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Darak

2023-08-18T23:51:25Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Energon Universe */ Linked handroid

:''Darak is an [[Agorrian]] from the [[Energon Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Darak.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Solila|Bass]]! Why must I fight you! We are not enemies!]]

'''Darak''' is a top [[Agorrian]] pilot. A pragmatic survivor with a knack for thinking outside of the box, he'll do whatever it takes to get out of a tight situation—even break his civilization's longest-standing traditions by daring to work with his hated rivals, the [[Zertonian]]s.

==Fiction==
===Energon Universe===
When Darak was younger, he worked as an "edgewalker" as a means of inarticulate rebellion against his distant father, Minister [[Dulin]].

Many years later, Darak had become a pilot for the Agorrians. When a comet containing four thousand tons of ice passed by the Sacred Ring, Director [[Elander]] ordered Darak to retrieve the comet and tow it into Agorrian space; not only would this bolster their own water supplies, but doing so would also keep the comet out of the hands of the Zertonians, who were currently experiencing a water shortage. However, when Darak's ship cleared the orbit of the Sacred Ring, the vessel's autonomous systems failed to revive its pilot. While unconscious, Darak had a mysterious vision explaining the distant origins of his people—how the two races had come together once before to build the Sacred Ring, and would have to come together again once more—before he awoke, moments before a Zertonian starship intercepted his craft. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 2|Void Rivals #2}}

In the ensuing dogfight, both ships missed the comet, wound up in a distant quadrant, and crash-landed on a barren planet. Darak's [[handroid]] was able to revive its wearer; moments after regaining consciousness, however, Darak discovered that the Zertonian pilot, [[Solila]], had also survived the crash. After a brief struggle, the Zertonian convinced him that, despite their long history of conflict, it would be better to work together to repair her mostly-intact vessel. The pair set to work repairing the ship, but when Solila attached a cable the wrong way, the power surge overloaded the ship's energy core and caused a devastating explosion. All was not lost, however, as Solila returned moments later, with news that she'd found an abandoned but mostly intact starship in a nearby valley. The pair attempted to jumpstart the ship's power cells—when they did so, however, the ship revealed itself to be the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who promptly transformed and flew away.

Despite this latest setback, seeing Jetfire transform gave Darak the idea of stripping their armor for parts and using them to repair the ship, ignoring their race's shared taboos against removing their helmets in the presence of an enemy. The pair did so, and realized that Agorrians and Zertonians were members of the same species. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 1|Void Rivals #1}}

After returning to Darak's wrecked vessel, the pair spent weeks cobbling together whatever they could find into a ramshackle, semi-pressurized spacecraft—enough to get them off the planet and broadcast a long-distance distress signal. While floating through an asteroid field, their ship drifted into the path of [[Rockeroid|a massive starship]] built into the hull of a hollowed-out meteor; when the vessel pulled them in, the two ran afoul of its owner, a fearsome [[Skuxxoid]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 2|Void Rivals #2}}

[[Category:Agorrians]]

The End (BW)

2022-07-31T17:05:01Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Continuity notes */ Fixed typo

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Beast Wars]]'' #17
|prev=The Beginning of the End
|next=
|title="The End"
|image=BW21 17 cvrA.jpg
|caption=''Although we’ve come <br/> To the end of the road <br/> Still I can’t let go''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 22]], 2022
|coverdate=June 2022
|written by=[[Erik Burnham]]
|art by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]], [[Jazmine Joyner]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
|continuity=''[[Transformers: Beast Wars]]''
}}

'''As the Vok put their final contingency into play, the Maximals and Predacons unite to forestall the ultimate extinction event.'''

==Synopsis==
As a stunned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] comes to outside the crashed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] helps the dazed Maximal to his feet—but not even the stoic engineer can keep his composure in the face of what they're up against: the [[Vok]] have already begun their counterattack! While the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s spent cycles modifying their weapons to handle energy-based lifeforms, they weren't prepared for [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s treachery, for the mad scientist has successfully activated every [[stasis pod]] he could find and turned the protoforms into more Vok soldiers! As Dinobot leaps into battle, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] grapples with [[Tigatron]], while [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] deals with [[Armordillo]] and [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]]. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] fight back-to-back to eliminate [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], but Blackarachnia points out that, with the Maximals and Predacons outnumbered five-to-one, they can't hold out forever...

In the crashed ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] have successfully brought the ship's engines and weapons systems back online... but when Waspinator asks why Rattrap hasn't already lifted off, the little Maximal explains that, between [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]'s last message and the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] files he's decoded, he's learned that the Vok don't like transwarp technology... and that's precisely why he's rigging up the ship's [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]] to ''weaponize'' [[unspace]] against the aliens.

Back on the battlefield, Skold easily holds her own against the Children of the Vok, only to be suddenly blasted, paralyzed, and pinned down by the [[zombie]] [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. Thankfully, Rhinox's [[beast mode]] and double gatling guns shred Terrorsaur to bits before the burly Maximal finally punches the monster out. As [[Nyx]] tangles with [[Jetstorm (BW)|Jetstorm]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], Primal and Megatron trade barbs, while, from his vantage point atop the crashed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Tarantulas exults in the bedlam until an irate Blackarachnia tries to take him down. Despite her best efforts, however, she can't take out the slippery spider, who swats her aside... moments before the Vok themselves finally arrive to observe the proceedings. However, the dispassionate aliens have arrived only to voice their disappointment with this entire experiment: after many cycles of observation, they've come to the conclusion that ''all'' Cybertronians, even the ones they've twisted to serve them, are simply too violent and disruptive to be allowed continued existence. The only way forward, [[Tikaani]] announces, is to sterilize the planet and begin again. While a horrified Tigatron realizes what this means, Megatron bellows defiance at the aliens for violating the terms of their agreement—but as the Vok incapacitate ''all'' of the Transformers present with a surge of energy, one of the planet's many floating mountains begins to transform into a massive [[reversion device]] to scour the planet clean of life. Before they can give the command to sterilize the Cybertronian infection, however, a brilliant lance of transwarp energy cuts through the air and instantly disintegrates [[Pakak]]! Tikaani and [[Tonrar]] have only a few seconds to panic before Rattrap and Waspinator fire again, destroy the two remaining Vok, and finally put an end to their machinations.

With their alien benefactors gone, Tigatron's momentarily lost—but when Optimus offers a truce, Tigatron, Airazor, and most of the others agree to leave, and simply live in nature like the Vok intended. ''Megatron'', on the other hand, won't accept defeat so easily, but as he pounces on Optimus, a fourth blast catches the Predacon leader in its beam and leaves nothing behind but a wisp of glowing smoke. An annoyed Primal rounds on Rattrap as the ''Axalon'' touches down, but Rattrap explains that he didn't ''kill'' the Predacon leader, merely shunted him forward a few cycles in time. Although Optimus suggests that they extend their truce to find Megatron and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] together, Blackarachnia and the other Predacons decline the offer. Dinobot points out that he and all the other Predacons will take the fall if they return to Cybertron without their leader, leaving Megatron free to continue plotting. Primal understands, but warns Blackarachnia that they'll be seeing one another again, and that the Maximals might not be so understanding when next they meet.

As the ''Axalon'' takes off to find Megatron, Blackarachnia—unexpectedly thrust into a leadership role after Megatron's disappearance—announces their new plan: find and kill [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], then devise a way to get their ship spaceworthy again. However, the remaining three Predacons discover that not ''all'' of the Children of the Vok have left: left rudderless by the loss of his old "queens", [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] pledges fealty to the Predacon cause, while Blackarachnia wonders if they could scavenge some of the spare parts left behind by the destruction of the Vok's superweapon...

One hundred and fourteen cycles later, Megatron abruptly rematerializes in an empty cave. As he stalks off to rebuild his power and begin again, Megatron gloats that, with the Vok gone, he holds all the cards—and so long as Megatron still lives, the Beast Wars will never end!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (1)
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (2)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (3)
* [[Nyx]] (11)
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (18)
* [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (26)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (7)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (17)
* [[Skold]] (22)
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (25)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (27)
* [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (28)

|h3=[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (4)
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (5)
* [[Polar Claw]] (6)
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] (8)
* [[Cybershark]] (9)
* [[Transquito]] (10)
* [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] (12)
* [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] (13)
* [[Tigatron]] (14)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]] (15)
* [[Saberback]] (16)
* [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] (19)
* [[Retrax]] (20)
* [[Armordillo]] (21)
* [[Jetstorm (BW)|Jetstorm]] (23)
* [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] (24)
* [[Snapper]] (29)
* [[Claw Jaw]] (30)
* [[Powerpinch]] (31)
{{!}}}

|c4=
* [[Pakak]] (31)
* [[Tonrar]] (32)
* [[Tikaani]] (33)

}}

==Quotes==
"You invaded our world and wouldn't leave when we asked." <br>
"This '''isn't''' your world!" <br>
"Was I not born here?"
:—'''Tigatron'''

"I truly prefer to avoid engaging in violence against living, sentient beings. But you and I have a score to settle... and since my sensors show that your spark is gone... I don't believe you '''qualify''' as a living '''or''' sentient being—which means I don't have to worry about holding back!"
:—'''Rhinox''' goes ham on Terrorsaur

"I still say we should have put the device in one of the moons." <br>
"Every world we come to, you want to put a fail-safe into a '''moon'''. It's impractical, Tonrar."
:—'''Tonrar''' and '''Tikaani'''

"I didn't exzzzpect it to be over zzzo quickly." <br>
"Hey, whaddya want? We don't get paid by the minute." <br>
<small>"We get paid?"</small>
:—'''Waspinator''' and '''Rattrap''' lean on the fourth wall

"Since ol' Meggy's not an energy monster, he'll just reappear a few cycles into the future, long after we're long gone. He'll be fine. I think. Probably. But '''who cares''', right?" <br>
"I know I don't. Though I would like to know where '''Tarantulas''' got off to... I want very much to feed him his own mouth parts."
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Blackarachnia'''

"The Beast Wars will not end until I have won... no matter '''what''' fate throws at me."
:—'''Megatron''' closes us out

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* [[Polar Claw]] and [[Saberback]] are among the many Cybertronians fighting the Maximals and Predacons despite both dying on-panel in [[Children of the Vok|issue #15]]. ''How'' they're back isn't really explained, but we can presume that either Tarantulas or the Vok had something to do with it.
* Rattrap notes that he used the information encoded on the Golden Disk to deduce the weakness of the Vok—he copied all the files on the Golden Disk during his heist on the ''Darksyde'' in [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 3|issue #12]], and Dinobot's speech in [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 1|issue #10]] revealed that the Golden Disk was saturated in transwarp energy as a result of moving backwards and forwards in time.
* As she fights the Children of the Vok, Skold laments that the new Cybertronians could've been like her late friend [[Razorbeast]], who emerged on Earth in [[Thicker Skin|issue #10]].
* When the Vok unveil their "energon-powered reversion device"—disguised as the largest floating mountain near the Predacon base—Tikaani notes that it still functions despite Cybertronian-induced damage. In [[Pod Part 1|issue #7]], Terrorsaur and Waspinator mined some of the crystalline energon from its surface for their own use, and during the battle in [[Maximals Strike Back, Part 2|issue #11]] Terrorsaur killed Razorbeast by dropping him directly into the raw [[energon crystal]]s and killing him. Indeed, the mountain is revealed to still sport a crater from that incident.
* After rematerializing in an abandoned cave, Megatron notes that he'll have to remember to overwrite his own message on the Golden Disk to preserve the timeline—as seen in issue #7, Megatron discovered a hidden, fragmentary message on the Golden Disk, apparently sent by his future self to warn him of some future event. Like a lot of other tidbits sprinkled throughout the ''Beast Wars'' ongoing, it seemed as though that scene would build up to something greater... but with the end of IDW's tenure on the ''Transformers'' license necessitating a premature and somewhat rushed conclusion, it seems as though the original story behind the message shall remain a mystery.
* Unbeknownst to Megatron, the cave contains one other occupant—a puddle in the cave shows the reflection of a buried stasis pod with a large "X" emblazoned on its hull. This is, presumably, the same pod that briefly appeared in [[Savage Landing Part 1|issue #1]], a reference to [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s twisted origin story as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]"; if the Beast Wars ''are'' to continue, the Predacons might gain a powerful ally...

