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Superfund Decepticon

2015-03-27T11:32:35Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{noname-nickname}}

[[Image:DOTMSuperfundCon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|">''gasp''< PEOPLE!"]]

:''The Superfund Decepticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
The '''Superfund Decepticon''' transforms into a Superfund security truck. He's camera-shy.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
The Superfund Decepticon was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]]. As [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] manipulated the Earth governments into exiling the [[Autobot]]s in exchange for peace, the Superfund Decepticon transported the [[space bridge]] pillars to [[Chicago]]. Payload, from the 2007 toy line, loosely resembles this vehicle, but it is uncertain if it is meant to be him. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The Superfund Decepticon never transforms in the movie.
* The article that initially confirmed the Superfund Decepticon's existence also inexplicably predicted that the truck was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave's]] [[alternate mode|altmode]], which obviously did not come to pass.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/behind-scenes-videos-confirms.html</ref> The same article also makes a joke about [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAneurysmMoment kind of hurts now].
* It is entirely possible that the Superfund Decepticon isn't a Decepticon at all, just a vehicle used by the humans allied with them.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nameless nickname]]

Superfund Decepticon

2015-03-27T11:31:52Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Dark of the Moon film */

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{noname-nickname}}

[[Image:DOTMSuperfundCon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|">''gasp''< PEOPLE!"]]

:''The Superfund Decepticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
The '''Superfund Decepticon''' transforms into a Superfund security truck. He's camera-shy.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
The Superfund Decepticon was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]]. As [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] manipulated the Earth governments into exiling the [[Autobot]]s in exchange for peace, the Superfund Decepticon transported the [[space bridge]] pillars to [[Chicago]]. Payload from the 2007 toy line loosely resembles this vehicle, but it is uncertain if it is meant to be him. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The Superfund Decepticon never transforms in the movie.
* The article that initially confirmed the Superfund Decepticon's existence also inexplicably predicted that the truck was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave's]] [[alternate mode|altmode]], which obviously did not come to pass.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/behind-scenes-videos-confirms.html</ref> The same article also makes a joke about [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAneurysmMoment kind of hurts now].
* It is entirely possible that the Superfund Decepticon isn't a Decepticon at all, just a vehicle used by the humans allied with them.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nameless nickname]]

B-24 Liberator Seeker

2015-03-27T11:25:17Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

{{noname-nickname}}

:''The "B-24 Liberator" is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic|October 2009}}

The '''B-24 Liberator''' is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] that transforms into a [[Wikipedia:B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] aircraft. He was dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago to find a suitable sun for harvesting.

==Fiction==

===Revenge of the Fallen===

[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the B-24, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. Hunt For The Decepticons Lugnut loosely resembles the photograph, but it is uncertain if it is meant to be him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Category: Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers]]
[[Category: Seekers]]
[[Category: Elderly Transformers]]

Payload (Movie)

2015-03-27T10:31:21Z

TransformerCollector07:

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Payload}}
:''Payload is a [[Decepticon]] and a type of mass-produced drone from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Payload-gamedrone.jpg|right|250px|thumb|SWAT? Maybe more like SMITE.]]

Transforming into an exceptionally fast and powerful armored truck, '''Payload''' is the one the Decepticons rely on to procure the money and energy they need to function on Earth. Whatever they need, wherever they need it, in their quest for the [[AllSpark]] it's Payload's job to get it to them, even if he has to smash right through [[Autobot]] lines to do it. Many of his allies would find his job [[Long Haul (ROTF)|boring and tedious]] compared to open fighting. But Payload not only understands how crucial his role is, but thoroughly enjoys it since it earns him praise for being a reliable soldier.

Both the Autobot and Decepticon armies make use of [[Class Beta drone unit]]s, which are heavily-armored, brutal melee fighters.

It is extremely plausible that Payload is the superfund truck that reveals himself, without transforming, in Dark of the Moon.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Payload was one of the Decepticons who took part in the Battle of [[Tyger Pax]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was also with [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] during the interrogation of the surviving [[Autobot]] defenders. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Payload.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Keg coming through!"]]

