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2014-06-26T05:30:01Z

Ultra Magnotron: Fixit from the upcoming animated series Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Fixit from the upcoming animated series Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Flame (Gaiacross)

2012-05-06T20:41:14Z

Ultra Magnotron:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Flame}}
:''Flame is an [[Autobot]] from an unknown but possibly [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Gaiacross_Flame.jpg|thumb|300px|Flame! I'm gonna live forever! I probably won't show up to die! Hi!]]
'''Flame''' (フレイム ''Fureimu'') puts out the red stuff with the wet stuff. He forms the left arm of [[Gaiacross]].

==Toys==
===Gaiacross===

[[Image:Tfwiki_flame_kabaya_gaiacross.jpg|left|thumb|100px]]

* '''Flame''' (Candy toy, 2011)
** ''ID number'': '''2'''

: Flame is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]], coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He transforms from a robot into a pumper/ladder fire truck of currently-undetermined make. He can combine with any of his teammates to form the upper or lower body of a two-robot combination (the instructions depict him as the top half of Flamecosmo, but he can also form the top of Flamejet, Flamestream, Flamecrush and Flamelauncher) as well as forming the left arm of Gaiacross.

==Notes==
* There is no information of any kind about Gaiacross besides that he fights Decepticons in some other dimension.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Candy toys]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Dai Won Animation Co.

2012-04-26T22:39:20Z

Ultra Magnotron:

{{picsneeded}}
'''Dai Won Animation Co.''' is one of the three South Korean companies that were sub-subcontracted work of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Transformers animated series]]. Outside of the show, Dai Won has participated with [[Toei]] on multiple other occasions, such as ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Foofur'', ''Dairugger XV'' and the Ruby-Spears ''Superman'' Cartoon; as well as animation for ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''The Mask'' cartoon and the later seasons of the original ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''.

Like fellow studios [[Sam Young Studio]], [[Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd.]] and [[Trans Arts Co.]], the company was mainly used for photography, effects and finalization, while animation proper took place at studios like [[Toei]] and [[AKOM]].

==External Links==

*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0012306/ Dai Won Animation Co. at IMDB]

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[[Category:Animation companies]]

Beast Wars (Part 1)

2012-04-02T17:38:01Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BW
|ep=1
|image=BWPart1 crashland.jpg
|caption=They carry within them the last sons of Kryp—oh, wait, never mind.
|title="Beast Wars" (Part 1)
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[April 22]], [[1996]]<ref>Though this episode played several days earlier in several US markets, its most widespread screening was on the 22nd.</ref>
|packaged with=[[Optimus Primal/toys#Beast Wars Telemocha Series|DX Convoy]]
|written by=[[Bob Forward]]
|directed by=[[Ian Pearson]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''A Maximal science vessel and a fugitive Predacon starship crash land on a mysterious, primitive world.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:BWPart1 strangenewworld.jpg|left|180px|thumb|In space, no one can hear you transform.]]
In an unknown star system, a [[transwarp]] portal opens, releasing two starships, a fleeing Predacon warship and a pursuing Maximal vessel. Already carrying the scars of battle, both ships immediately open fire upon each other. On the Maximal ship, [[Cheetor (BW)|a youthful crewmember]] reports on their damaged condition, in response to which [[Rattrap|another crew member]] bitterly complains about their non-combat exploration vessel not being cut out for this mission. Their commander, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], states that they were the only ship in range capable of intercepting the fugitives.

On the fleeing Predacon starship, [[Dinobot (BW)|the first officer]] urges his leader, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], to finish off the Maximals while their opponents' shields are down. Megatron arrogantly rebuffs this suggestion, preferring to toy with his opponents. A broadside attack cripples their enemies' engines and causes significant damage to their stasis hold. Optimus Primal orders the Maximals' cargo of [[stasis pod]]s be released into safe orbit before firing the forward plasma cannons, strafing the Predacons' hull. With no engines, both ships are caught in the planet's gravitational pull and plummet to its surface.

[[Image:BWPart1 beastmodes.jpg|right|180px|thumb|And the fandom complained... for about five minutes.]]
Both ships are non-flightworthy after their crashes. The Maximals have landed on a cliff above a lake; the Predacon warship has landed smack in the middle of the ash-hardened opening of an active shield volcano. The Predacon computer informs Megatron that their location is unknown, as while the course settings were accurate, the readings were not consistent with what was to be expected of the location. Dismissing this for the time being, Megatron demands to know if the mysterious planet has [[energon]], which the computer confirms to his elation. However, it warns that there is so much energon that prolonged exposure would permanently damage their robot modes. Declaring that they will take the forms of the most powerful creatures on the planet, Megatron orders [[Tarantulas (BW)|his science officer]] to scan for local lifeforms which they could adapt as alternate modes to survive on this world. The Predacon ship launches a drone, scanning the fossils of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', ''Velociraptor'', and ''Pteranodon'', as well as a living spider and wasp.

At the cliff, the Maximals have the same idea, scanning a gorilla, rat, rhino and cheetah. The Maximals check out their new forms and bicker amongst themselves, till Optimus Primal orders the crew to moderate their conflict circuits, reminding them that their new beast forms are to protect them from the long-term effects of the abundant energon fields: While they need energon for power, their robot modes will short out after a few minutes of exposure. Optimus notes that they are on a very unusual planet, wherever it is. Rhinox points out that the transwarp drive allows them to journey through space '''and''' time, so they could be in any place, any time. Optimus expresses concern about the stasis pods in orbit, as it means the Maximals are outnumbered.

[[Image:BWPart1 beastfaceoff.jpg|left|180px|thumb|We'll tumble. Rumble style!]]
Back at the other crash site, the Predacons are testing out their new beast modes, bar one. First officer Dinobot, studying the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] he and his cohorts had stolen, is furious, declaring that this world cannot be [[Earth]]. He accuses Megatron of failure, both in battle against the Maximals and in failing to guide them to the right planet. Megatron laughs off Dinobot's accusations, and has Scorponok blast the treacherous Dinobot over the horizon. Megatron informs the other Predacons that it doesn't matter which planet they are on, as they had come looking for energon to fuel their war with the Maximals, and this planet is rich with it. Megatron dispatches his crew to seek out and destroy their enemies.

[[Image:BWPart1 Predsopenfire.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Shouldn't they be seeking cover of some sort?]]
Meanwhile, the Maximals are surveying the land around them and cleaning up the wreckage on the ''Axalon''. Rattrap complains about all the fuss over the Golden Disk, but Optimus Primal reminds him that the Disk is Cybertron's most closely guarded relic, a guide to a major source of energon, which is why Megatron stole it. Rattrap doesn't care, retorting they were supposed to be performing deep-space exploration and that it isn't his job to chase after criminals. He sarcastically speculates on Primal's readiness to handle a command position. Optimus further reminds him of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], noting that if the Predacons are able to secure a massive source of energon, they wouldn't hesitate to start a new one. Rattrap isn't convinced.

Deciding to show off (and goof off), Cheetor gives chase to two cheetahs running on the plains near the ship. Optimus tries to call him back, but the energon radiation severely limits the range of their communications equipment.

[[Image:BWPart1 Primalflying.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"I'm a rocket man, rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone."]]
Some distance away, Cheetor's two cheetah buddies are freaked out by a rather large wasp. Realizing it's a '''Robot in Disguise''', Cheetor transforms and fires unprovoked. The Predacon Waspinator transforms and retaliates. Back at the ''Axalon'', the other Maximals move out to give Cheetor backup, with Rhinox ramming his way through a pile of boulders to speed their progress. Waspinator manages to get the better of Cheetor when the Maximal's rifle jams, but fortunately, the other Maximals have arrived by then. Unfortunately, Megatron and the Predacons have arrived as well.

[[Image:BWPart1 coverfire.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"I'll activate my Hero Shield!"]]
Optimus Primal tries to convince Megatron to not engage in hostilities, as the Maximals and Predacons have been at peace for centuries. Megatron spits back that while the Maximals may have been at peace, the Predacons, like all enemies who appear "peaceful," were merely biding their time. The Predacons have never forgotten their goal of galactic conquest, but were merely waiting for the right time to strike.

Both sides transform, and the battle is joined. As the Maximals seek cover, Cheetor is blasted by one of Scorponok's missiles and ends up with his leg trapped under a boulder. Optimus Primal orders Rattrap to assist Cheetor while he provides cover fire, but Rattrap flatly refuses to risk his life for anybody else, to Optimus' anger. The Maximal leader flies to Cheetor's position himself but is hit by Predacon fire, much to Rattrap's smug delight. Nonetheless, Optimus manages to free Cheetor while Rhinox "persuades" Rattrap to help provide the pair with cover fire. With the Predacons now seeking cover of their own, the Maximals make their escape. Megatron orders pursuit, but he and his Predacons succumb to the effects of the energon buildup and are forced to revert to beast mode.

[[Image:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|180px|thumb|You shall not pass!]]
On the way back to base, Optimus Primal chews out Rattrap for disobeying a direct order, explaining to the petulant Maximal that he could have given better cover fire, an explanation which Rattrap accepts rather grudgingly. Cheetor notes that they seem to have escaped the Predacons. Primal isn't sure, as the Golden Disk theft reports indicated there were six Predacons, but they only encountered five in the previous battle.

They don't have to wait long. Dinobot appears, barring their way across a stone bridge to the ''Axalon''. Dinobot states that he has left the Predacons to join the Maximals... as leader. He challenges Optimus Primal to a one-on-one battle, with the winner to lead the Maximals, the loser to be destroyed!

[[Beast Wars (Part 2)|To be continued...]]
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (4)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (7)
*[[Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (9)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'm a cheetah! No... I'm ''Cheetor''!" 
:—'''Cheetor''' is most imaginative.

"Ah-hahaha... there's more to being a leader than simple courage. Well, there's cleverness and cunning as well. Isn't that right, Scorponok?" 
[''Scorponok fires a missile, blasting Dinobot away''] 
"Loser."
:—'''Megatron''' deals swiftly with Dinobot's belligerence.

"You wanted exploration, and here we are on an unknown planet. What more do you want?" 
"Well, uh, call me picky but a working spacecraft might be nice." 
''[sighs]'' "Just no pleasing some people."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Mzzzzz! Wazzzpinator under attack! Wazzzpinator engage enemy! Wazzzpinator, TERRORIZEZZZZZZZZ!!!"
:—'''Waspinator''' engages Cheetor.

"Ahh, a treacherous, under-handed sneak attack. Oh-ho-ho, I like you, pussycat, yesss."
:—'''Megatron''''s response to Cheetor's unprovoked attack

"This guy's got bearings of chrome steel."
:—'''Rhinox''' on Dinobot's bid for Maximal group leader

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Waspinator fights Cheetor, the stripes on his thighs are mapped on the wrong axis.
* As Optimus, Rhinox and Rattrap ride out to give Cheetor support, Rhinox breaks through a "roadblock" of boulders. However, in the previous shot of this location, the boulders were not present.
* When Rhinox picks up Rattrap and swings him around to face the Predacons, Rattrap's gun clips right through the boulder in front of them.
* Scorponok is among the Predacons milling about outside the ship in their beast modes, yet he appears from within the ship to blast Dinobot only a few moments later.
* During the battle between Dinobot and Optimus, Dinobot's spinning blades are severely shortened and misshapen, making them appear to have been chibified.
*Also during their battle, when Dinobot transforms his knee-pads and the bones around his ankles are absent.

===Continuity errors===
* Cheetor spends the longest time in the open while in robot mode, but does not suffer the effects of energon overload that the Predacons do.

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Primal mentions the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], which is what the Transformers of the Beast era called the conflict between the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Animutants - 1re partie'''" ("Animutants - 1st Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

:*''Title:'' "'''Pilote 1'''" (Canada, "Pilot 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'atterraggio'''" ("The Landing")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chō Seimeitai Transformer Tōjō'''" (超生命体トランスフォーマー登場, "Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 1|1 October]] [[1997]]
[[Image:BeastWarsEp1JapanOpen01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Star Wars (franchise)|Dun dun dun DUN! DAN! Dan dan dan DAAAN! DAN! Dan dan dan DAAAN! DAN! Dun dun dun DUN!]]]]
::*The Japanese version of this episode begins with a [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]-style scrolling recap of the history of the Transformers, narrated by both the Maximal and Predacon computer voices talking simultaneously. This worked out fairly well, since the episode begins with a placid pan of an outerspace backdrop, followed by a running battle between spaceships, as if it was tailor-made for this kind of parody.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wojna bestii'''" ("Beast War")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Beast Wars parte 1'''" ("Beast Wars part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La guerra de las bestias [Parte 1]'''" ("The War of the Beasts [Part 1]")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

:*''Title:'' '''Guerra de Bestias Primera Parte'''" (America, "Beast War First Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

===Trivia===
* Before they gain their beast modes, the Maximals and Predacons are shown mostly in shadow. This is probably to save the animators the trouble of coming up with entirely different models for each character. However, if one pays close attention, there are some marked differences to the facial areas shown, and Rattrap's arms are slightly different.
* Megatron, who is seen almost entirely prior to getting his beast form, reuses the body of the Giant Robot from Mainframe's other show, ''ReBoot'', albeit with a few small modifications and Megatron's head slapped on top. The model would continue to be reused, including as Blackarachnia's protoform (again with modifications) and various generic Predacons in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]".
* When Rhinox is fixing something outside, the "Gas Bottle" looks like the model sub seen later on in other episodes.
* Rattrap's gun has 3 spider kill-marks on it. Has he killed spider-bots before?
* As this was the first episode, the transformation/catchphrase sequences are rather overbearing by comparison to later episodes of the series.
* If the Beast Warriors are on an "unknown planet", presumably containing animals they've never seen before... how does everybody manage to think up such fitting new beast-mode-based names? (Presumably, not ''all'' information about Earth was off-limits.)
* During the scene in which the Maximals reveal their new beast modes, it is not clear why they (bar Optimus Primal) had to rename themselves. Maximal military or exploration tradition?
* Throughout this episode and "[[Beast Wars (Part 2)]]", Scorponok's missiles have a Maximal insignia on them, meant to indicate Maximal kills. This confused viewers into thinking that they were mistakenly "Maximal missiles", so the symbols were changed.
* Cheetor has the dual honour of being the first character to appear in ''Beast Wars'', as well as the first character to fire a shot (unprovoked) at the enemy. Cheetor also has the honour of speaking the final words of the Beast Era in the final episode of the ''Beast Wars''' sequel, ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.
* Dinobot has the distinction of being the first ''Beast Wars'' character to transform into robot mode.
* This episode marks the only instance in the entire series in which Dinobot uses the "Terrorize!" [[activation code]], despite nominally being a Predacon. He would later reprogram himself with the Maximal activation code.
* Waspinator fires pink eye lasers (similar to Dinobot's) during his battle with Cheetor.
* Rattrap is a serious asshole this early in the series.
* Going by their options for beast modes, it would appear the Maximals crashed in what would become the African continent, while the Predacons crashed in what would become the American continent. This would, however, require that Dinobot's alternate mode is not an actual velociraptor, but rather an american genus of dromaesauridae, as velociraptors are only found in Mongolia.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1996 — ''Beast Wars'' — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1996 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — Une Adventure Cybernetique (Alliance Video) — French audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1997 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 1 ([[Universal]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Maximal Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season (Rhinomation) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes — Where the Beasties Began! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[category:MSTF]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Beast Wars (Part 1)

2012-04-02T17:33:12Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BW
|ep=1
|image=BWPart1 crashland.jpg
|caption=They carry within them the last sons of Kryp—oh, wait, never mind.
|title="Beast Wars" (Part 1)
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[April 22]], [[1996]]<ref>Though this episode played several days earlier in several US markets, its most widespread screening was on the 22nd.</ref>
|packaged with=[[Optimus Primal/toys#Beast Wars Telemocha Series|DX Convoy]]
|written by=[[Bob Forward]]
|directed by=[[Ian Pearson]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''A Maximal science vessel and a fugitive Predacon starship crash land on a mysterious, primitive world.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:BWPart1 strangenewworld.jpg|left|180px|thumb|In space, no one can hear you transform.]]
In an unknown star system, a [[transwarp]] portal opens, releasing two starships, a fleeing Predacon warship and a pursuing Maximal vessel. Already carrying the scars of battle, both ships immediately open fire upon each other. On the Maximal ship, [[Cheetor (BW)|a youthful crewmember]] reports on their damaged condition, in response to which [[Rattrap|another crew member]] bitterly complains about their non-combat exploration vessel not being cut out for this mission. Their commander, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], states that they were the only ship in range capable of intercepting the fugitives.

On the fleeing Predacon starship, [[Dinobot (BW)|the first officer]] urges his leader, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], to finish off the Maximals while their opponents' shields are down. Megatron arrogantly rebuffs this suggestion, preferring to toy with his opponents. A broadside attack cripples their enemies' engines and causes significant damage to their stasis hold. Optimus Primal orders the Maximals' cargo of [[stasis pod]]s be released into safe orbit before firing the forward plasma cannons, strafing the Predacons' hull. With no engines, both ships are caught in the planet's gravitational pull and plummet to its surface.

[[Image:BWPart1 beastmodes.jpg|right|180px|thumb|And the fandom complained... for about five minutes.]]
Both ships are non-flightworthy after their crashes. The Maximals have landed on a cliff above a lake; the Predacon warship has landed smack in the middle of the ash-hardened opening of an active shield volcano. The Predacon computer informs Megatron that their location is unknown, as while the course settings were accurate, the readings were not consistent with what was to be expected of the location. Dismissing this for the time being, Megatron demands to know if the mysterious planet has [[energon]], which the computer confirms to his elation. However, it warns that there is so much energon that prolonged exposure would permanently damage their robot modes. Declaring that they will take the forms of the most powerful creatures on the planet, Megatron orders [[Tarantulas (BW)|his science officer]] to scan for local lifeforms which they could adapt as alternate modes to survive on this world. The Predacon ship launches a drone, scanning the fossils of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', ''Velociraptor'', and ''Pteranodon'', as well as a living spider and wasp.

At the cliff, the Maximals have the same idea, scanning a gorilla, rat, rhino and cheetah. The Maximals check out their new forms and bicker amongst themselves, till Optimus Primal orders the crew to moderate their conflict circuits, reminding them that their new beast forms are to protect them from the long-term effects of the abundant energon fields: While they need energon for power, their robot modes will short out after a few minutes of exposure. Optimus notes that they are on a very unusual planet, wherever it is. Rhinox points out that the transwarp drive allows them to journey through space '''and''' time, so they could be in any place, any time. Optimus expresses concern about the stasis pods in orbit, as it means the Maximals are outnumbered.

[[Image:BWPart1 beastfaceoff.jpg|left|180px|thumb|We'll tumble. Rumble style!]]
Back at the other crash site, the Predacons are testing out their new beast modes, bar one. First officer Dinobot, studying the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] he and his cohorts had stolen, is furious, declaring that this world cannot be [[Earth]]. He accuses Megatron of failure, both in battle against the Maximals and in failing to guide them to the right planet. Megatron laughs off Dinobot's accusations, and has Scorponok blast the treacherous Dinobot over the horizon. Megatron informs the other Predacons that it doesn't matter which planet they are on, as they had come looking for energon to fuel their war with the Maximals, and this planet is rich with it. Megatron dispatches his crew to seek out and destroy their enemies.

[[Image:BWPart1 Predsopenfire.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Shouldn't they be seeking cover of some sort?]]
Meanwhile, the Maximals are surveying the land around them and cleaning up the wreckage on the ''Axalon''. Rattrap complains about all the fuss over the Golden Disk, but Optimus Primal reminds him that the Disk is Cybertron's most closely guarded relic, a guide to a major source of energon, which is why Megatron stole it. Rattrap doesn't care, retorting they were supposed to be performing deep-space exploration and that it isn't his job to chase after criminals. He sarcastically speculates on Primal's readiness to handle a command position. Optimus further reminds him of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], noting that if the Predacons are able to secure a massive source of energon, they wouldn't hesitate to start a new one. Rattrap isn't convinced.

Deciding to show off (and goof off), Cheetor gives chase to two cheetahs running on the plains near the ship. Optimus tries to call him back, but the energon radiation severely limits the range of their communications equipment.

[[Image:BWPart1 Primalflying.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"I'm a rocket man, rocket man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone."]]
Some distance away, Cheetor's two cheetah buddies are freaked out by a rather large wasp. Realizing it's a '''Robot in Disguise''', Cheetor transforms and fires unprovoked. The Predacon Waspinator transforms and retaliates. Back at the ''Axalon'', the other Maximals move out to give Cheetor backup, with Rhinox ramming his way through a pile of boulders to speed their progress. Waspinator manages to get the better of Cheetor when the Maximal's rifle jams, but fortunately, the other Maximals have arrived by then. Unfortunately, Megatron and the Predacons have arrived as well.

[[Image:BWPart1 coverfire.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"I'll activate my Hero Shield!"]]
Optimus Primal tries to convince Megatron to not engage in hostilities, as the Maximals and Predacons have been at peace for centuries. Megatron spits back that while the Maximals may have been at peace, the Predacons, like all enemies who appear "peaceful", were merely biding their time. The Predacons have never forgotten their goal of galactic conquest, but were merely waiting for the right time to strike.

