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Thunderwing (Prime)

2020-12-04T00:03:10Z

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[[File:Thunderwing PrimeTheGame.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Insert your "Matrix obsession" jokes here.]]
:''Thunderwing is a minion of [[Unicron]] from the ''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Thunderwing''' was created eons ago by his master [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] to search out the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and destroy it. His loyalties lie firmly with his master and will do his bidding and will, even if said master no longer functions. He will use all resources possible to complete said mission, whether it be using the [[Decepticon]]s or hunting down every single [[Autobot]] in his way.

==Games==
=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Robin Atkin Downes]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French)}}
Thunderwing was created by Unicron many eons ago to serve him and to destroy the Matrix of Leadership, and is composed of technology which is thought to be extremely rare. At some point Thunderwing was encased in a meteor loaded with [[Dark Energon]] and fell into a deep sleep.

[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] found that same meteor and attempted to bring it to Earth, but the Autobots detected the signal and proceeded to try to stop him. However, during the resulting battle, the meteor began to crack open and Thunderwing was awakened. He accidentally caused the meteor to break apart and the Dark Energon, as well as some of his own components, to fall down to the Earth. Thunderwing reawakened on Earth, only to find the very holder of the Matrix, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], right in front of him. The servant of Unicron, however, was still mostly sealed in Dark Energon and was only able to move his right arm. Not long afterwards, Optimus and Thunderwing were interrupted by the arrival of the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' and Thunderwing proceeded to attack the ship instead. He was eventually forced into stasis and taken on board the ''Nemesis''.

On the ''Nemesis'', [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] revived an incomplete Thunderwing. Megatron offered to repair Thunderwing, if he swore loyalty to Megatron. Thunderwing scoffed at the notion that Megatron could make good on his promise, but nonetheless reluctantly agreed.

The Decepticons finished repairing Thunderwing with help from a coerced [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. As an expression of "gratitude," Thunderwing unleashed an assault on Megatron, who used [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] as a shield. Thunderwing then broke out of the ''Nemesis''.

The Autobots aimed to intercept Thunderwing while Ratchet built a weapon to combat him, using knowledge he obtained while imprisoned by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime seemingly had Thunderwing beaten, but Thunderwing used the power of Dark Energon to revitalize himself.

Ratchet was able to build a device that would drain Thunderwing's energy, but it had to be detonated from within Thunderwing. As none of the Autobots were small enough to fit in Thunderwing's only known opening, [[Jack Darby]] volunteered to deploy the device. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] raced him to the opening, and Jack was able to set off the weapon. With Thunderwing weakened, Optimus Prime was able to destroy the reactors within Thunderwing's shoulders.

Refusing to give up, Thunderwing prepared to expend all his remaining energy to destroy the Matrix. Optimus Prime charged his weapons using the power of the Matrix and finished off Thunderwing. Thunderwing fell into a magma pit, seemingly to his death, causing a volcanic eruption of Dark Energon.
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

==Notes==
*Thunderwing's design is an homage to ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], lightly resembling the look of his Generation 1 namesake's [[Pretender]] shell. His massive stature and flame breath are likely drawn from his portrayal in [[IDW]]'s comics, specifically the mini-series [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'']].
*His connections to Unicron and the Matrix in this continuity seems mostly inspired by ''G1'' Thunderwing's [[Marvel Comics]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic portrayals. In the former, Thunderwing had a natural affinity towards the Matrix and sought its power for himself (rather than wanting to destroy it like this Thunderwing). In the latter, he was portrayed as a [[Herald of Unicron]]. Combining and modifying the two portrayals gives us the Thunderwing we have here. He may also take cues from his 2005 IDW counterpart, who was also a ginormous "living doomsday weapon", who in that continuity, was responsible for rendering Cybertron a lifeless husk.
*Thunderwing was among the "world bosses" planned to appear in ''[[Transformers Universe]]''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-robots-disguise-prime-discussion/1053596-aligned-continuity-panel-tf-con-charlotte-5.html#post13037062 Aligned Continuity panel at TF Con Charlotte notes]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Gigawatt

2020-11-16T04:30:14Z

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:''Gigawatt is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''

[[File:TFBTTF1 Gigawatt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|More like "Great ''Watt''", amirite?]]

Whether it's the '50s or 1999, '''Gigawatt''' will always get you back—in time! When he hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious... [[time travel|scrap]]! It's ''heavy''.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
When [[Marty McFly]] awoke the morning after he'd returned to [[1985]], he found [[Hill Valley]] had been conquered by the [[Decepticon]]s. After he'd made a foolish attempt to attack [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Gigawatt materialized in time to save the boy from execution, transforming to robot mode and declaring that he needed the human's help to save the future. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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==Toys==
===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy Gigawatt.jpg|thumb|300px|You're out of touch, I'm OUTATIME...]]
*'''Gigawatt''' ([[2020]])
**''Accessories'', Lighting rod/whip, "Mr. Fusion" generator, rifle

: The third figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, Gigawatt is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]] that transforms into a heavily customized DeLorean, representing the iconic vehicle from the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' film trilogy. In his vehicle mode, his gull-wing doors can open and close, plus a "lightning rod" can be added to the back to replicate the climax of the first film. He can also be converted to the hovercar mode from the first film's ending (and how it appeared in much of the second film) by adding the "Mr. Fusion" generator to the back and folding his wheels down.

: Initial [[stock photography]] specimens depicted the windshield and windows as clear plastic, but the final product had these pieces in translucent dark blue; the official Transformers Facebook page said that this change had been made in response to fan complaints.<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4394749370595223&id=146805978722938 Transformers Facebook post announcing Gigawatt preorders]</ref> The toy's license plate reads, of course, "OUTATIME," but the [[package art]] shows a license plate saying "BK2FUT2".

: In robot mode, Gigawatt displays a chest-mounted [[flux capacitor]], as well as time circuits which display three dates, each corresponding to the time periods Doc and Marty visited in the first two movies; specifically, the time circuits read that Gigawatt is currently in 2015, has just returned from 1955, and is going to 1985, suggesting that Gigawatt's "present" is after the elderly Biff Tannen delivered the sports almanac to his younger self and before Doc and Marty visit the corrupted alternate reality where Biff is all-powerful. His knees also feature molded-in (and unpainted) flux capacitors to boot (ha ha). The lightning rod becomes a whip weapon, and the Mr. Fusion can be plugged into the back or the top of his rifle, which bears a distinct resemblance to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Optimus Prime]]'s rifle, but is an all-new sculpt.

: Unfortunately, opening Gigawatt's doors can chip the painted black stripe that crosses them. Additionally, during transformation the back of Gigawatt's head can <s>erase from existence</s> rub away the paint on the lowermost set of time circuit dates.

: Gigawatt is packaged in a nostalgic [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]-styled box in vehicle mode, much like the contemporaneous ''[[Vintage G1]]'' line and [[Ectotron]]. Gigawatt's robot-mode package art matches Marty McFly's pose from the film's iconic poster, which is carried further by the toy itself standing in for the DeLorean from the poster (albeit oriented differently). The figure was released in two separate versions: a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] numbered edition was put up for preorder on [[July 2]], 2020 (and seemingly sold out within mere minutes) with added graphics on the box identifying the figure as one of a limited run of 1,985. A standard non-numbered version was made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other "select retailers" on [[October 1]]. In July, Takara Tomy announced that they would be releasing Gigawatt as well, making it the first ''Collaborative'' product to be released in Japan. Gigawatt was released in Italy initially as a Gamestop exclusive and then on [[Amazon]] starting from January 2021.

: The figure does not appear to be officially licensed by the DeLorean Motor Company, as it lacks the "DMC" logo on the vehicle mode's front grille.
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==Notes==
*Despite being officially released in Japan by TakaraTomy, Gigawatt's name was intentionally not adapted into the Japanese writing system, rather being given as a straight English word, "GIGAWATT" in all official media.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1309039870430437376 Announcement tweet from TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' account (@TF_pr), 24 September 2020</ref>
*Gigawatt isn't the first Autobot that turns into a Dalorean, that honor belongs to [[Swindler]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[[fandom:futurepedia:Gigawatt|Gigawatt]] at Futurepedia

[[Category:Back to the Future properties]]
[[Category:Collaborative]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Swindler

2020-11-16T04:28:49Z

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:''Swindler is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Swindler boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"My Cybertronian name translates to what?"]]
'''Swindler''' knows when to hold 'em, and more importantly, he knows when to fold 'em. The physically weakest of the [[Race Car Patrol]], Swindler instead relies on his brains to get through tight spots. Extremely bright, he knows how to accomplish his goals using as little [[energon]] as possible, all while keeping a cool head and a straight face.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Swindler and the rest of the Race Car Patrol, along with the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]], were tasked with preventing the [[Decepticon]]s from experimenting on their fellow Autobot Micromasters from the [[Battle Patrol]], previously captured during a scouting mission. They were given explosive charges to destroy the facility where the Battle Patrol were being held, but chafed against [[Xaaron]]'s orders that did not permit a rescue. Ultimately they disobeyed his orders and braved the installation. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades and fled from the installation.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Swindler king con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
The Race Car Patrol was brought from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] via trans-dimensional portal in order to reinforce the Autobot forces on the planet. They were all pretty cynical about it, with Swindler complaining that the higher-ups had been looking for a good reason to get them off Cybertron. Along with the [[Off Road Patrol]], Prime informed them on a pair of recent news reports involving giant creatures spotted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps and unusual storm activity consolidating over Manhattan. Believing there was a Decepticon link between the stories, the Race Car Patrol went to patrol the nearby roads. There, they ran into [[Cecilia Santiago]], a reporter who was already investigating recent developments. With her help, they located [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] in [[New York City]], as he was planting an [[electrostator|energy-collecting device]] on top of the [[Empire State Building]]. A couple of police officers, mistaking them for humans in costumes, attempted to bar the Micromasters' way, forcing Swindler and his teammates to tie them to nearby lampposts to proceed. Eventually puzzling out how to work the building's elevators, the Race Car Patrol made it to the roof, and prevented Iguanus from collecting any of the storm's energies, sending him plummeting down to the street in the process. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of the Empire State Building, where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way. They decided to stay in New York from then on. {{storylink|King Con!}}

[[File:Casanova Brown.jpg|thumb|upright=1|"My client, Roadhandler, conquered Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson's streak at Wrestlemania!"]]
When [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] was challenged by professional wrestler [[Jake "The Jackhammer" Jackson]] to fight him in the ring, the former saw a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience, and accepted. He had Swindler and Free Wheeler accompany him to his first meeting with Jackson, and when [[Casanova Brown]] introduced himself as Jackson's manager, Swindler decided to follow suit and introduced himself as Roadhandler's manager. He got into the swing of things quickly, and when Brown suggested that Roadhandler throw the match as part of his performance, Swindler insisted that an Autobot only loses to "a superior opponent." Despite Swindler throttling him to get his point across, Brown was more than happy to let the Autobots dictate the match's outcome. Roadhandler rose to fame after his first victory, with Swindler accompanying him to all subsequent matches. Eventually, Roadhandler's fame attracted the unwanted attentions of the Decepticons, who challenged him to take on [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] in the ring. Knowing that [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] and his troops wouldn't play fair, Cecilia approached Swindler and asked him to keep an eye out for Roadhandler's fanclub during the match. Cecilia's intuition turned out to be on the money, as several kidnapping attempts were made on Raodhandler's fans during the match, in a bid to force him to forfeit the match. Thanks to the other Micromasters' efforts, all abductions were thwarted, and Roadhandler claimed victory without fear of casualties. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

[[File:Race car patrol double deal of the century.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
''Swindler and the Race Car Patrol were out with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on Earth when they saw [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] being attacked and abducted by [[Doubledealer|a mysterious Decepticon]]. Shortly afterwards, the Decepticon radioed Optimus, and offered to sell the plans back to him for 5000 energon units. Optimus agreed to "Dealer's" terms, and turned to the Race Car Patrol for volunteers on the exchange. The group was then approached by a [[Doubledealer|a mysterious Autobot]] who offered to retrieve the sensitive information that Chainclaw had been carrying. Optimus allowed "Double" to go through with the mission, but grew antsy when there appeared to be a delay on his return. He did come back, badly damaged and carrying Chainclaw, claiming that the Decepticons had ambushed him and taken both the plans and the energon. Angered by the betrayal, the rest of the Autobots present vowed to deal with the Decepticons themselves, and charged into battle against [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s troops, holed up in a nearby building.'' {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}}

''Swindler attended the [[Transformer]]s' [[Christmas]] party [[1989]], where for some reason he sat atop the tree.'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Swindler and the Race Car Patrol were among the Autobots and Decepticons who arrived on Earth and began battling over its resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

The Race Car Patrol and [[Off Road Patrol]] were later involved in a mission to Alaska to protect an oil tanker. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages====
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Race Car Patrol helped rebuild Planet [[Micro]] into Planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked the aquatic planet of [[Wall]], the Race Car Patrol team were deployed to defend it. With the aid of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]], and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

The Race Car Patrol were one of the numerous Micromaster teams that helped defend Planet Zone from the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Unfortunately, they were not able to prevent [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] from stealing the planet's [[Zodiac]] energy capsule. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====

Swindler was stationed on [[Micro|Zone]] when [[Violen Jiger]] attacked, using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s. They staged a counterattack using [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the real Powered Masters as a rallying point. Having mastered the use of [[Schaeffer Energy]], the Micromasters could now transform and combine into powerful weapons. Swindler and [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] linked up into a particle exhaust cannon, wielded by their enlarged comrade, [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Swindler was among the Micromasters in [[Little Iacon]] who watched [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] challenge Roadhandler to a race. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Swindler Roadhandler Free Wheeler.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Swindler was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Swindler was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Swindler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The way I see it, if you're gonna [[Scanning|scan]] a car for an [[alternate mode]], why not one with [[Gigawatt|some style?]]"]]
*'''Race Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1988]])

:Swindler transforms into a gray DeLorean DMC-12 sports car. He was sold only as part of a [[Micromaster]] Patrol four-pack with [[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]] and [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]]. Swindler is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Tailspin, sharing the same plastic colors.

:Together with the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], the Race Car Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradiant background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by [[GiG]]). However, a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] of the French/Dutch version featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and most likely a similar version (in English-only packaging) was also released in the United Kingdom alongside similar versions of the Air Strike Patrol and the Off Road Patrol.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Swindler/swindler.htm More information on Swindler at TFU.info]''

===''Zone''===
*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-334'''

:The Race Car Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' series. The toys are identical to the [[Hasbro]] versions.
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===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Race-Car-Patrol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Roads? Where I'm going, I don't ''need'' roads.]]
*'''Roadhandler & Swindler''' (Micromaster, [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S4'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SG-03'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[February 23]], [[2019]]'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Swindler transforms into a grey vaguely-Cybertronian sports car. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] to form a "Multi-Mech Particle Exhaust Cannon." As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. "Fire Blasts" can also be attached to their barrels. Alternatively he can be turned into a single blaster without the need of his teammate as a [[fan mode]].

:Swindler's shoulder joints don't offer much clearance, which heavily hinders both articulation and transformation. A small amount of force is required to shift all the parts into place to properly tab in, as well as to pull the parts apart far enough to move them out of the way for robot mode.

:He was later redecoed as [[Blackjack (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blackjack]].
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==Notes==
*Swindler's name may well have been a jab at carmaker {{w|John DeLorean}}'s... ''dubious'' business practices.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Glorean''' (グロリアン ''Gurorian''), '''Swindler''' (スウィンドラー ''Suwindorā'')
*''French:'' '''Virage''' (Canada, "Turn")
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron'''

==See also==
*[[Gigawatt]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Trailer

2020-11-01T06:21:33Z

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A '''trailer''' is a cargo carrier used to transport heavy or large amounts of cargo from one point to another. Although such a purpose is useful in and of itself to a [[Transformer]], many other Transformers find ways to alter or modify them if their [[alternate mode]] is capable of pulling a trailer.

If you're the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s, it's pretty much a rule that you have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|to]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|have]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|a]] [[Nova Prime|trailer]]. However, there [[Supreme Commander|are]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|a]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|few]] [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|exceptions]].

==Generation 1==
[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Pepsiconvoytoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Pepsi is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has a trailer in many, but not all of his configurations.
**His original form had a trailer that stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].
**His [[Powermaster]] trailer became a battle station or Optimus was able to combine with it to form a [[Super Mode]] for himself.
***Powermaster Prime later had a second trailer, [[Apex Bomber]]. This was a [[drone]] with a robot mode of its own and also gave Prime's super mode additional [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]].
**[[Action Master]] Optimus Prime didn't have a trailer, but his [[Action Master vehicle|vehicle]], [[Armored Convoy]], did.
**Laser Optimus Prime's trailer turned into a battle station.
**His [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] trailer transforms into an assault tower.
**Both Pepsi Optimus Prime and [[Pepsi Convoy]] had trailers that hauled Pepsi around.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] trailer becomes his [[Mobile Defense Bay]].
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] combines with his car-carrier trailer to form a Super Mode.
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] Ultra Magnus has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] transforms into robot mode with his cab and trailer as a complete unit.
*[[Thunder Clash]] has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.

==''Classics''==
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tow the [[Wave Crusher]] that transforms into their jetpacks.
*[[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] has a similar trailer, [[Tidal Wave (Classics)|Tidal Wave]], with slightly different abilities.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
Ultra Magnus's super mode was generally treated as his default robot mode to distinguish him from Optimus Prime.

=====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=====
As the exception to the rule, Ultra Magnus shed his super mode armor to survive a blast from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

=====2005 IDW continuity=====
Optimus Prime is [[Orbital jump|bounced]] down to Brasnya without his trailer. Several panels later, his trailer arrives via the bounce as well. Prime later downloaded his consciousness into secondary buffers in the trailer section when attacked by Megatron in Brasnya. From his description of the process, it appears that he may have done this before, but not at a distance or under combat conditions. His trailer stores [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the Combat Deck. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Optimus Prime stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and his Combat Deck in his trailer, using them whenever the need arose. This included the battle to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from leaving [[Earth]] and returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, during the battle, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] destroyed the trailer. Not to be outdone, Optimus Prime merely "pointed" at the [[Decepticon leader]], causing him to somehow receive heavy fire. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Over the course of the war, Optimus Prime would use the trailer to contain extinct herbivores {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}, transport [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s lab {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} and carry the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Sub-Atlantica]], even though [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] has at least a few feet on Prime {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}. If anything, the trailer is roomy.

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] was kidnapped by his own [[Transtector]], which drove him to the base of [[Mount Yatsugatake]] in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]. There, a group of workers drilling a tunnel through the mountain had encountered a strange black form, which eventually turned out to be a trailer for Ginrai's Transtector. {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} He later found that he could combine with the trailer to form Super Ginrai. {{Storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer could transform into an independent battle station. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} He could also combine with it to form his [[Super Mode|Battle Mode]], giving him a larger array of weapons. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] also possessed a trailer that could become a battle station. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] combined with his trailer to form his, uh... legs. He could fire beams of energy from his trailer's tail lights to paralyze other Autobots and force them onto his trailer. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====Armada====
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is capable of combining with his trailer to form a super mode, making him taller than [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] at least.

His Mini-Con [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] is able to drive the trailer, called the "container" by sitting atop of it in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Jungle}}

After being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus Prime fired his weapons from the trailer in defense. After retaliation by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] left Optimus dazed, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Longarm (Armada)|bunch]] [[Jolt (Armada)|of]] [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Mini-Cons]] manned the weaponry. They continued to fire against the Decepticons and were eventually successful in causing [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] to lose control and drop a Mini-Con panel. {{storylink|Prehistory}}
Sparkplug appeared out of nowhere at Optimus Prime's beckoning to help combine him into Super Mode to fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Again in his super mode, Optimus un-combined with correct timing, causing his trailer to fall onto Megatron. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

====Energon====
Optimus Prime's trailer contains the [[Prime Force]] drone units, which combine with the Autobot leader to form his super mode. The trailer itself just tilts onto its end, forming a garage/launch bay for the drones.

====Cybertron====
Optimus Prime used his trailer to combine with his body to form a super mode. Oddly enough, in vehicle mode, Prime's trailer held rather large cannons, despite the fact that it was a fire truck. [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] brought this up, but Prime merely replied that a fire truck was larger than a tank. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}} On the other hand, the cannons ''could'' spray water...

===Animated===
[[File:TFA Headmaster Optimus trailer.JPG|thumb|Note that his emergency light bar is also missing. When Optimus gets into character, he doesn't do it by halves.]]

This [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] is sometimes just a semi cab (an ''emergency'' semi cab, with a light bar), and sometimes an entire fire truck, with the rest of the truck just popping up with no explanation. His case is particularly unusual, since A) firetrucks aren't usually based on semi cabs, B) in full-firetruck mode, he appears to be all one piece, not articulated like a traditional tractor-trailer, and C) sometimes he pulls genuine semitrailers instead of his "firetruck trailer". {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|A young boy]] once asked where Prime's trailer went when he transformed into robot mode. Optimus hemmed and hawed; history does not relate if he ever gave a coherent answer. {{storylink|Career Day}}

{{-}}

===Live-action film series===
Following the battle of [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] found a trailer for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to transport [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s body. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}} It became Jazz's coffin when the military dumped it into the ocean during his funeral. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

Later, both Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] equipped themselves with trailers. It is possible that Optimus used the materials donated by [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] as mass to create this new trailer; this is suggested by the fact that Optimus was able to transform his trailer into a jetpack as well as a weapons platform. They converted to the [[Armored Weapons Platform]] and [[Blastwave Weapons Base]], respectively. {{storylink|Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|You know Fowler's got "[[The Touch]]" on the radio.]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had a trailer on hand to transport the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|DNGS]]. It was able to transform into a flatbed to allow the other Autobots to move the DNGS into a train. The pursuit by [[MECH]] agents and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] fliers caused the trailer to detach and explode. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Optimus got himself an identical replacement, which he used to haul [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] after the Decepticon had been taken prisoner. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}
{{-}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
Alternately, Optimus had a car-carrier trailer, with which he was able to carry the Rescue Bots. It also had rocket boasters to make long jumps. {{storylink|What Lies Below}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Several years later, between his sacrifice restoring Cybertron and eventual resurrection, Optimus's new body had his trailer integrated as part of his main body, forming his legs in robot mode. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

===Ask Vector Prime===

[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that he stole Optimus Prime's trailer every time it went into [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]], and sold it on [[Skarvros]]' black market. He was annoyed by the fact that Optimus always seemed to get it back. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*When Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], his trailer usually disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. Many fan theories about this disappearance have arisen over the years, with the most popular being that Prime stores the trailer in subspace.
**According to an early catalog, after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' used a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
**[[Flint Dille]]'s explanation for Prime's disappearing trailer is the substance [[Disappearium]].
**Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Classics]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 vehicles]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Trailer

2020-11-01T06:19:42Z

Transfan 1992: /* Aligned continuity */

{{disambig2|the thing that trucks pull|cinema advertisements for theatrical films|commercial}}
A '''trailer''' is a cargo carrier used to transport heavy or large amounts of cargo from one point to another. Although such a purpose is useful in and of itself to a [[Transformer]], many other Transformers find ways to alter or modify them if their [[alternate mode]] is capable of pulling a trailer.

If you're the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s, it's pretty much a rule that you have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|to]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|have]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|a]] [[Nova Prime|trailer]]. However, there [[Supreme Commander|are]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|a]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|few]] [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|exceptions]].

==Generation 1==
[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Pepsiconvoytoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Pepsi is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has a trailer in many, but not all of his configurations.
**His original form had a trailer that stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].
**His [[Powermaster]] trailer became a battle station or Optimus was able to combine with it to form a [[Super Mode]] for himself.
***Powermaster Prime later had a second trailer, [[Apex Bomber]]. This was a [[drone]] with a robot mode of its own and also gave Prime's super mode additional [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]].
**[[Action Master]] Optimus Prime didn't have a trailer, but his [[Action Master vehicle|vehicle]], [[Armored Convoy]], did.
**Laser Optimus Prime's trailer turned into a battle station.
**His [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] trailer transforms into an assault tower.
**Both Pepsi Optimus Prime and [[Pepsi Convoy]] had trailers that hauled Pepsi around.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] trailer becomes his [[Mobile Defense Bay]].
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] combines with his car-carrier trailer to form a Super Mode.
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] Ultra Magnus has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] transforms into robot mode with his cab and trailer as a complete unit.
*[[Thunder Clash]] has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.

==''Classics''==
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tow the [[Wave Crusher]] that transforms into their jetpacks.
*[[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] has a similar trailer, [[Tidal Wave (Classics)|Tidal Wave]], with slightly different abilities.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
Ultra Magnus's super mode was generally treated as his default robot mode to distinguish him from Optimus Prime.

=====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=====
As the exception to the rule, Ultra Magnus shed his super mode armor to survive a blast from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

=====2005 IDW continuity=====
Optimus Prime is [[Orbital jump|bounced]] down to Brasnya without his trailer. Several panels later, his trailer arrives via the bounce as well. Prime later downloaded his consciousness into secondary buffers in the trailer section when attacked by Megatron in Brasnya. From his description of the process, it appears that he may have done this before, but not at a distance or under combat conditions. His trailer stores [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the Combat Deck. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Optimus Prime stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and his Combat Deck in his trailer, using them whenever the need arose. This included the battle to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from leaving [[Earth]] and returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, during the battle, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] destroyed the trailer. Not to be outdone, Optimus Prime merely "pointed" at the [[Decepticon leader]], causing him to somehow receive heavy fire. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Over the course of the war, Optimus Prime would use the trailer to contain extinct herbivores {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}, transport [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s lab {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} and carry the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Sub-Atlantica]], even though [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] has at least a few feet on Prime {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}. If anything, the trailer is roomy.

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] was kidnapped by his own [[Transtector]], which drove him to the base of [[Mount Yatsugatake]] in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]. There, a group of workers drilling a tunnel through the mountain had encountered a strange black form, which eventually turned out to be a trailer for Ginrai's Transtector. {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} He later found that he could combine with the trailer to form Super Ginrai. {{Storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer could transform into an independent battle station. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} He could also combine with it to form his [[Super Mode|Battle Mode]], giving him a larger array of weapons. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] also possessed a trailer that could become a battle station. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] combined with his trailer to form his, uh... legs. He could fire beams of energy from his trailer's tail lights to paralyze other Autobots and force them onto his trailer. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====Armada====
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is capable of combining with his trailer to form a super mode, making him taller than [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] at least.

His Mini-Con [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] is able to drive the trailer, called the "container" by sitting atop of it in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Jungle}}

After being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus Prime fired his weapons from the trailer in defense. After retaliation by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] left Optimus dazed, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Longarm (Armada)|bunch]] [[Jolt (Armada)|of]] [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Mini-Cons]] manned the weaponry. They continued to fire against the Decepticons and were eventually successful in causing [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] to lose control and drop a Mini-Con panel. {{storylink|Prehistory}}
Sparkplug appeared out of nowhere at Optimus Prime's beckoning to help combine him into Super Mode to fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Again in his super mode, Optimus un-combined with correct timing, causing his trailer to fall onto Megatron. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

====Energon====
Optimus Prime's trailer contains the [[Prime Force]] drone units, which combine with the Autobot leader to form his super mode. The trailer itself just tilts onto its end, forming a garage/launch bay for the drones.

