had infused himself with. He watched as the zombies attacked the two Autobots and allowed himself a laugh as they disappeared under zombie piles. Optimus soon broke free, and continued to fight, eventually finishing off the last of the zombies. As the Optimus scaled the rock face to where Megatron was standing, the Decepticon leader gloated that this was merely the prelude to the main event, and flew off before Optimus reached him. Back at the Decepticon ship, he discovered that Starscream had been disobeying orders in his absence, and smacked his subordinate around a bit. Starscream managed to quell his anger by claiming to have a way to get their plans back on course. Neither knew that the Autobots had found Megatron's space bridge plans and realized that he planed to raise a zombie army on Cybertron and bring it to Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 5|December 10, 2010}}
When the Autobots ground brideged to Megatron's space bridge, Megatron launched the Dark Energon to Cybertron, turning all of the dead Transformers there into zombies. He then engaged Optimus Prime in battle and told Optimus he should flee like the other Autobots were. After he discovered that the Autobots were planning on blowing up the space bridge, he went after them, grievously wounding Arcee, but not before the Autobot had turned the space bridge's power against itself. When the Autbots fled (for real this time) he awaited the arrival of his army, only for the space bridge to blow and seemingly destroy both the army of zombies and Megatron. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whole world in his hand.]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (Prime)| Barricade]] and [[Brawl (Prime)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it... At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (Prime)| Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (Prime)| Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (Prime)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in bombers. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with black humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]]), who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.
Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its' host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its' commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it?
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor:'' Fred Tatasciore (English), Oliviero Corbetta (Italian)

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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories: clear purple missile, fusion cannon''

: This toy is based on Megatron's appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble.
: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank-mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.
: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==

*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*Optimus Prime's recollections in ''Darkness Rising'' have him and Megatron fighting side-by-side at the start of the Great War. This is the first time a Megatron has been involved in a Great War that he ''didn't'' start, never mind one where he used to be a goodie.
*At a video shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Welker explained his ''Prime'' voice for Megatron would be mostly toned down from his G1 counterpart, to give the character more range.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/transformers-prime---peter-cullen--frank-welker-behind-the-scenes-170264/ Transformers Prime - Peter Cullen & Frank Welker Behind the Scenes] TFW2005</ref> When the show aired, Megatron indeed had a more quiet, sinister version of his voice than the iconic shouty one.
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*Like the [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie version]], this Megatron will retain an alien jet form as he despises human-created alternate modes. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his altmode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon. He is also similar to his movie version because in the continuity, he turns into both a tank and a jet at some point.

==References==
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[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
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[[Category: Prime Decepticons]]

Megatron (WFC)

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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|350px|Lord of the [[Dark Energon]] wraiths.]]

The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But power corrupts and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am Megatron!|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in-between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with others miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (Prime)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (Prime)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]ian [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron may have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|300px|The High Council keeps us subjugated with overlong conversations! They must be overthrown!]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus's [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let Shockwave take control of [[Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard Trypticon. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (Prime)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (Prime)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. ''{{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}''

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English)
{{picsneeded|The return, stabbing himself with energon}}

At the beginning of the war on Cybertron, Optimus and Megatron were as close as brothers and fought side-by-side... but Megatron's ideals were corrupted by the war, and turned to evil. He and Optimus fought many a battle before, but three years before the present day, he disappeared into deep space. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

Upon returning, Megatron revealed he had discovered an element called Dark Energon, rumoured to be "the blood of [[Unicron]]": rather than form a Decepticon army, Megatron had become obsessed with using this new element that was said to raise the dead. He threatened to kill and resurrect Starscream to test it, but settled on [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|the corpse of the Autobot Cliffjumper]], and was pleased with the results, as the undead [[zombie]] ran amok on the [[Eradicon]]s, killing two in succession. Megatron viewed this as a successful field test, so when the Cliffjumper zombie charged at him, he merely unsheathed his blade and cut it in two. While the Autobots attacked an energon mine to retrieve Cliffjumper, Megatron attempted to fathom a way to control the power of the Dark Energon. Upon learning of Optimus's presence in the mines, believing it was not yet time for a confrontation, Megatron order the mines blown and the [[Nemesis (Prime)|''Nemesis'']] to depart. He wasn't convinced however that Optimus had been killed, and once more began brooding on the Dark Energon.

Being a logical and sane chap, he decided the best way to control it would be to shove some of it ''into his spark''. His armor began to sizzle purple smoke, and his eyes glew bright purple...{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 3|December 8, 2010}}

[[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|200px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]

The "experiment" proved a success, and Megatron felt as though he was connected to Unicron's thoughts. It provided him with the knowledge he needed in order to put his plan into action. Leaving the ''Nemesis'', Megatron headed for the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, full of the remains of fallen warriors. He arrived at the same time as Optimus and Ratchet, and after a brief session of goading them, used the Dark Energon fragment he was carrying to raise an army of zombies. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 4|December 9, 2010}}
The zombies were under Megatron's full control, by virtue of the Dark Energon he had infused himself with. He watched as the zombies attacked the two Autobots and allowed himself a laugh as they disappeared under zombie piles. Optimus soon broke free, and continued to fight, eventually finishing off the last of the zombies. As the Optimus scaled the rock face to where Megatron was standing, the Decepticon leader gloated that this was merely the prelude to the main event, and flew off before Optimus reached him. Back at the Decepticon ship, he discovered that Starscream had been disobeying orders in his absence, and smacked his subordinate around a bit. Starscream managed to quell his anger by claiming to have a way to get their plans back on course. Neither knew that the Autobots had found Megatron's space bridge plans and realized that he planed to raise a zombie army on Cybertron and bring it to Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

{{spoiler|Darkness Rising, Part 3|December 10, 2010}}
When the Autobots ground brideged to Megatron's space bridge, Megatron launched the Dark Energon to Cybertron, turning all of the dead Transformers there into zombies. He then engaged Optimus Prime in battle and told Optimus he should flee like the other Autobots were. After he discovered that the Autobots were planning on blowing up the space bridge, he went after them, grievously wounding Arcee, but not before the Autobot had turned the space bridge's power against itself. When the Autbots fled (for real this time) he awaited the arrival of his army, only for the space bridge to blow and seemingly destroy both the army of zombies and Megatron. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whole world in his hand.]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (Prime)| Barricade]] and [[Brawl (Prime)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it... At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (Prime)| Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (Prime)| Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (Prime)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in bombers. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with black humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]]), who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.
Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its' host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its' commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it?
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor:'' Fred Tatasciore (English), Oliviero Corbetta (Italian)

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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories: clear purple missile, fusion cannon''

: This toy is based on Megatron's appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble.
: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank-mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.
: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==

*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*Optimus Prime's recollections in ''Darkness Rising'' have him and Megatron fighting side-by-side at the start of the Great War. This is the first time a Megatron has been involved in a Great War that he ''didn't'' start, never mind one where he used to be a goodie.
*At a video shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Welker explained his ''Prime'' voice for Megatron would be mostly toned down from his G1 counterpart, to give the character more range.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/transformers-prime---peter-cullen--frank-welker-behind-the-scenes-170264/ Transformers Prime - Peter Cullen & Frank Welker Behind the Scenes] TFW2005</ref> When the show aired, Megatron indeed had a more quiet, sinister version of his voice than the iconic shouty one.
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*Like the [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie version]], this Megatron will retain an alien jet form as he despises human-created alternate modes. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his altmode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon. He is also similar to his movie version because in the continuity, he turns into both a tank and a jet at some point.

==References==
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Darkness Rising, Part 5

2010-12-04T06:27:37Z

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|title="Darkness Rising, Part 5"
|airdate=[[December 3]], [[2010]]
|written by=[[Joseph Kuhr]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
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==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] imagines in dread what will happen if [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] uses the [[Dark Energon]] to raise an army of [[zombie]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and uses them to conquer [[Earth]].

[[Jack Darby|Jack]] arrives at [[KO Burger]], and encounters [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], who says she's already lost one friend recently. The Autobots have pinpointed Megatron's [[space bridge]] in Earth orbit and must use the [[ground bridge]] to reach it, despite the risks this poses. Arcee and Jack arrive back in time for Arcee to join the mission, and Optimus leads the team (minus [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]) through the bridge. They land up on the space bridge terminal and look up to see the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]] moving into position. Megatron observes their presence, but [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] says that [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] is locking on to Cybertron's coordinates.

Optimus notes that ship is damaged, and the Decepticons will be unable to use it to aim the space bridge. Raf reasons that the Decepticons may be using a radio dish array in [[Texas]], but Fowler is still too out of it to alert the array staff of the danger. [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]] attempts to hack in, but the array's firewalls are too good. Jack thinks they should go on site, and they talk Optimus into letting them do it.

Meanwhile Megatron sends out the Decepticon forces to attack the Autobots. Battle commences.

The kids ground bridge to the array and sneak in. In a small unused room, Raf finds a computer and determines that the Decepticons have also hacked in, but takes the opportunity to download their space bridge plans onto his flash drive. Little do the kids know that [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] is in the very next room, plugged into the computer system as well. He aligns the array, which sets the space bridge ready to use, but Raf promptly realigns it. Responding to Starscream's requests to know what's going on, Soundwave taps into the installation's security systems and locates the three kids. While the kids are discussing what the Decepticons could do, Soundwave's tentacle slithers into the room behind them and attacks. As it goes after Raf, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] grabs an ax and strikes at it. She completely misses, and the tentacle strikes her backward before picking up the ax itself. Though the kids believe it's about to attack them with the weapon, the tentacle withdraws. The kids run to the next room, where they found Soundwave has realigned the dishes and used the ax to cut the hard line.

Starscream activates the space bridge and Megatron physically throws a huge chunk of Dark Energon through. The Dark Energon strikes Cybertron, swiftly covering the planet and turning millions of dead Transformers into millions of [[zombie]]s. Optimus realizes that the only course of action left to them is to destroy the space bridge. Raf supplies the specs he downloaded earlier, and Ratchet sets about working out a way to do so. As Optimus faces Megatron, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee go to implement some sabotage.

Megatron manages to defeat Prime, but as he raises his sword, Starscream alerts him to the actions of the other Autobots. Optimus takes advantage of the distraction to blast Megatron, but the Decepticon leader transforms and flies off to find the other Autobots. Arcee's team has succeeded in rigging the space bridge to blow when Megatron attacks and blasts Arcee off into space. The Autobots jump into the ground bridge, Bumblebee collecting Arcee on the way. Megatron realizes his ship appears to be absent, but before his army of zombies can come through, the space bridge explodes in his face.

A short distance away in the ship, Starscream notes that there's totally no way Megatron could have survived that, and he is leader now.

The Autobots make it back to their base, though Arcee's in a bad way. Optimus announces that there's totally no way Megatron could have survived the space bridge explosion. Fowler thanks the Autobots for saving him, and leaves. Optimus gives a big speech, and sends a signal into space to let the galaxy know that Earth is defended by the Autobots.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (2)
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (3)
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (6)

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* [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (10)
* [[Eradicon|Decepticon drones]] (11)
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)

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* [[Jack Darby]] (1)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (7)
* [[Rafael Esquivel]] (8)
* [[William Fowler]] (12)

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* [[Zombie]]s (14)

}}

==Quotes==
"Optimus, if you leave me on a planet teeming with humans, I'll never forgive you."
:—'''Ratchet'''

"Optimus Prime never disappoints. Unlike YOU, Starscream!"
:—'''Megatron'''

"Surely, Lord Megatron, the Autobots are up to something." 
"Really, Starscream?"
:—'''Starscream''' observes the Autobots and '''Megatron''' lays on the sarcasm.

"Decepticons, it is with deep sorrow, that I note for the log, Megatron's spark has been extinguished. All hail Starscream."
:-Looks like '''Starscream''' is back to his old self again.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
*It ''seems'' to take a lot longer for the zombie army to come from Cybertron across the space bridge than it took for the Dark Energon to get there in the first place.

===Transformers references===
*There are two references which are directly related to the 1986 animated movie. Ratchet says the first one in "Now light our darkest hour." Optimus has the second with his showdown with Megatron "One shall stand, one shall fall."
*Megatrons have been known to survive space bridge [[Transport to Oblivion|accidents]] and [[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|malfunctions]]. Hope Starscream and Optimus don't expect to relax.