===Transformers references===
* The new Children of the Vok who appear in this issue are all made up of characters who debuted in the first two years of the original [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]]. Given this bit of commonality, it's likely that the brightly colored crab is meant to be [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], in his [[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|1998 toy colors]], rather than the nigh-identical ''Beast Wars Neo'' character [[Rockbuster]].
* To dispatch the zombie Terrorsaur, Rhinox finally busts out his famous "Chainguns of Doom", the dual-wielded gatling guns he used frequently in the cartoon.
*As their experiment falls apart, the Vok resort to planetary sterilization using an enormous "reversion device" implanted in one of the planet's floating mountains—recalling the infamous [[Planet Buster]] superweapon their cartoon counterparts used in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s [[Other Voices, Part 2|first season finale]]. Indeed, upon revealing their weapon, Tonrar complains that they should've implanted the device on one of the planet's moons, and wonders if it's been tried in "another universe".
* So, ''was'' the planet prehistoric [[Earth]], like in the original show? The final answer is unclear—in this universe, both of the planet's moons appear to be natural celestial bodies, while [[Thicker Skin|issue #9]] implies that at least some of the planet's unnatural wildlife were either genetically modified or imported from other worlds, but issue #1 showed dinosaur and pterosaur fossils buried in its crust. Draw your own conclusions!

===Other trivia===
* In his farewell note, writer [[Erik Burnham]] lays out a number of potential storylines that didn't make it into the comic as a result of IDW's ''Transformers'' license expiring:
** Rattrap's habit of eating the planet's native fruit causes a glitch in his system, forcing the other Maximals to find a cure before it's too late.
** A rivalry develops between Scorponok and the new Predacon recruit [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], who plans on replacing him.
** The Maximals suspect that Rhinox might be a Predacon mole—likely tying into a scene from [[Savage Landing Part 4|issue #4]] in which the Maximals discovered that someone had used the ''Axalon'''s systems to beam a secret message to the Predacons before leaving Cybertron.
** Blackarachnia takes over the Predacons while Megatron is indisposed, although Burnham notes that a truncated version of this plot ''did'' slip into this final issue.
** Burnham would've pushed for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the other four [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s to show up in some capacity: perhaps building on a bit of dialogue from [[Savage Landing Part 6|issue #6]], when Primal noted that Grimlock and his comrades had mysteriously disappeared before the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]?
** In a followup to the events of this issue, Waspinator would join the Children of the Vok and renounce violence.
** The [[Tripredacus Council]] and the [[Maximal Elder]]s would've aided in some capacity in the final battle against the Vok.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron vs. the Vok, by [[John Yurcaba]]
* '''Cover B:''' The Vok triumphant, by [[Andrea Bell]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Cheetor transforms, ''[[Animorphs]]'' style, by [[Kelly Deng]]

<gallery>
File:BW21 17 cvrA.jpg| ''It’s unnatural''
File:BW21 17 cvrB.jpg| ''You belong to me''
File:BW21 17 cvrRI.jpg| ''I belong to youuuu…'' but can we keep Skold?
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* ''The Last Ronin''

===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 3''' <small>([[October 5]], 2022 **''scheduled''**) ISBN 1684059380 / ISBN 978-1684059386</small>
**Collects #13–17, and the ''Beast Wars 2022 Annual''.
**Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.

<gallery>
IDW-BW-vol3.jpg|'''''Beast Wars''''', Vol 3; cover art by [[Colm Griffin]]
</gallery>

==External links==
* [https://bigcomicpage.com/2022/06/21/preview-transformers-beast-wars-17-idw-publishing/ Preview]

[[Category:Beast Wars (2021) issues]]

Other Visits (Part 1)

2021-06-07T22:49:55Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Real-world references */ Corrected Wikipedia link

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=32
|image=Other_Visits_1_Airazor_Tigatron.jpg
|caption="I'll never let go, Tigatron. I promise."
|title="Other Visits" (Part 1)
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[February 8]], 1998
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]
|directed by=[[John Pozer]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Other Visits 1 Rhinox Dinobot.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus is coming! Quick, look busy!]]
[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] scans all the known alien sites, with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] playing "back seat computer operator". Both notice a pattern, and Rhinox is concerned, as the next location looks like it is on course with [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]'s scout patrol. They try to alert the pair but are unable to due to [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s jamming tower. Dinobot announces he and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] will go to destroy the tower. Rhinox informs the other [[Maximal]]s of the danger Tigatron and Airazor are in, so the flyers set off to warn them.

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] is repairing his web in his lair, moaning to himself that no one will help him, as "they're all too busy helping Megatron, even that vile..." when he is interrupted by his computer alerting him to the presence of the aliens. He quickly transforms into his motorbike mode and races off.

[[Image:Other Visits 1 Blackarachnia monitor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Megatron's coming! Quick, look busy!]]
In the [[Darksyde (BW)|Predacon base]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is nearly dozing off on scout duty, as "being loyal to Megatron sure is boring!" This doesn't please the purple guy much, as he happens to be eavesdropping. Suddenly, she notices Tarantulas on the scanners, zipping along at breakneck speed in [[Grid Vaxon]]. At the mention of the spider, Megatron reveals himself, accompanied by [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], and begins giving Blackarachnia orders, with Inferno enforcing his master's wishes. Blackarachnia suggests they follow Tarantulas to see what he's up to, but Megatron seems reluctant. Inferno then reports an attack on the jamming tower and asks if he should back up [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Instead, Megatron reveals to the spider and Inferno that now is a prime time to get the [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Golden Disk]] back, with only Rhinox guarding the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''.

[[Image:Other Visits 1 Tigatron plant.jpg|left|200px|thumb|A touching moment here, but a different touching in Japan.]]
Tigatron and Airazor are patrolling when, to their delight and surprise, they see a hint of plant life in the form of a drifting seed. They continue to [[Grid Zeiram]], where they discover a clearing full of plant life, an area of natural beauty that wasn't destroyed by the alien attack. Airazor is intrigued by the unique forms of vegetation, so she transforms to get a scan. BIG MISTAKE. Tigatron also transforms. BIG MISTAKE. They both seem to be overcome by it all, and share a brief romantic moment. But as the pair cuddle up, tendrils begin to snake up behind them, and suddenly, the two Maximals are entangled. Amidst their screams, they link hands, telling each other that their sparks will always find each other. As they are abducted, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] flies up and tries to rescue them, but to no avail. He screams in protest as he realises he has lost them. As he bemoans the Maximals' inability to warn the abducted pair in time, Tarantulas pops up and blasts Cheetor, knocking him out cold. As Tarantulas begins to check out the site, he realises [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] is coming, so he retreats.

Optimus and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] land in the clearing, and Optimus gets Cheetor back online. He hurriedly asks what happened to Tigatron and Airazor, and Cheetor indicates the plant at fault for their disappearance. At this moment, Rattrap buzzes in, informing the Maximals that he and Dinobot have destroyed the jamming tower. (Actually, Dinobot is still landing a few final blows, which topple the tower on top of Quickstrike and Waspinator.) Upon learning about the fate of Tigatron and Airazor, all the Maximals head back to base, all deeply moved.

[[Image:Rock 'em an' sock 'em%2C Rhinox.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The incredible, unanticipated Hasbro-Mattel crossover!]]
Optimus com-links Rhinox, who is also shocked by the news, but, being the cool cucumber that he is, goes straight back to scanning the alien abduction and notices two distorted figures in the beam: Tigatron and Airazor. Before he can investigate further, the base alerts go off, and he notices Megatron outside. Rhinox has no time for fun and games, so he literally brings out "the big guns." However, Megatron is merely acting as a diversion while Blackarachnia and Inferno sneak into the base and shut off the defense systems. Big Green realizes he's in trouble and desperately tries to get through to Optimus, but Inferno enters the room, swings Rhinox's chair up to the table, and puts him at gunpoint just as Optimus finally responds. Inferno offers a "Goodbye!" on Rhinox's behalf and simultaneously blasts Rhinox. Blackarachnia rushes for the disk, but Inferno is more hesitant: "The Royalty said we weren't to touch it until..." He is interrupted by Rhinox grabbing him and yanking him back to express his displeasure. Rhinox and Inferno start to rock 'n' sock each other with chin-punches, and Rhinox soon wins by popping Inferno's block off (or at least up). Blackarachnia grabs the disk, but Rhinox menaces her with "The Chaingun Of Doom." He barely has time to threaten her before Megatron appears behind him and lays verbal claim to the disk. Despite his fear, Rhinox quickly readies to smack Megatron in the face, but the Pred is too quick; he grabs Rhinox's hand in his claw, rips it off and sends him sprawling. Megatron grabs the disk, pushes Inferno's head back down, then takes his leave.

The Maximals make it back to the base, and Optimus re-attaches Rhinox's arm. The Maximals then have a council. Cheetor is still upset about Tigatron and Airazor, insisting they need to rescue those two. However, Dinobot says they need to stop Megatron before the aliens strike, to which Optimus agrees. They set off for the site where Tigatron and Airazor were abducted.

Megatron is back in the ''Darksyde'', talking about the Golden Disk, but is interrupted by Tarantulas. The spider brags that he is no longer part of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] command, but also reminds his ex-leader that he is Megatron's only chance of surviving the alien attack. Megatron allows Tarantulas to undertake his plan.

[[Image:Other Visits 1 Megatron hunter.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"From here it looks like a giant boob."]]
The Predacons head to the abduction site, where they go about ramming posts into the ground. Megatron questions Tarantulas's motives, but Tarantulas isn't telling. However, due to the fact they shared minds, Blackarachnia knows it is because he hates the aliens. Megatron doesn't mind, since hatred is an emotion he can trust. When the plan is complete, Megatron and Tarantulas have a brief laughing contest which is interrupted by Primal and the Maximals, who transform and prepare to attack. The Predacons also terrorize, ready for battle, when the aliens' beam comes down, causing a halt in the proceedings. All the Transformers stare on in amazement as a [[Metal Hunter|spaceship]] materializes in front of their very optics.

The top of the ship opens, releasing an energon surge, which blasts into everybody.

[[Other Visits (Part 2)|To be continued...]]
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]|c1=
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (1)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (2)
*[[Tigatron]] (7)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (8)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (9)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (10)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (11)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (14)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (3)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (4)
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (6)
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (12)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (13)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sometimes Optimus trusts too much..."
:—'''Rhinox''' to himself over Dinobot's recent activities

"''Blast'' that scheming spider! Again he defies me!"<br />
"Say the word, my Queen, and he shall ''burn''."<br />
"Not just yet; and for the last time, '''STOP CALLING ME THAT'''!"<br />
"As you command, my-[AAACK!]"
:—'''Megatron''' finally puts his foot down on '''Inferno''''s nicknaming.