Payload himself was back on Cybertron, under the command of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]. When Starscream returned with the knowledge to build a new All Spark, [[Class Beta drone unit|Class Beta drones]] were among those assigned to guard the Autobot slaves who were being forced to build the new Cube. They brutally punished [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] when he saw to the exhausted [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]]. Later, after the new All Spark was completed, Payload arrived leading a team of drones carrying the massive generators required to drain the [[Spark|life force]] out of the Autobot prisoners and put it into the Cube. He dissed Dreadwing's drone army for not being much help to them. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

Unfortunately for Starscream, the Cube didn't work, and Dreadwing's forces betrayed him. During the battle between Starscream's loyalists, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee's]] Autobots and Dreadwing's traitors, Payload grappled with [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], who eventually got the better of him. His fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}}}
{{-}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{notetitantlg}}
[[Image:Titan11_Bonecrusher.jpg|250px|thumb|right|"We'll just stand here... you know, just if you need us..."]]
Payload units are used in the occupation of Earth. They have no personality or higher consciousness, their dialogue being things like "Classification: Autobot. Identifying...". [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] smashes them real good. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A team of snazzy red Payloads were used to guard the [[Savannah]] All Spark facility. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] had them stand down so he could beat up the Autobots himself {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} and they got so bored they painted themselves blue again between issues. When they were allowed to battle, they almost overwhelmed the Autobot rebels but eventually failed to kill them or save the facility. Also, ''[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]'' smashed them real good simply cos they were in the way. Not the best boss on Earth... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[Image:Payloads_Titan24.JPG|left|250px|thumb|''Move bitch, get out the way<br>Get out the way...'']]

An army of Payloads made an assault on oil pipelines in [[Alaska]] as part of a major campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

An even ''bigger'' army of them stood around going "GRRRR" as part of a Decepticon group shot when the [[Decepticon Heartland]] prepared for war. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} And an even bigger army than ''that'' served as the bulk of the invasion force when Starscream announced the re-conquest of the USA.

Unfortunately for Starscream, the Payloads under [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] were intercepted by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his crew, and [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] reprogrammed the entire platoon to work for ''them''. They became the first defected drones in a [[Decepticon Civil War]], including [[:Image:Titan24_greenMdrone.jpg|some with different colouring schemes]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} and soon ''all'' of them were under Stockade's command, since every one that wasn't had been slagged.

Following the sudden Autobot strike that saw every Decepticon exiled from Earth, the Payloads remained. The Autobots have now got the task of decommissioning all of these drones. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
{{-}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Payload came to Earth in response to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal, sent out after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s death. When Starscream recruited the [[Human Accessory Force]], he joined in a battle to capture a dam construction site in [[Zambia]]. He was skeptical of Starscream's claim that Megatron was truly dead, but accepted [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]'s word that the recordings of the event clearly showed Megatron being killed. Once the Autobots had come to investigate the Decepticon activity, Payload, Macerator and [[Dropkick]] lured them into the Zambezi River to fight. Though Payload managed to keep Ironhide distracted as they neared Victoria Falls, two humans, [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]] interfered with the fight using strange hi-tech guns, and Payload was forced to retreat.

The three Decepticons proceeded to Kariba Dam, where Payload descended into the gorge and started blasting away at the bottom of the dam, with the intention of rupturing it. When the Autobots caught up with them, Ratchet started attempting to repair the dam, and Payload began firing at him instead. He inflicted heavy damage on Ratchet, however the humans released the floodgates on the dam. Unable to withstand the raging torrent, Payload was swept away. Optimus later spoke of tracking down and terminating the Decepticon, but it's unclear if this was done. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Transformers'' (2010) packaging bio===
[[Image:Payloadpackageart2010.jpg|thumb|right|200px|You can't tell from the picture, but he's having a giggle fit right now.]]
When the [[Decepticon]]s need something delivered, they can turn to the [[Constructicon Warrior]] '''Payload'''. His heavily armored and powerful body allows him to simply smash obstacles. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is the latest Autobot to get in his way, and Payload is amused that Ratchet thinks he can stop him.
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{charstubgame}}
{{storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie-Payload-Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Easily detachable parts? "'''Battle Damage!'''"<br> Really long back plunger? "'''Accessible Action Feature!'''" Shelfwarming? "'''Easy and Affordable [[Army-building|Army-Building]]!'''"]]
*'''Payload''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-17'''

: Payload transforms into a [http://www.armoredvehicles.com/armored/swat/Bulldog2.html Bulldog II Armored Truck] model based on the Decepticon-drone coloration and face type. In robot mode, his midsection has a large push-out grabber-claw that extends waaaaaaaaaaaaay far out. Of course, when the claw-shaft stores in robot mode, it sticks equally far out of his back.