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===
* Winged versions of the Eradicons make their appearance here.
* The Decepticons are unable to simply warp to Cybertron thanks to Bulkhead ripping off a vital piece of equipment in the previous episode.
* While it's unlikely anything from ''[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Exodus]]'' applies to the cartoon, a number of Autobots including [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)| Ultra Magnus]], [[Omega Supreme (Prime)| Omega Supreme]] and the [[Wreckers (Prime)| Wreckers]] were left behind on Cybertron at the end of that book. Sure hope they weren't around when the zombies came crawling. In a similar vein, [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] is also still on Cybertron at the end of the novel. Given the established fact that the war had continued on other worlds after Cybertron's shutdown, though (as stated by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] in the [[Transformers: Prime (comic)|prequel comic]]), it's probable that all of them have since moved on to less hostile locales in the intervening years.

==Home video releases==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Michael Bell

2010-11-30T23:26:31Z

Traitorous: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Michael}}
[[Image:Michael_Bell.jpg|right|161px|thumb|He's jealous that Keith always got to form the head.]]
'''Michael Bell''' ([[July 30]], [[1938]]- ) is an American voice actor. A very prolific and popular voice actor, some of his most recognized roles include All-star from ''The Snorks'', [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Lance from ''Voltron'', Zan the Wonder Twin from ''Superfriends'', Lex Luthor from Ruby-Spears's ''Superman'', Drew Pickles from ''Rugrats'' and Ezekial Rage from ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. He also appeared on a few ''Star Trek'' episodes.

Oh yeah, he's also a member of the Board of Directors for the Screen Actor's Guild.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers'' roles===
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Brainstorm]]
*[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]]
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Gort]]
*[[Hi-Q]] ([[Powermaster|Powermasters]] commercial only)
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]
*[[Killer Fish]] ([[Beastformer|Battle Beasts]] toy commercial only)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Primon]]
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]] ([[Action Master|Action Masters]] commercial only)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2001]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2007]]

==Notes==
* Bell has auditioned for several modern ''Transformers'' series, including the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action films]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' (where he auditioned for both [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]), but alas, it was not meant to be. More recently, he has auditioned for the roles of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and General (later Agent) [[Fowler|Fowler]] in ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but lost the roles to [[Jeffrey Combs]] and [[Ernie Hudson]], respectively.

* Very enthusiastic about the ''Transformers'' brand and the fandom, Bell even voiced [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in a pitch to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] for an "[[All Hail Megatron]]" motion comic. IDW, however, did not accept the pitch and the project was canned.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068407/ Michael Bell at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

Optimus Prime (Armada)

2010-11-28T05:09:00Z

Traitorous: /* Armada */

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:ArmadaOptimusPrime dvd.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Prime, Prime, and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Prime]].]]
'''Optimus Prime''' fights for truth, justice, and the Autobot way. He has led the search for the [[Mini-Con]]s, faced the resurrection of a [[Unicron|dark god]], and now aims to stop [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] from obtaining the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. He's also died a couple times, and tends to find a second-in-commandy-type to combine with to form a super robot.

He learns martial arts from [[Scavenger (Armada)|whoever]] turns into a [[Landmine (Energon)|bulldozer]], thinks [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] has leadership potential and tends to recruit teenage children.

Also, he wants to make sure you don't sit too close to the TV screen. <ref>It's true! In a pre-show warning screen before every episode of ''Super Link'' (the Japanese version of ''Energon''), Optimus Prime would appear in still frame, telling kids to make sure they watch the show in a well-lit room, and not to sit too close to the screen. This isn't particularly uncommon in anime...not after, well. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon You know.]</ref>

:''Japanese name'': '''[[Convoy]]''' (''Micron Legend''), '''Jet Convoy''' (combined with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]), '''Grand Convoy''' (''Super Link''), '''Wing Convoy''' (combined with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]), '''Omega Convoy''' (combined with [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]), '''Galaxy Convoy''' (''Galaxy Force''), '''Liger Convoy''' (combined with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Ligerjack]]), '''Sonic Convoy''' (combined with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Sonic Bomber]])
:''Hungarian name'': '''Első Optimusz''' ("Optimus, the First" or "Uproar of the Country's Little Fandom")
:''Polish ''Armada'' name'': '''Optimus Pierwszy''' (Optimus First)

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:DWArmadaPreview OptimusPrime ouch.jpg|left|200px|thumb| Oh slag. There goes my bonus.]]
One million years ago, Optimus Prime was in the satellite room of the [[Loop]] in [[Cyber City]] when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] unexpectedly arrived, carrying unsettling news of an attack on the [[Mini-Con]] Village D-10 by Transformers calling themselves "[[Decepticon]]s". {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1}} While the Autobots investigated the remains of Mini-Con Village D-52, Optimus Prime demanded that they find clues as to what had occurred, as he did not know why the Mini-Cons had been taken and feared that these Decepticons had started a civil war. Soon afterwards, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons invaded Cyber City and declared that the inhabitants now belonged to him. The Autobots arrived to defend the city, but were soundly beaten by the Mini-Con augmented Decepticons. Realizing that they were no match for the Decepticons, Optimus Prime ordered a retreat, for if they stayed and fought, they would die. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2}}

Over the next million years, the Mini-Con empowered Decepticons steadily conquered the planet. Concerned that the conflict could escalate and put other worlds at risk, the [[Universal Peacekeeping Committee]] sent the famed mediator [[Fflaxl]] to the relatively unknown [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in an attempt to settle the dispute between the Autobot and Decepticon "tribes" peacefully. However, just as he arrived, Megatron and Optimus Prime were in the midst of a battle, and Optimus Prime was sent flying, eventually landing on [[Bix]], Fflaxl's bodyguard. The diplomat, seeing the scale of the war and its participants, decided that some conflicts were best left untouched and that everything would work out in the end. {{storylink|Armada Preview}} Meanwhile, the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con escape ship]] crash landed on a distant world known as [[Earth]], dispersing the occupants all over the planet. A member of the indigenous [[human]] species, [[Rad White]], stumbled upon the crash site and inadvertently activated the Mini-Con homing device, where it was detected by both Autobot and Decepticon forces. Optimus Prime resolved to go to this planet Earth, believing that this might be their second chance to being back justice to their home. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}}

[[Image:DWArmada4 OptimusPrime bruteforcelecture.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Oh no they DIDN'T!]]
The Autobots led by Optimus Prime used the [[space bridge]] to travel to Earth, unfortunately appearing right in front of a [[Miss Ruby|group of human children]] on a field trip to the [[Allspark Power Generator Station]]. Optimus Prime quickly decided that stealth was of the utmost importance and that they should minimize contact with the local inhabitants, a policy that was questioned by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who just wished to tear through the planet to find the Mini-Cons, as their own troubles were of greater concern. This brought on them an angry rebuke from Optimus who declared that they weren't about to endanger Earth or its inhabitants to serve Autobot interests, but he also understood their frustration, telling them to save their anger for the Decepticons. Meanwhile, the Decepticons had also arrived on Earth and were giving chase to Rad, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and their Mini-Con friends, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]]. As [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] caught up to the fugitives, Optimus Prime and Scavenger appeared and knocking them out of the sky. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}}

When Megatron arrived on the scene, Optimus Prime bided his time while Smokescreen got into position and distracted his enemy by trash talking, mocking that for all of Megatron's Mini-Con-enhanced power, he had continually failed to defeat the Autobots. Alexis thought that he was a "big red blabbermouth" while Carlos opined that it was like watching a wrestling match due to all the talking they were doing before fighting. Suddenly, Smokescreen pulverised the cliff Megatron was perched upon, burying the Decepticon leader in rubble. At first, Prime was able to beat on Megatron, but the Decepticon's Mini-Con advantage proved too much, and Megatron [[Powerlinx]]ed with all of his Mini-Cons, intending to obliterate all of Prime's circuits for his disrespect. Fortunately, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]'s team of Mini-Cons arrived, saving Rad and the others, then Powerlinking with the Autobots to force the Decepticons into retreat. The Mini-Cons requested an alliance with the Autobots, on the condition that they were equals in partnership. Optimus Prime agreed, stating the Autobots desperately needed the Mini-Cons' powers, but it was ultimately the choice of the diminutive robots to make. With the alliance formed, Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots to find suitable Earth vehicle modes and the construction of a local headquarters, for he had a feeling they were going to stay on this alien world for a long time. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}}

[[Image:DWArmada7 OptimusPrime StarSaber.jpg|left|350px|thumb| Shut up dude, I'm TRYING to get it out of the stone!]]
Later, Optimus Prime sought out the kids at the [[Black Hills]] to tell them goodbye, as he felt they had been dragged into their war too deeply already. He wanted Sparkplug's support in the decision, but before the Mini-Con could fully voice his opinion, he received an emergency transmission from [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]], who were under attack by the Decepticons in [[Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]]. Sparkplug proposed a covert rescue operation, but Optimus Prime flatly refused, fearing the Autobot Mini-Cons could be captured by the Decepticons. Fed up with Prime telling them what they could and couldn't do, the Mini-Cons and the kids went on their own. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} Meanwhile, Megatron had modified and forced the Air Defense Team to powerlink together to form the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], and used it to attack the [[Autobase]] in [[Nebraska|Lincoln]]. During the ensuing battle, Optimus Prime implored for the Air Defense Team to resist Megatron's manipulations and free themselves, as the power came from the three of them, not the one weapon, a concept that Megatron found unfathomable, as all he cared about was controlling the power. Sparkplug and the others returned to make amends, powerlinking with the Autobots to give them the edge they needed. Now on equal footing, Optimus fought back, telling Megatron and the Air Defense Team that it was about ''respect'': respect for the power and for the individual. The Air Defense Team broke free of their bonds and attacked the Decepticon leader. After the Decepticons retreated, so too did the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]] and the Air Defense Team. Prime felt that because there was now a balance to the war, the non-aligned Mini-Cons were right to leave and not tip the balance for either side. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}}

[[Image:DWArmada10 OptimusPrime Illbeback.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Optimus Schwarzenegger.]]
Soon afterwards, a monolith crashed in Tranquility, [[Kansas]] and sent out a signal which summoned all Mini-Cons on Earth to converge at the monolith's location. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] was not especially concerned considering the Autobot Mini-Cons could come and go as they pleased and that they might have just needed some time to cool off, but Optimus Prime was worried: after the situation with the Air Defense Team, he was unsure of what they might do next. While the Mini-Cons were in their trance-like state, the Decepticons arrived, intent on claiming all of Earth's Mini-Cons for themselves. Rad used Sparkplug's communications systems to call Optimus Prime for help, which soon arrived. Unfortunately, while the Autobots and Decepticons fought amongst themselves, the Mini-Cons (and Rad) entered the monolith and blasted off into space. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} As the Autobots left for home, Optimus Prime explained to the kids the significance of the giant Mini-Con symbol that had been burned into the ground and that Rad had been taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He also told them the story about how the Mini-Cons had escaped Cybertron and eventually crashed their ship on the Moon, breaking it in half and sending the bow to Earth. Optimus' only plan was to wait for Megatron to make his move, and try to stop them, for they had no options for reaching the Moon that would not require specialised equipment or actions that would compromise their security on Cybertron. However, an opportunity provided itself when the majority of the Decepticon left for the Moon {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}}, allowing Hot Shot and Red Alert to erase any Decepticon sensor logs while Optimus Prime used the space bridge to travel to the Autobase on Cybertron. Unfortunately, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] had his hands full and resented Optimus Prime not leading the Autobots on Cybertron. However, Optimus did manage to get his hands on an [[Autobot shuttle|Autobot Transport Gunship]] {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}}, which he used to travel to the Moon. Unbeknownst to Optimus, however, the selfish and cruel [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]] leader [[Dualor]] had strapped Rad into one of the space mines protecting to Moon, and now Optimus was preparing to destroy the minefield, but he hesitated. While Sparkplug's Mini-Con friends and the [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] were working on rescuing Rad, Optimus Prime realised an itchy trigger finger would be disastrous. Optimus correctly deduced that [[Sky Blast]] meant no harm and allowed him to dock with the gunship whilst towing the dummy mine containing Rad. After blasting Cyclonus into pieces for attacking their ship, Optimus thanked Sky Blast for his help, and gave those back on the [[Mini-Con Fortress Base]] transportation to Earth promising them that he and his compatriots were in for a lot of changes in how the Autobots treated them. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

[[Image:DWArmada13_Autobots_Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|left|350px|]]

Prime's word was soon tested when two crises occurred at the same time: Scavenger and Smokescreen had detected the Decepticons building some sort of rocket launch facility in Death Valley, [[California]], and a Mini-Con escape pod from the Moon had been detected in northern [[Alaska]]. At first, the Autobot leader preferred to deal with the Decepticon situation, until Sparkplug convinced him that if he didn't assist the Mini-Cons, the ones in the Autobase would be walking out. With political concerns in mind, Optimus Prime offered the full resources of the Autobots in mounting a rescue mission, which seemed to satisfy the fractious Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Unfortunately, additional problems presented themselves when [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], overjuiced on the full power of the Destruction Team, began attacking any and all targets while Megatron was blasting them with his [[Solar Scalpel]], a superweapon deployed from the rocket in Death Valley. With little choice, Optimus asked Sparkplug to powerlink with him at maximum power, enabling the Autobot to defeat Cyclonus. With the crisis averted and the Mini-Cons rescued, a disappointed Optimus asked Sparkplug why he had been holding back on him, as he thought they trusted one another. As Sparkplug told him the legend of the Mini-Cons having the power to save the universe or destroy it, Optimus was suddenly taken to Cybertron, where he witnessed its destruction...{{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13}}

[[Image:WorldsCollide4_JetOptimus.jpg|thumb|250px|—a [[Furmanism|FURMANISM]]!]]