Both sides transform, and the battle is joined. As the Maximals seek cover, Cheetor is blasted by one of Scorponok's missiles and ends up with his leg trapped under a boulder. Optimus Primal orders Rattrap to assist Cheetor while he provides cover fire, but Rattrap flatly refuses to risk his life for anybody else, to Optimus' anger. The Maximal leader flies to Cheetor's position himself but is hit by Predacon fire, much to Rattrap's smug delight. Nonetheless, Optimus manages to free Cheetor while Rhinox "persuades" Rattrap to help provide the pair with cover fire. With the Predacons now seeking cover of their own, the Maximals make their escape. Megatron orders pursuit, but he and his Predacons succumb to the effects of the energon buildup and are forced to revert to beast mode.

[[Image:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|180px|thumb|You shall not pass!]]
On the way back to base, Optimus Primal chews out Rattrap for disobeying a direct order, explaining to the petulant Maximal that he could have given better cover fire, an explanation which Rattrap accepts rather grudgingly. Cheetor notes that they seem to have escaped the Predacons. Primal isn't sure, as the Golden Disk theft reports indicated there were six Predacons, but they only encountered five in the previous battle.

They don't have to wait long. Dinobot appears, barring their way across a stone bridge to the ''Axalon''. Dinobot states that he has left the Predacons to join the Maximals... as leader. He challenges Optimus Primal to a one-on-one battle, with the winner to lead the Maximals, the loser to be destroyed!

[[Beast Wars (Part 2)|To be continued...]]
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (1)
*[[Rattrap]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (6)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (4)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (7)
*[[Waspinator]] (8)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (9)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'm a cheetah! No... I'm ''Cheetor''!" 
:—'''Cheetor''' is most imaginative.

"Ah-hahaha... there's more to being a leader than simple courage. Well, there's cleverness and cunning as well. Isn't that right, Scorponok?" 
[''Scorponok fires a missile, blasting Dinobot away''] 
"Loser."
:—'''Megatron''' deals swiftly with Dinobot's belligerence.

"You wanted exploration, and here we are on an unknown planet. What more do you want?" 
"Well, uh, call me picky but a working spacecraft might be nice." 
''[sighs]'' "Just no pleasing some people."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Mzzzzz! Wazzzpinator under attack! Wazzzpinator engage enemy! Wazzzpinator, TERRORIZEZZZZZZZZ!!!"
:—'''Waspinator''' engages Cheetor.

"Ahh, a treacherous, under-handed sneak attack. Oh-ho-ho, I like you, pussycat, yesss."
:—'''Megatron''''s response to Cheetor's unprovoked attack

"This guy's got bearings of chrome steel."
:—'''Rhinox''' on Dinobot's bid for Maximal group leader

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Waspinator fights Cheetor, the stripes on his thighs are mapped on the wrong axis.
* As Optimus, Rhinox and Rattrap ride out to give Cheetor support, Rhinox breaks through a "roadblock" of boulders. However, in the previous shot of this location, the boulders were not present.
* When Rhinox picks up Rattrap and swings him around to face the Predacons, Rattrap's gun clips right through the boulder in front of them.
* Scorponok is among the Predacons milling about outside the ship in their beast modes, yet he appears from within the ship to blast Dinobot only a few moments later.
* During the battle between Dinobot and Optimus, Dinobot's spinning blades are severely shortened and misshapen, making them appear to have been chibified.
*Also during their battle, when Dinobot transforms his knee-pads and the bones around his ankles are absent.

===Continuity errors===
* Cheetor spends the longest time in the open while in robot mode, but does not suffer the effects of energon overload that the Predacons do.

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Primal mentions the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], which is what the Transformers of the Beast era called the conflict between the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Animutants - 1re partie'''" ("Animutants - 1st Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

:*''Title:'' "'''Pilote 1'''" (Canada, "Pilot 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'atterraggio'''" ("The Landing")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chō Seimeitai Transformer Tōjō'''" (超生命体トランスフォーマー登場, "Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 1|1 October]] [[1997]]
[[Image:BeastWarsEp1JapanOpen01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Star Wars (franchise)|Dun dun dun DUN! DAN! Dan dan dan DAAAN! DAN! Dan dan dan DAAAN! DAN! Dun dun dun DUN!]]]]
::*The Japanese version of this episode begins with a [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]-style scrolling recap of the history of the Transformers, narrated by both the Maximal and Predacon computer voices talking simultaneously. This worked out fairly well, since the episode begins with a placid pan of an outerspace backdrop, followed by a running battle between spaceships, as if it was tailor-made for this kind of parody.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Wojna bestii'''" ("Beast War")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Beast Wars parte 1'''" ("Beast Wars part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La guerra de las bestias [Parte 1]'''" ("The War of the Beasts [Part 1]")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

:*''Title:'' '''Guerra de Bestias Primera Parte'''" (America, "Beast War First Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

===Trivia===
* Before they gain their beast modes, the Maximals and Predacons are shown mostly in shadow. This is probably to save the animators the trouble of coming up with entirely different models for each character. However, if one pays close attention, there are some marked differences to the facial areas shown, and Rattrap's arms are slightly different.
* Megatron, who is seen almost entirely prior to getting his beast form, reuses the body of the Giant Robot from Mainframe's other show, ''ReBoot'', albeit with a few small modifications and Megatron's head slapped on top. The model would continue to be reused, including as Blackarachnia's protoform (again with modifications) and various generic Predacons in "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]".
* When Rhinox is fixing something outside, the "Gas Bottle" looks like the model sub seen later on in other episodes.
* Rattrap's gun has 3 spider kill-marks on it. Has he killed spider-bots before?
* As this was the first episode, the transformation/catchphrase sequences are rather overbearing by comparison to later episodes of the series.
* If the Beast Warriors are on an "unknown planet", presumably containing animals they've never seen before... how does everybody manage to think up such fitting new beast-mode-based names? (Presumably, not ''all'' information about Earth was off-limits.)
* During the scene in which the Maximals reveal their new beast modes, it is not clear why they (bar Optimus Primal) had to rename themselves. Maximal military or exploration tradition?
* Throughout this episode and "[[Beast Wars (Part 2)]]", Scorponok's missiles have a Maximal insignia on them, meant to indicate Maximal kills. This confused viewers into thinking that they were mistakenly "Maximal missiles", so the symbols were changed.
* Cheetor has the dual honour of being the first character to appear in ''Beast Wars'', as well as the first character to fire a shot (unprovoked) at the enemy. Cheetor also has the honour of speaking the final words of the Beast Era in the final episode of the ''Beast Wars''' sequel, ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.
* Dinobot has the distinction of being the first ''Beast Wars'' character to transform into robot mode.
* This episode marks the only instance in the entire series in which Dinobot uses the "Terrorize!" [[activation code]], despite nominally being a Predacon. He would later reprogram himself with the Maximal activation code.
* Waspinator fires pink eye lasers (similar to Dinobot's) during his battle with Cheetor.
* Rattrap is a serious asshole this early in the series.
* Going by their options for beast modes, it would appear the Maximals crashed in what would become the African continent, while the Predacons crashed in what would become the American continent. This would, however, require that Dinobot's alternate mode is not an actual velociraptor, but rather an american genus of dromaesauridae, as velociraptors are only found in Mongolia.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1996 — ''Beast Wars'' — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1996 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — Une Adventure Cybernetique (Alliance Video) — French audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1997 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 1 ([[Universal]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Maximal Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season (Rhinomation) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes — Where the Beasties Began! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[category:MSTF]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Other Voices, Part 1

2012-03-30T22:08:03Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=25
|image=VokUnicronHead.jpg
|caption=''[[It|Another]]'' [[Grand Mal|floating]] [[Unicron|head!?]]
|title="Other Voices" Part 1
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[March 31]], [[1997]]
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]] [[Bob Forward]]
|directed by=[[Colin Davies]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''The plans of both Megatron and the mysterious aliens are coming to a head as one of the two moons transforms.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Other Voices 1 Blackarachnia Tarantulas.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Some women can't be trusted, especially spiders.]]
In a flash of light, a power anomaly emerges from a wormhole above the planet and descends to the surface. [[Vok|The aliens]] have arrived.

[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] detects the arrival and alerts [[Optimus Primal]], who hopes the truce is still holding. He flies off to meet [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Rattrap]] at the landing site located in [[Grid Trion]].

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] is programming his stolen [[transwarp cell]], when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] pays him another visit. She tells him she can get them inside the Maximal base to steal a [[stasis pod]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] monitors the entire discussion between the two spiders and sends [[Waspinator]] to the location the aliens are anticipated to arrive at.

Rattrap and Airazor reach the site, which is a large circular plaza of stone, pulsing with energy and containing a stable energon crystal. When Airazor tries to scan it, it zaps her, blasts Rattrap away, and engulfs the entire site inside an [[Bio-Dome|organic dome-like structure]] with Airazor inside

[[Image:Other Voices 1 Airazor bungalow.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The aliens don't like mimes in an invisible box.]]
Airazor awakens inside the "nutty alien bungalow", where a garbled alien voice speaks to her. She assures the aliens she means them no harm, but they have no such compunctions and painfully scan her until she converts to beast mode. After the scan ends, they are left with one word of information: "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]".

Outside, Waspinator arrives to "secure the area", but Rattrap drives him off with a vigorous bout of fisticuffs.

Optimus Primal arrives and surveys the situation. Rattrap's efforts to use a laser to cut through the dome structure are ineffective. Megatron then arrives with [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. He mocks Optimus for thinking that simple laser could get through the structure, commenting that the aliens can "create [[energon]] itself". He then has Scorponok fire a "toxic sting" that eats through the structure. Primal and Rattrap venture inside; Rattrap drags the semi-conscious Airazor out, while Primal stays to confront the aliens. A series of whip-like metal tentacles ensnare him and lift him up into an agonizing scanning grid.

Tarantulas and Blackarachnia have made their way to the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], where Blackarachnia activates a device that creates a small opening in the shields. The spiders move in, unaware that they are being followed by [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who notes that they're up to no good and develops his own entry by digging a tunnel below ground.

Rattrap pulls Airazor out through Scorponok's opening just before it self-seals, to find himself facing Predacon guns. The truce is over.

[[Image:Other Voices 1 Primal bondage.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Primal usually has to pay for this treatment.]]
Optimus Primal's scan ends, and to address him, the aliens (having no form he could comprehend) take the form of a "figure of authority"—the head of [[Unicron]]. The aliens tell him that the [[Transformer]]s have contaminated their experiment, which will be "sterilized". Primal pleads for a chance to fix the damage, and for the lives of the planet's native creatures, but the aliens are dismissive, citing greater dangers unknown to Primal. The conversation ends with the aliens activating a "termination sequence".

[[Image:Other Voices 1 Moon opening.jpg|right|200px|thumb|That can't be good...]]
The alien construct begins to pulse with building energy. The distraction proves enough for Rattrap and Airazor to overpower the Predacons. With renewed urgency, Optimus Primal breaks his bonds and flies right through the dome; the Maximals beat a hasty retreat—as the dome bursts open, spewing a directed geyser of energy into the sky. The energy activates hidden systems on [[Planet Buster|the second moon]], burning away its earthen surface to reveal an endless grid of weapon-like emplacements that begin powering up. The moon itself begins to change its shape, and the alien energies cause the orbiting stasis pods to tumble out of orbit.

Rhinox observes all this at the Maximal base, taking measures to track what's happening even as the sensors begin to fritz out. Thus engaged, he doesn't see the spiders coming up behind him till it's too late. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] is likewise gunned down in short order. Staring at Rhinox's displays, Blackarachnia wonders what they're looking at, to which Tarantulas replies: "The beginning... of the end."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]
|c1=
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (1)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (2)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (7)
*[[Rattrap]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (12)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (3)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (4)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Waspinator]] (6)
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (9)
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (10)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"Not fair! Waspinator always gets slag assignments." 
"May I remind Waspinator that the current ceasefire applies only in reference to Maximals." 
"gulp, Waspinator go."
:—'''Waspinator''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the fine print.

[''Rattrap has just brutalized Waspinator''] 
"I swear, I can't take you anywhere!" 
"Hey, e-heh, just keeping the peace."
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Aah, would I could have that sound to lull me to sleep each night."
:—'''Megatron''' enjoying the soothing lullaby of Optimus Primal's agonized screams

"It is too late. You and your enemies have already contaminated the project. The harm has been done. That which does not become part of the one—shall become void." 
"No—wait! We can fix whatever damage was done." 
"We are not interested. The experiment will be sterilized." 
"You can't do that! There are living creatures here. You, with all your power—even you have no right!"
:—The '''Vok''' refuse to bargain with '''Optimus Primal'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This is the first of several episodes centered on the aliens, all with "Other V*"-styled titles: "Other Voices", "[[Other Visits (Part 1)|Other Visits]]", "[[Other Victories]]".
*"Scan complete, this is the specimen we analyzed before."—The Vok previously analyzed Optimus in "[[Chain of Command]]".
*While the Vok claim to have a form we can't comprehend and that "there is more danger than you know" if they don't destroy Earth, neither idea ever came up again.

===Transformers references===
*Unicron is, of course, originally from "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]". The Vok's Unicron hologram is solely a visual reference, and is not meant to suggest any connection between the aliens and Unicron.
*The Unicron hologram's statement "That which does not become part of the one—shall become void" may be a reference to Unicron's quote from [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]: "That which does not become a part of me shall become one with the great void." It might also be a twisted reference to [['Til all are one|a certain Autobot mantra]], which wouldn't be the first or last of such references.
*In a line originally in the script but not included in the episode, after Rattrap says the Bio-Dome is "creepier than [[Crystal City]] on [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] day."

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les Voix d'Autre Monde - 1re partie'''" ("The Voices from Another World - Part 1")

:*''Title:'' "'''Les Voix 1'''" (Canada, "The Voices 1")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'arrivo - Parte 1'''" ("The Arrival - Part 1")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyōfu no Daiō Arawareru!'''" (恐怖の大王現る!, "The Great King of Terror Arrives!")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Outras Vozes Parte 1'''" ("Other Voices Part 1")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Otras Voces Primera Parte'''" ("Other Voices First Part")

===Trivia===
* The start of the audio commentary for this episode with fan consultant [[Ben Yee]] and story editor [[Larry DiTillio]] on the [[Madman Entertainment]] ''Beast Wars Season 1'' DVD is almost inaudible. As Larry DiTillio is trying to explain something, something happens that is very difficult to make out, with Ben Yee suggesting they start over.
*Bob Forward has said this was originally meant to be a 4-parter but the plans were changed at the last minute—"Apparently anything more than a two-parter is too hard to schedule".<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&&q=%22anything%20more%20than%20a%20two-parter%20is%20too%20hard%20to%20schedule%22 Interview with Bob Forward on alt.toys.transformers]</ref>
*After Waspinator is defeated by Rattrap, he has exactly the voice you'd expect from someone who's been [[Humanization|kicked in the nards]].
*At the beginning of the episode, Tarantulas has a series of purple bars and a series of red bars on a computer screen. In [[Cybertronix]], they are labeled "bass" and "treble."
* This is the last multi-parter to feature a "Next time on ''Beast Wars''" segment.
* Inferno is quite the close combat fighter. He even does a little Jet Li roundhouse kick during his fight with Blackarachnia.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Star Saber (Thirteen)

2012-03-16T19:13:23Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Exiles */

{{disambig3|Star Saber}}
[[Image:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|250px|''There's a Star Saaaaber putting out the Sun...'']]
[[Prima]]'s '''Star Saber''' sword was a weapon unlike any other. Though several other swords throughout the [[multiverse]] share its name, only one could snuff out stars and crumble the stuff of planets into dust. Due to unknown circumstances, long before recorded time began, the sword was shattered. So as to keep it from falling into the wrong hands, [[Nexus Prime]] decided to use his very body to conceal it. [[Vector Prime]] and [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] used the quantum edge of the blade (still functioning despite the sword's sad state) to carve Nexus Prime into five pieces. These pieces became their own individuals and, each with hidden knowledge of the location of a piece of the sword, were scattered across the cosmos.

Now that Nexus Prime has been reassembled from his components, he must rediscover the memories hidden within himself and find the shards of the Star Saber sword.

==Fiction==
===Wings of Honor===
Nexus Prime told his traveling companion [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] about his quest to find a powerful artifact, one that could cause the entire multiversal stack to collapse in on itself if it ever fell into evil hands. Unfortunately, Nexus's memory was scattered enough that he could no longer remember what the artifact was, what its pieces looked like, or where exactly they were. He did, however, feel that the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] symbol he spotted on a box was somehow a clue, one that finally got him started on the right track. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

===''Exiles''===
The Star Saber was one of the greatest weapons created by [[Solus Prime]]. Many myths exist about it, so no single Cybertronian can possibly know the full truth. One of those those myths is that it was created out of three bots and wielded itself, another claims it was built and then integrated into the chasis of one of the [[Thirteen]], and still another would have you believe that Solus forged it from the core of a star, using its own heat as her furnace.

{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
{{Stub}}

===''Exodus''===
The [[Matrix of Leadership]] once adorned the Star Saber's hilt. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. One of them, Prima, used the Star Saber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

==Notes==

*At Botcon 2010 Fun Publications said that Hasbro has, in effect, taken custody of the character of Nexus Prime, due to their plans for the 13. Because of this, Fun Pub will not be continuing his story. Thus, whether we will ever find out the fate of his quest to reunite the Star Saber remains in doubt.

==References==
*The introductory information is from [[Nexus Prime]]'s profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]].

[[Category:Artifacts of the Primes]]
[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe]]

Amalgamous Prime

2012-03-08T23:09:55Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Exiles */

'''Amalgamous Prime''' is one of the [[Thirteen]], the original Primes, who were created by [[Primus]] to battle and defeat his nemesis, [[Unicron]]. As his name hints, Amalgamous Prime is a shifter, and can assume any form he pleases. He is known among the Thirteen as a trickster. Supposedly, he went on to found the [[Shifter]]s, who took after his fluid and malleable nature.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|250px|left|This is pretty much the only picture of most of the Thirteen. Get used to seeing it.]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}
{{-}}

===''Exiles''===
Among the Thirteen, Amalgamous Prime's talent for change was rivaled only by [[Nexus Prime]]. While Nexus excelled in combination, separation and alt-forms, though, Amalgamous Prime could alter his shape itself, assuming any appearance he desired. Impatient and perhaps selfish, Amalgamous expressed his distaste to [[Solus Prime]] when she dedicated so much of her time to the creation of [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]'s [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. Amalgamous Prime's fate after the betrayal of Megatronus and the plotting of [[Liege Maximo]] remained unknown. Only [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Alchemist Prime]] remained on Cybertron as the planet's civilization developed, but legend has it that Amalgamous may have returned at a later date, and the rarely seen modern Transformers known as "[[Shifter]]s" are somehow descendent from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

==Notes==
*Amalgamous Prime's description in ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' as both a trickster and a shapeshifter seems to point pretty heavily towards him being the member of the Thirteen with the big [[wikipedia:Loki (comics)|Loki]] horns. Sorry, [[Liege Maximo]].

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Thirteen]]

Unicron's antibodies

2011-11-03T17:00:56Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime cartoon */ grammar

[[Image:Unicron antibodies.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

'''Unicron's antibodies''', much like the name suggests, are [[Unicron]]'s own internal defense system. They manifest as a swarm of floating mechanical creatures that attack all foreign bodies.
==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
After [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] [[GroundBridge]]d into Unicron, they were initially unaware that they had been spotted by antibodies. It wasn't until they were crossing a vast space that the creatures attacked en mass. They proved difficult to overcome, not because they were especially powerful, but by sheer virtue of there being lots and lots of them. After Arcee became separated from the others, she rode an antibody to rejoin them. Optimus and Megatron entered Unicron's [[spark]] chamber, leaving the other three outside to hold off the antibodies. Once Unicron's spark was extinguished, the remaining antibodies dropped out of the air like bricks. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[Category:Prime]]
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Talk:Mini-Con

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Ultra Magnotron: /* Aligned Continuity */

Did Unicron actually create the Mini-Cons using human souls? I was under the impression that it was the contact with Rad, Alexis and Carlos that made Mini-Con souls part human, and was entirely outside Uni's design. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 19:25, 6 April 2006 (PDT)

Uhhh... Siph? (I was goign from memory. Really, Iw as mostly interested int he fact Mini-cons appear to have lost their vast powers in favor of Merely Reasonable powers post-Armada, otherwise why wasnt' everyone running to the Mini-cons in Energon?) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:28, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Hm. Soundwaves Fan Club bio says Unciron created the Mini-Cons. The FC comic and Cybertron cartoon take place in the DW comic universe. Whee. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:50, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

:I'm gonna go out on a limb, blame the Unicron Singularity, and then look the other way. Anyone else? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 12:07, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Even Galaxy Force seems confused on this, talking like the mini-cons were born after the fall of Planet X(1400 years ago) yet are referred to as having been there in ancient times. Maybe the current mini-cons on Gigantion are second generation, the first batch having been destroyed by Planet X or evolved into larger Transformers.

The Cybertron dub makes absolutely no mention as to when the Gigantion Mini-Cons "arrived". For all the show tells us, they could have been on the ''Lemuria'' with the others. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:33, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

==Classics==

Okay. quick question... Any info at all on the Classics Mini-Cons? Did they fall into the comics continuity from another dimension? Are they analogous to Micromasters? Did Unicron barf them up after a few hits in the gut from the Matrix? Do they even exist? In any case, I'm gonna go ahead and start a Classics section on the page, and give it a "We don't know anything." filler paragraph, just so there's something in this article mentioning that they're there. --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] 18:28, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey, the club's "New World" story gave data on cybertronian mini-cons, and was free to non club members.