: Several pieces on Payload tend to pop off easily: his brush guard, midriff-plate/claw-center, and even his upper shoulder/head assembly. The mold was later retooled to include larger pegs for the shoulder/head assembly and an added tab on the brush-guard, to connect to the new slot in the claw plunger. While this was intended to give the pieces a better fit, it actually puts more pressure on the parts and causes them to pop off even more easily. The chest piece, however, fits fairly well on either version, but is still easy to remove.

: Payload had a tendency to [[Shelfwarmer|sit on shelves]] for weeks, with some examples of end displays filled completely with Payload figures. This has led to some fans affectionately renaming him as ''Pegload''.

: The mold was later retooled into ''Transformers Movie Advanced Series'' [[Dispensor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
*'''Payload''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:''Autobot Alliance'' Payload is a redeco of the non-combining Legends class [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Toys|Long Haul]] released in Hasbro's [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], transforming into a yellow dump truck.

{{picsneeded|Released toy.}}

{{-}}

====Voyager class toys====
[[Image:TF2010Payload toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll easily pop ''your'' parts off.]]
*'''Payload''' (Voyager Class, 2010)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager-class Long Haul, Payload transforms from a genericized "earth mover" dump truck with a functional truck bed into a bulky robot mode. In robot mode, he has three "[[Mech Alive]]" gimmicks: Turning his head also turns a cog in his chest, bending his elbows moves some pistons, and finally, moving his feet also moves the "springs" connected to them inwards. Only the piston gimmick is advertised on the packaging. Meanwhile, each forearm houses a spring-loaded, flip-out axe. Furthermore, Payload has a mild variant, where the purple paint on his head and chest can be very dark and flat or extremely deep and shiny. The latter version seems to be the harder to find, although exact quantities of each are unknown.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Payload.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
* '''Payload''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], the Payload is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a SWAT truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He uses the same piece layout as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], though his lens-head peeking up over the back end of his vehicle mode looks less doofy than Ratchet's does. This layout was later also used for [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]]. Payload's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

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==Notes==
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Payload (and the subsequent [[Class Beta drone unit]]s), along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games. The security company logos on his design and the toy, "Armored Security Systems", spells out "ASS". Christiansen says this was [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone.html not intentional].
* Payload's altmode as an Decepticon anti-aircraft tank in ''The Veiled Threat'' gives him a form similar to that of the unreleased [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] toy, who appeared unnamed in the Transformers: Alliance comic at the same time. Whether they were meant to be the same character is unknown.
* 2010 Payload's packaging bio describes him as an armored transport vehicle and has the same [[Tech Spec]] numbers as 2007 Payload. Sneaky Hasbro, making them the [[character|same guy]]!
[[Image:EZOrangePayload.jpg|thumb|]]
* Hasbro has stated in the [[Hasbro Q&A/March 2010: Answers|March 2010 Q&A session]] that 2010 Payload is one of the Constructicon Warriors appearing in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games]]. Guess he moonlights as an armored truck.
*The stock photography for both EZ Collection [[Skipjack]] and Payload depict them in shades that hew closer to orange than the yellow they came out in. Whether this was an artifact of the photographic process or an intentional plastic color-change is uncertain.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Payload''' (ペイロード ''Peirōdo'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone.html Payload concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on artist Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]

Payload (Movie)

2015-03-27T10:30:56Z

TransformerCollector07:

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Payload}}
:''Payload is a [[Decepticon]] and a type of mass-produced drone from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Payload-gamedrone.jpg|right|250px|thumb|SWAT? Maybe more like SMITE.]]

Transforming into an exceptionally fast and powerful armored truck, '''Payload''' is the one the Decepticons rely on to procure the money and energy they need to function on Earth. Whatever they need, wherever they need it, in their quest for the [[AllSpark]] it's Payload's job to get it to them, even if he has to smash right through [[Autobot]] lines to do it. Many of his allies would find his job [[Long Haul (ROTF)|boring and tedious]] compared to open fighting. But Payload not only understands how crucial his role is, but thoroughly enjoys it since it earns him praise for being a reliable soldier.

Both the Autobot and Decepticon armies make use of [[Class Beta drone unit]]s, which are heavily-armored, brutal melee fighters.