While the Autobots tried to figure out what had happened to him, Optimus wandered across the blasted ruins of Cybertron, he discovered [[Spinister (G1)|a lone survivor]], who had been reduced to a gibbering wreck. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Optimus Prime refused to believe the confused, fragmented story the survivor told: Prince of Nothingness came, the heavens opened up, and their final judgment was pronounced. All those who fought perished and everything was destroyed. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} As [[Unicron]], the devourer of worlds closed in on Cybertron, Optimus begged the survivor to tell him of any way to fight back against the monster. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Sadly, the survivor was beyond help, allowing himself to be sucked into the oblivion of Unicron's maw, despite Optimus' pleas for him to resist. Unicron noticed the lone Cybertronian and took the form of the survivor, proclaiming that like this reality's [[Optimus Prime (Worlds Collide)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot would fall and his universe would be consumed - the gateway was being prepared by his heralds. Suddenly, Jetfire appeared, having jumped through a space bridge portal after destroying the Decepticon space bridge nexus that Unicron's heralds were using to open up space for their master to enter that reality. As this fallen Cybertron crumbled, Sparkplug, [[Comettor]] and the mysterious Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] appeared, having crossed realities to find the Autobot leader. Over-Run handed Optimus the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], the essence of this doomed Cybertron's Mini-Cons, giving the two Autobots the power to transform and combine into Jet Optimus. With one mighty blast, Jet Optimus delivered a broadside to Unicron, giving them enough time to escape back to their reality. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

With the fate of their universe at stake, Optimus called on the Mini-Cons scattered on Earth to join the Autobots and Decepticons in fighting Unicron. As Cybertron's general, Optimus stood as the bulwark against the Chaos Bringer's onslaught, leading their combined forces until the Mini-Cons united their power to deliver an almighty blast at Unicron, sending him back into the unknown. Though victorious, Optimus Prime considered that with such pure evil, [[Furmanism|it may never be over]], and they must be eternally vigilant. {{Storylink|The End}}
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====''Energon''====
[[Image:Optimusprime ut armada px.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Optimus Prime (Powerlinx) during the years between the Unicron Battles and Energon. He thinks if he's not red and blue, nobody will recognize him.]]
Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Over-Run showed Prime how to commune with Cybertron itself. Doing so reformatted the Autobot leader into a body capable of [[Powerlinx|Powerlinking]] with a team of [[Prime Force|'drone' vehicles]], and granted him (and the other Autobots) the ability to combine with each other.

Upon returning to Earth, he decided that the Autobots would no longer hide from the inhabitants, but work with them openly. This decision led, among other things, to the Autobots' induction into the [[United Nations]].

When last seen ''(before the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions]])'', he was attempting to escape from within the remains of [[Unicron]], after Megatron's trapped spark used him to regain his freedom.

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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Tōru Ōkawa]] (Japanese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Pierre-Peters Arnold]] (German), [[Niclas Ekholm]] (Swedish) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

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[[Image:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|180px|thumb|"Maybe we shouldn't have fired lasers at the mirrors."]]
[[MYA|Millions of years ago]], a young Optimus Prime fought with a great Decepticon warrior known as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. So frequent were their clashes, and so familiar were they to each other, the pair eventually became friends, and Scavenger signed up with the Autobots. Seeing great potential in the young Autobot leader, Scavenger taught Optimus Prime how to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Later, veteran Autobot [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] trained Optimus in [[metallikato]] shortly before leaving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Optimus later notes that their training made him the warrior and soldier he is today. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

Many years later, it was a more mature Optimus Prime that led a small Autobot unit to [[Earth]] after the activation of the [[Mini-Con]] homing beacon. This beacon signaled to all the Transformers on Cybertron that the much-coveted Mini-Cons had survived their million years-long disappearance. After leaving his second-in-command [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in charge of the Autobot forces on Cybertron and warping to Earth {{storylink|Prehistory}}, Optimus saved [[Rad White|three]] [[Carlos Lopez|human]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|children]] from the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who arrived on the alien world first.

[[Image:FirstEncounter_Prime.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He's part Optimus Prime, part [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], part [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and all Optimus Prime.]]
Clashing with his arch enemy, Optimus Prime bought the children and their Mini-Con [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] time to escape while around them, other Transformers warped into the battlefield. {{storylink|First Encounter}}{{storylink|Metamorphosis}} Realizing that he was defeated, Megatron ordered a retreat, allowing Optimus and his subordinates, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], time to reformat themselves into suitable new Earth bodies, while the Decepticons likewise did so on their moon base. Later, after the Decepticons returned to Earth in an attempt to capture the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]] Mini-Cons that had been awakened by the children, Optimus Prime and the Autobots saved the children again. This time, Prime unveiled his Earth body's [[Optimus Prime Super Modes|super mode]] and put it to good use.

Befriending the children, Optimus brought them back to the Autobots' hidden base and introduced his crew to them. He told them of the sad history of the conflict on Cybertron and how the Mini-Cons had fled from their home planet to maintain their freedom, but also that there existed a legend that the Mini-Cons, despite their use as weapons of war, held the key to peace in the universe. {{storylink|Base}} The children would aid Prime as he led his crew around the world, searching for the long-lost Mini-Cons, before the Decepticon forces could take them and use them for their own evil deeds.

[[Image:Arm ep 4 supermode prime max burst.jpg|left|180px|thumb|You feel lucky, punk?]]
Soon afterward, both the Autobots and Decepticons detected a Mini-Con signal located in the [[Grand Canyon]]. With the help of the kids, Optimus Prime managed to pinpoint the location of the Mini-Con panel before he was confronted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], powerlinked to [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. Outgunned, Optimus Prime was saved when Starscream arrogantly underestimated the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team's]] combined form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. This distraction gave Optimus the opportunity to activate the Mini-Con panel, revealing that its occupant was [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], Optimus Prime's old Mini-Con partner and friend. Together they Powerlinked, activating Optimus' powerful Maximum Blast which sent the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Comrade}}

Through the treachery of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], the Decepticons managed to secure all three of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|legendary]] [[Skyboom (Armada)|Mini-Con]] [[Requiem Blaster|weapons]] that form the [[Hydra Cannon]], the most powerful weapon in the universe. Mounting their new doomsday device aboard a starship, Megatron decided to wipe out the Autobot base on Earth, regardless of the massive collateral damage to the planet itself. Optimus Prime and Jetfire launched a pre-emptive strike against the warship in the hopes of disabling the weapon and rescuing the Mini-Cons. However, they were outnumbered, forcing a desperate Optimus to throw himself into the path of the cannon and use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to save Earth, but at the cost of his life. {{storylink|Crisis}}

Under the leadership of Hot Shot, the other Autobots gave chase to the Decepticons aboard the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]. During a confrontation with their enemies, the Mini-Cons reached out to each other and resurrected Optimus from within the Matrix. There was little time to rejoice, as the Autobots pursued the Decepticons on their way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Miracle}}

After returning to Cybertron, Optimus learned of the existence of [[Unicron]] from the Mini-Cons. He would plead with Megatron, now Galvatron, to unite their armies to face this new threat. Galvatron was only convinced after both Thrust stole the [[Requiem Blaster]] and the [[Skyboom Armada)|Skyboom Shield]], and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] sacrificed himself to let Galvatron see that uniting the armadas was the only hope for the Transformers to survive. {{storylink|Cramp}}

After uniting the armadas, Optimus and Galvatron continued to co-lead the strikes against Unicron. {{storylink|Alliance}} After many losses, the duo decided that they would venture into Unicron to weaken him from within, but were both captured by Unicron. {{storylink|United}} Unicron would continue to try to persuade Prime into merging with him or face destruction. Thankfully, however, the kids were able to free the Mini-Cons under Unicron's control, who in turn attacked Unicron, critically damaging him. {{sorylink|Origin}}

[[Image:Armada 52 - Prime with tread piece.jpg|left|250px|thumb|My God, it's full of stars...]]
After Unicron's apparent defeat, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron succumbed to their base natures and had one last battle within the Chaos Bringer. Fighting each other to a standstill, both were surprised when Unicron suddenly came back to life, feeding off their hate for each other. Galvatron was drawn toward Unicron's maw, with Prime holding onto his tank treads, telling him to hold on. His nemesis then made the decision to sacrifice his life, giving Prime a final victory, so that Unicron might be destroyed and their race would survive.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime reflected that he didn't deserve the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and left both the Autobots and Cybertron for places unknown. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

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====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] (Japanese), [[Niclas Ekholm]] (Swedish) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

[[Image:EnergonOptimusForms.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me, myself, and I... and ''me'']]
8,000 eons ago, Optimus Prime stayed on Cybertron to continue its defense, even as Rodimus led a group of Transformers away from the planet, into space, in search of a new home. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

A few years after the defeat of Unicron, Optimus Prime returned from exile to a newly-unified Cybertron where Autobots and Decepticons lived side-by-side in peace. Reassuming leadership of the Autobots, Optimus Prime established a dialogue with the Earth governments with the help of his human friends. Earth sent a delegation to Cybertron, consisting of the three kids and [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]], the foremost expert in the newly discovered ore [[Energon (Energon)|energon]] that both worlds coveted.

Jones brought along his young son, [[Kicker Jones|Chad]] (also known as 'Kicker'), who was frightened by the tall, menacing robots. When the boy ran away to a ruined and abandoned part of Cybertron, Optimus Prime gave chase, warning Kicker that the area was strictly off limits. The boy accidentally fell and found his way into a massive darkened chamber where an energy being known as [[Primus]] saved him. Optimus Prime found his way into the chamber just as Primus evolved the human child. Sometime after this, Primus (now known as the creator-god of the Transformers), gave Optimus the [[Spark of Combination]], allowing Optimus to grant combining powers to other Autobots. Prime could also now combine with a [[Prime Force|squad of four drone vehicles]], which rode around with him in his trailer when not in use.