"Wherever we go, my Spark will find yours!"<br />
"A-a-and mine, yours."
:—'''Tigatron''' and '''Airazor''', just before getting sent into space

"We could have warned them. If only that stinking Megatron hadn't..."<br />
"Well you didn't!" [''blasts Cheetor'']<br />
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Tarantulas'''

"Exactly as I anticipated. The base is undermanned, and unprotected. Ours for the asking."<br />
"Awww, we ain't gonna ''ask'', are we? Howsabout we just ''blast'' our way in there and ''SLAG'' everybody and ''TAKE IT?!?''<br />
"Hmmm.... Okay!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Quickstrike''' review strategy.

"I, uh...I come in peace."<br />
"You're about to leave in pieces!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Rhinox''', upon discovering the latest addition to the Maximal defenses.

"Done! Ready to rock and roll, insect?"<br />
"I don't rock and roll; I ''buuurn''."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Inferno''' before knocking out the Maximal defenses.

"You don't wanna try it. The disk!"
:—'''Rhinox''' demands the Golden Disk from Blackarachnia, unaware that Megatron is creeping up behind him.

"It's like I always say: We're all gonna die."''(All glare at Rattrap.)''<br />
"I know, I know. 'Shut up, Rattrap.'"
:—'''Rattrap''' contemplates the situation.

"Is all in readiness?"<br />
"This time, the aliens will get a welcome they didn't expect! Hehehehehe..."<br />
"Ahahahahahaha..."<br />
"Heeheehmhmhmheehaha!"<br />
"EHEHEHAHAHAHAHAA!"<br />
"HEHEHEHAAHAHAHAAAA!!!"<br />
:—'''Tarantulas''' and '''Megatron''' celebrate the completion of their latest scheme with an evil laughing contest.

"Leave here, Primal! I will deal with this!"<br />
"Like you did ''last time''? Dream on!"
:—'''Megatron''' fails to get '''Optimus Primal'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s confidence for dealing with the aliens.

==Notes==
===Script timeline===
* Second draft: 26th August 1997

===Animation and technical errors===
*Near the beginning of the episode when Optimus is flying on his gorilla hoverboard, his blaster (which is his thruster in that mode) is pointed down, but there is still a visible jet of flame where it should be.
*During the Maximal group discussion about the alien device, Cheetor's cat head clips into his arm.
*When Quickstrike transforms at the end of the episode, the sound effect seems to be that of [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok's]] transformation sequence.
*As Megatron transforms into robot mode near the end of the episode, his dinosaur mouth remains closed when it should be open, even though the roar sound effect remains intact.

===Continuity notes===
* Blackarachnia mentions the mental link that she and Tarantulas once shared, which she managed to sever in "[[Tangled Web]]".
* Rhinox expresses ill feelings towards Dinobot for his actions during "[[Maximal, No More]]".
* Fittingly, many references are made to the Transformers' [[Other Voices, Part 1|last]] [[Other Voices, Part 2|encounter]] with the aliens. Both Rattrap and Blackarachnia refer to the alien's [[Planet Buster|previous superweapon]], while Optimus makes several references to the "truce" and his own death that occurred due to the last event.
* Gadgets and powers:
** Optimus carries around a... thing that he places on the unconscious Cheetor's chest in order to restore him to consciousness.

===Real-world references===
*The fight between [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] ends with Rhinox socking Inferno so hard that his neck pops up, referencing [[w:Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots|Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots]].
*Waspinator says he's pinned like an "{{w|Iron Butterfly|iron butterfly}}", referencing the 1960s psychedelic rock band that gave the world "{{w|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida}}".

===Trivia===
* The original script called for the alien plant to lure Tigatron and Airazor in with a [[stasis pod]] containing a [[blank]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les Visiteurs - 1<sup>re</sup> partie'''" ("The Visitors - 1st Part")

:*''Title:'' '''Les Visiteurs 1''' (Canada, "The Visitors 1")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Minaccia aliena - Parte 1'''" ("Alien Threat - Part 1")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''E? Ohana ga?'''" (え? お花が?, "Huh? The Flower?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 10]] [[1999]]
::*So yes, this is the episode where Tigatron and Airazor "come out of the closet". In case you didn't know, Airazor was made male for the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', but his relationship with Tigatron, up until now, was played platonically. Tigatron was dubbed as a comedic "samurai ronin" stereotype with Airazor being his young "ward" and the two shared a close bond that could be described as brotherly. Completely out of the blue at the beginning of this episode, with absolutely no build-up whatsoever in any of the previous episodes, Airazor begins amorously flirting with Tigatron, calling him petnames like "Ti-chan" and basically acting really, ''really'' gay. Tigatron responds to these flirtations with startled and embarrassed admonishments for Airazor to "knock it off" and "be quiet". Eventually, when they're both attacked by the vines, they share pretty much the same romantic dialogue as in the English version, expressing their love for one another. With their romantic relationship having not been established in any way prior to this episode, the "coming out" scene is incredibly random, awkward and bewildering.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fǎngkè Jiànglín '''" (访客降临, "Visiters Falls")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Outras Visitas Parte 1'''" ("Others Visits Part 1")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Otras Visitas (Parte 1)'''" ("Other Visits (Part 1)")

:*''Title:'' "'''Los Visitantes Primera Parte'''" (America, "The Visitors First Part")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Series 2 / Volume 2 ({{w|Siren Visual|Siren Entertainment}})<br>
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' — Optimus Lives! ([[Alliance Atlantis]])<br>
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — L'Empreinte D'Optimus (Alliance Atlantis) — French audio only.<br>
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — I Quit! ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 6 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.<br>
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Second Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Seasons 2 & 3 ([[Shout! Factory]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 2 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Other Voices, Part 1

2021-06-05T20:29:56Z

Ultra Marcus: Tarantulus -> Tarantulas

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=25
|image=VokUnicronHead.jpg
|caption=''[[It|Another]]'' [[Grand Mal|floating]] [[Unicron/Generation 1|head!?]]
|title="Other Voices" Part 1
|production=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[March 31]], [[1997]]
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]<br />[[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==
[[File:Other Voices 1 Blackarachnia Tarantulas.jpg|left|upright=1.1|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 (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], who hopes the truce is still holding. He flies off to meet [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|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)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] monitors the entire discussion between the two spiders and sends [[Waspinator (BW)|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

[[File:Other Voices 1 Airazor bungalow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|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.

[[File:Other Voices 1 Primal bondage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|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".

[[File:Other Voices 1 Moon opening.jpg|right|upright=1.1|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]]s
|c1=
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (1)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (2)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (7)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (8)
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (12)

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

==Quotes==
"''Not fair!'' Waszzpinator '''always''' gets slag assignments!"<br />
"''May I remind Waspinator that the current ceasefire applies '''only''' in reference to Maximals...''"<br />
''(gulp)'' "<sub>''Waszzpinator go.''</sub>"
:—'''Waspinator''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the fine print.

[''Rattrap has just brutalized Waspinator'']<br />
"I swear, I can't take you ''anywhere''!"<br />
"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."<br />
"No—wait! We can fix whatever damage was done."<br />
"We are not interested. The experiment will be sterilized."<br />
"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==
===Script timeline===
* First draft: 29th August 1996
* Second draft: 5th November 1996
* Finalised: 11th November 1996
* As Air: 22nd March 1997

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Waspinator announces to Rattrap that he's securing the area, his insect wings are missing (though you can still hear the buzzing). They pop back into existence as he transforms into robot mode.

===Continuity errors===
*Tarantulas and Blackarachnia's plan to bypass [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], sneak into the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and then modify and reprogram a stasis pod on the fly while squatting in enemy camp seems to have one glaring oversight: Don't the Predacons ''already'' possess a functional stasis pod? The one Blackarachnia herself arrived in?

===Continuity notes===
* This episode heavily follows on from where the status quo was left [[Before the Storm|last episode]]... everyone is still worried about the imminent arrival of the aliens, the Maximals and Predacons currently have a truce, Waspinator is being repaired after Tarantulas blew him up, and Tarantulas himself is actively trying to escape the planet for reasons that will shortly become clear.
* Back in "[[The Trigger, Part 1]]", Rhinox observed that one of the moons was lighter than it should be, suggesting that it wasn't a natural celestial body.
* 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 (BW)|Chain of Command]]".
* While fighting Waspinator, Rattrap pulls off the same beast mode rolling-maneuver he used back in "[[Call of the Wild]]".
* This is the first time we've seen the original [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] since the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)| first episode]]. Perhaps Megatron has finally realised what [[Earth|planet]] they have actually landed on...
* Gadgets and powers:
** Rattrap carries a cutting laser in his arm compartments.
** Scorponok's stingers are venomous, allowing him to blow a hole in the Bio-Dome.

===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 Vok mention that they learned about Unicron from Optimus's [[datatrax]], suggesting that not ''all'' information about the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] was sealed away by the [[Maximal Elder]]s.
*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 ''[[The 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.

===Real-world references===
*While rescuing Airazor from the alien structure, and arguing whether to leave Optimus Primal behind or not, Rattrap misquotes two lines from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1854 poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade", changing them slightly for the occasion.

===Trivia===
*The Vok claim that "there is more danger than you know", suggesting that the destruction of the Earth is necessary to forestall some greater threat. This idea was never touched on again. They likewise claim that their true forms are incomprehensible, although later episodes would also ignore this statement.
* Terrorsaur is strangely quiet in this episode, not even crying out when he gets shot by Rattrap. (On the other hand, Dinobot is on screen for less time but <i>does</i> get to speak one whole word: "Invaders!")
*In a line originally in the script but not included in the episode, Rattrap described the Bio-Dome as "creepier than [[Crystal City]] on [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] day."
* 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> Despite his comments, this episode follows on almost directly from [[Before the Storm]] (as noted above). This ability to link episodes together without making them explicit two-parters will become more and more common over the next two seasons.
*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 (which is probably for the best, as this one basically spoils the final moments of the next episode).
**In the French dub of the episode, in the "Next time on ''Beast Wars''" segment, Megatron's last phrase "I rather like these aliens" is replaced by "I love suspense". However, the accurate translation is used in the next episode for the same scene.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les Voix d'Autre Monde - 1<sup>re</sup> 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 Arawaru!'''" (恐怖の大王現る!, "The Great King of Terror Arrives!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 18|18 March]] [[1998]]
::*As Airazor flies over the wastelands with Rattrap on his back, they have a pun-filled discussion complete with animated captions overlaid on the screen breaking down the linguistics of 人生 (''jinsei'', "human life") and ネズミ生 (''nezumisei'', "rat life").
::*"Robo Noogies" is changed to クルクル攻撃 (''kurukuru kougeki'', "Whirling Attack").

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

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

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tiān Wài Lái Kè '''" (天外来客, "The Alien Comes to the Earth")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 ([[Universal]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Shout! Factory]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Goldbug (IDW)

2009-09-12T10:13:15Z

Ultra Marcus: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the Throttlebots' leader who was never Bumblebee|the Throttlebot member who was once Bumblebee|Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug}}

:''Goldbug is an [[Autobot]] [[Throttlebot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDWGoldbug SpotlightMetroplex.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"How can I know others when I don't even know myself?"]]