It is extremely plausible that Payload is the superfund truck that reveals himself, without transforming) in Dark of the Moon.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Payload was one of the Decepticons who took part in the Battle of [[Tyger Pax]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was also with [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] during the interrogation of the surviving [[Autobot]] defenders. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Payload.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Keg coming through!"]]

Payload himself was back on Cybertron, under the command of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]. When Starscream returned with the knowledge to build a new All Spark, [[Class Beta drone unit|Class Beta drones]] were among those assigned to guard the Autobot slaves who were being forced to build the new Cube. They brutally punished [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] when he saw to the exhausted [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]]. Later, after the new All Spark was completed, Payload arrived leading a team of drones carrying the massive generators required to drain the [[Spark|life force]] out of the Autobot prisoners and put it into the Cube. He dissed Dreadwing's drone army for not being much help to them. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}

Unfortunately for Starscream, the Cube didn't work, and Dreadwing's forces betrayed him. During the battle between Starscream's loyalists, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee's]] Autobots and Dreadwing's traitors, Payload grappled with [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], who eventually got the better of him. His fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}}}
{{-}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{notetitantlg}}
[[Image:Titan11_Bonecrusher.jpg|250px|thumb|right|"We'll just stand here... you know, just if you need us..."]]
Payload units are used in the occupation of Earth. They have no personality or higher consciousness, their dialogue being things like "Classification: Autobot. Identifying...". [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] smashes them real good. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A team of snazzy red Payloads were used to guard the [[Savannah]] All Spark facility. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] had them stand down so he could beat up the Autobots himself {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} and they got so bored they painted themselves blue again between issues. When they were allowed to battle, they almost overwhelmed the Autobot rebels but eventually failed to kill them or save the facility. Also, ''[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]'' smashed them real good simply cos they were in the way. Not the best boss on Earth... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[Image:Payloads_Titan24.JPG|left|250px|thumb|''Move bitch, get out the way<br>Get out the way...'']]

An army of Payloads made an assault on oil pipelines in [[Alaska]] as part of a major campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

An even ''bigger'' army of them stood around going "GRRRR" as part of a Decepticon group shot when the [[Decepticon Heartland]] prepared for war. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} And an even bigger army than ''that'' served as the bulk of the invasion force when Starscream announced the re-conquest of the USA.

Unfortunately for Starscream, the Payloads under [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] were intercepted by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and his crew, and [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] reprogrammed the entire platoon to work for ''them''. They became the first defected drones in a [[Decepticon Civil War]], including [[:Image:Titan24_greenMdrone.jpg|some with different colouring schemes]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} and soon ''all'' of them were under Stockade's command, since every one that wasn't had been slagged.

Following the sudden Autobot strike that saw every Decepticon exiled from Earth, the Payloads remained. The Autobots have now got the task of decommissioning all of these drones. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
{{-}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Payload came to Earth in response to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal, sent out after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s death. When Starscream recruited the [[Human Accessory Force]], he joined in a battle to capture a dam construction site in [[Zambia]]. He was skeptical of Starscream's claim that Megatron was truly dead, but accepted [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]'s word that the recordings of the event clearly showed Megatron being killed. Once the Autobots had come to investigate the Decepticon activity, Payload, Macerator and [[Dropkick]] lured them into the Zambezi River to fight. Though Payload managed to keep Ironhide distracted as they neared Victoria Falls, two humans, [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]] interfered with the fight using strange hi-tech guns, and Payload was forced to retreat.

The three Decepticons proceeded to Kariba Dam, where Payload descended into the gorge and started blasting away at the bottom of the dam, with the intention of rupturing it. When the Autobots caught up with them, Ratchet started attempting to repair the dam, and Payload began firing at him instead. He inflicted heavy damage on Ratchet, however the humans released the floodgates on the dam. Unable to withstand the raging torrent, Payload was swept away. Optimus later spoke of tracking down and terminating the Decepticon, but it's unclear if this was done. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Transformers'' (2010) packaging bio===
[[Image:Payloadpackageart2010.jpg|thumb|right|200px|You can't tell from the picture, but he's having a giggle fit right now.]]
When the [[Decepticon]]s need something delivered, they can turn to the [[Constructicon Warrior]] '''Payload'''. His heavily armored and powerful body allows him to simply smash obstacles. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is the latest Autobot to get in his way, and Payload is amused that Ratchet thinks he can stop him.
{{-}}

==Games==
===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{charstubgame}}
{{storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie-Payload-Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Easily detachable parts? "'''Battle Damage!'''"<br> Really long back plunger? "'''Accessible Action Feature!'''" Shelfwarming? "'''Easy and Affordable [[Army-building|Army-Building]]!'''"]]
*'''Payload''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-17'''

: Payload transforms into a [http://www.armoredvehicles.com/armored/swat/Bulldog2.html Bulldog II Armored Truck] model based on the Decepticon-drone coloration and face type. In robot mode, his midsection has a large push-out grabber-claw that extends waaaaaaaaaaaaay far out. Of course, when the claw-shaft stores in robot mode, it sticks equally far out of his back.