Can we have some data on it here?--[[User:Chiasaur11|Chiasaur11]]

== Uhh..... ==

Why is Lugnut in "Things that are not Mini-Con"? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:51, 3 September 2009 (EDT)
*His arms have mini-con style ports.-Hida Atarasi

== Cassettes ==

From the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s page - "In addition to being retconned as deployers, Soundwave's [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio also presented Ravage, Laserbeak and all of Soundwave's other partners as [[Mini-Cons]]. That'll rattle a few cages. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm]" How does that get worked in here? I don't really see where it fits best. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:47, 3 May 2010 (EDT)

==Symbol==
[[Image:TFTM-Unicronalternatehead.jpg|thumb|right]]
Okay, I'm not sure why McFeely reverted my edit about the symbol reflecting the design of Unicron's helmet to restore the previous version stating that the helmet reflects the design of the symbol. Unicron predates Mini-cons by over a decade. If one looks like the other it is the younger looking like the older. In the picture to the right, the dark grey section of Unicron's head comes out from his chin, proceeds upward to the top of his head and is divided by a point descending from his orange mohawk. I had always interpreted the Mini-con symbol as a stylization of that aspect of Unicron's head, is there something I'm missing? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:22, 10 March 2011 (EST)

==Movie==
are wheelie and brains not mini cons too? how about reedman? how about the itty bitty energizer bunny from hell?[[Special:Contributions/24.67.59.249|24.67.59.249]] 11:21, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

:Is there any source or toy supporting Moive-verse Frenzy is a Mini-Con? --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 07:30, 5 October 2011 (EDT)

== Aligned Continuity ==

Soundwave's minions are now Minicons, according the Exodus novel. Shouldn't this be mentioned here? Or... perhaps a new Minicon page be created, dealing with characters in the new aligned continuity? [[User:Ultra Magnotron|Ultra Magnotron]] 14:03, 28 October 2011 (EDT)
: No... we generally keep all factions on the same page. [[User:Tom Servo the Great|Tom Servo the Great]] 13:53, 28 October 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Mini-Con

2011-10-28T17:46:13Z

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Bulkhead (Prime)

2011-10-28T16:00:14Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime */ Noticed there was an entry already, simply deleted mine and moved the image tag to the previous entry.

{{disambig3|Bulkhead}}
{{faction|autobot|wreckers}}
:''Bulkhead is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Bulkhead-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Miss me?]]
'''Bulkhead''' looks huge and menacing, but he's only the former. Once you get to know him, he has a gentle soul. He's afraid of hurting things smaller and more fragile than him, but his new [[human]] friend, [[Miko Nakadai]], has helped him grow past that. He has a low tolerance for jerks and bullies, and is quite happy to let people like that stew in the trouble they've made for themselves, but his better impulses—or at least, needling from those around him—always sway him into helping in the end.

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
Bulkhead was a Wrecker and one of the last Autobots to get on the [[Ark (WFC)|''Ark'']].
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicBulkhead.jpg|Right|thumb|200px|]]
Bulkhead was present at the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]] when [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] arrived for the first time. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English), [[Karl Schulz]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Yeong-Ung Jeong]] (Korean), [[Salvador Serrano]] (Spain-Spanish)
Back on Cybertron, before he became a warrior, Bulkhead was a laborer, working in construction. He saw himself as an uneducated simpleton who could only build or break stuff. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Later Bulkhead was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s, along with his buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] {{storylink|Con Job}}. He also had rivalry with [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} He left early on in the war to join [[Team Prime]] however. {{storylink|Con Job}} Soon after the Autobots arrived on Earth, Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:Bulkhead-Primevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|And then [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s engineers get a headache.]]
Bulkhead was cruising around a woodland area when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] ordered everyone to return to base so they could take the [[GroundBridge]] to back up Cliffjumper. Unfortunately by the time they got to the battle site, Cliffjumper and the [[Decepticon]]s were gone.

Sometime later, when Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] were fighting some Decepticons, Bulkhead came to their assistance, albeit late due to "traffic". One look at the three Autobots sent the Decepticons scurrying away. Bulkhead returned to base, and was there when three humans were brought in. Miko questioned him at length about how cool he was. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} During a subsequent visit by Agent [[William Fowler|Fowler]], Bulkhead asserted that the Autobots had the utmost ability in the use of force, while graphically crushing one of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s tools in his fist, much to his comrade's annoyance.

Bulkhead was part of the ultimately unsuccessful mission to retrieve Cliffjumper from the Decepticons, and smashed his way through a large number of the Decepticons in the [[energon]] mine. After they returned to base empty-handed, Optimus assigned Bulkhead to watch over Miko. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising3_disembulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''No'', Bulky, the slogan is get some ''nuts''!]]
Miko managed to persuade Bulkhead to do some off-roading on the way back to base. Once there, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly left to go patrolling with Bumblebee, leaving Bulkhead in charge. Miko's suggestion that they start a rock band was mercifully interrupted by the appearance of Fowler, who was looking to complain about the recent energon mine explosion to Optimus. He wasn't pleased to discover that the Autobots had let kids become involved in the war, but Bulkhead prevented him from taking the kids into custody. After Fowler left, the base computer picked up a distress signal from his helicopter. Bulkhead was glad to be rid of the man, but the kids pointed out that if the Decepticons had him, he could give away the location of the Autobot base. Bulkhead reluctantly let Raf track where the agent was, and went to the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]] by GroundBridge. He only discovered that Miko had followed him when she accidentally attracted the attention of a Decepticon, and he was forced to disembowel it. Unfortunately Jack and Raf subsequently arrived, and they too attracted the attention of the Decepticons guarding the ship. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-BulkheadandMiko.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Be thankful she didn't do more than heave on your car parts.]]
Bulkhead snatched the pair out of the line of fire and dropped them off behind some cover. He then proceeded to drive under the Decepticon ship, scale a nearby cliff, jump on board, and trash a bunch of Decepticons before realizing Miko wasn't with the other two kids. She turned out to have stowed away inside his chest compartment, and she became a distinct liability as Bulkhead continued to fight the Decepticons. Inside the ship, they eventually ran into Arcee and Bumblebee, who'd rescued Jack and Raf from some more guards. The Autobots cleared out a room for the kids to hide in before proceeding to the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted Starscream long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream thusly chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. Bulkhead carried Fowler and Miko back to base, where he was told off by Optimus for getting the kids involved, though Miko stood up for him. After Jack decided he was better off without the Autobots in his life, Bulkhead took Miko to visit him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-BulkheadMiko.jpg|thumb|250px|D'awwww.]]
Once the Autobots pinpointed the location of the Decepticon [[space bridge]] in orbit, Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead traveled there by GroundBridge, though the height made Bulkhead nervous. They soon found themselves battling the hordes of flying Decepticons that came their way from the nearby Decepticon ship. Ratchet figured out a way to destroy the space bridge, so while Optimus held Megatron off, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead went to do that. No sooner had they finished than they were fired on by Megatron, who'd finally twigged to what they were doing. The four Autobots subsequently jumped back through the GroundBridge mere moments before the space bridge exploded, and returned to the Autobot base. Miko was overjoyed to see Bulkhead back safe and sound. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Bulkhead assisted Miko with her science project, holding up her model of the solar system so she could paint it. Unfortunately Ratchet decided to take over the project, relegating Bulkhead to the role of transport. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. Bulkhead was disgruntled by Ratchet's insistence at post-mission medical checks. He and Bumblebee later went and picked up the kids, but after the GroundBridge broke, the two Autobots were pressed into service assisting Ratchet in an attempt to fix it. The cause of the problem became apparent when Raf found a [[Scraplet]]. Bulkhead was particularly terrified of Scraplets, as he'd seen bots devoured by them, and was even prepared to abandon the base as a result, but Ratchet pointed out that would mean Optimus and Arcee would perish in the Arctic. Bulkhead went Scraplet-hunting with Miko, but mainly succeeded in embarrassing himself by screaming like a little girl whenever anything happened. Eventually they found a swarm of them and retreated back to the main control room, where another swarm descended on the three Autobots. They were rescued by the three kids, who went to repair an [[energon]] fuel line so the GroundBridge could be used to expel the Scraplets into the Arctic. Once the repair was done and the GroundBridge opened, Bulkhead offered himself up as bait, luring the Scraplet swarm to the Arctic, where they froze in seconds. Bulkhead returned to base for repairs, and was amused when Miko became terrified by a tiny spider. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:ConJob-Fistbump.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Guy love, that's all it is, Guy love, He's mine, I'm his, there's nothing gay about it in our eyes."]]
After he and Miko finished their chores, Bulkhead attempted to deflect her suggestion of dune bashing by bringing up the monster truck rally. They were distracted from any further plans by the news that Wheeljack was on his way to Earth, much to Bulkhead's joy. He, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived at the landing site to find Wheeljack trashing some Vehicons and he gave Wheeljack a bear hug before they returned to base and partied. Bulkhead started telling war stories, but began to grow suspicious when Wheeljack was uncharacteristically quiet. He challenged the newcomer to relate the story of the [[Battle of Darkmount Pass]]. Wheeljack got an important detail wrong: Bulkhead wasn't at that battle. The Decepticon impostor grabbed Miko as a hostage and revealed that the real Wheeljack was a prisoner of the Decepticons. After the real Wheeljack turned up and kicked the fake one's skidplate, Bulkhead took great pleasure in throwing the impostor out via the GroundBridge. Sadly Wheeljack didn't stay long, but offered to take Bulkhead with him. Bulkhead turned him down, having become too attached to Miko and the rest of his friends on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Convoy-Bulkheadmace.jpg|thumb|300px|"You go on, Bulk, we'll cover the rear."]]
Bulkhead took part in a convoy when Fowler needed transport for a hi-tech [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] device, though he wasn't happy with Optimus's order to stay in vehicle mode to conceal their presence on Earth. He warned the other Autobots about the incoming [[MECH]] cars and later helped move the D.N.G.S. to a train while the convoy passed through a rail tunnel. It was shortly after this that they were attacked by flying Vehicons, and forced to use their robot modes in the open to fight back. He, Arcee and Bumblebee spent the rest of the time fighting the Decepticons, while Optimus saved the D.N.G.S. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Miko's detention was cut short when Bulkhead arrived to pick her up and she decided to cut out early. He chastised her, and when Ratchet discovered an energon trace in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attempted to use the mission to get Miko to learn about ancient Greece. He spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco, shortly before his old enemy [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] arrived. Bulkhead protected Miko from a pillar Breakdown tossed at her, but the 'Con then tackled him into the fresco, breaking it. Back at base, Bulkhead alerted the others to the Harvester and before long they had surrounded the museum it was in while the kids worked to steal it. When [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown attacked, Bulkhead charged at Breakdown and was knocked flying by a punch. The Decepticons managed to steal the Harvester, and Bulkhead was left at base while the other Autobots searched for them. While he was trying to work out how to rescue Miko from the museum, Bulkhead realized that the Decepticons would probably go after the energon deposit in Greece, so he went there to confront them himself. After dealing with Knock Out and Breakdown, Bulkhead found Starscream and the Harvester a tougher proposition, but he managed to fight against the device's power long enough to reach Starscream and destroy it, while proudly noting that breaking stuff was what he did best. He and Fowler later retrieved Miko from the museum. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

Bulkhead was hanging around base when Jack asked Raf if he could borrow Bumblebee. Arcee later wondered where Jack had gone, and Bulkhead unsuccessfully attempted to act like he had no idea. He accompanied Arcee to find Jack and Bumblebee, arriving in time to find out that Knock Out had abducted a human. The three Autobots tracked Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bulkhead and Bumblebee were ambushed by Breakdown. The fight ended when Bulkhead managed to flatten Breakdown with a lamp post. They caught up with Knock Out shortly after the 'Con had been defeated by Optimus, and his hostage recovered. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Wheeljack is gonna be so jealous.]]
Bumblebee and Bulkhead played basketball together in the base, though Bumblebee's behavior was very odd. When Fowler contacted them later to report that the Decepticons had stolen a lens from a telescope in [[Hawaii]], Bulkhead, Arcee and Optimus traveled to the Arctic to find it. While Optimus scaled a cliff face, the other two Autobots fought Breakdown as a diversion, successfully keeping the Decepticons busy until Optimus got on board the Decepticon ship and destroyed the heat ray. In the aftermath of the battle, they discovered that Megatron had been resurrected, as the Decepticon leader snatched Starscream out of the air. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

When Ratchet detected a fast-moving Dark Energon reading, Optimus took Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. Instead of the expected Megatron, they found Starscream attempting to resurrect [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. During the brief fight, the Autobots discovered that the kids had followed them through the GroundBridge and attempted to send them back, only for a Decepticon Groundbridge to interfere. Bulkhead tried to rescue the kids, but was blown back by the exploding GroundBridge portal. When it transpired that the kids had vanished, Bulkhead attempted to ring Miko, only to discover she'd dropped [[Miko's phone|her phone]] at base. It meant, however, that Jack could send a text message from the other dimension the kids were trapped in, and Bulkhead read it on Miko's phone. When Ratchet engineered a way to get the kids back, Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee rendezvoused with them to protect them from Starscream. Afterwards, Bulkhead returned Miko's phone, though he regretted she didn't get any photos of zombies. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

Out scouting an energon signature on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], Bulkhead was ambushed by Breakdown. Though he fought back, he was overcome and later came around to find Breakdown gone and Miko calling to him over the comm. After returning to base, they established that Breakdown had been captured by MECH, and Bulkhead was happy for it to stay that way. Optimus, however, launched a mission to rescue the Decepticon, and Bulkhead was surprised when Prime accepted his wish to stay off the rescue team. Bulkhead remained at base with Fowler and Miko, the latter of whom was firm in her belief that Bulkhead should have gone along, and managed to persuade him to go and try to rescue Breakdown himself. In [[Russia]], Bulkhead followed a MECH car to a disused railway tunnel and broke in to find Breakdown. Though the 'Con was surprised to see him, the pair emerged from the tunnel together to face the MECH forces, and Breakdown even saved Bulkhead from being blasted by Silas's energy weapon. When Starscream turned up with Vehicons, Breakdown was instructed to destroy Bulkhead, but the Autobot easily pummeled the 'Cons until Optimus turned up. Prime was impressed that Bulkhead had put aside his differences to rescue Breakdown, but Bulkhead was merely happy to have gotten the opportunity to hit Breakdown some more. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Bulkhead was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

Ratchet assigned Bulkhead to investigate a magnetic disturbance, and Arcee, irritated by Jack's mom's questioning, decided to come along too. Also Miko somehow sneaked through the GroundBridge after them and talked them into letting her tag along. When they came across Breakdown and [[Airachnid]] fighting over a weapon, Bulkhead got Miko to stay put, and the two Autobots joined in the fight. After Breakdown blasted them both with the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], Arcee ended up magnetically fused to Bulkhead's back. With no other alternative, Bulkhead followed the 'Cons on foot, finding them at an abandoned gas station. During the ensuing battle, Breakdown dropped an oil derrick on Bulkhead, temporarily knocking him out, but also demagnetizing him. Airachnid tried to escape in her helicopter form, but Bulkhead grabbed her and threw her at Breakdown. He and Arcee returned to base triumphantly with the gauntlet. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Arcee and Bulkhead were sent to investigate an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]], but found it was abandoned. When Miko decided to explore, Bulkhead chased her in. While he was taking some samples for Ratchet, a cave in occurred. Bulkhead did his best to protect Miko, but ended up supporting the ceiling so it wouldn't fall on them. With the air likely to run out and his arms failing, he instructed Miko to bang a rock on his foot to make noise and they were eventually found... by Starscream. When the Decepticon threatened Miko, Bulkhead gave him a swift kick, and Jack arrived on a Decepticon mining drill to rescue Miko. Alone with Starscream, things looked grim for Bulkhead until Arcee came to his rescue. The two Autobots found the kids and left the mine, though they did briefly consider finishing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Bulkhead joined the others in investigating a [[Harbinger|wrecked Decepticon ship]]. When they found Starscream all webbed up and wanting to switch sides, Bulkhead thought it was a bad idea. The Decepticon pointed them towards the other half of the crashed ship, where Airachnid had gone. Prime took Bumblebee and Bulkhead to check out the rear section of the ship, and they were attacked by Airachnid, wielding an [[Immobilizer|experimental Decepticon weapon]] that froze Bulkhead in his tracks. Bulkhead was locked in position until the Autobots retrieved the weapon and Ratchet used it to unfreeze him. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:TMI-Mikojogsmemories.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This is art!]]
Miko and Bulkhead sneaked into a monster truck rally together. A week or so later, they were reviewing the footage Miko had taken on her phone when Bulkhead was called into the field to help secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]]. He was, of course, followed by Miko, and during the battle she inadvertently activated the cylinder, discharging it into Bulkhead's brain. Though at first Bulkhead seemed fine, he began writing complex equations for synthetic energon, and it rapidly became clear that the cylinder's energy was overwriting his mind. While the other Autobots attempted to secure the cylinder, Miko tried to help Bulkhead retain his memories by taking him to the monster truck track. They were found there by Knock Out and Breakdown, who tried to take Bulkhead's head, but during the attempt, Miko again triggered the energy to discharge from Bulkhead into the sky. Bulkhead was left in a comatose state until Miko managed to wake him with her guitar playing. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Bulkhead, Prime and Bumblebee were separated from Arcee. When they caught up with her, they found that Ratchet had dealt to the Vehicons attacking her, having amped himself up on the synthetic energon he was working on. Back at base, Ratchet managed to throw Bulkhead through a wall while demonstrating the fight with the Vehicons. Their medic accompanied them on another mission, but his changes in personality began to concern Bulkhead and the others. After he knocked Bulkhead flying and went off on his own, the other Autobots were forced to track him down before he could damage himself. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Arcee and Bumblebee were sent back to base with the boy, while Prime and Bulkhead stealthily infiltrated the ''Nemesis''. After bashing some Decepticons, they found the stolen power source and Bulkhead bridge back to base, leaving Prime to go and face Megatron on his own. Back at base, Bulkhead watched as Ratchet and June Darby fought to save Raf's life. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Bulkhead got the job of keeping Megatron distracted while Arcee and Ratchet got Optimus out of a zone flooded with Dark Energon. Such was Megatron's surprise that Bulkhead managed to hit him a bunch of times before the Decepticon leader recovered and Bulkhead had to retreat through the GroundBridge. Back at base, the Autobots and their human friends puzzled over the natural disasters suddenly plaguing Earth, and discovered that [[Unicron]] resided at the center of the Earth. Bulkhead and the others began investigating the sites of the earthquakes that had struck when the Dark Energon volcano erupted. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee joined him anyway. As they tried to find safer ground, they battled increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one. Bulkhead and Bumblebee zoomed behind it to try and blast it, but it knocked them both aside with a single swipe. As they tried to prevent it stepping on Optimus, and to their great surprise, help came in the form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. When Optimus gave the three Autobots the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, Bulkhead opted to go for Miko's sake. He, Arcee and Bumblebee greeted Megatron to the Autobot base at gunpoint, keeping their weapons firmly trained on the Decepticon leader. Before long, they were again stepping through the GroundBridge into Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, Bulkhead felt the Dark Energon more keenly than the others, and during their fight against [[Unicron's antibodies]], almost fell from the walkway they were on. Teamwork by Optimus and Bumblebee saved him. They reached Unicron's spark chamber and Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Arcee stayed outside to fend off the antibodies. Following Unicron's defeat, they entered the spark chamber, only for Optimus to fail to recognize them, and they had to GroundBridge back to base without him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
[[Image:Titan4.1 Ratchet Bulkhead practise.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I need practise like Optimus needs a face."]]
As Ratchet unveiled the [[Safe]], Bulkhead was unimpressed that he thought they needed more training. He threw himself into it though, deciding that the best defense was to smash everything he could. In doing so, he inadvertently uncovered and activated a nuclear missile which had been hidden in the base. Unimpressed, Optimus ordered him to hold up the ceiling while Ratchet and Raf dealt with the missile's warhead. Afterwards, Ratchet suggested Bulkhead and Raf design a new Safe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}
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==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-BulkheadVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's hope those aren't truck nutz.]]
*'''Bulkhead''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Wrecking ball
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[[Image:Cyberverse_commander_bulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|]]
*'''Bulkhead''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**'''Accessories''': "Battle mace"
: This Cyberverse-scaled Bulkhead is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with a translucent "battle mace" weapon and a pack-in file card.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:Bulkheadsmile.jpg|thumb|It's really weird the longer you look at it.]]
* Bulkhead is of course a reference to ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], even using a wrecking ball-like mace.
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] confirmed that, when he was briefly brought in early in the design process of ''Prime'', Bulkhead was originally intended to be [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. However, as the show evolved, the writers realised that they were essentially writing a new Bulkhead, and the character was brought in. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/site-updates-18/wtftfw-podcast-episode-123-with-derrick-j-wyatt-now-online-171018/ </ref>
* For such a big guy, he runs really ''fast''.
* Bulkhead's chin piece is actually a cover for his lower lip, as is evident whenever he smiles.
*Twice Bulkhead has suggested leaving a human to the Decepticons simply because he didn't like them. What a ''jerk''!
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/characters/bulkhead Bulkhead's character page @ Hubworld.com]

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Bulkhead (Prime)

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{{disambig3|Bulkhead}}
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:''Bulkhead is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Bulkhead-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Miss me?]]
'''Bulkhead''' looks huge and menacing, but he's only the former. Once you get to know him, he has a gentle soul. He's afraid of hurting things smaller and more fragile than him, but his new [[human]] friend, [[Miko Nakadai]], has helped him grow past that. He has a low tolerance for jerks and bullies, and is quite happy to let people like that stew in the trouble they've made for themselves, but his better impulses—or at least, needling from those around him—always sway him into helping in the end.