====Cybertron====
Optimus Prime used his trailer to combine with his body to form a super mode. Oddly enough, in vehicle mode, Prime's trailer held rather large cannons, despite the fact that it was a fire truck. [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] brought this up, but Prime merely replied that a fire truck was larger than a tank. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}} On the other hand, the cannons ''could'' spray water...

===Animated===
[[File:TFA Headmaster Optimus trailer.JPG|thumb|Note that his emergency light bar is also missing. When Optimus gets into character, he doesn't do it by halves.]]

This [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] is sometimes just a semi cab (an ''emergency'' semi cab, with a light bar), and sometimes an entire fire truck, with the rest of the truck just popping up with no explanation. His case is particularly unusual, since A) firetrucks aren't usually based on semi cabs, B) in full-firetruck mode, he appears to be all one piece, not articulated like a traditional tractor-trailer, and C) sometimes he pulls genuine semitrailers instead of his "firetruck trailer". {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|A young boy]] once asked where Prime's trailer went when he transformed into robot mode. Optimus hemmed and hawed; history does not relate if he ever gave a coherent answer. {{storylink|Career Day}}

{{-}}

===Live-action film series===
Following the battle of [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] found a trailer for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to transport [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s body. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}} It became Jazz's coffin when the military dumped it into the ocean during his funeral. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

Later, both Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] equipped themselves with trailers. It is possible that Optimus used the materials donated by [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] as mass to create this new trailer; this is suggested by the fact that Optimus was able to transform his trailer into a jetpack as well as a weapons platform. They converted to the [[Armored Weapons Platform]] and [[Blastwave Weapons Base]], respectively. {{storylink|Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|You know Fowler's got "[[The Touch]]" on the radio.]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had a trailer on hand to transport the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|DNGS]]. It was able to transform into a flatbed to allow the other Autobots to move the DNGS into a train. The pursuit by [[MECH]] agents and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] fliers caused the trailer to detach and explode. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Optimus got himself an identical replacement, which he used to haul [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] after the Decepticon had been taken prisoner. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}
{{-}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
Alternately, Optimus had a car-carrier trailer, with which he was able to carry the Rescue Bots. It also had rocket boasters to make long jumps. }{{storylink|What Lies Below}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Several years later, between his sacrifice restoring Cybertron and eventual resurrection, Optimus's new body had his trailer integrated as part of his main body, forming his legs in robot mode. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

===Ask Vector Prime===

[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that he stole Optimus Prime's trailer every time it went into [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]], and sold it on [[Skarvros]]' black market. He was annoyed by the fact that Optimus always seemed to get it back. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*When Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], his trailer usually disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. Many fan theories about this disappearance have arisen over the years, with the most popular being that Prime stores the trailer in subspace.
**According to an early catalog, after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' used a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
**[[Flint Dille]]'s explanation for Prime's disappearing trailer is the substance [[Disappearium]].
**Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Classics]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 vehicles]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Trailer

2020-11-01T06:15:29Z

Transfan 1992: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{disambig2|the thing that trucks pull|cinema advertisements for theatrical films|commercial}}
A '''trailer''' is a cargo carrier used to transport heavy or large amounts of cargo from one point to another. Although such a purpose is useful in and of itself to a [[Transformer]], many other Transformers find ways to alter or modify them if their [[alternate mode]] is capable of pulling a trailer.

If you're the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s, it's pretty much a rule that you have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|to]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|have]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|a]] [[Nova Prime|trailer]]. However, there [[Supreme Commander|are]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|a]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|few]] [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|exceptions]].

==Generation 1==
[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Pepsiconvoytoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Pepsi is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has a trailer in many, but not all of his configurations.
**His original form had a trailer that stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].
**His [[Powermaster]] trailer became a battle station or Optimus was able to combine with it to form a [[Super Mode]] for himself.
***Powermaster Prime later had a second trailer, [[Apex Bomber]]. This was a [[drone]] with a robot mode of its own and also gave Prime's super mode additional [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]].
**[[Action Master]] Optimus Prime didn't have a trailer, but his [[Action Master vehicle|vehicle]], [[Armored Convoy]], did.
**Laser Optimus Prime's trailer turned into a battle station.
**His [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] trailer transforms into an assault tower.
**Both Pepsi Optimus Prime and [[Pepsi Convoy]] had trailers that hauled Pepsi around.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] trailer becomes his [[Mobile Defense Bay]].
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] combines with his car-carrier trailer to form a Super Mode.
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] Ultra Magnus has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] transforms into robot mode with his cab and trailer as a complete unit.
*[[Thunder Clash]] has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.

==''Classics''==
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tow the [[Wave Crusher]] that transforms into their jetpacks.
*[[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] has a similar trailer, [[Tidal Wave (Classics)|Tidal Wave]], with slightly different abilities.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
Ultra Magnus's super mode was generally treated as his default robot mode to distinguish him from Optimus Prime.

=====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=====
As the exception to the rule, Ultra Magnus shed his super mode armor to survive a blast from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

=====2005 IDW continuity=====
Optimus Prime is [[Orbital jump|bounced]] down to Brasnya without his trailer. Several panels later, his trailer arrives via the bounce as well. Prime later downloaded his consciousness into secondary buffers in the trailer section when attacked by Megatron in Brasnya. From his description of the process, it appears that he may have done this before, but not at a distance or under combat conditions. His trailer stores [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the Combat Deck. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Optimus Prime stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and his Combat Deck in his trailer, using them whenever the need arose. This included the battle to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from leaving [[Earth]] and returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, during the battle, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] destroyed the trailer. Not to be outdone, Optimus Prime merely "pointed" at the [[Decepticon leader]], causing him to somehow receive heavy fire. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Over the course of the war, Optimus Prime would use the trailer to contain extinct herbivores {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}, transport [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s lab {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} and carry the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Sub-Atlantica]], even though [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] has at least a few feet on Prime {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}. If anything, the trailer is roomy.

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] was kidnapped by his own [[Transtector]], which drove him to the base of [[Mount Yatsugatake]] in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]. There, a group of workers drilling a tunnel through the mountain had encountered a strange black form, which eventually turned out to be a trailer for Ginrai's Transtector. {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} He later found that he could combine with the trailer to form Super Ginrai. {{Storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer could transform into an independent battle station. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} He could also combine with it to form his [[Super Mode|Battle Mode]], giving him a larger array of weapons. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] also possessed a trailer that could become a battle station. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] combined with his trailer to form his, uh... legs. He could fire beams of energy from his trailer's tail lights to paralyze other Autobots and force them onto his trailer. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====Armada====
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is capable of combining with his trailer to form a super mode, making him taller than [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] at least.

His Mini-Con [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] is able to drive the trailer, called the "container" by sitting atop of it in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Jungle}}

After being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus Prime fired his weapons from the trailer in defense. After retaliation by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] left Optimus dazed, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Longarm (Armada)|bunch]] [[Jolt (Armada)|of]] [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Mini-Cons]] manned the weaponry. They continued to fire against the Decepticons and were eventually successful in causing [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] to lose control and drop a Mini-Con panel. {{storylink|Prehistory}}
Sparkplug appeared out of nowhere at Optimus Prime's beckoning to help combine him into Super Mode to fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Again in his super mode, Optimus un-combined with correct timing, causing his trailer to fall onto Megatron. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

====Energon====
Optimus Prime's trailer contains the [[Prime Force]] drone units, which combine with the Autobot leader to form his super mode. The trailer itself just tilts onto its end, forming a garage/launch bay for the drones.

====Cybertron====
Optimus Prime used his trailer to combine with his body to form a super mode. Oddly enough, in vehicle mode, Prime's trailer held rather large cannons, despite the fact that it was a fire truck. [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] brought this up, but Prime merely replied that a fire truck was larger than a tank. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}} On the other hand, the cannons ''could'' spray water...

===Animated===
[[File:TFA Headmaster Optimus trailer.JPG|thumb|Note that his emergency light bar is also missing. When Optimus gets into character, he doesn't do it by halves.]]

This [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] is sometimes just a semi cab (an ''emergency'' semi cab, with a light bar), and sometimes an entire fire truck, with the rest of the truck just popping up with no explanation. His case is particularly unusual, since A) firetrucks aren't usually based on semi cabs, B) in full-firetruck mode, he appears to be all one piece, not articulated like a traditional tractor-trailer, and C) sometimes he pulls genuine semitrailers instead of his "firetruck trailer". {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|A young boy]] once asked where Prime's trailer went when he transformed into robot mode. Optimus hemmed and hawed; history does not relate if he ever gave a coherent answer. {{storylink|Career Day}}

{{-}}

===Live-action film series===
Following the battle of [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] found a trailer for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to transport [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s body. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}} It became Jazz's coffin when the military dumped it into the ocean during his funeral. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

Later, both Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] equipped themselves with trailers. It is possible that Optimus used the materials donated by [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] as mass to create this new trailer; this is suggested by the fact that Optimus was able to transform his trailer into a jetpack as well as a weapons platform. They converted to the [[Armored Weapons Platform]] and [[Blastwave Weapons Base]], respectively. {{storylink|Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|You know Fowler's got "[[The Touch]]" on the radio.]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had a trailer on hand to transport the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|DNGS]]. It was able to transform into a flatbed to allow the other Autobots to move the DNGS into a train. The pursuit by [[MECH]] agents and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] fliers caused the trailer to detach and explode. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Optimus got himself an identical replacement, which he used to haul [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] after the Decepticon had been taken prisoner. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}
{{-}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
Alternately, Optimus had a car-carrier trailer, with which he was able to carry the Rescue Bots. It also had jet boasters to make long jumps.

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Several years later, between his sacrifice restoring Cybertron and eventual resurrection, Optimus's new body had his trailer integrated as part of his main body, forming his legs in robot mode.

===Ask Vector Prime===

[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that he stole Optimus Prime's trailer every time it went into [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]], and sold it on [[Skarvros]]' black market. He was annoyed by the fact that Optimus always seemed to get it back. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*When Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], his trailer usually disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. Many fan theories about this disappearance have arisen over the years, with the most popular being that Prime stores the trailer in subspace.
**According to an early catalog, after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' used a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
**[[Flint Dille]]'s explanation for Prime's disappearing trailer is the substance [[Disappearium]].
**Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Classics]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 vehicles]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Trailer

2020-11-01T06:13:38Z

Transfan 1992: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig2|the thing that trucks pull|cinema advertisements for theatrical films|commercial}}
A '''trailer''' is a cargo carrier used to transport heavy or large amounts of cargo from one point to another. Although such a purpose is useful in and of itself to a [[Transformer]], many other Transformers find ways to alter or modify them if their [[alternate mode]] is capable of pulling a trailer.

If you're the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s, it's pretty much a rule that you have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|to]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|have]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|a]] [[Nova Prime|trailer]]. However, there [[Supreme Commander|are]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|a]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|few]] [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|exceptions]].

==Generation 1==
[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Pepsiconvoytoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Pepsi is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has a trailer in many, but not all of his configurations.
**His original form had a trailer that stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].
**His [[Powermaster]] trailer became a battle station or Optimus was able to combine with it to form a [[Super Mode]] for himself.
***Powermaster Prime later had a second trailer, [[Apex Bomber]]. This was a [[drone]] with a robot mode of its own and also gave Prime's super mode additional [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]].
**[[Action Master]] Optimus Prime didn't have a trailer, but his [[Action Master vehicle|vehicle]], [[Armored Convoy]], did.
**Laser Optimus Prime's trailer turned into a battle station.
**His [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]] trailer transforms into an assault tower.
**Both Pepsi Optimus Prime and [[Pepsi Convoy]] had trailers that hauled Pepsi around.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] trailer becomes his [[Mobile Defense Bay]].
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] combines with his car-carrier trailer to form a Super Mode.
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] Ultra Magnus has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] transforms into robot mode with his cab and trailer as a complete unit.
*[[Thunder Clash]] has a trailer that transforms into a battle station.

==''Classics''==
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tow the [[Wave Crusher]] that transforms into their jetpacks.
*[[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] has a similar trailer, [[Tidal Wave (Classics)|Tidal Wave]], with slightly different abilities.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
Ultra Magnus's super mode was generally treated as his default robot mode to distinguish him from Optimus Prime.

=====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=====
As the exception to the rule, Ultra Magnus shed his super mode armor to survive a blast from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

=====2005 IDW continuity=====
Optimus Prime is [[Orbital jump|bounced]] down to Brasnya without his trailer. Several panels later, his trailer arrives via the bounce as well. Prime later downloaded his consciousness into secondary buffers in the trailer section when attacked by Megatron in Brasnya. From his description of the process, it appears that he may have done this before, but not at a distance or under combat conditions. His trailer stores [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and transforms into the Combat Deck. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Optimus Prime stored [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and his Combat Deck in his trailer, using them whenever the need arose. This included the battle to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from leaving [[Earth]] and returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, during the battle, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] destroyed the trailer. Not to be outdone, Optimus Prime merely "pointed" at the [[Decepticon leader]], causing him to somehow receive heavy fire. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Over the course of the war, Optimus Prime would use the trailer to contain extinct herbivores {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}, transport [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s lab {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} and carry the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Sub-Atlantica]], even though [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] has at least a few feet on Prime {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}. If anything, the trailer is roomy.

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] was kidnapped by his own [[Transtector]], which drove him to the base of [[Mount Yatsugatake]] in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]. There, a group of workers drilling a tunnel through the mountain had encountered a strange black form, which eventually turned out to be a trailer for Ginrai's Transtector. {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} He later found that he could combine with the trailer to form Super Ginrai. {{Storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer could transform into an independent battle station. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} He could also combine with it to form his [[Super Mode|Battle Mode]], giving him a larger array of weapons. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] also possessed a trailer that could become a battle station. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] combined with his trailer to form his, uh... legs. He could fire beams of energy from his trailer's tail lights to paralyze other Autobots and force them onto his trailer. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====Armada====
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is capable of combining with his trailer to form a super mode, making him taller than [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] at least.

His Mini-Con [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] is able to drive the trailer, called the "container" by sitting atop of it in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Jungle}}

After being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus Prime fired his weapons from the trailer in defense. After retaliation by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] left Optimus dazed, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Longarm (Armada)|bunch]] [[Jolt (Armada)|of]] [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Mini-Cons]] manned the weaponry. They continued to fire against the Decepticons and were eventually successful in causing [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] to lose control and drop a Mini-Con panel. {{storylink|Prehistory}}
Sparkplug appeared out of nowhere at Optimus Prime's beckoning to help combine him into Super Mode to fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Again in his super mode, Optimus un-combined with correct timing, causing his trailer to fall onto Megatron. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

====Energon====
Optimus Prime's trailer contains the [[Prime Force]] drone units, which combine with the Autobot leader to form his super mode. The trailer itself just tilts onto its end, forming a garage/launch bay for the drones.

====Cybertron====
Optimus Prime used his trailer to combine with his body to form a super mode. Oddly enough, in vehicle mode, Prime's trailer held rather large cannons, despite the fact that it was a fire truck. [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] brought this up, but Prime merely replied that a fire truck was larger than a tank. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}} On the other hand, the cannons ''could'' spray water...

===Animated===
[[File:TFA Headmaster Optimus trailer.JPG|thumb|Note that his emergency light bar is also missing. When Optimus gets into character, he doesn't do it by halves.]]

This [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] is sometimes just a semi cab (an ''emergency'' semi cab, with a light bar), and sometimes an entire fire truck, with the rest of the truck just popping up with no explanation. His case is particularly unusual, since A) firetrucks aren't usually based on semi cabs, B) in full-firetruck mode, he appears to be all one piece, not articulated like a traditional tractor-trailer, and C) sometimes he pulls genuine semitrailers instead of his "firetruck trailer". {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|A young boy]] once asked where Prime's trailer went when he transformed into robot mode. Optimus hemmed and hawed; history does not relate if he ever gave a coherent answer. {{storylink|Career Day}}

{{-}}

===Live-action film series===
Following the battle of [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] found a trailer for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to transport [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s body. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}} It became Jazz's coffin when the military dumped it into the ocean during his funeral. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

Later, both Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] equipped themselves with trailers. It is possible that Optimus used the materials donated by [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] as mass to create this new trailer; this is suggested by the fact that Optimus was able to transform his trailer into a jetpack as well as a weapons platform. They converted to the [[Armored Weapons Platform]] and [[Blastwave Weapons Base]], respectively. {{storylink|Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|You know Fowler's got "[[The Touch]]" on the radio.]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had a trailer on hand to transport the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|DNGS]]. It was able to transform into a flatbed to allow the other Autobots to move the DNGS into a train. The pursuit by [[MECH]] agents and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] fliers caused the trailer to detach and explode. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Optimus got himself an identical replacement, which he used to haul [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] after the Decepticon had been taken prisoner. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}
{{-}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
Alternately, Optimus had a car-carrier trailer, with which he was able to carry the Rescue Bots. It also had jet boasters to make long jumps.

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Several years after his sacrifice and before his eventual resurrection, Optimus's new body had his trailer integrated as part of his main body, forming his legs in robot mode.

===Ask Vector Prime===

[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that he stole Optimus Prime's trailer every time it went into [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]], and sold it on [[Skarvros]]' black market. He was annoyed by the fact that Optimus always seemed to get it back. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*When Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], his trailer usually disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. Many fan theories about this disappearance have arisen over the years, with the most popular being that Prime stores the trailer in subspace.
**According to an early catalog, after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' used a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
**[[Flint Dille]]'s explanation for Prime's disappearing trailer is the substance [[Disappearium]].
**Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Classics]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 vehicles]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Jointron

2020-10-24T14:48:18Z

Transfan 1992:

{{factions|maximal}}
:''The Jointrons are a [[Maximal]] subgroup from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Jointron brothers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The {{w|Frito Bandito}} has nothing on ''these'' guys.]]

''Andale! ¡Andale! Arriba! ¡Arriba! Yii-hah!''

The jovial '''Jointron''' (ジョイントロン ''Jointoron'') brothers don't have time to ''siesta'' because they love to ''fiesta!'' Not even the horrors of war can dim the energetic spirits of these three ''caballeros'', who never miss an opportunity to shake their ''maracas'', don their ''sombreros'' and ''ay caramba'' these ''Mex''imals are just the worst.

Be it because they're utterly obnoxious, utterly unreliable, or utterly ''offensive'', [[Lio Convoy]] has elected to station the Jointron brothers in their own private outpost... far, ''far'' away from everybody else. It's almost a shame that these three ''muchachos'' are so ''muy estupido'', because their individual abilities are extremely potent and their courage on the battlefield is practically unmatched. Unfortunately, the Jointrons are just so... so... ''Ay dios mio...''

The Jointrons consist of:

:''Uno!'' [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]]: La cigarra, ''mi!''
:''Dos!'' [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]]: El escarabajo rinoceronte, ''arm!''
:''Tres!'' [[Gimlet]]: El cangrejo de río, ''muchas muchas!''

They combine to form [[Tripledacus]]. ''Muy gigante!''

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[File:BWII e14 Jointron Transport.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]

The Jointrons were originally dispatched by Maximal HQ to the planet [[Trius]], however, their ship took on damage and they had to make a crash-landing on [[Gaia]]. They initially stomped the Predacons with their Tripledacus form and soon made "friends" with the Maximals stationed on the planet. Actually, the Maximals couldn't stand them. Overconfident, the Jointrons then attempted to take on the rest of the Predacon army all on their own, but even as Tripledacus they were outmatched. The rest of the Maximals bailed them out, but much to their dismay, the partying Jointrons appeared to learn nothing from the altercation. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

The Jointrons soon turned one of the Maximals' outposts into a fiesta center, forcing everyone to wear sombreros, ponchos and fake mustaches (further irritating their new comrades). Still intent on defeating the Predacons to bring further fame to themselves among Maximal HQ, the Jointrons sent out a beacon to summon their enemies to their location. The [[Combatron (BWII)|Combatron]]s [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]] got there first, taking the Maximals hostage inside the ship while the [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]]s waited outside with their missiles at the ready. In a shocking move of competency, Gimlet disabled the communications systems so the Preds couldn't contact the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. DJ and Motorarm then proceeded to serve the Combatrons [[oil]] until the two became too inebriated to think straight. [[Lio Convoy]] eventually returned and the Autorollers were driven off and Dirge and Thrust were captured. Unfortunately, the Jointrons were put in charge of keeping the Combatrons in custody and they soon escaped. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

[[File:BWII 16 Triplefailure.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Lio Convoy next stationed the Jointrons in their own outpost far from the [[Niagara Base]] and the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]''. That didn't rid the Maximals of their obnoxious new comrades, who made regular reports back to them in the form of a television "corner program", complete with puppet show. The Jointrons again attempted to take the Predacons on by themselves, but were taken down by the Combatrons [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]], who slimed them with a [[bacteria bomb]]. The bacteria left the Jointrons too weak to combine into Tripledacus and the Predacons plotted to drag them back to base and learn their secret of combination. The Maximals then came to the rescue disguised as a giant robot called [[Jointron II]], which they controlled by pooling their energy. The Jointrons caught onto this strategy and pooled their energy together, allowing them to combine and send the Combatrons into retreat. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Next, [[Tasmania Kid]] posed the question: Which of the Jointrons is the leader? Upon realizing that none of them had ever stopped to think about that, the Jointrons began to feud among themselves for leadership. After many competitions, they determined that the one to defeat the Predacons would be worthiest of leadership. The Jointrons stole a Maximal shuttle and attacked a newly constructed base, forcing the Maximals to chase them down and pull their fat out of the fryer when things got too serious. Afterward, the Jointrons agreed that they needed no leader... before soon arguing about it all over again. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

[[File:BWII 17 Jointrons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
A little while later, the Jointrons learned of [[Bighorn]]'s infatuation with [[Scylla]]. They offered to help him win the love of his "senorita" by hatching a diabolical scheme: They would disguise themselves and kidnap Scylla, then Bighorn would come and "rescue" her, thus winning her undying affection. The Jointrons, clad in masks and capes, kidnapped Scylla by stuffing her in a sack, but attacks from the Combatrons and the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]]s continually forced them to change the meeting place with Bighorn. Eventually, they learned that Scylla was a Seacon, one of the most wanted criminals in the universe, and the Jointrons then decided to turn her in for credit with Maximal HQ. Bighorn eventually "rescued" Scylla from them, but rather than be pleased with him, she caught onto his ruse and beat the Maximal senseless. Bighorn tried to get even with the Jointrons, who quickly fled into the sea and back to their outpost. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

[[File:BWII 24 Jointrons kidnap.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
The Jointrons continued their pursuit of the Seacons into space, waging a battle with them in Gaia's orbit. The fight between Tripledacus and [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]] was interrupted by the arrival of the [[teleport gate]], which plowed through both teams, disassembling them. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

The Jointrons later tried to deal with the eruptions of [[Angolmois Energy]] caused by [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] by using boulders to block them. When they came across the other Maximals using cooling rays to freeze the Angolmois Energy, they got the idea to use an iceberg to seal a particular geyser that was threatening a nearby forest. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} When the Maximals set up a launch to get to Nemesis, the Jointrons fused as Tripledacus to help hold off the Predacons before they could interrupt the launch. When the tip of the ramp was broken by the Predacons, Tripledacus used his strength to push it back to its original position and let Lio Convoy's Maximals successfully leave Gaia's atmosphere. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}
{{-}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
[[File:Neo35 habitatforinhumanity.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Plaza de las Tres Insectos]]

Following the defeat of [[Unicron]], Tripledacus returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===

[[File:BWII manga 3 Jointrons.jpg|thumb|150px]]
When the Angolmois Energy-corrupted Lio Convoy fought [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] in the desolate city of [[Tokyo]], [[Scuba]] sent out a signal for assistance, which the Jointrons answered. As Tripledacus, they arrived just as Galvatron was beaten, but were knocked out of the sky by the malevolent Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Jointrons were later part of an assembled [[Maximal]] force that took off in the ''Yukikaze'' to reach Nemesis. All hands survived the destruction of the ship by the Predacons and engaged their enemies in battle on the artificial planet's surface. {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
[[File:JointronAd.jpg|250px|thumb|right|We'd like to say that this was photoshopped by some prankster. We'd like to, but we can't.]]

*'''Jointron''' (1998)
**[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]]
**[[Gimlet]]
**[[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]]
**[[Tripledacus]]

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Nothing in this article is made up. Nothing in this article is even ''exaggerated''. We swear, this is ''how they are in the actual official fiction''.
* In the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', the love of music remained, but the racially stereotypical behavior was discreetly removed.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Maximal subgroups]]

Sideswipe (IDW)

2020-10-21T04:34:35Z

Transfan 1992:

{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
{{faction|autobot}}
{{Merge|Sideswipe (G2)|Both characters are similar enough.}}
:''Sideswipe is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Unicron5-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|290px|At least my colour scheme is nicer than [[Sideswipe (G2)|that other guy]].]]

A young, cheerful, and impulsive robot, just like his [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|namesake]], '''Sideswipe''' has little idea of the important role in the history of his species that he plays: he and his fellow young Transformers are the first generation of [[Transformer]]s born after the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a momentous occasion and—perhaps—the next step on the evolutionary journey of the Cybertronian race.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #14]]}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart2-ProtoformSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|210px|I have no mouth, and I must homage.]]

The young robot who would come to be known as "Sideswipe" was part of the first generation of [[spark]]s to emerge from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[hot spot]]s in more than four million years, and the first generation of post-war Cybertronians to be born, some three years after the conclusion of the Great War. Emerging from [[Alyon]]'s newly ignited hot spot, {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} the sparks were absorbed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to grow properly, eventually maturing into healthy [[protoform]]s by drawing upon Trypticon's own body to form their [[Living metal|sentio metallico]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

After several months of development, the protoforms, including "Sideswipe," had begun to cool and develop rudimentary robotic bodies. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] became aware of this next generation, hidden in the Cybertronian wilderness and manipulated events so that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and an unlikely group of allies to find and them, so that he could claim the protoforms for his own. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] trailed [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] into Cybertron's depths, "Sideswipe" jumped the former from behind, and Arcee's initial willingness to kill the little Transformer caused Trypticon to awaken so as to protect his charges. Once the situation had calmed down, Arcee introduced her new friend to Optimus Prime and affectionately named him "Sideswipe" after her recently departed friend. To ensure that Starscream wouldn't be able to manipulate the future of their species, Prime announced that Trypticon would become [[Earth]]'s new embassy on Cybertron: as a result, Trypticon and all the protoforms he carried within him were now under [[human]] sovereignty. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:OPAnnual2018-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Maybe I'll give [[Strongarm (BWU)|Strongarm]] a call."]]