Along with his other [[Throttlebot]] teammates, '''Goldbug''' is a proven courier officer, skilled at being able to evade the enemy to keep important data out of unauthorized hands and speed it where it needs to go.

{{quote|Let's not kid ourselves. We're scared but we're not gutless.|Goldbug|"[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]"}}
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Goldbug and the Throttlebots were assigned to [[Orvus Base]], orbiting [[Salvvatan VI]], to safeguard top-secret Autobot research. Their purpose was to act as couriers in case the lab came under threat, taking the data and keeping it out of enemy hands. They had no idea what the research actually ''was,'' but that wasn't deemed essential to their job. And indeed, when an attack did come in the form of [[Sixshot]], the Throttlebots were the only ones who made it out of the station alive, the information in their sole possession. They crashed on the planet below and quickly rushed for cover, Sixshot hot on their trail.

What they found on the planet was a strangely unoccupied, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian-style city with [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] reserves. But just as they were powering up, Sixshot caught up with them and demanded the information. Goldbug suggested that they might not have the information at all, then asked him if he would torture them in that case. Sixshot said he would, so Goldbug ordered the Throttlebots to scatter.

[[Image:IDWGoldbugAltmode SpotlightMetroplex.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I have no idea who you're talking about, and why do I keep getting this guy's mail?"]]

Sixshot quickly took down half the team, even as they tried to feint and counterattack. The remaining three bantered with Sixshot and then attacked him, the battle taking them into a strange chamber where an "intruder alert" alarm began to blare. There, Sixshot shot Goldbug point-blank in the chest, and his remaining two comrades fared little better.

But just as Sixshot was about to execute [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]], the city around them awakened. A giant fist smashed Sixshot, followed by a similarly-proportioned foot. Goldbug and his two companions gaped in awe at the transformed [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who declared his own position compromised and announced that he was going to leave and hide again. He told them where to find a shuttle and supplies, but Goldbug was indignant, asking him what kind of Autobot would abandon the dying Throttlebots. Metroplex replied that he wept for them, but his mission was more important, and with that, he left.

[[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and Searchlight, the latter carrying Goldbug, began walking back to recover their teammates. As they pondered how important Metroplex's mission must be and how lonely he surely is, the battered Sixshot stirred... {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Goldbugg1toy.jpg|RIGHT|175px|thumb|]]
*'''Goldbug''' (Throttlebot, 1987/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-97'''

: The Goldbug toy transforms into a Volkswagon Beetle. Like all [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], it features a pull-back motor that zips him forward in both vehicle and robot modes. In 1991, the Throttlebots were re-released in European markets as part of the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" sub-line. Goldbug was [[retool]]ed to remove the [[rubsign]] indent on his roof/chest, and the rubsign decal itself was replaced with a glossy-paper Autobot sigil.

:The toy, which predates this incarnation of the character, is an Earth mode body that differs from the body depicted in Goldbug's sole IDW appearance to date.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Goldbug/goldbug.htm More information on Goldbug at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Comic-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]

Jhiaxus (G2)

2009-08-13T15:00:56Z

Ultra Marcus: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{factions|cybEmpireG2|decepticon}}

{{featured}}

{{disambigr|Jhiaxus|the TransTech character|Jhiaxus (TransTech)}}

:''Jhiaxus is a character from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Jhiaxusg2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seeker on steroids.]]
'''Jhiaxus''' is no ordinary Decepticon. He and his faction left Cybertron eons ago and formed a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian empire]] of cyberformed planets. He views the original Autobots and Decepticons as evolutionary throwbacks, simple animals, insults to his race's memory which must be wiped out. But his ice-cold demeanor of control and amoral objectivity is merely a facade. It is only a mask, a face he wears to forget the mad tyrant he once was. He has been repressing this side of himself, burying it, for millennia. Unfortunately, recent encounters with Autobots and Decepticons have been testing his resolve...

Jhiaxus is not one for improvisation. He has been denying his impulses for so long, it has weakened his ability to think on his feet in many situations. Once Jhiaxus has set a course of action, it is tough for him to diverge from his strategy.<ref name="UniProf">Jhiaxus' ''Universe'' profile for his ''Robots in Disguise'' toy, printed in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 1]].</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''Generation 2''====
{{bigquote|We had ''order''. Structure. A perfect, faultless mechanism that was destined to re-shape the galaxy. Then ''you'' came! Old, ''flawed''... an evolutionary stage we had risen far beyond. A reminder of every ''primal'' instinct we had ''buried''.|Jhiaxus doesn't like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] very much|"[[A Rage in Heaven!]]"}}

[[Image:Jhiaxuswarwithoutend.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Wonder where he keeps the remote.]]
Millions of years ago, some time after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] left Cybertron and crashed on [[Earth]], Jhiaxus was born through the long-forgotten "budding" means of [[reproduction]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} At first a cruel and petty tyrant ruled by his irrational desires, Jhiaxus learned slowly to bury this part of himself beneath layers of icy control. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} Tired of the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] conflict, Jhiaxus left his budded brethren into space, determined to begin a new [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] free of the war waged by those he deemed "evolutionary throwbacks". {{storylink|War Without End!}} He was anointed the rank Liege Centuro of this new Cybertronian empire by the [[Liege Maximo]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}} and Jhiaxus began to wipe out inferior life and terraform their conquered worlds.

A decade after Optimus Prime and Megatron's war had restarted on Earth, Prime and his Autobots found out about this empire while pursuing the remnants of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons across the universe. Quickly thereafter, Jhiaxus's ship, the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'', abducted them and delighted in telling Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] that for his side of the universe, the war had been over for millions of years and that Prime and his adversaries were embarrassments to him. Jhiaxus hoped that Prime would see the error of his ways, but he escaped in a stolen ship with his fellow Autobots. However, Jhiaxus had launched a ship of his own to follow them. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

Jhiaxus traced the Autobots to the [[K'Tord Nebula]], and his Cybertronians battled Prime's bitterly on the surface of one of its planets. Parasitic creatures on the planet began to feed on the hate and fury buried in the minds of both sides, which caused Jhiaxus to revert back to the barbaric version of himself he thought he'd long buried. Despite Prime's own problems with the parasites' induced rage, he was able to convince Jhiaxus and their respective warriors to stop fighting and go their separate ways. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} Jhiaxus retreated to his flagship, and thanked the [[Primus|maker]] that, as far as he knew, there were no Decepticons left of the original generation to cause him further conflict. Sadly, he was misinformed. {{storylink|Old Evils}}

[[Image:Jhiaxusaltmodetotalwar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Basically, Jhiaxus's limbs detach and his torso flies around.]]
When Grimlock and a bloodthirsty group of Autobots tried to sneak a [[Chaosmaster Bomb]] on board the ''Twilight'', Jhiaxus easily saw through their ruse. He shipped the survivors in a prison ship to be examined by the Liege Maximo, but the ship was intercepted by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Later, Jhiaxus made a visit to [[New]], a recently conquered planet the Cybertronian Empire was busy [[eco-structuring]] into a Cybertron-like planet. Though the process was ahead of schedule, Jhiaxus was still disappointed. The Autobots had mysteriously halted their attacks on his empire, and their absence worried him. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

One of his teams crossed paths with the original-generation Decepticons, and the incident ended badly. Jhiaxus decided to make his move, and ordered a full-scale attack on [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Warworld]] near [[Tykos]]. This altercation resulted in casualties in Megatron's forces while Jhiaxus battled Megatron himself in orbit. Jhiaxus relished condescending to his opponent, an act reinforced by his superior might. He shot Megatron out of orbit, leaving him for dead on the moon's surface. {{storylink|New Dawn}} However, Megatron miraculously survived, and his Decepticons and the Autobots forged an uneasy alliance against the Cybertronian Empire. Increasingly frustrated, he vowed to escalate his galactic efforts, ordering that every planet be stripped of life. He hoped to force the hand of the original generation Transformers and overwhelm them, a plan that nearly worked on [[Ethos]] against the Autobots until Decepticon reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Indeed, the battle there decimated the best of Jhiaxus's forces. But Jhiaxus soon gained an unexpected advantage—[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sold out the location of the original generation's base of operations in exchange for a high-ranking position. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

[[Image:Jhiaxusyouhavedestroyedme.jpg|left|150px|thumb|What good is a phone call... if you're unable to speak?]]
Jhiaxus attacked the base on Earth. {{storylink|Tales of Earth Part Six}} The headquarters itself was quickly destroyed, but Optimus and Megatron's troops fought back strongly and met the challenge equally. Jhiaxus wanted to end the conflict here and then, so he called for reinforcements from every corner of his Empire. {{storylink|Total War!}} Adding insult to injury, Jhiaxus was informed that his troops had lost the Warworld to the backstabbing Starscream. Jhiaxus lost his composure, and when he tossed his subordinate, [[Rook (G2)|Rook]], in anger, Rook arranged a trip to the Liege Maximo. Jhiaxus returned to the ''Twilight'', and upon receiving a transmission from Optimus Prime onboard the Warworld, he acted upon his anger by targeting a [[San Francisco|random spot on the Earth]] with nuclear weapons. Before Jhiaxus could order another shot, the ''Twilight'' was knocked away by a blast from the Warworld and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] arrived. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}

Despite his officers' pleas to withdraw, Jhiaxus's troops were ordered to stay their ground even as the Swarm ate its way through them effortlessly. Optimus Prime, ever trying to reach a solution, arrived on the ''Twilight'' to talk, but Jhiaxus would not have it. He threw Prime around, powered by his increasing rage, and blamed him for how his life, his empire, had disintegrated. Before he could strike the final blow, however, the Swarm broke through the bridge of the ''Twilight'', and Jhiaxus challenged it. Jhiaxus was consumed. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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===''Universe''===
[[Image:Jhiaxustfu.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Nothing to fear but me myself."]]
[[Unicron]] abducted Jhiaxus's [[Spark]] and stripped him of his rank and power. Though he once again wears the brand of an ordinary Decepticon, he still nurses a hatred towards Autobot and Decepticon alike. They are all, of course, unevolved, inferior throw-backs. This bias forces him to work alone.<ref name="UniProf" />

While still abducted by Unicron, Jhiaxus was kept locked inside one of the chambers within the [[Cauldron]] and periodically forced to combat other Transformers so that Unicron could feed on the loser's Spark. He was freed along with countless others when [[Optimus Primal|Optimus Primal]] orchestrated a prison break. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}

{{note|In ''Universe'' #2, Jhiaxus is portrayed in his original ''Generation 2'' body, but he is seen in his ''Robots in Disguise'' body during a flashback in the [[Escape (issue)|following issue]]. It's possible that this was either a misunderstanding between two different artists, Jhiaxus morphed into a new body as he left the Cauldron (which is not impossible), or there were two Jhiaxuses (which is also not impossible).}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{note|IDW's Jhiaxus has a much different origin than the original. Though he is still a high-ranking member of a long-lost race of Transformers, this Jhiaxus seems first and foremost a twisted scientist. [[Simon Furman]] has stated that Arcee, the combiners, and the [[Micromaster]]s are all attempts by him to force Transformer evolution. <ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/another-quick-qa/ Simon Furman Q&A blog post]</ref>}}

[[Image:Jhiaxusnemesisprimedevastation.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Yeeesss, maaaasssster!]]
Jhiaxus was [[Nova Prime]]'s chief theoretical strategist and pioneer of attempts to push forward the Transformer race, as as well as a mentor to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

He pioneered [[Combiner|gestalt]] technology, bonding [[Pretender Monster|six Transformers]] into [[Monstructor|one combined entity]] to create an ultimate Transformer - resulting in an insane murdering monster that eventually was imprisoned in a dimensional prison by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Jhiaxus also was behind the introduction of gender to the Cybertronian genome, produced by his tampering with the [[CNA]] of [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. This had the slight side effect of turning ''her'' into an insane murdering monster. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Despite this slight pattern to his results, he remained in Nova Prime's inner circle and was part of the crew aboard the original [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'' spacecraft]], which was subsequently was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Now stuck in the [[Dead Universe]] (only able to leave for brief periods before dying), Jhiaxus became a confidant for the rechristened ''Nemesis'' Prime and plotted on a plan to merge the Dead Universe with the regular one, allowing them to go home ''and'' gain power over the combined reality.