Almost a decade later, the energon mining facilities in Sol's asteroid belt, as well as their base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], were attacked by a mysterious force of beast-like Transformers. Primus warned Optimus that the enemy was after the energon, causing Optimus to assemble a unit so he could personally assess the situation. Finding no life on Mars, his unit then moved to Earth, where he saved Kicker and Ocean City from an attack by the same creatures. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Prime agreed to the evacuation of Ocean City, then led a counterattack against the Terrorcons at [[Lunar City]]. He assigned the headstrong Kicker to be partners with the rookie Ironhide, suspecting that the experience would be difficult but beneficial for both of them. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} Prime prepared his troops to defend Earth's Cybertron Cities from further attack. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} Eventually the Terrorcons' attacks forced him to make a difficult call, abandoning the survivors at [[Mars City]] in favor of remaining to defend Ocean City. In the battle that followed, the sight of Megatron's sword caused Prime to wonder if his old nemesis might still be alive. At the same time, the Decepticon troops under his command began abandoning the cause one by one. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Optimus continued to lead his team against Terrorcon attacks, but soon found himself face-to-face with his oldest and greatest foe. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} In a subsequent battle at Ocean City, the two threw down with all their power. Armed with a copy of Megatron's sword, Optimus was able to defeat him and force the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

Optimus soon found himself stalked by the ghostly Starscream, who secretly followed him around Ocean City, hoping for a chance to assassinate him. Prime lured Starscream to the Moon, where they could battle without interference or collateral damage. Starscream revealed his plans to revive Unicron, causing Prime no small measure of consternation. Though the teleporting Starscream maintained the advantage, Optimus was able to generate "[[Energon Blaster|Hot Shot's blaster]]" during a subsequent Decepticon attack, using it to drive off the attackers. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}

Prime then led a team into the asteroid belt, where they destroyed an asteroid that looked nothing like Unicron, because it looked like Unicron. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}}

Prime continued to lead Earth's defense until Dr. Jones's [[energon tower (building)|energon tower]] could be completed, ensuring the planet's safety. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} This role forced him into a difficult decision, detonating the energon stores of [[Jungle City]] in the midst of an overwhelming attack. Although the explosion repulsed the attacking Decepticons, it also obliterated some of Earth's most ancient ruins and an entire Cybertron city. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

Prime next clashed with Megatron at [[Lunar City]], but once again a newly-arrived Energon Tower cut the battle short.
{{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} He then led a space-based defense against several giant "comets" that Megatron had created to destroy Earth, which was ultimately saved by the final completion of the energon grid. {{storylink|Energon Grid}}

With Earth secure, Optimus decided to lead his team into space, to pursue and destroy Unicron before Megatron could revive the planet-eater. {{storylink|Rodimus: Friend or Foe?}} As the Autobots prepared to leave Earth's [[solar system]] aboard the ''[[Miranda II]]'', the Decepticons attacked once more; struggling with Megatron, Optimus narrowly avoided getting caught by the ship's energon grid. Demolishor wasn't so lucky. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

Optimus had his team follow Kicker's energon-finding instincts, leading them to a misadventure on a frozen planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} Soon after, Optimus was confronted by Rodimus—who shocked him with the proposal that Unicron must not be destroyed, but rather restored! Optimus wasn't convinced, and Rodimus went his own way. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} Optimus soon was forced to carry out his plan to lure Unicron into the space bridge and to Cybertron, where Rad assaulted Unicron with the planet's energon grid, massively damaging him. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

With Unicron repulsed, Optimus led a team to Cybertron's surface, where the Decepticons were in rebellion. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} They soon learned that the Decepticon criminal [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] had escaped, and pursued him to the very chamber of Primus. Shockblast escaped, however, and Optimus soon had other concerns: Kicker was returning to Cybertron, with the head of Unicron! {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

At Kicker's insistence, Optimus met with the alien Alpha Q and heard his story. Moved, he agreed to help Alpha Q revive his planets, but the defense of Cybertron remained his top priority. When Unicron began lashing out at his captors, it was Optimus who recognized the actions as blind survival instinct. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

Prime returned to Cybertron's surface to lead the planet's defense as Megatron attacked again. He was present to witness Wing Dagger's death at the hands of Shockblast. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} He subsequently led his team in a direct counter-attack against Unicron, seeking to infiltrate it and defeat Megatron inside. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Prime was fully prepared to face down his enemy in a one-on-one showdown, but instead was ambushed by a vengeful Shockblast and left damaged. Alone and facing two Decepticons, he was revived and saved by the arrival of an energon infusion from Earth. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

Wing Dagger, now rebuilt as [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], arrived and revealed that he and Optimus could combine, greatly enhancing their power. Prime rallied his troops to complete their mission of destroying Megatron. Before it could happen, however, Megatron triggered a catastrophic energon reaction, ripping [[Rift (Energon)|a hole in the fabric of space]] and fleeing into it. Optimus gamely led a team in pursuit of him. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

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{{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}}
{{storylink|Protection}}
{{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}
{{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}
{{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}
{{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
{{storylink|Crash Course}}
{{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}}
{{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}
{{storylink|The Power}}
{{storylink|Optimus Supreme}}
{{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}
{{storylink|Ambition}}
{{storylink|Wishes}}
{{storylink|Galvatron!}}
{{storylink|Break Through}}
{{storylink|Distribution}}
{{storylink|The Omega Train}}
{{storylink|Decepticon Army}}
{{storylink|Ironhide Team}}
{{storylink|Formidable}}
{{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}
{{storylink|Destructive Power}}
{{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}
{{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese), [[Eberhardt Haar]] (German) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

[[Image:CybertronPrime finalbattlepose.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Weapons Primed..."]]
Primus' plan to trap Unicron inside an energon sun failed, and this star collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity|massive black hole]]. Optimus Prime faced the greatest test in his existence when his home planet was threatened with destruction, but realised there was no choice but to evacuate the population to Earth. As they made plans to leave, a mysterious time-travelling Transformer named [[Vector Prime]] appeared, advising Optimus to search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, the only means of restoring Primus' spark, and the only way they can save Cybertron and the rest of the universe from oblivion. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

Arriving on Earth, Optimus Prime was forced to break his own strict orders to hide from the human population when he rescued the injured [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and three human children from [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Befriending the children, named [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]], he relied on them to educate the Autobots about their new home and how to blend into the environment as Robots in Disguise. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}} {{storylink|Hidden}}

Soon afterward, the children's hometown of Boulder, Colorado was threatened. The newest tunnels in a recently-dug gold mine had destabilized a mountain, making its collapse imminent. This alone would only have damaged the mountain's immediate area, but matters were complicated when Autobot scans revealed the presence of an underground reservoir that would be forced out by the collapse, causing flooding. Coby had the idea of using Optimus Prime's pumping equipment to drain the reservoir, allowing [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] to shatter the mountain with his largest missiles and collapse it safely, averting disaster. {{storylink|Collapse}} He would later travel to the Sahara To uncover what they believed to be the Omega Lock, but was in fact a fake. {{storylink|Time}} He would later allow the civilian Autobots to help in the search for the Omega Lock. He would later battle under water in the Bermuda Triangle to keep Megatron from obtaining the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Deep}} He would also battle Megatron aboard the [[Atlantis|Starship Atlantis]] for possession of the [[Omega Lock]], and emerged victorious. {{storylink|Ship}} He later traveled to [[Velocitron]] to acquire the Cyber Planet Key said to be the Planet cup racing trophy, but learned he would only be able to get it if [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] was beaten in a race. {{storylink|Race}}

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===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
In the early stages of the war, Optimus Prime was shocked to learn of a full-scale Decepticon assault on the Autobot Command HQ. As he organized the defenses, he was contacted by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], who warned him that [[Dualor]] had planted explosives around the base in order to lure [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in and destroy him. Prime subsequently ordered for the evacuation of the base before Dualor blew it up. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} He and his troops were still fighting the Decepticons a few million years later, but it was a losing battle. Even if most of the Mini-Cons had left Cybertron, the Decepticons still had a few of them, and the Autobots were outclassed. Despite this, Optimus Prime knew the Mini-Cons leaving had been a good thing, and hoped that he would never find out where they went. However, his hope did him no good, as the Mini-Cons were soon found on [[Earth]], and he had to travel there to save them from Megatron. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}

Having gone to Earth alone to scout ahead without any backup, Optimus Prime was quickly defeated by the Mini-Con augmented Megatron. Thankfully, a few of the free Mini-Cons and the [[human]] [[Rad White]] distracted Megatron from finishing Prime off, giving him time to recover and summon [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] through a [[space bridge]]. As the free Mini-Cons decided to aid the Autobots, Sparkplug power-linked with Optimus Prime and granted him the power needed to punch Megatron in the face. After the Decepticons retreated, Prime thanked the Mini-Cons and Rad for their help. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}} He soon realized that Rad and his [[Carlos Lopez|two]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|friends]] weren't very large contributors to their war effort, as they spent most of the time playing around. Reminding them that Megatron was a deadly threat, he sent them to recover the [[locator log]] from the Mini-Cons' crashed ship whilst he and the Autobots stood guard. They log ended up being destroyed due to interference from [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], but Optimus Prime figured that maybe it was for the best. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}}

[[[[Image:DevicesandDesires-yourownsize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Suffer my cliches, Decepticreep!]]

Prime decided that the best way to keep their Mini-Con allies out of the Decepticons' hands was to send them back to Cybertron, despite complaints from Sparkplug and the humans. When the process was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, the Mini-Cons refused to leave the Autobots bhind and and power-linked with them again. While the Decepticons were driven off, they still blew up the Autobots' space bridge, stranding them on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Some time later, Optimus Prime and his troops saved the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] from geting captured by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. In the aftermath, the Mini-Cons shot down Prime's offer to join the Autobots, but he still assured them he would help them whenever they needed him. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 5|Devices and Desires!}} Next, Optimus Prime learned from [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] that the Decepticons had gone to search for Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. With his own space bridge still in pieces, he had no choice but to contact [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on Cybertron for aid. While Jetfire sent troops to deal with the Decepticons, Prime watched as Sparkplug sent a probe to the Moon to activate any Mini-Cons there. After the probe was successful, Optimus Prime manifested as a hologram on the Moon's surface and taunted Megatron that he was too late. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

When Starscream got his hands on the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and failed to keep its power in check, Optimus Prime appeared out of nowhere to stop the sword from going wild and ripping the world apart. He grabbed the weapon from Starscream's hands and urged the Air Defense Team to separate, which they did. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade}} The threat of the Moon soon came up again, as the Decepticons prepared to fire missiles at the Autobots' base from their new lunar base. While the Autobot space bridge was still down, Optimus Prime had a plan and ordered Hot Shot to hurry and repair it. While the Mini-Cons bought them some time by pretending to surrender, the Autobots fixed their space bridge and linked it to the Decepticons' one on the moon. And so, when the Decepticons eventually did fire their missiles, the Autobots simply used the space bridge to warp them straight back into the enemy base. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Early in the war, Optimus confronted Megatron in [[Yellowstone National Park]], warning the Decepticon leader that the area they were in was geologically unstable and warfare could aggravate things catastrophically. Megatron ignored him and almost defeated Prime, until the intervention of [[Riptide]], [[QuickFire]] and [[Jake Williams]]. The unlikely team managed to see Megatron off, albeit with the loss of Williams's [[Starheart|beloved '57 Ford pickup]] into a mud pit. Optimus promised to retrieve and restore the truck, and suggested that Riptide and QuickFire return to hiding, to prevent the Decepticons from capturing them. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

Following his destruction by the Hydra Cannon, Optimus Prime found himself in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he encountered an [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Generation 1 continuity family|another universe]], and two versions of [[Optimus Primal]] from that same universe. After establishing the possibility that alternate universe existed, the other three were able to help Optimus Prime overcome some of his doubts over his leadership abilities. That done, Optimus returned to life in time to save [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Prime Spark}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
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{{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}}

===Bendon ''Armada'' books===
The kids successfully talked Optimus into letting them explore some nearby caves for mini-con crystals. While they were away, Optimus found himself having to fend off a Decepticon sneak attack via ramming Demolishor while in truck mode and later pushing Megatron back. {{storylink|Cave Catastrophe}}

After the kids and their Mini-Cons leave themselves exposed to danger, Optimus saves them from being killed by Megatron... by ramming him while in truck mode. There seems to be a trend here. {{storylink|Race to Disaster}}

==Games==
===Transformers Armada: The Energon Within===
As Optimus and Hot Shot prepare to escort a truckload of energon away from a mine, the Decepticons launch a full scale assault. Their objective is to steal 100 energon cubes. Though they eventually succeed, the cost is high and the mine remains in Autobot hands.

As Optimus and Hot Shot prepare to escort a truckload of energon away from a mine, the Decepticons launch a full scale assault. Their objective is to steal 100 energon cubes. Before they can succeed, Hot Shot inadvertently blows up the mine. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Energon Within}}

===''Transformers''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English)

Optimus Prime was dueling with Megatron atop a very high building just before Megatron received the Mini-Con beacon. Following his nemesis to prevent him from using the Mini-Cons for evil, Prime arrived on a new planet: Earth.