By the time that [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] visited Trypticon, Sideswipe and the other protoforms had grown to their adult dimensions and happily played with [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] while her owner chatted with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Arcee would later tell [[Aileron]] about the protoforms, mulling that his name was not reflective of the desire to step away from future fighting. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

During the [[Maximal]] invasion of Cybertron, Trypticon realized that he could not allow his charges to be jeopardized and used his [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp to Earth, taking Sideswipe and the others with him {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} and arriving near [[Mount Rushmore]]. Ultimately, this catastrophe was merely a precursor to something far worse, and when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] devoured Cybertron, Sideswipe stood by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as the survivors regrouped on Earth, watching as [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived to speak with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

As Trypticon prepared to join the fight alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Sideswipe helped unload and secure the Titan's cargo of as-yet-unborn sparks. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Though Trypticon perished in the battle for Earth, the Sparks survived; some time later, following Optimus Prime's death and funeral, Sideswipe and several other members of the new generation joined Arcee in [[Little Cybertron]] as she told the tale of the Autobot leader's final moments. {{storylink|Post}}
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==Toys==
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is my Peace Gun. You know, for peacetime.]]
*'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")

:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Deluxe Class Sideswipe]] in the colours of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' iteration]] and transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. Unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 symbol (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe is included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]].

:Similarly to the base figure, G2 Sideswipe features the battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts". The set was an [[Amazon_(website)|Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also labels the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1."

:Though his name suggests that "Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a separate character from Generation 1 Sideswipe, his actual identity is ambiguous; though his identification as a clone is closer to the [[Sideswipe (G2)|''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone]], in appearance he's much closer to IDW Sideswipe, with any further differentiation being [[personal canon]].
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==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe clone (G1)]]

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]

Megatron (human)

2020-10-19T08:18:22Z

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{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a human from the [[Quadwal|real world]] [[continuity]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Megatron''' is a human who is good at [[Mecha-soccer|football]]. In fact, some might even say he's a professional football player. He may or may not have [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] origins.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated on Megatron's status, postulating that he could be a [[Pretender]] shell, or is destined to inhabit a [[Transtector]] body. In any case, he wouldn't be allowed in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 20/5/2015}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{w|Peyton Manning}} confused him with his [[Megatron (Movie)|Cybertronian namesake]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Transformers:_The_Ride-3D|Peyton Manning: Vacation Quarterback commercial}}

==Notes==
[[File:NikeMegatronRises.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The resemblance is uncanny.]]
* This is an obvious reference to former American football wide receiver Calvin Johnson for the [[Detroit]] {{w|Detroit Lions|Lions}} of the [[N.F.L.|NFL]], who is nicknamed Megatron. This nickname was given to him by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams and subsequently caught on with fans.
* In 2013, a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson-themed Megatron toy]] featuring his signature was sold with certain Nike shoes.

==External links==
* {{w|Calvin Johnson}} on Wikipedia

[[Category:Real people]]

Megatron (human)

2020-10-19T08:17:50Z

Transfan 1992: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a human from the [[Quadwal|real world]] [[continuity]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Megatron''' is a human who is good at [[Mecha-soccer|football]]. In fact, some might even say he's a professional football player. He may or may not have [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] origins.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated on Megatron's status, postulating that he could be a [[Pretender]] shell, or is destined to inhabit a [[Transtector]] body. In any case, he wouldn't be allowed in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 20/5/2015}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{w|Peyton Manning}} confused him with his [[Megatron (Movie)|Cybertronian namesake]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Transformers:_The_Ride-3D|Peyton Manning: Vacation Quarterback commercial}}

==Notes==
[[File:NikeMegatronRises.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The resemblance is uncanny.]]
* This is an obvious reference to former American football wide receiver Calvin Johnson for the [[Detroit]] {{w|Detroit Lions|Lions}} of the [[N.F.L.|NFL]], who is nicknamed Megatron. This nickname was given to him by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams and subsequently caught on with fans.
* In 2013, a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson-themed Megatron toy]] featuring his signature was sold with certain Nike shoes.

==External links==
* {{w|Calvin Johnson}} on Wikipedia

[[Category:Real people]]

M.T.O.

2020-10-18T20:25:12Z

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:''M.T.O.s or Made to Order Soldiers are a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle-MTOs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
'''Made to Order Soldiers''' are soldiers who were [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] by either [[Autobot High Command|Autobot]] or [[Decepticon High Command]] from a stockpile of [[spark]]s in response to numerous military campaigns. They are named after the military campaign that precipitated their creation.

Known M.T.O.'s include:
{{collist|2|
*[[Ammo]]
*[[Ambulon]] of Operation Split Infin-
*[[Biteback]]
*[[Dipstick]] of [[Operation: Doom Patrol]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Genitus]] of [[Operation: Solar Storm]]
*[[Getaway]] of the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] of [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzian Dawn]]
*[[Scattergun]] of the [[Vorsk Offensive|Fourth Vorsk Offensive]]
}}

{{bigquote|'''Three steps''', [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]: "from '''thaw to war''' in under an hour."|Skids, "[[Twenty Plus One]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Before they were sent into battle, M.T.O.s had to go through a ten-step educational program that ensured that they had sufficient knowledge. As the war progressed, this was eventually cut down to eight steps, and then to just three: everything to do with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s culture was stripped out and the test merely checked if they could fight. A sarcastic [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] later put this down to callousness, the M.T.O.s being seen as cannon fodder by High Command and not worth teaching to read.

An M.T.O. is a hundred times more likely to have a mystical vision than any other Transformer; [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] attributes this to their senses being forced into action too early, the neurological equivalent running before being able to walk.

Ammo (ten-steps) was constructed in response to an attack on [[K'th Kinsere]], whilst Riptide (eight-steps) was constructed as a [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobot]] in response to an event called the [[Forced Flood]]. Getaway was brought online and deployed in the middle of a heated battle over [[Corcapsia]].

With members of the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew disappearing rapidly, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] attempted to link the victims by method of construction. Despite it being unnecessary, Getaway revealed to everyone else present that he was a M.T.O., constructed in response to the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]. This prompted the other M.T.O.s on the [[Rodpod]] (Ammo, Dipstick, and Riptide) to reveal the events that led to their own creation. The number of M.T.O.s on the ship made Nautica muse that a lot of Autobots owed their lives to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

At least some Decepticon M.T.O.s were constructed using raw material from Autobots who were captured and murdered. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} Ambulon was a known Decepticon M.T.O., but neither the exact campaign for which he was created nor what kind of educational program he might have received are known. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

==Notes==
*While getting his snark on, Skids says M.T.O.s have a three-minute life expectancy. This is ''probably'' an exaggeration.

==See also==
*[[Ultimate Autobot]]
*[[Perfect Decepticon]]

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]

Decepticon supersoldier

2020-10-18T20:24:02Z

Transfan 1992: /* See also */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{noname-designation}}
:''The "Perfect Decepticons" are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Perfect Decepticon Concept Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|300px|right|This is the ideal Decepticon body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.]]
Through [[Vector Sigma]], it is possible to program the [[AllSpark]] to produce a custom designed [[Transformer]] or indeed multiple Transformers. And there is no better example of this than the '''Perfect Decepticons'''. An elite breed of super soldiers, these unflinching, unquestioning and almost animalistic troops live only to serve their master, having no desires of their own.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
During the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Vector Sigma was seized by the Decepticons with [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] being tasked with hacking through its security. When [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] was caught spying on the scientist, he was brought to [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] revealed that he intended to have the AllSpark produce him a new Decepticon race. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

Some 66 million years later, after [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had stolen the AllSpark, the Autobots, unaware of the Seeker's defection from the Decepticons, feared that Megatron would create his warriors, launching an assault on the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']] to seize the artefact. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

Soon afterwards, after the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] had been destroyed by a [[laser snare]], {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Megatron planned to fish the AllSpark out of the wreckage and create his warriors only for it to be revealed that the [[Autobot]]s had abandoned ship before the attack. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The later destruction of Vector Sigma throughly undid any chance of Megatron creating his perfect soldiers. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

====Alternate universe====
[[File:The Perfect Decepticons.jpeg|thumb|300px|left]]
In another reality, [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] killed [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] in the early stages of the war and claimed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself before he wiped away the Autobots. Once all resistance had been wiped away, Megatron created his perfect race of warriors and rid himself of the "unnecessary" Decepticons until only a handful remained, including [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and the [[Insecticon (Cyberverse)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|The Other One}}

When the main timeline's Megatron broke into the Cybertron of this timeline and stole Megatron's Matrix, Megatron dispatched his Perfect Decepticons to the other reality as an advance guard. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Proving more than a match for the Autobots and Decepticons, they were defeated only by [[Multiverse|multiversal energy]]. A second wave was sent soon afterwards but they were unceremoniously blasted into [[Transwarp|unspace]] by the native Megatron before Megatron X teleported in and reclaimed his Matrix. Before he could re-insert it into himself, the talisman was plucked by Bumblebee who flew off. Several Perfect Decepticons teleported in to try and retrieve the artifact only to be tackled down by the native Cybertronians. {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Notes==
*The Perfect Decepticons are modeled after [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], the fanatic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] loyalist and leader of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].

==See also==
*[[Ultimate Autobot]]
*[[M.T.O.]]

[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cyberverse subgroups]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]

Ultimate Autobot

2020-10-18T20:23:41Z

Transfan 1992: /* See also */

:''The Ultimate Autobots were a proposal from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ultimate autobots.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|THERE IS NO PLACE TO RUN, ALL THE FUSES IN THE EXIT SIGNS HAVE BEEN BURNED OUTTTTTT!!]]
{{quote|There will be no dedicated Autobot warriors! That is my decision.|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]|[[Crisis of Command!]]}}

Most Autobots were created for other purposes before choosing to turn their skills to fight the Decepticons. By contrast, the '''Ultimate Autobots''' would have been created for no purpose other than war, with an intent of forcing a swift, brutal end to the war that would do less harm to [[Earth]] than a prolonged struggle.

The proposed design for the Ultimate Autobots appears to be some variant of the common [[Guardian robot]] theme. They may have been the template for [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Ultimate Autobots}}
In response to the Decepticons' creation of [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|the Constructicons]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested that the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] (now back in their possession) to create their own super-soldiers, the Ultimate Autobots, and wipe out the Decepticons. Optimus Prime refused, haunted by the vision of the Autobots strip-mining human energy sources to fuel these juggernauts. He felt the ends did not justify the means; humans must be protected first, and he vowed to never create new life simply to bolster their fighting force.

Prime waffled on this decision as Prowl continued to argue the merits of a swift, decisive victory, but eventually reaffirmed his refusal to pervert the purpose of the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

{{note|This moratorium on creating new warriors remains in place until "[[Second Generation!]]", when the Matrix itself sends Prime a magic vision saying "No seriously, I'm fine with you creatin' new killing machines, go for it!" His angst over the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]' suitability as Autobots in "[[Aerialbots over America!]]" stems from this conflict.<ref>Prime's linked misgivings about the Ultimate Autobots and the Aerialbots is explicitly established in "[[The Return of the Transformers]]".</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[Perfect Decepticon]]
*[[M.T.O.]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Decepticon supersoldier

2020-10-18T20:23:18Z

Transfan 1992: /* See also */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{noname-designation}}
:''The "Perfect Decepticons" are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Perfect Decepticon Concept Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|300px|right|This is the ideal Decepticon body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.]]
Through [[Vector Sigma]], it is possible to program the [[AllSpark]] to produce a custom designed [[Transformer]] or indeed multiple Transformers. And there is no better example of this than the '''Perfect Decepticons'''. An elite breed of super soldiers, these unflinching, unquestioning and almost animalistic troops live only to serve their master, having no desires of their own.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
During the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Vector Sigma was seized by the Decepticons with [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] being tasked with hacking through its security. When [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] was caught spying on the scientist, he was brought to [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] revealed that he intended to have the AllSpark produce him a new Decepticon race. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

Some 66 million years later, after [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had stolen the AllSpark, the Autobots, unaware of the Seeker's defection from the Decepticons, feared that Megatron would create his warriors, launching an assault on the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']] to seize the artefact. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

Soon afterwards, after the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] had been destroyed by a [[laser snare]], {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Megatron planned to fish the AllSpark out of the wreckage and create his warriors only for it to be revealed that the [[Autobot]]s had abandoned ship before the attack. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The later destruction of Vector Sigma throughly undid any chance of Megatron creating his perfect soldiers. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

====Alternate universe====
[[File:The Perfect Decepticons.jpeg|thumb|300px|left]]
In another reality, [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] killed [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] in the early stages of the war and claimed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself before he wiped away the Autobots. Once all resistance had been wiped away, Megatron created his perfect race of warriors and rid himself of the "unnecessary" Decepticons until only a handful remained, including [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and the [[Insecticon (Cyberverse)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|The Other One}}

When the main timeline's Megatron broke into the Cybertron of this timeline and stole Megatron's Matrix, Megatron dispatched his Perfect Decepticons to the other reality as an advance guard. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Proving more than a match for the Autobots and Decepticons, they were defeated only by [[Multiverse|multiversal energy]]. A second wave was sent soon afterwards but they were unceremoniously blasted into [[Transwarp|unspace]] by the native Megatron before Megatron X teleported in and reclaimed his Matrix. Before he could re-insert it into himself, the talisman was plucked by Bumblebee who flew off. Several Perfect Decepticons teleported in to try and retrieve the artifact only to be tackled down by the native Cybertronians. {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Notes==
*The Perfect Decepticons are modeled after [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], the fanatic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] loyalist and leader of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].

==See also==
*[[Ultimate Autobot]]
*[[M.T.O]]

[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cyberverse subgroups]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]

Jointron

2020-10-17T23:05:39Z

Transfan 1992: /* Beast Wars II cartoon */

{{factions|maximal}}
:''The Jointrons are a [[Maximal]] subgroup from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Jointron brothers.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The {{w|Frito Bandito}} has nothing on ''these'' guys.]]

''Andale! ¡Andale! Arriba! ¡Arriba! Yii-hah!''

The jovial '''Jointron''' (ジョイントロン ''Jointoron'') brothers don't have time to ''siesta'' because they love to ''fiesta!'' Not even the horrors of war can dim the energetic spirits of these three ''caballeros'', who never miss an opportunity to shake their ''maracas'', don their ''sombreros'' and ''ay caramba'' these ''Mex''imals are just the worst.

Be it because they're utterly obnoxious, utterly unreliable, or utterly ''offensive'', [[Lio Convoy]] has elected to station the Jointron brothers in their own private outpost... far, ''far'' away from everybody else. It's almost a shame that these three ''muchachos'' are so ''muy estupido'', because their individual abilities are extremely potent and their courage on the battlefield is practically unmatched. Unfortunately, the Jointrons are just so... so... ''Ay dios mio...''

The Jointrons consist of:

:''Uno!'' [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]]: La cigarra, ''mi!''
:''Dos!'' [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]]: El escarabajo rinoceronte, ''arm!''
:''Tres!'' [[Gimlet]]: El cangrejo de río, ''muchas muchas!''

They combine to form [[Tripledacus]]. ''Muy gigante!''

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
[[File:BWII e14 Jointron Transport.jpg|thumb|left|250px|There's two things we can't stand here at Tfwiki: people who are intolerant towards other cultures... And the Dutch.]]

The Jointrons were originally dispatched by Maximal HQ to the planet [[Trius]], however, their ship took on damage and they had to make a crash-landing on [[Gaia]]. They initially stomped the Predacons with their Tripledacus form and soon made "friends" with the Maximals stationed on the planet. Actually, the Maximals couldn't stand them. Overconfident, the Jointrons then attempted to take on the rest of the Predacon army all on their own, but even as Tripledacus they were outmatched. The rest of the Maximals bailed them out, but much to their dismay, the partying Jointrons appeared to learn nothing from the altercation. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

The Jointrons soon turned one of the Maximals' outposts into a fiesta center, forcing everyone to wear sombreros, ponchos and fake mustaches (further irritating their new comrades). Still intent on defeating the Predacons to bring further fame to themselves among Maximal HQ, the Jointrons sent out a beacon to summon their enemies to their location. The [[Combatron (BWII)|Combatron]]s [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]] got there first, taking the Maximals hostage inside the ship while the [[Autoroller (BWII)|Autoroller]]s waited outside with their missiles at the ready. In a shocking move of competency, Gimlet disabled the communications systems so the Preds couldn't contact the ''[[Galvaburg II]]''. DJ and Motorarm then proceeded to serve the Combatrons [[oil]] until the two became too inebriated to think straight. [[Lio Convoy]] eventually returned and the Autorollers were driven off and Dirge and Thrust were captured. Unfortunately, the Jointrons were put in charge of keeping the Combatrons in custody and they soon escaped. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

[[File:BWII 16 Triplefailure.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Lio Convoy next stationed the Jointrons in their own outpost far from the [[Niagara Base]] and the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]''. That didn't rid the Maximals of their obnoxious new comrades, who made regular reports back to them in the form of a television "corner program", complete with puppet show. The Jointrons again attempted to take the Predacons on by themselves, but were taken down by the Combatrons [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]], who slimed them with a [[bacteria bomb]]. The bacteria left the Jointrons too weak to combine into Tripledacus and the Predacons plotted to drag them back to base and learn their secret of combination. The Maximals then came to the rescue disguised as a giant robot called [[Jointron II]], which they controlled by pooling their energy. The Jointrons caught onto this strategy and pooled their energy together, allowing them to combine and send the Combatrons into retreat. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Next, [[Tasmania Kid]] posed the question: Which of the Jointrons is the leader? Upon realizing that none of them had ever stopped to think about that, the Jointrons began to feud among themselves for leadership. After many competitions, they determined that the one to defeat the Predacons would be worthiest of leadership. The Jointrons stole a Maximal shuttle and attacked a newly constructed base, forcing the Maximals to chase them down and pull their fat out of the fryer when things got too serious. Afterward, the Jointrons agreed that they needed no leader... before soon arguing about it all over again. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

[[File:BWII 17 Jointrons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
A little while later, the Jointrons learned of [[Bighorn]]'s infatuation with [[Scylla]]. They offered to help him win the love of his "senorita" by hatching a diabolical scheme: They would disguise themselves and kidnap Scylla, then Bighorn would come and "rescue" her, thus winning her undying affection. The Jointrons, clad in masks and capes, kidnapped Scylla by stuffing her in a sack, but attacks from the Combatrons and the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]]s continually forced them to change the meeting place with Bighorn. Eventually, they learned that Scylla was a Seacon, one of the most wanted criminals in the universe, and the Jointrons then decided to turn her in for credit with Maximal HQ. Bighorn eventually "rescued" Scylla from them, but rather than be pleased with him, she caught onto his ruse and beat the Maximal senseless. Bighorn tried to get even with the Jointrons, who quickly fled into the sea and back to their outpost. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

[[File:BWII 24 Jointrons kidnap.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
The Jointrons continued their pursuit of the Seacons into space, waging a battle with them in Gaia's orbit. The fight between Tripledacus and [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]] was interrupted by the arrival of the [[teleport gate]], which plowed through both teams, disassembling them. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

The Jointrons later tried to deal with the eruptions of [[Angolmois Energy]] caused by [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] by using boulders to block them. When they came across the other Maximals using cooling rays to freeze the Angolmois Energy, they got the idea to use an iceberg to seal a particular geyser that was threatening a nearby forest. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} When the Maximals set up a launch to get to Nemesis, the Jointrons fused as Tripledacus to help hold off the Predacons before they could interrupt the launch. When the tip of the ramp was broken by the Predacons, Tripledacus used his strength to push it back to its original position and let Lio Convoy's Maximals successfully leave Gaia's atmosphere. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}
{{-}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
[[File:Neo35 habitatforinhumanity.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Plaza de las Tres Insectos]]

Following the defeat of [[Unicron]], Tripledacus returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===

[[File:BWII manga 3 Jointrons.jpg|thumb|150px]]
When the Angolmois Energy-corrupted Lio Convoy fought [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] in the desolate city of [[Tokyo]], [[Scuba]] sent out a signal for assistance, which the Jointrons answered. As Tripledacus, they arrived just as Galvatron was beaten, but were knocked out of the sky by the malevolent Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Jointrons were later part of an assembled [[Maximal]] force that took off in the ''Yukikaze'' to reach Nemesis. All hands survived the destruction of the ship by the Predacons and engaged their enemies in battle on the artificial planet's surface. {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
[[File:JointronAd.jpg|250px|thumb|right|We'd like to say that this was photoshopped by some prankster. We'd like to, but we can't.]]

*'''Jointron''' (1998)
**[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]]
**[[Gimlet]]
**[[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]]
**[[Tripledacus]]

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==Notes==
* Nothing in this article is made up. Nothing in this article is even ''exaggerated''. We swear, this is ''how they are in the actual official fiction''.
* In the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'', the love of music remained, but the racially stereotypical behavior was discreetly removed.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Maximal subgroups]]

Arcee (Cyberverse)

2020-10-17T07:14:25Z

Transfan 1992: /* Cyberverse */

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{{disambig3|Arcee}}
:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyberverseArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|But is she [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron's sister]]?.]]
'''Arcee''' is a loyal member of [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime's]] crew. She has an adventurous streak, with plenty of selfies to document the many places she's been and things she's seen.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime Lamchick]] (English)}}, [[Chinatsu Akasaki]] (Japanese)
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e11-Sabotage-Arcee-AllSpark-found-(false-memory).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"No, no, this is a *genuine* smile! Don't run away!"]]
Arcee was present at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] when the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] [[Cube (sport)|Cube]] team won. {{storylink|The Citizen}} Arcee and [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] had numerous adventures together, that included fending off a horde of wild [[Bantor (Cyberverse)|Bantor]]s by mimicking their call and weathering the collapse of an icy moon. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}} Arcee was present during [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]'s speech to the masses when he was unveiling the Decepticons but signed onto the Autobots when the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] broke out. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

After it was determined that Optimus had made a mistake in launching the [[AllSpark]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] was launched to retrieve it, Arcee amongst its crew. As the ship sailed through the void however, its [[energon]] stores dipped forcing the crew into [[stasis pod]]s. [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] eventually tracked the AllSpark to [[Earth]] only for the ''Ark'' to suffer a hull breach and crash land in [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Some 66 million years later, Arcee, along with the rest of the crew, was reawakened by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] in time to see the [[Decepticon fleet]] invade Earth. {{storylink|Eruption}}

The Cybertronians eventually became known to [[human]]kind, {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} with Arcee using this publicity to visit a zoo and take photos of herself with the animals. She later used her photos of the animals she had encountered on her travels to help Bumblebee identify the [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|creature]] he saw on the moon. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

Once the AllSpark had been retrieved, the Autobots set course back for Cybertron, enjoying a victory celebration on the way. Along with her crew-mates, Arcee fell victim of [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack's]] malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving her to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

After forty cycles of maddening boredom, Arcee joined Grimlock in visiting a nearby nebula only to find it uneventful. When the duo returned, they found that their ship and crew-mates had been immobilized by an electromagnetic storm that the dull nebula had shielded them from, with Arcee snapping a selfie of her and the prone [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]]. As Arcee theorized how to reboot the ship, she found Grimlock's attention seized by a flock of [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammers]]. As the two marvelled at the creatures, they soon realized that the beasts posed a threat to the immobilized ship. Recreating the plan used against the Bantors, the duo lured the Air Hammers away via a pimped out [[Autobot shuttle]] and Arcee mimicking an Air Hammer call.

As she and Grimlock patted themselves on the back, they remembered that Air Hammers heralded meteor showers. Recalling the time the ''Ark'' ran across the crystal ice moon, Arcee and Grimlock broke out the heavy artillery and shot the rocks from atop the hull. Once they were all taken care of, Arcee reminded Grimlock that comets were often the herald of a supernova. As realization set in, the two tried to use the AllSpark and the prone [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] to reboot the shields. Eventually the two tried to use their [[spark]]s to restart the ship and as they quarrelled over who would sacrifice themselves, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] showed up and simply pressed a big red button to reboot the ship allowing the supernova to pass harmlessly. As normal operations resumed, Arcee smiled to Grimlock that they should go on another such adventure in the future. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}}

As the ''Ark'' entered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s atmosphere, [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] asked other Autobots what they planned doing once they got home. Arcee replied that she wanted to kick back and relax after unpacking all her souvenirs from Earth. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Along with the rest of the crew, Arcee bailed out of the ship when Optimus suspected a Decepticon trap. She took part in the fight with the amassed Decepticon forces, during which she rode on Grimlock's back while opening fire only to be blasted by [[Alphastrike]]. She recovered in time to fight [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

As the battle began to stalemate, gigantic versions of [[Shockwave's drones]], surrounding the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}} Despite the drones' intimidating appearance, the Autobots soon overcame their shock and leapt back into battle, their nimbler frames allowing them to fell the war beasts before Bumblebee and Cheetor returned the AllSpark to the Well, revitalizing the planet and ending the war. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] was won in the Autobots' favor, Arcee was among the Transformers imprisoned by the [[Quintesson]]s in the Loop, which made him relive the same five minutes of a parade over and over, during which she was talking selfies with her friends. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Arcee was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Autobots thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed Air Hammers into the Loop. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Arcee was placed in a team with Bumblebee, [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]], and [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], taking on swarms of drones. {{storylink|The Alliance}} When it was determined that the only way to destroy the Quintesson flagship was to draw out the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] and its army, [[Iaconus]]' cloak was deactivated and Arcee joined the fight against the endless [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] and [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]] hordes alongside Shadow Striker and Lockdown. When both the Judge and the ship were destroyed, the new Judge hovered out of the wreckage revealing itself to be [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Like the rest of her species, Arcee was imprisoned by Starscream, intending to draw out the trial by humiliating Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} As Starscream continued his temper tantrum, Arcee lied that Prime and Megatron were hiding out at the [[Lithium Flats]] and the Core of the Singing Lights at [[Binary City]] before inviting her friends to join the lying. Seeing through the ruse, Starscream seized Arcee and intended to execute her before Iaconus reactivated. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}}

Held in Starscream's [[tractor beam]], Arcee was sent falling back into the cell when the Judge intervened in Iaconus' dual with [[Croaton]] before they were all freed by [[Maccadam]] and sent fleeing before the Titans destroyed the coliseum they were held in. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} After Starscream had managed to slay Iaconus, it seemed as though his victory was assured before Megatron returned and saved the universe. With the Quintesson threat ended, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

As the Autobots rebuilt Iacon, Arcee questioned Optimus on which metal to use for the reconstruction of the [[Gigax Comm Array]]. {{storylink|Enemy Line}} Hanging out with Hot Rod and Grimlock in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], Arcee witnessed the revival premiere of ''[[Alien Hunt!]]'', celebrating its return. {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}}

Suspecting that Megatron was up to something, Optimus Prime sent Arcee to scout Decepticon territory but she could not find any unusual activity to report. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}} When another scouting party discovered evidence of an oncoming threat, Arcee attended a briefing on the subject only for Optimus to freeze up as the Matrix called to him. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}

Along with Hot Rod, Arcee was assigned to mission control duties when the larger Autobot force snuck across the border, assuring Optimus that the army was on standby if need be. When a hemisphere encompassing shield went up however, the Autobots in Iacon lost contact with the strike force. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Once the threat had passed and peace properly returned to Cybertron, Arcee joined her friends in cheering [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]'s return. {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sadly, doesn't not come with a cute little phone.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Build-a-Figure part'': Maccadam's shoulders and weapon
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 28]], [[2020]]
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''Action Master-07'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, effect parts
**''Action Attack'': TBA

:Released as part of the ''Cyberverse'' [[Transformers:_Cyberverse_(toyline)#Deluxe_Class|Deluxe Class]] lineup, Arcee is a show-accurate mold that is more poseable than most figures of the toyline and comes with three pieces of the Build-a-Figure [[Maccadam#Toys|Maccadam]]. She also comes with a blaster based on her in-show firearm, with two effect parts to go with it. In vehicle mode, the effect parts can mount in 2 holes on the back of her trunk, simulating an energon boost. The effect parts can be held in her hands to emulate the dual blue swords of many other Arcee toys. She is nearly a complete [[Shellformer|shellformer]], with her entire vehicle mode folding up onto her back, and only her forearms contributing anything to her alternate mode at all.
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==Notes==
*As with several of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Arcee uses an [[evergreen]] design inspired by her Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|counterpart]] but with some minor stylistic tweaks.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Autobot Outpost Omega One

2020-10-15T02:15:49Z

Transfan 1992: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

[[Image:ConJob-outpostomega1outside.jpg|right|thumb|400px|This expensive scenery will have to either die or leave by the end of the episode.]]
'''Autobot Outpost Omega One''' is the Autobots' hidden base on [[Earth]], located inside a mountain in [[Nevada]]. It serves as '''Autobot Central Command'''. It used to be a [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] missile silo before it was converted: as a result, it's shielded against radio signals and is operated using old human machinery. Trying to run Cybertronian programs on human machinery is a recipe for bugs out the exhaust, much to [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet's]] irritation!