Jhiaxus began prepping [[Nega-Core]]s on three worlds, which would enable this universal "Expansion". {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} He also set up an underground base on [[Gorlam Prime]], where a large portal to/from the Dead Universe resided; he then began poking Gorlam Prime's evolution with a stick, accelerating the development to an advanced technological race with the end result of turning them into [[Micromaster|tiny Transformers]]. These were the template for what all life would be turned into to survive the Expansion, and the first few batches served as guards and general minions. (Shockingly, while murderous and with monstrous origins, they ''weren't'' insane.) {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

On the eve of the Expansion, Jhiaxus told Nemesis Prime that he suspected [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of having his own agenda, The point would become moot, however, once their plans unfurled. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}} After [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] secured the Nega-Core and activated [[Thunderwing (G1)|its guardian]], Jhiaxus initiated the Expansion with Nemesis Prime and the rest of the [[Dead Universe]] crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[Image:JhixausGorlam.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So, who can I trade for Sixshot?]]
Jhiaxus was in mental control of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the]] [[Monstructor|three]] [[Sixshot|guardians]] of the Nega-Cores {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}, and also took mental control over Nightbeat and sent in hordes of Micromasters when the Autobot, alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], began investigating on Gorlam Prime. Unfortunately, his intricate and long-plotted strategy was undermined by Hardhead's "shoot people in the head" plan. The Autobot then leapt into the Dead Universe portal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

He also monitored the Autobots' efforts to withstand their attacks. When he noticed [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] preparing to disrupt his mental control over the guardians, he took mental control of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to defend the project. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[Image:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|left|250px|thumb|What did I do to deserve this?? ...Oh right.]]
Unfortunately, as Jetfire pointed out, the Autobots were quickly destroying all his hard work, and his attention was divided. So much so that he not only was frozen and distracted from offing Jetfire, he didn't realise someone was in his control room until they sliced off his arm. Turning round, he was faced with a gleeful Arcee.

Making a run for it, and using his Micromasters to keep Arcee busy, he made his escape through the portal... or he would have if an undead Hardhead hadn't popped up, slowing Jhiaxus down enough for Arcee to stab him and cut off his head. But, in the realm between the living and dead universes, Jhiaxus was practically immortal. Which meant Arcee could keep killing him for as long as she liked.

He didn't seem to be pleased about this. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
* '''Jhiaxus''' (Deluxe, 2003)

[[Image:RIDtoy-Jhiaxus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Surprise, I'm me!]]
: Jhiaxus is a [[redeco]] of the deluxe-sized [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] toy in orange and gray. His jet-mode cockpit has a spring-loaded extension, giving him a bird-like head in this form that is articulated at the neck to "search" for targets. Both jet and robot modes feature spring-loaded "energy blast" missiles. He also has an alternate robot mode, which folds his legs into a "flight cone" and reveals jet thrusters.

: This mold was also used for [[Sonic Attack Jet|Sonic Attack Jet]], [[Storm Jet (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Storm Jet]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|''Universe'' Skywarp]].

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==Trivia==
* Jhiaxus's name is a pun on "gee, axe us", a phrase which expressed writer [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]]'s dread of the [[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)|G2 comic]]'s cancellation by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]].
* ''Generation 2'' Jhiaxus's robot mode design seems to be based loosely on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. He keeps the air-duct boobs, the cockpit torso, the ear-vents, the wing placement, one shoulder-mounted jet engine (including [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s stickers), and a nosecone on the back of the head.
* In the IDW continuity, Jhiaxus' obsession with improving the Cybertronian form has led to him altering even his own body. This has resulted in a chassis that strongly resembles [[Starscream (Movie)|an entirely different Starscream]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Jhiaxus/jhiaxus.htm Jhiaxus at TFU.info.]
*[http://seibertron.com/database/character.php?view=&char_id=2962 ''Robots in Disguise'' Jhiaxus's profile transcribed on Seibertron.com]
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/jhiaxus.htm Jhiaxus at the Obscure Transformers Website.]

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Zebra Ball

2008-05-16T11:25:59Z

Ultra Marcus: /* External links */ removed example link

:''Zebra Ball'' is a [[Beastformer]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ZebraBallPoster.jpg|thumb|200px|Fanatical sword-wielding cyborg zebra. [[Michael Bay|Awesome.]]]]

'''Zebra Ball''' is one of the [[Autobot]] Beastformers fighting a war on the planet [[Beest]]. He was born in Zebra City. His role in the Autobot Beastformer forces is Grasslands Staff Officer. He also holds the rank of King of Jonston over Emperor [[Peguinis]].

:''English name'': '''Zealot Zebra'''

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==Toys==
*'''Zebra Ball''' (Beastformer, 1987)
:''Beast ID number'': '''69'''

: Zebra Ball is an anthropomorphic zebra in high-tech purple and gray armor. He comes with his "Super Zebra" sword. His left hand has been replaced with a short spear. He has one of three [[rubsign]]s on his chest, revealing the elemental power of fire, water, or wood.

==External links==
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/BattleBeasts/BattleBeasts1.html Battle Beasts info at Super Toy Archive]

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Sari Sumdac (Animated)

2007-12-28T11:45:29Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Transformers: Animated continuity */

:''Sari Sumdac is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[franchise]].''

[[Image:Sari_Animated.JPG|right|thumb|150px|[[Isaac Sumdac|Daddies]], don't let your babies grow up to be [[Kiss Players]].]]

'''Sari Sumdac''', the adopted daughter of robotics genius [[Isaac Sumdac]], doesn't get out much. She spends all her time within her father's laboratories, receiving her education from robots. Despite this, she doesn't seem like a shut-in. She's curious, excitable, adventurous, and knows that crying can sometimes get her what she wants. She just doesn't know what it's like to be around other kids.

The key around her neck has [[All Spark (Animated)|miraculous powers]], but her guardian, the robotic dog [[Sparkplug (Animated)|Sparkplug]], thinks it's just another chewtoy.

==Fiction==
===Transformers: Animated continuity===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tara Strong]] (English)
{{spoiler|Transform and Roll Out!}}
When her pet-robot-dog Sparkplug stole her security keycard, she chased it outside and was confronted by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], who spoke to her, thinking she was Sparkplug's pet. Naturally, she freaked out, but quickly befriended Bumblebee, who saved her from a giant slug that her father had designed from a nanite. Stowing away on Bumblebee and heading for the ''[[Ark (Animated)|Ark]]'', she came across the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]], which infused part of its power with her security key, allowing her to heal [[Transformer]]s, such as the injured [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], earning her brownie points with the bots. She also managed to talk the police down from shooting the Autobots, saying they were friendly (except [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], who was grumpy, but not evil). Sari later helped teach the Autobots about [[Earth]] and [[Human]]s.

During the unveiling of her father's new transit system, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] arrived and attacked. Bumblebee took a shot ment for her, allowing Starscream to capture him, Professor Sumdac, the Mayor, and [[Captain Fanzone]]. Sari came up with the idea to distract Starscream while she and Prowl rescued the others (even faking some tears to make it happen). Her key later saved [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s life when she used it to revive his [[spark]]. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Prime was never the [[Red_Alert_%28G1%29|same]] after this.]]

*Although it's only whispered, Sari is the first person to explain human reproduction to a Transformer...Optimus Prime looked very shocked by the explanation.
*[[Daniel Witwicky|Other]] [[Rad White|children]] haven't fared too well with Transformers [[Fandom|fans]]. Her future looks [[Kicker|bleak]], unless [[Alexis|she makes out with a Decepticon]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tarastrong.com/ Tara Strong's Website confirming her role in Transformers]

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Wingwaver

2007-11-17T11:05:51Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Victory */

:''Wingwaver is <strike>an Autobot</strike> '''two''' [[Autobot|Autobots]] in the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Wingwaver.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Laughed so hard at his own name that his sides are splitting.]]

'''Wingwaver''' is the combined form of the [[Autobot]] [[Multiforce]] members [[Wing]] and [[Waver]]. Possibly one of the most bizarre combination groups, converting to vehicle mode typically leaves half of him sitting high and dry. Wing, as leader of the Multiforce, is typically the dominant member of this pairing and as such is sure to always be the top.

While cocky and self assured, Wingwaver feels very much like the lesser counterpart to [[Brainmaster]] leader [[Blacker]].

==Fiction==
===Victory televisions series===

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comic continuity===
[[Image:Buttwaver.jpg|left|thumb|Dumps like a tru-- No, wait, that's [[Dashtacker]].]]

Wingwaver was among a crowd of Autobots that had assembled to hear Prowl totally fail to give a speech about how great things were really going to be on Cybertron. {{storylink|}}

===Micromaster Collection storypages===

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==Toys==
===Victory===
*'''Wingwaver''' (Multiforce, 1989)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''C-316'''

*'''Landcross''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
:''Japanese Id number'': '''C-319'''

: All six individual members of Multiforce were also made available in a gigantic gift set. It's worth noting that this set only contained the bio-card for the combined form, and none of the individuals.

===Micromaster Collection===
: Wingwaver was never made available as a "complete" robot, you had to separately-purchase his individually-boxed components Wing and Waver. This release replaces all of the decals with [[paint application]]s, plus each individual robot also has a solid black "stealth mode" "chase" variant.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/WingWaver/wingwaver.htm Wingwaver at TFU.info]

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Headmaster (technology)

2007-11-15T15:29:20Z

Ultra Marcus: Spelling

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{{disambig3|Headmaster}}
'''Headmasters''' are a type of symbiotic variation on the [[Transformer]] lifeform where a smaller sentient being, frequently but not exclusively organic, [[transformation|transforms]] into the head of a larger robot. The process by which this is accomplished varies by continuity. In conversation, the term "Headmaster" can apply to both the primary partner (the head), and their significant other (the body).

Headmaster bonding in most continuities occurs between two sentient beings, but there have been cases where the head (such as [[Cerebros]] in the G1 Cartoon) or the body (such as the [[Transtector]]s in the Japanese anime, or the [[Sunstreaker]] clones in the [[IDW comics]]) are non-sentient constructs controlled entirely by the other partner.

When it occurs between two sentient beings, the benefits of the Headmaster procedure are many: the partner gains control of a larger, more powerful body, and the Transformer gains an extra perspective on the battlefield, the psychic [[Binary bonding]] involved allowing him to draw on both his own ideas, tactics, and instincts as well as those of his partner as quickly as if they were coming from his own head (since they are).

==Fiction==

===Marvel Comics===

The Headmaster technology was primarily the invention of the Nebulan scientist [[Arcana]] and was designed originally to let Nebulans utilize the bodies of Autobots to defend their world (something they did not trust the Autobots enough to let them do on their own.)