: Several pieces on Payload tend to pop off easily: his brush guard, midriff-plate/claw-center, and even his upper shoulder/head assembly. The mold was later retooled to include larger pegs for the shoulder/head assembly and an added tab on the brush-guard, to connect to the new slot in the claw plunger. While this was intended to give the pieces a better fit, it actually puts more pressure on the parts and causes them to pop off even more easily. The chest piece, however, fits fairly well on either version, but is still easy to remove.

: Payload had a tendency to [[Shelfwarmer|sit on shelves]] for weeks, with some examples of end displays filled completely with Payload figures. This has led to some fans affectionately renaming him as ''Pegload''.

: The mold was later retooled into ''Transformers Movie Advanced Series'' [[Dispensor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
*'''Payload''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:''Autobot Alliance'' Payload is a redeco of the non-combining Legends class [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Toys|Long Haul]] released in Hasbro's [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], transforming into a yellow dump truck.

{{picsneeded|Released toy.}}

{{-}}

====Voyager class toys====
[[Image:TF2010Payload toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll easily pop ''your'' parts off.]]
*'''Payload''' (Voyager Class, 2010)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager-class Long Haul, Payload transforms from a genericized "earth mover" dump truck with a functional truck bed into a bulky robot mode. In robot mode, he has three "[[Mech Alive]]" gimmicks: Turning his head also turns a cog in his chest, bending his elbows moves some pistons, and finally, moving his feet also moves the "springs" connected to them inwards. Only the piston gimmick is advertised on the packaging. Meanwhile, each forearm houses a spring-loaded, flip-out axe. Furthermore, Payload has a mild variant, where the purple paint on his head and chest can be very dark and flat or extremely deep and shiny. The latter version seems to be the harder to find, although exact quantities of each are unknown.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Payload.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
* '''Payload''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], the Payload is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a SWAT truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He uses the same piece layout as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], though his lens-head peeking up over the back end of his vehicle mode looks less doofy than Ratchet's does. This layout was later also used for [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]]. Payload's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

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==Notes==
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Payload (and the subsequent [[Class Beta drone unit]]s), along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games. The security company logos on his design and the toy, "Armored Security Systems", spells out "ASS". Christiansen says this was [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone.html not intentional].
* Payload's altmode as an Decepticon anti-aircraft tank in ''The Veiled Threat'' gives him a form similar to that of the unreleased [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] toy, who appeared unnamed in the Transformers: Alliance comic at the same time. Whether they were meant to be the same character is unknown.
* 2010 Payload's packaging bio describes him as an armored transport vehicle and has the same [[Tech Spec]] numbers as 2007 Payload. Sneaky Hasbro, making them the [[character|same guy]]!
[[Image:EZOrangePayload.jpg|thumb|]]
* Hasbro has stated in the [[Hasbro Q&A/March 2010: Answers|March 2010 Q&A session]] that 2010 Payload is one of the Constructicon Warriors appearing in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' video games]]. Guess he moonlights as an armored truck.
*The stock photography for both EZ Collection [[Skipjack]] and Payload depict them in shades that hew closer to orange than the yellow they came out in. Whether this was an artifact of the photographic process or an intentional plastic color-change is uncertain.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Payload''' (ペイロード ''Peirōdo'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone.html Payload concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-armored-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on artist Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Superfund Decepticon

2015-03-27T10:19:27Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Notes */

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{{noname-nickname}}

[[Image:DOTMSuperfundCon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|">''gasp''< PEOPLE!"]]