Arriving in the Amazon, he familiarized himself with the territory before going and recovering the first Mini-Con Panel. (Which Mini-Con it is varies with the game difficulty, with [[Lock-On]] being released on the first two difficulty levels). He then traversed a [[Scale|disproportionate]] bridge, had a brawl inside a temple, and scaled a pathway up a cliff face before arriving at a run-down temple and encountering Cyclonus. Cyclonus (sporting a fanciful, comic British accent) ordered a [[Heavy Unit]] to attack him, declaring Earth as "Decepticon property". Prime took care of the Heavy Unit, and Hot Shot and Red Alert joined him. Soon they discovered their old Mini-Con partners. (Sparkplug remains with Optimus for the remainder of the game, activating a rather pointless "Powerlinx" Max Payne-esque bullet time mode which drains Prime's health.)

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==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys}}

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==Notes==
[[Image:MonsterConvoy.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Arise, Bigfootimus Prime.]]
* According to the [[Transformers (PS2)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Optimus Prime's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:

:Mass: 18,960 lbs
:Robot height: 22' 11"
:Robot top speed: 31 mph
:Vehicle height: 8' 3"
:Vehicle top speed: 125 mph
:Vehicle power: 700 hp @ 2500 rpm

* One of the earliest ''Armada'' Optimus Prime concepts depicts him as being an ENORMOUSLY HUGE MONSTER TRUCK. Makes one wonder about the origins of the "Monster Convoy" inscription on Super Base Optimus Prime's tires.

* For at least part of the ''Energon'' animated series, the CGI model for Optimus Prime's handgun resembled an oversized six-shooter rather than the actual toy's chamber-less handgun for unknown reasons.

* ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime has some design similarities to GaoGaiGar from ''[[wikipedia:The_King_of_Braves_GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', such as the chin protrusion and cheekguards. In addition, his [[Super Mode]] resembles ChoRyuJin from the same series (having the same chest and cannons), and his combination with [[Leobreaker]] recalls GaoGaiGar's combination with Goldymarg. His combination with Wing Saber also invokes the image of Galeon's head on GaoGaiGar's chest. This would not be the [[Optimus Prime (RID)|first such GaoGaiGar reference]] Transformers would see... [[Safeguard_(Animated)|or the last]].
* Said Super Mode also evokes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].
*''Cybertron'' Prime also sported some different colors in his preliminary design, which accidentally found its way into a few shots in the [[Fallen_(episode)|first episode]].
* Super-Con Optimus Prime and Over-Run, who never appeared specifically in the western Armada cartoon, do appear briefly in a stock footage montage in the first Japanese opening.
* Vector Prime has stated that Optimus could not combine with Wing Saber and Leobreaker at the same time: the power is too much for him! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

== Footnotes ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/optimus_prime_mini_optimus_prime/ Energon Optimus Prime redeco with Smallest Transformers Optimus Prime gallery]

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Optimus Prime (Armada)

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:ArmadaOptimusPrime dvd.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Prime, Prime, and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Prime]].]]
'''Optimus Prime''' fights for truth, justice, and the Autobot way. He has led the search for the [[Mini-Con]]s, faced the resurrection of a [[Unicron|dark god]], and now aims to stop [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] from obtaining the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. He's also died a couple times, and tends to find a second-in-commandy-type to combine with to form a super robot.

He learns martial arts from [[Scavenger (Armada)|whoever]] turns into a [[Landmine (Energon)|bulldozer]], thinks [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] has leadership potential and tends to recruit teenage children.

Also, he wants to make sure you don't sit too close to the TV screen. <ref>It's true! In a pre-show warning screen before every episode of ''Super Link'' (the Japanese version of ''Energon''), Optimus Prime would appear in still frame, telling kids to make sure they watch the show in a well-lit room, and not to sit too close to the screen. This isn't particularly uncommon in anime...not after, well. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon You know.]</ref>

:''Japanese name'': '''[[Convoy]]''' (''Micron Legend''), '''Jet Convoy''' (combined with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]), '''Grand Convoy''' (''Super Link''), '''Wing Convoy''' (combined with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]), '''Omega Convoy''' (combined with [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]), '''Galaxy Convoy''' (''Galaxy Force''), '''Liger Convoy''' (combined with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Ligerjack]]), '''Sonic Convoy''' (combined with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Sonic Bomber]])
:''Hungarian name'': '''Első Optimusz''' ("Optimus, the First" or "Uproar of the Country's Little Fandom")
:''Polish ''Armada'' name'': '''Optimus Pierwszy''' (Optimus First)

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:DWArmadaPreview OptimusPrime ouch.jpg|left|200px|thumb| Oh slag. There goes my bonus.]]
One million years ago, Optimus Prime was in the satellite room of the [[Loop]] in [[Cyber City]] when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] unexpectedly arrived, carrying unsettling news of an attack on the [[Mini-Con]] Village D-10 by Transformers calling themselves "[[Decepticon]]s". {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1}} While the Autobots investigated the remains of Mini-Con Village D-52, Optimus Prime demanded that they find clues as to what had occurred, as he did not know why the Mini-Cons had been taken and feared that these Decepticons had started a civil war. Soon afterwards, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons invaded Cyber City and declared that the inhabitants now belonged to him. The Autobots arrived to defend the city, but were soundly beaten by the Mini-Con augmented Decepticons. Realizing that they were no match for the Decepticons, Optimus Prime ordered a retreat, for if they stayed and fought, they would die. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2}}

Over the next million years, the Mini-Con empowered Decepticons steadily conquered the planet. Concerned that the conflict could escalate and put other worlds at risk, the [[Universal Peacekeeping Committee]] sent the famed mediator [[Fflaxl]] to the relatively unknown [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in an attempt to settle the dispute between the Autobot and Decepticon "tribes" peacefully. However, just as he arrived, Megatron and Optimus Prime were in the midst of a battle, and Optimus Prime was sent flying, eventually landing on [[Bix]], Fflaxl's bodyguard. The diplomat, seeing the scale of the war and its participants, decided that some conflicts were best left untouched and that everything would work out in the end. {{storylink|Armada Preview}} Meanwhile, the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con escape ship]] crash landed on a distant world known as [[Earth]], dispersing the occupants all over the planet. A member of the indigenous [[human]] species, [[Rad White]], stumbled upon the crash site and inadvertently activated the Mini-Con homing device, where it was detected by both Autobot and Decepticon forces. Optimus Prime resolved to go to this planet Earth, believing that this might be their second chance to being back justice to their home. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}}

[[Image:DWArmada4 OptimusPrime bruteforcelecture.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Oh no they DIDN'T!]]
The Autobots led by Optimus Prime used the [[space bridge]] to travel to Earth, unfortunately appearing right in front of a [[Miss Ruby|group of human children]] on a field trip to the [[Allspark Power Generator Station]]. Optimus Prime quickly decided that stealth was of the utmost importance and that they should minimize contact with the local inhabitants, a policy that was questioned by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who just wished to tear through the planet to find the Mini-Cons, as their own troubles were of greater concern. This brought on them an angry rebuke from Optimus who declared that they weren't about to endanger Earth or its inhabitants to serve Autobot interests, but he also understood their frustration, telling them to save their anger for the Decepticons. Meanwhile, the Decepticons had also arrived on Earth and were giving chase to Rad, [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and their Mini-Con friends, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]]. As [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] caught up to the fugitives, Optimus Prime and Scavenger appeared and knocking them out of the sky. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}}

When Megatron arrived on the scene, Optimus Prime bided his time while Smokescreen got into position and distracted his enemy by trash talking, mocking that for all of Megatron's Mini-Con-enhanced power, he had continually failed to defeat the Autobots. Alexis thought that he was a "big red blabbermouth" while Carlos opined that it was like watching a wrestling match due to all the talking they were doing before fighting. Suddenly, Smokescreen pulverised the cliff Megatron was perched upon, burying the Decepticon leader in rubble. At first, Prime was able to beat on Megatron, but the Decepticon's Mini-Con advantage proved too much, and Megatron [[Powerlinx]]ed with all of his Mini-Cons, intending to obliterate all of Prime's circuits for his disrespect. Fortunately, [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]'s team of Mini-Cons arrived, saving Rad and the others, then Powerlinking with the Autobots to force the Decepticons into retreat. The Mini-Cons requested an alliance with the Autobots, on the condition that they were equals in partnership. Optimus Prime agreed, stating the Autobots desperately needed the Mini-Cons' powers, but it was ultimately the choice of the diminutive robots to make. With the alliance formed, Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots to find suitable Earth vehicle modes and the construction of a local headquarters, for he had a feeling they were going to stay on this alien world for a long time. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}}

[[Image:DWArmada7 OptimusPrime StarSaber.jpg|left|350px|thumb| Shut up dude, I'm TRYING to get it out of the stone!]]
Later, Optimus Prime sought out the kids at the [[Black Hills]] to tell them goodbye, as he felt they had been dragged into their war too deeply already. He wanted Sparkplug's support in the decision, but before the Mini-Con could fully voice his opinion, he received an emergency transmission from [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]], who were under attack by the Decepticons in [[Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]]. Sparkplug proposed a covert rescue operation, but Optimus Prime flatly refused, fearing the Autobot Mini-Cons could be captured by the Decepticons. Fed up with Prime telling them what they could and couldn't do, the Mini-Cons and the kids went on their own. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} Meanwhile, Megatron had modified and forced the Air Defense Team to powerlink together to form the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], and used it to attack the [[Autobase]] in [[Nebraska|Lincoln]]. During the ensuing battle, Optimus Prime implored for the Air Defense Team to resist Megatron's manipulations and free themselves, as the power came from the three of them, not the one weapon, a concept that Megatron found unfathomable, as all he cared about was controlling the power. Sparkplug and the others returned to make amends, powerlinking with the Autobots to give them the edge they needed. Now on equal footing, Optimus fought back, telling Megatron and the Air Defense Team that it was about ''respect'': respect for the power and for the individual. The Air Defense Team broke free of their bonds and attacked the Decepticon leader. After the Decepticons retreated, so too did the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]] and the Air Defense Team. Prime felt that because there was now a balance to the war, the non-aligned Mini-Cons were right to leave and not tip the balance for either side. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}}

[[Image:DWArmada10 OptimusPrime Illbeback.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Optimus Schwarzenegger.]]
Soon afterwards, a monolith crashed in Tranquility, [[Kansas]] and sent out a signal which summoned all Mini-Cons on Earth to converge at the monolith's location. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] was not especially concerned considering the Autobot Mini-Cons could come and go as they pleased and that they might have just needed some time to cool off, but Optimus Prime was worried: after the situation with the Air Defense Team, he was unsure of what they might do next. While the Mini-Cons were in their trance-like state, the Decepticons arrived, intent on claiming all of Earth's Mini-Cons for themselves. Rad used Sparkplug's communications systems to call Optimus Prime for help, which soon arrived. Unfortunately, while the Autobots and Decepticons fought amongst themselves, the Mini-Cons (and Rad) entered the monolith and blasted off into space. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} As the Autobots left for home, Optimus Prime explained to the kids the significance of the giant Mini-Con symbol that had been burned into the ground and that Rad had been taken to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He also told them the story about how the Mini-Cons had escaped Cybertron and eventually crashed their ship on the Moon, breaking it in half and sending the bow to Earth. Optimus' only plan was to wait for Megatron to make his move, and try to stop them, for they had no options for reaching the Moon that would not require specialised equipment or actions that would compromise their security on Cybertron. However, an opportunity provided itself when the majority of the Decepticon left for the Moon {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}}, allowing Hot Shot and Red Alert to erase any Decepticon sensor logs while Optimus Prime used the space bridge to travel to the Autobase on Cybertron. Unfortunately, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] had his hands full and resented Optimus Prime not leading the Autobots on Cybertron. However, Optimus did manage to get his hands on an [[Autobot shuttle|Autobot Transport Gunship]] {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}}, which he used to travel to the Moon. Unbeknownst to Optimus, however, the selfish and cruel [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]] leader [[Dualor]] had strapped Rad into one of the space mines protecting to Moon, and now Optimus was preparing to destroy the minefield, but he hesitated. While Sparkplug's Mini-Con friends and the [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] were working on rescuing Rad, Optimus Prime realised an itchy trigger finger would be disastrous. Optimus correctly deduced that [[Sky Blast]] meant no harm and allowed him to dock with the gunship whilst towing the dummy mine containing Rad. After blasting Cyclonus into pieces for attacking their ship, Optimus thanked Sky Blast for his help, and gave those back on the [[Mini-Con Fortress Base]] transportation to Earth promising them that he and his compatriots were in for a lot of changes in how the Autobots treated them. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}

[[Image:DWArmada13_Autobots_Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|left|350px|]]

Prime's word was soon tested when two crises occurred at the same time: Scavenger and Smokescreen had detected the Decepticons building some sort of rocket launch facility in Death Valley, [[California]], and a Mini-Con escape pod from the Moon had been detected in northern [[Alaska]]. At first, the Autobot leader preferred to deal with the Decepticon situation, until Sparkplug convinced him that if he didn't assist the Mini-Cons, the ones in the Autobase would be walking out. With political concerns in mind, Optimus Prime offered the full resources of the Autobots in mounting a rescue mission, which seemed to satisfy the fractious Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Unfortunately, additional problems presented themselves when [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], overjuiced on the full power of the Destruction Team, began attacking any and all targets while Megatron was blasting them with his [[Solar Scalpel]], a superweapon deployed from the rocket in Death Valley. With little choice, Optimus asked Sparkplug to powerlink with him at maximum power, enabling the Autobot to defeat Cyclonus. With the crisis averted and the Mini-Cons rescued, a disappointed Optimus asked Sparkplug why he had been holding back on him, as he thought they trusted one another. As Sparkplug told him the legend of the Mini-Cons having the power to save the universe or destroy it, Optimus was suddenly taken to Cybertron, where he witnessed its destruction...{{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13}}

[[Image:WorldsCollide4_JetOptimus.jpg|thumb|250px|—a [[Furmanism|FURMANISM]]!]]