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comic===
[[Team Prime]], then consisting of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], were already based in the missile silo when [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] answered Optimus's call and arrived on Earth. Optimus and Bumblebee used the [[GroundBridge]] to rescue the two from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:Omega1entrance.jpg|thumb|left|To the Batcave!]]
The Autobots moved into the base after arriving on Earth. After the Autobots' presence was exposed to [[Jack Darby]], [[Raf Esquivel]] and [[Miko Nakadai]], the three kids were brought to the base and introduced to everyone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} After the other Autobots left to try to find [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], Raf proved handy in helping [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] work out some of the bugs with the base's computer systems. A sample of [[Dark Energon]] inadvertently brought into the base by [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] infected a piece of equipment. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} The base had basic medical facilities which the Autobots used to treat [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] after his experiences being tortured by the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee brought a mysterious pod back to the base from the [[Arctic]]. Unfortunately it turned out to contain [[Scraplet]]s which infested the base, chewing through vital systems. The Autobots and their three human friends were eventually able to repair the GroundBridge and expel the annoying creatures into the Arctic. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} The Decepticons had [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] masquerade as [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] in an attempt to learn the location of the Autobot Base, however the damaged caused by the Scraplets prevented him from reporting back and he was subsequently blown up before he could report the base's location. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Omega1mainfloor.jpg|thumb|300px|Thank Primus we have the right floor insignia.]]
Jack brought [[June Darby|his mom]] to the base after she found out about the existence of giant transforming robots. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}} She started visiting regularly, much to the annoyance of the kids, who felt oppressed as a result. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} After Ratchet developed a [[Synthetic Energon]], he ended up punching Bulkhead through one of the base's walls. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} Ratchet attempted to use the base's systems to treat Raf after the boy was infected with Dark Energon. He eventually succeeded by using the equipment to give Raf an infusion of regular [[energon]]. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

[[Image:Omegaonehumancorner.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Because aweing at giant robots does get tiring after a while.]]
[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] paid a visit to the base when the Autobots made a deal with him to help them end [[Unicron]]'s threat. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} The base was rattled by [[earthquake (event)|earthquake]]s as Optimus defeated Unicron. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Ratchet attempted unsuccessfully to upgrade the GroundBridge into a space bridge in an attempt to reach [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] was restricted to base as he recovered after almost being offlined by [[Hardshell]]. {{storylink|Hurt}} The many relics they'd recovered (plus [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]) were stored in a special storage area in the base. {{storylink|New Recruit}} After learning that the Autobots' human friends lived in Jasper, {{storylink|The Human Factor}} the Decepticons began narrowing in on the location of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was able to gain access to the Autobot base and pilfer the [[Omega Key]]s out of the vault, but using a combination of trickery and [[Red Energon]]. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After obtaining the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Optimus used it to upgrade the base's systems, allowing them to use the GroundBridge as a space bridge. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[Image:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ok, who left the pizza oven on!?]]
Megatron used the [[Omega Lock]] to create [[Darkmount (Earth)|a huge fortress]] near the Autobot base. Following the Omega Lock's destruction at Optimus Prime's hand, the Decepticons mounted an attack on Omega One. Fowler and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] managed to keep the Decepticons occupied while the Autobots escaped through the space bridge, but even as Optimus destroyed the controls to prevent them from being followed, the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' opened fire. The blast shattered the mountain, destroying the Autobot base with Optimus still inside. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} Smokescreen was able to pull Optimus from the rubble, and as a result the Decepticons only found [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] in her stasis pod and the Forge of Solus Prime. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} The base's destruction left the Autobots with a critically small supply of Energon, with a final search of the ruins by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and Wheeljack only turning up a single cube of Energon and the old lobbing ball. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
Ratchet constructed the [[Safe]], a training room on one of the lower levels of the base. In the process of testing it, the Autobots uncovered a live nuclear bomb. The warhead, which should have been taken away when the base was originally stripped, almost led to the discovery of the base by Vehicons. Luckily Raf was able to keep the bomb busy until Fowler arrived with some scientists to defuse it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

[[Image:Titan4.3 ice rink Omega One.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Ice to see you guys!]]
The Autobots decorated their base for [[Christmas]], however when Fowler told them the Decepticons had taken over a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]], Optimus left Bulkhead and Arcee behind to work on their differences. On Raf's suggestion, the pair tried to find a common like, and eventually settled on ice skating. Then they turned the base into an indoor ice rink, which Ratchet didn't seem too enthusiastic about. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

When Raf became hypnotised by a video game and activated the GroundBridge, hordes of Vehicons started pouring into the base. Ratchet activated the base's defenses, providing pop-up metal shields as cover while the Autobots fought back. Raf was eventually snapped out of his trance and turned the GroundBridge into a vacuum that sucked the Vehicons back out, though there were a few loose parts left behind. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:HistoryLesson Omega One.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Who are you, that do not know your history?]]
The scavengers [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]] paid Omega One a visit, intending to use a bomb to break into the lower levels where some artifacts were still being stored. Coincidentally Bumblebee and his team also paid a visit to the location, as part of a tour Bumblebee had insisted they needed to do. After encountering the remnants of the base's defense system, the Autobots split up, leading Bumblebee, [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] to run into Paralon and Buzzstrike. The two scavengers managed to find an old weapon, however Sideswipe recalled Bumblebee mentioning the many hiding places in the base, and was able to get the drop on the pair long enough to retrieve the weapon. Meanwhile Bumblebee used the base's defense system to prevent the bomb's blast from doing too much damage. Though Paralon and his companion got away, the Autobots saved what was left of the base, and as a bonus, Sideswipe found an old exercise video Bumblebee had made. {{storylink|History Lessons}}
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==Toys==
===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Autobot-Command-Center.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Command Center''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A5412'''
**''Pieces'': '''461'''
**''Kreons'': Arcee, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave

{{Charstubtoys}}
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==Notes==
* The name "Autobot Central Command" comes from a previous version of Ratchet's bio on [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime the Hub website], though the Autobots mostly just called it "base". The codename was first mentioned in "[[Con Job]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Omega One''' (オメガワン ''Omega Wan'')

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:United States of America]]

Arcee (WFC)/toys

2020-10-15T01:58:21Z

Transfan 1992:

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This is the '''Arcee''' who is not pink, usually.

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
====''First Edition''====
{{anchor|NewYork}}
[[File:Primetoy-ArceeNYCC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Arcee went back in time and had a little one with herself.]]
*'''Bumblebee and Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby''' (NYCC 2011 exclusive)
**''Accessories:'' Two arm blades/motorcycle panels

:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee (see below) in pink and white [[Arcee (G1)|Generation 1 Arcee colors]] and comes with a New York taxicab [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Prime: First Edition|Bumblebee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby#Prime|Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel#Prime|Raf Esquivel]] figurines. They were sold exclusively at [[New York Comic Con]] 2011.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/NYCCArcee/arcee.htm More information on NYCC Arcee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Gimmicks include: plug-in arm blades, conservation of mass between modes.]]
*'''Arcee''' ("First Edition" Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''002'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28]], [[2011]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two arm blades/motorcycle panels, stand

: Part of the first wave of ''First Edition'' Deluxe Class toys, Arcee transforms from a blue motorcycle to a robot and back. Arm blades stow in vehicle mode and can be plugged under Arcee's forearms in [[robot mode]]. Like all "First Edition" toys, a cardboard display stand comes assembled within the packaging.

: After exceptionally spotty distribution in the original release, Arcee and many of the other ''First Edition'' toys were re-released as part of a big batch of [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusives in late 2012. They later made their way to closeout chains like Ross and Marshall's.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Transmutate (BW)#Timelines|Trans-Mutate]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/PrimeArcee/arcee.htm More information on First Edition Arcee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFP-FE-Arcee-Blue-Plated-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Arcee ~Blue Plated Ver~''' ("First Edition" Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two arm blades/motorcycle panels, stand

:A chrome redeco of the First Edition Arcee figure is released as a lucky draw prize, by spending 3,000 yen or more on Transformers products at Edion or Bic Camera while the entry for the draw is obtained. The figure was limited to 40 pieces.

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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Cyberverse legion arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Arcee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number:'' '''2 / 003'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[April 28]], 2012'''
**''Japanese Number:'' '''EZ-09'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, this smaller-scale Arcee comes with a rubbery translucent-pink blaster which has numerous [[C joint|3mm peg]]s and a single peg-hole, allowing it to be held or mount onto any of her numerous ports. She has permanently-deployed battle blades on her arms in robot mode, and is largely [[scale]]-accurate with the Deluxe and Voyager toys in vehicle mode.

: This sculpt was also used to make [[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]]. Her blaster, in various colors, was also used by ''Cyberverse'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]], [[Evac (Ride)#Cyberverse|Evac]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|Hyperspeed Wheeljack]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Autobot Tailgate]], the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseBattlesuit|redeco]] of Bumblebee that comes with the [[Bumblebee Battle Suit]], and the ''Transformers'' (2014) Groove figure, which he comes with ''2'' of them.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegArcee/arcee.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Arcee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeEZCollectionAutobotSet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Autobot Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP1'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:Available for this set, this version of Arcee replaces her blue plastic with a darker shade of blue. She was released as a six-pack along with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#EZ6pack|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#EZ6pack|Ratchet]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)#EZ6pack|Wheeljack]].

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====''Robots in Disguise''====
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:PrimeRID-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
[[File:Prime-toy ArceeTakTomDx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The PRID version is the more show accurate one?!?!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/Number:'' '''1 / 005'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[May 28]], 2012'''
**''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster & blade (Hasbro only), "Arc" Arms Micron (Takara only)

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this smaller, new-mold Deluxe Class Arcee figure features a transformation that relies slightly more on fake kibble than the earlier Deluxe toy. The entire front of the bike now stores on her back, though the rest of the toy transforms very similarly (but not identically). She comes with a large blaster and one of her arm blades, both of which can mount onto her hands, forearms, and front wheel via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], as well as combine with each other. Additionally, the blades from the "First Edition" figure can mount onto thin pegs on either side of her vehicle mode.

: The Japanese release has new 5mm post attachments added to her wings, to go along with the [[Arms Micron]] system. As such, she loses the blaster and blade combo, and instead has her own Arms Micron, [[Arc]], who transforms into a weapon somewhat resembling her arm-blade. Most of her [[paint operation]]s also have been removed, replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s.

: This mold was also used for [[BotCon 2014]] [[Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|Flareup]] and was heavily retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Arcee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1541.html Arms Micron Arcee at Alfes's toy blog]''
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====''Beast Hunters''====
{{anchor|BHDeluxe}}
[[File:Beast hunters arcee deluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Batgiiirl! Batgiiiirl! Where do you come from? Where do you go?]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series/Number:'' '''2 / 012'''
**''Accessories:'' Echohawk Bow, two [[missile]]s

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Arcee is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Arcee, and comes with the massive spring-loaded "[[Echohawk Bow]]", which can fire its two missiles. It can be held via its two jointed 5mm handles, as well as attach to her front wheel in vehicle mode.

:Her instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 19|nineteenth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

: This version of the mold was also used for [[BotCon 2014]] [[Flamewar (G1)#BotCon2014|Flamewar]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Arcee at TFU.info]''
{{PrimeRIDArceeMold}}

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Autobot-Command-Center.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Command Center''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A5412'''
**''Pieces'': '''461'''
**''Kreons'': Arcee, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave

: The Command Center playset includes a Kreon of Arcee based on her ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' incarnation. She uses the [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] style helmet. There's also a blue [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] backpack-wing in the set that is not technically hers, but can be added to her to make her just that little bit more like the show model.

: The set also comes with ''Prime''-style Kreons of [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Ratchet]], [[Shockwave (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Shockwave]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#CommandCenter|Knock Out]], and a brick-built [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#CommandCenter|Rippersnapper]] beast and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Optimus Prime]] truck.

===''Go!''===
[[File:Gotoy-HunterArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"... ''Bullseye.''"]]
*'''Hunter Arcee''' ([[October 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''G22'''
**''Accessories:'' Arc Bowgun, two missiles

:Part of the sixth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Arcee is a [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Arcee toy, and features a predominantly blue and black color scheme with silver and pink highlights, similar to her ''Prime'' cartoon appearance.
{{PrimeRIDArceeMold}}
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===''Generations''===
====''R.E.D. (Robot Enhanced Design)''====
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Arcee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Arcee''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': 2 Ion Blasters, 2 Forearm Blades, [[Dark Energon]] Crystal, 2 alternate hands

:Released as part of the ''[[Robot Enhanced Design]]'' line, Arcee is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure that comes with extensive paint applications in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]]. Arcee also features 26 points of articulation. The chest piece can be removed to reveal details meant to represent the "inner workings" of Arcee.

:As with all ''Robot Enhanced Design'' toys, Arcee was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States.

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==Merchandise==
===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Arcee mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which her limbs and armor can be clipped to construct her. She has articulation on her shoulders and upper legs.
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===Eaglemoss cards===
{{Charstubtoys}}

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==Notes==
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Prime|''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Arcee]] into a "Femme Fatale" version of [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|''GoBots'' Cy-Kill]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Arcee has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Slasher Mode''' (スラッシャーモード ''Surasshā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Arc, B.2, B.H., C.L., O.P., R.A.
: Seen on her box-back photo, in this mode Arcee uses the [[Slash Cannon α]] on her right arm, [[Slash Cannon β]] on the other, with [[C.L.]] on her right wing and [[B.H.]] on her left.

*'''Crushgize Nebula Scythe''' (クラッシュジアイズネビュラーサイズ ''Kurasshujiaizu Nebyurā Saizu'')
**''Arms Microns'': Arc, B.H., Balo, Gora, O.P., R.A., Zori
: This rather overblown mode, revealed in the ''[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division|Cybertron Satellite]]'' portion of "[[Scrapheap (episode)|Freezing Transformation!? Terror of the Minicons]]", starts with Arcee holding the [[Nebula Scythe]] Combo Weapon. Add [[Gora]] to her right wing, [[R.A.]] to her left, [[Zori]] to her back and [[Balo]] in drill mode to the end of Zori's tail, and boom! The "gize" part of the name seems to be from the word "energize".

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]

Sideswipe (G2)

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{{merge|Sideswipe clone (G1)|Both are evil clones, from different G1 continuities.}}
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{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Sideswipe''' is a clone of the original [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as part of a second generation of Cybertronians, using stolen memory components and [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] science.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The original Sideswipe discovered his clone slumbering in a tube in Jhiaxus's base on [[Qre]]. When he was in danger of being discovered, he stashed the unconscious clone behind one of the clone tubes, and posed as the second generation Sideswipe. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}}

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2-toy SideswipeGoBots.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm clone of myself!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun
{{note|Sideswipe was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from the original [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]]'s ''Generation 2'' Go-Bot toy.}}

: A redeco of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Firecracker]], Sideswipe transforms into a blue [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces in car mode. He is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand racetrack sets.

: This mold was also used to make Go-Bot version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Optimus Prime]] and various versions of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[R.E.V.]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Go-Bot Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Remember, Sideswipe, this is a sneaking mission.]]
*'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Deluxe Class Sideswipe]] in the colours of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' iteration]] and transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. Unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 symbol (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe was included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]].

:Similarly to the base figure, G2 Sideswipe features the battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts". The set was an [[Amazon_(website)|Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also labels the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1".

:Though his name suggests that "Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a separate character from Generation 1 Sideswipe, his actual identity is ambiguous; though his identification as a clone is closer to the ''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone, in appearance he's much closer to [[Sideswipe (IDW)|IDW Sideswipe]], with any further differentiation being [[personal canon]].
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==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]
*[[Sideswipe clone (G1)]]

[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Seacon (G1)

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:''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Just thought we'd all show up in our character models.]]
The six '''Seacons''' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from [[Earth]]. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelled 'Piranhacon').

The team consists of:

*The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], their team leader. He transforms into a snapping turtle (sort of).
*The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator]], who transforms into a lobster-monster.
*The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
*The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. With legs.
*The unhygienic and polluting [[Skalor]], a coelacanth with arms and legs.
*The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], an upright walking squid. Walking with... yep, you've got it.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
''The Seacons were created primarily for off-world combat on planets with water-based oceans.'' {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|#163's Grim Grams}}

''The Seacons were summoned to Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had them put their undersea abilities to use fortifying the Decepticons' [[Club Con|sub-aquatic island headquarters]]. Outfitted with Earth modes by Shockwave, the Seacons were going about their task when they met with their first challenge, which also proved to be one of their greatest—they were ordered to defend the island against the insane, [[time travel]]ling future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Seacons gave a good account of themselves, merging into Piranacon for extra power, but ultimately, the team was defeated by their stronger adversary, only for Galvatron to reveal that he had not planned an attack at all, merely wishing to talk. Now, however, he claimed that Shockwave had made an enemy of him—although it was all part of a plan to destabilise his leadership.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Salvage jawbreaker.JPG|thumb|100px]]
''Seeking a weapon that could truly combat Galvatron, Shockwave sought out the former Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had been missing in action for some time. When what was believed to be his body (but was, in actuality, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of him]]) was located in the [[Thames|River Thames]] by entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]]), Overbite (operating under his original name of "Jawbreaker") was dispatched with some of the Decepticon jets to bring the body to Shockwave. Snaptrap subsequently repaired the clone’s physical damage, and aided Shockwave in using the [[psycho-probe]] to brainwash it into his service.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Following this, the Seacons departed Shockwave's service and joined with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the leader of the primary Earth-based Decepticon force. Ratbat had relocated the Decepticons’ island base to the [[Florida|Florida Keys]], disguising it as a holiday resort named "Club Con" to allow the Seacons to search the seabed for a sunken pirate ship, the treasure chest of which contained two Autobot tapes, [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]. The recovery mission was successful, but the tapes were then stolen by the Autobot Blaster, and the holidaymakers on the island had their peace and quiet rudely interrupted as the Seacons erupted from the ocean and attacked, searching for Blaster. In the ensuing battle, Blaster sent the tapes back to the depths of the oceans, encouraging the Seacons to call off the attack and head after them. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The tapes, it was revealed, were sent to Earth centuries ago to warn the Autobots there of the approaching threat posed by the [[Underbase]], a massive space-born information storehouse that could convey infinite power. Unfortunately, it was the Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who managed to attain the Underbase's power, turning on Autobot and Decepticon alike and attempting to conquer Earth. The Seacons were part of the attempted defence of [[New York City]], striking at Starscream from the East River, but were all deactivated by the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
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A few years later, in the [[Earthforce]] era, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] found himself lacking in troops during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Seeking to acquire more warriors, he projected his mind back in time to Starscream's attack on New York, taking possession of Snaptrap in hopes of saving the Seacons from destruction so that they might serve him in the future. He was pursued by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], who prevented his scheme. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
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After their destruction fighting the [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed and came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. In the years that followed, Snaptrap rose in the ranks of the Decepticons and eventually became one of Bludgeon's right-hand 'Cons. As Snaptrap took on greater responsibilities, Overbite was named Seacon sub-commander to oversee the group in his absence.

Despite his newfound position of power in Bludgeon's organization, Snaptrap and the Seacons betrayed their leader when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to lay claim to his throne. Acting in secret, Snaptrap fed information to Megatron's forces about Bludgeon's defenses. When [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] uncovered the leak, Snaptrap arranged for the trail to lead the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s instead of his men. On Bludgeon's orders, Snaptrap and the Seacons formed Piranacon and battled the Terrorcons as they formed [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Piranacon dismantled Abominus without revealing his secret. As Bludgeon prepared for Megatron's forces to attack, the Seacons formed Piranacon again and destroyed their leader with a mass compression cannon. With that, the Seacons and Bludgeon's Decepticons came back under the command of Megatron. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

The Seacons were aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' when the universe was destroyed and the ship was pulled into a nearby [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|parallel reality]]. Following the ship's crash on prehistoric Earth, Nautilator and Tentakil were trampled into pieces by a herd of buffalo while the rest adopted experimental energon-absorbing armor to cope with the ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} The two lost Seacons were replaced by [[Scylla]] {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the team's combined form became [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Following a battle with the Maximals, the Seacons were sucked through a dimensional rift created by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Left alone on Earth, in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase battles]] and lobotomised them so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Among this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]] were Tentakil, who fought [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Overbite, who fought the Autobots freshly arrived from Cybertron with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and Snaptrap, whose body was dropped into a large pit along with all of the other deactivated zombies and obliterated from orbit by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]''. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Some time after the Decepticons were driven back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator got into trouble with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The other Seacons helped him out by forming Piranacon, but the giant was defeated by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and would have been killed if not for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] interrupting the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} The Seacons had no problem with Serpent O.R. taking control of the Decepticon army, and helped capture a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] who were after their new leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Nautilator later guarded some of the captured humans, but being Nautilator, he failed miserably with this task. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|The Seacons were not combiners in this continuity.}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] was amongst the crowd at [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Gladiatorial combat|pit fight]] in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the war ended, a crew of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and including Seawing, [[Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s band and invaded the city of [[Sensensica]], capital of [[Temptoria]]. They established a base called the [[Battery]], where they turned the [[Temptorian|local population]] into [[energon]] through a process known as [[pink alchemy]] until the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew arrived and put an end to their operation with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Tentakil and Snap Trap both survived the battle, as they were later seen incarcerated in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|The Gloaming}} They were released by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and attempted to disrupt Megatron's trial at the [[Raskol Arena]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but their former leader refused to co-operate and they were quickly recaptured by the Autobots. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The Seacons were awoken from their slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and were brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A proliferation of Seacons and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Neptune]] forced the human-Autobot colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|More at home in a cotton candy machine than the ocean blue.]]
*'''Seacons''' (1988)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:The Seacons are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, combining to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but with a twist. The leader, Snaptrap, was sold boxed at the $12 price point, along with the [[combiner]] [[kibble]]. Instead of the usual four smaller carded $5-price point robots, however, the Seacons feature ''five'' smaller bots.

:The smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a free-standing "weapon mode" (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a [[combiner]], but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

:Much like the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] before them, the Seacons are extraordinarily chunky in both modes. The team is unified by its color scheme of aqua, fuchsia, lavender, purple and blue, with grey, black and chromed highlights. Eh, what can we tell ya, it was 1988.

===''Beast Wars''===
{{Main|Seacon (BWII)#Toys}}
[[File:BW2-toy GodNeptune.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm not fat, I'm big boned.]]
Four of the five ''Beast Wars'' Seacons ([[Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander]], [[Coelagon]] and [[Halfshell]]) were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as their G1 predecessors (Overbite, Seawing, Skalor and Snaptrap, respectively) in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''. [[Scylla]] was still portrayed as a separate character and new team member, replacing the deceased Nautilator and Tentakil, while ''Beast Wars'' [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]], as a whole, was repurposed as ''Classics'' [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]].
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===Timelines===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|See that little platform under his foot? That's just a hint of how unstable he is.]]
[[File:Piranhacons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Alas, poor Archerbot. We hardly knew ye.]]
*'''Seacons''' (2008)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:This set was first revealed at [[OTFCC 2004]], as the original character "Piranhacons", a proposed [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 Seacon team. They were to be available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] Piranhaking set for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line. (At the time, Wal-Mart had recently had almost a half-dozen different ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' exclusive toys come out in the span of a month, and so they wanted the Piranhacon set to be in the mainline at the time instead of ''Universe''.) The toys were not taken by Wal-Mart and eventually made their way to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], who released the toys as the original [[character]]s in a giftset in 2008.

:Mold degradation is in evidence in this release.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
:All six Seacons were reissued as a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form along with five of the original weapon bases for the Targetmaster modes. This release saw some minor changes from the original in terms of plastic color used, namely Snaptrap's [[robot mode]] head being teal instead of black and Overbite's main body being magenta rather than purple. Snaptrap's sword has also been chromed out.

:Mold degradation from the TFCC release was still present, with Overbite suffering particularly badly (good luck trying to mount his weapon in shark mode or keeping his shark arms on). However, it seems some joints and pegs have been remolded to provide a better grip than the previous release, reducing but not eliminating the problem.
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===Generations===
*''See [[Seacon (Masterforce)#Generations]]''

==Notes==
*Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys, some fans occasionally ([[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|incorrectly]]) opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', in keeping with the "three-or-more-syllables" naming convention of the "-con" subgroups before them.
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|The Seacons do their astronaut/Reservoir Dogs walk]]
*In addition to the fairly well-known renaming of Overbite to 'Jawbreaker' in "Enemy Action!", the UK comic stories also give all six Seacons, and Piranacon, an early, abandoned color scheme (blue, orange, and silver) versus the final teal, purple, and pink of the final production version. This color scheme was also seen in the first commercial featuring the Seacons, in both animation and the physical toys advertised. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyf28trZhg]
*In addition to the different colors, the UK art also sometimes omitted extraneous and intrusive arms and legs added to Seawing, Skalor, and Overbite/Jawbreaker's toy designs. The end result is that the fairly toy-accurate Seacons who turn up in "Club Con!" look markedly different from their UK predecessors... but since everyone's fantasizing over [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] in a bikini and trying to ignore the plot in that issue anyway, who cares?
*In US continuity, the Seacons were introduced in the first issue of the [[Underbase Saga]], and killed off in its last issue. Yes, it only took three months to go from "hot new toy" to "last year's product".
*The rocket platforms which appear in a Cybertronian club in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' are based on the Seacon's stabilizer boards.<ref>''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seacons| Seacon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)

2020-10-11T21:35:57Z

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'''Ultra Magnus''' is a stalwart Autobot who can often be found alongside [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]—sometimes as a friend, other times as a mentor or even as a rival.