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
Bulkhead was a Wrecker and one of the last Autobots to get on the [[Ark (WFC)|''Ark'']].
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicBulkhead.jpg|Right|thumb|200px|]]
Bulkhead was present at the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]] when [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] arrived for the first time. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English), [[Karl Schulz]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Yeong-Ung Jeong]] (Korean), [[Salvador Serrano]] (Spain-Spanish)
Back on Cybertron, before he became a warrior, Bulkhead was a laborer, working in construction. He saw himself as an uneducated simpleton who could only build or break stuff. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Later Bulkhead was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s, along with his buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] {{storylink|Con Job}}. He also had rivalry with [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} He left early on in the war to join [[Team Prime]] however. {{storylink|Con Job}} Soon after the Autobots arrived on Earth, Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:Bulkhead-Primevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|And then [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s engineers get a headache.]]
Bulkhead was cruising around a woodland area when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] ordered everyone to return to base so they could take the [[GroundBridge]] to back up Cliffjumper. Unfortunately by the time they got to the battle site, Cliffjumper and the [[Decepticon]]s were gone.

Sometime later, when Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] were fighting some Decepticons, Bulkhead came to their assistance, albeit late due to "traffic". One look at the three Autobots sent the Decepticons scurrying away. Bulkhead returned to base, and was there when three humans were brought in. Miko questioned him at length about how cool he was. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} During a subsequent visit by Agent [[William Fowler|Fowler]], Bulkhead asserted that the Autobots had the utmost ability in the use of force, while graphically crushing one of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s tools in his fist, much to his comrade's annoyance.

Bulkhead was part of the ultimately unsuccessful mission to retrieve Cliffjumper from the Decepticons, and smashed his way through a large number of the Decepticons in the [[energon]] mine. After they returned to base empty-handed, Optimus assigned Bulkhead to watch over Miko. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising3_disembulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''No'', Bulky, the slogan is get some ''nuts''!]]
Miko managed to persuade Bulkhead to do some off-roading on the way back to base. Once there, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly left to go patrolling with Bumblebee, leaving Bulkhead in charge. Miko's suggestion that they start a rock band was mercifully interrupted by the appearance of Fowler, who was looking to complain about the recent energon mine explosion to Optimus. He wasn't pleased to discover that the Autobots had let kids become involved in the war, but Bulkhead prevented him from taking the kids into custody. After Fowler left, the base computer picked up a distress signal from his helicopter. Bulkhead was glad to be rid of the man, but the kids pointed out that if the Decepticons had him, he could give away the location of the Autobot base. Bulkhead reluctantly let Raf track where the agent was, and went to the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]] by GroundBridge. He only discovered that Miko had followed him when she accidentally attracted the attention of a Decepticon, and he was forced to disembowel it. Unfortunately Jack and Raf subsequently arrived, and they too attracted the attention of the Decepticons guarding the ship. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-BulkheadandMiko.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Be thankful she didn't do more than heave on your car parts.]]
Bulkhead snatched the pair out of the line of fire and dropped them off behind some cover. He then proceeded to drive under the Decepticon ship, scale a nearby cliff, jump on board, and trash a bunch of Decepticons before realizing Miko wasn't with the other two kids. She turned out to have stowed away inside his chest compartment, and she became a distinct liability as Bulkhead continued to fight the Decepticons. Inside the ship, they eventually ran into Arcee and Bumblebee, who'd rescued Jack and Raf from some more guards. The Autobots cleared out a room for the kids to hide in before proceeding to the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted Starscream long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream thusly chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. Bulkhead carried Fowler and Miko back to base, where he was told off by Optimus for getting the kids involved, though Miko stood up for him. After Jack decided he was better off without the Autobots in his life, Bulkhead took Miko to visit him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-BulkheadMiko.jpg|thumb|250px|D'awwww.]]
Once the Autobots pinpointed the location of the Decepticon [[space bridge]] in orbit, Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead traveled there by GroundBridge, though the height made Bulkhead nervous. They soon found themselves battling the hordes of flying Decepticons that came their way from the nearby Decepticon ship. Ratchet figured out a way to destroy the space bridge, so while Optimus held Megatron off, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead went to do that. No sooner had they finished than they were fired on by Megatron, who'd finally twigged to what they were doing. The four Autobots subsequently jumped back through the GroundBridge mere moments before the space bridge exploded, and returned to the Autobot base. Miko was overjoyed to see Bulkhead back safe and sound. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Bulkhead assisted Miko with her science project, holding up her model of the solar system so she could paint it. Unfortunately Ratchet decided to take over the project, relegating Bulkhead to the role of transport. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. Bulkhead was disgruntled by Ratchet's insistence at post-mission medical checks. He and Bumblebee later went and picked up the kids, but after the GroundBridge broke, the two Autobots were pressed into service assisting Ratchet in an attempt to fix it. The cause of the problem became apparent when Raf found a [[Scraplet]]. Bulkhead was particularly terrified of Scraplets, as he'd seen bots devoured by them, and was even prepared to abandon the base as a result, but Ratchet pointed out that would mean Optimus and Arcee would perish in the Arctic. Bulkhead went Scraplet-hunting with Miko, but mainly succeeded in embarrassing himself by screaming like a little girl whenever anything happened. Eventually they found a swarm of them and retreated back to the main control room, where another swarm descended on the three Autobots. They were rescued by the three kids, who went to repair an [[energon]] fuel line so the GroundBridge could be used to expel the Scraplets into the Arctic. Once the repair was done and the GroundBridge opened, Bulkhead offered himself up as bait, luring the Scraplet swarm to the Arctic, where they froze in seconds. Bulkhead returned to base for repairs, and was amused when Miko became terrified by a tiny spider. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:ConJob-Fistbump.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Guy love, that's all it is, Guy love, He's mine, I'm his, there's nothing gay about it in our eyes."]]
After he and Miko finished their chores, Bulkhead attempted to deflect her suggestion of dune bashing by bringing up the monster truck rally. They were distracted from any further plans by the news that Wheeljack was on his way to Earth, much to Bulkhead's joy. He, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived at the landing site to find Wheeljack trashing some Vehicons and he gave Wheeljack a bear hug before they returned to base and partied. Bulkhead started telling war stories, but began to grow suspicious when Wheeljack was uncharacteristically quiet. He challenged the newcomer to relate the story of the [[Battle of Darkmount Pass]]. Wheeljack got an important detail wrong: Bulkhead wasn't at that battle. The Decepticon impostor grabbed Miko as a hostage and revealed that the real Wheeljack was a prisoner of the Decepticons. After the real Wheeljack turned up and kicked the fake one's skidplate, Bulkhead took great pleasure in throwing the impostor out via the GroundBridge. Sadly Wheeljack didn't stay long, but offered to take Bulkhead with him. Bulkhead turned him down, having become too attached to Miko and the rest of his friends on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Convoy-Bulkheadmace.jpg|thumb|300px|"You go on, Bulk, we'll cover the rear."]]
Bulkhead took part in a convoy when Fowler needed transport for a hi-tech [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] device, though he wasn't happy with Optimus's order to stay in vehicle mode to conceal their presence on Earth. He warned the other Autobots about the incoming [[MECH]] cars and later helped move the D.N.G.S. to a train while the convoy passed through a rail tunnel. It was shortly after this that they were attacked by flying Vehicons, and forced to use their robot modes in the open to fight back. He, Arcee and Bumblebee spent the rest of the time fighting the Decepticons, while Optimus saved the D.N.G.S. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Miko's detention was cut short when Bulkhead arrived to pick her up and she decided to cut out early. He chastised her, and when Ratchet discovered an energon trace in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attempted to use the mission to get Miko to learn about ancient Greece. He spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco, shortly before his old enemy [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] arrived. Bulkhead protected Miko from a pillar Breakdown tossed at her, but the 'Con then tackled him into the fresco, breaking it. Back at base, Bulkhead alerted the others to the Harvester and before long they had surrounded the museum it was in while the kids worked to steal it. When [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown attacked, Bulkhead charged at Breakdown and was knocked flying by a punch. The Decepticons managed to steal the Harvester, and Bulkhead was left at base while the other Autobots searched for them. While he was trying to work out how to rescue Miko from the museum, Bulkhead realized that the Decepticons would probably go after the energon deposit in Greece, so he went there to confront them himself. After dealing with Knock Out and Breakdown, Bulkhead found Starscream and the Harvester a tougher proposition, but he managed to fight against the device's power long enough to reach Starscream and destroy it, while proudly noting that breaking stuff was what he did best. He and Fowler later retrieved Miko from the museum. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

Bulkhead was hanging around base when Jack asked Raf if he could borrow Bumblebee. Arcee later wondered where Jack had gone, and Bulkhead unsuccessfully attempted to act like he had no idea. He accompanied Arcee to find Jack and Bumblebee, arriving in time to find out that Knock Out had abducted a human. The three Autobots tracked Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bulkhead and Bumblebee were ambushed by Breakdown. The fight ended when Bulkhead managed to flatten Breakdown with a lamp post. They caught up with Knock Out shortly after the 'Con had been defeated by Optimus, and his hostage recovered. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Wheeljack is gonna be so jealous.]]
Bumblebee and Bulkhead played basketball together in the base, though Bumblebee's behavior was very odd. When Fowler contacted them later to report that the Decepticons had stolen a lens from a telescope in [[Hawaii]], Bulkhead, Arcee and Optimus traveled to the Arctic to find it. While Optimus scaled a cliff face, the other two Autobots fought Breakdown as a diversion, successfully keeping the Decepticons busy until Optimus got on board the Decepticon ship and destroyed the heat ray. In the aftermath of the battle, they discovered that Megatron had been resurrected, as the Decepticon leader snatched Starscream out of the air. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

When Ratchet detected a fast-moving Dark Energon reading, Optimus took Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. Instead of the expected Megatron, they found Starscream attempting to resurrect [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. During the brief fight, the Autobots discovered that the kids had followed them through the GroundBridge and attempted to send them back, only for a Decepticon Groundbridge to interfere. Bulkhead tried to rescue the kids, but was blown back by the exploding GroundBridge portal. When it transpired that the kids had vanished, Bulkhead attempted to ring Miko, only to discover she'd dropped [[Miko's phone|her phone]] at base. It meant, however, that Jack could send a text message from the other dimension the kids were trapped in, and Bulkhead read it on Miko's phone. When Ratchet engineered a way to get the kids back, Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee rendezvoused with them to protect them from Starscream. Afterwards, Bulkhead returned Miko's phone, though he regretted she didn't get any photos of zombies. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

Out scouting an energon signature on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], Bulkhead was ambushed by Breakdown. Though he fought back, he was overcome and later came around to find Breakdown gone and Miko calling to him over the comm. After returning to base, they established that Breakdown had been captured by MECH, and Bulkhead was happy for it to stay that way. Optimus, however, launched a mission to rescue the Decepticon, and Bulkhead was surprised when Prime accepted his wish to stay off the rescue team. Bulkhead remained at base with Fowler and Miko, the latter of whom was firm in her belief that Bulkhead should have gone along, and managed to persuade him to go and try to rescue Breakdown himself. In [[Russia]], Bulkhead followed a MECH car to a disused railway tunnel and broke in to find Breakdown. Though the 'Con was surprised to see him, the pair emerged from the tunnel together to face the MECH forces, and Breakdown even saved Bulkhead from being blasted by Silas's energy weapon. When Starscream turned up with Vehicons, Breakdown was instructed to destroy Bulkhead, but the Autobot easily pummeled the 'Cons until Optimus turned up. Prime was impressed that Bulkhead had put aside his differences to rescue Breakdown, but Bulkhead was merely happy to have gotten the opportunity to hit Breakdown some more. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Bulkhead was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

Ratchet assigned Bulkhead to investigate a magnetic disturbance, and Arcee, irritated by Jack's mom's questioning, decided to come along too. Also Miko somehow sneaked through the GroundBridge after them and talked them into letting her tag along. When they came across Breakdown and [[Airachnid]] fighting over a weapon, Bulkhead got Miko to stay put, and the two Autobots joined in the fight. After Breakdown blasted them both with the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], Arcee ended up magnetically fused to Bulkhead's back. With no other alternative, Bulkhead followed the 'Cons on foot, finding them at an abandoned gas station. During the ensuing battle, Breakdown dropped an oil derrick on Bulkhead, temporarily knocking him out, but also demagnetizing him. Airachnid tried to escape in her helicopter form, but Bulkhead grabbed her and threw her at Breakdown. He and Arcee returned to base triumphantly with the gauntlet. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Arcee and Bulkhead were sent to investigate an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]], but found it was abandoned. When Miko decided to explore, Bulkhead chased her in. While he was taking some samples for Ratchet, a cave in occurred. Bulkhead did his best to protect Miko, but ended up supporting the ceiling so it wouldn't fall on them. With the air likely to run out and his arms failing, he instructed Miko to bang a rock on his foot to make noise and they were eventually found... by Starscream. When the Decepticon threatened Miko, Bulkhead gave him a swift kick, and Jack arrived on a Decepticon mining drill to rescue Miko. Alone with Starscream, things looked grim for Bulkhead until Arcee came to his rescue. The two Autobots found the kids and left the mine, though they did briefly consider finishing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Bulkhead joined the others in investigating a [[Harbinger|wrecked Decepticon ship]]. When they found Starscream all webbed up and wanting to switch sides, Bulkhead thought it was a bad idea. The Decepticon pointed them towards the other half of the crashed ship, where Airachnid had gone. Prime took Bumblebee and Bulkhead to check out the rear section of the ship, and they were attacked by Airachnid, wielding an [[Immobilizer|experimental Decepticon weapon]] that froze Bulkhead in his tracks. Bulkhead was locked in position until the Autobots retrieved the weapon and Ratchet used it to unfreeze him. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:TMI-Mikojogsmemories.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This is art!]]
Miko and Bulkhead sneaked into a monster truck rally together. A week or so later, they were reviewing the footage Miko had taken on her phone when Bulkhead was called into the field to help secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]]. He was, of course, followed by Miko, and during the battle she inadvertently activated the cylinder, discharging it into Bulkhead's brain. Though at first Bulkhead seemed fine, he began writing complex equations for synthetic energon, and it rapidly became clear that the cylinder's energy was overwriting his mind. While the other Autobots attempted to secure the cylinder, Miko tried to help Bulkhead retain his memories by taking him to the monster truck track. They were found there by Knock Out and Breakdown, who tried to take Bulkhead's head, but during the attempt, Miko again triggered the energy to discharge from Bulkhead into the sky. Bulkhead was left in a comatose state until Miko managed to wake him with her guitar playing. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Bulkhead, Prime and Bumblebee were separated from Arcee. When they caught up with her, they found that Ratchet had dealt to the Vehicons attacking her, having amped himself up on the synthetic energon he was working on. Back at base, Ratchet managed to throw Bulkhead through a wall while demonstrating the fight with the Vehicons. Their medic accompanied them on another mission, but his changes in personality began to concern Bulkhead and the others. After he knocked Bulkhead flying and went off on his own, the other Autobots were forced to track him down before he could damage himself. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Arcee and Bumblebee were sent back to base with the boy, while Prime and Bulkhead stealthily infiltrated the ''Nemesis''. After bashing some Decepticons, they found the stolen power source and Bulkhead bridge back to base, leaving Prime to go and face Megatron on his own. Back at base, Bulkhead watched as Ratchet and June Darby fought to save Raf's life. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Bulkhead got the job of keeping Megatron distracted while Arcee and Ratchet got Optimus out of a zone flooded with Dark Energon. Such was Megatron's surprise that Bulkhead managed to hit him a bunch of times before the Decepticon leader recovered and Bulkhead had to retreat through the GroundBridge. Back at base, the Autobots and their human friends puzzled over the natural disasters suddenly plaguing Earth, and discovered that [[Unicron]] resided at the center of the Earth. Bulkhead and the others began investigating the sites of the earthquakes that had struck when the Dark Energon volcano erupted. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee joined him anyway. As they tried to find safer ground, they battled increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one. Bulkhead and Bumblebee zoomed behind it to try and blast it, but it knocked them both aside with a single swipe. As they tried to prevent it stepping on Optimus, and to their great surprise, help came in the form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. When Optimus gave the three Autobots the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, Bulkhead opted to go for Miko's sake. He, Arcee and Bumblebee greeted Megatron to the Autobot base at gunpoint, keeping their weapons firmly trained on the Decepticon leader. Before long, they were again stepping through the GroundBridge into Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, Bulkhead felt the Dark Energon more keenly than the others, and during their fight against [[Unicron's antibodies]], almost fell from the walkway they were on. Teamwork by Optimus and Bumblebee saved him. They reached Unicron's spark chamber and Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Arcee stayed outside to fend off the antibodies. Following Unicron's defeat, they entered the spark chamber, only for Optimus to fail to recognize them, and they had to GroundBridge back to base without him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
[[Image:Titan4.1 Ratchet Bulkhead practise.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I need practise like Optimus needs a face."]]
As Ratchet unveiled the [[Safe]], Bulkhead was unimpressed that he thought they needed more training. He threw himself into it though, deciding that the best defense was to smash everything he could. In doing so, he inadvertently uncovered and activated a nuclear missile which had been hidden in the base. Unimpressed, Optimus ordered him to hold up the ceiling while Ratchet and Raf dealt with the missile's warhead. Afterwards, Ratchet suggested Bulkhead and Raf design a new Safe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}
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==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Cyberverse_commander_bulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|]]
*'''Bulkhead''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Wrecking ball
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[[Image:Primetoy-BulkheadVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's hope those aren't truck nutz.]]
*'''Bulkhead''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Wrecking ball
{{comingsoontoy}}
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*'''Bulkhead''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**'''Accessories''': "Battle mace"
: This Cyberverse-scaled Bulkhead is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with a translucent "battle mace" weapon and a pack-in file card.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:Bulkheadsmile.jpg|thumb|It's really weird the longer you look at it.]]
* Bulkhead is of course a reference to ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], even using a wrecking ball-like mace.
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] confirmed that, when he was briefly brought in early in the design process of ''Prime'', Bulkhead was originally intended to be [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. However, as the show evolved, the writers realised that they were essentially writing a new Bulkhead, and the character was brought in. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/site-updates-18/wtftfw-podcast-episode-123-with-derrick-j-wyatt-now-online-171018/ </ref>
* For such a big guy, he runs really ''fast''.
* Bulkhead's chin piece is actually a cover for his lower lip, as is evident whenever he smiles.
*Twice Bulkhead has suggested leaving a human to the Decepticons simply because he didn't like them. What a ''jerk''!
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/characters/bulkhead Bulkhead's character page @ Hubworld.com]

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[[Category:Wreckers]]

Optimus Prime (WFC)

2011-10-27T19:00:11Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime */

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{{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}
:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:PrimeOptimus.jpg|thumb|250px|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]
The Cybertronian who would become '''Optimus Prime''' was once a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. It wasn't until he heard of an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and his call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society that he realized he was dissatisfied with his lot in life- and that the oppressive [[caste system]] hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his boss, the archivist [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], knew of a secret potential within the data clerk, and that Cybertron's history was at a precipice. Once he and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]].

Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closet friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.

{{bigquote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Like all Cybertronians, when Orion Pax emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], he was taught how to transform, to select a natural [[alternate mode]], and was put in a [[caste system|caste]]. At the [[Hall of Records]], Orion would read and index information from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]].

Orion made his first trip to [[Kaon]] to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.

[[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]
When "[[Decepticon]]s" kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron now that most Cybertronians. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase "[[Autobot]]s" to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons.

Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus Maximus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]].

Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon.

After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was then a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime, and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an "age of unimagined wonders". Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.

But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].

Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
From [[Earth]], Optimus sent an encrypted message directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for Ratchet to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish)

{{spoiler|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"We'll always be friends forever, won't we?"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]]. His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertron history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Optimus and Megatron became close allies, almost like brothers. But soon Megatron's ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you squint I look sort of like this in ''[[Fall of Cybertron]].'' Okay, that's a lie.]]

Both Megatronus — now "Megatron" — and Orion Pax appeared before the [[High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his conquest, which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Do you have your grandfather's glasses — er, wait.]]

Around three years later, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon Energon mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and Ratchet headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him.

[[Image:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]

Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee investigated, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake. Optimus tried to appeal to the Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe, and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"This here's Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down."]]
When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since "Primes don't party". As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into [[maximum overdrive]], grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[Image:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]
Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescued a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard. ]]
While investigating a crashed Autobot spacecraft, Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''Nemesis'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly ploughed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|:D]]

Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}

[[Image:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]
Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners}}
[[Image:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]
Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of "SynthEn" and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Slap slap.]]

Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

[[Image:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kiss kiss.]]

He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to Earth's core, Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)

[[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (Prime)| Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet.

They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the [[Kaon]] prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.

Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime.

[[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]]
For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[Space slug|space slugs]] to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest.

Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the "space station" wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily-armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Peter Cullen (English)
[[Image:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|124px|Origamimus Prime]]
Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.

He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.

Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].

Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor:'' Peter Cullen (English), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)

{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' Peter Cullen (English)
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
[[Image:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!"]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3)|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's ''[[War Within]]'' but with fewer chinstraps and handvents.]]
*'''Cybertronian Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
:*''Accessories'': "blaster" rifle

: Based on his appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', Optimus Prime transforms from a red, blue, and silver robot into an "armored truck mode." His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires. The weapon in its compact configuration can also be stored on his robot mode back. Optimus has a stylized sculpted Autobot insignia on his back, as seen in the game, but it is obscured by [[kibble]].