In this continuity all Headmaster partnerships seen are human/nebulan-Transformer. The organic half of the pair is able to transform by use of a special suit of Headmaster armor and a control helmet that interfaces with bio-cybernetic augmentation in the surgically altered humanoid. It IS possible for an organic to control/communicate with the larger robots form with only the control helmet even if they have not undergone the binary bonding/augmentation process to let them transform into a head and likewise an altered/binary bonded organic remains permanently psychically connected to his partner regardless of whether he retains the helmet or armor.

The main weakness in the design comes from conflicts of personality. Since there was never meant to be an equal partnership in the original Headmaster concept, very little attention was paid to how the Transformer and their partner would interact during the original bonding. As the prototypes of the binary bonding idea, the Headmasters suffered from a lack of knowledge on how important this interaction would be. Many early Headmasters simply did not get along with their own bodies, and vice-versa. Because of this, partners would often disagree or be at odds with each other, resulting in confusion in the Transformer as the voices in his head had extended arguments over what to do. Depending on the compatibility and personalities of the partners their minds tend to merge to different extents and their joint psyche manifests in unique ways for each individual. (For instance, in the comic, Spike and Fort Max were two separate minds sharing one body, with each dominant in their own form and the other submissive, while Lord Zarak and Scorponok seemed to reach some sort of fusion where he was both beings merged into one. A similar situation developed between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hi-Q]].)

(''Note: this was not an unexpected problem for the Transformers. Early [[combiner]] teams had similar issues, with the resulting gestalt being much simpler and less intelligent than the sum of its parts, often because the parts did not get along. However, since the Nebulans failed to ask before starting the Headmaster plan, they were not able to avoid this problem'')

Headmaster partners are unique amongst their brethren (the [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]] and [[Powermaster|Powermasters]]) in that they have the power to take full control over the body they are connected to, often against that Transformer's will. However, over time, both the Headmasters and their Transformer partners realized that they worked better when both sides had a say in things (two heads being better than one), and the relationship between them evolved from master/slave into a more equal partnership. In that cooperation lies the real strength of the Headmaster process.

===Generation 1 Cartoon===

In this Cartoon the Headmaster process seems much less invasive for the organic humanoid involved. No surgical alteration is apparently needed on their part and the process seems to consist mainly of altering the Transformers head to 1) have a control center for a partner to sit at inside and 2) to transform around the partner into a fancy [[exo-suit]]. While some who have undergone it have commented at feeling a closer bond there is no reason to believe there is any true psychic connection between them as in the binary bonding of other continuities.

===Japanese animated continuity===

Attempting to escape the wars on Cybertron, a group of diminutive Cybertronians (most of them only a little larger than human beings) fled the planet, only to have their ship crash on the hazardous, inhospitable planet [[Master]]. The need for survival fostered several technological advances (helped in part by technology derived from a [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|time-traveling spaceship]] that crashed on the planet sometime later), chief among them the creation of "[[Transtector]]s," large, lifeless robot bodies that the smaller robots could connect to and control. The small Cybertronians had not yet actually mastered the art of [[transformation]], however, and had to undergo rigorous mental and physical training in order to become "Headmasters" (their name, obviously enough, derived from the planet itself).

The Headmasters subsequently migrated from Master and joined the Autobot and Decepticon forces on Cybertron and Earth, leading to an lengthy conflict that ultimately resulted in both factions departing the Earth for a prolonged period of time. With all easy access to Earth cut off, leaving it's safety in doubt should it be attacked by Decepticons in the future, the Autobots on Master created [[Master-Brace]]s, technology that harnessed the mysterious [[Chokon Power]] to transform humans and allow them to connect to Transtectors and become Headmasters themselves. A set of six Master-Braces and Transtectors were dispatched to Earth, but half the shipment was stolen by Decepticons, and both factions subsequently used the technology to turn three young human children in Headmasters in defense of Earth.

Cybertronian Headmasters possess numerous energy-manipulating superpowers. They are able to freely exchange Transtectors with their fellow Headmasters to increase their power levels, and can link up with each other in the [[Head Formation]] for various destruction results. In contrast, human Headmasters do not possess any of these powers, but have their own natural physical strength and reflexes enhanced many times over by the energies filling their body. Their cellular structures undergo some form of ill-defined holistic transformation which allows them to somehow transform their actual, physical bodies into heads. However, unlike organic Headmasters in other continuities, they do not have to undergo any ''permanent'' alteration - they are capable of "turning off" their powers and becoming normal human beings with ease, the only drawback being that they are unable to remove the Master-Braces that give them their powers.

===Dreamwave comics===

Though only glimpsed in profile art the Headmaster heads here seem to be larger "mecha" that the human partners pilot.

===Energon Cartoon===

===IDW Comics continuity===
The Headmaster technology is a product of the shadowy organization known as the [[Machination]], possibly using technology developed by Scorponok on the planet Nebulos. Following a tip offered to him by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] found schematics for enhancing a biological entity with Cybertronian technology, in effect producing a "transformable man." Magnus was able to determine that Nebulan businessman [[Mo Zarak]] had been subjected to this process, shortly before Scorponok fled the premises.

Soon after, the Machination captured [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Hunter O'Nion]]. They dismantled Sunstreaker, and subjected Hunter to an extensive regimen of surgery and implants. Subsequently they attempted to brainwash him into one of their soldiers. Thus far, all Headmasters in the IDW technology have been non-sentient, guided by their human pilots. As well, all of them have been replicas of Sunstreaker.

==Limitations==
Without their head, a Transformer Headmaster is at a severe disadvantage. Most Autobots and Decepticons are shown entering a kind of [[stasis lock]] when their heads disconnect from their robot modes, often seeming sluggish and able to perform only the most basic of functions. In their alternate modes, however, a Headmaster seems no different from any other Transformer: if, perhaps, a little more dangerous. With another intelligent being to help with the task of driving, flying, or shooting, the Headmaster is able to focus more clearly on tactics, strategy, or just the task at hand, freeing up considerable processing power from more mundane requirements. This makes a Headmaster capable of extreme multi-tasking and amazingly rapid decision-making, ''if'' the two partners have similar attitudes and mindsets.

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Tim Bradley

2007-11-13T13:44:42Z

Ultra Marcus: Wikified, added links, assuming Nightwing means Nightscream and Buzzsaw is Buzz Saw

'''Tim Bradley''' worked as a [[Hasbro]] designer on the [[Beast Machines]] series, producing key concept art and designing the beast modes for [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap]], [[Optimus Primal]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], as well as characters just featured in the toy line, such as [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]], [[Buzz Saw]], and [[Longhorn (BM)|Longhorn]].

For the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] line, Tim generated concept sketches for various beast figures, as well as the [[Cyber Planet Key|Planet Keys]] for each segment.
[[Category:Designers|Bradley, Tim]]
[[Category:Hasbro|Bradley, Tim]]
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Hologram

2007-11-01T12:21:21Z

Ultra Marcus: Spelling

A '''hologram''' is an artificially created image using [[photon]]s arranged in a manner to better display information...or trick people, depending on the situation at hand.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
The [[Autobot]] [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] often made use of holograms. While on guarding [[Ravage]] with [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Hound came up with the idea to use a hologram to trick the [[Decepticon]]s and lead them into an ambush. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] agreed, and Ravage was allowed to escape, believing he had learned of a military base with large amounts of rocket fuel. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], however, saw through Ravage's escape, sending the Decepticons to the real base, while he went with a group of shoddy constructions to rub it in Prime's face. The hologram of the base worked just fine, though... {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was using a [[holographic projector]] to train with [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel drones]] when the [[Combaticon]]s arrived and attacked them. Later, Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the holographic projector to create various images of hostiles. This successfully distracted the Combaticons for some time, until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] discovered that their attackers were holograms. The Combaticons aren't really smart. That's why they let [[Onslaught]] do all the thinking. {{Storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Recognizing that the Autobots lack of drivers would attract attention, they used [[Holomatter]] avatars to avoid detection. However, security measures can be devised specifically to detect holomatter, showing that organizations such as the [[Machination]] already anticipated Cybertronian interference.

===Beast Wars/Beast Machines===
By the [[Beast Era]], holograms were in more wide scale use, including such things as entertainment and military use. The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Darksyde]]'' both made extensive use of hologram technology to run simulations and observe events in real time. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there were [[holo-chip]]s which allowed [[Transformer]]s to interface with them and see things virtually—some of which were not always virtous, if you get our meaning. {{storylink|Sparkwar Part 2: The Search}}.
[[Image:Starscreamhologram.jpg|thumb|right||200px|This seat's taken.]]
===Movie===
After introducing the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] showed [[Samuel James Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] a hologram of the devastation Cybertron suffered during the war with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The Decepticons also made use of holograms, using [[Mustache Man|a single, mustached male]] as a display to avoid attracting attention. Oddly enough the Decepticon holograms appear to have solid machinery underneath them, but when activated they appear to be a projection with nothing under the surface.

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Hologram|Hologram]] on Wikipedia

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Rotor Force

2007-10-16T09:56:40Z

Ultra Marcus: Spelling

:''Rotor Force is a [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Rotor Force''' is a cross-factional sub-group of Transformers, so called because of their powerful firing rotor-weapon assemblies. Each toy has a wind-up "engine" that, when activated, spins the detachable "rotor" disc at high speeds, sending the disc flying to some pretty impressive heights. Perfect for giving the cats something to chase.

Autobot Rotor Force
:* [[Leadfoot]]
:* [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]

Decepticon Rotor Force
:* [[Powerdive]]
:* [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]]

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 2 comic continuity===
The ''entire'' Rotor Force was built on the Decepticon [[Warworld]] by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a new generation of warriors.
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:''('''Note''': This origin does not hold true for the UK Generation 2 comic, as Ransack appears as part of Bludgeon's crew in the attack meant to draw out Prime to steal the Matrix... which was repeated later in the series when the comic just reprinted US stories... it's a big headache.)''

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Cramp

2007-10-09T15:32:43Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Detailed Synopsis */ status -> statue

{{episodenav|armada|48|prev=Portent|next=Alliance}}

'''Starscream prepares to do whatever it takes to convince Galvatron the threat of Unicron is real.'''

==Detailed Synopsis==

[[Image:starsmack.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Galvatron blasts Starscream with his rarely seen armpit-laser.]]

Starscream pleads to Galvatron, hoping to convince his leader that the threat of Unicron is real (as Starscream has first hand experience in the beast's bowels) and that perhaps an [[Alliance]] between the [[Autobots]] and [[Decepticons]] is the safest course to ensure the survival of [[Cybertron]]. When Starscream refuses to stop pleading, Galvatron slaps his subordinate into a wall to silence him. The Decepticon leader is confident his military can overcome both the Autobots and Unicron. Starscream continues to stress the danger of Unicron, and Galvatron starts to swing his [[Star Saber]].

[[Image:ArmStarscream-Dies01.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The rest is... silence. Until he was brought back as a lobotimized, characterless zombie.]]

The Autobots are still optimustic, believing there's a chance a diplomatic conference could lead to a truce between the two sides. Which means the Autobots can't take aggressive action against the Decepticons, only defensive. Megatron, armed with the Star Saber and Tidal Wave, flies into battle, ready to negotiate with Prime using firepower. Prime responds by combining with Jetfire and Overload and heading away from the thick of the battle.