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==Major Ultra Magnuses==
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File:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|"Generation 1" Ultra Magnus]] <hr>'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Rid magnus.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Ultra Magnus]]
File:TFA Ultra Magnus promoimage.JPG|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|''Animated'' Ultra Magnus]]
File:PrimeBH-UltraMagnus-RotD2coverexcerpt.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|"Aligned" Ultra Magnus]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Ultra Magnuses==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Autobot]] car-carrier truck and [[City Commander]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
**1986 – For this character in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**1986 – For this character in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**[[2005]] – For this character in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise]]}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot car carrier and brother to [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|Ultra Magnus, the Japanese name of the [[Mini-Con]]/Autobot heavy assault trailer [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot heavy assault trailer from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot multi-wheeled missile platform and Supreme Commander from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]], the guy from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], commander of the [[Wrecker]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Ultra Magnus (SG Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|Ultra Magnus Bird, an identity of [[Red (AB)|Red]] from ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}

==Media with "Ultra Magnus" in the title==
{{disamb|y=1988|"[[Ultra Magnus Dies!!]]", an episode of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. You can probably guess what happens in the episode.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|"[[Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus]]", an episode of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2001|"[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]", an episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|"[[The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus]]", an episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|"[[Mystery of the Ultra Magnus]]", an episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]", a ''Robots in Disguise'' comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]", a ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' issue.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|"[[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)]]", an [[e-HOBBY]] comic.}}

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Peters)|Ultra Magnus]]}}, the ice cream bar produced in Australia under the [[Nestlé|Peters Ice Cream brand]].
{{disamb|y=2013|The ''[[Iron Will]]'', Ultra Magnus's ship from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Ultra Trion]] the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] guardian from ''Universe''.
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Music Label|Convoy iPod Docking Bay]], the white Optimus Prime who is not [[:File:Magnuslongshot.jpg|Ultra Magnus]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Convoy Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version]], the other white Optimus Prime who is also not Ultra Magnus.
*[[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]], the rank held by ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] the <s>jerk</s> Autobot who takes the Magnus rank after [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] is fatally wounded.
*[[Magnus (Kre-O)|Magnus]], [[Kreon]] Optimus Prime's [[cyber-dog]].
*[[Magnum]], an Autobot who may or may not have been rebuilt into Ultra Magnus, from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.
*[[Delta Magnus]], a different member of the [[House|House of Magnus]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*[[Ultra Major]], a [[Bot Shot]] character of unknown allegiance from the ''[[Bot Shots Battle Game!]]''
*[[Red (AB)|Red]], the Angry Bird who gained the powers of Ultra Magnus in ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.
*[[Ultra Prime]], a Generation 1 Autobot [[combiner]] formed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as the main component.
*[[Ultra Mammoth]], a [[Maximal]].
*[[Magnus Prime]], the City Commander who looks like Optimus Prime and might be [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]].
*[[Blockus]], [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]], [[Datum]], [[Minimus Ambus]], [[Ramp]] and [[Suture (G1)|Suture]], bots who held the Ultra Magnus mantle in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*[[Sentius Magnus]], the heroic half of [[Sentius Nobilius]] from ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.

Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}

'''Ultra Magnus''' is a stalwart Autobot who can often be found alongside [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]—sometimes as a friend, other times as a mentor or even as a rival.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Ultra Magnuses==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|"Generation 1" Ultra Magnus]] <hr>'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]] • [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]] • [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]] • [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:Rid magnus.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Ultra Magnus]]
File:TFA Ultra Magnus promoimage.JPG|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|''Animated'' Ultra Magnus]]
File:PrimeBH-UltraMagnus-RotD2coverexcerpt.jpg|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|"Aligned" Ultra Magnus]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Ultra Magnuses==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Autobot]] car-carrier truck and [[City Commander]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
**1986 – For this character in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**1986 – For this character in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**[[2005]] – For this character in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys]].
**For merchandise of this character, see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise]]}}}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot car carrier and brother to [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|Ultra Magnus, the Japanese name of the [[Mini-Con]]/Autobot heavy assault trailer [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot heavy assault trailer from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot multi-wheeled missile platform and Supreme Commander from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]], the guy from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie series]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], commander of the [[Wrecker]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Ultra Magnus (SG Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|Ultra Magnus Bird, an identity of [[Red (AB)|Red]] from ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}

==Media with "Ultra Magnus" in the title==
{{disamb|y=1988|"[[Ultra Magnus Dies!!]]", an episode of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. You can probably guess what happens in the episode.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|"[[Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus]]", an episode of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2001|"[[Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!]]", an episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|"[[The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus]]", an episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|"[[Mystery of the Ultra Magnus]]", an episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|"[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]", a ''Robots in Disguise'' comic.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|"[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]", a ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' issue.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|"[[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)]]", an [[e-HOBBY]] comic.}}

==See also==
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|[[Ultra Magnus (Peters)|Ultra Magnus]]}}, the ice cream bar produced in Australia under the [[Nestlé|Peters Ice Cream brand]].
{{disamb|y=2013|The ''[[Iron Will]]'', Ultra Magnus's ship from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Ultra Trion]] the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] guardian from ''Universe''.
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Music Label|Convoy iPod Docking Bay]], the white Optimus Prime who is not [[:File:Magnuslongshot.jpg|Ultra Magnus]].
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Convoy Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version]], the other white Optimus Prime who is also not Ultra Magnus.
*[[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]], the rank held by ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Magnus]] the <s>jerk</s> Autobot who takes the Magnus rank after [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] is fatally wounded.
*[[Magnus (Kre-O)|Magnus]], [[Kreon]] Optimus Prime's [[cyber-dog]].
*[[Magnum]], an Autobot who may or may not have been rebuilt into Ultra Magnus, from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.
*[[Delta Magnus]], a different member of the [[House|House of Magnus]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*[[Ultra Major]], a [[Bot Shot]] character of unknown allegiance from the ''[[Bot Shots Battle Game!]]''
*[[Red (AB)|Red]], the Angry Bird who gained the powers of Ultra Magnus in ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.
*[[Ultra Prime]], a Generation 1 Autobot [[combiner]] formed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as the main component.
*[[Ultra Mammoth]], a [[Maximal]].
*[[Magnus Prime]], the City Commander who looks like Optimus Prime and might be [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]].
*[[Blockus]], [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]], [[Datum]], [[Minimus Ambus]], [[Ramp]] and [[Suture (G1)|Suture]], bots who held the Ultra Magnus mantle in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*[[Sentius Magnus]], the heroic half of [[Sentius Nobilius]] from ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.

Seacon (G1)

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{{disambig3|Seacon}}
{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
:''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Just thought we'd all show up in our character models.]]
The six '''Seacons''' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from [[Earth]]. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelled 'Piranhacon').

The team consists of:

*The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], their team leader. He transforms into a snapping turtle (sort of).
*The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator]], who transforms into a lobster-monster.
*The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
*The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. With legs.
*The unhygienic and polluting [[Skalor]], a coelacanth with arms and legs.
*The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], an upright walking squid. Walking with... yep, you've got it.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
''The Seacons were created primarily for off-world combat on planets with water-based oceans.'' {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|#163's Grim Grams}}

''The Seacons were summoned to Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had them put their undersea abilities to use fortifying the Decepticons' [[Club Con|sub-aquatic island headquarters]]. Outfitted with Earth modes by Shockwave, the Seacons were going about their task when they met with their first challenge, which also proved to be one of their greatest—they were ordered to defend the island against the insane, [[time travel]]ling future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Seacons gave a good account of themselves, merging into Piranacon for extra power, but ultimately, the team was defeated by their stronger adversary, only for Galvatron to reveal that he had not planned an attack at all, merely wishing to talk. Now, however, he claimed that Shockwave had made an enemy of him—although it was all part of a plan to destabilise his leadership.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Salvage jawbreaker.JPG|thumb|100px]]
''Seeking a weapon that could truly combat Galvatron, Shockwave sought out the former Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had been missing in action for some time. When what was believed to be his body (but was, in actuality, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of him]]) was located in the [[Thames|River Thames]] by entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]]), Overbite (operating under his original name of "Jawbreaker") was dispatched with some of the Decepticon jets to bring the body to Shockwave. Snaptrap subsequently repaired the clone’s physical damage, and aided Shockwave in using the [[psycho-probe]] to brainwash it into his service.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Following this, the Seacons departed Shockwave's service and joined with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the leader of the primary Earth-based Decepticon force. Ratbat had relocated the Decepticons’ island base to the [[Florida|Florida Keys]], disguising it as a holiday resort named "Club Con" to allow the Seacons to search the seabed for a sunken pirate ship, the treasure chest of which contained two Autobot tapes, [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]. The recovery mission was successful, but the tapes were then stolen by the Autobot Blaster, and the holidaymakers on the island had their peace and quiet rudely interrupted as the Seacons erupted from the ocean and attacked, searching for Blaster. In the ensuing battle, Blaster sent the tapes back to the depths of the oceans, encouraging the Seacons to call off the attack and head after them. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The tapes, it was revealed, were sent to Earth centuries ago to warn the Autobots there of the approaching threat posed by the [[Underbase]], a massive space-born information storehouse that could convey infinite power. Unfortunately, it was the Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who managed to attain the Underbase's power, turning on Autobot and Decepticon alike and attempting to conquer Earth. The Seacons were part of the attempted defence of [[New York City]], striking at Starscream from the East River, but were all deactivated by the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
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A few years later, in the [[Earthforce]] era, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] found himself lacking in troops during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Seeking to acquire more warriors, he projected his mind back in time to Starscream's attack on New York, taking possession of Snaptrap in hopes of saving the Seacons from destruction so that they might serve him in the future. He was pursued by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], who prevented his scheme. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
After their destruction fighting the [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed and came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. In the years that followed, Snaptrap rose in the ranks of the Decepticons and eventually became one of Bludgeon's right-hand 'Cons. As Snaptrap took on greater responsibilities, Overbite was named Seacon sub-commander to oversee the group in his absence.

Despite his newfound position of power in Bludgeon's organization, Snaptrap and the Seacons betrayed their leader when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to lay claim to his throne. Acting in secret, Snaptrap fed information to Megatron's forces about Bludgeon's defenses. When [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] uncovered the leak, Snaptrap arranged for the trail to lead the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s instead of his men. On Bludgeon's orders, Snaptrap and the Seacons formed Piranacon and battled the Terrorcons as they formed [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Piranacon dismantled Abominus without revealing his secret. As Bludgeon prepared for Megatron's forces to attack, the Seacons formed Piranacon again and destroyed their leader with a mass compression cannon. With that, the Seacons and Bludgeon's Decepticons came back under the command of Megatron. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

The Seacons were aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' when the universe was destroyed and the ship was pulled into a nearby [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|parallel reality]]. Following the ship's crash on prehistoric Earth, Nautilator and Tentakil were trampled into pieces by a herd of buffalo while the rest adopted experimental energon-absorbing armor to cope with the ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} The two lost Seacons were replaced by [[Scylla]] {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the team's combined form became [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Following a battle with the Maximals, the Seacons were sucked through a dimensional rift created by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Left alone on Earth, in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase battles]] and lobotomised them so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Among this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]] were Tentakil, who fought [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Overbite, who fought the Autobots freshly arrived from Cybertron with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and Snaptrap, whose body was dropped into a large pit along with all of the other deactivated zombies and obliterated from orbit by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]''. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Some time after the Decepticons were driven back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator got into trouble with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The other Seacons helped him out by forming Piranacon, but the giant was defeated by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and would have been killed if not for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] interrupting the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} The Seacons had no problem with Serpent O.R. taking control of the Decepticon army, and helped capture a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] who were after their new leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Nautilator later guarded some of the captured humans, but being Nautilator, he failed miserably with this task. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|The Seacons were not combiners in this continuity.}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] was amongst the crowd at [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Gladiatorial combat|pit fight]] in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the war ended, a crew of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and including Seawing, [[Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s band and invaded the city of [[Sensensica]], capital of [[Temptoria]]. They established a base called the [[Battery]], where they turned the [[Temptorian|local population]] into [[energon]] through a process known as [[pink alchemy]] until the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew arrived and put an end to their operation with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Tentakil and Snap Trap both survived the battle, as they were later seen incarcerated in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|The Gloaming}} They were released by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and attempted to disrupt Megatron's trial at the [[Raskol Arena]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but their former leader refused to co-operate and they were quickly recaptured by the Autobots. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The Seacons were awoken from their slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and were brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A proliferation of Seacons and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Neptune]] forced the human-Autobot colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|More at home in a cotton candy machine than the ocean blue.]]
*'''Seacons''' (1988)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:The Seacons are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, combining to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but with a twist. The leader, Snaptrap, was sold boxed at the $12 price point, along with the [[combiner]] [[kibble]]. Instead of the usual four smaller carded $5-price point robots, however, the Seacons feature ''five'' smaller bots.

:The smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a free-standing "weapon mode" (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a [[combiner]], but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

:Much like the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] before them, the Seacons are extraordinarily chunky in both modes. The team is unified by its color scheme of aqua, fuchsia, lavender, purple and blue, with grey, black and chromed highlights. Eh, what can we tell ya, it was 1988.

===''Beast Wars''===
{{Main|Seacon (BWII)#Toys}}
[[File:BW2-toy GodNeptune.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm not fat, I'm big boned.]]
Four of the five ''Beast Wars'' Seacons ([[Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander]], [[Coelagon]] and [[Halfshell]]) were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as their G1 predecessors (Overbite, Seawing, Skalor and Snaptrap, respectively) in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''. [[Scylla]] was still portrayed as a separate character and new team member, while ''Beast Wars'' [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]], as a whole, was repurposed as ''Classics'' [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]].
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===Timelines===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|See that little platform under his foot? That's just a hint of how unstable he is.]]
[[File:Piranhacons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Alas, poor Archerbot. We hardly knew ye.]]
*'''Seacons''' (2008)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:This set was first revealed at [[OTFCC 2004]], as the original character "Piranhacons", a proposed [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 Seacon team. They were to be available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] Piranhaking set for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line. (At the time, Wal-Mart had recently had almost a half-dozen different ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' exclusive toys come out in the span of a month, and so they wanted the Piranhacon set to be in the mainline at the time instead of ''Universe''.) The toys were not taken by Wal-Mart and eventually made their way to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], who released the toys as the original [[character]]s in a giftset in 2008.

:Mold degradation is in evidence in this release.
{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
:All six Seacons were reissued as a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form along with five of the original weapon bases for the Targetmaster modes. This release saw some minor changes from the original in terms of plastic color used, namely Snaptrap's [[robot mode]] head being teal instead of black and Overbite's main body being magenta rather than purple. Snaptrap's sword has also been chromed out.

:Mold degradation from the TFCC release was still present, with Overbite suffering particularly badly (good luck trying to mount his weapon in shark mode or keeping his shark arms on). However, it seems some joints and pegs have been remolded to provide a better grip than the previous release, reducing but not eliminating the problem.
{{--}}

===Generations===
*''See [[Seacon (Masterforce)#Generations]]''

==Notes==
*Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys, some fans occasionally ([[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|incorrectly]]) opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', in keeping with the "three-or-more-syllables" naming convention of the "-con" subgroups before them.
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|The Seacons do their astronaut/Reservoir Dogs walk]]
*In addition to the fairly well-known renaming of Overbite to 'Jawbreaker' in "Enemy Action!", the UK comic stories also give all six Seacons, and Piranacon, an early, abandoned color scheme (blue, orange, and silver) versus the final teal, purple, and pink of the final production version. This color scheme was also seen in the first commercial featuring the Seacons, in both animation and the physical toys advertised. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyf28trZhg]
*In addition to the different colors, the UK art also sometimes omitted extraneous and intrusive arms and legs added to Seawing, Skalor, and Overbite/Jawbreaker's toy designs. The end result is that the fairly toy-accurate Seacons who turn up in "Club Con!" look markedly different from their UK predecessors... but since everyone's fantasizing over [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] in a bikini and trying to ignore the plot in that issue anyway, who cares?
*In US continuity, the Seacons were introduced in the first issue of the [[Underbase Saga]], and killed off in its last issue. Yes, it only took three months to go from "hot new toy" to "last year's product".
*The rocket platforms which appear in a Cybertronian club in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' are based on the Seacon's stabilizer boards.<ref>''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seacons| Seacon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Seacon (G1)

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Transfan 1992: /* Beast Wars */

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{{disambig3|Seacon}}
{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
:''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Just thought we'd all show up in our character models.]]
The six '''Seacons''' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from [[Earth]]. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelled 'Piranhacon').

The team consists of:

*The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], their team leader. He transforms into a snapping turtle (sort of).
*The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator]], who transforms into a lobster-monster.
*The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
*The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. With legs.
*The unhygienic and polluting [[Skalor]], a coelacanth with arms and legs.
*The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], an upright walking squid. Walking with... yep, you've got it.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
''The Seacons were created primarily for off-world combat on planets with water-based oceans.'' {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|#163's Grim Grams}}

''The Seacons were summoned to Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had them put their undersea abilities to use fortifying the Decepticons' [[Club Con|sub-aquatic island headquarters]]. Outfitted with Earth modes by Shockwave, the Seacons were going about their task when they met with their first challenge, which also proved to be one of their greatest—they were ordered to defend the island against the insane, [[time travel]]ling future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Seacons gave a good account of themselves, merging into Piranacon for extra power, but ultimately, the team was defeated by their stronger adversary, only for Galvatron to reveal that he had not planned an attack at all, merely wishing to talk. Now, however, he claimed that Shockwave had made an enemy of him—although it was all part of a plan to destabilise his leadership.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Salvage jawbreaker.JPG|thumb|100px]]
''Seeking a weapon that could truly combat Galvatron, Shockwave sought out the former Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had been missing in action for some time. When what was believed to be his body (but was, in actuality, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of him]]) was located in the [[Thames|River Thames]] by entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]]), Overbite (operating under his original name of "Jawbreaker") was dispatched with some of the Decepticon jets to bring the body to Shockwave. Snaptrap subsequently repaired the clone’s physical damage, and aided Shockwave in using the [[psycho-probe]] to brainwash it into his service.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Following this, the Seacons departed Shockwave's service and joined with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the leader of the primary Earth-based Decepticon force. Ratbat had relocated the Decepticons’ island base to the [[Florida|Florida Keys]], disguising it as a holiday resort named "Club Con" to allow the Seacons to search the seabed for a sunken pirate ship, the treasure chest of which contained two Autobot tapes, [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]. The recovery mission was successful, but the tapes were then stolen by the Autobot Blaster, and the holidaymakers on the island had their peace and quiet rudely interrupted as the Seacons erupted from the ocean and attacked, searching for Blaster. In the ensuing battle, Blaster sent the tapes back to the depths of the oceans, encouraging the Seacons to call off the attack and head after them. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The tapes, it was revealed, were sent to Earth centuries ago to warn the Autobots there of the approaching threat posed by the [[Underbase]], a massive space-born information storehouse that could convey infinite power. Unfortunately, it was the Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who managed to attain the Underbase's power, turning on Autobot and Decepticon alike and attempting to conquer Earth. The Seacons were part of the attempted defence of [[New York City]], striking at Starscream from the East River, but were all deactivated by the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
A few years later, in the [[Earthforce]] era, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] found himself lacking in troops during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Seeking to acquire more warriors, he projected his mind back in time to Starscream's attack on New York, taking possession of Snaptrap in hopes of saving the Seacons from destruction so that they might serve him in the future. He was pursued by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], who prevented his scheme. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
After their destruction fighting the [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed and came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. In the years that followed, Snaptrap rose in the ranks of the Decepticons and eventually became one of Bludgeon's right-hand 'Cons. As Snaptrap took on greater responsibilities, Overbite was named Seacon sub-commander to oversee the group in his absence.

Despite his newfound position of power in Bludgeon's organization, Snaptrap and the Seacons betrayed their leader when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to lay claim to his throne. Acting in secret, Snaptrap fed information to Megatron's forces about Bludgeon's defenses. When [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] uncovered the leak, Snaptrap arranged for the trail to lead the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s instead of his men. On Bludgeon's orders, Snaptrap and the Seacons formed Piranacon and battled the Terrorcons as they formed [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Piranacon dismantled Abominus without revealing his secret. As Bludgeon prepared for Megatron's forces to attack, the Seacons formed Piranacon again and destroyed their leader with a mass compression cannon. With that, the Seacons and Bludgeon's Decepticons came back under the command of Megatron. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

The Seacons were aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' when the universe was destroyed and the ship was pulled into a nearby [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|parallel reality]]. Following the ship's crash on prehistoric Earth, Nautilator and Tentakil were trampled into pieces by a herd of buffalo while the rest adopted experimental energon-absorbing armor to cope with the ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} The two lost Seacons were replaced by [[Scylla]] {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the team's combined form became [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Following a battle with the Maximals, the Seacons were sucked through a dimensional rift created by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Left alone on Earth, in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase battles]] and lobotomised them so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Among this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]] were Tentakil, who fought [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Overbite, who fought the Autobots freshly arrived from Cybertron with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and Snaptrap, whose body was dropped into a large pit along with all of the other deactivated zombies and obliterated from orbit by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]''. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Some time after the Decepticons were driven back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator got into trouble with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The other Seacons helped him out by forming Piranacon, but the giant was defeated by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and would have been killed if not for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] interrupting the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} The Seacons had no problem with Serpent O.R. taking control of the Decepticon army, and helped capture a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] who were after their new leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Nautilator later guarded some of the captured humans, but being Nautilator, he failed miserably with this task. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|The Seacons were not combiners in this continuity.}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] was amongst the crowd at [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Gladiatorial combat|pit fight]] in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the war ended, a crew of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and including Seawing, [[Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s band and invaded the city of [[Sensensica]], capital of [[Temptoria]]. They established a base called the [[Battery]], where they turned the [[Temptorian|local population]] into [[energon]] through a process known as [[pink alchemy]] until the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew arrived and put an end to their operation with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Tentakil and Snap Trap both survived the battle, as they were later seen incarcerated in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|The Gloaming}} They were released by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and attempted to disrupt Megatron's trial at the [[Raskol Arena]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but their former leader refused to co-operate and they were quickly recaptured by the Autobots. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The Seacons were awoken from their slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and were brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A proliferation of Seacons and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Neptune]] forced the human-Autobot colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|More at home in a cotton candy machine than the ocean blue.]]
*'''Seacons''' (1988)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:The Seacons are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, combining to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but with a twist. The leader, Snaptrap, was sold boxed at the $12 price point, along with the [[combiner]] [[kibble]]. Instead of the usual four smaller carded $5-price point robots, however, the Seacons feature ''five'' smaller bots.

:The smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a free-standing "weapon mode" (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a [[combiner]], but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

:Much like the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] before them, the Seacons are extraordinarily chunky in both modes. The team is unified by its color scheme of aqua, fuchsia, lavender, purple and blue, with grey, black and chromed highlights. Eh, what can we tell ya, it was 1988.

===''Beast Wars''===
{{Main|Seacon (BWII)#Toys}}
Four of the five ''Beast Wars'' Seacons ([[Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander]], [[Coelagon]] and [[Halfshell]]) were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as their G1 predecessors (Overbite, Seawing, Skalor and Snaptrap, respectively) in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''. [[Scylla]] was still portrayed as a separate character and new team member, while ''Beast Wars'' [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]], as a whole, was repurposed as ''Classics'' [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]].

===Timelines===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|See that little platform under his foot? That's just a hint of how unstable he is.]]
[[File:Piranhacons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Alas, poor Archerbot. We hardly knew ye.]]
*'''Seacons''' (2008)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:This set was first revealed at [[OTFCC 2004]], as the original character "Piranhacons", a proposed [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 Seacon team. They were to be available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] Piranhaking set for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line. (At the time, Wal-Mart had recently had almost a half-dozen different ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' exclusive toys come out in the span of a month, and so they wanted the Piranhacon set to be in the mainline at the time instead of ''Universe''.) The toys were not taken by Wal-Mart and eventually made their way to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], who released the toys as the original [[character]]s in a giftset in 2008.

:Mold degradation is in evidence in this release.
{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
:All six Seacons were reissued as a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form along with five of the original weapon bases for the Targetmaster modes. This release saw some minor changes from the original in terms of plastic color used, namely Snaptrap's [[robot mode]] head being teal instead of black and Overbite's main body being magenta rather than purple. Snaptrap's sword has also been chromed out.

:Mold degradation from the TFCC release was still present, with Overbite suffering particularly badly (good luck trying to mount his weapon in shark mode or keeping his shark arms on). However, it seems some joints and pegs have been remolded to provide a better grip than the previous release, reducing but not eliminating the problem.
{{--}}

===Generations===
*''See [[Seacon (Masterforce)#Generations]]''

==Notes==
*Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys, some fans occasionally ([[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|incorrectly]]) opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', in keeping with the "three-or-more-syllables" naming convention of the "-con" subgroups before them.
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|The Seacons do their astronaut/Reservoir Dogs walk]]
*In addition to the fairly well-known renaming of Overbite to 'Jawbreaker' in "Enemy Action!", the UK comic stories also give all six Seacons, and Piranacon, an early, abandoned color scheme (blue, orange, and silver) versus the final teal, purple, and pink of the final production version. This color scheme was also seen in the first commercial featuring the Seacons, in both animation and the physical toys advertised. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyf28trZhg]
*In addition to the different colors, the UK art also sometimes omitted extraneous and intrusive arms and legs added to Seawing, Skalor, and Overbite/Jawbreaker's toy designs. The end result is that the fairly toy-accurate Seacons who turn up in "Club Con!" look markedly different from their UK predecessors... but since everyone's fantasizing over [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] in a bikini and trying to ignore the plot in that issue anyway, who cares?
*In US continuity, the Seacons were introduced in the first issue of the [[Underbase Saga]], and killed off in its last issue. Yes, it only took three months to go from "hot new toy" to "last year's product".
*The rocket platforms which appear in a Cybertronian club in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' are based on the Seacon's stabilizer boards.<ref>''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seacons| Seacon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Seacon (G1)

2020-10-11T20:10:27Z

Transfan 1992: /* Generation 1 */

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{{disambig3|Seacon}}
{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
:''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Just thought we'd all show up in our character models.]]
The six '''Seacons''' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from [[Earth]]. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelled 'Piranhacon').