: An undocumented transformation step includes flipping Optimus Prime's knees out in vehicle mode to form a back bumper with tail lights. Oddly, the toy itself and the cardbox art show Optimus Prime with four fingers on each hand, while in the video game Optimus Prime has 5 fingers. The vehicle mode pictured here is minimally mistransformed: The exhaust pipes have not been rotated to hide the indentations against the vehicle body. The instructions show the rifle being plugged in by its shorter peg, but the packaging depicts the rifle stored by its grip, which keeps the weapon higher off Prime's body, but is also more secure.

:Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxes, but he and Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] shipped ahead of their two other wavemates via [[Toys"R"Us]].

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

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GenerationsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertronian Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeMatrixofLeadership.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Step 1: Put Optimus Prime toy inside a wearable Matrix. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit!]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, magnet, dignity-removing wearable Matrix packaging

: Matrix of Leadership Optimus Prime is an exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2011. The toy comes in a packaging shaped like the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which the owner can wear around his neck, preferably at the convention itself, so passers-by can exclaim WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT and then try to get one themselves. The Matrix itself comes packaged in a box that is designed to look like Optimus Prime's chest, and opens accordingly. The chest window doors are sealed with a round magnet.

:The toy itself is an early release of the Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy from the upcoming "Entertainment Pack" set. Depending on how accurate the stock photography of the future EP Optimus Prime toy is, there may be some minor paint differences, such as the Matrix Prime having black chest windows instead of blue and unpainted headlights instead of yellow.
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[[Image:Cyberverse_commander_oprime.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**'''Accessories''': 2 "battle cannons"
: This Cyberverse-scaled Optimus Prime is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with two translucent "battle cannon" weapons and a pack-in file card.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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{{anchor|EntertainmentPack}}
[[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can transform from truck mode to movie trailer narrator mode and back!]]
*'''"Entertainment Pack"''' (5 figure gift set, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: A Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a similarly-scaled [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. Optimus converts from truck mode to his robot mode.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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[[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And those side-view mirrors go to ''where'' on the truck mode?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)
:''Accessories:'' Gun, sword
{{comingsoontoy}}
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
:*''Accessories'': "blaster" rifle

:A redeco of Cybertronian Optimus Prime with additional yellow detailing, collected together with redecoes of Cybertronian Megatron and Cybertronian Bumblebee in a three-pack [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]].

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==Notes==
[[Image:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]
*''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different continuities within the same "continuity family", so their difference on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name is not a real contradiction in and of itself. However [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as "Orion Pax" like ''Exodus''. To confuse matters even more, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as "Orion Pax", when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events.
*Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may take a strain on the bot's memory servers.
*Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between "[[Darkness Rising]]" and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.
*''Fall of Cybertron''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> truck mode is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a "fist with wheels attached to it." [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx]

[[Category: Autobot leaders]]
[[Category: Generations]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]
[[Category: Matrix bearers]]
[[Category: Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Visco

2011-10-27T17:51:10Z

Ultra Magnotron: New page: '''Visco''' is a beverage enjoyed at various bars on Cybertron. ==Fiction== ===''Exodus''=== Optimus Prime and Jazz drank...

'''Visco''' is a beverage enjoyed at various bars on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] drank Visco at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]].

{{stub}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Talk:Unicron's antibodies

2011-10-27T17:06:40Z

Ultra Magnotron:

Should a faction be added here? [[User:Ultra Magnotron|Ultra Magnotron]] 13:06, 27 October 2011 (EDT)

Jagex

2011-10-27T16:48:59Z

Ultra Magnotron:

[[Image:Jagex_Logo.jpg|thumb|]]

'''Jagex''' is an an independent developer and publisher of online games. It is based out of Cambridge, England.

It is most known for it's very popular browser-based [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] ''Runescape''. They are currently in development of ''[[Transformers Universe]]'', a new browser-based game that is set in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' universe.

==External links==
* [http://www.jagex.com/ Jagex official website]

[[Category:Jagex]]
[[Category:Video game companies]]

Konami

2011-10-27T16:48:39Z

Ultra Magnotron:

[[Image:Konami-Logo.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
'''Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.''', is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation, and a leading, global developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. It is headquartered in Tokyo Japan.

==External links==
* [http://www.konami.com/ Konami official website]

[[Category:Video game companies]]

Konami

2011-10-27T16:42:32Z

Ultra Magnotron: New page: 300px| '''Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.''', is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation, and a leading, global developer, publisher and manufactu...

File:Konami-Logo.jpg

2011-10-27T16:40:38Z

Cliffjumper (WFC)

2011-10-26T23:47:10Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}
:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:CliffArcee_ognpreview.jpg|thumb|300px|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]
'''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!

{{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]}}
{{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper|"[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Prime'' comics===
When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Eradicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] would design. An Eradicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, "Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit." The infuriated Eradicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.

[[Image:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]
Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Eradicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.

As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark (Prime)|AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[ground bridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] (English), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|left|thumb|300px|We know who's [[Wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|expendable]].]]

During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}

Long after the [[Great Exodus]], and three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with his closest friend, Arcee, over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up.

[[Image:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]
Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Nemesis (Prime)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.

The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|300px|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]
Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine.

The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}}

Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners}}

While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more pro-active in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]
:''Voice actor'': [[Steve Blum]] (English)

{{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

{{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the "Infiltration of Kaon" level.}}

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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Cliffjumper_Prime_toy.jpg|350px|thumb|Voted "Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior Head-Swiping Motives."]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': handgun
: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian racer mode". His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.

: The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.

: This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
[[Image:Cyberverse_legion_cj.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberserse Legion, 2012)
**''Accessories: Gun''
{{comingsoontoy}}
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*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2011)
: A new mold for Cliffjumper, he now transforms into a Muscle Car which is a cross between the back-end of a Plymouth Barracuda, and the front of a Dodge Challenger.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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{{anchor|Terrorcon}}
[[Image:Primetoy-TerrorconCliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Apparently what he's cooking is brains.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2011)

: Terrorcon Cliffjumper is a [[retool]] of the previous wave's Deluxe Class Cliffjumper. He now sports a different, "[[zombie]]" head and an altered deco.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]
* Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,<ref>[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]</ref> but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive, but let's not hold our breath for Cliffjumper.
* ''Prime'' cartoon executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] said Cliffjumper will remain dead, but his relationship with Arcee could be explored in flashbacks.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/36193/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation ToonZone.net's summary of a Q&A session with the ''Prime'' cartoon staff]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Bumblebee (WFC)

2011-10-26T23:36:38Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime */

{{faction|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeBee.jpg|thumb|300px|"I don't understand why I sleep all day..."]]
'''Bumblebee''' is a young and eager Autobot, one of the last generation to be created before the loss of the [[AllSpark (Prime)|AllSpark]]. He's full of energy and determination to do the right thing, and can always be counted on to volunteer for action. His small size matched with his impressive speed make him an excellent scout and messenger.

He's been on Earth longer than any other Autobot, and he's grown to like and understand humans, particularly [[Rafael Esquivel|"Raf" Esquivel]]. If you're a Decepticon and you want to threaten any humans, you better not think you can get away with it just because Bumblebee's small and can't talk: he can't talk because his voicebox was ''destroyed'' in combat and he's still kept fighting, because Bumblebee will take any risk and make whatever sacrifice ''necessary'' to win the war.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Bumblebee was part of the last generation of Cybertronians that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after it had stopped producing life in a lull at the beginning of the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war. Like all born during the war, he joined the Autobots. He became part of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner circle with [[Jazz (Prime)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]], and also befriended [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], learning first aid skills from him in the few battles they fought together.

When Optimus ejected the [[AllSpark]] from the Well into space, Bumblebee distracted [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] at [[Tyger Pax]], and paid the ultimate price when the tyrant destroyed his vocoder. Ratchet repaired it, but Bumblebee was only able to speak from time to time. When Megatron stole the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]], Bumblebee followed him to the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below the ruins of [[Crystal City]] and witnessed him use it to corrupt Cybertron's [[core]] with [[Dark Energon]].

Bumblebee informed Optimus of what he saw, but first he had to serve as part of the extraction unit in Optimus's rescue of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Kaon]]. Afterwards Optimus, Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]] journeyed to the core through the Well. Due to the heavy build up of Dark Energon, Bumblebee found it a distressing experience and lost it when they reached the core, silently tearing out the protruding Corruption Spikes. Though fearful of what would happen, Optimus was able to remove the Chamber and begin Cybertron's healing.

Back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Optimus announced [[Ark (Prime)|Project Generation One]] to evacuate Cybertron, for the planet could not sustain a fraction of the life it currently supported if it were to survive. Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Eight Track (Prime)|Eight Track]]'' with the other elite Autobots and drew out and entered [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]. Avoiding Trypticon's corridor drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] they blew up the Dark Energon Facility, causing him to crash. Bumblebee boarded the ''Ark'', which flew him and his friends through the last [[space bridge]] to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] with the AllSpark detected nearby. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

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

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
Bumblebee and Optimus were on [[Earth]] when they detected [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s arrival and went to their rescue. After Optimus crushed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], Bumblebee sent the Decepticon flying with a single punch, and escorted the others back to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}

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

[[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
During the Great War, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper invaded [[Airachnid]]'s lair to rescue Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Bumblebee blasted a couple of Vehicons, but they were too late to save Tailgate. They carried Arcee out as she told them she'd been unable to save her partner. {{storylink|Predatory}}

Bumblebee was patrolling a desert area when Optimus ordered everyone back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] so that they could use the [[GroundBridge]] to provide Cliffjumper with backup. They did so, but arrived at the battle site too late — Cliffjumper had been taken by the Decepticons, and apparently killed. The Autobots held a brief memorial for their friend.

[[Image:Bumblebee Bulkhead Arcee Darkness Rising 1.jpg|left|thumb|350px|''Voice actor:'' [[Snake-Eyes]] (English)]]

When Arcee and [[Jack Darby]] were pursued by Decepticons, Bumblebee joined in the chase as it moved onto the freeway. After a brief attempt to slow the Decepticons, he joined Arcee in facing the foe in a drainage canal, accidentally crushing a toy car belonging to [[Raf Esquivel|Rafael Esquivel]]. During the fight Bumblebee was knocked to the ground, and only Raf's timely distraction allowed him to temporarily get the better of the Decepticons, until [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] arrived and helped them scare the Decepticons off.

Optimus was disappointed that humans had gotten involved, and had Bumblebee and Arcee bring them back to the base. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} When [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] detected Cliffjumper's signal, Bumblebee was part of the team that went to try and rescue their comrade. Though he and the others valiantly fought through the multitudes of Decepticons at an energon mine, their mission was ultimately a failure, and they had to return to base hastily as the mine exploded. Prime later assigned him to watch over Raf to keep the boy safe from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising3-BumblebeeArceevehicles.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Drive on the right side of the road, Bumblebee!]]

The next day, Bumblebee discovered that he was a lot better than Raf at computer games, though Raf blamed it on Bumblebee's greater experience in driving. When they reached the base, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly went out out on patrol, taking Bumblebee with her and leaving Bulkhead in charge. As they drove through the Nevada desert, Bulkhead reported that [[William Fowler|Fowler]] had been abducted by the Decepticons. When it turned out there was no one left at base to bridge them back, Arcee and Bumblebee were forced to drive there. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Bumblebeeshoot.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sting like a bee = die by fire]]

Bumblebee and Arcee arrived at the Decepticon ship in time to rescue Raf and Jack from a pair of Decepticons. They quickly located Bulkhead and Miko, also moving through the ship, but after it became obvious that the humans were in too much danger as they fought their way through the ship, the Autobots cleared out a room for them to hide out in. They eventually reached the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted Starscream long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream thusly chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Once the Autobots had located the whereabouts of the Deepticon [[space bridge]] — Earth orbit — Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee used the GroundBridge to reach it. They were spotted by Megatron and Starscream, who sent a force of flying Decepticons to attack them. While they battled, Ratchet determined a way to destroy the space bridge, so Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead went to implement the plan. They committed the necessary act of sabotage before Megatron fired on them. Bumblebee collected Arcee on his way to jumping into the GroundBridge and carried her back to base where she recovered enough to stand on her own. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Masters&Students-BeeQuake.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bumblebee comes up with his own version of punch buggy blue.]]
Bumblebee helped Raf with his science project, building a small replica of a volcano while they discussed how Bumblebee had not yet risen to the rank of Warrior. As Optimus pointed out, Bumblebee still had much to learn before he could reach that level. Optimus subsequently picked Bumblebee to go on a mission to investigate Decepticon activity, but warned the smaller Autobot to hold back. When Optimus came to blows with [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], Bumblebee decided to disregard the earlier order and charged into battle. Though he was no match for Skyquake, he and Optimus led the Decepticon into a trap and seemed victorious, until Skyquake [[scanning|scanned]] Fowler's jet. Bumblebee managed to end the fight by jumping onto Skyquake's jet form and causing critical damage, jumping to Fowler's jet as Skyquake crashed to the ground. After some repairs, Optimus commended him on his performance. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. When the kids arrived at base, Bumblebee was keen to play some videogames with Raf, but he and Bulkhead were roped into helping Ratchet repair the GroundBridge, which broke shortly after Optimus and Arcee used it to go to the Arctic. The cause of the problem was revealed when Raf found a [[Scraplet]], which started gnawing on Bumblebee. Raf killed it with a crowbar before it could do much more damage, but Bumblebee ended up having to search the base with Raf for more of the Scraplets. After finding quite a lot of Scraplets, they returned to the control room, where another mass of them overwhelmed Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Ratchet. Though the kids were able to get rid of the attacking Scraplets, Bumblebee was out of it for the rest of the incident, and ended up on a repair bed, being tended to by the kids. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] landed on Earth, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee turned out to welcome him and arrived in time to see him trash some Vehicons. The Autobots celebrated their new friend's arrival, and Bumblebee and Raf danced The Robot to Miko's guitar playing. He also stood around a lot while Bulkhead proved that "Wheeljack" was a Decepticon spy and the real Wheeljack turned up. After everything was resolved, the Autobots had another party to welcome the real Wheeljack, and Bumblebee got to bust out some more dance moves. He and Arcee turned out with Bulkhead to see Wheeljack off when the Autobot returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Convoy-Bumblebeeboxing.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Jazz (Movie)|YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?! YOU WANT A PIECE?!]] And please don't say you want two, because I know you're not Megatron. ]]

Bumblebee took part in the Autobot convoy to transport Fowler's [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across the US countryside. When [[MECH]] attacked them, he bashed into one of the cars they were using, flipping it over. The Autobots successfully passed the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but were shortly after confronted by a squadron of flying Vehicons, and were forced to return to their robot modes to fight. Bumblebee got to try out some boxing moves on a Vehicon, but while the Autobots were occupied, MECH made another attempt to obtain the D.N.G.S. which was foiled by Optimus. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. Bumblebee was hit by a missile, sending him tumbling, and then by Arcee who'd just missed catching another missile. He, Arcee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|I want a new dance partner.]]
When Arcee refused to go street racing with Jack, Bumblebee was more receptive, though they asked Raf's permission beforehand. Unfortunately also participating in the race was Knock Out, who started firing on Bumblebee. After calling base and letting them know what was up, Bumblebee used an oil slick to slow down Knock Out, and hid under a bridge. They would have escaped detection had another human, [[Vince]], not confronted Jack about apparently pulling out of the race, and Vince was subsequently captured by Knock Out. After Arcee and Bulkhead arrived, the three Autobots pursued Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bumblebee and Bulkhead were ambushed by Breakdown. They defeated Breakdown and caught up with Knock Out. The other 'Con had already been stopped by Optimus, who was very interested in some explanations. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

When Optimus was infected with [[Cybonic plague]], Bumblebee and Arcee GroundBridged to the ''Nemesis'' to find a cure. Bumblebee discovered Megatron had survived their last battle and was recovering in sickbay. Unable to find the cure on the Decepticons' computer, Bumblebee offered to use the [[cortical psychic patch]] to enter Megatron's mind and locate it. Finding himself in a [[Kaon]]ian dreamscape, Bumblebee saw Megatron killing Optimus repeatedly. Megatron realized he could not harm Bumblebee and demanded to know why he was intruding on his mind. Bumblebee reminded him of the space bridge explosion and implored him to give him the cure, playing on his desire to kill Optimus for real rather than have him succumb to a virus. Megatron showed him the cure but demanded Bumblebee help him out of his stasis lock. Ratchet was recording what Bumblebee saw though, and because they had the cure, Arcee disconnected Bumblebee and GroundBridged back to base. However, Megatron's spark had left his body and escaped into Bumblebee's... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He is no longer the boy you once knew, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan]].]]
Bumblebee began to experience visions of Megatron, causing him to stop dead during a basketball game with Bulkhead. After Megatron forced him to crush one of Ratchet's devices, Bumblebee told Ratchet about the visions, and Ratchet induced a power down to give Bumblebee's mind time to recover. Bumblebee reactivated, under the control of Megatron, and, retrieving a piece of Dark Energon from an old battlefield, bridged to the Decepticon warship over the Arctic. Although Ratchet and Raf tried to stop him, even managing to get Bumblebee to reassert control for a few moments, Bumblebee successfully brought Megatron back online and transferred his mind back to his body. Free of Megatron's influence, Bumblebee beat a hasty retreat with Ratchet and Raf. Later at base, Ratchet checked Bumblebee was completely free of Megatron, and the small Autobot thanked Raf for coming to help him. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

After a Dark Energon signature was detected, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to investigate. They instead found Starscream trying to resurrect Skyquake. During the ensuing conflict, the Autobots discovered their human friends had followed them to the battlefield, and the three kids were caught in a freak GroundBridge accident, causing them to disappear.The Autobots returned to base to try and locate their friends, but it wasn't until Bumblebee suggested trying to ring the kids that they found Miko's cellphone, and the kids were able to send a text to it. Ratchet subsequently engineered a portal to rescue the kids from the other dimension they'd become trapped in. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Bumblebee and the others were more than happy to leave them to it, but Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon to avoid Cybertronian technology falling into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and Bumblebee spotted some vehicle tracks, but they opted to follow the energon signal Ratchet had detected instead. After they escaped the bomb that the trace led them to, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Arcee and Bumblebee were in the middle of a fight with some Vehicons when Arcee got a call informing her she had to be in Jack's garage ASAP. After checking if Bumblebee could handle it, Arcee left. Evidently he was able to, as he was later in the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee turned up with [[June Darby]]. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:Partners-BeepunchesAirachnid.jpg|thumb|250px|Booya!]]
Bumblebee was part of the team that investigated the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]] and found Airachnid and Starscream. He guarded the bound Starscream while the others decided what to do with the Decepticon. Prime, Bulkhead and Bumblebee went to check out the rear half of the ship, crashed some distance away, and were ambushed by Airachnid who had found an experimental weapon named the [[Immobilizer]]. She froze Prime and Bulkhead, but Bumblebee managed to trick her by kicking up a dust cloud with his guns, and then pretending to be frozen after she fired the Immobilizer into it. Once she turned her back, he crept up and sucker punched her before blasting the Immobilizer. After she fled, Bumblebee went back to find Arcee, and interrupted her when she was about to offline Starscream. They returned the pieces of Immobilizer to base, along with Bulkhead and Optimus, and Ratchet was able to repair the device and unfreeze their comrades. {{storylink|Partners}}

Bumblebee accompanied Prime and Arcee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Bumblebee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, though the Autobots were excited to find that the equations being scrawled by Bulkhead were a set of formula for synthetic energon. Unfortunately it later turned out that the data was eating Bulkhead's brain. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and were present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead with her guitar. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to stop Knock Out and Breakdown who were transporting energon, Bumblebee, Prime and Bulkhead were separated from Arcee. They caught up to find that Ratchet had already dealt with the Vehicons who'd been attacking Arcee, and they returned to base where Ratchet revealed he'd taken the synthetic energon he'd been working on. Ratchet, amped up on the substance, insisted on going on their next mission, which meant Bumblebee got left at base operating the GroundBridge. The other Autobots returned minus Ratchet, who had gone to tackle Megatron on his own. Once they'd gotten a fix on Ratchet's signal, they left Bumblebee at base again. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-BumblebeeRaf.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Bumblebee was taking Raf to play with Raf's remote-control car when he was called on to join the battle at a military base. Unfortunately Megatron found them before he could drop Raf off, and Bumblebee was hit by a blast from Megatron's cannon. Though Bumblebee himself was mostly unaffected, Raf was gravely injured. Bumblebee arrived at the battle and had to be restrained from attacking Megatron so he and Arcee could take Raf back to base. Bumblebee watched helplessly as Ratchet and June Darby tried to save the boy. At one point, the frustration became too much, and he knocked a chunk out of the wall with his fist, but Arcee talked him down, and eventually Ratchet worked out that an energon infusion would save Raf. Bumblebee gave some of his own energon for the procedure, which was ultimately successful. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

After the other Autobots saved Optimus from Megatron, Bumblebee bridged them back to base. June decided to take Raf to the hospital, and didn't intend to bring him back, so Bumblebee had to sadly watch them drive from the base. When it transpired that the Dark Energon volcano was causing global disasters, he went to find June and Raf, and managed to save them from a tornado by grabbing the front end of their car. After he returned to base with them, the assembled Autobots and humans worked out that [[Unicron]] was at the center of the Earth. He and the other Autobots began investigating the sites of the earthquakes Unicron had generated. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a huge one which Bumblebee thought might be the real thing but Prime told him wasn't. He and Bulkhead zoomed behind it to try and blast it, but it knocked them both aside as if they were nothing. To their surprise, help came in the form of Megatron who blasted the giant before it could crush Prime, and offered to help them fight Unicron. When Optimus gave the trio the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, Bumblebee opted to go for Raf's sake. He, Arcee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him. Before long, they stepped through the GroundBridge once again, this time into Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
As they made their way through Unicron's internals, they encountered [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] which aggressively attacked them. When during the fight Bulkhead almost fell to his doom, Bumblebee grabbed his arm and held him long enough for Optimus to help. He, Bulkhead and Arcee remained outside Unicron's spark chamber to hold off the antibodies, but after Unicron's defeat, they entered to find Optimus had lost his memory. The trio had to GroundBridge back to base without their leader. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
Bumblebee took part in the testing of Ratchet's newly developed [[Safe]]. After Bulkhead uncovered a nuke which attracted the attention of some Vehicons, Bumblebee, Optimus and Arcee went out to deal with the 'Cons. As Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Optimus and Arcee blasted them, though Bumblebee was less than happy with the arrangement as he wanted to get to shoot them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian)

[[Image:WfC-IGN-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|The time has come and so have I... I'll laugh last 'cause you came to die.]]
During the Decepticons siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Bumblebee volunteered to be a message courier when communications became unreliable. Bumblebee was searching for the one called [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] when he was caught by a pair of Decepticons, only to be saved by Optimus and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. Informing Optimus of the death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Ratchet to a command center where they were contacted by [[Jetfire (Prime)|Jetfire]], who was leading the aerial counterattack and wanted Zeta to activate the [[planetary gun]]s. After informing Jetfire of Prime's death, Bumblebee helped Optimus and Ratchet make their way to the orbital defenses control room, where they activated the guns. Their next stop was the [[Decagon]], where they could reestablish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. They hit serious Decepticon resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s, but ultimately, with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]], the three made their way to the Decagon, where they faced the last obstacle: [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]] [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. Beating the traitorous Seeker, Bumblebee witnessed a desperate communication from Zeta Prime, who was being held in the [[Kaon]] [[Kaon Prison Complex|Prison Complex]]. Optimus resolved to rescue Zeta, and Bumblebee accompanied him.