While the Autobots tried to figure out what had happened to him, Optimus wandered across the blasted ruins of Cybertron, he discovered [[Spinister (G1)|a lone survivor]], who had been reduced to a gibbering wreck. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Optimus Prime refused to believe the confused, fragmented story the survivor told: Prince of Nothingness came, the heavens opened up, and their final judgment was pronounced. All those who fought perished and everything was destroyed. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} As [[Unicron]], the devourer of worlds closed in on Cybertron, Optimus begged the survivor to tell him of any way to fight back against the monster. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Sadly, the survivor was beyond help, allowing himself to be sucked into the oblivion of Unicron's maw, despite Optimus' pleas for him to resist. Unicron noticed the lone Cybertronian and took the form of the survivor, proclaiming that like this reality's [[Optimus Prime (Worlds Collide)|Optimus Prime]], the Autobot would fall and his universe would be consumed - the gateway was being prepared by his heralds. Suddenly, Jetfire appeared, having jumped through a space bridge portal after destroying the Decepticon space bridge nexus that Unicron's heralds were using to open up space for their master to enter that reality. As this fallen Cybertron crumbled, Sparkplug, [[Comettor]] and the mysterious Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] appeared, having crossed realities to find the Autobot leader. Over-Run handed Optimus the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], the essence of this doomed Cybertron's Mini-Cons, giving the two Autobots the power to transform and combine into Jet Optimus. With one mighty blast, Jet Optimus delivered a broadside to Unicron, giving them enough time to escape back to their reality. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

With the fate of their universe at stake, Optimus called on the Mini-Cons scattered on Earth to join the Autobots and Decepticons in fighting Unicron. As Cybertron's general, Optimus stood as the bulwark against the Chaos Bringer's onslaught, leading their combined forces until the Mini-Cons united their power to delivery an almighty blast at Unicron, sending him back into the unknown. Though victorious, Optimus Prime considered that with such pure evil, [[Furmanism|it may never be over]], and they must be eternally vigilant. {{Storylink|The End}}
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====''Energon''====
[[Image:Optimusprime ut armada px.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Optimus Prime (Powerlinx) during the years between the Unicron Battles and Energon. He thinks if he's not red and blue, nobody will recognize him.]]
Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Over-Run showed Prime how to commune with Cybertron itself. Doing so reformatted the Autobot leader into a body capable of [[Powerlinx|Powerlinking]] with a team of [[Prime Force|'drone' vehicles]], and granted him (and the other Autobots) the ability to combine with each other.

Upon returning to Earth, he decided that the Autobots would no longer hide from the inhabitants, but work with them openly. This decision led, among other things, to the Autobots' induction into the [[United Nations]].

When last seen ''(before the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions]])'', he was attempting to escape from within the remains of [[Unicron]], after Megatron's trapped spark used him to regain his freedom.

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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Tōru Ōkawa]] (Japanese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Pierre-Peters Arnold]] (German), [[Niclas Ekholm]] (Swedish) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

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[[Image:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|180px|thumb|"Maybe we shouldn't have fired lasers at the mirrors."]]
[[MYA|Millions of years ago]], a young Optimus Prime fought with a great Decepticon warrior known as [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. So frequent were their clashes, and so familiar were they to each other, the pair eventually became friends, and Scavenger signed up with the Autobots. Seeing great potential in the young Autobot leader, Scavenger taught Optimus Prime how to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Later, veteran Autobot [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] trained Optimus in [[metallikato]] shortly before leaving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Optimus later notes that their training made him the warrior and soldier he is today. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

Many years later, it was a more mature Optimus Prime that led a small Autobot unit to [[Earth]] after the activation of the [[Mini-Con]] homing beacon. This beacon signaled to all the Transformers on Cybertron that the much-coveted Mini-Cons had survived their million years-long disappearance. After leaving his second-in-command [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in charge of the Autobot forces on Cybertron and warping to Earth {{storylink|Prehistory}}, Optimus saved [[Rad White|three]] [[Carlos Lopez|human]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|children]] from the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who arrived on the alien world first.

[[Image:FirstEncounter_Prime.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He's part Optimus Prime, part [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], part [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and all Optimus Prime.]]
Clashing with his arch enemy, Optimus Prime bought the children and their Mini-Con [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] time to escape while around them, other Transformers warped into the battlefield. {{storylink|First Encounter}}{{storylink|Metamorphosis}} Realizing that he was defeated, Megatron ordered a retreat, allowing Optimus and his subordinates, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], time to reformat themselves into suitable new Earth bodies, while the Decepticons likewise did so on their moon base. Later, after the Decepticons returned to Earth in an attempt to capture the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team]] Mini-Cons that had been awakened by the children, Optimus Prime and the Autobots saved the children again. This time, Prime unveiled his Earth body's [[Optimus Prime Super Modes|super mode]] and put it to good use.

Befriending the children, Optimus brought them back to the Autobots' hidden base and introduced his crew to them. He told them of the sad history of the conflict on Cybertron and how the Mini-Cons had fled from their home planet to maintain their freedom, but also that there existed a legend that the Mini-Cons, despite their use as weapons of war, held the key to peace in the universe. {{storylink|Base}} The children would aid Prime as he led his crew around the world, searching for the long-lost Mini-Cons, before the Decepticon forces could take them and use them for their own evil deeds.

[[Image:Arm ep 4 supermode prime max burst.jpg|left|180px|thumb|You feel lucky, punk?]]
Soon afterward, both the Autobots and Decepticons detected a Mini-Con signal located in the [[Grand Canyon]]. With the help of the kids, Optimus Prime managed to pinpoint the location of the Mini-Con panel before he was confronted by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], powerlinked to [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. Outgunned, Optimus Prime was saved when Starscream arrogantly underestimated the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Team's]] combined form of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. This distraction gave Optimus the opportunity to activate the Mini-Con panel, revealing that its occupant was [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], Optimus Prime's old Mini-Con partner and friend. Together they Powerlinked, activating Optimus' powerful Maximum Blast which sent the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Comrade}}

Through the treachery of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], the Decepticons managed to secure all three of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|legendary]] [[Skyboom (Armada)|Mini-Con]] [[Requiem Blaster|weapons]] that form the [[Hydra Cannon]], the most powerful weapon in the universe. Mounting their new doomsday device aboard a starship, Megatron decided to wipe out the Autobot base on Earth, regardless of the massive collateral damage to the planet itself. Optimus Prime and Jetfire launched a pre-emptive strike against the warship in the hopes of disabling the weapon and rescuing the Mini-Cons. However, they were outnumbered, forcing a desperate Optimus to throw himself into the path of the cannon and use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to save Earth, but at the cost of his life. {{storylink|Crisis}}

Under the leadership of Hot Shot, the other Autobots gave chase to the Decepticons aboard the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]. During a confrontation with their enemies, the Mini-Cons reached out to each other and resurrected Optimus from within the Matrix. There was little time to rejoice, as the Autobots pursued the Decepticons on their way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Miracle}}

After returning to Cybertron, Optimus learned of the existence of [[Unicron]] from the Mini-Cons. He would plead with Megatron, now Galvatron, to unite their armies to face this new threat. Galvatron was only convinced after both Thrust stole the [[Requiem Blaster]] and the [[Skyboom Armada)|Skyboom Shield]], and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] sacrificed himself to let Galvatron see that uniting the armadas was the only hope for the Transformers to survive. {{storylink|Cramp}}

After uniting the armadas, Optimus and Galvatron continued to co-lead the strikes against Unicron. {{storylink|Alliance}} After many losses, the duo decided that they would venture into Unicron to weaken him from within, but were both captured by Unicron. {{storylink|United}} Unicron would continue to try to persuade Prime into merging with him or face destruction. Thankfully, however, the kids were able to free the Mini-Cons under Unicron's control, who in turn attacked Unicron, critically damaging him. {{sorylink|Origin}}

[[Image:Armada 52 - Prime with tread piece.jpg|left|250px|thumb|My God, it's full of stars...]]
After Unicron's apparent defeat, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron succumbed to their base natures and had one last battle within the Chaos Bringer. Fighting each other to a standstill, both were surprised when Unicron suddenly came back to life, feeding off their hate for each other. Galvatron was drawn toward Unicron's maw, with Prime holding onto his tank treads, telling him to hold on. His nemesis then made the decision to sacrifice his life, giving Prime a final victory, so that Unicron might be destroyed and their race would survive.

In the aftermath, Optimus Prime reflected that he didn't deserve the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and left both the Autobots and Cybertron for places unknown. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

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====''Energon''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] (Japanese), [[Niclas Ekholm]] (Swedish) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

[[Image:EnergonOptimusForms.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me, myself, and I... and ''me'']]
8,000 eons ago, Optimus Prime stayed on Cybertron to continue its defense, even as Rodimus led a group of Transformers away from the planet, into space, in search of a new home. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

A few years after the defeat of Unicron, Optimus Prime returned from exile to a newly-unified Cybertron where Autobots and Decepticons lived side-by-side in peace. Reassuming leadership of the Autobots, Optimus Prime established a dialogue with the Earth governments with the help of his human friends. Earth sent a delegation to Cybertron, consisting of the three kids and [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]], the foremost expert in the newly discovered ore [[Energon (Energon)|energon]] that both worlds coveted.

Jones brought along his young son, [[Kicker Jones|Chad]] (also known as 'Kicker'), who was frightened by the tall, menacing robots. When the boy ran away to a ruined and abandoned part of Cybertron, Optimus Prime gave chase, warning Kicker that the area was strictly off limits. The boy accidentally fell and found his way into a massive darkened chamber where an energy being known as [[Primus]] saved him. Optimus Prime found his way into the chamber just as Primus evolved the human child. Sometime after this, Primus (now known as the creator-god of the Transformers), gave Optimus the [[Spark of Combination]], allowing Optimus to grant combining powers to other Autobots. Prime could also now combine with a [[Prime Force|squad of four drone vehicles]], which rode around with him in his trailer when not in use.