The team consists of:

*The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], their team leader. He transforms into a snapping turtle (sort of).
*The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator]], who transforms into a lobster-monster.
*The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
*The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. With legs.
*The unhygienic and polluting [[Skalor]], a coelacanth with arms and legs.
*The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], an upright walking squid. Walking with... yep, you've got it.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
''The Seacons were created primarily for off-world combat on planets with water-based oceans.'' {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|#163's Grim Grams}}

''The Seacons were summoned to Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had them put their undersea abilities to use fortifying the Decepticons' [[Club Con|sub-aquatic island headquarters]]. Outfitted with Earth modes by Shockwave, the Seacons were going about their task when they met with their first challenge, which also proved to be one of their greatest—they were ordered to defend the island against the insane, [[time travel]]ling future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Seacons gave a good account of themselves, merging into Piranacon for extra power, but ultimately, the team was defeated by their stronger adversary, only for Galvatron to reveal that he had not planned an attack at all, merely wishing to talk. Now, however, he claimed that Shockwave had made an enemy of him—although it was all part of a plan to destabilise his leadership.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Salvage jawbreaker.JPG|thumb|100px]]
''Seeking a weapon that could truly combat Galvatron, Shockwave sought out the former Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had been missing in action for some time. When what was believed to be his body (but was, in actuality, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of him]]) was located in the [[Thames|River Thames]] by entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]]), Overbite (operating under his original name of "Jawbreaker") was dispatched with some of the Decepticon jets to bring the body to Shockwave. Snaptrap subsequently repaired the clone’s physical damage, and aided Shockwave in using the [[psycho-probe]] to brainwash it into his service.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Following this, the Seacons departed Shockwave's service and joined with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the leader of the primary Earth-based Decepticon force. Ratbat had relocated the Decepticons’ island base to the [[Florida|Florida Keys]], disguising it as a holiday resort named "Club Con" to allow the Seacons to search the seabed for a sunken pirate ship, the treasure chest of which contained two Autobot tapes, [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]. The recovery mission was successful, but the tapes were then stolen by the Autobot Blaster, and the holidaymakers on the island had their peace and quiet rudely interrupted as the Seacons erupted from the ocean and attacked, searching for Blaster. In the ensuing battle, Blaster sent the tapes back to the depths of the oceans, encouraging the Seacons to call off the attack and head after them. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The tapes, it was revealed, were sent to Earth centuries ago to warn the Autobots there of the approaching threat posed by the [[Underbase]], a massive space-born information storehouse that could convey infinite power. Unfortunately, it was the Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who managed to attain the Underbase's power, turning on Autobot and Decepticon alike and attempting to conquer Earth. The Seacons were part of the attempted defence of [[New York City]], striking at Starscream from the East River, but were all deactivated by the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
A few years later, in the [[Earthforce]] era, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] found himself lacking in troops during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Seeking to acquire more warriors, he projected his mind back in time to Starscream's attack on New York, taking possession of Snaptrap in hopes of saving the Seacons from destruction so that they might serve him in the future. He was pursued by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], who prevented his scheme. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
After their destruction fighting the [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed and came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. In the years that followed, Snaptrap rose in the ranks of the Decepticons and eventually became one of Bludgeon's right-hand 'Cons. As Snaptrap took on greater responsibilities, Overbite was named Seacon sub-commander to oversee the group in his absence.

Despite his newfound position of power in Bludgeon's organization, Snaptrap and the Seacons betrayed their leader when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to lay claim to his throne. Acting in secret, Snaptrap fed information to Megatron's forces about Bludgeon's defenses. When [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] uncovered the leak, Snaptrap arranged for the trail to lead the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s instead of his men. On Bludgeon's orders, Snaptrap and the Seacons formed Piranacon and battled the Terrorcons as they formed [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Piranacon dismantled Abominus without revealing his secret. As Bludgeon prepared for Megatron's forces to attack, the Seacons formed Piranacon again and destroyed their leader with a mass compression cannon. With that, the Seacons and Bludgeon's Decepticons came back under the command of Megatron. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

The Seacons were aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' when the universe was destroyed and the ship was pulled into a nearby [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|parallel reality]]. Following the ship's crash on prehistoric Earth, Nautilator and Tentakil were trampled into pieces by a herd of buffalo while the rest adopted experimental energon-absorbing armor to cope with the ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} The two lost Seacons were replaced by [[Scylla]] {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the team's combined form became [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Following a battle with the Maximals, the Seacons were sucked through a dimensional rift created by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Left alone on Earth, in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase battles]] and lobotomised them so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Among this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]] were Tentakil, who fought [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Overbite, who fought the Autobots freshly arrived from Cybertron with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and Snaptrap, whose body was dropped into a large pit along with all of the other deactivated zombies and obliterated from orbit by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]''. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Some time after the Decepticons were driven back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator got into trouble with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The other Seacons helped him out by forming Piranacon, but the giant was defeated by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and would have been killed if not for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] interrupting the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} The Seacons had no problem with Serpent O.R. taking control of the Decepticon army, and helped capture a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] who were after their new leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Nautilator later guarded some of the captured humans, but being Nautilator, he failed miserably with this task. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|The Seacons were not combiners in this continuity.}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] was amongst the crowd at [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Gladiatorial combat|pit fight]] in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the war ended, a crew of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and including Seawing, [[Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s band and invaded the city of [[Sensensica]], capital of [[Temptoria]]. They established a base called the [[Battery]], where they turned the [[Temptorian|local population]] into [[energon]] through a process known as [[pink alchemy]] until the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew arrived and put an end to their operation with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Tentakil and Snap Trap both survived the battle, as they were later seen incarcerated in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|The Gloaming}} They were released by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and attempted to disrupt Megatron's trial at the [[Raskol Arena]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but their former leader refused to co-operate and they were quickly recaptured by the Autobots. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The Seacons were awoken from their slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and were brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A proliferation of Seacons and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Neptune]] forced the human-Autobot colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|More at home in a cotton candy machine than the ocean blue.]]
*'''Seacons''' (1988)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:The Seacons are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, combining to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but with a twist. The leader, Snaptrap, was sold boxed at the $12 price point, along with the [[combiner]] [[kibble]]. Instead of the usual four smaller carded $5-price point robots, however, the Seacons feature ''five'' smaller bots.

:The smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a free-standing "weapon mode" (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a [[combiner]], but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

:Much like the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] before them, the Seacons are extraordinarily chunky in both modes. The team is unified by its color scheme of aqua, fuchsia, lavender, purple and blue, with grey, black and chromed highlights. Eh, what can we tell ya, it was 1988.

===''Beast Wars''===
{{Main|Seacons (BWII)#Toys}}
{{note|[[Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander]], [[Coelagon]] and [[Halfshell]] were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Overbite, Seawing, Skalor and Snaptrap, respectively, in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''. [[Scylla]] was still portrayed as a separate character and new team member, while ''Beast Wars'' [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]], as a whole, was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Classics'' [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]].}}

===Timelines===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|See that little platform under his foot? That's just a hint of how unstable he is.]]
[[File:Piranhacons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Alas, poor Archerbot. We hardly knew ye.]]
*'''Seacons''' (2008)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:This set was first revealed at [[OTFCC 2004]], as the original character "Piranhacons", a proposed [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 Seacon team. They were to be available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] Piranhaking set for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line. (At the time, Wal-Mart had recently had almost a half-dozen different ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' exclusive toys come out in the span of a month, and so they wanted the Piranhacon set to be in the mainline at the time instead of ''Universe''.) The toys were not taken by Wal-Mart and eventually made their way to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], who released the toys as the original [[character]]s in a giftset in 2008.

:Mold degradation is in evidence in this release.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
:All six Seacons were reissued as a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form along with five of the original weapon bases for the Targetmaster modes. This release saw some minor changes from the original in terms of plastic color used, namely Snaptrap's [[robot mode]] head being teal instead of black and Overbite's main body being magenta rather than purple. Snaptrap's sword has also been chromed out.

:Mold degradation from the TFCC release was still present, with Overbite suffering particularly badly (good luck trying to mount his weapon in shark mode or keeping his shark arms on). However, it seems some joints and pegs have been remolded to provide a better grip than the previous release, reducing but not eliminating the problem.
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===Generations===
*''See [[Seacon (Masterforce)#Generations]]''

==Notes==
*Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys, some fans occasionally ([[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|incorrectly]]) opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', in keeping with the "three-or-more-syllables" naming convention of the "-con" subgroups before them.
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|The Seacons do their astronaut/Reservoir Dogs walk]]
*In addition to the fairly well-known renaming of Overbite to 'Jawbreaker' in "Enemy Action!", the UK comic stories also give all six Seacons, and Piranacon, an early, abandoned color scheme (blue, orange, and silver) versus the final teal, purple, and pink of the final production version. This color scheme was also seen in the first commercial featuring the Seacons, in both animation and the physical toys advertised. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyf28trZhg]
*In addition to the different colors, the UK art also sometimes omitted extraneous and intrusive arms and legs added to Seawing, Skalor, and Overbite/Jawbreaker's toy designs. The end result is that the fairly toy-accurate Seacons who turn up in "Club Con!" look markedly different from their UK predecessors... but since everyone's fantasizing over [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] in a bikini and trying to ignore the plot in that issue anyway, who cares?
*In US continuity, the Seacons were introduced in the first issue of the [[Underbase Saga]], and killed off in its last issue. Yes, it only took three months to go from "hot new toy" to "last year's product".
*The rocket platforms which appear in a Cybertronian club in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' are based on the Seacon's stabilizer boards.<ref>''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seacons| Seacon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Transformers: Armada (cartoon)

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[[File:Galactic Heroes Cybertron.jpg|thumb|400px]]
'''''Transformers: Armada''''', known as '''''Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers Micron Densetsu''''' (超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマーマイクロン伝説 "Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Legends of the Microns") in Japan, is a ''Transformers'' cartoon series that ran from [[2002]]–[[2003]], in support of the franchise of the same name. Animation for the series was produced by [[Actas Inc.]] (with animation for the Japanese [[title sequence]] being produced by [[Raretrick]]). The series initiated a total continuity reboot, setting up a brand new ''Transformers'' universe separate from any previous storyline. Together with its two sequels, ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'', this continuity family is now known as the [[Unicron Trilogy]].

''Micron Densetsu'' has the [[Japanese themes|opening songs]] "[[Transformer: Dream Again|TRANSFORMER -Dream Again-]]" and "[[Transformers: Kōtetsu no Yūki|Transformers ~Kōtetsu no Yūki~]]", with the ending songs "[[Never Ending Road]]" and "[[Don't Give Up!!]]".

:''Followed by: [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
** [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
**[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] ([[Brent Miller]])
**[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
**[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]]
* [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] ([[Brian Dobson]])
**[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] ([[Ward Perry]])
**[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]]
* [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] ([[Sam Vincent]])
**[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]]
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen/Hoist]] ([[Dale Wilson]])
**[[Liftor]]
*[[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron/Galvatron]] ([[David Kaye]])
**[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] ([[Don Brown]])
**[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]]
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] ([[Alvin Sanders]])
**[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
**[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]
* [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] ([[Colin Murdoch]])
**[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]]
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] ([[Doug Parker]])
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] ([[Michael Daingerfield]])

|c3=
* [[Rad White]] ([[Kirby Morrow]])
* [[Alexis Thi Dang]] ([[Tabitha St. Germain]])
* [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] ([[Andrew Francis]])
* [[Carlos Lopez]] ([[Matt Hill]])
* [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] ([[Tony Sampson]])

|c4=
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] ([[Paul Dobson]], [[Mark Acheson]])
**[[Mirror]] (Paul Dobson)
***[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
*[[Unicron]] ([[Mark Acheson]])
*[[Narrator]] ([[Jim Conrad]])

|h5=[[Mini-Con]]s|c5=
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]: [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (?)
** [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] ([[Terry Klassen]])
** [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (?)
** [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (?)
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]: [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]
** [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]]
** [[Runway (Armada)|Runway]]
** [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]
* [[Race Mini-Con Team]]: [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]
** [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]
** [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]
** [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]
* [[Space Mini-Con Team]]: [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]
** [[Astroscope]]
** [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]
** [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]
* [[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]]
* [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]]
* [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]]
* [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]]
* [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]
* [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]
* [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]
* [[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]]
* [[Iceberg]]
* [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]]
* [[Oceanglide]]
* [[Oval]]
* [[Spiral]]
* [[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]]
* [[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]]
* [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]]
* [[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]]
*[[Unicron of Light]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Major locations==
* [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], U.S.A.
* [[High Desert]]
* [[Cybertron Base (Armada)|Cybertron Base]] (Autobot HQ)
* [[Cosmoscope Research Center]]
* [[Mount Astrogate]]
* [[Lunar Base (Armada)|Lunar Base]] (Decepticon HQ)
* [[Cybertron (planet)#Unicron Trilogy|Cybertron]]

==Storyline==
[[File:Alliance-Unicronmoon.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''Armada''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s universe is most distinguished by the presence and importance of [[Mini-Con]]s, a race of human-sized Transformers that, when "[[powerlinx]]ed" to their larger brethren, would unleash a flood of energy. Because of the great potential for their exploitation, the Mini-Cons attempt to abstain from the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] war and flee [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], crashing on [[Earth]] and the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. When some Mini-Cons are accidentally reactivated in [[2010]] by clumsy teenagers, a beacon alerts both the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron, who track them to Earth and continue their battle here.

Mini-Cons can also form powerful weapons, which Megatron wants his greedy mitts on. Eventually, new recruits for the two factions appear, and the Transformers find out Unicron created the Mini-Cons, and is planning to feed on the hatred developed by the Transformers battling, and the Autobots and Decepticons unite to defeat the bigger bad.
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==Production==
''Armada'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be co-developed in the United States and Japan. The show was produced in Japan with animation by [[Actas Inc.]], but the English localization by [[Voicebox Productions]] was the first to reach air; the "original" Japanese version was not broadcast in its home country until six months after the American premiere. Following a summer hiatus of the American broadcast in 2003, the "Hydra Cannon" episodes and the beginning of the Unicron Battles arc debuted on [[Canada|Canadian]] television, while the final nine episode of the series first aired in the [[United Kingdom]]. Even the Japanese versions of most of these post-hiatus episodes were aired in Japan ahead of the United States, except for the final three; these were burned off as part of a week-long run of daily broadcasts on Cartoon Network just two weeks before the Japanese broadcast of the series concluded.

When ''Armada'' was first announced, an unnamed Hasbro source was quoted as claiming [[Mainframe Entertainment]] had been "tapped" to make the show. Sadly, this didn't happen.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/infozone/armada.php The 2002 Armada page at Seibertron]</ref>

==Criticisms==
[[File:TacticianMiniConChanges.jpg|thumb|250px|Between the American (top) and Japanese (bottom) airings, the entire back row of Mini-Cons was changed or recolored.]]
The English dub of ''Armada'' was plagued with errors—not deliberate changes in premise and dialogue (although those did exist), or other things that would make a typical anime fan claim the dub was "bad", but genuine, quantifiable technical faults on a scripting and production level that make it clear the show was put together hastily and haphazardly, and was, ultimately, simply not up to modern broadcast standards when it was released. Most explicit are the repeated instances of characters being referred to with the wrong name, particularly the Mini-Cons, but evidence strongly suggesting that many scripts were translated only very roughly, and never given proper re-writes to either adapt them for a Western audience, or to even check if they actually corroborated what was happening on-screen. Characters give long, rambling, semi-coherent monologues, react strangely to one another's dialogue, have very disjointed "conversations", reiterate obvious plot points to one another, and repeatedly use stock phrases such as "Hey, wait up!" Moments of intended silence are filled with babble, especially the dreaded "Uh?" every time a character reacts to anything.

''Armada'' is also well known for its widely fluctuating animation quality. Many of its episodes are ''riddled'' with not only animation errors, but woefully frequent, badly-drawn, off-model artwork that puts even some of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]'s infamous animation errors to shame. ''Some'' of this animation was cleaned up for the show's later broadcast in Japan. The most publicized example is the episode "[[Linkup]]", which featured some significantly altered and corrected animation. Smaller alterations were made in many episodes, such as changing incongruous Mini-Con lineups or fixing blatant coloring mistakes, such as Cyclonus being colored as Demolishor for one scene in "[[Swoop (episode)|Swoop]]." However, on the whole it is not ''nearly'' as different as internet pundits may lead you to believe; most of the badly-drawn, off-model art remains unchanged. Generally speaking, it looks pretty much as bad in Japanese as it does in English.

[[File:Dotscream.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]

These problems are generally understood to be due in large part to an extremely rushed production schedule—a fact that should be obvious when one realizes that ''Armada'' was an English dub of a Japanese series that was not ready to air until ''six months after the dub premiered''. The cause of this rush job is still under speculation, but there appear to be two primary suspects:

* It was allegedly claimed that initial plans called for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] to supply character models for the series, but that never materialized, possibly throwing off production schedules.
* [[Cartoon Network]], the channel that aired the show, reportedly would not sign off on the series without a certain number of episodes already finished, forcing a rush job to get the cartoon out to coincide with the toy line's release.

Debuting with a premiere three-part "movie" at the same time as the 21st century reinventions of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and ''Masters of the Universe'', the immediately-apparent twin flaws in dubbing and animation led ''Armada'' to stumble out of the gate into a torrent of hatred from the internet fandom that stands out as one of the rare moments in fan history when everyone seemed to be on the same page. Flak continued to pile up as the first quarter of the series proved to be a sequence of repetitive one-shot adventures in which the same small groups of Autobots and Decepticons hunt for Mini-Cons in one episode after another. The threat of Unicron, as well as the gradually expanding cast, eventually led to more wide-ranging stories, in particular a well-received story arc centering on Starscream, but the consistently poor animation and dubbing, coupled with the fact that by the time these stories came around, the show had been consigned to the 6am "death slot" on Cartoon Network, meant the show never truly recovered in the eyes of adult fans. In the grand scheme of things, it is only the existence of ''Armada''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s even-''worse''-received sequel, ''Energon'', that keeps it from being widely considered the worst Transformers TV series ever.

All of this, however, did not stop the toyline being a runaway success, spawning a new generation of Transformers fans for whom ''Armada'' was the gateway into the franchise. So, it's got that going for it, historically speaking.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Armada episodes}}

{{collist|4|
#[[First Encounter]]
#[[Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis]]
#[[Base]]
#[[Comrade]]
#[[Soldier (episode)|Soldier]]
#[[Jungle]]
#[[Carnival]]
#[[Palace]]
#[[Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation]]
#[[Underground (episode)|Underground]]
#[[Ruin]]
#[[Prehistory]]
#[[Swoop (episode)|Swoop]]
#[[Overmatch]]
#[[Gale]]
#[[Credulous]]
#[[Conspiracy]]
#[[Trust (Armada)|Trust]]
#[[Vacation]]
#[[Reinforcement]]
#[[Decisive Battle]]
#[[Vow]]
#[[Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion]]
#[[Chase (episode)|Chase]]
#[[Tactician]]
#[[Linkup]]
#[[Detection]]{{dag|red}}
#[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]
#[[Desperate]]
#[[Runaway]]
#[[Past]]
#[[Past II]]
#[[Sacrifice]]
#[[Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration]]
#[[Rescue]]
#[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]
#[[Crack (episode)|Crack]]
#[[Threaten]]
#[[Crisis (Armada)|Crisis]]
}}

===The Unicron Battles===
{{collist|4|
#[[Remorse]]
#[[Depart]]
#[[Miracle]]
#[[Puppet]]
#[[Uprising (Armada)|Uprising]]
#[[Dash (episode)|Dash]]
#[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]
#[[Portent]]
#[[Cramp]]
#[[Alliance]]
#[[Union]]
#[[Origin]]
#[[Mortal Combat]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Home video releases==
{{anchor|DVD}}
===''Micron Densetsu''===
{{main|Columbia Music Entertainment}}
The ''Micron Densetsu'' version of ''Armada'' was released on DVD by Columbia Music Entertainment in [[Japan]] while the series was still on air for a total of thirteen volumes. Initial releases of each volume included a bonus Mini-Con figure and [[Linkage (comic)|an original comic side story]] which helped to fill in some of the series's gaps.
[[File:Tf micron legend vol 01.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 1 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 2 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 3 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 4 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 5 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 6 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 7 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 8 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 9 (2003)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 10 (2004)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 11 (2004)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 12 (2004)
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' 13 (2004)

{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
Geneon Universal Entertainment will release the entire episodes in one set.
*''Transformers: Micron Densetsu'' DVD Set (2016)
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===''Armada''===
====United Kingdom====
{{main|Universal}}
[[File:Armada Collector's Edition DVD.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Universal released several DVD collections of ''Armada'' in the UK.
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:01 (2003)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:02 (2003)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:03 (2005)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Triple Collection (2005)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:04 (2005)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Collector's Edition (2007)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Bumper Double DVD Collection (2008)
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====Australia====
{{main|Warner Bros.}}
Warner Music Video released a random assortment of ''Armada'' DVD collections in Australia.
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:02 (2003)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:04 (2003)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:09 (2003)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:10 (2003)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:14 (2003)
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====United States====
{{main|Rhino Entertainment}}
[[File:KidRhinoTransformersArmadaPart1.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Kid Rhino released a few DVD collections in the United States, before releasing the entire series in two box sets.
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Best Battles (2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Flashbacks (2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Battle for the Mini-Cons ([[June 22]], 2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Power of the Mini-Cons ([[June 22]], 2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Best of the Autobots (2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Best of the Decepticons (2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One (2004)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two (2006)

:Additionally, three episodes were released by [[Tiger Electronics]] as a boxed set for their Video Now system.
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{{main|Shout! Factory}}
Shout! Factory released the complete series on an eight-disc DVD set in 2014.
*''Transformers Armada'': The Complete Series (2014)
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===Italy===
{{main|Cinehollywood}}
Cinehollywood released the first half of the series in Italy in a series of 9 DVDs, with 3 episodes in each of them.

*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 01 - Primo contatto (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 02 - Gioco di squadra (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 03 - Il confronto (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 04 - Scontro sotterraneo (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 05 - La Spada Stellare (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 06 - La trappola (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 07 - Battaglia decisiva (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 08 - Ribellione (2002)
*''Transformers Armada'' Volume 09 - Piano di battaglia (2002)

====Germany====
{{main|New KSM}}
KSMFilm released two DVD boxsets in Germany, each including 26 episodes with German and English audio. A complete collection of the series was released in 2011.
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One (2008)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two (2009)
*''Transformers: Armada'' — Superbox (2011)

====Russia====
{{main|Union Video}}
Union Video released a DVD collection in Russia.

====China====
{{main|Sihaiyizu Release}}
Sihaiyizu Release released a full DVD collection in China in 2006.

====South Korea====
There is no known video or DVD release of the Korean dub. It aired on weekly on SBS from December 20, 2004, officially ending at episode 39.<ref>https://namu.wiki/w/%ED%8A%B8%EB%9E%9C%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%EB%A8%B8%20%EC%95%84%EB%A7%88%EB%8B%A4</ref>
{{--}}

==Foreign names==
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Léitíng Jiànduì''''' (China, 变形金刚：雷霆舰队, "Transformers: Thunder Fleet")
*''Korean:'' '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론, "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Knight/6670/my_micron/armada-legend.html Site comparing animation differences between ''Armada'' and ''Micron Densetsu'']

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[[Category:Television series]]

Talk:Sideswipe (G2)

2020-10-10T21:34:42Z

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==Merge?==
They're both similar enough, they may look different, but both are technically clones of the original Sideswipe, both are technically G2 Sideswipe-as-separate-characters, and even the new toy could be viewed as a "retcon" to tie the two together. It's not like the two exist in the same continuity, so they can easily be alternate versions of eachother, with any differences in origin being chalked up to being akin to similarly different origins of G1 Marvel and cartoon Grimlock.[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] ([[User talk:Transfan 1992|talk]]) 08:14, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
::Heck, I'd take it a step further and suggest we also merge [[Sideswipe clone (G1)]], while we're at it. Different design, different origin, but could easily be seen as an alternate universe equivalent.[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] ([[User talk:Transfan 1992|talk]]) 08:19, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
:::I believe trying to put all of these Sideswipe “Clones" on the same page would be more confusing than helpful and I think the amount of technicallys you used kind of points to that. And admittedly some of the connections are fairly loose. Notably saying the IDW is similar enough to the G2 clone, since the IDW one isn’t a clone, but a naturally born Cybertronian Arcee named Sideswipe to honor her deceased friend’s memory, instead of being genetically crafted by mad science. And with the other Sideswipe Clone, if I understand it right, it’s not it’s own being, but rather built specifically to imitate Sideswipe, like the Optimus clone from the cartoon. [[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 08:37, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
::::The differences in origin, with IDW being a natural born cybertronian rather than clone, could be chalked up to different origins like G1 Grimlock being from Cybertron in Marvel and built on Earth. Even so, both the other Sideswipes are explicitly evil clones of the original.[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] ([[User talk:Transfan 1992|talk]]) 08:44, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
:::::In your example, all of those Grimlocks are different takes on what is roughly the same character. Barber wasn't thinking of the G2 clone when he came up with the IDW child, nor were Wittenrich and Sinclair thinking of the Sideswipe clone from the storybook. All this would do is muddle things unnecessarily. [[User:Star Spangled Sam|Star Spangled Sam]] ([[User talk:Star Spangled Sam|talk]]) 09:22, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
: Don't we often merge seemingly unrelated concepts alot of the time due to similarities? Alot of movie pages of characters were merged because they had similar toys or appearances in comics despite having different appearances, personalities and roles that could never be compatible with eachother.[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] ([[User talk:Transfan 1992|talk]]) 14:32, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
::We can always just make a note at the bottom?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] ([[User talk:Transfan 1992|talk]]) 14:34, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
: I'm not really onboard with this proposal; I can maybe see the value of merging IDW Sideswipe with the G2 one, but not the storybook one. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:38, 10 October 2020 (EDT)
:: If anything the toy "retcons" the former two together, after all it's not like both clones appeared in BWU or something where we'd definitely have to say they're separate characters.[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] ([[User talk:Transfan 1992|talk]]) 17:34, 10 October 2020 (EDT)

Talk:Sideswipe (G2)

2020-10-10T18:34:58Z

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Talk:Sideswipe (G2)

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I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robot Heroes'' storybook from IDW|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' storybook|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)}}

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Robot Heroes (comic)|The Transformers: Robot Heroes]]''
|next=
|title="I Am Optimus Prime"
|image=Robot Heroes I am Optimus Prime cover.jpg
|caption=I'm Japanese.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|ISBN=ISBN 1600104401 
ISBN 978-1600104404
|date=[[June 10]], [[2009]]
|written by=[[Chris Ryall]]
|illustrated by=[[Joe & Rob Sharp]]
|pagecount=32pp
|continuity=[[Robot Heroes (comic)|Robot Heroes]]
}}

'''The cute heroic Autobots fight against the cute evil Decepticons!'''

==Synopsis==
Optimus Prime narrates his story: In deep space, there is a planet called Cybertron, where he was created. He leads the Autobots and holds the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was created and given by [[Primus]]. Optimus and his friends go search for [[Energon]], traveling to the planet [[Earth]]. They land on Earth, hide their ship underwater and take on disguises.

[[Image:IDW I am Optimus Prime battle.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Autobot family photo album left much to be desired.]]
The evil Decepticons also want the Energon for themselves. Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Decepticon leader, were once friends, but now Megatron wants to rule the Galaxy. The Decepticons follow the Autobots on their warship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. He brings along his own army and battles the Autobots. The Autobots are victorious with the help of their new [[human|human allies]]. They know their enemies will return, but they'll be waiting to defend the Earth from the evil Decepticons. Optimus then concludes that they are proud to be Autobots, to be Transformers.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (4)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (7)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (8)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (6)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (14)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (16)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (17)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (5, silhouette)
*human allies (18)
}}

==Notes==
* According to [[Marcelo Matere]], who did a page test for the book but wasn't ultimately chosen to illustrate the book, the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' branding was applied to the book later into its production. <ref>http://fav.me/d25w23e</ref> That would explain why Drift and Ratchet are present even though they didn't get ''Robot Heroes'' toys.
* Primus is stated to be the first Transformer who gave the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, rather than it being handed down through the Prime lineage. Such an idea would be somewhat revisited in the [[Aligned continuity family]], where Optimus/Orion Pax got the Matrix straight from the [[Core]] of Cybertron, with previous Primes being "imposters".
* Bumblebee's robot form is based on his Generation 1 form, except he transforms into a vehicle mode quite similar to movie [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s, complete with racing stripes.
* Optimus Prime's vehicle mode is his original form, only now with a long nose.
* Soundwave is described as transforming into a boom-box, yet his alternate mode is still his original micro-cassette recorder form.
* When asked on Twitter, author Chris Ryall confirmed the Autobots' three human allies as being based on [[Verity Carlo]], [[Hunter O'Nion]], and [[Jimmy Pink]], though his "art direction" did not extend to saying which human male was supposed to be which.<ref>https://twitter.com/chris_ryall/status/433379960032473089</ref> Maybe Jimmy Pink is the one in the pink shirt..?
* Drift's colors change abruptly from a blue base with yellow highlights to a gray base with red highlights.
* Drift defeats Starscream by shoving him over a tripwire held by the humans, sending him falling comically into a lake. This is adorably awesome.