[[Image:ArmMegaStatue02.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Maybe it's the entrance to the Decepticon's top secret, hidden lair.]]

By a [[Megatron statue (Armada)|monolithic statue of Megatron]], Starscream wonders who is he is and what he needs to do. Alexis' words of encouragement run through his head.

Away from the armies, Galvatron and Optimus send their men away, leaving the two leaders to battle one on one. Through the battle, Galvatron admits that he still considers Unicron to be an Autobot hoax, and with the Star Saber, he has the upper hand against Prime. As soon as Megatron breaks Prime's metal, an explosion disturbs the showdown. Starscream walks from the smoke.

The rest of the Autobots are struggling to hold their ground, unable to cause any real damage to the Decepticons. Alexis has faith that things will be okay. Thousands of miles away, Unicron's lunar shell peels off and the behemoth attacks the assembled Mini-Con cluster.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-48-starscream-SDM.jpg|left|thumb|175px|DAVID BLAINE taught Swindle how to sit on an invisible seat.]]

Starscream quits the Decepticons and challenges Galvatron to one-on-one combat. The two clash, quickly cutting into each other. Starscream displays a show of skill beyond last time he battles Megatron. Lightning from Unicron carves into the landscape, but the two warriors ignore the weather and continue their stuggle. But in an instant, the Star Sabre plunges into Starscream's torso, the impaled Decepticon falls.

Lying with the blade sticking out of him, Starscream speaks earnestly to Galvatron, pointing out that it was Megatron's own arrogance that drove the situation to be what it is. Despite his injury, Starscream stands up and reiterates his wishes for a truce between the two Cybertronian factions against Unicron. His final wish said, Starscream joins with his Mini-Con to fire his Proton-canons upwards at Unicron. Unicron fires back, disintegrating Starscream.

[[Image:Sshot-arm-48-alexis.jpg|left|thumb|175px|DAVID BLAINE taught Alexis how to hit an almost-invisible wall.]]

Galvatron remembers all the experiences he had with Starscream, and finally decides to join forces with Optimus.... BUT from the crater Starscream died in, a dark cloud emerges and grabs the Star Saber! The cloud forms into Sideways, who escapes the two leaders and escapes through the underground portal, making sure to collapse them so he can't be followed.

Aboard the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]], Alexis's luck charm shatters, she runs outside to look out the window to just see Starscream's laser blast fade away. Hearing news of Starscream's death over the video screen, Alexis breaks into tears. Rad does his best to console her.

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==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' September 29, 2003 (United Kingdom), October 24th, 2003 (North America)

==Featured characters==
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (12)
*[[Hoist (Armada)|Hoist]] (13)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (14)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (15)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (17)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (18)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (4)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (16)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (6)
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (7)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (8)
*[[Alexis]] (9)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (11)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
*[[Unicron]] (19)
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (20)
*[[Sideways]] (21)

|}

==Quotes==

''"How long have we been at this series(?) Optimus? It seems like since the begining of time. And I suppose I have a certain respect for you but I digress, you might have fooled Starscream with your little Truce ploy, but I am nobody's fool. Now let's end this charade, shall we?"''<br>
:-- '''Galvatron''' faces off against '''Optimus Prime''' in the 'negotiations'

'''Cyclonus:''' ''"Am I nuts, or are they missing on purpose?"''<br>
'''Demolishor:''' ''"The obvious answer is Cyclonus, you're nuts!"''<br>
'''Wheeljack:''' ''"Knock it off, you two!"''

''"Oh no, the horror! The horror!"''<br>
:-- '''Fred''', reacting to '''Unicron''' firing his lightning at the Mini-Cons

'''Starscream:''' ''"I tried to gain favour from you. But nothing was ever good enough. No matter how many battles I fought, you always found fault. Then I saw how Optimus treated his men, and I realized he was a leader of integrity. Unlike you."''<br>
'''Galvatron:''' ''"You were too weak to ever gain my respect."''<br>
'''Starscream:''' ''"None of that matters now. You must listen - do as Optimus says and join forces with the Autobots, or else every last one of us is doomed. Please sir... do it for me..."''
:-- '''Starscream''' pours his spark out to '''Galvatron''' after being impaled by the Star Saber

''"It's time to finish this once and for all! Activate Proton Cannon! You're all mine, Unicron!"''<br>
:-- '''Starscream's''' last words as he rips the Star Saber out of his chest and fires his cannons at '''Unicron'''

==Notes==
* Optimus calls Starscream's Mini-Con Swindle instead of Zapmaster. So logically this means that Swindle received a color-change like Starscream did (instead of Starscream exchanging his Mini-Con for a new one in different colors).

==References==
*Fred's "The horror!" line is from [[Wikipedia:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]
*Megatron gives Starscream one last chance to not fight, and when Starscream declines, Megatron's "Is that your final answer?" line might be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?|Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?]]

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Ironhide (Movie)

2007-07-28T11:34:23Z

Ultra Marcus: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Ironhide}}

:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]], also sometimes known as the "Tooth Fairy".''

[[Image:Ironhidemovie.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Eat your teeth out Dirty Harry.]]

'''Ironhide''' is the Autobot's resident weapons specialist and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] old friend. He is old because he is ''hard''. He's probably had enough replacement parts to build a small army, but Ironhide doggedly refuses to roll over and die for anyone. He'll fight to the bitter end and take down more than his fair share of [[Decepticon]]s in the process.

Ironhide doesn't always see optic to optic with Prime, despite their friendship. He's perhaps the more practical of the two, and more than a little trigger happy, so he can be more willing to push to Autobot code to the limit if he thinks it will get the job done faster.

He has more guns than [[Carbombya|a smaller third-world country]].

{{quote|I'm just saying we ''could''. It's an option.|Ironhide on blasting [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]'s parents, ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Official Movie Prequel'' comic===

=== [[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday]] novel ===
{{spoiler}}
===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===
[[Image:Movie_Ironhide_shootground.jpg|left|thumb|Ironhide is a real showoff.]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Jess Harnell]] (English)

Responding to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] call for assistance, Ironhide and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to Earth, with the old soldier landing in a suburban pool. As he climbed out of the water, a little human girl asked him if he was the tooth fairy before he quickly hid behind some trees when the child's parents exited the house. He scanned their GMC Topkick truck and transformed, leaving the residence.

After meeting [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], Ironhide displayed an eagerness to show off his [[weapon|cannons]]. Going to the Witwicky residence, Ironhide was urinated upon by [[Mojo|a rodent]]. This unpleasant situation was made worse by [[Sam Witwicky]]'s refusal to let him shoot it. He also suggested shooting [[Judy Witwicky|the parents]], as they were interfering with Sam's search for [[Captain Witwicky]]'s [[glasses]]. Optimus reminded him that they don't hurt humans, and scolded his weapons expert, to which Ironhide responded that he merely thought it should remain an option.

After Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Ironhide and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Unfortunately, their escape was to be short-lived as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was captured by the mysterious agents after saving Sam and Mikaela's lives. The next morning, when Optimus Prime was pondering their next move, Ironhide asked why they had to save the humans, prompting Prime to go into one of his long speeches about freedom and sacrifice, concluding that the humans need not pay for the mistakes of Cybertron-kind, and if need be, he would destroy the All Spark by fusing it with his own spark. Inspired by his words, Ironhide debated no further and the Autobots out for the location of the All Spark, [[Hoover Dam]]. Half-way there, to their surprise they see Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles, so Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots join the unit.

[[Image:MovieIronhidetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shouldn't have eaten those beans.]]

During the final battle at [[Mission City]], Ironhide realized that the F-22 Raptor that appeared to be providing [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] troops with air cover was in fact [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. With [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] help, he lifted a discarded truck full of ''Furby'' toys to protect the humans against Starscream's missiles. Soon afterwards, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] attacked, forcing Ironhide to do several somersaults to avoid the Decepticon's missiles and totally scare the crap out of a lady sitting in the middle of the street.

Ironhide and Ratchet took it upon themselves to protect Sam as he made his way his way to a rooftop where he could pass the [[All Spark]] to a military helicopter. Unfortunately Starscream blocked off Sam's path, prompting the Autobot guardians to immediately engage the more powerful Decepticon. After being knocked down, Ironhide implored Sam to keep running.

After the destruction of Megatron and the All Spark, Ironhide somberly cradled the body of the fallen [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] while Ratchet informed Optimus Prime that there was nothing they could do. Ironhide then gave Captain Lennox a ride home, and spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's vehicle mode.

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===''Transformers'' The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]]

Brief aside with Optimus Prime reveals Ironhide's actions may have resulted in the destruction of [[Cyber Five|a small planet]] at one point. Ironhide maintains that it was going to blow up anyway. Strangely, Ironhide uses only his right cannon. But when fighting Ironhide, he uses both. Ironhide is such a gun nut that he even uses it in his melee attacks.

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
:'''Ironhide''' (Voyager, 2007)
:''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MA-09'''

[[Image:Movie_Voyager_Ironhide_toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Guiltar]] called, he wants his weapon back.]]

:Ironhide transforms into a modified black 2006 GMC Topkick 4500 four-wheel drive pickup truck. The two exhaust smokestacks behind the rear cabin have been shortened from the real scaled length and the prototype due to [[For safety reasons|safety]] and durability reasons, but otherwise the vehicle mode is very accurate to the real prop truck... well, aside from the fact Ironhide's massive missile launchers are quite visible underneath the vehicle.

:Ironhide features an [[Automorph]] gimmick in his legs during transformation: As the user swings down his feet, all of the panels that make up his legs automatically shift and fold into place. This gimmick does not affect Ironhide's articulation. The instructions omit the exact positioning of the roof panels and rear window on his back, confusingly. Except it doesn't tell you how to fold the rear window.

:In robot mode, Ironhide is quite accurate to his CGI design, though obviously simplified for toy practicality. Contrary to appearances, he features full standard up-down and lateral shoulder articulation, as well as articulation in his elbows, hips and knees. His arm-mounted cannons are inactive while mounted on both arms. However, detaching the left arm cannon and combining it with the right arm creates a '''huge''' functional missile launcher that is almost as big as Ironhide himself. The missile launching mechanism itself isn't the typical spring-loaded button design, instead relying on a pressure-launch system to fire the missiles from the four barrels.

:'''Cannon Blast Ironhide''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_FAB_Ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

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:'''Ironhide''' (Legends, 2008)

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===Titanium Series===
:'''Ironhide''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2007)

==Bigger Toys==
[[Image:Movie_MonroeTopkickIronhideEdition.jpg|right|thumb|250px|What do you mean there are no cannons?]]

As reported at [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121589 Edmunds] and [http://www.themonroetimes.com/o0706ptr.htm The Monroe Times], [http://www.monroetruck.com/index.asp Monroe Truck Equipment], in association with Hasbro, released a GMC TopKick 4500 Ironhide special edition featuring most of the modifications made to the Ironhide vehicle props used in the movie, with the only difference being that the truck will retain its stock orange running lights (the movie used blue) and the large stock sideview mirrors.

Sadly, installing a grumpy trigger-happy alien robot and deadly high-tech weaponry into the works is not part of the included modifications.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* In the initial draft of the movie, Ironhide was not present among the Autobot cast. However, he replaced female Autobot [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in later drafts and the subsequent final script.

* In the movie, Ironhide's guns have 10,000 CGI parts ''each''.

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Transformation (toys)

2007-07-19T21:38:04Z

Ultra Marcus: Fixed heading levels

Transformer toys can change from one form to another thanks to the brilliance of [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]]'s engineers and designers.