Almost a decade later, the energon mining facilities in Sol's asteroid belt, as well as their base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], were attacked by a mysterious force of beast-like Transformers. Primus warned Optimus that the enemy was after the energon, causing Optimus to assemble a unit so he could personally assess the situation. Finding no life on Mars, his unit then moved to Earth, where he saved Kicker and Ocean City from an attack by the same creatures. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

Prime agreed to the evacuation of Ocean City, then led a counterattack against the Terrorcons at [[Lunar City]]. He assigned the headstrong Kicker to be partners with the rookie Ironhide, suspecting that the experience would be difficult but beneficial for both of them. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} Prime prepared his troops to defend Earth's Cybertron Cities from further attack. {{storylink|Scorpinok}} Eventually the Terrorcons' attacks forced him to make a difficult call, abandoning the survivors at [[Mars City]] in favor of remaining to defend Ocean City. In the battle that followed, the sight of Megatron's sword caused Prime to wonder if his old nemesis might still be alive. At the same time, the Decepticon troops under his command began abandoning the cause one by one. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Optimus continued to lead his team against Terrorcon attacks, but soon found himself face-to-face with his oldest and greatest foe. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} In a subsequent battle at Ocean City, the two threw down with all their power. Armed with a copy of Megatron's sword, Optimus was able to defeat him and force the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

Optimus soon found himself stalked by the ghostly Starscream, who secretly followed him around Ocean City, hoping for a chance to assassinate him. Prime lured Starscream to the Moon, where they could battle without interference or collateral damage. Starscream revealed his plans to revive Unicron, causing Prime no small measure of consternation. Though the teleporting Starscream maintained the advantage, Optimus was able to generate "[[Energon Blaster|Hot Shot's blaster]]" during a subsequent Decepticon attack, using it to drive off the attackers. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}

Prime then led a team into the asteroid belt, where they destroyed an asteroid that looked nothing like Unicron, because it looked like Unicron. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}}

Prime continued to lead Earth's defense until Dr. Jones's [[energon tower (building)|energon tower]] could be completed, ensuring the planet's safety. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} This role forced him into a difficult decision, detonating the energon stores of [[Jungle City]] in the midst of an overwhelming attack. Although the explosion repulsed the attacking Decepticons, it also obliterated some of Earth's most ancient ruins and an entire Cybertron city. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

Prime next clashed with Megatron at [[Lunar City]], but once again a newly-arrived Energon Tower cut the battle short.
{{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} He then led a space-based defense against several giant "comets" that Megatron had created to destroy Earth, which was ultimately saved by the final completion of the energon grid. {{storylink|Energon Grid}}

With Earth secure, Optimus decided to lead his team into space, to pursue and destroy Unicron before Megatron could revive the planet-eater. {{storylink|Rodimus: Friend or Foe?}} As the Autobots prepared to leave Earth's [[solar system]] aboard the ''[[Miranda II]]'', the Decepticons attacked once more; struggling with Megatron, Optimus narrowly avoided getting caught by the ship's energon grid. Demolishor wasn't so lucky. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

Optimus had his team follow Kicker's energon-finding instincts, leading them to a misadventure on a frozen planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} Soon after, Optimus was confronted by Rodimus—who shocked him with the proposal that Unicron must not be destroyed, but rather restored! Optimus wasn't convinced, and Rodimus went his own way. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} Optimus soon was forced to carry out his plan to lure Unicron into the space bridge and to Cybertron, where Rad assaulted Unicron with the planet's energon grid, massively damaging him. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

With Unicron repulsed, Optimus led a team to Cybertron's surface, where the Decepticons were in rebellion. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} They soon learned that the Decepticon criminal [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] had escaped, and pursued him to the very chamber of Primus. Shockblast escaped, however, and Optimus soon had other concerns: Kicker was returning to Cybertron, with the head of Unicron! {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

At Kicker's insistence, Optimus met with the alien Alpha Q and heard his story. Moved, he agreed to help Alpha Q revive his planets, but the defense of Cybertron remained his top priority. When Unicron began lashing out at his captors, it was Optimus who recognized the actions as blind survival instinct. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}

Prime returned to Cybertron's surface to lead the planet's defense as Megatron attacked again. He was present to witness Wing Dagger's death at the hands of Shockblast. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} He subsequently led his team in a direct counter-attack against Unicron, seeking to infiltrate it and defeat Megatron inside. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Prime was fully prepared to face down his enemy in a one-on-one showdown, but instead was ambushed by a vengeful Shockblast and left damaged. Alone and facing two Decepticons, he was revived and saved by the arrival of an energon infusion from Earth. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

Wing Dagger, now rebuilt as [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], arrived and revealed that he and Optimus could combine, greatly enhancing their power. Prime rallied his troops to complete their mission of destroying Megatron. Before it could happen, however, Megatron triggered a catastrophic energon reaction, ripping [[Rift (Energon)|a hole in the fabric of space]] and fleeing into it. Optimus gamely led a team in pursuit of him. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

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{{storylink|Protection}}
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{{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}
{{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}
{{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
{{storylink|Crash Course}}
{{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}}
{{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}
{{storylink|The Power}}
{{storylink|Optimus Supreme}}
{{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}
{{storylink|Ambition}}
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{{storylink|Galvatron!}}
{{storylink|Break Through}}
{{storylink|Distribution}}
{{storylink|The Omega Train}}
{{storylink|Decepticon Army}}
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{{storylink|Formidable}}
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====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese), [[Eberhardt Haar]] (German) [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish)

[[Image:CybertronPrime finalbattlepose.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Weapons Primed..."]]
Primus' plan to trap Unicron inside an energon sun failed, and this star collapsed into a [[Unicron Singularity|massive black hole]]. Optimus Prime faced the greatest test in his existence when his home planet was threatened with destruction, but realised there was no choice but to evacuate the population to Earth. As they made plans to leave, a mysterious time-travelling Transformer named [[Vector Prime]] appeared, advising Optimus to search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, the only means of restoring Primus' spark, and the only way they can save Cybertron and the rest of the universe from oblivion. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

Arriving on Earth, Optimus Prime was forced to break his own strict orders to hide from the human population when he rescued the injured [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and three human children from [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Befriending the children, named [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]], he relied on them to educate the Autobots about their new home and how to blend into the environment as Robots in Disguise. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}} {{storylink|Hidden}}

Soon afterward, the children's hometown of Boulder, Colorado was threatened. The newest tunnels in a recently-dug gold mine had destabilized a mountain, making its collapse imminent. This alone would only have damaged the mountain's immediate area, but matters were complicated when Autobot scans revealed the presence of an underground reservoir that would be forced out by the collapse, causing flooding. Coby had the idea of using Optimus Prime's pumping equipment to drain the reservoir, allowing [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] to shatter the mountain with his largest missiles and collapse it safely, averting disaster. {{storylink|Collapse}} He would later travel to the Sahara To uncover what they believed to be the Omega Lock, but was in fact a fake. {{storylink|Time}} He would later allow the civilian Autobots to help in the search for the Omega Lock. He would later battle under water in the Bermuda Triangle to keep Megatron from obtaining the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Deep}} He would also battle Megatron aboard the [[Atlantis|Starship Atlantis]] for possession of the [[Omega Lock]], and emerged victorious. {{storylink|Ship}} He later traveled to [[Velocitron]] to acquire the Cyber Planet Key said to be the Planet cup racing trophy, but learned he would only be able to get it if [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] was beaten in a race. {{storylink|Race}}

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===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
In the early stages of the war, Optimus Prime was shocked to learn of a full-scale Decepticon assault on the Autobot Command HQ. As he organized the defenses, he was contacted by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], who warned him that [[Dualor]] had planted explosives around the base in order to lure [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in and destroy him. Prime subsequently ordered for the evacuation of the base before Dualor blew it up. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} He and his troops were still fighting the Decepticons a few million years later, but it was a losing battle. Even if most of the Mini-Cons had left Cybertron, the Decepticons still had a few of them, and the Autobots were outclassed. Despite this, Optimus Prime knew the Mini-Cons leaving had been a good thing, and hoped that he would never find out where they went. However, his hope did him no good, as the Mini-Cons were soon found on [[Earth]], and he had to travel there to save them from Megatron. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}

Having gone to Earth alone to scout ahead without any backup, Optimus Prime was quickly defeated by the Mini-Con augmented Megatron. Thankfully, a few of the free Mini-Cons and the [[human]] [[Rad White]] distracted Megatron from finishing Prime off, giving him time to recover and summon [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] through a [[space bridge]]. As the free Mini-Cons decided to aid the Autobots, Sparkplug power-linked with Optimus Prime and granted him the power needed to punch Megatron in the face. After the Decepticons retreated, Prime thanked the Mini-Cons and Rad for their help. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}} He soon realized that Rad and his [[Carlos Lopez|two]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|friends]] weren't very large contributors to their war effort, as they spent most of the time playing around. Reminding them that Megatron was a deadly threat, he sent them to recover the [[locator log]] from the Mini-Cons' crashed ship whilst he and the Autobots stood guard. They log ended up being destroyed due to interference from [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], but Optimus Prime figured that maybe it was for the best. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}}

[[[[Image:DevicesandDesires-yourownsize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Suffer my cliches, Decepticreep!]]

Prime decided that the best way to keep their Mini-Con allies out of the Decepticons' hands was to send them back to Cybertron, despite complaints from Sparkplug and the humans. When the process was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, the Mini-Cons refused to leave the Autobots bhind and and power-linked with them again. While the Decepticons were driven off, they still blew up the Autobots' space bridge, stranding them on Earth. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} Some time later, Optimus Prime and his troops saved the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] from geting captured by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. In the aftermath, the Mini-Cons shot down Prime's offer to join the Autobots, but he still assured them he would help them whenever they needed him. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 5|Devices and Desires!}} Next, Optimus Prime learned from [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] that the Decepticons had gone to search for Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. With his own space bridge still in pieces, he had no choice but to contact [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on Cybertron for aid. While Jetfire sent troops to deal with the Decepticons, Prime watched as Sparkplug sent a probe to the Moon to activate any Mini-Cons there. After the probe was successful, Optimus Prime manifested as a hologram on the Moon's surface and taunted Megatron that he was too late. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

When Starscream got his hands on the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and failed to keep its power in check, Optimus Prime appeared out of nowhere to stop the sword from going wild and ripping the world apart. He grabbed the weapon from Starscream's hands and urged the Air Defense Team to separate, which they did. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade}} The threat of the Moon soon came up again, as the Decepticons prepared to fire missiles at the Autobots' base from their new lunar base. While the Autobot space bridge was still down, Optimus Prime had a plan and ordered Hot Shot to hurry and repair it. While the Mini-Cons bought them some time by pretending to surrender, the Autobots fixed their space bridge and linked it to the Decepticons' one on the moon. And so, when the Decepticons eventually did fire their missiles, the Autobots simply used the space bridge to warp them straight back into the enemy base. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Early in the war, Optimus confronted Megatron in [[Yellowstone National Park]], warning the Decepticon leader that the area they were in was geologically unstable and warfare could aggravate things catastrophically. Megatron ignored him and almost defeated Prime, until the intervention of [[Riptide]], [[QuickFire]] and [[Jake Williams]]. The unlikely team managed to see Megatron off, albeit with the loss of Williams's [[Starheart|beloved '57 Ford pickup]] into a mud pit. Optimus promised to retrieve and restore the truck, and suggested that Riptide and QuickFire return to hiding, to prevent the Decepticons from capturing them. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

Following his destruction by the Hydra Cannon, Optimus Prime found himself in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he encountered an [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Generation 1 continuity family|another universe]], and two versions of [[Optimus Primal]] from that same universe. After establishing the possibility that alternate universe existed, the other three were able to help Optimus Prime overcome some of his doubts over his leadership abilities. That done, Optimus returned to life in time to save [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Prime Spark}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
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{{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}}

===Bendon ''Armada'' books===
The kids successfully talked Optimus into letting them explore some nearby caves for mini-con crystals. While they were away, Optimus found himself having to fend off a Decepticon sneak attack via ramming Demolishor while in truck mode and later pushing Megatron back. {{storylink|Cave Catastrophe}}

After the kids and their Mini-Cons leave themselves exposed to danger, Optimus saves them from being killed by Megatron... by ramming him while in truck mode. There seems to be a trend here. {{storylink|Race to Disaster}}

==Games==
===Transformers Armada: The Energon Within===
As Optimus and Hot Shot prepare to escort a truckload of energon away from a mine, the Decepticons launch a full scale assault. Their objective is to steal 100 energon cubes. Though they eventually succeed, the cost is high and the mine remains in Autobot hands.

As Optimus and Hot Shot prepare to escort a truckload of energon away from a mine, the Decepticons launch a full scale assault. Their objective is to steal 100 energon cubes. Before they can succeed, Hot Shot inadvertently blows up the mine. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Energon Within}}

===''Transformers''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Garry Chalk]] (English)

Optimus Prime was dueling with Megatron atop a very high building just before Megatron received the Mini-Con beacon. Following his nemesis to prevent him from using the Mini-Cons for evil, Prime arrived on a new planet: Earth.