[[Image:WFC_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Autobots... [[Johnny Yong Bosch|It's Morphin' Time?"]]]]
Bumblebee, Optimus, and [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured raiding supplies outside Kaon, and taken to the prison within the city. [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] ordered them taken to recycling. Bumblebee didn't think that sounded bad, until Sideswipe told him to consider ''what'' they were recycling. As they made their way through the prison, Bumblebee's horror grew, until he was in a near panic when they placed against the firing wall. Fortunately, [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]] finally arrived and killed the [[Heavy Soldier]]s about to execute them. Air Raid was forced to let himself be captured to let the others escape. Finally finding some weapons, the three made their way to a [[wall crawler]] and descended into the prison. Bumblebee asked if this was good or bad, and Optimus replied that it was purely a matter of perspective, while Sideswipe said he was enjoying himself. Soon, they reached a room where Megatron revealed that he had allowed Zeta's message to be broadcast simply to lure Optimus into a trap. After they fought off some Decepticons, Megatron simply teleported them to a prison cell without their weapons. Fortunately, Optimus managed to break the wall with his axe, freeing them. Optimus then explained he could not open the other prisoners' cells, despite Bumblebee's pleas. Heading to retrieve Air Raid, the three Autobots rescued the flier, who took them to the control which would open all the prison's hard locks. Unfortunately, Zeta was trapped under the facility, so the control wouldn't release him. While Air Raid took the freed Autobots back to Iacon, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Sideswipe underground to free Zeta, racing through the caverns as the Decepticons blew out the ground. Reaching Zeta Prime's cell, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe had to fight through Soundwave's minions to rescue the Autobot leader, but Soundwave stole some of Zeta's life energy and fled, killing the Prime. Taking his body back to Iacon, Bumblebee and Sideswipe bore witness to the [[Autobot High Council]] declaring that Optimus was now Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], leader of the Autobots.

During the evacuation of Cybertron, Megatron used Trypticon Station to fire on the Autobots' escape pods. After the Aerialbots destroyed Trypticon's conversion cog and sent him plummeting to the planet's surface, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus Prime and Ironhide to look for the crash site. Once Trypticon was found to still function, Bumblebee assisted in fighting him, overloading his shoulder cannons with energon batteries and destroying his heat vents. After greatly damaging Trypticon, Oprimus Prime declared Trypticon had lost and knocked him into an energon lake with his axe. Afterward, Bumblebee was present at the unveiling of the Ark, where he reminded Optimus Prime that Megatron was "still out there". {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
{{quote|Watch out, Decepticons! I'm kinda a big deal!|Bumblebee, making you glad he can't talk in the cartoon.}}
[[Image:WFCDS Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|89px|Small, but noisy.]]
When a distress call from Zeta Prime was received by the Autobots, they sent Bumblebee to find Optimus so they could repair the communications system. Bumblebee and Optimus were seen battling Decepticons together by an Autobot rookie when he arrived at the Autobot base. When Optimus was later disabled by [[laser guard]]s, Bumblebee was instrumental in reviving him, and helped him defeat [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]]. After the Autobots retook [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Bumblebee exploded verbally at Ironhide, complaining that they'd already lost the war. Optimus told him that that attitude was just what Megatron wanted.

Prime's transmissions led the Autobots to infiltrate Kaon Prison, a place Bumblebee found terrifying to the point where Ironhide had to try and calm him and Optimus told them both to quiet down. They eventually found Zeta Prime, in time for their leader to expire. After Optimus was made the new Prime, the Autobots tried to enlist the help of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]. Bumblebee slyly goaded Grimlock into challenging Optimus to a contest, however instead the Autobots ended up rescuing Swoop who'd been kidnapped by the Decepticons. The Autobots were forced to venture down to Cybertron's core to disable the Dark Energon corruptors, so that Cybertron's core could begin repairing itself, however the planet was left unable to sustain Transformer life.

As the Autobots began to evacuate in arks, Trypticon station began firing on them. Optimus prepared to take a team to the station to attack it from the inside, and Bumblebee was the first to volunteer to go along. They infiltrated the station and destroyed its power core, causing it to plunge from orbit. To the Autobots' surprise, the station transformed into a monster which Bumblebee found terrifying, but he still took part in the battle to destroy it. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': Johnny Yong Bosch (English), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian)

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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' Johnny Yong Bosch

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[[Image:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3)|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He stars in ''Tron 3.0.'']]
*'''Cybertronian Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
:*''Accessories: '' handgun
: Based on his appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', Bumblebee transforms from a yellow and black robot into a "Cybertronian courier mode." His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun (described in the packaging only as "weapon") can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode. Bumblebee's head appears to have [[Light-piping]]. However his eyes are painted over in blue, thus rendering the gimmick neutered. Due to the nature of his design, his legs are generally loose at the mid-thigh transformation joint.
:Bumblebee is part of the first wave of ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxes, but he and Cybertronian [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] shipped ahead of their two other wavemates in the United States via [[Toys"R"Us]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#United|Bumblebee Cybertron Mode]] and [[retool]]ed into ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and ''United'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]]. In fact, Bumblebee's instructions depict him with Cliffjumper's head, revealing the retool before it was officially announced.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GenerationsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Cybertronian Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===''Prime''===
[[Image:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Bumblebee and Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby''' (NYCC 2011 exclusive)
:[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Bumblebee (see below) as a New York taxicab and comes with a pink [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] figurines. Sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011.
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[[Image:Cyberverse_legion_bb.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Accessories: Gun''
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[[Image:Primetoy-BumblebeeDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pirates radio clips ''and'' Jazz's transformation scheme.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:''

: This Deluxe-sized incarnation of Bumblebee transforms into a yellow muscle car. His robot mode draws heavily on that of his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action incarnation]], with a pair of door wings and a mouthless face. He and the rest of his wave are due [[December 1]], [[2011]].
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
:*''Accessories'': handgun

:A translucent [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Bumblebee, most likely designed to emulate the glowing blue effect of an Overshield. He is packaged with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Megatron in a three-pack [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]].

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==Notes==
* [[Alex Irvine]] wrote the short story ''[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]'', expanding on how Bumblebee lost his vocoder in ''Exodus''.
* [[Jeff Kline]] said why Bumblebee lost his voice will be revealed in season two of ''Prime'',<ref>[http://collider.com/roberto-orci-jeff-kline-interview-transformers-prime/75039/ Collider interview]</ref> though [[Duane Capizzi]] broke the suspense when he said it would be for the same reason as ''Exodus''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/bonus-q--a-with-transformers-prime-creators---answered-171430/ TFW Q&A]</ref>
*In the end credits for WFC, Bee drives up, and '''HALF''' of the Autobots get out. Weird.
* Bumblebee's [[license plate]] in "[[Speed Metal]]" is "'''936 SOH'''".

==References==
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[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
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[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Vehicon (Prime)

2011-10-26T23:09:15Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime */

{{disambig3|Vehicon}}
:''Vehicons are [[Decepticon]] [[drone]]s from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Eradicons_Group_Darkness_Rising_2.jpg|thumb|450px|There are many copies, and they have a plan: to look ''bitchin'.'']]
'''Vehicons''' may be [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s cannon fodder, but they do possess sweet alternate modes, be they sports cars or jets. Whether they are individuals or drones with very unique programming remains unclear.

They are also called '''Eradicons'''. It's a bit confusing.

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
{{spoiler|Transformers: Exiles|November 4, 2011}}
The ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' had a complement of Vehicons, who were knocked unconscious by the ship's explosive [[space bridge]] journey. They were some of the last crew members to awaken in the aftermath. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicVehicon.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
Vehicons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], building [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s space bridge. They captured [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and were visibly agitated when he refused to translate [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s encrypted message for them. They were prevented from executing him when [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] came and killed them all. The rest of Starscream's troops in [[Kaon]] were killed when she blew up the space bridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English, ''Darkness Rising, Part 4''), [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English, ''Masters & Students'', ''Convoy'', ''Sick Mind''), [[Frank Welker]] (English, ''Con Job''), [[Jaime Roca]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Klaus Lochthove]] (German, ''Darkness Rising, Part 1'')

[[Image:DecepticonTrooperCar.jpg|thumb|right|Possibly the most beautiful [[army-building|army-builder]]s ever.]]
[[Airachnid]] had a couple of Vehicons at her disposal on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They captured [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and were later blasted by [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] during Arcee's rescue. {{storylink|Predatory}}

When Starscream arrived on Earth, he brought a ''scrapload'' of Vehicons with him. A large squad of them jumped Cliffjumper and took him prisoner, and two were later sent to take out Arcee. They proved quite powerful opponents when it came to physical combat, able to get both Arcee ''and'' Bumblebee on the ropes without much difficulty; only [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead's]] arrival caused them to withdraw. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:Bulkhead_Eradicon_Darkness_Rising_3.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Drones are people too!]]

When first Bulkhead and later other Autobots made an assault on the ''Nemesis'', the drones did their best to hold them off but, while still doing damage, were taken down after a drawn-out battle. One managed to capture [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], while another came close to murdering the kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

When Megatron wanted to defend his space bridge, he sent in a squad of Vehicons with space-jet modes. In a pitched battle, the Autobots flattened them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

In the aftermath of Megatron's demise, Starscream delivered a stirring speech to the Vehicon troopers, only for one of them to question how they'd defeat the Autobots without Megatron's leadership. Starscream's pronouncements met with a lackluster response from the Vehicons, leading him to seek [[Skyquake (Prime)|alternate help]]. The troops must have been pleased when Starscream recovered Megatron's body and placed him in sickbay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:PrimeVehiconJets.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang's deadlier cousins.]]

Some flying Vehicons shot down [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s ship, before he hacked them to bits with his swords. A bunch more presumably overwhelmed him so that [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] could take his place. Makeshift finished off two of the Vehicons once Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived, in order to maintain his disguise. Poor disposable Vehicons. Starscream prepared a battalion of Vehicons to go through the [[GroundBridge]] once Makeshift opened it, however Wheeljack killed his Vehicon guard and attacked them atop the Decepticon ship before escaping through the GroundBridge itself. When the GroundBridge opened a second time, the Vehicons rushed into it, only to be knocked over by Makeshift being thrown through it in the other direction. Yet more Vehicons were taken out a short time later when a bomb attached to Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:WingedVehicons.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"The Danger Zone looks greener than I was expecting."]]
A squadron of flying Vehicons were sent to search out and destroy the Autobots during a mission. They succeeded in destroying Prime's [[trailer]] before landing and confronting the Autobots themselves. Then they mostly got pounded, but one managed to ram Prime in the face with a tree, sending him over the edge and temporarily knocking him offline. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Dissatisfied with the progress of Megatron's recovery, the crew voted to bring in outside help, and Starscream summoned [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to repair their leader. One single Vehicon was with Starscream, Knock Out, and Breakdown when they were going to drain an energon seam using the recently stolen [[Energon Harvester]]. When Knock Out tried to correct Starscream on who was responsible for obtaining the device, Starscream demonstrated the Harvester's abilities by using it on the Vehicon, draining it of its energon. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

The Vehicons were put to work repairing the ship's electromagnetic shielding after it failed, and despite working as fast as they could, it was taking a while. Partly because Starscream was drawing them from their duties to smack them around. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} While controlling Bumblebee, Megatron trashed a bunch of Vehicons in the Decepticon ship. Another batch of them came running when Megatron revived in his own body, and were promptly ordered to destroy [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

A lone Vehicon was manning the Decepticon [[GroundBridge]] when Starscream requested an emergency bridge back to the ship. Starscream yelled at it to keep quiet about his activities, and it silently watched him leave the room. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Four Vehicons accompanied Starscream in an attempt to rescue Breakdown, who had been captured by [[MECH]]. By the time they arrived, Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead. They prepared to attack the Autobot, who flattened them by throwing Breakdown at them. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Several Vehicons were fighting Bumblebee and Arcee when the latter had to leave suddenly. Luckily Bumblebee was more than capable of taking care of the rest of them on his own. {{storylink|Crisscross}} Breakdown was escorted to the bridge by a couple of Vehicons when he returned to the ''Nemesis'' with Airachnid. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} A couple of Vehicons were on guard on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Megatron ordered Airachnid and Starscream to go find the wreck of the ''[[Harbinger]]''. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image: Tfprime_vehicon_vehicle.jpg‎ |right|thumb|250px|The Black Baron]]
Knock Out and Breakdown were assisted in their quest to grab a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] by a squad of Vehicons. Another squad accompanied Megatron when he attempted to capture Bulkhead who had the data from the cylinder in his head. The Autobots pretty much trashed those Vehicons, after which Megatron decided no one was having the cylinder and flew off. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} Vehicons played a large role in the collection of more energon. A number of them aided Knock Out and Breakdown during a transport mission, and were pounded by Ratchet. Others of them protected a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]], though not very well as they were trashed by the Autobots. Yet more Vehicons in an energon mine were smashed up when the Autobots went to rescue Ratchet. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Several squads of Vehicons attacked a military base to retrieve a power source for the Decepticons' new space bridge, and were wiped out by Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead before they could get away. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
None of the Vehicons were particularly keen to go against Airachnid when she decided Megatron probably wasn't coming back from his trip to see [[Unicron]]. A group of them were on the bridge to bow subserviently when Megatron eventually did return. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
[[Image:Titan4.1 Vehicon.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
After the Autobots accidentally uncovered a nuclear warhead, a group of Vehicons mistook the energy signature for an energon trace and headed toward [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] to investigate. They were welcomed to the neighbourhood by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee, who comprehensively dismantled them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}
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==Games==

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
{{Storylink|Terrorcon Defense}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Cyberverse_legion_vehicon.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Vehicon''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Accessories: Gun''

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[[Image:Primetoy-VehiconDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Is that a Danny Elfman score playing?]]
*'''Vehicon''' (Deluxe, 2011)
:The Vehicon transforms into a sports car resembling a Cadillac Cien. He comes with a rifle as an accessory.

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==Notes==
[[Image:DecepticonTroopers.jpg|thumb|250px|"Is this gonna happen every week?" "Pretty much."]]
*The Vehicons were among the first ''Prime'' Transformers shown, in a preview shown at Comic-Com 2010: two Vehicons walk under a bridge and one shows its hand to the camera, before [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] arrives to heroically beat up the two guys who aren't doing anything.
*The Vehicons have yet to be referred to as such on the ''Prime'' cartoon, only being referred to as "Decepticon Troopers" in the credits; the "Vehicon" name comes from creative team comments and online games. A single image on the [[The Hub|Hub]] website refers to a trooper as "Eradicon" instead, and closed captions refer to the troopers as such.
* Despite being referred to as drones, the Vehicons ''do'' actually appear to be sentient to some degree. To what degree this is, is unclear, but so far several have been depicted speaking with their own voices, questioning Starscream's command (even taking a vote to bring in Knock Out and Breakdown to better heal Megatron), and Bulkhead's disembowlment of one individual in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" is depicted as if he's tearing into another person (in warning [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] to look away).

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]

Ratchet (WFC)

2011-10-26T22:56:13Z

Ultra Magnotron: /* Prime */

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{{disambig3|Ratchet}}
:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeRatcht.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Forehead crest = Awesome.]]
The [[Autobot]]s' medical officer, '''Ratchet''' has a dry wit, often giving his wounded comrades a hard time for taking hits he somehow avoids. With the Energon supplies becoming less and less, he works to find new ways to make do, and he'd ''really'' prefer if the Autobots didn't risk injury (or worse) to protect [[human]]s. He'd also prefer the humans weren't brought back to [[Autobot Central Command]] but since ''he'' is unfamiliar with human tech, he needs [[Rafael Esquivel]] to help him out. However, for all his views on humans, deep down Ratchet ''admires'' what the tiny fleshies bring to the fight.

{{quote|In a contest between resources and ingenuity, never underestimate ingenuity.|Ratchet, [[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Ratchet made his name during the [[Praxus|Praxian]] stalemate. He and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] fought in a few battles together, during which he taught the younger Autobot how to apply first aid. He repaired his throat after [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] destroyed it in revenge for ejecting the [[AllSpark]] into space, enabling Bumblebee to speak from time to time.

After Megatron invaded [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and took the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ratchet welded [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]'s face and stabilized [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]'s condition. When [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] asked Ratchet if Omega was ready to fight again, the offended medic responded that if Optimus wanted Omega to fight after the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] blew him out of the sky, [[Dark Energon]]-infused gladiators attacked him and Megatron tore out the Chamber out of his chest, then he wanted another surgeon. Optimus knew he had to apologize but was too preoccupied with rescuing [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]].

When the Autobots left Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ratchet informed Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] that Omega was repaired and ready to distract [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}''

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

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicRatchet.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
Ratchet was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Earth]], opening the [[GroundBridge]] for Optimus to retrieve [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. He reattached her arm after [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] had blown it off. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Jeffrey Combs]] (English), [[José María Carrero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Seong-yong Ha]] (Korean), [[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Jesús Cortez]] (Latin American Spanish)
[[Image:DarknessRising1-Ratchettragedy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|You're drawn to his eccentric charm.]]