===Errors===
* The Autobots' ship is said to be deep underwater—except that it's clearly shown in the side of a mountain on the next page.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 storybooks]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

Sideswipe clone (G1)

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{Merge|Sideswipe (G2)|See [[Talk: Sideswipe (IDW)#Merge?]]}}
{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
{{disambig2|the clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe|the twin clones of movieverse Sideswipe|Sideswipe clone (SR)}}
:''The Sideswipe clone is a [[Decepticon]] [[drone]] from the [[St. Michael|St. Michael Story Books portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Councilorcrabtree.jpg|thumb|300px]]

The '''Sideswipe clone''' is a duplicate of the real Sideswipe, indistinguishable to the casual observer. Unlike the real Sideswipe, he is made out of a special ore only found on [[Carob Island]]. Oh, and he's also unconditionally loyal to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] thanks to the latter's reprogramming. He was built thanks to the mechanical expertise of Madame [[Cee]].

==Fiction==
===Deadly Paradise===
The Sideswipe clone was created with the sole purpose in mind to frame the real Sideswipe. Under Megatron's command, he was sent to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in broad daylight in front of plenty of witnesses. His deed done, the Sideswipe clone then took off, never to be seen again. He did leave a little piece of himself behind though, which allowed the Autobots to solve the mystery of his existence. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

==Notes==
* The Sideswipe clone is never pictured throughout the storybook, as his part of the story is told exclusively through the testimony of eyewitnesses. Considering that he looks exactly like Sideswipe, who is pictured in the book, however, it doesn't take much imagination to picture him.

==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]

[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Sideswipe clone (G1)

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{Merge|Sideswipe (G2)|See [[Talk: Sideswipe (IDW)#Merge?]]}}
{{disambig|Sideswipe}}
{{disambig2|the clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe|the twin clones of movieverse Sideswipe|Sideswipe clone (SR)}}
:''The Sideswipe clone is a [[Decepticon]] [[drone]] from the [[St. Michael|St. Michael Story Books portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Councilorcrabtree.jpg|thumb|300px]]

The '''Sideswipe clone''' is a duplicate of the real Sideswipe, indistinguishable to the casual observer. Unlike the real Sideswipe, he is made out of a special ore only found on [[Carob Island]]. Oh, and he's also unconditionally loyal to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] thanks to the latter's reprogramming. He was built thanks to the mechanical expertise of Madame [[Cee]].

==Fiction==
===Deadly Paradise===
The Sideswipe clone was created with the sole purpose in mind to frame the real Sideswipe. Under Megatron's command, he was sent to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in broad daylight in front of plenty of witnesses. His deed done, the Sideswipe clone then took off, never to be seen again. He did leave a little piece of himself behind though, which allowed the Autobots to solve the mystery of his existence. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

==Notes==
* The Sideswipe clone is never pictured throughout the storybook, as his part of the story is told exclusively through the testimony of eyewitnesses. Considering that he looks exactly like Sideswipe, who is pictured in the book, however, it doesn't take much imagination to picture him.

==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]

[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Talk:Sideswipe (G2)

2020-10-10T12:44:56Z

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Seacon (G1)

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{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig3|Seacon}}
{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
:''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Just thought we'd all show up in our character models.]]
The six '''Seacons''' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from [[Earth]]. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelled 'Piranhacon').

The team consists of:

*The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], their team leader. He transforms into a snapping turtle (sort of).
*The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator]], who transforms into a lobster-monster.
*The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
*The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. With legs.
*The unhygienic and polluting [[Skalor]], a coelacanth with arms and legs.
*The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], an upright walking squid. Walking with... yep, you've got it.

In atleast [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|one timeline]], where Tentakil and Nautilator were both killed, [[Scylla]] joined as a replacement member, reformatting Piranacon into [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]] as a result.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
''The Seacons were created primarily for off-world combat on planets with water-based oceans.'' {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|#163's Grim Grams}}

''The Seacons were summoned to Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had them put their undersea abilities to use fortifying the Decepticons' [[Club Con|sub-aquatic island headquarters]]. Outfitted with Earth modes by Shockwave, the Seacons were going about their task when they met with their first challenge, which also proved to be one of their greatest—they were ordered to defend the island against the insane, [[time travel]]ling future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Seacons gave a good account of themselves, merging into Piranacon for extra power, but ultimately, the team was defeated by their stronger adversary, only for Galvatron to reveal that he had not planned an attack at all, merely wishing to talk. Now, however, he claimed that Shockwave had made an enemy of him—although it was all part of a plan to destabilise his leadership.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Salvage jawbreaker.JPG|thumb|100px]]
''Seeking a weapon that could truly combat Galvatron, Shockwave sought out the former Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had been missing in action for some time. When what was believed to be his body (but was, in actuality, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of him]]) was located in the [[Thames|River Thames]] by entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]]), Overbite (operating under his original name of "Jawbreaker") was dispatched with some of the Decepticon jets to bring the body to Shockwave. Snaptrap subsequently repaired the clone’s physical damage, and aided Shockwave in using the [[psycho-probe]] to brainwash it into his service.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Following this, the Seacons departed Shockwave's service and joined with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the leader of the primary Earth-based Decepticon force. Ratbat had relocated the Decepticons’ island base to the [[Florida|Florida Keys]], disguising it as a holiday resort named "Club Con" to allow the Seacons to search the seabed for a sunken pirate ship, the treasure chest of which contained two Autobot tapes, [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]. The recovery mission was successful, but the tapes were then stolen by the Autobot Blaster, and the holidaymakers on the island had their peace and quiet rudely interrupted as the Seacons erupted from the ocean and attacked, searching for Blaster. In the ensuing battle, Blaster sent the tapes back to the depths of the oceans, encouraging the Seacons to call off the attack and head after them. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The tapes, it was revealed, were sent to Earth centuries ago to warn the Autobots there of the approaching threat posed by the [[Underbase]], a massive space-born information storehouse that could convey infinite power. Unfortunately, it was the Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who managed to attain the Underbase's power, turning on Autobot and Decepticon alike and attempting to conquer Earth. The Seacons were part of the attempted defence of [[New York City]], striking at Starscream from the East River, but were all deactivated by the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
A few years later, in the [[Earthforce]] era, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] found himself lacking in troops during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Seeking to acquire more warriors, he projected his mind back in time to Starscream's attack on New York, taking possession of Snaptrap in hopes of saving the Seacons from destruction so that they might serve him in the future. He was pursued by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], who prevented his scheme. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
After their destruction fighting the [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed and came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. In the years that followed, Snaptrap rose in the ranks of the Decepticons and eventually became one of Bludgeon's right-hand 'Cons. As Snaptrap took on greater responsibilities, Overbite was named Seacon sub-commander to oversee the group in his absence.

Despite his newfound position of power in Bludgeon's organization, Snaptrap and the Seacons betrayed their leader when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to lay claim to his throne. Acting in secret, Snaptrap fed information to Megatron's forces about Bludgeon's defenses. When [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] uncovered the leak, Snaptrap arranged for the trail to lead the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s instead of his men. On Bludgeon's orders, Snaptrap and the Seacons formed Piranacon and battled the Terrorcons as they formed [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Piranacon dismantled Abominus without revealing his secret. As Bludgeon prepared for Megatron's forces to attack, the Seacons formed Piranacon again and destroyed their leader with a mass compression cannon. With that, the Seacons and Bludgeon's Decepticons came back under the command of Megatron. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

The Seacons were aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' when the universe was destroyed and the ship was pulled into a nearby [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|parallel reality]]. Following the ship's crash on prehistoric Earth, Nautilator and Tentakil were trampled into pieces by a herd of buffalo while the rest adopted experimental energon-absorbing armor to cope with the ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} The two lost Seacons were replaced by [[Scylla]] {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the team's combined form became [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Following a battle with the Maximals, the Seacons were sucked through a dimensional rift created by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Left alone on Earth, in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase battles]] and lobotomised them so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Among this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]] were Tentakil, who fought [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Overbite, who fought the Autobots freshly arrived from Cybertron with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and Snaptrap, whose body was dropped into a large pit along with all of the other deactivated zombies and obliterated from orbit by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]''. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Some time after the Decepticons were driven back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator got into trouble with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The other Seacons helped him out by forming Piranacon, but the giant was defeated by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and would have been killed if not for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] interrupting the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} The Seacons had no problem with Serpent O.R. taking control of the Decepticon army, and helped capture a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] who were after their new leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Nautilator later guarded some of the captured humans, but being Nautilator, he failed miserably with this task. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|The Seacons were not combiners in this continuity.}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] was amongst the crowd at [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Gladiatorial combat|pit fight]] in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the war ended, a crew of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and including Seawing, [[Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s band and invaded the city of [[Sensensica]], capital of [[Temptoria]]. They established a base called the [[Battery]], where they turned the [[Temptorian|local population]] into [[energon]] through a process known as [[pink alchemy]] until the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew arrived and put an end to their operation with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Tentakil and Snap Trap both survived the battle, as they were later seen incarcerated in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|The Gloaming}} They were released by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and attempted to disrupt Megatron's trial at the [[Raskol Arena]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but their former leader refused to co-operate and they were quickly recaptured by the Autobots. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The Seacons were awoken from their slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and were brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A proliferation of Seacons and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Neptune]] forced the human-Autobot colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|More at home in a cotton candy machine than the ocean blue.]]
*'''Seacons''' (1988)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:The Seacons are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, combining to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but with a twist. The leader, Snaptrap, was sold boxed at the $12 price point, along with the [[combiner]] [[kibble]]. Instead of the usual four smaller carded $5-price point robots, however, the Seacons feature ''five'' smaller bots.

:The smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a free-standing "weapon mode" (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a [[combiner]], but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

:Much like the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] before them, the Seacons are extraordinarily chunky in both modes. The team is unified by its color scheme of aqua, fuchsia, lavender, purple and blue, with grey, black and chromed highlights. Eh, what can we tell ya, it was 1988.

===Timelines===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|See that little platform under his foot? That's just a hint of how unstable he is.]]
[[File:Piranhacons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Alas, poor Archerbot. We hardly knew ye.]]
*'''Seacons''' (2008)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:This set was first revealed at [[OTFCC 2004]], as the original character "Piranhacons", a proposed [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 Seacon team. They were to be available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] Piranhaking set for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line. (At the time, Wal-Mart had recently had almost a half-dozen different ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' exclusive toys come out in the span of a month, and so they wanted the Piranhacon set to be in the mainline at the time instead of ''Universe''.) The toys were not taken by Wal-Mart and eventually made their way to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], who released the toys as the original [[character]]s in a giftset in 2008.

:Mold degradation is in evidence in this release.
{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
:All six Seacons were reissued as a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form along with five of the original weapon bases for the Targetmaster modes. This release saw some minor changes from the original in terms of plastic color used, namely Snaptrap's [[robot mode]] head being teal instead of black and Overbite's main body being magenta rather than purple. Snaptrap's sword has also been chromed out.

:Mold degradation from the TFCC release was still present, with Overbite suffering particularly badly (good luck trying to mount his weapon in shark mode or keeping his shark arms on). However, it seems some joints and pegs have been remolded to provide a better grip than the previous release, reducing but not eliminating the problem.
{{--}}

===Generations===
*''See [[Seacon (Masterforce)#Generations]]''

==Notes==
*Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys, some fans occasionally ([[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|incorrectly]]) opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', in keeping with the "three-or-more-syllables" naming convention of the "-con" subgroups before them.
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|The Seacons do their astronaut/Reservoir Dogs walk]]
*In addition to the fairly well-known renaming of Overbite to 'Jawbreaker' in "Enemy Action!", the UK comic stories also give all six Seacons, and Piranacon, an early, abandoned color scheme (blue, orange, and silver) versus the final teal, purple, and pink of the final production version. This color scheme was also seen in the first commercial featuring the Seacons, in both animation and the physical toys advertised. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyf28trZhg]
*In addition to the different colors, the UK art also sometimes omitted extraneous and intrusive arms and legs added to Seawing, Skalor, and Overbite/Jawbreaker's toy designs. The end result is that the fairly toy-accurate Seacons who turn up in "Club Con!" look markedly different from their UK predecessors... but since everyone's fantasizing over [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] in a bikini and trying to ignore the plot in that issue anyway, who cares?
*In US continuity, the Seacons were introduced in the first issue of the [[Underbase Saga]], and killed off in its last issue. Yes, it only took three months to go from "hot new toy" to "last year's product".
*The rocket platforms which appear in a Cybertronian club in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' are based on the Seacon's stabilizer boards.<ref>''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seacons| Seacon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Seacon (G1)

2020-10-10T12:38:01Z

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{{disambig3|Seacon}}
{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
:''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Just thought we'd all show up in our character models.]]
The six '''Seacons''' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from [[Earth]]. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelled 'Piranhacon').

The team consists of:

*The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], their team leader. He transforms into a snapping turtle (sort of).
*The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator]], who transforms into a lobster-monster.
*The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
*The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. With legs.
*The unhygienic and polluting [[Skalor]], a coelacanth with arms and legs.
*The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], an upright walking squid. Walking with... yep, you've got it.

In atleast one timeline where Tentakil and Nautilator were both killed, [[Scylla]] joined as a replacement member, reformatting Piranacon into [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]], as a result, who possesses more in the way of a tactical approach to the hunt.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
''The Seacons were created primarily for off-world combat on planets with water-based oceans.'' {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|#163's Grim Grams}}

''The Seacons were summoned to Earth by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had them put their undersea abilities to use fortifying the Decepticons' [[Club Con|sub-aquatic island headquarters]]. Outfitted with Earth modes by Shockwave, the Seacons were going about their task when they met with their first challenge, which also proved to be one of their greatest—they were ordered to defend the island against the insane, [[time travel]]ling future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Seacons gave a good account of themselves, merging into Piranacon for extra power, but ultimately, the team was defeated by their stronger adversary, only for Galvatron to reveal that he had not planned an attack at all, merely wishing to talk. Now, however, he claimed that Shockwave had made an enemy of him—although it was all part of a plan to destabilise his leadership.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Salvage jawbreaker.JPG|thumb|100px]]
''Seeking a weapon that could truly combat Galvatron, Shockwave sought out the former Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had been missing in action for some time. When what was believed to be his body (but was, in actuality, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of him]]) was located in the [[Thames|River Thames]] by entrepreneur [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]]), Overbite (operating under his original name of "Jawbreaker") was dispatched with some of the Decepticon jets to bring the body to Shockwave. Snaptrap subsequently repaired the clone’s physical damage, and aided Shockwave in using the [[psycho-probe]] to brainwash it into his service.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

Following this, the Seacons departed Shockwave's service and joined with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the leader of the primary Earth-based Decepticon force. Ratbat had relocated the Decepticons’ island base to the [[Florida|Florida Keys]], disguising it as a holiday resort named "Club Con" to allow the Seacons to search the seabed for a sunken pirate ship, the treasure chest of which contained two Autobot tapes, [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]. The recovery mission was successful, but the tapes were then stolen by the Autobot Blaster, and the holidaymakers on the island had their peace and quiet rudely interrupted as the Seacons erupted from the ocean and attacked, searching for Blaster. In the ensuing battle, Blaster sent the tapes back to the depths of the oceans, encouraging the Seacons to call off the attack and head after them. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

The tapes, it was revealed, were sent to Earth centuries ago to warn the Autobots there of the approaching threat posed by the [[Underbase]], a massive space-born information storehouse that could convey infinite power. Unfortunately, it was the Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who managed to attain the Underbase's power, turning on Autobot and Decepticon alike and attempting to conquer Earth. The Seacons were part of the attempted defence of [[New York City]], striking at Starscream from the East River, but were all deactivated by the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
A few years later, in the [[Earthforce]] era, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] found himself lacking in troops during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Seeking to acquire more warriors, he projected his mind back in time to Starscream's attack on New York, taking possession of Snaptrap in hopes of saving the Seacons from destruction so that they might serve him in the future. He was pursued by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], who prevented his scheme. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
After their destruction fighting the [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed and came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. In the years that followed, Snaptrap rose in the ranks of the Decepticons and eventually became one of Bludgeon's right-hand 'Cons. As Snaptrap took on greater responsibilities, Overbite was named Seacon sub-commander to oversee the group in his absence.

Despite his newfound position of power in Bludgeon's organization, Snaptrap and the Seacons betrayed their leader when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to lay claim to his throne. Acting in secret, Snaptrap fed information to Megatron's forces about Bludgeon's defenses. When [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] uncovered the leak, Snaptrap arranged for the trail to lead the [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s instead of his men. On Bludgeon's orders, Snaptrap and the Seacons formed Piranacon and battled the Terrorcons as they formed [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Piranacon dismantled Abominus without revealing his secret. As Bludgeon prepared for Megatron's forces to attack, the Seacons formed Piranacon again and destroyed their leader with a mass compression cannon. With that, the Seacons and Bludgeon's Decepticons came back under the command of Megatron. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

The Seacons were aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' when the universe was destroyed and the ship was pulled into a nearby [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|parallel reality]]. Following the ship's crash on prehistoric Earth, Nautilator and Tentakil were trampled into pieces by a herd of buffalo while the rest adopted experimental energon-absorbing armor to cope with the ambient [[energon radiation]]. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} The two lost Seacons were replaced by [[Scylla]] {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the team's combined form became [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Following a battle with the Maximals, the Seacons were sucked through a dimensional rift created by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Left alone on Earth, in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase battles]] and lobotomised them so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Among this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]] were Tentakil, who fought [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Overbite, who fought the Autobots freshly arrived from Cybertron with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and Snaptrap, whose body was dropped into a large pit along with all of the other deactivated zombies and obliterated from orbit by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]''. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Some time after the Decepticons were driven back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator got into trouble with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The other Seacons helped him out by forming Piranacon, but the giant was defeated by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and would have been killed if not for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] interrupting the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} The Seacons had no problem with Serpent O.R. taking control of the Decepticon army, and helped capture a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] who were after their new leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Nautilator later guarded some of the captured humans, but being Nautilator, he failed miserably with this task. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|The Seacons were not combiners in this continuity.}}
Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] was amongst the crowd at [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Gladiatorial combat|pit fight]] in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After the war ended, a crew of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and including Seawing, [[Nautilator]] and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]'s band and invaded the city of [[Sensensica]], capital of [[Temptoria]]. They established a base called the [[Battery]], where they turned the [[Temptorian|local population]] into [[energon]] through a process known as [[pink alchemy]] until the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew arrived and put an end to their operation with extreme prejudice. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Tentakil and Snap Trap both survived the battle, as they were later seen incarcerated in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|The Gloaming}} They were released by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and attempted to disrupt Megatron's trial at the [[Raskol Arena]] on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but their former leader refused to co-operate and they were quickly recaptured by the Autobots. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The Seacons were awoken from their slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and were brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A proliferation of Seacons and [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] on [[Neptune]] forced the human-Autobot colony of [[New Atlantis]] to relocate to [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Piranacong1toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|More at home in a cotton candy machine than the ocean blue.]]
*'''Seacons''' (1988)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:The Seacons are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, combining to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but with a twist. The leader, Snaptrap, was sold boxed at the $12 price point, along with the [[combiner]] [[kibble]]. Instead of the usual four smaller carded $5-price point robots, however, the Seacons feature ''five'' smaller bots.

:The smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a free-standing "weapon mode" (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a [[combiner]], but a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

:Much like the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] before them, the Seacons are extraordinarily chunky in both modes. The team is unified by its color scheme of aqua, fuchsia, lavender, purple and blue, with grey, black and chromed highlights. Eh, what can we tell ya, it was 1988.

===Timelines===
[[File:Piranacontimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|See that little platform under his foot? That's just a hint of how unstable he is.]]
[[File:Piranhacons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Alas, poor Archerbot. We hardly knew ye.]]
*'''Seacons''' (2008)
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
:This set was first revealed at [[OTFCC 2004]], as the original character "Piranhacons", a proposed [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 Seacon team. They were to be available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] Piranhaking set for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line. (At the time, Wal-Mart had recently had almost a half-dozen different ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' exclusive toys come out in the span of a month, and so they wanted the Piranhacon set to be in the mainline at the time instead of ''Universe''.) The toys were not taken by Wal-Mart and eventually made their way to the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], who released the toys as the original [[character]]s in a giftset in 2008.

:Mold degradation is in evidence in this release.
{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Piranacon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
:All six Seacons were reissued as a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form along with five of the original weapon bases for the Targetmaster modes. This release saw some minor changes from the original in terms of plastic color used, namely Snaptrap's [[robot mode]] head being teal instead of black and Overbite's main body being magenta rather than purple. Snaptrap's sword has also been chromed out.

:Mold degradation from the TFCC release was still present, with Overbite suffering particularly badly (good luck trying to mount his weapon in shark mode or keeping his shark arms on). However, it seems some joints and pegs have been remolded to provide a better grip than the previous release, reducing but not eliminating the problem.
{{--}}

===Generations===
*''See [[Seacon (Masterforce)#Generations]]''

==Notes==
*Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys, some fans occasionally ([[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|incorrectly]]) opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', in keeping with the "three-or-more-syllables" naming convention of the "-con" subgroups before them.
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|The Seacons do their astronaut/Reservoir Dogs walk]]
*In addition to the fairly well-known renaming of Overbite to 'Jawbreaker' in "Enemy Action!", the UK comic stories also give all six Seacons, and Piranacon, an early, abandoned color scheme (blue, orange, and silver) versus the final teal, purple, and pink of the final production version. This color scheme was also seen in the first commercial featuring the Seacons, in both animation and the physical toys advertised. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyf28trZhg]
*In addition to the different colors, the UK art also sometimes omitted extraneous and intrusive arms and legs added to Seawing, Skalor, and Overbite/Jawbreaker's toy designs. The end result is that the fairly toy-accurate Seacons who turn up in "Club Con!" look markedly different from their UK predecessors... but since everyone's fantasizing over [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] in a bikini and trying to ignore the plot in that issue anyway, who cares?
*In US continuity, the Seacons were introduced in the first issue of the [[Underbase Saga]], and killed off in its last issue. Yes, it only took three months to go from "hot new toy" to "last year's product".
*The rocket platforms which appear in a Cybertronian club in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' are based on the Seacon's stabilizer boards.<ref>''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seacons| Seacon (G1)]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Sideswipe clone (G1)

2020-10-10T12:26:51Z

Transfan 1992:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{Merge|Sideswipe (G2)|See [[Talk: Sideswipe (IDW)#Merge?]]}}
{{disambig2|the clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe|the twin clones of movieverse Sideswipe|Sideswipe clone (SR)}}
:''The Sideswipe clone is a [[Decepticon]] [[drone]] from the [[St. Michael|St. Michael Story Books portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Councilorcrabtree.jpg|thumb|300px]]

The '''Sideswipe clone''' is a duplicate of the real Sideswipe, indistinguishable to the casual observer. Unlike the real Sideswipe, he is made out of a special ore only found on [[Carob Island]]. Oh, and he's also unconditionally loyal to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] thanks to the latter's reprogramming. He was built thanks to the mechanical expertise of Madame [[Cee]].

==Fiction==
===Deadly Paradise===
The Sideswipe clone was created with the sole purpose in mind to frame the real Sideswipe. Under Megatron's command, he was sent to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in broad daylight in front of plenty of witnesses. His deed done, the Sideswipe clone then took off, never to be seen again. He did leave a little piece of himself behind though, which allowed the Autobots to solve the mystery of his existence. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

==Notes==
* The Sideswipe clone is never pictured throughout the storybook, as his part of the story is told exclusively through the testimony of eyewitnesses. Considering that he looks exactly like Sideswipe, who is pictured in the book, however, it doesn't take much imagination to picture him.

==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]

[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Sideswipe clone (G1)

2020-10-10T12:23:41Z

Transfan 1992:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe|the twin clones of movieverse Sideswipe|Sideswipe clone (SR)}}
:''The Sideswipe clone is a [[Decepticon]] [[drone]] from the [[St. Michael|St. Michael Story Books portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Councilorcrabtree.jpg|thumb|300px]]

The '''Sideswipe clone''' is a duplicate of the real Sideswipe, indistinguishable to the casual observer. Unlike the real Sideswipe, he is made out of a special ore only found on [[Carob Island]]. Oh, and he's also unconditionally loyal to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] thanks to the latter's reprogramming. He was built thanks to the mechanical expertise of Madame [[Cee]].

==Fiction==
===Deadly Paradise===
The Sideswipe clone was created with the sole purpose in mind to frame the real Sideswipe. Under Megatron's command, he was sent to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in broad daylight in front of plenty of witnesses. His deed done, the Sideswipe clone then took off, never to be seen again. He did leave a little piece of himself behind though, which allowed the Autobots to solve the mystery of his existence. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

==Notes==
* The Sideswipe clone is never pictured throughout the storybook, as his part of the story is told exclusively through the testimony of eyewitnesses. Considering that he looks exactly like Sideswipe, who is pictured in the book, however, it doesn't take much imagination to picture him.

==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]

[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Sideswipe clone (G1)

2020-10-10T12:23:02Z

Transfan 1992: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the clone of Sideswipe in the St. Michael Story Books|the clone of Sideswipe from ''Wings Universe''|Sideswipe (G2)}}
{{disambig2|the clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe|the twin clones of movieverse Sideswipe|Sideswipe clone (SR)}}
:''The Sideswipe clone is a [[Decepticon]] [[drone]] from the [[St. Michael|St. Michael Story Books portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Councilorcrabtree.jpg|thumb|300px]]

The '''Sideswipe clone''' is a duplicate of the real Sideswipe, indistinguishable to the casual observer. Unlike the real Sideswipe, he is made out of a special ore only found on [[Carob Island]]. Oh, and he's also unconditionally loyal to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] thanks to the latter's reprogramming. He was built thanks to the mechanical expertise of Madame [[Cee]].

==Fiction==
===Deadly Paradise===
The Sideswipe clone was created with the sole purpose in mind to frame the real Sideswipe. Under Megatron's command, he was sent to destroy the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]] in broad daylight in front of plenty of witnesses. His deed done, the Sideswipe clone then took off, never to be seen again. He did leave a little piece of himself behind though, which allowed the Autobots to solve the mystery of his existence. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

==Notes==
* The Sideswipe clone is never pictured throughout the storybook, as his part of the story is told exclusively through the testimony of eyewitnesses. Considering that he looks exactly like Sideswipe, who is pictured in the book, however, it doesn't take much imagination to picture him.

==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]

[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Sideswipe (IDW)

2020-10-10T12:21:34Z

Transfan 1992: /* See also */

{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
{{Merge|Sideswipe (G2)|Both characters are similar enough.}}
:''Sideswipe is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Unicron5-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|290px|At least my colour scheme is nicer than [[Sideswipe (G2)|that other guy]].]]