Arriving in the Amazon, he familiarized himself with the territory before going and recovering the first Mini-Con Panel. (Which Mini-Con it is varies with the game difficulty, with [[Lock-On]] being released on the first two difficulty levels). He then traversed a [[Scale|disproportionate]] bridge, had a brawl inside a temple, and scaled a pathway up a cliff face before arriving at a run-down temple and encountering Cyclonus. Cyclonus (sporting a fanciful, comic British accent) ordered a [[Heavy Unit]] to attack him, declaring Earth as "Decepticon property". Prime took care of the Heavy Unit, and Hot Shot and Red Alert joined him. Soon they discovered their old Mini-Con partners. (Sparkplug remains with Optimus for the remainder of the game, activating a rather pointless "Powerlinx" Max Payne-esque bullet time mode which drains Prime's health.)

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==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys}}

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==Notes==
[[Image:MonsterConvoy.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Arise, Bigfootimus Prime.]]
* According to the [[Transformers (PS2)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Optimus Prime's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:

:Mass: 18,960 lbs
:Robot height: 22' 11"
:Robot top speed: 31 mph
:Vehicle height: 8' 3"
:Vehicle top speed: 125 mph
:Vehicle power: 700 hp @ 2500 rpm

* One of the earliest ''Armada'' Optimus Prime concepts depicts him as being an ENORMOUSLY HUGE MONSTER TRUCK. Makes one wonder about the origins of the "Monster Convoy" inscription on Super Base Optimus Prime's tires.

* For at least part of the ''Energon'' animated series, the CGI model for Optimus Prime's handgun resembled an oversized six-shooter rather than the actual toy's chamber-less handgun for unknown reasons.

* ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime has some design similarities to GaoGaiGar from ''[[wikipedia:The_King_of_Braves_GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', such as the chin protrusion and cheekguards. In addition, his [[Super Mode]] resembles ChoRyuJin from the same series (having the same chest and cannons), and his combination with [[Leobreaker]] recalls GaoGaiGar's combination with Goldymarg. His combination with Wing Saber also invokes the image of Galeon's head on GaoGaiGar's chest. This would not be the [[Optimus Prime (RID)|first such GaoGaiGar reference]] Transformers would see... [[Safeguard_(Animated)|or the last]].
* Said Super Mode also evokes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].
*''Cybertron'' Prime also sported some different colors in his preliminary design, which accidentally found its way into a few shots in the [[Fallen_(episode)|first episode]].
* Super-Con Optimus Prime and Over-Run, who never appeared specifically in the western Armada cartoon, do appear briefly in a stock footage montage in the first Japanese opening.
* Vector Prime has stated that Optimus could not combine with Wing Saber and Leobreaker at the same time: the power is too much for him! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

== Footnotes ==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/optimus_prime_mini_optimus_prime/ Energon Optimus Prime redeco with Smallest Transformers Optimus Prime gallery]

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Energon Tower (episode)

2010-11-27T21:46:54Z

Traitorous: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' cartoon episode|the titular building|Energon Tower (building)}}

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=10
|prev=Battle of the Asteroid Belt
|next=The Legend of Rodimus
|title=Energon Tower
|japanese=出現! エネルゴンタワー
|romaji=Shutsgen! Energon Tower
|translation=Appear! Energon Tower
|image=E10_titlecard.jpg
|caption=Following Armada Tower, and followed by Cybertron Tower.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[March 12|12 March]] [[2004]] (Japan) [[April 9]], 2004 (US)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The Autobots and humans work to complete an energon tower defense grid for Earth before the Decepticons can find out about it.'''

==Summary==
Dr. Jones arrives at [[Ocean City]] to push for and oversee his [[energon tower (building)|energon tower]] project, to Kicker's surprise. The project gets underway with [[Earth Federation]] backing and massive work crews both [[human]] and [[Transformer]]. Kicker notes that it's the biggest project "since building [[Armed City]]".

Alexis reports to Dr. Jones about incoming supplies, and recalls the terror of Unicron. She offers to help get more personnel, but Dr. Jones says that it's not necessary. By re-using existing structures, they expect the project to take about a week.

Sally and Mrs. Jones return to Ocean City, wondering if Dr. Jones and Kicker will get along this time. Kicker is worrying to Optimus Prime about a possible attack during the construction, when Dr. Jones comes looking for him, annoying him by calling him "Junior". Kicker turns him down for lunch and leaves with Misha.

[[Image:Energon-Megatron-Tentacles.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Thank Primus Starscream isn't here.]] On [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Cyclonus is bored as the [[energon (Energon)|energon]] scavenging operations drag on, but Megatron promises him action soon. Soon the time comes to return to Unicron. Megatron vows to create a new mobile fortress, and does so. Within Unicron, Megatron has [[Energon Sword|his sword]] recreated into a more powerful weapon. Demolishor is thrown slightly for a loop by when Megatron questions him about Ocean City; Megatron then orders the Decepticons to attack while Prime is stationed there. Alpha Q observes the [[Decepticon]]s leaving Unicron aboard the mobile fortress, and figures it's the perfect chance to steal back the energon, dispatching [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s.

Kicker has traveled with Misha to [[Jungle City]], anxious to get away from his dad. He detects an incoming attack. Ocean City braces for attack.

[[Image:Energon-Pillar-Of-Faces.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Do you think it screams?]] The [[Autobot]]s and the automated defenses hold off the Terrorcons, but Megatron emerges from the sea and attacks Prime with his new sword. Demolishor winds up facing off with Ironhide, and hesitates till he's goaded into action by Megatron.

Ironhide breaks off from the battle to pursue Scorponok. Dr. Jones leaves a shelter in the middle of the fight to go help, with Sally following. Ironhide contacts Kicker, who ignores him. Sally follows up, telling him that their dad is injured.

The Transformers square off: Jetfire vs. Scorponok, Inferno and Hot Shot vs. Tidal Wave; Demolishor vs. Ironhide; Prime vs. Megatron. Megatron taunts Prime that Unicron's revival is already underway.

Alpha Q and Starscream observe the Terrorcons returning from Unicron's body, loaded with energon for Unicron's revival.

[[Image:Energon-Decepticons-Flee-Tower.jpg‎|200px|thumb|left|So it repels Decepticons but not Autobots? If, hypothetically, [[Inferno (Energon)|an Autobot]] were forcibly turned evil, what would be the result?]] Kicker arrives in the middle of the battle aboard Skyblast and gives some tactical help to the Autobots. Scorponok attacks him, but suddenly a huge tower begins to arise from Ocean City. It sends a beam into the sky, enhanced by a team of Signal Flares. Something huge emerges from the sky—the [[energon tower (building)|energon tower]]! It lands and connects with the energon tower, glowing red with energy. The pulses begin destroying the Terrorcons, and Megatron orders a retreat. Dr. Jones emerges, alive and well, and rejoicing in the energy pulses washing over the city.

Kicker yells at Sally for lying about their dad being injured; she counters that it was the only way to get him to return. Dr. Jones explains his "energon shockwave assault" to the Autobots. Prime worries that, having seen the energon tower, Megatron will be back soon.

Megatron angrily wonders how the Autobots built the tower without him finding out. And Alpha Q observes as Unicron's head flickers with new energy; it won't be long now...

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (3)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] (17)
* [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (18)
* [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (19)
* [[Signal Flare (Energon)| Signal Flare]] (21)

|c2=
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (11)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (12)
* [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (13)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (15)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (16)
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (20)

|c3=
* [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Brian Jones]] (4)
* [[Kicker Jones]] (5)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (6)
* [[Sally Jones]] (7)
* [[Miranda Jones]] (8)
* [[Misha Miramond]] (10)

|c4=
* [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb drones]] (11)
* [[Battle Ravage|Battle Ravage drones]] (14)
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"Let's just hope their getting some R&R or something, 'till we get the tower up."

"That's a good idea! Hook 'em up with some kind of vacation package would ya?" (Laughs joyfully)
: - '''Alexis''' and '''Dr. Jones''', who always seems to find humor in everything anyone says.

"Demolishor! I understand Optimus Prime is stationed in your old home town." 
"Yes, I mean -- it's more or less the same place." 
"Inarticulate as always." 
"Forgive me, sir; it's just, I spent a lot of time away, so even though I ''come'' from there -- 
"Never mind!"
: — '''Megatron''' isn't going to let '''Demolishor''' have an easy time.

"What is this monstrosity?" 
"Big. BIG!"
: — '''Megatron''' and '''Tidal Wave''', who gets right to the point

"Uhhh.... translation anybody?"
: — '''Ironhide''' watches <strike>the ''Energon'' cartoon</strike> the energon tower descend.

"What is this stuff, anyway?" 
"...It's the awesome power of energon! ''Amazing.''"
: — '''Hot Shot''' and '''Optimus Prime''' want you to buy those toys!

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
A ''huge'' number of backgrounds were not finished for the dub version of this episode. Most of the time, an adequate substitute was used (in fact it's not clear why some of them even needed to be changed), but in a couple of places it makes the story less clear.

* ''Super Link'' and ''Energon'' use differents opening shots of [[Ocean City]], and again when Sally and her mom arrive.
* The dub takes an idle thought by Kicker about how "each of the armed cities" will have its own Energon Tower, and turns it into the wildly nonsensical statement that "this was the biggest project since the construction of [[Armed City]]".
* Immediately after, Kicker's impressed thought that "I never would have thought of that" gets dub-mutilated into a scornful "I don't know ''what'' these people are thinking."
* In the dub, the cables that attach Megatron to Unicron are missing their color. ''Super Link'' also adds some glow effects to the cables as they power up, and likewise to Megatron's eyes.
* The dub makes Megatron's dialog while creating the new mobile fortress somewhat at odds with the animation. He proclaims "we WILL create a new fortress", only for it to happen just a second later; he then orders the Terrorcons to "seek out what will be your new home", as if it wasn't right there in front of them. In ''Super Link'', he simply orders Unicron to create the fortress, then tells the Terrorcons that it is their home now.
* Demolishor's statement that he's spent a lot of time away (quoted above) was originally a statement that ''Optimus Prime'' often leaves Ocean City, and might not be there.
* ''Super Link'' features full coloration on the demonic faces that briefly appear around Megatron's sword. They also glow green before exploding. In the dub, they're simply shaded blue.
* Alpha Q's "no one here but us!" is, of course, a dub flub, since Alpha Q isn't in Unicron's body.
* ''Super Link'' features new establishing shots of [[Jungle City]], scrolling through cliffs and showing the tower under construciton. ''Energon'' recycles some still shots of the ancient pyramids instead.
* Kicker's thought "you don't know the half of it" is purely a dub addition.
* Still more unfinished/changed backgrounds as Dr. Jones leaves the shelter, and Sally arrives in the control room.
* Scorponok's "poison claw" line, rather inexplicably said in reference to his ''tail'', was original just a line about some "poison".
* The Signal Flares' bizarre cry of "SOREEEE!!!" (a nonsense word said for emphasis of action) as they bring in the tower is changed to a simple and more Western-palatable "Fire!" for the dub.
* More unfinished animation: the bottom of the descending energon tower looks like a fuzzy [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the dub. ''Super Link'' replaces this with a darkened orb.
* ''Energon'' lacks any animation to show the suborbital top of the tower activating. In ''Super Link'', a different background painting is used, with red energon pulses.

===Pain count===
"Uh?": 12 
Stock footage: 2 
Energon is great: 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* The top of the energon tower is missing when it first powers up.
* Now it's Mee-sha.

===Continuity errors===
* How did the Decepticons manage to get so close to Ocean City without being detected?
* Just where Scorponok is going, and why it's so important, is never quite made clear.
* Demolishor cuts off Ironhide's pursuit of Scorponok, but for some reason it's not actually shown on camera.
* Why is Ironhide contacting Kicker?
* Sally isn't shown leaving the shelter; we don't realize she's done so till she arrives in the control center.

===Trivia===
*Apart from the conversation between Dr. Jones and Alexis, this episode's dialog actually flows pretty well.
*Scorponok is ''really'' enjoying the battle, laughing madly through the whole thing.
*Megatron upgrades his [[Energon Sword]].
*The [[Energon Blaster]] makes a brief reappearance.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 003 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

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