Ratchet was on patrol in a snowy region when news came in that [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] was battling a platoon of Decepticons solo. Ratchet and the other Autobots returned to base to [[GroundBridge]] to his location, but they were too late: Cliffjumper was nowhere to be found, and Ratchet confirmed that his lifesigns had ceased. It was Ratchet's belief that continuing to operate on Earth and aid humans would only result in more tragedy, and as such, it was no surprise that he vehemently objected to the Autobots becoming protectors for [[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] soon after—though the kids' incessant questions didn't help their case, either. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Ratchet's mood was not improved when [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] accidentally crushed an important piece of lab equipment, and things got even worse when he was instructed to stay at base and watch the children while the other Autobots investigated the reappearance of Cliffjumper's lifesign. He did, however, start to see the value in the kids' presence when Raf helped him in his continuing struggle to master the inferior human computer systems the Autobot base ran on. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:Optimus_Prime_Ratchet_Zombies_Darkness_Rising_4.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He performs surgery with these. Carefully.]]
The other Autobots returned from their mission with the news that Cliffjumper had been revived by the Decepticons as a [[zombie]], and when [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] began feeling dizzy, Ratchet examined her and discovered a trace of the mysterious substance that had reanimated Cliffjumper. While examining it, Ratchet inadvertently dripped some on the equipment Bulkhead had broken, transforming it into a vicious little monster. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus Prime helped him destroy it, and both realized that they were dealing with [[Dark Energon]]. Realizing that [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] planned to raise an undead army, Optimus took Ratchet to the site of an ancient Transformer battle on Earth, but they arrived too late to prevent Megatron from using Dark Energon to raise the buried corpses of the warriors as a legion of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Ratchet quickly deduced that the best way to stop them was dismemberment, and he and Prime managed to cut down the entire army despite the debilitating effects of the Dark Energon, though Ratchet sustained a wounded arm in the process, and Megatron was able to escape. Returning to base, Ratchet examined some plans that Miko had obtained from the Decepticons in his absence, and realized that the villains were building a [[space bridge]] so they could use Dark Energon to raise a zombie army from Cybertron. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Given his injuries, Ratchet stayed behind at the base to man the GroundBridge, sending the other Autobots to the orbiting space bridge for battle, and the kids to a radio dish array in [[Texas]] to cut off the Decepticons' targeting systems. While the kids failed in their endeavour, they did succeed in obtaining schematics for the space bridge, which Ratchet used to determine a means of destroying it. He instructed Arcee's team on sabotaging the space bridge, and bridged everyone back to base before the inevitable explosion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Masters&Students-Ratch-animator.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I was busy pushing bodies around as you well know and what would a note say, Dan? "Cat dead, details later"? ]]
Ratchet was initially dismayed to learn that the kids were working on their school science projects in the Autobot base, but changed his tune in short order and actually turned down combat duty in order to stay and help them. Unfortunately for the kids, he completely took over their projects, building a large volcano for Raf, a model of Cybertron for Miko, and an advanced engine for Jack, none of the projects went down well at school, much to Ratchet's disappointment. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-Ratchetinfected.jpg|300px|right|thumb|My kingdom for a [[Charlie Fong]]!]]
Ratchet found another reason to be grateful to have the kids around when a [[Scraplet]] infestation in the base left the GroundBridge disabled, and Ratchet at the mercy of the metal-eating monsters. Jack used a fire extinguisher to freeze the creatures off, saving Ratchet's life, but the medic remained too badly wounded to effect repairs to the GroundBridge, and had to entrust the job to the humans. They succeeded, and Ratchet was able to patch up himself and his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} Problems with the GroundBridge lingered, however, and Ratchet continued working on it during a visit by Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], while trying to ignore the distractions caused by the other Autobots partying and Wheeljack and Bulkhead [[Cybertronian_sport#Lobbing| Lobbing]]. The delays caused by Ratchet's repairs resulted in "Wheeljack" being exposed as [[Makeshift (Prime)|a Decepticon imposter]]. Unfortunately this also meant that when the real Wheeljack turned up, Ratchet was subjected to another round of partying. {{storylink|Con Job}}

Ratchet continued to play the role of tech support over the Autobots next few missions. He remained in the base to monitor the Autobot convoy as they transported [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across country, alerting them to an incoming Decepticon attack and—under protest—working with Raf to GroundBride Miko and Jack onto a moving track so they could stop the forces of [[MECH]] from stealing the device. [[Image:SickMind-RatchetOP.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I've heard that humans quite often wake up late with black eyes. They call the condition 'a hangover'."]]{{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}} The episode burnt Raf's laptop out, but Ratchet later helped fix it. {{storylink|Raf's Notes|Raf's Notes #5}} When the Decepticons stole an [[Energon Harvester]] from a human museum, Ratchet manufactured a replica to replace it, despite Bulkhead breaking his frame welder. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

When Ratchet and Optimus Prime investigated a crashed Autobot vessel, they discovered that it was a plague ship carrying deceased victims of [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen created by Megatron himself. Optimus contracted the disease, which was beyond even Ratchet's ability to cure, so he GroundBridged Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' so they could obtain the cure from Megatron's mind via [[cortical psychic patch]]. By watching the link, Ratchet recorded the hologram of the antidote Megatron showed to Bumblebee, and was able to cure Optimus. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[Image:OutHead-RatchetMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Ratchet''':Megatron, prepare to be ''unplugged''! <Raf looks at him> '''Ratchet''':What, too corny? '''Raf''': ''JUST PULL IT!!!'']] While Optimus was given a clean bill of health, Ratchet was more concerned about Bumblebee; learning that the scout was seeing visions of Megatron following their psychic link-up, Ratchet induced a shutdown to give his systems time to recover. The other Autobots soon left the base on a mission, and Ratchet was left with Raf, who was sitting by the unconscious Bumblebee's beside. Trying to explain to the boy that this was unnecessary only resulted in Ratchet being subjected to pictures of Raf's family, but the discussion was cut off when Bumblebee suddenly reactivated, leading Ratchet to realize that Megatron had taken over their comrade's body. Unable to stop the Decepticon leader from escaped through the GroundBridge, Ratchet and Raf were forced to follow Bumblebee to the Decepticon ship. There, they tried fruitlessly to stop Bumblebee from restoring Megatron to life, and had to retreat under Vehicon fire after Megatron's resurrection. They found Optimus's team on the ground below and returned to base where Ratchet checked over Bumblebee's processor for any lingering traces of Megatron's influence. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

Due to his experience with Dark Energon, Ratchet—much to his own surprise—was tapped to take Arcee's place when the Autobots deployed to confront [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] as he was attempting to use the evil substance to revive [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. Discovering that the kids had followed them through the GroundBridge, Ratchet ordered them to head back through to base, only for a Decepticon GroundBridge to manifest at the same time, causing a disruption that hurled the children into a parallel dimension. Deducing what had happened, Ratchet was able to recreate the original feedback loop and create a portal the kids could escape through. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Ratchet also went into the field on the Autobots' next mission: After patching up Bulkhead following a skirmish with Breakdown in which the 'Con was captured by MECH, Ratchet joined the effort to rescue the Decepticon. Following an Energon signature but finding only Breakdown's plucked-out eye, Ratchet attempted to extract images from the eye to help in the Autobots' search, but it turned out to be a booby-trap, and the team only narrowly avoided the bomb explosion that resulted. They later tracked down Bulkhead in time to rescue him from Starscream and Breakdown. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-Ratchetvehicle.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A rare sighting.]]

Ratchet was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought Jack's mother [[June Darby]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} When June next visited the base, the on-edge medic assumed her car was a Decepticon, though he didn't object to June, a nurse, respectfully calling him "doctor". While in conversation with June, Ratchet detected a magnetic anomaly and dispatched Bulkhead and Arcee to find it; when they returned magnetically stuck together, he realized they were dealing with a [[polarity gauntlet]]. Bulkhead and Arcee were eventually able to retrieve the device and present it to Ratchet back at base. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} Ratchet's tech expertise came to the fore again when he detected the activation of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship's]] computer system: when Bumblebee and Arcee returned from investigating with two frozen comrades and the pieces of the [[immobilizer|Decepticon weapon]] responsible, Ratchet was able to repair the weapon and use it to restore Prime and Bulkhead. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-crouchbehindrock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

While most of the other Autobots went out to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], Ratchet stayed at base to monitor them and annoy Bulkhead and Miko by interrupting their monster truck footage. After Bulkhead was called out to the field, Ratchet assigned Miko cleaning duties, only for her to rush off to the battlefield and inadvertently cause the contents of the cylinder to be downloaded into Bulkhead's brain. Ratchet initially gave Bulkhead a clean bill of health, but when Bulkhead started painting complex formulae, Ratchet made two discoveries: one, that the formulae were for [[Synthetic Energon]], and two, that the data was slowly destroying Bulkhead's mind. After much of the formula had been transcribed, the data was beamed out of Bulkhead into space, leaving him comtaose, and Ratchet's suggestion that a familiar sound might rouse the Autobot led Miko to wake Bulkhead with her guitar playing. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} Working from Bulkhead's incomplete formula, Ratchet appeared to succeed in synthesizing a batch of the Synthetic Energon, and used himself as a guinea pig. Supercharged by the new substance at the expense of his mental stability, Ratchet was made strong enough to trash an entire squad of Vehicons on his own and to throw Bulkhead through a wall while sparring, but when he went too far in interrogating a [[Decepticon Miner]] under the auspices of being more "proactive", Optimus was forced to confine him to base. Escaping, Ratchet went to confront Megatron on his own, infiltrating the Decepticons' Energon mine and making short work of Breakdown. Unfortunately, Megatron proved more formidable than expected, and Ratchet was seriously injured and left for Knock Out to extract a sample of Synthetic Energon from. Drained of the SynthEn and its effects, Ratchet managed to raise enough strength to fight back and destroy the sample, and was then rescued by the other Autobots and taken back to base for treatment. Ratchet apologized for his behavior, though at least they'd gained a supply of real energon from the mine out of it. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When Optimus became interested in a prophecy from the [[Covenant of Primus]], Ratchet worked out that the planetary alignment mentioned was mere days away. When Raf was injured during a mission to stop the Decepticons from gathering space bridge components, Ratchet's lack of knowledge of human physiology left him unable to treat the boy, so June Darby was called in to help. Ratchet refused to allow Raf to be taken to a hospital, as human doctors wouldn't have any experience with Energon contamination, but it soon became apparent that this wasn't what was ailing Raf: he had been infected with ''Dark'' Energon. Ratchet took the risk of applied an infusion of regular Energon to neutralize the Dark, and Raf recovered. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Immediately thereafter, Ratchet joined Arcee and Bulkhead in rescuing Optimus from a battle with Megatron, then set about analyzing a series of natural disasters that began across the Earth, deducing that the tremors were the heartbeat of [[Unicron]], slumbering within the Earth and threatening to destroy it with his awakening. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} When Megatron approached the Autobots with the proposition of an alliance to stop Unicron from destroying the planet, Ratchet scoffed at the notion. He grew increasing incredulous to the idea that he would GroundBridge the others into the Earth's very core, following co-ordinates provided by Megatron, so the Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to deactivate Unicron, but was nonetheless forced to go along with the plan when Optimus accepted Megatron's offer. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
Remaining behind in the base with the kids and unable to contact the Autobots in the planet's depths, Ratchet passed the time telling the humans about the old days when Optimus was known as Orion Pax, and was shocked to discover that Optimus had entrusted Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] before departing. A final tremor that Ratchet shielded the kids from heralded Autobot victory within the planet, but when Ratchet GroundBridged the others back, they reported that Optimus had lost his memories and left with Megatron. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
In the lower levels of Outpost Omega One, Ratchet constructed a training room he dubbed the [[Safe]], though the inferior Earth materials he was forced to use meant it wasn't as good as it could be. Indeed, Bulkhead began tearing his way merrily through it, only to uncover something Ratchet hadn't found—a nuclear missile while promptly activated. Ratchet and Raf were assigned to deal with the bomb, however as Raf was the expert on Earth technology, Ratchet deferred to him. Luckily Raf managed to reverse the bomb's timer, and Fowler arrived with some scientists to take care of the rest. After Bulkhead apologised to Ratchet for smashing up the room, Ratchet suggested he and Raf design a new Safe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian)
[[Image:RatchetWFCScreenshotAttack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Just let me patch you up with my [[Energon repair ray|ENORMOUS HEALING CANNON]]!"]]
During the [[Decepticon]]s' siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Ratchet was assigned to Optimus, and helped him rescue a courier named [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], who informed Optimus that with the presumed death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], the Council was putting him in command. The three of them headed back to the command center, receiving a message from [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] that the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] were being overwhelmed and needed support. It was decided that the planetary guns, disabled earlier by [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron's]] forces, needed to be brought back online. Informing Jetfire that he was taking temporary command, Optimus took Ratchet and Bumblebee with him on the mission, though when Ratchet questioned the "temporary" part, Optimus brushed it aside.

When that mission was completed, they decided their next stop was the [[Decagon]], in order to re-establish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. Hitting serious resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s and more than a few damaged lifts which Ratchet puzzled out a way around, they nonetheless prevailed with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]], before reaching the Decagon itself, where they encountered the former Autobot [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]], [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. They managed to defeat him as well and retook the Decagon.

After Optimus was named the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he went on a mission to free [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core of Megatron's [[Dark Energon]] corruption. In order to do so, however, he needed to open the [[Omega Gate]], which would require freeing [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] from Decepticon captivity. Omega was still badly damaged from his battle with Megatron's forces, so Optimus called in Ratchet, whom Prime, [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and Ironhide protected during his operation to repair Omega Supreme. After the Omega Gate was opened, Ratchet returned to base with Omega, as field repairs could only do so much.

When [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fell to the surface from orbit, Ratchet organized the rescue effort. After Trypticon was defeated, he praised Optimus on his success, but was the price paid was costly - many Autobots were lost, and those remaining were now forced to abandon Cybertron while the planetary [[Primus|Core]] repaired the damage. Ratchet was one of those who stayed behind with Optimus to resist Megatron's schemes, and to build an ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' to carry them from their home when the time came. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron — Autobots''===
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When the Decepticons started poking around an Autobot base, Ratchet tracked their search patterns and instructed a [[Autobot rookie|rookie]] on where to go to find whatever it was they were looking for. Ratchet was in the control room to greet the rookie on arrival, and hand him over to [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] for basic training. Unfortunately the Decepticons destroyed the rookie and found the intel they were after. Following Zeta Prime's capture, the Autobot leader managed to contact Ironhide and Ratchet, but the data links powering the communications grid were severed. Ratchet greeted another rookie, who managed to repair the data links.

Ratchet would go on to become a member of Optimus' inner circle. Following the retaking of Iacon, he reported that the Data-net was back online and Zeta Prime could contact them again. He later worked with Jetfire to analyse core samples, and discovered that the core would be healing itself if it weren't for the influence of the Dark Energon corruptors. Optimus's team successfully freed the core, but the planet was no longer able to sustain them. When Ratchet asked what they'd do, Optimus responded that their new mission was to leave the planet. Ratchet was among the Autobots who defeated Megatron's secret weapon, the monstrous titan Trypticon. Upon Trypticon's defeat, Ratchet left the planet along with Optimus's team. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

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==Toys==
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*'''Ratchet''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
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==Notes==
*''Transformers'' alumnus [[Michael Bell]] originally auditioned for the part of Ratchet in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but ultimately lost the role to [[Jeffrey Combs]].
*In a number of episodes, mostly written by [[Nicole Dubuc]], Ratchet's equipment gets damaged by a fellow Autobot, prompting him to utter ''"I NEEDED THAT!"'' each time.

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Arcee (WFC)

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:''Arcee is a female [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Arcee_Prime_stockimage.jpg|thumb|200px|Raise your hand if you know what "Ar'''cee'''" means!]]

A former scout on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the [[Great Exodus]], '''Arcee''' is the least physically-imposing of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew, but she's also Optimus's most reliable soldier, his go-to [[Female Transformer|gal]] when he needs someone he can count on.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/characters/arcee The Hub's profile page for Arcee]</ref> Whatever she lacks in physical form she more than makes up for it in force of personality. She is tough as nails at all times, always ready with a snarky quip even in the face of deactivation, not afraid to bend the rules every now and then, and seemingly never, ever scared.

And while that is largely true, and makes her an incredibly dangerous opponent (especially in melee combat, her specialty), that force of will ''is'' also a bit of a front. The loss of [[Tailgate (Prime)|a partner]] back on Cybertron rattled her, leading her towards a path of going it alone. And when she finally started opening up to [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|another partner]] on [[Earth]], losing ''him'' shook her to her core. To then be immediately saddled with the task of being the "guardian" for [[Jack Darby]], one of the locals accidentally caught up in the struggle on Earth, well, let's just say she was less than thrilled about that.

Okay, she was openly verbally hostile to Jack over the whole thing, but her loyalty to Optimus kept her from refusing the task. Like it or not, she's his guardian, and she's going to protect that boy's life... with her own, if she has to.

Slowly, but surely, Arcee is coming around again and facing her past demons. Jack's bravery and ingenuity even when in mortal peril is growing on her. Who knows. He might make a good partner.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' comics===
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Before the war, Arcee had been spying in [[Kaon]], and sometime during it she had been rescued by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. When Optimus ordered the Autobots to [[Earth]], her ship had been destroyed, and she was willing to wait as she detected the Decepticons had returned to Cybertron and they were planning something ''big''. There, she entered a base and annihilated the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] there, inadvertently returning Cliffjumper's favor. She hacked into the Decepticons's communications signal there, and found their weapons lab in Kaon. Arcee found Cliffjumper a brash soldier inappropriate for her stealthy mission, but he convinced her Kaon was too dangerous and that she could use his ship to go to Earth.

The duo entered the city through the maintenance tunnels Arcee had once explored, and she found a secret staircase by activating an Autobot symbol on the wall. There they discovered [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] had rebuilt a [[space bridge]] to travel to Earth. Concerned by the repercussions of the Decepticons's discovery of how to build space bridges, Arcee wanted to destroy it, but Cliffjumper convinced her it was their way off Cybertron. Distracting Starscream with a ruse, Arcee activated the space bridge and overloaded its systems, jumping through it with him before it blew up.

[[Image:Arceeprimecomictransform.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Arcee, transform and — geeeaaaheeeewwww!!]]

Landing on Earth, the duo scanned their alternate modes and traveled to find a population center where they could build a scanner and find Optimus. Starscream attacked, having also jumped through the space bridge, blasting Arcee's arm off. Cliffjumper fought him and tried to get Arcee to safety, but she refused, telling him to leave her and find Optimus. Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] appeared, fending off Starscream and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. Optimus carried Arcee through a [[ground bridge]] to base, where [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] reattached her arm. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Sumalee Montano]] (English), [[Rosa Campillo]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Seon Lee]] (Korean), [[Sonia Mazza]] (Italian), [[Martina Treger]] (German)

[[Image:Predatory-Airachnidscratch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"NO! NOT LUDWIG VAN!!"]]
During the Great War, Arcee was partnered with [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. After one mission, she was talking to Tailgate over the comm when she was captured by [[Airachnid]] and taken for interrogation. She refused to talk, but when Airachnid revealed she had also captured Tailgate, she revealed she knew nothing, and Tailgate was killed by the Decepticon. Arcee was subsequently rescued by Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, though Airachnid herself escaped. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

Soon after the Autobots arrived on Earth, after Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-thisisjasper.jpg|thumb|300px|He's gonna ride her like a Harley on a bad stretch of road.]]
Old friends with Cliffjumper and a long-term agent on Earth, Arcee was engaged in casual banter with her friend when Cliffjumper was ambushed by Decepticons: by the time Arcee and the others got there, his body was missing and his lifesigns had ceased. While [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] said they should not dwell on negative emotions, Arcee claimed she'd go back on duty protecting humans; but when targeted by a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] duo and forced to rescue [[Jack Darby|human youth Jack Darby]], she showed an irritable, seething nature, attacking the Vehicons with angry cries of vengeance for Cliffjumper.

She ignored most of Jack's questions, initially threatened him to forget what he'd seen, and wasn't that concerned with humans witnessing the battle afterwards. To her annoyance, Optimus then ordered her to bring in Jack and the other human witnesses to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], so the Decepticons couldn't target them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-girltrouble.jpg|left|thumb|250px|She transforms into the world's largest motorcycle.]]
When the Autobots headed to the Decepticon Energon mines to locate Cliffjumper, Arcee found the broken and [[Dark Energon| Dark Energon-corrupted]] body of Cliffjumper moving, and tried to save him. She grabbed his hand, but was horrified when the body turned out to be a [[zombie|mutated ''thing'']] bent on attacking, and dropped him. When [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]] arrived to drop a bomb into the area to destroy the mines, the Autobots were forced to retreat without Cliffjumper through the [[GroundBridge]]. Once inside their base, Arcee began to feel dizzy, much to the surprise of Jack, Miko and Raf. It was due to contact with a miniscule amount of the Dark Energon that had corrupted Cliffjumper.

Arcee, despite her "illness", was given the task of taking Jack Darby home, and angrily snapped at him when he said he was sorry for her loss, demanding to know what he'd know about such losses; the argument was interrupted when [[June Darby|Jack's mother]] arrived and promptly began questioning him about the mysterious blue bike. The next morning, Arcee snappily woke Jack up and dragged him to Central Command... but demanded he write a note so his mother wouldn't worry. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

On the way back, Arcee showed off some motorcycling tricks. They reached the base, only for Optimus to leave her in charge and go off on a mission with [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. Arcee was disgruntled and, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in charge, immediately went out on patrol with Bumblebee. The pair patrolled the nearby Nevada desert until they got a call from Bulkhead to say Fowler had been kidnapped, and he'd gone to the Decepticon ship to mount a rescue. Arcee tried to contact base to get bridged back, but no one was there, and she and Bumblebee had to put "the metal to the pedal". {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Arceestandoff.jpg|220px|thumb|"No, ''I'm'' ****ing Blue Death from above."]]
They arrived at the Decepticon ship to find Bulkhead had already dealt with the guards. Within, they rescued Jack and Raf from a pair of Decepticons, and quickly caught up with Bulkhead and Miko. The three kids being a liability in a fight, the Autobots cleared out a room for them to shelter in. A short time later, they found the brig. Arcee slipped in through a shaft in the ceiling to get the drop on Starscream, but he threatened to shoot the prisoner. Fowler caused a distraction and the Autobots opened fire. Starscream inconsiderately blasted Arcee with his jet exhaust as he fled. With Fowler rescued, the Autobots picked up the kids and returned back to base, where they faced some pointed questions from Optimus. Jack, however, was sick of the constant danger and decided he wanted no more to do with the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. Arcee reminded him to keep the conflict secret, and as he left by GroundBridge, she was sad to see him go. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

She later paid Jack a visit and managed to talk him into returning to the Autobot base. When they did so, it was to find that Ratchet had discovered the location of the space bridge, and Arcee and the other Autobots headed up into orbit to try and prevent Megatron from sending the Dark Energon through. They reached the space bridge terminal, but came under attack from flying Decepticons. Ultimately they were unable to prevent Megatron's plan from going ahead, and the only way to prevent the zombies coming through from Cybertron was to destroy the space bridge itself. Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee followed Ratchet's instructions, feeding the space bridge's power back on itself, but were attacked by Megatron just as they completed the job. Arcee was hit and knocked off into space. Luckily Bumblebee had the presence of mind to grab her as the Autobots retreated through the GroundBridge just before everything exploded. Back at base, Arcee seemed in a bad way, but after some concern from Jack, she was able to stand up again. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee could later be seen hanging out with the three kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

Arcee attempted to help Jack with his science project, a motorcycle engine, despite not knowing anything about Earth auto-mechanics. Her role was usurped by Ratchet anyway. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-huddleforwarmth.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"I wish we'd chosen the sauna."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, but they were unable to raise base so they could GroundBtidge back. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Arcee decided to keep warm by blaming Bulkhead for their predicament. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The Scraplets froze in the cold air and the three Autobots were subsequently able to return home. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

Arcee was amused by Bulkhead's exuberant job when they were contacted by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], one of Bulkhead's old friends, though she was initially worried the signal could be a 'Con trap. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee GroundBridged out to Wheeljack's landing site in time to see him take out a bunch of Vehicons. They returned to base where the Autobots celebrated, though Arcee mainly sat on the sidelines with Jack. When Bulkhead began to grow suspicious that Wheeljack wasn't all he seemed, Arcee tried to allay his fears, and when he directly confronted Wheeljack, Arcee urged him to keep calm. He turned out to be right. After everything was resolved, Arcee again took part in the partying, mostly by standing around watching the others dance. She also turned out to see the real Wheeljack off when he returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|thumb|upright|250px|"My bad" won't cut it with Optimus this time.]]