==Types of Transformation==
===Beast Transformation===
Because many beasts have four limbs, and most Transformer robots have four limbs, beast-to-robot transformations are sometimes not more complicated than "stand up and switch heads". For most incarnations of [[Cheetor]], for example, the beast rear legs are the robot legs, and the beast front legs are the robot arms. ([[Transmetal]] Cheetor is an exception.) The original [[Beast Machines]] [[Optimus Primal]] toy swapped arms and legs when transforming, and several beast Transformers turn beast rear legs into robot arms, produce robot legs from inside their torsos, and turn their beast front legs into [[kibble]].
===Symmetrical Transformation===
Since most [[altmodes]] (vehicles, beasts) are symmetrical, and the default robot mode is shaped more-or-less like a (symmetrical) human, the toy transformation can also usually be described as symmetrical Anything that was on the left side of the robot ends up on the left side of the altmode, and anything done to the left side during the transformation is also done to the right side. If any parts swaps side, it's because of a full 180-degree rotation (such as the waist-swivel common in beast-to-robot transformations), with the result retaining symmetry. Minor differences in tooling between the left and right side don't necessarily make the transformation asymmetrical. (E.g., if one arm has a weapon attached, or a spring-loaded attack function.)
===Asymmetrical Transformation===
Asymmetrical transformation is much less common than symmetrical transformation. Examples are Beast Machines [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] (where the beast tail becomes one robot arm, and four of his beast legs become the other robot arm), [[Energon]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (where the two halves of his body are entirely different toys), and [[Transmetal 2]] [[Beast Wars]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (where the dragon's head becomes one robot arm, and the other emerges from inside his dragon body, while his dragon arms end up as kibble). Several other Megatron toys are also asymmetrical, including the original.

==See Also==
*[[Transformation]] (in fiction)

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Transition form

2007-07-16T17:27:12Z

Ultra Marcus: Spelling

:''A Transition form is a stage of Transformer physiology from the [[Movie (continuity)|live action movie]] [[continuity family]].''

A '''Transition form''' is a comet or meteor-like elongated ellipsoid form that a [[Protoform|protoform]] stage [[Transformer]] can change into for interstellar travel. Transition forms are heavily armored and capable of space flight over extended distances.

Naturally metallic and frequently engraved with unknown writing in the [[Cybertronian languages|Transformer's own language]] the transition form picks up a coating of space dust and debris as it travels the galaxy. This rocky material forms a rough crust over the surface of the Transformer to better complete the "meteor" disguise.

After making (mostly) controlled planetfall, the traveling Transformer changes back to his humanoid protoform mode and immediately begins [[Trans-scan|trans-scanning]] for a new exostructure/disguise. <ref>[[Transformers The Movie Guide]], by [[Simon Furman]]</ref>

==Toys==

* '''Protoform Optimus Prime'''

* '''Protoform Starscream'''

==References==
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User:Ultra Marcus

2007-07-14T16:24:52Z

Ultra Marcus: Emptiness begone!

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Injector (BW)

2007-07-13T10:30:28Z

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:''Injector is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] in the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity.

[[Image:Injector_tech_spec.jpg|thumb|250px|Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads!]]

'''Injector''' has a self-esteem problem - he has ''too much'' self-esteem. Despite his freakish appearance, Injector is convinced that he's the handsomest thing on six legs. But his vain, foppish demeanor belies his true nature; his charisma, cunning, and sheer malevolence make him a lethal opponent.

''Pre-release name:'' '''Aquasting'''<br>
''European market name:'' '''Terror Torpedo'''

==Fiction==
===IDW Beast Wars comics===
Injector was among the [[protoform]]s remotely reprogrammed into Predacons by [[Magmatron]]. He was dispatched by [[Ravage]] to scan for [[Razorbeast]]'s [[Maximal|Maximals]] from the air. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 3}} When [[Manterror]] discovered the fugitive Maximals, Injector battled [[Stinkbomb]] in the battle that ensued. After Magmatron was defeated, Injector presumably retreated with the rest of his comrades. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 4}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:InjectorRobot.jpg|thumb|150px|I'd hate to meet ''him'' in a dark alley at night.]]

*'''Injector''' (Deluxe, 1998)
:Injector is a red, black, and yellow lionfish-hornet [[Fuzor]]. He features a firing spring-loaded stinger missile and pop-up spines. He was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make [[Rartorarta]].

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Injector/injector.htm Injector at TFU.info]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/511/Beast+Wars/Injector.html Injector at Transformers @ The Moon]

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Beagle 2 Rover

2007-07-11T22:32:28Z

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:''The Beagle 2 Rover is an American space probe in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].

'''Beagle 2 Rover''' was an exploration craft launched by the [[United States]] to search for life on [[Mars]]. The official report states that when Beagle 2's parachute and airbag systems failed to deploy properly, the craft crashed into the planet surface. The world at large considers the mission to be a failure... or so [[Sector Seven]] would have you believe. Under orders of the President of the United States, [[Sector Seven]]'s agent [[Tom Banachek]] informs [[John Keller|Defense Secretary Keller]] that the rover had in fact transmitted thirteen seconds of footage, including it's own destruction by a large humanoid creature. It was the only warning we would ever get.

==Note==

In real life the Beagle 2 craft had a ''lander'' but not a rover, it wasn't a NASA project, and the guy counting in the trailer should have been speaking German, and we can't get live streaming video from Mars.

All of these supposed inaccuracies might be due to Sector Seven's [[Hungry Dragon|campaign of misinformation]].

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Ironhide (Movie)

2007-07-10T11:50:49Z

Ultra Marcus: Punctuation

{{disambig3|Ironhide}}

:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]], also sometimes known as the "Tooth Fairy".''

[[Image:Ironhidemovie.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Eat your heart out Dirty Harry.]]

'''Ironhide''' is the Autobot's resident weapons specialist and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] old friend. He is old because he is ''hard''. He's probably had enough replacement parts to build a small army, but Ironhide doggedly refuses to roll over and die for anyone. He'll fight to the bitter end and take down more than his fair share of [[Decepticon]]s in the process.

Ironhide doesn't always see optic to optic with Prime, despite their friendship. He's perhaps the more practical of the two, and more than a little trigger happy, so he can be more willing to push to Autobot code to the limit if he thinks it will get the job done faster.

He has more guns than [[Carbombya|a smaller third-world country]].

==Fiction==
===''Official Movie Prequel'' comic===

=== [[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday]] novel ===
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===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===
[[Image:Movie_Ironhide_shootground.jpg|left|thumb|Ironhide is a real showoff.]]

:''Voice actor:'' [[Jess Harnell]] (English)

Responding to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] call for assistance, Ironhide and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to Earth, with the old soldier landing in a suburban pool. As he climbed out of the water, a little human girl asked him if he was the tooth fairy before he quicky hid behind some trees when the child's parents exited the house. He scanned their GMC Topkick truck and transformed, leaving the residence.

After meeting [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], Ironhide displayed an eagerness to show off his [[weapon|cannons]]. Going to the Witwicky residence, Ironhide was urinated upon by [[Mojo|a rodent]]. This unpleasant situation was made worse by [[Sam Witwicky]]'s refusal to let him shoot it. He also suggested shooting [[Judy Witwicky|the parents]], as they were interfering with Sam's search for [[Captain Witwicky]]'s [[glasses]]. Optimus reminded him that they don't hurt humans, and scolded his weapons expert, to which Ironhide responded that he merely thought it should remain an option.

After Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Ironhide and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Unfortunately, their escape was to be short-lived as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was captured by the mysterious agents after saving Sam and Mikaela's lives. The next morning, when Optimus Prime was pondering their next move, Ironhide asked why they had to save the humans, prompting Prime to go into one of his long speeches about freedom and sacrifice, concluding that the humans need not pay for the mistakes of Cybertron-kind, and if need be, he would destroy the All Spark by fusing it with his own spark. Inspired by his words, Ironhide debated no further and the Autobots out for the location of the All Spark, [[Hoover Dam]]. Half-way there, to their surprise they see Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles, so Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots join the unit.

[[Image:MovieIronhidetrailer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shouldn't have eaten those beans.]]

During the final battle at [[Mission City]], Ironhide realized that the F-22 Raptor that appeared to be providing [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] troops with air cover was in fact [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. With [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] help, he lifted a discarded truck full of ''Furby'' toys to protect the humans against Starscream's missiles. Soon afterwards, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] attacked, forcing Ironhide to do several somersaults to avoid the Decepticon's missiles and totally scare the crap out of a lady sitting in the middle of the street.

Ironhide and Ratchet took it upon themselves to protect Sam as he made his way his way to a rooftop where he could pass the [[All Spark]] to a military helicopter. Unfortunately Starscream blocked off Sam's path, prompting the Autobot guardians to immediately engage the more powerful Decepticon. After being knocked down, Ironhide implored Sam to keep running.

After the destruction of Megatron and the All Spark, Ironhide sombrely cradled the body of the fallen [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] while Ratchet informed Optimus Prime that there was nothing they could do. Ironhide then gave Captain Lennox a ride home, and spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's vehicle mode.

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===''Transformers'' The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mark Ryan]]

Brief aside with Optimus Prime reveals Ironhide's actions may have resulted in the destruction of [[Cyber Five|a small planet]] at one point. Ironhide maintains that it was going to blow up anyway.

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
:'''Ironhide''' (Voyager, 2007)
:''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MA-09'''

[[Image:Movie_Voyager_Ironhide_toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Guiltar]] called, he wants his weapon back.]]

:Ironhide transforms into a modified black 2006 GMC Topkick 4500 four-wheel drive pickup truck. The two exhaust smokestacks behind the rear cabin have been shortened from the real scaled length and the prototype due to [[For safety reasons|safety]] and durability reasons, but otherwise the vehicle mode is very accurate to the real prop truck... well, aside from the fact Ironhide's massive missile launchers are quite visible underneath the vehicle.

:Ironhide features an [[Automorph]] gimmick in his legs during transformation: As the user swings down his feet, all of the panels that make up his legs automaticaly shift and fold into place. This gimmick does not affect Ironhide's articulation. The instructions omit the exact positioning of the roof panels and rear window on his back, confusingly.

:In robot mode, Ironhide is quite accurate to his CGI design, though obviously simplified for toy practicality. Contrary to appearances, he features full standard up-down and lateral shoulder articulation, as well as articulation in his elbows, hips and knees. His arm-mounted cannons are inactive while mounted on both arms. However, detaching the left arm cannon and combining it with the right arm creates a '''huge''' functional missile launcher that is almost as big as Ironhide himself. The missile launching mechanism itself isn't the typical spring-loaded button design, instead relying on a pressure-launch system to fire the missiles from the four barrels.

:'''Ironhide''' (Legends, 2008)

====Fast Action Battlers====
:'''Cannon Blast Ironhide''' (2007)

==Trivia==
* In the initial draft of the movie, Ironhide was not present among the Autobot cast. However, due to fan input, he replaced female Autobot [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in later drafts and the subsequent final script.

* In the movie, both of Ironhide's guns have 10,000 parts each.

* According to an article from [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121589 Edmunds], Monroe Truck Equipment, in association with Hasbro, will release a GMC TopKick Ironhide special edition featuring most of the modifications made to the Ironhide vehicle props used in the movie. Sadly, installing a grumpy trigger-happy alien robot into the works is not part of the included modifications.

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