:''The Superfund Decepticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
The '''Superfund Decepticon''' transforms into a Superfund security truck. He's camera-shy.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
The Superfund Decepticon was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]]. As [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] manipulated the Earth governments into exiling the [[Autobot]]s in exchange for peace, the Superfund Decepticon transported the [[space bridge]] pillars to [[Chicago]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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==Notes==
* The Superfund Decepticon never transforms in the movie.
* The article that initially confirmed the Superfund Decepticon's existence also inexplicably predicted that the truck was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave's]] [[alternate mode|altmode]], which obviously did not come to pass.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/behind-scenes-videos-confirms.html</ref> The same article also makes a joke about [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAneurysmMoment kind of hurts now].
* It is entirely possible that the Superfund Decepticon isn't a Decepticon at all, just a vehicle used by the humans allied with them, however seeing that no other non-transforming vehicles ever appear in the live action movies with either Autobot or Decepticon insignia this is highly unlikely.
* It is extremely plausible that the Superfund Decepticon is Payload-released with the Transformers 2007 Toy line.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nameless nickname]]

Superfund Decepticon

2015-03-27T10:16:59Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticonfilm}}
{{noname-nickname}}

[[Image:DOTMSuperfundCon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|">''gasp''< PEOPLE!"]]

:''The Superfund Decepticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
The '''Superfund Decepticon''' transforms into a Superfund security truck. He's camera-shy.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
The Superfund Decepticon was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]]. As [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] manipulated the Earth governments into exiling the [[Autobot]]s in exchange for peace, the Superfund Decepticon transported the [[space bridge]] pillars to [[Chicago]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The Superfund Decepticon never transforms in the movie.
* The article that initially confirmed the Superfund Decepticon's existence also inexplicably predicted that the truck was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave's]] [[alternate mode|altmode]], which obviously did not come to pass.<ref>http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/behind-scenes-videos-confirms.html</ref> The same article also makes a joke about [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAneurysmMoment kind of hurts now].
* It is entirely possible that the Superfund Decepticon isn't a Decepticon at all, just a vehicle used by the humans allied with them, however seeing that no other non-transforming vehicles ever appear in the live action movies this is highly unlikely.
* It is extremely plausible that the Superfund Decepticon is Payload-released with the Transformers 2007 Toy line.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nameless nickname]]

B-24 Liberator Seeker

2015-03-27T09:57:02Z

TransformerCollector07:

{{noname-nickname}}

:''The "B-24 Liberator", possibly Lugnut, is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic|October 2009}}

The '''B-24 Liberator''' is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] that transforms into a [[Wikipedia:B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] aircraft. He was dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago to find a suitable sun for harvesting.

==Fiction==

===Revenge of the Fallen===

[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the B-24, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} There is a possibility that Agent Simmon's photograph of the B-24 Liberator (In the basement of his butcher shop) was indeed Lugnut-Later Released in the Hunt For the Decepticons Toy line-Although this cannot be confirmed.

[[Category: Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers]]
[[Category: Seekers]]
[[Category: Elderly Transformers]]

B-24 Liberator Seeker

2015-03-27T09:45:04Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

{{noname-nickname}}

:''The "B-24 Liberator" is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic|October 2009}}

The '''B-24 Liberator''' is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] that transforms into a [[Wikipedia:B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] aircraft. He was dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago to find a suitable sun for harvesting.

==Fiction==

===Revenge of the Fallen===

[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the B-24, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} There is a possibility that Agent Simmon's photograph of the B-24 Liberator (In the basement of his butcher shop) was indeed Lugnut-Later Released in the Hunt For the Decepticons Toy line-Although this cannot be confirmed.

[[Category: Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers]]
[[Category: Seekers]]
[[Category: Elderly Transformers]]

B-24 Liberator Seeker

2015-03-27T09:35:14Z

TransformerCollector07: /* Revenge of the Fallen */

{{noname-nickname}}

:''The "B-24 Liberator" is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic|October 2009}}

The '''B-24 Liberator''' is a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] that transforms into a [[Wikipedia:B-24 Liberator|B-24 Liberator]] aircraft. He was dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago to find a suitable sun for harvesting.

==Fiction==

===Revenge of the Fallen===

[[Seymour Simmons]] possessed a photo of the B-24, and claimed that it was a Seeker. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] agreed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} There is a possibility that Agent Simmon's photograph of the B-24 Liberator was indeed Lugnut-Later Released in the Hunt For the Decepticons Toy line-Although this cannot be confirmed.

[[Category: Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers]]
[[Category: Seekers]]
[[Category: Elderly Transformers]]