A young, cheerful, and impulsive robot, just like his [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|namesake]], '''Sideswipe''' has little idea of the important role in the history of his species that he plays: he and his fellow young Transformers are the first generation of [[Transformer]]s born after the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a momentous occasion and—perhaps—the next step on the evolutionary journey of the Cybertronian race.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #14]]}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart2-ProtoformSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|210px|I have no mouth, and I must homage.]]

The young robot who would come to be known as "Sideswipe" was part of the first generation of [[spark]]s to emerge from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[hot spot]]s in more than four million years, and the first generation of post-war Cybertronians to be born, some three years after the conclusion of the Great War. Emerging from [[Alyon]]'s newly ignited hot spot, {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} the sparks were absorbed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to grow properly, eventually maturing into healthy [[protoform]]s by drawing upon Trypticon's own body to form their [[Living metal|sentio metallico]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

After several months of development, the protoforms, including "Sideswipe," had begun to cool and develop rudimentary robotic bodies. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] became aware of this next generation, hidden in the Cybertronian wilderness and manipulated events so that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and an unlikely group of allies to find and them, so that he could claim the protoforms for his own. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] trailed [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] into Cybertron's depths, "Sideswipe" jumped the former from behind, and Arcee's initial willingness to kill the little Transformer caused Trypticon to awaken so as to protect his charges. Once the situation had calmed down, Arcee introduced her new friend to Optimus Prime and affectionately named him "Sideswipe" after her recently departed friend. To ensure that Starscream wouldn't be able to manipulate the future of their species, Prime announced that Trypticon would become [[Earth]]'s new embassy on Cybertron: as a result, Trypticon and all the protoforms he carried within him were now under [[human]] sovereignty. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:OPAnnual2018-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Maybe I'll give [[Strongarm (BWU)|Strongarm]] a call."]]

By the time that [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] visited Trypticon, Sideswipe and the other protoforms had grown to their adult dimensions and happily played with [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] while her owner chatted with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Arcee would later tell [[Aileron]] about the protoforms, mulling that his name was not reflective of the desire to step away from future fighting. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

During the [[Maximal]] invasion of Cybertron, Trypticon realized that he could not allow his charges to be jeopardized and used his [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp to Earth, taking Sideswipe and the others with him {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} and arriving near [[Mount Rushmore]]. Ultimately, this catastrophe was merely a precursor to something far worse, and when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] devoured Cybertron, Sideswipe stood by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as the survivors regrouped on Earth, watching as [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived to speak with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

As Trypticon prepared to join the fight alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Sideswipe helped unload and secure the Titan's cargo of as-yet-unborn sparks. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Though Trypticon perished in the battle for Earth, the Sparks survived; some time later, following Optimus Prime's death and funeral, Sideswipe and several other members of the new generation joined Arcee in [[Little Cybertron]] as she told the tale of the Autobot leader's final moments. {{storylink|Post}}
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==Toys==
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is my Peace Gun. You know, for peacetime.]]
*'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")

:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Deluxe Class Sideswipe]] in the colours of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' iteration]] and transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. Unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 symbol (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe is included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]].

:Similarly to the base figure, G2 Sideswipe features the battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts". The set was an [[Amazon_(website)|Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also labels the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1."

:Though his name suggests that "Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a separate character from Generation 1 Sideswipe, his actual identity is ambiguous; though his identification as a clone is closer to the [[Sideswipe (G2)|''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone]], in appearance he's much closer to IDW Sideswipe, with any further differentiation being [[personal canon]].
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==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
*[[Sideswipe clone (G1)]]

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]

Sideswipe (G2)

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{{faction|autobotg2|cybEmpireG2}}
{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Sideswipe''' is a clone of the original [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as part of a second generation of Cybertronians, using stolen memory components and [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] science.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The original Sideswipe discovered his clone slumbering in a tube in Jhiaxus's base on [[Qre]]. When he was in danger of being discovered, he stashed the unconscious clone behind one of the clone tubes, and posed as the second generation Sideswipe. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}}

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2-toy SideswipeGoBots.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm clone of myself!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun
{{note|Sideswipe was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from the original [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]]'s ''Generation 2'' Go-Bot toy.}}

: A redeco of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Firecracker]], Sideswipe transforms into a blue [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces in car mode. He is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand racetrack sets.

: This mold was also used to make Go-Bot version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Optimus Prime]] and various versions of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] [[R.E.V.]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Go-Bot Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Remember, Sideswipe, this is a sneaking mission.]]
*'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Deluxe Class Sideswipe]] in the colours of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' iteration]] and transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. Unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 symbol (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe was included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]].

:Similarly to the base figure, G2 Sideswipe features the battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts". The set was an [[Amazon_(website)|Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also labels the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1".

:Though his name suggests that "Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a separate character from Generation 1 Sideswipe, his actual identity is ambiguous; though his identification as a clone is closer to the ''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone, in appearance he's much closer to [[Sideswipe (IDW)|IDW Sideswipe]], with any further differentiation being [[personal canon]].
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==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)]]
*[[Sideswipe clone (G1)]]

[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Talk:Sideswipe (G2)

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Talk:Sideswipe (G2)

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Sideswipe (IDW)

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{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}
{{Merge|Sideswipe (G2)|Both characters are similar enough.}}
:''Sideswipe is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Unicron5-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|290px|At least my colour scheme is nicer than [[Sideswipe (G2)|that other guy]].]]

A young, cheerful, and impulsive robot, just like his [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|namesake]], '''Sideswipe''' has little idea of the important role in the history of his species that he plays: he and his fellow young Transformers are the first generation of [[Transformer]]s born after the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a momentous occasion and—perhaps—the next step on the evolutionary journey of the Cybertronian race.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #14]]}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart2-ProtoformSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|210px|I have no mouth, and I must homage.]]

The young robot who would come to be known as "Sideswipe" was part of the first generation of [[spark]]s to emerge from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[hot spot]]s in more than four million years, and the first generation of post-war Cybertronians to be born, some three years after the conclusion of the Great War. Emerging from [[Alyon]]'s newly ignited hot spot, {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} the sparks were absorbed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to grow properly, eventually maturing into healthy [[protoform]]s by drawing upon Trypticon's own body to form their [[Living metal|sentio metallico]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

After several months of development, the protoforms, including "Sideswipe," had begun to cool and develop rudimentary robotic bodies. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] became aware of this next generation, hidden in the Cybertronian wilderness and manipulated events so that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and an unlikely group of allies to find and them, so that he could claim the protoforms for his own. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] trailed [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] into Cybertron's depths, "Sideswipe" jumped the former from behind, and Arcee's initial willingness to kill the little Transformer caused Trypticon to awaken so as to protect his charges. Once the situation had calmed down, Arcee introduced her new friend to Optimus Prime and affectionately named him "Sideswipe" after her recently departed friend. To ensure that Starscream wouldn't be able to manipulate the future of their species, Prime announced that Trypticon would become [[Earth]]'s new embassy on Cybertron: as a result, Trypticon and all the protoforms he carried within him were now under [[human]] sovereignty. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:OPAnnual2018-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Maybe I'll give [[Strongarm (BWU)|Strongarm]] a call."]]

By the time that [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] visited Trypticon, Sideswipe and the other protoforms had grown to their adult dimensions and happily played with [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] while her owner chatted with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Arcee would later tell [[Aileron]] about the protoforms, mulling that his name was not reflective of the desire to step away from future fighting. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

During the [[Maximal]] invasion of Cybertron, Trypticon realized that he could not allow his charges to be jeopardized and used his [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp to Earth, taking Sideswipe and the others with him {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} and arriving near [[Mount Rushmore]]. Ultimately, this catastrophe was merely a precursor to something far worse, and when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] devoured Cybertron, Sideswipe stood by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as the survivors regrouped on Earth, watching as [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived to speak with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

As Trypticon prepared to join the fight alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Sideswipe helped unload and secure the Titan's cargo of as-yet-unborn sparks. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Though Trypticon perished in the battle for Earth, the Sparks survived; some time later, following Optimus Prime's death and funeral, Sideswipe and several other members of the new generation joined Arcee in [[Little Cybertron]] as she told the tale of the Autobot leader's final moments. {{storylink|Post}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is my Peace Gun. You know, for peacetime.]]
*'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")

:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Deluxe Class Sideswipe]] in the colours of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' iteration]] and transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. Unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 symbol (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe is included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]].

:Similarly to the base figure, G2 Sideswipe features the battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts". The set was an [[Amazon_(website)|Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also labels the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1."

:Though his name suggests that "Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a separate character from Generation 1 Sideswipe, his actual identity is ambiguous; though his identification as a clone is closer to the [[Sideswipe (G2)|''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone]], in appearance he's much closer to IDW Sideswipe, with any further differentiation being [[personal canon]].
{{--}}

==See also==
*[[Sideswipe (G2)]]

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]

Gaia Armor

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Once a puppet under the control of the Dark God [[Unicron]], the '''Gaia Armor''' was forged by a warrior from another world using ancient technology to transform a weapon of evil into a tool of good. No longer linked to the Chaos-Bringer, the Gaia Armor is nonetheless saturated with his abominable essence in the form of [[Dark Energon]], and only the most strong-willed and virtuous can hope to don it without being warped into a diabolical mockery of their former self.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
After the defeat of Unicron's material avatars, [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] used the power of his [[L.P.|ancient sword]] to carve one of the carcasses up into a suit of armor of frightening power. He left the Gaia Armor in the care of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], along with a warning to neither let it fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hands nor to let himself fall under its corrupting sway. {{storylink|#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|DAMMIT, WE ''JUST SAID'' NOT TO LET MEGATRON HAVE IT!]]
*'''Gaia Unicron''' ([[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-19'''
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

: Part of the seventh wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toys]], Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's [[robot mode]] into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also [[Partformer|partsforms]] into "Gaia Armor" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike [[Hades]]' tail. Though his [[sticker]] sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional [[Blentron]] stickers.

: Compared to his [[stock photography]], most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee [[articulation]]. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins. Additionally, his soft plastic wings are prone to drying out and cracking with age, primarily near their connection points.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeUnicronPack}}
*'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

:This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

:He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] (with [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]]).

{{-}}
*'''Nightmare Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

:A black, grey and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]].

==Notes==
*In ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', Unicron upgrades Megatron into <s>Galvatron</s> a new body, which several characters refer to as a "new armor".

==See also==
*[[Armor of Unicron]]

[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Unicron]]

Gaia Armor

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{{merge|Armor of Unicron|pretty much the same concept}}
{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' armor|the ''Cybertron'' armor|Armor of Unicron}}
[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|DAMMIT, WE ''JUST SAID'' NOT TO LET MEGATRON HAVE IT!]]
Once a puppet under the control of the Dark God [[Unicron]], the '''Gaia Armor''' was forged by a warrior from another world using ancient technology to transform a weapon of evil into a tool of good. No longer linked to the Chaos-Bringer, the Gaia Armor is nonetheless saturated with his abominable essence in the form of [[Dark Energon]], and only the most strong-willed and virtuous can hope to don it without being warped into a diabolical mockery of their former self.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
After the defeat of Unicron's material avatars, [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] used the power of his [[L.P.|ancient sword]] to carve one of the carcasses up into a suit of armor of frightening power. He left the Gaia Armor in the care of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], along with a warning to neither let it fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hands nor to let himself fall under its corrupting sway. {{storylink|#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|And here I am in my <s>Galvatron</s> <s>Megacron</s> <s>Unitron</s>... You know what? Let's just call it my ''suit''.]]
Awakened by the restoration of Cybertron, Unicron cast around for a new vessel for his anti-spark, and found Megatron's body at the bottom of the ocean. Reconstructing and reviving Megatron, Unicron took possession of his body and flew to Cybertron with the aim of destroying Primus once and for all. He arrived at Megatron's old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], where he fought four Autobots. Dissatisfied by his new body's performance in battle, he tracked down [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], whom Megatron claimed was a loyal warrior. After a brief fight, Unicron prevailed and learned of the existence of a burial ground of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains. He used his Dark Energon to revive the Predacons as an army of Terrorcons, and led them across the [[Hydrax Plateau]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]]. While the Terrorcons poured into the Well, Unicron felt the return of the [[AllSpark]], which Optimus Prime had just brought back to the planet. Unicron easily bested Prime in battle, and obtained the vessel, only to find it empty. The vessel instead drew Unicron's anti-spark into itself, sealing the dark god inside and freeing Megatron from his will. Megatron then regained control of his body, having been changed by his time while under Unicorn's control and den ounces the Decepticon army, and flew off. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Gaia Unicron''' ([[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-19'''
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

: Part of the seventh wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toys]], Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's [[robot mode]] into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also [[Partformer|partsforms]] into "Gaia Armor" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike [[Hades]]' tail. Though his [[sticker]] sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional [[Blentron]] stickers.

: Compared to his [[stock photography]], most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee [[articulation]]. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins. Additionally, his soft plastic wings are prone to drying out and cracking with age, primarily near their connection points.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeUnicronPack}}
*'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

:This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

:He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] (with [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]]).

{{-}}
*'''Nightmare Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

:A black, grey and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]].
{{-}}

====Cyberverse====
{{anchor|Unicron}}
[[File:Cyberverse UnicronMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Unicron Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 010'''
**''Accessories'': [[Dark Energon]] sword

: Part of the final wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Unicron Megatron is a straight [[redeco]] of Series 2 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class Megatron, reflecting his depiction following his resurrection at the hands of [[Unicron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. His "Dark Energon sword" is a minimal recolor of the original Megatron's Cyber sword, in a slightly darker, more saturated shade of purple. As a straight redeco of a series 2 figure, Unicron Megatron is the only series 3 Commander Class figure to feature translucent plastic parts.

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], Unicron Megatron and the other figures of his [[wave]] were ultimately only available in Hong Kong, Canada and Europe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BHUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Unicron Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron Megatron with Ratbat and Barrage''' (Triple Team, 2014)
: Based on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] Megatron's appearance when he was possessed by [[Unicron]], Unicron Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian jet encrusted with rocks. He comes with tiny minions [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]] and [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]]. He is armed with a ''massive'' sword and a projectile launching cannon with beetle mandibles.

:Like pretty much every other [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bot, Unicron Megatron and his little minions never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Contruct-Bots'' Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Unicron]]

Gaia Armor

2020-10-08T18:19:21Z

Transfan 1992: /* Prime */

{{merge|Armor of Unicron|pretty much the same concept}}
{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' armor|the ''Cybertron'' armor|Armor of Unicron}}
[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|DAMMIT, WE ''JUST SAID'' NOT TO LET MEGATRON HAVE IT!]]
Once a puppet under the control of the Dark God [[Unicron]], the '''Gaia Armor''' was forged by a warrior from another world using ancient technology to transform a weapon of evil into a tool of good. No longer linked to the Chaos-Bringer, the Gaia Armor is nonetheless saturated with his abominable essence in the form of [[Dark Energon]], and only the most strong-willed and virtuous can hope to don it without being warped into a diabolical mockery of their former self.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
After the defeat of Unicron's material avatars, [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] used the power of his [[L.P.|ancient sword]] to carve one of the carcasses up into a suit of armor of frightening power. He left the Gaia Armor in the care of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], along with a warning to neither let it fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hands nor to let himself fall under its corrupting sway. {{storylink|#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Gaia Unicron''' ([[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-19'''
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

: Part of the seventh wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toys]], Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's [[robot mode]] into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also [[Partformer|partsforms]] into "Gaia Armor" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike [[Hades]]' tail. Though his [[sticker]] sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional [[Blentron]] stickers.

: Compared to his [[stock photography]], most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee [[articulation]]. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins. Additionally, his soft plastic wings are prone to drying out and cracking with age, primarily near their connection points.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeUnicronPack}}
*'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

:This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

:He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] (with [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]]).

{{-}}
*'''Nightmare Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

:A black, grey and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]].
{{-}}

====Cyberverse====
{{anchor|Unicron}}
[[File:Cyberverse UnicronMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Unicron Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 010'''
**''Accessories'': [[Dark Energon]] sword

: Part of the final wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Unicron Megatron is a straight [[redeco]] of Series 2 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class Megatron, reflecting his depiction following his resurrection at the hands of [[Unicron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. His "Dark Energon sword" is a minimal recolor of the original Megatron's Cyber sword, in a slightly darker, more saturated shade of purple. As a straight redeco of a series 2 figure, Unicron Megatron is the only series 3 Commander Class figure to feature translucent plastic parts.

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], Unicron Megatron and the other figures of his [[wave]] were ultimately only available in Hong Kong, Canada and Europe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BHUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Unicron Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron Megatron with Ratbat and Barrage''' (Triple Team, 2014)
: Based on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] Megatron's appearance when he was possessed by [[Unicron]], Unicron Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian jet encrusted with rocks. He comes with tiny minions [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]] and [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]]. He is armed with a ''massive'' sword and a projectile launching cannon with beetle mandibles.

:Like pretty much every other [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bot, Unicron Megatron and his little minions never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Contruct-Bots'' Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Unicron]]

Gaia Armor

2020-10-08T18:18:36Z

Transfan 1992: /* Cyberverse */

{{merge|Armor of Unicron|pretty much the same concept}}
{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' armor|the ''Cybertron'' armor|Armor of Unicron}}
[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|DAMMIT, WE ''JUST SAID'' NOT TO LET MEGATRON HAVE IT!]]
Once a puppet under the control of the Dark God [[Unicron]], the '''Gaia Armor''' was forged by a warrior from another world using ancient technology to transform a weapon of evil into a tool of good. No longer linked to the Chaos-Bringer, the Gaia Armor is nonetheless saturated with his abominable essence in the form of [[Dark Energon]], and only the most strong-willed and virtuous can hope to don it without being warped into a diabolical mockery of their former self.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
After the defeat of Unicron's material avatars, [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] used the power of his [[L.P.|ancient sword]] to carve one of the carcasses up into a suit of armor of frightening power. He left the Gaia Armor in the care of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], along with a warning to neither let it fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hands nor to let himself fall under its corrupting sway. {{storylink|#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Gaia Unicron''' ([[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-19'''
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

: Part of the seventh wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toys]], Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's [[robot mode]] into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also [[Partformer|partsforms]] into "Gaia Armor" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike [[Hades]]' tail. Though his [[sticker]] sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional [[Blentron]] stickers.

: Compared to his [[stock photography]], most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee [[articulation]]. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins. Additionally, his soft plastic wings are prone to drying out and cracking with age, primarily near their connection points.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeUnicronPack}}
*'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

:This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

:He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] (with [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]]).

{{-}}
*'''Nightmare Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

:A black, grey and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]].

====Cyberverse====
{{anchor|Unicron}}
[[File:Cyberverse UnicronMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Unicron Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 010'''
**''Accessories'': [[Dark Energon]] sword

: Part of the final wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Unicron Megatron is a straight [[redeco]] of Series 2 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class Megatron, reflecting his depiction following his resurrection at the hands of [[Unicron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. His "Dark Energon sword" is a minimal recolor of the original Megatron's Cyber sword, in a slightly darker, more saturated shade of purple. As a straight redeco of a series 2 figure, Unicron Megatron is the only series 3 Commander Class figure to feature translucent plastic parts.

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], Unicron Megatron and the other figures of his [[wave]] were ultimately only available in Hong Kong, Canada and Europe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BHUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Unicron Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron Megatron with Ratbat and Barrage''' (Triple Team, 2014)
: Based on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] Megatron's appearance when he was possessed by [[Unicron]], Unicron Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian jet encrusted with rocks. He comes with tiny minions [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]] and [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]]. He is armed with a ''massive'' sword and a projectile launching cannon with beetle mandibles.

:Like pretty much every other [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bot, Unicron Megatron and his little minions never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Contruct-Bots'' Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Unicron]]

Gaia Armor

2020-10-08T18:17:59Z

Transfan 1992: /* Prime */

{{merge|Armor of Unicron|pretty much the same concept}}
{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' armor|the ''Cybertron'' armor|Armor of Unicron}}
[[File:Primetoy-UnicronArmsMicron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|DAMMIT, WE ''JUST SAID'' NOT TO LET MEGATRON HAVE IT!]]
Once a puppet under the control of the Dark God [[Unicron]], the '''Gaia Armor''' was forged by a warrior from another world using ancient technology to transform a weapon of evil into a tool of good. No longer linked to the Chaos-Bringer, the Gaia Armor is nonetheless saturated with his abominable essence in the form of [[Dark Energon]], and only the most strong-willed and virtuous can hope to don it without being warped into a diabolical mockery of their former self.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
After the defeat of Unicron's material avatars, [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] used the power of his [[L.P.|ancient sword]] to carve one of the carcasses up into a suit of armor of frightening power. He left the Gaia Armor in the care of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], along with a warning to neither let it fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hands nor to let himself fall under its corrupting sway. {{storylink|#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Gaia Unicron''' ([[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-19'''
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

: Part of the seventh wave of Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Prime'' toys]], Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's [[robot mode]] into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also [[Partformer|partsforms]] into "Gaia Armor" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike [[Hades]]' tail. Though his [[sticker]] sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional [[Blentron]] stickers.

: Compared to his [[stock photography]], most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have [[Misassembly|mis-assembled]] knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee [[articulation]]. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins. Additionally, his soft plastic wings are prone to drying out and cracking with age, primarily near their connection points.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeUnicronPack}}
*'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': "Bogu" Arms Micron

:This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

:He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Optimus Prime]] (with [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]]).

{{-}}
*'''Nightmare Unicron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

:A black, grey and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]].

====Cyberverse====
{{-}}{{anchor|Unicron}}
[[File:Cyberverse UnicronMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Unicron Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 010'''
**''Accessories'': [[Dark Energon]] sword

: Part of the final wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Unicron Megatron is a straight [[redeco]] of Series 2 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class Megatron, reflecting his depiction following his resurrection at the hands of [[Unicron]] in ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]''. His "Dark Energon sword" is a minimal recolor of the original Megatron's Cyber sword, in a slightly darker, more saturated shade of purple. As a straight redeco of a series 2 figure, Unicron Megatron is the only series 3 Commander Class figure to feature translucent plastic parts.

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], Unicron Megatron and the other figures of his [[wave]] were ultimately only available in Hong Kong, Canada and Europe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BHUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Unicron Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron Megatron with Ratbat and Barrage''' (Triple Team, 2014)
: Based on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] Megatron's appearance when he was possessed by [[Unicron]], Unicron Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian jet encrusted with rocks. He comes with tiny minions [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]] and [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]]. He is armed with a ''massive'' sword and a projectile launching cannon with beetle mandibles.

:Like pretty much every other [[Beast Hunters]] Construct-Bot, Unicron Megatron and his little minions never saw release in the United States.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBUnicronMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Contruct-Bots'' Unicron Megatron at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Unicron]]

Armor of Unicron

2020-10-08T18:13:53Z

Transfan 1992:

{{disambig2|the ''Cybertron'' armor|the ''Prime'' armor|Gaia Armor}}
:''The Armor of Unicron is a material from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron portion]] of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Time megatron warpgate.jpg|300px|thumb|I AM THE KARATE MASTER!]]
[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has always sought power at every turn, and this is one of the most striking examples of success. After escaping from the collapsing [[Energon]] [[Sun]] created to contain [[Unicron]]'s [[spark]], he had stolen most of what remained of the Chaos-Bringer's power, and his body had been rebuilt with salvaged pieces of the destroyer's armor.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
[[File:Fallen megatron robotmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Now ''I'' am the master!]]
The armor made Megatron very powerful, gradually increasing his power level over time {{Storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}}, and healing him much faster than typical self-repair systems. It apparently enabled him to wield dark energies in battle, usually manifesting as lightning from Megatron's hands. In times of great stress, the Decepticon leader could even manifest an aura of pure [[energon]] from his armor, vastly increasing his power.

It is presumably what generated Megatron's [[Cyber Key]], enabling him to access an arm-mounted blade weapon. Following Starscream's theft of the [[Omega Lock]], the armor picked up on stray power emitting from the Lock to unlock a new Cyber Key weapon, the Death Machine Gun, which Megatron used to pummel [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to the brink of death. {{Storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

[[File:Cyb ep40 meet galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Now with 100% more G1.]]When [[Vector Prime]] collapsed Megatron's fiery pocket dimension in on itself, Megatron used the full power of the Armor of Unicron to ''rip open the fabric of reality'' in a bid to escape. Using the armor in this way left it unable to defend its wearer from a blast from the Omega Lock, and it was seemingly destroyed with Megatron when the dimension collapsed on him. {{Storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} Soon after, however, it was revealed that the residual power of Unicron within the armor allowed Megatron to endure, sustaining his spark and form as a noncorporeal "[[ghost]]" that appeared on Cybertron in the midst of a battle. {{Storylink|Balance}} In this state, it enabled him to absorb the energy of attacks-and of Transformers themselves-to regenerate his body, as well as upgrade [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|others]] into stronger forms. After his full revival, Megatron used the remnants of his "ghost" to create [[Nemesis Breaker|an entirely new being]], from nothing but the dark thoughts of [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]. {{Storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}

Later on, after a humiliating defeat by [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] that also destroyed Nemesis Breaker, the armor allowed Megatron to remotely tap the power of [[Gigantion]]'s [[Cyber Planet Key]] to become Galvatron once again. {{Storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} In this state, he was powerful enough to stop [[Sparkdrinker]] with ''a single finger'', and only needed one hand to block it after Metroplex powered it up. The armor was still damaged by Optimus Prime when he wielded Sparkdrinker against Galvatron, forcing the Decepticon leader to retreat.

The armor's power, along with Galvatron's own, would be pitted against the full power of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in a final battle. Galvatron had the advantage for much of the battle-unveiling a new transformation into a powerful artillery platform, bombarding Prime's teammates with shadowy lightning, and generating a sword of pure darkness-but when the Autobot leader combined his own power with that of Vector Prime's sword [[Rhisling]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] the Armor of Unicron was overcome at last. Galvatron perished, this time for good. {{Storylink|Unfinished}}

==Notes==
[[File:Cybertrontoy megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The intent is there.]]
* The Armor of Unicron was invented for the ''Cybertron'' dub and did not exist in ''Galaxy Force''; since ''Galaxy Force'' was not originally in the same continuity as ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Super Link]]'', there was no need to explain how Megatron was able to survive after plunging himself into the Energon sun. However, this does not change the fact that either way, the armor greatly ''resembles'' Unicron.
* Oddly enough, Megatron himself displays somewhat Unicron-esque behavior: he seeks to destroy all of existence (albeit with plans to remake it in his own image); he acquires most of his minions through trickery or bribery, seeing said minions as expendable tools only used towards his ultimate goal; and he has the ability to upgrade and outright create new bodies with his powers. Of course, quite a bit of this is still very Megatron-like, but it does stand to reason that fusing himself with Unicron's remains may well have imbued a portion of the Chaos-Bringer's personality into Megatron.
* The Armor of Unicron is an extremely ironic reversal, as Unicron and [[Sideways (Armada)|his agents]] spent much of ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' manipulating Megatron. In the latter half of ''Energon'', the Chaos-Bringer even possessed Megatron directly.
* Regardless of how/when the "Armor of Unicron" concept was brought into the fiction, it was conceptually part of the toy-design for Megatron. In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon Armada Unicron's design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme.

[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Unicron]]