When Fowler asked for help transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Arcee took part in the Autobot convoy, concealed in Prime's trailer along with the D.N.G.S. When [[MECH]] goons broke the back of the trailer open, she zoomed out in her cycle mode and blew up one of the MECH cars. She helped pass the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but a short time later the Autobots were attacked by Vehicons, and she, Bumblebee and Bulkhead spent the rest of the whole affair fighting them. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. A missile from Breakdown sent Arcee skidding into Bumblebee. After the Decepticons obtained the Harvester, Arcee made a token effort to chase them. She, Bumblebee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:ArceeThey'reRacing.jpg|250px|left|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Himself_(Bill_Cosby_album)|"I want you... to go upstairs... and ''kill that boy''."]]]]

As Arcee and Jack were leaving school, they encountered Sierra, who asked if she could take Jack up on his offer of a ride. They were interrupted by [[Vince]], who challenged Jack to a race. Arcee reminded her companion of the rules, however when Vince made disparaging remarks about her motorcycle mode, she decided that he needed to be taught a lesson. Arcee and Jack completely smoked Vince at racing, though she made Jack swear not to tell any of the other Autobots. When Jack agreed to another race, Arcee flatly refused to take part, and later found out he'd talked Bumblebee into helping him instead. Furious, she dragged Bulkhead out to help her find Jack and Bumblebee, only to reach them just as Knock Out was abducting Vince. The three Autobots tracked the Decepticons to a storage facility, where Arcee attempted unsuccessfully to retrieve Vince from Knock Out, and ended up chasing the 'Con. She was unable to catch him, but Optimus turned up to lend a hand and rescue the human, and he demanded an explanation from his ashamed soldiers. Afterwards, Arcee was willing to allow Jack to give Sierra a ride, but just once. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:AirachnidUpsideDown.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"So... Is this the part where we [[Spider-Man|kiss?]]"]]
On a routine energon scouting mission, Arcee and Jack stumbled on a crashed spaceship in the wilderness. Arcee recognized it as belonging to [[Airachnid]] and found she was unable to contact base. After dropping Jack a safe distance away, she hunted Airachnid, interrupting her foe's attack on a lone camper. They fought, but Jack's reappearance distracted Arcee long enough for Airachnid to get the upper hand and stick the Autobot to a nearby rock with webbing. Airachnid played on how Arcee had a habit of losing partners before starting to chase Jack. Haunted by her previous meeting with Airachnid, Arcee eventually managed to break free using her motorcycle mode, and caught up with Jack in time to save him by delivering a brutal pounding to Airachnid, who managed to flee underground. Arcee was left with a new respect for how Jack had handled the situation, and was happy to call him her partner. {{Storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:Arceeandherblaster.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Don't make her angry]]

After Optimus was infected by [[Cybonic plague]], Arcee and Bumblebee GroundBridged aboard the ''Nemesis''. They found Megatron's body in stasis lock, and Arcee formed a [[cortical psychic patch]] so Bumblebee could find the cure in the Decepticon leader's mind. She hid with Bumblebee's unconscious body in a vent, but time began to run out when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] entered the room and discussed pulling the plug on their commander. Soundwave noticed the cortical link and Starscream began following it to the vent, but Bumblebee had located the cure and the two GroundBridged off the ship. Arcee sent a parting gift by shooting at Megatron, and the Decepticons found Megatron's mind was blank... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

Arcee was unsure if she'd successfully offlined Megatron. She was unenthusiastic when it turned out they had to return to the Arctic after the Decepticons stole a telescope lens. There, she and Bulkhead fought Breakdown as a diversion while Optimus snuck on board the Decepticon ship to destroy the heat ray they'd built the lens into. Her success in fighting breakdown was limited, but they kept him busy for long enough, and were knocked flying by the shockwave from the heat ray exploding. They were surprised when Megatron subsequently turned up alive and well to stop Starscream from finishing off Optimus. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:ArceeFailstonoticekidsenteringSpacebridge.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Not a good guardian....]]

When a Dark Energon signature was detected, Arcee was left at base on GroundBridge duty because Optimus wanted Ratchet's Dark Energon knowledge handy. She failed to notice the three kids sneaking after Optimus's team, and only later spotted that they were gone. She attempted to GroundBridge them back, but interference resulted in an explosion and the kids vanished en route. After Bulkhead's attempt to phone Miko failed, Arcee tried to ring Jack, but there was too much interference for them to talk. They eventually discovered the kids were trapped in an alternate dimension, and when Ratchet used the GroundBridge to rescue them, Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead went to make sure they were safe from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Arcee and the others were surprised when Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon, though it turned out he was concerned that Cybertronian technology would fall into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and followed an energon signal Ratchet had detected. The trace led them to find Breakdown's eye and a MECH bomb. After they avoided being blown up the bomb, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:Crisscross-callmeArcee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It's the equivalent of a guy introducing his mom to his girlfriend.]]
Jack's alter-school activities resulted in his mom forbidding him from using his motorcycle. Jack pointed out to Arcee that this would mean she would have to stay in the garage for several weeks, but she instead promised that she would try to be back before Jack's mom got home at night. The next day Arcee and Bumblebee were fighting some Vehicons when Jack called her to warn her that mom was on her way home early. Arcee failed to get back in time, and had to sneak in via GroundBridge. Later on that evening, she managed to get back before June Darby did, but it turned out that was because mom had been abducted by MECH. Arcee and Jack followed Silas's instructions, proceeding to a deserted factory, and were shocked to find that Airachnid was involved. Arcee was webbed and rendered unconscious, but while MECH was preparing her for "surgery", she recovered and escaped. She managed to catch up with Airachnid before the 'Con could do anything to Jack or his mother, and the pair fought at length around the building. She eventually succeeded in knocking Airachnid into a container and pouring concrete on top, but as she was moving to rescue June, was webbed to the ground by the still active Decepticon. Relief came in the form of Agent Fowler and three helicopters, which forced Airachnid to retreat. Arcee and Jack subsequently took June to the Autobot base to meet the team. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:TFP_ep18_tag_team.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|]]
Arcee was scheduled to do some routine maintenance with Jack, but June's well-meaning questions drove Arcee batty, and she instead opted to accompany Bulkhead on a mission to find a magnetic anomaly. Miko managed to sneak along on the mission, and Arcee again found herself as the third wheel, but when they reached the source of the magnetic disturbance, it turned out to be Airachnid and Breakdown fighting over a magnetic weapon. During the ensuing fight, Breakdown used the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], to magnetize the two Autobots, and Arcee became stuck to Bulkhead's back. With the only choice to retrieve the gauntlet, Arcee ordered Miko to return to base, and she and Bulkhead tracked the 'Cons to an old gas station. After some more fighting, Arcee managed to become unstuck from Bulkhead, and briefly used the gauntlet to polarize everyone. In the end, the Autobots triumphed and returned to base with the gauntlet, where Arcee received an apology from June for the earlier questioning. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Bulkhead and Arcee were assigned to check out an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]]. When Miko ran into the mine, Jack persuaded Arcee to let him take a look inside too. She and Jack stumbled on Megatron and Starscream, and during the firefight that ensued, she shot Megatron's arm, causing him to blast the ceiling and causing a cave in. After the floor fell away, she lost track of the others, but eventually found the kids, and was able to rescue Bulkhead from Starscream. The two Autobots and the kids escaped the mine and briefly considered ending the Decepticons then and there before deciding it wasn't what Optimus would have done. Though Arcee still looked tempted. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[Image:Partners2_Arcee_talk_to_rock.jpg‎|250px|thumb|left|]]

Standing at Cliffjumper's graveside, Arcee pledged she would find the 'Con who killed him. When the Autobots were on their next mission to check out a signal from a buried Decepticon wreck, they ran into Airachnid, and Arcee attempted to take the opportunity to settle the score for Tailgate, only for Airachnid to get the better of her. After coming to her rescue, Optimus reminded her that revenge was never profitable. When their captive, Starscream, claimed to want to switch sides, Arcee spoke out to say they should take him with them. Arcee was left guarding the prisoner, however when he inadvertently revealed that it was he who had killed Cliffjumper, she became enraged and attacked him. Though she eventually got the upper hand and was about to finish him off, she realized that Bumblebee was watching the fight, and reluctantly let Starscream limp away. Later at base, her injuries were healed, but she blamed herself for ruining their chance to gain access to Starscream's knowledge. {{storylink|Partners}}

Arcee accompanied Prime and Bumblebee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. During the fight she was tackled by Knock Out. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Arcee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, and wondered aloud what the formula Bulkhead was writing was—the Autobots were excited to find it was a set of equations for synthetic energon. Arcee found it weird when Bulkhead was in "brainiac mode", and as it turned out the data was eating Bulkhead's mind. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and Arcee was present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-surrounded.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Arcee sped over a road block caused by Vehicons, separating herself from the other Autobots despite Prime's orders. She soon found herself surrounded by Vehicons, but was surprised when Ratchet came through the GroundBridge and single-handedly bashed the lot of them. Ratchet later revealed that he had injected himself with the synthetic energon he'd been working on, and Arcee was keen for them all to try it, however Ratchet began exhibiting personality changes that disturbed her. During their next mission, Ratchet accused Optimus of not being pro-active enough, bringing up Cliffjumper's death which angered Arcee to the point of threatening violence. When Ratchet took off to tackle Megatron on his own, Arcee and the other Autobots were forced to come to his aid. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Optimus ordered Arcee to accompany him and Bumblebee back to base. While Ratchet fought to save the boy's life, Arcee had to keep Bumblebee calm. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

Arcee accompanied Bulkhead and Ratchet on a mission to rescue Prime from an area rich in Dark Energon, though at one point she appeared to become mesmerized by the sight of a volcano spewing Dark Energon. Once they got Optimus back to base, they set about investigating the cause of the natural disasters that had begun plaguing the planet, and realized that [[Unicron]] lay at the center of the Earth. Arcee and the other Autobots began checking out the sites of the tremors. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one that knocked Bulkhead and Bumblebee aside, then sent Arcee likewise tumbling along the ground. As it moved to crush Optimus underfoot, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. After they returned to base, Optimus gave the trio the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, and Arcee opted to go for Jack's sake. She, Bumblebee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him, and when they were ready to GroundBridge to their new destination, she insisted Megatron go first. Before long, they were standing within Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

{{spoilers|One Shall Rise, Part 3|November 15, 2011}}
As the Autobots battled [[Unicron's antibodies]], Arcee was briefly separated from the others, and had to ride one of the antibodies to catch up with them again. She, Bulkhead and Bumblebee remained outside Unicron's spark chamber to fight off the antibodies. After Unicron's defeat, they entered the chamber only to discover that Optimus had lost his memory and was leaving with Megatron. They subsequently had to GroundBridge back to base minus their leader and explain what had happened to the others. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
{{spoilers|Transformers Comic issue 4.1}}
Arcee took part in the testing of Ratchet's newly-developed [[Safe]] training room, though she was amused by the medic's interest in making things explode. After Bulkhead broke through a wall, Arcee alerted the others to the rather large nuclear missile he'd accidentally uncovered and activated. A Vehicon scouting party showed up looking for the source of the energy signature the bomb was giving off, so Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to trash them. The trio returned to base a short time later to find Fowler had arrived to deal with the bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
[[Image:WFCArcee.jpg|thumb|350px|Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'' Four wheels good, two wheels ''better!'']]
:''Voice actor'': [[Kari Wahlgren]] (English)
{{Note|Arcee is not a playable character in the storyline campaign. However, she can be unlocked for Escalation mode and for customization in online multiplayer as an Autobot scout. Her chassis type is listed as "Sprinter".}}

Arcee was one of the many Autobots who were captured and placed in [[Kaon]]'s prisons complex. She was freed from her imprisonment when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured in order to rescue [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. During their rescue attempt, they opened all of the Kaon cells, allowing the prisoners, Arcee included, to escape. The freed prisoners were all led to transport ships, overseen by [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]], in which they used to escape the complex. Arcee herself helped direct her fellow prisoners to the ships, whilst Optimus's team kept the Decepticons busy.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===

[[Image:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]
*'''Bumblebee and Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby''' (NYCC 2011 exclusive)
: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 (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] figurines. Sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011.
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[[Image:Cyberverse_legion_arcee.jpg|right|thumb|]]
*'''Arcee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Accessories: Gun''
: Cyberverse Legion class Arcee transforms from motorcycle to robot and back!
{{comingsoontoy}}
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[[Image:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gimmicks include: plug-in arm blades, conservation of mass between modes.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Accessories:''
: Deluxe Class Arcee transforms from motorcycle to robot and back! She and the rest of her wave are due [[December 1]], [[2011]].
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:DarknessRising3-Arceesizechange.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The motorcycle transforms into her leg and then the rest of her robot mode hops over and attaches to it.]]
[[Image:PrimeArcee PinkParts.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a fashion statement.]]
*In [[Alex Irvine]]'s apocryphal "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]" short story, Arcee launched the [[AllSpark]] into space.
*In the ''Prime'' cartoon, Arcee's [[hologram|holographic]] driver is named "Sadie."<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]
</ref>
* All of the Autobots in ''Prime'' [[size changing|change size]] between [[alternate mode]]s, but it's way more noticeable with Arcee's [[Prowl (Animated)|transformation from a vehicle the size of a human to a robot the same general size as the rest of the Autobots]]. Her tires do not change size when she transforms. One can see a little regular-sized tire in her back, and small half-tires on her calves.
*In "[[Crisscross]]" her [[Nevada]] license plate reads "396571."
*Arcee's chest panels fluctuate in color from episode to episode (see picture). Sometimes, they're pink; other times, they're clear. They seem to be clear more often than pink, though.
*Arcee is the only character to appear in every episode of ''Prime'' to date.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

File:Cyberverse legion arcee.jpg

2011-10-26T22:20:49Z

Ultra Magnotron:

Cyberverse Legion Arcee, from an official Hasbro slideshow shown at NYCC 2011 Transformers Collector Presentation.

© [[2011]] [[Hasbro]]
{{fairuse}}

File:Cyberverse legion arcee.jpg

2011-10-26T22:16:31Z

Ultra Magnotron:

Cyberverse Legion Arcee, from an official Hasbro slideshow shown at NYCC 2011 Transformers Collector Presentation.
© [[2011]] [[Hasbro]]
{{fairuse}}

Jagex

2011-10-26T22:08:14Z

Ultra Magnotron: fixed some grammar.

[[Image:Jagex_Logo.jpg|thumb|]]

'''Jagex''' is an an independent developer and publisher of online games. It is based out of Cambridge, England.

It is most known for it's very popular browser-based [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] ''Runescape''. They are currently in development of ''[[Transformers Universe]]'', a new browser-based game that is set in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' universe.

==External links==
* [http://www.http://www.jagex.com// Jagex official website]

[[Category:Jagex]]
[[Category:Video game companies]]

File:Cyberverse legion arcee.jpg

2011-10-26T22:05:06Z

Ultra Magnotron: Cyberverse Legion Arcee, from an official Hasbro slideshow shown at NYCC 2011 Transformers Collector Presentation.

Cyberverse Legion Arcee, from an official Hasbro slideshow shown at NYCC 2011 Transformers Collector Presentation.

Jagex

2011-10-26T19:53:20Z

Ultra Magnotron:

[[Image:Jagex_Logo.jpg|thumb|]]

'''Jagex''' is an an independent developer and publisher of online games. It is based out of Cambridge, England.

It is most known for it's very popular browser-based [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] ''Runescape''. They are currently in development of a new browser-based game that is set in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' universe.

==External links==
* [http://www.http://www.jagex.com// Jagex official website]

[[Category:Jagex]]
[[Category:Video game companies]]

Jagex

2011-10-26T19:43:13Z

Ultra Magnotron: New page: thumb| '''Jagex''' is an an independent developer and publisher of online games. It is based out of Cambridge, England. It is most known for it's very popular br...

[[Image:Jagex_Logo.jpg|thumb|]]

'''Jagex''' is an an independent developer and publisher of online games. It is based out of Cambridge, England.

It is most known for it's very popular browser-based [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] ''Runescape''. They are currently in development of a new browser-based game, known as ''[[Transformers Universe]]''.

==External links==
* [http://www.http://www.jagex.com// Jagex official website]

[[Category:Jagex]]
[[Category:Video game companies]]

File:Jagex Logo.jpg

2011-10-26T19:38:25Z

Talk:Unicron's antibodies

2011-10-26T17:29:56Z

Ultra Magnotron: New page: Should a faction be added here?

Should a faction be added here?

Sandstorm (Prime)

2011-10-25T23:16:50Z

Ultra Magnotron:

{{mainpic}}

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
Sandstorm is a member of the [[Star Seekers]] crew.

{{stub}}

[[Category:Novels]]

Sandstorm (Prime)

2011-10-25T23:01:13Z

Ultra Magnotron:

{{mainpic}}

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
Sandstorm is the pilot of a pirate ship commanded by an anonymous Transformer who hates all Cybertronians because they apparently left him and his crew to die.
{{stub}}

[[Category:Novels]]

File:Unicron antibodies.jpg

2011-10-25T22:25:30Z

Ultra Magnotron:

[[Unicron]]'s [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]].
Screencap from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]] episode [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]].

File:Unicron antibodies.jpg

2011-10-25T21:43:16Z

Ultra Magnotron: This is a screencap from Transformers Prime episode "One Shall Rise, Part 3." It depicts Unicron's antibodies.

This is a screencap from Transformers Prime episode "One Shall Rise, Part 3." It depicts Unicron's antibodies.

Unicron's antibodies

2011-10-25T21:02:41Z

Ultra Magnotron:

{{mainpic}}

'''Unicron's antibodies''', much like the name suggests, are [[Unicron]]'s own internal defense system. They are depicted as a swarm of floating mechanical creatures that attack all foreign bodies.
==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===

{{stub}}

[[Category: Prime media]]
[[Category: Television series]]

Unicron's antibodies

2011-10-25T20:59:12Z

Ultra Magnotron:

'''Unicron's antibodies''', much like the name suggests, are [[Unicron]]'s own internal defense system. They are depicted as a swarm of floating mechanical creatures that attack all foreign bodies.
==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===

{{stub}}

[[Category: Prime media]]
[[Category: Television series]]

Unicron's antibodies

2011-10-25T20:56:56Z

Ultra Magnotron:

'''Unicron's antibodies''', much like the name suggests, are [[Unicron]]'s own internal defense system. They are depicted as a swarm of floating mechanical creatures that attack all foreign bodies.
==Fiction==
===Prime cartoon===

{{stub}}

[[Category: Prime media]]
[[Category: Television series]]

Unicron's antibodies

2011-10-25T20:46:43Z

Ultra Magnotron: New page: '''Unicron's antibodies''', much like the name suggests, are Unicron's own internal defense system. They are depicted as a swarm of floating mechanical creatures that attack all foreig...

User:Ultra Magnotron

2011-10-14T22:37:19Z

Ultra Magnotron: New page: Currently an active member of alt.toys.transformers.

Currently an active member of alt.toys.transformers.

Talk:One Shall Rise, Part 3

2011-10-14T21:43:53Z

Ultra Magnotron:

As with the previous one, is it worth saying that this episode was shown today in Singapore? [[User:Daughter-of-Myou|daughter-of-Myou]] 12:26, 4 October 2011 (EDT)
::Yes. {{unsigned|209.51.184.13}}

Should It be mentioned that this is the first time an autobot says soundwave's name? {{unsigned|76.117.9.216}}
:I don't think someone saying someone else's name is particularly notable, unless it's a continuity error or something. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:20, 10 October 2011 (EDT)
:It's just he's never been referred or even mentioned by the autobots at all. I thought it was kind of interesting.
::Raf calls Soundwave by name in "Deus ex Machina", so I think it's safe to say the Autobots told the kids about him. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:50, 10 October 2011 (EDT)
:::Still the autobots never directly mention him at all. Just kind of interesting since every other con's (not counting vehicons) name has been said by the autobots on screen. Just something interesting to point out.
Since sections such as the trivia have been added to already, some points giving spoilers, would anyone like me to write up a synopsis for the episode? [[User:Daughter-of-Myou|daughter-of-Myou]] 05:09, 11 October 2011 (EDT)

When Optimus Prime opened the Matrix of Leadership, it looks as though it contains/contained a crystal shard of some kind. Should this be mentioned here?